Heare th'end of all; feare God, & keepe his law, this is mans dew: For God wil iudge ech work, & bring our secret thoghts to vew.13.Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his com∣maundements▪ for this is the whole dutie of a man. The end of all true wisedome is in this,To know the will of God, and it obserue;To know his will, and yet to walke amis,A double chastisement must needs deserue,Then feare henceforth therefro so oft to swarue.No seruile feare which I perswade it is,But such as gratefull child to parent owes,VVho though he feele the smart, the rod will kisse,Because the fruit of fathers loue he knowes;And this doth God require of man indeed,That our obedience should from loue proceed.14.For God will bring euery worke vnto iudgment, with euery secret thing, whether it be good or euill. The breach whereof will heauie iudgement call,VVhen God the searcher of the heart and raines,Shall vnto reckning with vs for them fall,And pay our passed ioyes with lasting paines;For sinfull worke no other guerdon gaines.O happie then shall they be most of all,VVhose heedfull liues, in holy workes were spent,The gaine of this their trauell, is not small;For blessed they the narrow path that went.And though this narrow gate few enter in,Yet who runs on this race, the prize shall win.FINIS.0
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