Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
And nothing worthy/ as far as I can see For if there be in him/ no manner of feeling Ne no lively quyknes/ what lord is he A lord made of clowtꝭ/ or carved out of tree And fareth as an image/ araved out of stone That nothing else can do/ but stand alone If ye intent/ hymto continue long In honour/ or worldly felicity He most needs follow/ his apetyte among And confirm himself/ to the more part I tell you men/ will have no dainty to do service/ or homage to a block all the world will/ think it but a mock Suffer me therefore/ to have with him a room and to be with him/ as chief counsel and if he do so/ I think to doom He shall reign in the world/ as chief governor But if Reason/ tykyll him in the ere Or bear him on hand the how is wood He shall never be able/ to do earthly good My friend as I/ said to you before a Rome shall ye have/ no man saith nay But reason must be/ preferred evermore For he can best lead him to the way Of virtue and grace/ whereby he may Longest continue/ to goddyshygh pleasure To the which end/ god hath ordained this his creature Content thyself/ now with Reason my friend And meddle the no further/ than thou hast to do Thou hast brought many a man/ to a wretched end And so thou wouldst spill/ his creature also But what so ever he say/ take no heed thereto without that Reason/ will allow the same For who so doth the contrary/ deserveth much blame God and I Nature/ have set the in better case Than any creature/ under the firmament Abuse not man/ abuse not thy grace Of god almighty/ that from above is sent Thou shalt be the first/ that shall repent If ever thou flee/ Reason and sue folly when once thou feelest/ the sinert of misery But be of comfort/ hardly god shall send Both ghostly aid/ and worldly help also And I shall never/ fail unto thy lyfꝭ end To minister unto thee/ as me oweth to do To yonder the world/ which thou must needs to Now shape the thither/ there is no more to say Thy lord and mine/ guide the in thy way Well lady nature leave/ ye me in this case Shall I have of you/ none other comfort By cryst yet/ will I not hide my face For as soon as we/ shall to the world resort I put no doubt/ he will me support He hath been my good master many a day And he will not see me/ thus cast away and wotyst not why body/ will demean him thus be sure thy mind 〈◊〉 all erroneous self well/ and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Which 〈◊〉 thine and others confusion
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
And nothyng worthy / as far as I can se For yf there be in hym / no maner of felynge Ne no lyuely quyknes / what lorde ys he A lorde made of clowtꝭ / or karued out of tre And fareth as an ymage / araued out of stone That nothyng ellys can do / but stande alone ¶ If ye intend / hymto contynew longe In honour / or worldly felycyte He most nedys folow / hys apetyte amonge And conferme hym selfe / to the more parte I tell you men / wyll haue no deynte to do seruyce / or homage to a block all the world wyll / thynk yt but a mock ¶ Suffer me therfore / to haue wyth hym a rome and to be wyth hym / as chyef counseyll and yf he do so / I thynk to dome He shall reygn in the world / as chyef gouerner But yf Reason / tykyll hym in the ere Or bere hym on hand the how ys wood He shall neuer be able / to do erthly good ¶ My frend as I / sayd to you byfore a Rome shall ye haue / no man sayth nay But reason must be / preferred euermore For he can best lede hym to the way Of vertue and grace / wherby he may Longest contynue / to goddyshygh pleasure To ye whych end / god hath ordeyned this hys creature ¶ Content thy selfe / now wyth Reason my frend And medyll the no further / than thou hast to do Thou hast brought many a man / to a wrecched end And so thou woldyst spyll / hys creature also But what so euer he say / take no hede therto wythout that Reason / wyll alow the same For who so doth the contrary / deserueth myche blame ¶ God and I Nature / haue set the in better case Than any creature / vnder the fyrmament Abuse not man / abuse not thy grace Of god almyghty / that from aboue ys sent Thou shalt be the fyrst / that shall repent If euer thou fle / Reason and sue foly whan onys thou felest / the sinert of mysery ¶ But be of confort / hardely god shall send Both gostly ayd / and worldly helpe also And I shall neuer / fayll vnto thy lyfꝭ end To mynyster vnto the / as me oweth to do To yender the world / whyche thou must nedys to Now shape the thyder / there ys no more to say Thy lord and myne / guyde the in thy way ¶ Well lady nature leue / ye me in thys case Shall I haue of you / none other confort By cryst yet / wyll I not hyde my face For as sone as we / shall to the world resort I put no doubt / he wyll me support He hath ben my good mayster meny a day And he wyll not se me / thus cast away and wotyst not why body / wyll demean hym thus be sure thy mynde all erronyous selfe well / and Whyche thyn and others confusyon