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¶An ABC to the christen congregacion | |
Or a pathe-way to the heauenly habitacion. | |
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ABstayne from pryde, abstaine from fornication | |
Abstayne from couetousnes, abstaine from idolatrye | |
Abstayne from sedicion, abstayne from detraction | |
Abstayne from percyalyty, abstaine from periury. Act .xv. Gala v. deu. v. Deut. iiii Deut. xxvii. Act. xiiii. i. cor. v. vi. Iames .iiii. Apoc. xvii. Prou. xvii Gala. v. Leuiti. xx. Iam. ii: | |
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5 | ¶Beware of ryot, that spendeth a mans thryfte |
Beware of lyenge that causeth dishonestye | |
Beware of vntrue making of shyfte | |
Beware of the deadely poyson Ipocrisye i. Pet. iiii. Prou. v. Ephe. iiii. col. ii. Gala. i. Phi. iiii. Math. vi. Lu. xii. | |
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¶Couet for learnynge, that maketh a man wyse | |
10 | Couet the knowledge, of gods preceptes |
Couet for wysedome, chiefe of pryce | |
Couet the company that honesty gettes Eccle. vii. Proue. xiii Deu. xxviii. i. cor. ii. Rom. xii. Esa. v. Leuit. xxvi. Prou. xxviii Osee. iiii. | |
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¶Do that god hathe commaunded the | |
Do thy duetye to euerye man | |
15 | Do hurte to none, he sayth trulye |
Do good to all so nigh as ye can Math. vii. Mat. v. Luke .vi. i. Pet. iii. Tob. iiii. i. T[h]essa. Thessa] Tessa 1550 v. Thessa] Tessa 1550 | |
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¶Enuy not, but loue thy brother | |
Euery christian sainct Paule doth teache | |
Enuyeng is forbydde, to one another | |
20 | Euery man the rewarde, of his owne burden shall reache i. Cor. xiii. iii. i. petr. i. Phil. ii. Eph. iiii. Iam. iii. iiii ii. cor. v. Math v. Mat. xiiii. Gal. vi. |
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¶Fayth withoute workes auayleth not | |
Faythe that worketh, and is lyuelye | |
Fastened on god, and loue the rote | |
Fashyoneth a man to be heuenly Gala. iii. Hebr xiii. Iac. ii. Act. iii. i. Ioh. iii. Iac. ii. | |
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25 | ¶Gette the treasure, whiche the thefe can not steale |
Geue to the poore, geue also to thyne enemye | |
Geue god the glory, in wo and in weale. | |
Geuyng place to thy superiour declareth humilitie Luke .xii. Math. vi. Luke .vi. Math xxv. Rom. i. ii. cor. iii. act. xiii. Luk. xiiii. i. pet. v | |
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¶Honour thy father and mother, for so is it right | |
30 | Helpe them in tyme of aduerse necessytye |
Haue gods wyl in remembraunce both day and nyghte | |
Heuy burdens on thy brother to put is iniquite Math. xv. Exod. xx. Deu. v. Ephe. v. Marc. vii. Ecclesi iii Ezech. xx. Math. vii Ro. ii. Ia. i. Ro. xiiii. i. cor. viii. Rom. xvi. | |
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¶Iudgement is mine, so sayth the lorde | |
Iudge not thy brother, wherin thou hast offended | |
35 | Idell communicacion is to be abhorde |
Iudge neuer any, tyl thou hast thy-selfe amended Esa. xlv. Rom. xiiii. Iohn .v. Mat. vii a. Luke .vi. Rom. ii. Math. xii. | |
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¶Kepe thyne eye single that thou mayst haue lyghte | |
Knowledge thy faut to thy brother offended | |
Kepe neuer from the poore that is his righte | |
40 | Kyndle charitie where hate is ascended Luk. xi. Math. vi. v Iac. v. Leui. xix. .ii. .xxiiii. Tob. iiii. Act. xx. Math. v. |
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¶Let hym that hath an office attende therto | |
Let the teachers doctryne be playne and not curious | |
Let loue be without dyssymulation also | |
Let not the busynes of Chryst to you be tedyous Esa. lvi. Rom. xii. Eze. xxxiiii. i. cor. xiiii i. Pet. v i cor. xiii. i. Iohn .ii. Iere. xxiii. Iohn. xii. Luc. ii. | |
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45 | ¶Mercye is a temperaunce of mynde in tyme of traunsgression |
Mingled with mekenes maketh great quietnes | |
Make no reuengyng agaynst wrongfull oppression | |
Make heapes of fire-coles of thy e[n]emies vnfaythfulnes Prouer. iii. i. pet. iiii. Luke xiii. xv math. xviii. Heb. xii. Rom. xii. Deut. xxxii. Pro. xxv. i. Pet. iii. Exod. xxiii Rom xii. Prouer. xxv | |
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¶No man can serue two masters, and at once them please | |
50 | Neuer put thy truste in workes of mans inuension inuension] inuensions 1550 |
Neuer shalte thou geue occasion of thy brothers disease | |
Nether beleue the false prophetes, for any maner of affliccion Neuer? Neither? Math vi. Luke. xvi. i. Cor vi. math xv. Luke .x. Ioh. x. ii. Corin. vi. Mar. ix. Ephe. viii. v b col ii. Math. xxiiii. mar. xii. xiii. Ro. xvi. c. Math vi. Luke. xvi. i. Cor vi. math xv. Luke .x. Ioh. x. ii. Corin. vi. Mar. ix. Ephe. viii. v b col ii. Math. xxiiii. mar. xii. xiii. Ro. xvi. c. | |
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¶Open thy hande to the poore with due administracion | |
Obserue christes doctryne in scripture playnlye declared | |
55 | Omytte the pope with all hys ceremonyall obseruacion |
Onles thou wylt deserue paynes, for the deuels prepared Rom. xii. Heb. xiii. Baruc. vi. Esai. xlvi. Eccles. xi. i. cor. iiii. col. iii. ii. t[h]essa. thessa] tessa 1550 ii. Math. xii. Marc. vii. Apoc. xiii. c. ii. petr. ii. Apoc. xxii. Act. xvii. Ephe. v. thessa] tessa 1550 | |
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¶Plenteouslye in al wisdome let the worde of god in you dwell | |
Paruert not the peo[p]le with reuerent behauour idolatrye to vse people] peole 1550 | |
Put no myste before theyr eyes, peruerte neuer the gospel | |
60 | Put awaye all ignoraunce, for that shall neuer excuse Colo. iii. i. cor. i. i. Cor. vi. Exod. ii. [ii.] Pe. ii.] 1550 omits ii. i. Cor ii. Colo. ii. Math. iiii. Deu. vi. Exo. xx. i Timo. iii. ii Timo. iii. Eph. iiii. ro. i. ii.] 1550 omits |
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¶Quenche the desyre of carnall concupysence inordinate | |
Quenche thy anger from cursed speaking and al maliciousnes | |
Quyckly for thy offence to thy aduersary thy-self prostrate | |
Quiet thy-selfe from vaine spirites mans doctrine and Idelnes i. Timo. vi. i. T[h]es. Thes] Tes 1550 iiii. Math. v. Ephe.. iiii. Colo. iiii. i. Pet. ii. Math. v. Luke. xii. ii. T[h]es Thes] Tes 1550 iiii. Marke .viii. Luke .xi. Thes] Tes 1550Thes] Tes 1550 | |
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65 | ¶Refrayne your tongue and brydell your harte |
Reporte the beste, and iudge truelye | |
Raise no slaunder to your neighbours smert | |
Reape neuer to youre owne soule any iniquity Iames .iii. Gala. vi. Prouer. xv. Mat. xviii. Lu. xvii. Iam. iii. i. cor. vi. Prouer. iiii. | |
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¶Suffer Chrystes crosse, when it is layde on your backe | |
70 | Suffer paciently, al maner trouble and aduersyty |
Sustaine them that haue not, beare with them that lacke | |
Succour your poore neighbour reliefe him of hys mysery Luke xiiii. ii. Tim. iii. i. Pet. iiii. math. v. ii. t[h]es. thes] tes 1550 v. Ro. xiiii. xv. Luk. xiiii Tob. iiii. Ia. ii. Pro. iii. thes] tes 1550 | |
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¶There are diuersi[t]iesletter broken of giftes, and but one spirit verely | |
The giftes of the spirite, are geuen to euery man | |
75 | To profyte the congregacion the weke in faythe to edefye |
Trouble not hys conscyence, with questions of Sathan i. Cor. xii. Tit. ii. i. Pe. iiii. mat. xix. i. cor. xii. ro. xv. i. Tim. vi ii. Tim. ii. Ti[t]. Tit] Ti 1550 iii. Act. xv. rom. xiiii. i. Timo. i. Phil. ii. ii. T[h]ess. Thess] Tess 1550 ii. Tit] Ti 1550Thess] Tess 1550 | |
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¶Utteraunce of wysedome commeth of the holye-ghoste | |
Upon all them that beleue, and trust in gods promys | |
Uengeaunce is reserued of god in euery coste | |
80 | Unto the harde-harted and supersticious doubtles Heb. iiii. Ro. iii. Rom. ii. i. Iohn .vii. ii. Pe, ii. Rom. ii. Gala. iiii. |
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¶Christes bloude hathe washed vs from our synnes | |
Let vs folow diligently his steppes | |
Christ alone hathe losed vs from payne[s] paynes] payne 1550 | |
Let vs worship Chryst and his father and his giftes i. Pet. i. Phi. ii. i. cor. xv. Heb. ix. i. Iohn .iii. xv. Iohn xiiii i. Pet. ii. Esa. liii. Tit. iii. Act. iiii. rom. x. c. Rom. ix. | |
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85 | ¶Yoke neuer thy-selfe with infidelitie |
Yoke not thy-selfe with couetous aduouterers | |
Yelde the to god, and thy bodye sanctifye | |
Yelde thy spirite amonge goddes inheriters ii. Cor. vi. Gal. v. i. Cor. vi. Act. xix. ii. Pe. ii. mar. xiii. Mat. xxiiii. Ro. iiii | |
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¶Zodome and gomer, plaged for theyr iniquitie | |
90 | Zodometrye is a vice before god most detestable Zodometrye: see OED s.v. sodomitry |
Zeale of myserable mischyef scripture doth verefy | |
Zodomites a_fore warnynge, for vs most profitable Gen. xix Rom. i. ii. pet. ii iii. i. Cor. x. Esa. i. mat. xxiiii. Luke .xvii. | |
Finis. Quod Thomas_Knell. |
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