A lesson for all true Christians. Which being well observed by old and young, and practiced with hand and heart, and tongue: great comfort in it at the last you'll find, then mark it well, and bear it in your mind. Tune of, The letter for a Christian family. / By J.C. J. C. 1695 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B02370 Wing C59 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[271] 99887760 ocm99887760 183423 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B02370) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 183423) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; A5:2[214]) A lesson for all true Christians. Which being well observed by old and young, and practiced with hand and heart, and tongue: great comfort in it at the last you'll find, then mark it well, and bear it in your mind. Tune of, The letter for a Christian family. / By J.C. J. C. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. Printed by and for A.M. and sold [by] the booksellers of Pye-corner and Lond[on ...], London. : [1695?] Publication date suggested by Wing. Verse: "All you whose minds be high & heavenly bent ..." Trimmed. Reproduction of original in the British Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Which being well observed by old and young , And practised with hand and heart , and tongue : Great comfort in it at the last you 'll find , Then mark it well , and bear it in your mind . By J. C. Tune of , The Letter for a Christian Family . Bee faithfull vnto Death & I will give thee A Crowne of life . reu 2. 10 ALl you whose minds be high & heavenly bent , Observe God's laws , and strive for to repent , Bear thou in mind these lines I shall unfold And prize them better far then pearl or gold . BEar thou in mind that Christ dy'd for thy sin Vpon the Cross , thy precious soul to win ; Be frequent still in reading of his word , VVhich cuts down sin as with a 2 edg'd sword . COnsider well the bitter pains and death . Our Saviour Christ hath suffered on the earth Vnto the Cross they nail'd his hands and feet , So for our sins he shed his blood most sweet . DEfer no time , but pray continually , Thy sins against the still for Vengeance cry : Pray to thee Lord thy sins may be forgiven , And that thy soul may live with Christ in heaven . ETernal God if it be thy blessed will , Comfort all those that now are sick or ill ; By Land or Sea relieve them of their pain , Restore them to their former health again . FOrbear to swear you children that are young , You parents pray correct them for their wrong , And bring them up in fear to serve the Lord , For fear he scourge them with his heavy Rod. GReat oaths in vain too many people swear , The Lord in pieces willfully they tear : Strange imprecations they too common use , VVith such delights they do themselves abuse . HOw many false reports abroad do flie , People likewise are given much to lie : Likewise dissemble so with one another , VVe cannot tell how for to trust our Brother . IN many places people sudden dye , Others again fore sick in bed do lye , Lord give them grace in time for to repent , And for their grievous sins for to lament . KEep thou in mind the Iudgment day will come , when thou shalt answer for what thou hast done , VVhilst thou remainest here on the earth , Therefore prepare thee for the hour of death . LEt not malicious thoughts possess thy breast , Nor wicked actions in thy conscience rest ; In any case do not thy Neighbour wrong , Neither by thought , word deed , nor yet by tongue . MAny there be that follow drunkenness , and make themselves for worse then any beast And many when that they should go to Church , Do in an Ale-house or a Tavern lurch . NOr do they heed , but spend their means in vain which should their wives & children maintain , Vntil they have consum'd their whole estate , And ne'r repent before it be to late . OTheres there be likewise doth rob and kill , And many a man and womans blood do spill ; For money to maintain their grievous sin , And think not on the errors they run in . PIty it is they have no better care , But bring their souls and bodies in a snare ; Their bodies here to dye in woful shame , Their souls to suffer in eternal flame . QVire thou after Gods , word , which is so pure also the Gospel which will still indure ; Seek thou the place whereas thy Soul may rest , Amongst the Angels whom the Lord hath bless . REgard not thou the sin of covetausness , Seek for to right the widow & the farther Help to relieve those that in prison lye , Also remember man that thou must dye . SEt not thy mind upon Adultery , But from the beauty of lewd women flye ; VVe find in Scripture that it is forbid , Then mind it well when as you do stread . TAke heed that you do not false measures use , VVith such deceit do not thy self abuse ; To many use it now , the more is the pity , In every place , in Country , Town , and City . UNdone are many by this false deceit , Let me advise such people , and entreat To leave it off , and mark what I shall say , 'T will rise against them at the Judgment day . VVHen thou before thy maker shall appear . To give account , and eke thy self to cle●● If well thou 'st done , then happy shalt thou be , And live with Christ in Ioy eternally . XAmple take I pray both old and young , By these few lines that 's penned in this song Bear it in your mind I pray now everyone , And think ●n it when I am dead and gone . YOung-men & maidens love your parents dear Honour them still , and seek the Lord to fear , O mind your Bibles more than all your Pride , And then before the Lord will be your guide . ZEalous and faithful to each other prove , Line not in hatred , but in perfect love , Peace is a vertue passeth gold so pure , Lord grant it may amongst us still endure , & Now at last for to conclude and end , These lines to all true Christians I do send , To read them o're and of them take a view VVhat here is pen'd you 'l find for to be true . LONDON . Printed by and for A. M. and 〈…〉 the Booksellers of Pye-corner and London 〈◊〉