GOOD COUNSEL. Yea, surely, or else God will withdraw His mercy from you, promised in his covenant; For, except you live under his obedience and awe, How can you receive the benefits of his Testament? For he that[52] submitteth himself to be a servant, And his master's commandment will not fulfil nor regard, According as he hath done, is worthy his reward. JUVENTUS. It is as true a saying as ever I heard; Therefore your name, I pray you[53] now tell, For, by my truth, your communication I like wonders well. GOOD COUNSEL. My name is called Good Counsel. JUVENTUS. Good Counsel? Now, in faith, I cry you mercy: I am sorry that I have you thus offended; But, I pray you, bear with me patiently, And my misbehaviour shall be amended: I know my time I have rudely spended, Following my own lust, being led by ignorance; But now I hope of better knowledge through your acquaintance. GOOD COUNSEL. I pray God guide you with his gracious assistance Unto the knowledge of his truth, your ignorance to undo, That you may be one of those numbered Christians, Which followeth the lamb whither he doth go: The lamb Jesus Christ my meaning is so, By sure faith and confidence in his bitter death and passion, The only price of our health and salvation. JUVENTUS. Sir, I thank you for your hearty oration: And now, I pray you, show me your advisement, How I may live in this my vocation, According to God's will and commandment. GOOD COUNSEL. First of all, it is most expedient, That you exercise yourself in continual prayer, That it might please the Lord omnipotent To send unto you his holy spirit and comforter, Which will lead you every day and hour Unto the knowledge of his word and verity, Wherein you may learn to live most christianly. JUVENTUS. O Lord, grant me of thy infinite[54] mercy [_He kneeleth_. The true knowledge of thy[55] law and will, And illumine my heart with spirit continually, That I may[56] be apt thy holy precepts to fulfil; Strengthen me, that I may persever still Thy commandments to obey: And then shall I never slip nor fall away. [_He riseth_. GOOD COUNSEL. Full true be these words, which Christ himself did say, He that seeketh shall surely find. KNOWLEDGE _entereth_. Behold, Youth, now rejoice we may, For I see Knowledge of God['s][57] Verity stand here behind: He is come now to satisfy your mind In those things which you will desire; Therefore together let us approach him near. JUVENTUS. Ah, Good Counsel, now[58] it doth appear, That God never rejecteth the humbles[t] petition. KNOWLEDGE. Now the Lord bless you all with his heavenly benediction, And with his fiery love your hearts inflame, That of his merciful promises you may have the fruition, The subtlety of the devil utterly to defame. Now, good Christian audience, I will express my name, The True Knowledge of God's Verity, this[59] my name doth hight, Whom God hath appointed to give the blind their sight.