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"THK (;UDE AND GODLIE BALLATESJ 13
After this preface come the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Part I.
Pniyer, "conteitiing six i>eiitioius, and all necessarie for vs," a note "Of our Baptisnie" ^hap- i.
consisting chiefly of some texts, and another on •' The Lordis Supper," consisting of the
passage I Cor. xi., 23-29, and finally two more texts (Matt, xvi , 19, and John xx., 23),
added as declaratory of " The power of binding and lowsing grantit to the trew prcicheris
of (ioddis word." Then follow the songs or ps;dms, one hundred ami twelve in all. They
begin with metrical versions of the Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer,
together with two hymns on baptism and the Lord's Supper, after which are hymns on a
great variety of themes, metrical versions of several j)sa!ms, and what are, no douLt,
spiritual adaptations of popular ballads. Of these I can only give one or two chance
examples. Here is an expansion of the ninth commandment—
" Beir na witnes with fals report
In contrair just anil rij^'liteuus men :
Defame na man in oiiv sort,
Suppois his fault or vice thow keit"
And here the three first and three last verses of a Christmas hymn, " to be sung to the
tune of Balidalow "
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I come from heuin to tell
The best nowellis that euer befell :
To znw thir tytliiii.L;i3 trew I bring
And I will of tlieui say and sing.
This day to zow is borne ane CliylJe
Of Mary meik, and Virgin mylJe :
That blyssit bairne. beningaibl k^^llle
Shall zow reioyce baith hart and mynile.
It is the Lord Christ, God and Man,
He will do tor zow what he can ;
Himself zour Saviour will be,
Fra sin and hell to mak zow fre.
Oh my dcir hart, zoiuil; Jesus sweit,
Prepuir thy creJdiU in my sprcit,
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