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Thou hast them brought in full great
errour:
Be so besy agayne with faythfull
attendaunce
Them to counsell to fall in repentance!
Gyfe them counsell and make them
to assent
110 With herte and body no daunger for
to make
To axe mercy and sore repent,
Or sodeyn vengeance be on them take
Of that they haue our goddes forsake!
Forthis no double; but it be done indede,
225 We shall agayne them vengeably pre
cede.
For ifthey Stande in theyr fyrst errour
As they began, frowarde andobstynate,
They shall of mercy fynde no fauour,
Without exception of high or lowe
estate,
230 But lyke as people most infortunate
Dye vpon the sworde — take this for
full sentence —
As is concluded by marcyall violence.“
Yet there was one, supprised with
feruence,
Of Christis lawe stedfast in the fayth,
23s Whiche had bothe connyng and elo
quence
And forhismaister holy wryt he laythe;
To thylke paynymeuenthus he saythe;
„Our lorde god | whiche called is Jesu,
Shall be this day our refuge and vertue
240 And our chefe helpe in tribulation —
Whiche shall percase shewe some
myracle
By his most myghty domination
Therfore(!) these folke, an vnkouth spec
tacle,
That there-ayen shalbe none obstacle;
245 Through goddes myght and mercyfull
goodnes
Some man to faue of his sodeyn
sykenes
Our maister here whom that ye
repreue,
In Christis name, to shewe an euidence,
243 1. Tofore. 246 Ed. lame. 257 Ed. not. st.
From all mys-chefe some syke man
to releue
250 Whiche lyeth outraged by mortall
violence,
But, to declare the magnyfycence
Of Christe Jesu, anone without more
To helth agayne suche one he shall
restore,
Not incouert, but in your alther sy ght, —
255 We haue suche trust in his parfynesse.
Fro whose doctryne, as we hauebehyght,
We shall not chaunge for deth nor
distresse;
Without faynyng or any doublenesse
Yourcounsellyng in Christis holy name
260 Folowe his teachyng and to do the
same.
Ye threte fast to maken vs aferde:
But god alone he is our defence;
Jesu is stronge agayne spere and swerde:
Vnder whose pauiseofparfyte pacience
265 We shall abyde; concludyng in sen
tence:
We forsake all false ydolatrye
And for Christis sake redy for to dye.
Fauour of blode nor none allyaunce,
Cherysshyng of treasure nor promyse
of kynred,
270 Experte kynred nor none acqueyntance,
Fayre behestes, | manaces nor hate-
red, —
All set asyde, both loue and drede,
The fayth of Christ of hole herte we
haue take,
All false ydols and mawmettes we
forsake.“
275 Of this answere the paynyms almost
wode,
Lyke tygrys fell, 1 vengeable as lyons
Of innocentes to shede the christen
blode,
With sharpe swerdes lyke rauenous
felons
They kyll and flee of all conditions,
280 As hongry wolfes in theyr beastiall rage,
Whithout exception of olde or yonge
of age.
)r. 259 1. you.
saunce. 213) rigoure. 214) this. 221) aske. to repente. 222) vpon. 224) ther is st. this (Lydg. this), do.
237) thyk. 241) parcas. 243) Tofore this. 246) to sauf«. 254) all-theire. 257) or st. not (st. nor).
264) paveyce. 269) kinderede. 279) slayne. 286) thei wer. 287) nor of. 292—93) Nor blode of blode
