Man’s like a candle in a candlesti… Made up of tallow and a little wic… And as the candle when it is not l… So is he who is in his sins benigh… Nor can a man his soul with grace…

The word of faith unto me pardon b… Shows me the ground and reason whe… To wit, free grace, which moved G… His Son to die and bleed, that I… This word doth also loudly preach…

Death, as a king rampant and stout The world he dare engage; He conquers all, yea, and doth rou… The great, strong, wise, and sage. No king so great, nor prince so st…

The hen, so soon as she an egg dot… (Spreads the fame of her doing wha… About the yard she cackling now do… To tell what ’twas she at her nest… Just thus it is with some professi…

The title page will show, if there… Who are the proper subjects of thi… They’re boys and girls of all sort… From those of age to children on t… Thus comprehensive am I in my not…

Must we unto the pismire go to sch… To learn of her in summer to provi… For winter next ensuing. Man’s a… Or silly ants would not be made hi… But, sluggard, is it not a shame f…

Thus having heard from Gerizzim,… Next come to Ebal, and you thithe… Not there to curse you, but to let… How God doth curse that soul that… An unbelieving man, a graceless wr…

Thou simple bird, what makes thou… Look, there’s the fowler, pr’ythee… Do’st not behold the net? Look th… Venture a little further, thou art… Is there not room enough in all th…

HE that is down needs fear no fal…    He that is low, no pride; He that is humble ever shall    Have God to be his guide. I am content with what I have,

esides what I said of the Four La… And of the weal and woe that from… An after-word still runneth in my… Which I shall here expose unto th… That may it blow into that very ha…

As ’tis appointed men should die, So judgment is the next That meets them most assuredly; For so saith holy text. Wherefore of judgment I shall now

Wouldst thou be very upright and s… Wouldst thou be that within thou d… Or seem to be in outward exercise Before the most devout, and godly… Yea, art thou thus when no eye dot…

The bee goes out, and honey home d… And some who seek that honey find… Now would’st thou have the honey,… From stinging, in the first place… Comparison.

The thief, when he doth steal, thi… Yet then the greatest loss he doth… Come, thief, tell me thy gains, bu… When summ’d, what comes it to more… Perhaps, thou’lt say, The halter…

What, barren here! in this so good… The sight of this doth make God’s… From giving thee his blessing; bar… Bear fruit, or else thine end will… Art thou not planted by the water-…