Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
The lord here for you, was borne and circumcised, For you here also, he was lately baptized. In the wilderness, this lord for you hath fasted, And hath overremen, for you the devil that tempted. For you friends for you, this heavenly lord doth all, Only for your sake, he is become man mortal. Take the shy eld of faith, and learn to resist the devil▪ After his teachings, that he do you non evil, Full sure shall ye be, to have us on your side, If ye be faithful, and hold him for your guide. If they follow me, they shall not walk in darkness, But in the clear light, and have felicity endless, For I am the way, the life and the verity, No man may attain, to the father but by me. In man's frail nature, ye have conquerred the enemy. That man over him, should always have victory. Our manner is it, most highly to rejoice, When Man hath comfort, which we now declare in voice. let it not grieve you, in this world to be tempted, considering your lord, and your high bishop Iesus, Was here without sin, in every purpose proved, In all our weakness, to help and succour us, furthermore to bear, with our fragility thus. He is unworthy, of him to be a member, That will not with him, some persecution suffer. The life of Man is, a proof or hard temptation, As Iob doth report, and Paul confirmeth the same. Busy is the devil, and laboureth his damnation, Yet have no despair, for Christ hath got the game. Now is it easy, his cruelness to tame▪ For Christ's victory, is theirs that do believe. Where saith take roting, the devil can never grieve. resist (saith Peter) resist that roaring lion, Not with your fastings, Christ never taught ye so. But with a strong faith, withstand his false suggestion, And with the scriptures, upon him over go, Then shall he no harm, be able you to do. Now may ye be bold, ye have Christ on your side, So long as ye have, his verity for your guide. What enemies are they, that from the people will have, The scriptures of God, which are the mighty weapon, That Christ left them here, their souls from hell to save. And throw them headlondes, into the devils dominion. If they be no devils, I say there are devils non, They bring in fasting, but they leave out, Scriptum est, Chalk they give for gold, such friends are they to the Be'st. let non report us, that here we condemn fasting. For it is not true, we are of no such mind. But this we cover, that ye do take the thing, For a fruit of faith, as it is done in kind, And only God's word, to subdue the cruel find. Follow Christ alone, for he is the true shepherd, The voice of strangers, do never more regard.
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The lorde here for yow, was borne and circumcyſed, For yow here alſo, he was latelye baptyſed. In the wylderneſſe, thys lorde for yow hath faſted, And hath ouerremen, for yow the deuyll that tempted. For yow fryndes for yow, thys heauenly lorde doth all, Only for your ſake, he is become man mortall. Take the ſhy elde of fayth, and lerne to reſyſt the deuyll▪ After hys teachynges, that he do yow non euyll, Full ſure ſhall ye be, to haue vs on your ſyde, If ye be faythfull, and holde hym for your gyde. If they folowe me, they ſhall not walke in darkenes, But in the clere lyght, and haue felycyte endles, For I am the waye, the lyfe and the veryte, No man maye attayne, to the father but by me. In mannys frayle nature, ye haue conquerred the enmye. That man ouer hym, ſhuld alwayes haue vyctorye. Our maner is it, moſt hyghlye to reioyce, Whan Man hath confort, whych we now declare in voyce. Lete it not greue yow, in thys worlde to be tempted, Conſyderynge your lorde, and your hygh byſhopp Ieſus, Was here without ſynne, in euery purpoſe proued, In all our weakeneſſe, to helpe and ſocour vs, Farthermore to beare, with our fragylyte thus. He is vnworthye, of hym to be a member, That wyll not with hym, ſome perſecucyon ſuffer. The lyfe of Man is, a profe or harde temptacyon, As Iob doth report, and Paule confirmeth the ſame. Buſye is the deuyll, and laboureth hys dampnatyon, Yet haue no dyſpayre, for Chriſt hath gote the game. Now is it eaſye, hys cruelneſſe to tame▪ For Chriſtes vyctorye, is theirs that do beleue. Where ſayth take rotynge, the deuyll can neuer greue. Reſyſt (ſayth Peter) reſyſt that roarynge lyon, Not with your faſtynges, Chriſt neuer taught ye ſo. But with a ſtronge fayth, withſtande hys falſe ſuggeſtyon, And with the ſcriptures, vpon hym ouer go, Then ſhall he no harme, be able yow to do. Now maye ye be bolde, ye haue Chriſt on your ſyde, So longe as ye haue, hys veryte for your gyde. What enemyes are they, that from the people wyll haue, The ſcriptures of God, whych are the myghty weapon, That Chriſt left them here, their ſowles from helle to ſaue. And throwe them headlondes, into the deuyls domynyon. If they be no deuyls, I ſaye there are deuyls non, They brynge in faſtynge, but they leaue out, Scriptum eſt, Chalke they geue for gold, ſoch fryndes are they to the Beeſt. Lete non report vs, that here we condempne faſtynge. For it is not true, we are of no ſoch mynde. But thys we couere, that ye do take the thynge, For a frute of fayth, as it is done in kynde, And onlye Gods worde, to ſubdue the cruell fynde. Folowe Chriſt alone, for he is the true ſheparde, The voyce of ſtraungers, do neuer more regarde.