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O that God wolde speake, and open his lippes agaynst the,

that he might shewe the (out of his secrete wy?dome) how manyfolde his lawe is: then shuldest thou knowe, that God had forgotten the, because of thy synnes.

Wilt thou fynde out God with thy sekynge? wilt thou attayne to the perfectnesse of the Allmightie?

Thus he that calleth vpo God, and whom God heareth, is mocked of his neghboure: the godly & innocent man is laughed to scorne.

The houses of robbers are in wealth and prosperite, & they that maliciously medle agaynst God, dwel without care: yee God geueth all thinges richely with his honde.

Yee with God is wy?dome and strength, it is he that hath councell & foreknowlege.

Neuerthelesse I am purposed to talke with the Allmightie, and my desyre is to comon with God.

Wolde God ye kepte youre tonge, that ye might be taken for wyse men.

Will ye make answere for God with lyes, and mateyne him with disceate?

Wil ye accepte ye personne of God, and intreate for him?

As for shame, thou hast set it asyde, els woldest thou not make so many wordes before God:

hast thou herde the secrete councell of God, that all wy?dome is to litle for ye?

Dost thou nomore regarde the comforte of God? but thy wicked wordes wil not suffre the.

yt thy mynde is so puft vp agaynst God & lettest soch wordes go out of thy mouth?

For he hath stretched out his honde agaynst God, & armed himself agaynst ye Allmightie.

He shal neuer come out of darcknesse, the flame shal drye vp his braunches, with ye blast of the mouth of God shal he be take awaie.

I coude speake, as ye do also. But wolde God, that youre soule were in my soules steade: then shulde I heape vp wordes agaynst you, and shake my heade at you.

God hath geuen me ouer to the vngodly, and delyuered me in to the hondes of ye wicked.

My frendes laugh me to scorne, but myne eye poureth out teares vnto God.

Though a body might pleate wt God, as one man doth with another,