A progresse of pietie. Or the harbour of heauenly harts ease to recreate the afflicted soules of all such as are shut vp in anye inward or outward affliction. By Iohn Norden.

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A progresse of pietie. Or the harbour of heauenly harts ease to recreate the afflicted soules of all such as are shut vp in anye inward or outward affliction. By Iohn Norden.
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Norden, John, 1548-1625?
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London :: Printed by I. Windet for I. Oxenbridge, and are to be soulde in Paules Church-yarde at the signe of the Parrot,
1596.
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Devotional literature -- Early works to 1800.
Prayers -- Early works to 1800.
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Against false Prophets, and deceitful teachers.

O God that guid'st that faithful flock, and leadst it by thine hand, That gau'st it water of thy rock in drie Arabia land. Giue grace to vs to flie the men, that teach thy word awry; Of whō thy son forewarnd vs whē he did their sleights espie.
He did foresee hypocrisie should lurk in godly weed, And wolues in sheeplike tyre to lie and on thy sheepe to feed. The subtile serpent shroudes his wiles attyrde like Angel bright. And false Apostles fraught with guiles. do counterfeit the light▪
The man of sin that sits on hie, with triple crowne on pate,

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And lifts his leudnes to the skie, holds sauing Christ in hate. He sends his subtil sots by swarms through all the world: to win Thy childrē pure by wicked charms to draw their soules to sin.
Keepe vs thy children Lord, there∣fore, direct vs by thy grace, That their inchantmentes may no more our zeale sincere deface And let thy truth be stil our guide, that we thereby may know Their falshood, who do start aside, and flie the subtill foe.
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