An ABC to the Christian Congregation

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¶An ABC to the christen congregacion

Or a pathe-way to the heauenly habitacion.

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:

¶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.

¶Couet for learnynge, that maketh a man wyse

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.

¶Do that god hathe commaunded the

Do thy duetye to euerye man

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

¶Enuy not, but loue thy brother

Euery christian sainct Paule doth teache

Enuyeng is forbydde, to one another

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.

¶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.

¶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

¶Honour thy father and mother, for so is it right

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.

¶Iudgement is mine, so sayth the lorde

Iudge not thy brother, wherin thou hast offended

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.

¶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

Kyndle charitie where hate is ascended Luk. xi. Math. vi. v Iac. v. Leui. xix. .ii. .xxiiii. Tob. iiii. Act. xx. Math. v.

¶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.

¶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

¶No man can serue two masters, and at once them please

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.

¶Open thy hande to the poore with due administracion

Obserue christes doctryne in scripture playnlye declared

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

¶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

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

¶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

¶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.

¶Suffer Chrystes crosse, when it is layde on your backe

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

¶There are diuersi[t]iesletter broken of giftes, and but one spirit verely

The giftes of the spirite, are geuen to euery man

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

¶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

Unto the harde-harted and supersticious doubtles Heb. iiii. Ro. iii. Rom. ii. i. Iohn .vii. ii. Pe, ii. Rom. ii. Gala. iiii.

¶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.

¶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

¶Zodome and gomer, plaged for theyr iniquitie

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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