Verbum sempiternum

VERBVM SEMPITERNVM .

Printed at London by JO BEALY for John Hamman 1616.

TO ANNA Queene of Great Britaine .

The Epistle .

GReat Queene , ( the summe of this great little book

If your high Grace , will grace to euerlooke .

I know your goodnesse , puts disdaine to flight ,

And though detraction barke , shee dares not bite .

IO. TAYLOR

To the Reader .

THou that this little booke dost take in hand ,

Before thou iudge bee sure to vnderstand .

And as thy kindnesse thou extend'st to me ,

At any time I le doe as much for thee .

Thine IO. TAYLOR

Genesis .

IEhouah heere , of nothing , all things makes ,

And man before all things his . God forsakes .

Yet by th' almighties mercy , t was decreed ,

Heau'ns Heire should satisfie for mans misdeed .

Mans age is long , and all are great , not good ,

And all ( saue eight ) are drowned in the floud .

Old Noah , second Sire to worst and best .

Of C ham the curst , Japhet and Sem the blest .

Of Abrams starre-like numberlesse encrease

Of of-springs of-springs , and his rest in peace .

Of Israels going into Egypt , and

Of their abode and liuing in that land .

Of I●sephs brethren , faithlesse , and vnkinde ,

Of his firme faith , and euer constant minde .

He pardons then that did his death deuise

Hes●es his childrens children , and he dies .

Exodus .

Th' encrease of Iacobs stocke is grown past number ,

And feare of them , th' Egyptian king doth cumber

Who giuing credit to th' inchanters tales ,

Commands to kill all infant Hebrew males .

But Moses is preserued in the riuer ,

To be a Captaine Israel to deliuer .

Sterne Pharaohs Ciuel adamantine heart

Will not permit Gods People to depart .

Ten plagues from heau'n are on th Egyptians powrde , Bloud , frogs , lice , flies , beasts scabs , haile thundring showrd , Grashopers , darknesse , death of first borne men .

These were th' Egyptian plagues , in number ten .

The Isr'alites are freed , and Pharohs host

In chasing them , are in the Red sea lost .

A clowde doth shrowd them from the burning day ,

By night a firie piller guides their way .

The murm'ring people , fearing famine , railes , God raines down Manna from the heau'n & quailes .

The Law is writ in stone , ( to Moses giuen )

By Gods owne hand to guid men vnto heau'n .

The Ceremoniall sacrifice is taught ,

As ripes of whom our brest redemption's wrought .

Leuiticus

Heere man is shewd , it is the almighties will ,

To guard the good , and to correct the ill .

The truest seruice of the highest stands

In no mans fancie but as he commands .

And cause men are so apt , from grace to swerue .

He shewes them here , their maker how to serue .

The Leuite are appointed by the Lord

To preach vnto his chosen flocke , the word .

Numbers

Old Iacobs blessed ofspring numbred are ,

Their valient captaines & their men of warre .

Curst Korah , with his kinsman desp'rate Dathan ,

And bold Abiram , ( three sworne sonnes of Sathan )

Rebell gainst Moses , with their tongs vnhalowed And by the earth , by heau'ns iust vengance swallowed .

The Isralites to fell confusion brings

Great Og , and Sibon , misbeleeuing kings .

Where Balaam thought to curse , of force he blest ,

And by his Asse was told how hee transgrest .

Fiue Midian Monarchs , Iudaes host doth slay ,

And all their spoile diuided at a pray ,

The land of Canaan , measur'd is , and found ,

That in it all things plenteous doth abound .

Deuteronomy

This booke againe the Law of God repeates ,

With blessings , cursings techings and with threats . Meeke Moses dies , lies in an vnknown toome ,

And Nunns son ( Iosuah ) doth supply his roome .

Joshua

Great captaine Joshua , great in faith and courage

Through greatest dangers valiantly doth forrage

He passeth Iorden with his mightie host ,

And to the Tribes diuideth coast from coast .

The harlot ( Rabab ) doth preserue the spies ,

Shee knowes the Lord that raignes aboue the skies .

They all passe Iorden , which is parted drie ,

Whilst they securely march inuasiuely .

The feare of Cananites doth much encrease ,

Iericoes rane , & Manna here doth cease .

Vise Achan closly steales the cursed prey .

And Isr'els beaten from the wals of Ai.

Fiue Kings are hangd , and Phebus standeth still

At Iosuah's prai'r whilst hee his foes did kill .

Iust one & thirtie mighty kings were slaine ,

Ere Is●●el could in peace the land attaine .

Which beeing done , the bloody warres doth cease

Their faithfull captaine ( Ioshua ) dies in peace .

Iudges

Iuda is captaine Anaks sonnes are slaine ,

The Cananite , as vassais doth remaine :

The Israelites rebell and serue strange gods , And are al plagu'd with heauens correcting rods .

The men of M●dea , Is●●el much doth greeue ,

Stout Gideon comes , their sorrowes to releeue .

And as Gods spirit doth his seruant moue ,

He ouerthrows Baals altar and his groue .

A womans hand King Iabins hoste doth quaile ,

And ki●de his Captaine Si●'ra , with a naile .

Ahimel●ch ( by wrong ) the kinglome gaines ,

A woman dasht out his ambitious braines .

Victorious Iphtah , rashly sweares ( not good )

And endes his conquest in his daughters blood ,

Great Samson's borne , whose euer matchles strength

Orethrowes the Philistims , in breadth & length .

Faire flattering Delilah , her Lord deceiues ,

Hee 's tane himselfe , himselfe of life bereaues .

The Beniamites abusde a Leuites wife ,

For which all ( but six hundred ) lost their life .

Ruth

( According to the flesh ) this woman Ruth

Was ancient Grandam to th' eternall truth :

And though she from the Moabites doth come ,

It shewes th' almighty in al lands hathsome .

1 Samuel

The Prophet Samuel's borne , & Elies sonnes

To sinne and flat confusion headlong runnes ,

The Isralites , are by the Lord forsaken .

And by the Philistines the Arke is taken ,

The figur'd presence of this All in All ,

Doth make the Diu●is inuention Dagon fall .

God takes his people to his loue againe ,

The Ark's broght backe , the Philistines are slaine .

The sons of Sam'uel , wrong their Fathers trust ,

By partial iudgements , and with bribes vniust .

Saul seeking straying Asses , findes a crowne ,

And is anoin●ed King in Raman towne .

The fel Philistines , Is'rel doth oppresse ,

King Saul doth proudly gainst the Lord transgresse

God bids kill Agag , Saul will haue him spar'd ,

His will , more then his Gods , hee doth regard .

Goliah armed leades an host from Gath ,

Defies the Lord of Hosts , prouoks his wrath .

Young Dauid comes , and in his hand a fling ,

And with a stone the giant downe doth ding .

Old Ishay : son , before the king's preferd ,

And Dauid hath Sauls daughter for reward .

Th' ingratefull king seekes Dauids causelesse death ,

True hearted Jonathan preserus his breath .

Saul leaues his God , and to a Witch doth goe ,

And so himselfe , himselfe doth ouerthroe .

The Philistines his childrens blud did spill ,

And with his sword king Saul , king Saul did kill .

2 Samuel

King Dauids roiall heart is fild with woe ,

For Ionathan & Saul his friend , and foe .

In Regall state he liues and flourisheth ,

And loues Sauls Grandchild ●ame Mephibosheth .

Affection blinds him on Vrias wife ,

T' accomplish which , her husband lost his life .

The king's reprou'd by Nathan , and repents ,

And by repenting , heau'ns high wrath preuents .

Incestuous Amnen , Absolon doth kill ,

For forcing Ta mar gainst her virgin will .

Hee 's reconcilde vnto his louing fire ,

And pr●udly to the kingdome doth aspire .

The old king flees and ouer Iordan hies ,

The sonne pursuing and the Father flies .

Achitophel himselfe hangs in dispaire ,

And Ab●olom dies hanged by the hai●e .

The King for his rebellious son doth mourne ,

His people numbred are at his returne ,

The Lord is warth , the pestilence encreast ,

That seuenty thousand dies , & then it ceast .

1 Kings

The kingly Prophet ( valient Dauid dies ,

His throne is left to Salomon the wise .

Falfe Adoniah , Ioab , Shimei kild .

By his command , as erst his father wild .

With speed hee sends for workmen from farre coasts ,

To build a temple to the Lord of hoasts ,

Before or after him was neuer such

That had of wisdome or of wealth so much .

A thousand women , some wed , some vnwed ,

This wise king to Idolatry misled .

He dies , and 's buried by his fathers toome ,

And Rehoboam doth succeed his roome .

Now Israel from Iuda is diuided ,

Both kingdoms by bad kings are badly guided .

Yet God to Iacobs seede doth promise keepe ,

And raises faithfull pastors for his sheepe .

2 Kings

Eliah worketh wonders with his word ,

By inspiration of the liuing Lord .

Hee 's taken vp aliue , and his blest spirit ,

Doth doubly in E●shaes breast inherit .

Some Kings do gouerne wel , most gouerne ill ,

And what the good reformes , the bad doth spil .

Till Isrel , Iuda , King , and kingdomes lost ,

To great Nabuchadnezzar and his host .

1 Chronicles

H●ere euery tribe is numbred by their names ,

To their memorial , and immortall fames .

And Dauids Acts t' instruct misguided men ,

Are briefly here recorded all agen .

2 Chronicles

The state of Isrel , Iuda and their kings ,

This booke againe , againe recordance brings ,

Their plagues of plague of famine , slau'ry , sword ,

For their contemning heau'ns Al-sauing word .

Manassehs praier .

Manasseh almost drownd in blacke dispaire ,

Gaines mercie by repentance , & by praier .

Ezra

The Persian Monach ( Cirus ) granteth leaue ,

The Iewes once more their freedom shold receiue

When at Ierusalem they make abode .

They all with zeale repaire the house of God .

Malitious men ( with poysnous malice fild )

Makes Artaxerxes hinder those that build .

Yet God so workes , that Isrels loue & zeale ,

Resumes againe their Church and Common weale .

Nehemiah

The booke of Ezra doth concord with this ,

Commanding good , forbidding what 's amisse .

And godly Nehemiah heere reformd

What sinne and sathan had long time deform●d

Ester

Heere he that dwels in heauen doth deride

Queene Vshty's and ambitious Hamans pride .

The Iewes are sau'd by Esters suit from death ,

And Heman and his sons , hangd , lose their breath .

Poore Mordecay is held in high account ,

And to great greatnesse humbly he doth mount

Thus God doth raise all those his lawes that seeke ,

Hee laies the lofty low , exalts the meeke .

Iob

No losse of sons and daughters , goods and all ,

Makes not this man into impatience fall .

Assailing sathan tempting wife , false friends .

With perfect patience he all woes defends .

I naked came ( quoth hee ) into this world ,

And naked hence againe I shall bee hurld .

God giues and takes , according to his word ,

And blessed euer be the liuing Lord .

Psalmes

The blessed kingly Prophet sweetly sings

Eternall praises to the King of Kings .

Gods power , iustice , mercy , fauor , looke

For they are comprehended in this booke .

Prouerbs

The wisest man that euer man begot ,

In heau'nly Prouerbs shews what s good , what not .

Ecclesiastes

Health , strength , wit , valour , wordly wisdome , pelfe .

Al 's nought , & worse then vanity it selfe .

Salomons song

This song may well bee cald the song of songs ,

It to the heauenly Bride , and Groome belongs .

It truely shewes Christs loue vnto his loue ,

His Church , his wife , his virgin spouse , his doue .

Isayah

This worthy Prophet truly doth foretell ,

How Christ shal come to conquer death and hell .

Rewards vnto the godlie hee repeates ,

And to the godlesse hee denounceth threats .

Ieremy

This man of God long time before foreshoes

Ierusalems Captiuity and woes .

Lamentations

He wishes here his head a fountaine deepe

That he might weepe , weepe , nothing else but weepe .

That hee might gush forth flowing streames of teares

For Iuda's thraldome , miserie , and feares .

Ezechiel .

In Babylon this Prophet captiue is ,

And there hee prophesies of bale and blisse .

How all must come to passe the Lord hath said ,

How iudgement surely comes , although delaid .

Daniel

The Kings dark dreame the Prophet doth expound

For which hee 's highly honor'd & renownd .

Nabuchadnezar doth an image frame ,

Commands al , pain of death t' adore the same .

Three godly Iews by no meanes will fall downe ,

And for contempt are in the furnace throwne .

Where midst the flames vnhurt they sweetly sing ,

Which wonder doth conuert the tyrant King .

Here Daniel prophecies of Christ to come ,

Of Babel , Persia , Gracia , and Rome .

Hosea

He tels misgouern'd Isrdel their sinnes ,

And how the losse of grace destruction winnes .

Ioel

This Prophet tels the stubborne hearted Iewes ,

How heau'ns consuming wrath apace ensues .

Hee therefore doth perswade them to contrition ,

And by contrition they shal haue remission .

Amos

Mans thankelesse heart , and gods vnmeasurd loue ,

This Prophet doth to Isrels faces proue .

Obadiah

He comforts Iudah ( ouerprest with woes ,

And prophesies destruction of their foes .

Ionah

Heere Ionah tels the Niniuites , except

Repentance , wrath of heau'n doth intercept ,

In forty daies , high , low , rich poore , great , smal

The Lords hot fury shal consume them all .

With hearts vnfaign'd , the sinnefull City mournes

The Lord grants mercy , Ionah back returnes .

Micah

He speakes of Isrels and of Iuda's crimes ,

And tels them their confusion comes betimes .

Nabum

The Niniuites ( againe forsake the Lord ,

And are subdude by the Assirian sword .

This Prophet comforts those that are opprest ,

And tels the godly they shall be releast .

Habakkuk

He doth bewaile th' oppression of the poore ,

For mercy humbly , he doth God implore .

To keepe the captiu'd Iewes from fell dispaire ,

He teaches them a heauenly forme of Praier .

Zephaniah

He fils the good with hope , the bad with feare ,

And tels the Iews their thraldome draweth neere .

Haggay

H'exhorteth them to patience in their paine ,

And bids them build the temple once againe .

Zechariah

He tels the Iews why they haue plagued been ,

Hee bids them shun Idolatry and sinne .

Malachi

For sin he doth reprooue both Prince and Priest ,

And shewes the comming both of Iohn and Christ

Malachy

Which Christ shall be a Sauiour vnto al ,

That with true faith obeyes his heau'nly call .

Apocrypha

These bookes doe all in generall intimate ,

The state of good men and the reprobate .

In many places they doe seeme to vary ,

And beare a sense from Scripture quite contrary .

In Tobit , and dame Iudith disagrees

From text , and Razes , in the Mathabees .

For which the Church hath euer , held it fit

To place them 〈◊〉 themselues from holy writ .

SALVATOR MVNDI

Printed at London by JO BEALE for John Hamman 1616.

TO CHARLES , Prince of Great Britaine .

The Epistle .

THou high-borne Of spring of the best of men ,

To thy protection my vnlearned pen

Doth creepe for shelter ; though my booke be small ,

In substance , t' is no lesse then all in all .

The Cedar shields the shrub from winters flawes ,

And Greatnesse guards the least , from Enuies Iawes .

So I the worst , ( that in these times doe write )

Implores your Grace t' accept this worthlesse mite .

IO. TAYL OR .

To the Reader

HEere , Reader , maist thou read ( for little cost )

How thou wast ransom'd , when thou quite wast lost .

Mans gracelesnes , and Gods exceeding Grace

Thou heere maist read , and see , in little space .

I. T.

S. Matthew .

LO here the blessed Sonne of God and man ( New borne ) who was before all worlds began ,

Of heau'nly seed th' eternall liuing Rocke

Of humane race , of kingly Dauids stocke .

Our blest Redeemer , whom the Prophets old

In their true preachings hadso oft foretold

In figures , ceremonies , types and trops ,

He here fulfils their words , confirms their hopes .

The worlds saluations sole and totall sum .

Poore mankinds Sauiour , lesus Christ is come .

From maried Mary , wife & virgin springs

This heauenly , earthly , supreme King of Kings .

Hee 's naked born , & in a manger laid ,

Where he and 's mother ( blessed wife and maid

Are by the Wise men sought , and seeking found ,

And hauing found , their ioyes doe all abound .

Where they their loue , their zeale , their faith vnfold ,

And offer inense , mirre , and purest gold .

False hearted Herod seeketh to destroy

This newborne infant , our eternall ioy .

But Ioseph by a dreame is warn'd by night

T'ward Egypt with the Babe to take his flight . Amongst th' Egyptians he not long soiournes ,

But backe to Naz'reth he again returnes .

To end the law the Babe was circumcis'd ,

And then by Iohn in Iorden was baptiz'd ,

When loe the Father from his glorious throne

Sends down the Holy ghost vpon his Sonne ,

In likenes of a pure vnspotted Doue ,

Which did his birth and baptism both approue .

Now subtill Sathans he attempt● and tempts him ,

And fasting , to the wildernesse exempts him .

But Iesus power the foule fiends power destroi'd ,

Commanding Sathan hence , Auoid , auoid .

The fearful diuel doth flee , Christ goes & preaches , And in the mountaine multitudes he teaches :

He said , Repentance wipes away transgressings ,

And to the godly be pronounced blessings .

He makes the lame to goe , the blinde to see ,

Deafe heare , dumbe speake , the leapers clensed be .

The diuels from the possessed out he draue ,

The dead are rais'd , the poore the Gospell haue .

Such things he doth , as none but God can doe .

And als to bring his flocke his fold vnto .

All that are laden , come to mee ( quoth he )

And I will ease you , therefore come to me .

You of your heauie sins I doe acquit ,

My yoke is easie and my burden's light .

Vpon Mount Tabor , there our blest Messias

Doth shew himselfe , with Moses and Elias .

Yet all these mighty wonders that he wrought :

Nor al the heau'nly teachings that he taught .

The stiffeneck'd stubborne Iewes could not conuert But they Remain obdurate , hard of heart .

The man ( quoth som ) by whom these things are done ,

It is the Carpenters , poore Iosephs sonne .

Some said how he these things to passe did bring

By power of Belzebub th' infernal king .

Thus with the poyson of their enuious tongues ,

They guerdon good with ill , and right with wrongs

His owne not knowes him , Iudas doth betray him .

To Annas and to Caiphas they conuey him .

From Caiphan back to Annas , & from thence

Is sent this euerlasting blessed Prince .

Thus is this death , this sin , this Sathan killer ,

Mongst sinfull wretches tost from post to piller .

Hee 's flouted , spitted on , derided , stript ,

Hee 's most vnmercifully scourg'd , and whipt ,

By impious people hee 's blasphem'd and raild ,

And of the Iewes ( in scorne ) as king is hail'd .

He like a lambe vnto his death is led ,

Nail'd on the Crosse for man , his heart-bloud shed .

He ( after three daies ) glorious doth arise ;

He leaues the sinfull earth , and mounts the skies .

But first to his Disciples hee appeares ,

Where he their drooping halfe ded spirits cheers

S. Marke .

S. Marke declares how blest bapti●ing Iohn ,

Forerunner was of Gods eternall Sonne .

Which Iohn in wildernesse baptises , teaches ,

And of contrition and remission preaches .

Our Sauiour ●alles no Pharises or Scribes ,

Or princely people out of Iudah● Tribes :

But Simon , Andrew , Iames and Iohn are those

Poore toiling Fishermen which Iesus chose

To shew that with the humblest smallest things

God greatest matters to perfection brings .

By sundry wondrous works our Sauiour Iesus

From sin and Sathan lab'reth to release vs .

And in requitall the vngratefull Iewes

Deuise their blest Redeemer to abuse .

Some inwardly doe hate him , some belye him ,

His seruants all forsake him , or deny him .

But Peter thou wast blest in thy deniall ,

Of thy presuming thou hast found the triall .

Repentance washt away thy frailties crimes ,

And thou a patterne art to after-times .

The sonne and heire of neuer fading heau'n

Into the hands of sinful men is giuen .

Hee dies , hee 's buried , & in glorie rises ,

Triumphing ouer all his foes deuices .

S. Luke .

Heere Marie , and old Zacharias sings

In ioyfull manner to the King of Kings .

And aged Simeon in his armes doth take

The Lord of life , and doth reioycings make .

Christ teaches , preaches mercy vnto all ,

That by amendment will for mercie call .

Hee 's tane , and by false witnesses accus'd .

Hee 's beaten , scoffed , scorned , and abus'd .

Hee 's hang'd vpon the Crosse betwixt two theeues

The one doth raile on him , and one beleeues .

He dies , hee 's buried ; rising he doth quell

And conquer al ●is foes , sin , death and hell .

S. Iohn .

In the beginning was th' eternall word ,

The word with God was , and that word the Lord .

In the beginning the same word with God

Was ; and for euer hath with him aboad .

With it was al things made and made was nough● ▪ Without this word the which was made or wrought

Here Christs diuinitie is told by Iohn ,

The blessed Trinity , one three , three one .

How God had now perform'd the oth he swore

To Abram , and to Israel long before .

How Christ should come , to ransome Adams losse ,

And satisfie Gods iustice on the Crosse .

Though times and places far in sunder be ,

Yet Prophets , and Euangelists agree .

In Iesus birth , his doctrine , life and death ,

Whereby our dying soules gaines liuing breath .

If all things should be writ which erst was don

By Iesus Christ ( Gods euerlasting Sonne . )

From Cratch to Crosse , from cradle to his tombe

To hold the books the world would scarce be roome .

Acts.

Th' Apostles praising God , and singing songs ,

The holy Ghost in firy clouen tongues ,

Descends vpon them , who are all inspir'd

With learned languages , adorn'd admir'd .

Saint Peter preaching , telles the people plaine ,

How they the liuing Lord of life had slaine :

Some flout and mocke , remaining stubborne harted .

And many soules peruerted , are conuerted .

The Church encreases , daily numbers comes ,

And to the Gospels furthring ●iues great sums .

False Ananias and his faithlesse wife ,

In dreadful maner lost their wretched life .

The enui●us people stone the martyr Steuen ,

He praying for his foes ; leaues earth for heauen .

The Churches archfoe , persecuting Saul ,

Is made a conuert , and a preaching Paul .

He 's clapt in prison , manacled , & fetter'd ,

And through his troubles , stil his zeale is better'd .

Th' Apostle Iames by Herod's put to death ,

And Herod eat with lice , lost hatefull breath .

Th' increasing Church amongst the Gentiles spreds

By Nero , Paul & Peter lost their heads .

Romans

Th' apostle Pau● from Corinth writ to Rome ,

To strength the●● faith , & tel the● Christ is come ,

He shewes how high and low , both Iew and Greeke

Are one with God , who faithfully him seeke .

He tels how si● in mortall bodie● lurks ,

How wee ar● sau'd by faith , & not by works .

In louing terms ●he people he ●oth moue ,

To faith , to ●ope , to charitie ●●d loue .

1. Corinths .

Paul to Corinthus from Phillippy sends ,

Their zeale , & faith hee louingly commends .

Hee tels them 〈◊〉 Gods seruice ●●ey regard ,

Th' eternall ●owne of life is ●●eir reward .

2. Corinthians

In this saint Paul sends the Corinthians word ,

Afflictions are the blessings of the Lord .

He doth desire their faith may still increase ,

He wishes their prosperitie and peace .

Galathians

Hee tels them that their whole saluations cause

Is all in Christ , and not in Moses ●awes .

The law 's a glasse where men their sinnes doe see ,

And that by Christ wee onely saued be .

Ephesians

Paul bids , Cast off the old man with his vice ,

And put on Christ , our blest redemptions price .

Philippians

Hee bids them of false Teachers to beware ,

He telles them that humilitie is rare .

And though they liue here , in a vaile of striffe ,

Yet for them is laid vp the crown of life .

Collossians .

Th' Apostle doth reioice , and praiseth God ,

That these Collossians in true faith abode .

Hee praiseth them , he bids them watch and pray .

That sinne and Satan worke not their decay .

1 Thessalonians .

Hee thanketh God his labour 's not in vaine ,

So stedfast in the faith , these men remaine

That they to others are a blessed light ,

By their example how to liue spright .

2. Thessalonians .

Againe to them hee louingly doth write :

Hee bids them pray , the Gospell prosper might .

He wishes them prosperitie and wealth ,

And in the end soules euerlasting health .

1. & 2. to Timothy

Paul shewes to Timothy , a Bishop must

In life and doctrine bee sincere and iust .

And how the Scriptures , power haue to perswade

Whereby the man of God is perfect made .

Titus .

To Titus ( mongst the Creetans ) Paul doth send ,

And warns him what t' allow , or reprehend .

Philemon

Paul earnestly the master doth request

To pardon his poore man that had transgrest

Hebrewes .

Although this booke doth beare no Authors name , It shews the Iews how they their liues shuld frame .

And that the Ceremoniall law is ended

In Christ , in whom all grace is comprehended .

S. Iame● .

Heare , speake , and doe well , the Apostle saith ,

For by thy works , a man may see thy faith .

1. & 2. to Peter .

He counsels vs , be sober , watch , and pray .

And still be readie for the Iudgement day .

1 , 2 & 3. of Iohn

He shewes Christ di'de , and from the graue arose .

To saue his friends , & to confound his foes

S. Iude.

Iude bids them in all godlinesse proceede ,

And of deceiuing teachers to take heede .

Reuelation .

Diuine S. Iohn to Pathmos I le euilde ,

This heauenly work , t' instruct vs , he compilde .

Hee tels the godly , God shall be their gaines .

He threats the godlesse with eternal paines .

He shewes how Antichrist should raigne and rage ,

And how our Sauiour should his pride asswage .

How Christ in glory shall to iudgement come

And how a● people must abid● his doome .

Praier .

Oh thou whose name is greatest of all names

Preserue and keepe the Race of Roiall Iamet ,

That Britaines throne for euer may besure

Of one of them whilst Sunne and Moone endure .

Amen .