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All beautious & desird God made, though al things mā not know.
This only good know I, with ioy, good works in life to show.
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〈…〉〈…〉 made e••ery thing beautiful in his time: also he hath ••et the world in their heart, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 can not man 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out the worke that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hath 〈…〉〈…〉 from the beginning, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the end.
Indeede God so his creatures beautified,
And marshald so their musters euery one,
That in them his great wisedome is espied,
And in their season is their beautie showne,
Defect vnto their kind, they suffer none:
No maruell then, if heart of man desire
To see and know their vertue, and admire,
And God hath giuen to man a speciall will,
To search for knowledge euer while he liues,
Who therefore beates his braines about it still,
And vseth all endeuour nature giues,
But he in vaine about the matter striues:
He neuer can or shall, the depth attaine
Of Gods decree, his labours are but vaine.
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〈◊〉〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is ••Sthing good in them, but to reioyce, and •• do good in his life.
Let wise men therefore learne to be content,
With knowledge of such things as vs befit,
Enioy the blessing God to vs hath sent,
And with contented mind in quiet sit:
His paine and trauell may not farther git,
Then God hath limited, of that be sure,
With patience therefore doe thy selfe indure.
For I no other good on earth can praise,
But present vse of blessings I possesse,
With chearefull heart to exercise my dayes,
To good of such, to whom I loue professe,
And deedes which charitie doe best expresse,
And that is all this world to thee can lend,
And vse, why God did them vnto thee send.