Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
God is gracious and full of great mercy, To such as in virtue set their whole delight: pouring his benefits upon them abundantly: Oh man what meanest thou with saviour to fight? Come unto him for he is full of mercy. The fountain of virtue and of godliness the spring, Come unto me and thou shalt live everlastingly: He doth not require thee any price to bring, Come unto me ye that travail (saith he, And such as with sin are heavily laden: And of myself refreshed you shall be. Repent, repent, your deeds shall be down trodden, Well Good Fame sith God of his goodness, Hath hither sent you on me to attend: Let us give thanks to him with humbleness, And persuade with all men their lives to amend. Virtuous life thereto I do agree, For it becometh all men to do so: But behold yonder cometh God's promise as seemeth to me, And honour with him cometh also. Such godly company liketh me very well: for vicious men from our company we would expel God rest you merry both, and God be your good guide: We are now come to the place where we must abide, For from you Virtuous life, I honour may not slide. I am God's promise which is a thing etern. And nothing more surer than his promises may be: A sure foundation to such as will learn, God's precepts to observe then must they needs see. Honour in this world, and at last a Crown of glory, Ever in joy and mirth, and never to be sorry. Wherefore oh Virtuous life to thee we do repair, As messengers from God, his promise to fulfil: And therefore sit you down in this Chair, For to endue you with honour it is God's promise and will. Now take this sword in hand as a token of victory, This Crown from my head to you I shall give? I crown you with it as one most worthy, And see that all vice ye do punish and grieve. For in this world I honour with you shall remain. And good fame from you cannot refrain? And after this life a greater Crown you shall attain. What heart can think: or what tongue can express? The great goodness of God which is almighty: Who seeth this, and seeketh not vice to suppress, Honour, good fame, yea and life everlastingly. Thy name be praised oh Lord therefore: And to thee only be glory and honour. Sith God's promise hath brought honour in to this place, I will for a while leave you three alone: For I must depart now for a little space, But I shall come to you again anon. God's promise is infallible, his word is most true, And to ground thereon a man may be bold: As Scripture doth testify and declare unto you, On which foundation your building you may behold. For virtuous rulers the fruit of felicity do reap: And the reward of fame, & honour to themselves they heap.
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¶ God is gratious and full of great mercy, To such as in vertue set their whole delight: Powring his benefites vpon them aboundantly: Oh man what meanest thou with sauiour to fight? Come vnto him for he is full of mercy. The fountain of vertue and of godlines the spring, Come vnto me and thou shalt liue euerlastingly: He dooth not require thee any price to bring, Come vnto me ye that trauaile (saith he, And such as with sinne are heuily laden: And of my selfe refreshed you shall be. Repent, repent, your deeds shall be down troden, Wel Good Fame sith God of his goodnes, Hath hether sent you on me to attend: Let vs giue thanks to him with humblenes, And perswade with all men their liues to amend. ¶ Vertuous life therto I doo agree, For it becommeth all men to doo so: But beholde yonder commeth Gods promise as seemeth to me, And honour with him commeth also. ¶ Such godly company liketh me very wel: for vicioꝰ mē frō our cōpany we would expel ¶ God rest you mery both, and God be your good guide: ¶ We are now come to the place where we must abide, For from you Vertuous life, I honour may not slide. ¶ I am Gods promise which is a thing etern. And nothing more surer then his promises may be: A sure foundation to such as wil learn, Gods precepts to obserue then must they needs see. Honour in this world, and at last a Crown of glorye, Euer in ioy and mirth, and neuer to be sory. Wherfore oh Vertuous life to thee we doo repaire, As messengers from God, his promise to fulfil: And therfore sit you downe in this Chaire, For to indue you with honour it is Gods promise and wil. ¶ Now take this swoord in hand as a token of victorye, This Crowne from my head to you I shall giue? I crowne you with it as one moste woorthy, And see that all vice ye doo punish and greeue. For in this world I honour with you shall remain. And god fame from you cannot refrain? And after this life a greater Crown you shall attain. ¶ What hart can think: or what tung can expresse? The great goodnes of God which is almightye: Who seeeth this, and seeketh not vice to suppresse, Honour, good fame, yea and life euerlastingly. Thy name be praised oh Lord therfore: And to thee only be glory and honour. ¶ S'th Gods promise hath brought honour in to this place, I will for a while leaue you three alone: For I must depart now for a litle space, But I shal come to you again anon. ¶ Gods promise is infallible, his woord is most true, And to ground theron a man may be bolde: As Scripture dooth testifye and declare vnto you, On which foundation your building you may beholde. For vertuous rulers the fruit of felicitie do reap: And the reward of fame, & honour to themselues they heap.