A godly ballad declaring by the Scriptures the plagues that haue insued whordome A. I., fl. 1566. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A03939 of text S105021 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 14046). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A03939 STC 14046 ESTC S105021 99840751 99840751 5280 2240887290

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A03939) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 5280) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 926:16) A godly ballad declaring by the Scriptures the plagues that haue insued whordome A. I., fl. 1566. 1 sheet ([1] p.) At the long shop adioining vnto Sainct Mildreds Churche in the Poultrie by John Alde, Imprinted at London : Anno Domini 1566. Nouembris. 25. [1566] Initialed at end: A.I. Verse - "Refrain of youth thy vain desire.". On the verso is printed a fragment of: A prognostication for the year MDLXVII (STC 401.3). Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 16th century. Almanacs, English -- Early works to 1800. eebo A godly ballad declaring by the Scriptures the plagues that haue insued whordome. A. I., 1566 1 769 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2005-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2006-04 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-05 Sampled and proofread 2006-05 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A godly Ballad declaring by the Scriptures the plagues that haue insued whordome . REfrain of youth thy vain desire . subdue thy lusts inordinate : Suppresse the sparks lest if the fire , to quenche them it wil be to late . Thou knowste not what a poison strong thou lettest breed within thy brest , Whiche if thou keep within thee long , wil cause thee care and muche vnrest . Though it seem sweet in thy conceit , beware thou neuer nurish it : The Fish is by a plesant bait , constrained to the deadly bit . Like as the woorm in Affrick bred . whose sting destroith with venem colde : Is not so noisome to be fled , as lust that reigneth vncontrolde . If reason cannot rule thy wil. but vice wil reign through appetite : Then let thy harmes that happen stil , ( through lusts ) refrain thy fond delight . Remember eke that in Noes dayes , when vice through lust was rifly growne : The whole world by suche wicked waies , by rage of Rain was ouerthrowne . The King of Egipt Pharao , was he not plagued of God moste iust : Bothe he and all his house alse , onely for he gaue place to lust . So read we of Abimelech , the mighty King of Gerera : That God gaue him a greuous check , for lusting after Saraa . Lust did destroy the Sodomites , as is in Scripture manifest : For lust were slain the Sichamites , when Sichem Dina had opprest . Lust did the wits somuche inchaunt . of Putipher th egipcians wife : That Iofeph for he would not graunt , her sute she brought nigh from his life . Bethsaba naked in bath , bewitched so King Dauids brain : That giltles he procured hath , her husband Vry to be slain . The cheef among the Israelites , for noughty lust and eke offence : Wrought by the meanes of Moabites , were hanged vp by Gods sentence . For lust Zimry the Israelite , as witnesseth Gods holy woord : And Cosby eke the Madianite , perished bothe through Zimphas swoord , The Israelites through fleshly lust , towards their enmies doughters were : Alluerd by them false Gods to trust , whiche all their thraldomes caused clere . Sampson the sonne of Monoa , that mighty Iudge in Israel : For lust he had to Dalila , him self to kil greef did compel . Lo , him that none coulde foil in fight , whose puissant arme the Lion slew : Whose strength put thousands vnto flight , by lust one woman ouerthrew . Lust in the tribe of Beniamin . cast twenty thousand down and fiue : So that in all for that one sin , were but six hundred left on liue . If Ammons lust had not defilde , his sister Thamar with incest : He had not of his life been spoild , at Absolon his brothers feast . If lust had not impaird the name , of Salomon that witty King : He had not lost his roiall fame , nor fallen to Idolls worshiping . If Herod in his sinful life , had not by lust been sore misled : He had not kept his brothers wife . nor stricken of Iohn Baptists head . Now what be these but tokens sure , that God wil plage all those that vse : To lead their liues in lust vnpure , and with out fear them selues abuse ▪ But some doo think God dooth not see , to eche mannes dooing in all things , Because some seem ful safe to be , and prosper stil in il liuings . But if suche wil geue ear vnto , Gods woord which dooth the truth vs tel : Shal soon perceiue those that liue so , shall sudenly go down to hel . Therfore to God now let vs pray , that he wil gide our harts a right : To flee from filthy lusts alway , and him to please with all our might . And also for our gracious Queene , that God long prosper her and then : Good dayes among vs may be seene , whiche vnto vs he graunt . Amen . Finis . A. I.

Imprinted at London at the long Shop adioining vnto Sainct Mildreds Churche in the Poultrie by Iohn Allde . Anno Domini 1566. Nouembris . 25.