Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Thu shalt not say so, for I have given the grace, Eloquence and age, to speak in the desert place, Thu must do therefore, as I shall the advise, My appointed pleasure, fourth utter in any wise. My strong mighty words, put I into thy mouth, Spare not by speak them, to east, west, north and south. Go now thy way fourth, I shall the never fail. The spirit of Helias, have I given the already. Persuade the people, that they their sins bywayle. And if they repent, their customable folly, Long shall it not be, ere they have remedy. Open thou their hearts, tell them their health is coming. As a voice in desert, see thou declare the thing. I promise the sure, thou shalt was he him among them, In Jordan a flood, not far from Jerusalem. Show me yet good lord, whereby shall I know that man. In the multitude, which will resort to Iordan? In thy mother's womb, of him hadst thou cognition. Yea, that was in spirit, I would now know his person. Have thou no fear Iohan, him shalt thou know full well. And one special token, afore will I the tell. Super quem videris spiritum descendentem & manentem Super eum, hic est qui baptizat spiritu sancto Among all other, whom thou shalt baptize there. Upon whom thou sayst, the holy Ghost descend, In shape of a dove, resting upon his shuldere. Hold him for the same, that shall the world amend. By baptism of spirit, and also to man extend, Most special grace. For he must repair his fall, Restoring again, the justice original. Take now thy journey, and do as I the advise, First preach repentance, and than the people baptize. High honour, worship, and glory be unto the. My God eternal, and patron of all purity. Repent good people, for sins that now are past, The kingdom of heaven, is at hand very nigh. The promised light, to you approacheth fast, Have faith, and apply, now to receive him boldly. I am not the light, but to bear testimony, Of him, am I sent, that all men may believe, That his blood he will, for their redemption give. He is such a light, as all men doth illumine, That ever were here, or shall be after this. All the world he made, by his mighty power divine, And yet that rude world, will not know what he is. His own he entering, is not regarded of his. They that receive him, are Gods true children plain, In spirit regenerate and all grace shall attain. Many do reckon, that I Iohan baptist am he. deceived are they, and that will apere in space. Though he come after, yet was he long afore me, We are weak vessels, he is the well of grace, Of his great goodness, all that we have we purchase. By him are we like, to have a better increes, Than ever we had, by the law of Moses.
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Thu shalt not saye so, for I haue geuen the grace, Eloquence and age, to speake in the desart place, Thu must do therfor, as I shall the aduyse, My appoynted pleasure, fourth vtter in any wyse. My stronge myghtye wordes, put I into thy mouthe, Spare not by speake them, to east, west, north and southe. Go now thy waye fourth, I shall the neuer fayle. The sprete of Helias, haue I geuen the alredye. Persuade the people, that they their synnes bywayle. And if they repent, their customable folye, Longe shall it not be, ere they haue remedye. Open thu their hartes, tell them their helth is commynge. As a voyce in desart, se thu declare the thynge. I promyse the sure, thu shalt was he hym amonge them, In Iordane a floude, not farre from Hierusalem. Shewe me yet good lorde, wherby shall I knowe that mā. In the multytude, whych wyll resort to Iordan? In thy mothers wombe, of hym haddest thu cognycyon. Yea, that was in sprete, I wolde now knowe hys person. Haue thu no feare Iohan, hym shalt thu knowe full well. And one specyall token, afore wyll I the tell. Super quem uideris spiritum descendentem & manentem Super eum, hic est qui baptizat spiritu sancto Amonge all other, whom thu shalt baptyse there. Vpon whom thu seyst, the holy Ghost descende, In shappe of a doue, restynge vpon hys shuldere. Holde hym for the same, that shall the worlde amende. By baptym of sprete, and also to man extende, Most specyall grace. For he must repare hys fall, Restorynge agayne, the iustyce orygynall. Take now thy iournaye, and do as I the aduyse, First preache repentaunce, and than the people baptyse. Hygh honour, worshypp, and glorye be vnto the. My God eternall, and patrone of all puryte. Repent good people, for synnes that now are past, The kyngedome of heauen, is at hande very nye. The promysed lyght, to yow approcheth fast, Haue faythe, and applye, now to receyue hym boldelye. I am not the lyght, but to beare testymonye, Of hym, am I sent, that all men maye beleue, That hys bloude he wyll, for their redemptyon geue. He is soch a lyght, as all men doth illumyne, That euer were here, or shall be after thys. All the worlde he made, by hys myghtye power deuyne, And yet that rude worlde, wyll not knowe what he is. Hys owne he enterynge, is not regarded of hys. They that receyue hym, are Gods true chyldren playne, In sprete regenerate and all grace shall attayne. Manye do recken, that I Iohan Baptyst am he. Deceyued are they, and that wyll apere in space. Though he come after, yet was he longe afore me, We are weake vessells, he is the welle of grace, Of hys great goodnesse, all that we haue we purchace. By hym are we lyke, to haue a better increes, Than euer we had, by the lawe of Moses.