Serue God
thy Lord, delight to keepe his lawes.
Alwayes
, haue care to doe his holy hest.
Commit
not that which may his anger cause.
No euill
, then (deere friend) can thee molest.
Still feare
and minde the dreadfull iudgement day.
To sinne
, breedes death, but mercie doe require,
Defie
such thinges, as worke thy soules decay;
The diuel
, so shall leese his chiefe desire.
If thou
, wilt spend thy dayes in great content.
Praise God
, ech houre, serue him in feare and dread,
With heart
contrite thy former sinnes lament.
And minde
, henceforth a better life to lead
Great ioyes
the Lord (as his pure word doth say)
In heauen
, aboue, for good men hath preparde,
Thy soule
when that this life shall passe away,
Shall finde
such blisse, as cannot bee declarde.