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Carefull Parent.
TO heauens glory, and terrestriall ioy,
The heauenly father, father to vs all,
Created man, and Sathan to annoy,
Hath by his sonne releast him from his thrall.
Onely to worke saluation for that creature,
Which is of his proportion face and feature.
Thou vndersianding wherfore thou wert framed,
Hast sowne the godly seed of purpose culled,
To breaking of the wanton child vntamed,
When by perswasion he would not be ruled,
And hast in godly nurture traind him vp,
From tasting of the Romish damned cup.
Instructing him in a religious kinde,
In knowledge of the heauenly fathers will:
Prouoking him, and putting in his minde,
The holy Scriptures that he may fulfill,
The duty that he oweth to God aboue,
To liue with neighbours in vnfeined loue.
It is most fitting thou shouldst take a place,
To heare and to determine euery fault
Which is committed by the brazen face,
Of shamelesse rascall which is good for naught.
Their cheats and cousenages are abroad so plenty,
Of grace and goodnes world's euen almost emptie.