Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
My true servant Noah, thy righteousness doth move me, somewhat to reserve, for man's posteryte. Though I drown the world, yet will I save the lives, Of the and thy wife, thy iij. sons and their wives, And of yche kind two, to maintain you hereafter. Blessed be thy name, most mighty merciful maker. With the to dispute, it were unconuenyent. Why dost thou say so: Be bold to speak thy intent. Shall the other die, without any remedy? I will drown them all, for their wilful wicked folly, That man hereafter, thereby may know my power, And fear to offend, my goodness day and hour. As thy pleasure is, so might it always be, For my health thou art, and souls felicity. After that this flood, have had his raging passage, This shall be to thee, my covenant everlasting. The sees and waters, so far nevermore shall rage's, As all flesh to drown, I will so temper their working. This sign will I add, also to confirm the thing. In the clouds above, as a seal or token clear, For safeguard of man, my rainbow shall apere. Take thou this covenant for an earnest confirmation, Of my former promise, to Adam's generation. I will blessed lord, with my whole heart and mind. Farewele than just Noah, here leave I the behind. Most mighty maker, ere I from hens depart, I must give the praise, from the bottom of my heart. Whom may we thank lord, for our health & salvation? But thy great mercy and goodness undeserved. Thy promise in faith, is our justification, As it was Adams, when his heart therein rested, And as it was theirs, which therein also trusted. This faith was grounded, in Adam's memory, And clearly declared, in Abel's innocency. Faith in that promise, Old Adam did iustyfye, In that promise faith, made Eva to prophecy. Faith in that promise, proved Abel innocent, In that promise faith, made Seth full obedient. That faith taught Enos, on God's name first to call, And made Mathusalah, the oldest man of all. That faith brought Enoch, to so high exercise, That God took him up, with him into paradise, Of that faith the want, made Cain to hate the good, And all his offspring, to perish in the flood. Faith in that promise, preserved both me and mine, So will it all them, which follow the same line. Not only this gift, thou hast given me sweet lord, But with it also, thine everlasting covenant, Of truce for ever, thy rainbow bearing record, Nevermore to drown, the world by flood inconstant, Making the waters, more peaceable and pleasant. Alac I can not, to the give praise condygne, Yet will I sing here, with heart meek and benign. O most orient clearness, and light shining of the sempiternal brightness. O clear sun of justice and heavenly righteousness, come hither and illumine the prisoner, sitting now in the dark prison and shadow of eternal death.
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My true seruaūt Noah, thy ryghtousnesse doth moue me, Sumwhat to reserue, for mannys posteryte. Though I drowne the worlde, yet wyll I saue the lyues, Of the and thy wyfe, thy iij. sonnes and their wyues, And of yche kynde two, to maynteyne yow herafter. Blessed be thy name, most myghtye mercyfull maker. With the to dyspute, it were vnconuenyent. Whye doest thu saye so: Be bolde to speke thy intent. Shall the other dye, without anye remedye? I wyll drowne them all, for their wylfull wycked folye, That man herafter, therby maye knowe my powre, And feare to offende, my goodnesse daye and houre. As thy pleasure is, so myght it alwayes be, For my helthe thu art, and sowles felycyte. After that thys floude, haue had hys ragynge passage, Thys shall be to the, my couenaunt euerlastynge. The sees and waters, so farre neuermore shall rage, As all fleshe to drowne, I wyll so tempre their workynge. Thys sygne wyll I adde, also to confirme the thynge. In the cloudes aboue, as a seale or token clere, For sauegarde of man, my raynebowe shall apere. Take thu thys couenaunt for an ernest confirmacyon, Of my former promyse, to Adams generacyon. I wyll blessed lorde, with my whole hart and mynde. Farewele than iust Noah, here leaue I the behynde. Most myghtye maker, ere I from hens depart, I must geue the prayse, from the bottom of my hart. Whom maye we thanke lorde, for our helthe & saluacyon? But thy great mercye and goodnesse vndeserued. Thy promyse in faythe, is our iustyfycacyon, As it was Adams, whan hys hart therin rested, And as it was theirs, whych therin also trusted. Thys faythe was grounded, in Adams memorye, And clerelye declared, in Abels innocencye. Faythe in that promyse, Olde Adam ded iustyfye, In that promyse faythe, made Eua to prophecye. Faythe in that promyse, proued Abel innocent, In that promyse faythe, made Seth full obedyent. That faythe taught Enos, on Gods name first to call, And made Mathusalah, the oldest man of all. That fayth brought Enoch, to so hygh exercyse, That God toke hym vp, with hym into paradyse, Of that faythe the want, made Cain to hate the good, And all hys ofsprynge, to peryshe in the flood. Faythe in that promyse, preserued both me and myne, So wyll it all them, whych folowe the same lyne. Not onlye thys gyfte, thu hast geuen me swete lorde, But with it also, thyne euerlastynge couenaunt, Of truse for euer, thy raynebowe bearynge recorde, Neuermore to drowne, the worlde by floude inconstaunt, Makynge the waters, more peaceable and plesaunt. Alac I can not, to the geue prayse condygne, Yet wyll I synge here, with harte meke and benygne. O most orient clerenesse, and lyght shynynge of the sempiternall bryghtnesse. O clere sunne of iustyce and heauenlye ryghtousnesse, come hyther and illumyne the prisoner, syttynge now in the darke prison and shaddowe of eternall deathe.