Finch his Alphabet, or, A Godly direction, fit to be perused of each true Christian.  
 

ADAM our Father being the first man,  
Through EVE his wife the which vile sin began:  
But God of his mercy thought it very good,  
We should be faued through Christ our Saviour's blood.   

BEtimes in morning when thou dost awake,  
Unto the Lord see thou thy Prayers make:  
And after that than go to thy Vocation,  
This is a way that leadeth to salvation.   

COmfort of comforts, none that I do find,  
So great as for to have a constant mind:  
Trusting in God, and in his only Son,  
Comfort of comforts like to this is none.   

DEath as a Sergeant cometh unto all,  
Prepare thyself therefore against he call:  
For he that is prepared well to dye,  
Shall live with Christ in heaven eternally.   

Envy thou not to see ●●y friend do well,  
Envy is a fiend that leadeth souls to hell:  
Through envy Cain did slay Abel his brother,  
When on the earth there was not found another.   

Fly thou from sin, and eke from fond delight,  
And fear the Lord of heaven both day and night:  
For he that only God the Lord doth fear,  
No evil ever to him may appear.   

Give laud unto the Lord of heaven on high,  
Which made the earth, the sea, and eke the sky:  
And men he made him only for to serve,  
Then from his statutes see thou do not swerve.   

Have mercy Lord on me I do thee pray,  
And eke conduct me in thy holy way:  
And let thy precepts always be to me,  
As sweet as ever honey from the Bee.   

IN thee, O Lord, I only put my trust,  
For thou, O Christ, art only true and just:  
There is no other God I know but thee,  
In whom I only trust saved to be.   

KNowledge a virtue is most excellent,  
If to know Christ the mind be only bend:  
But not to know him, and know all beside,  
No goodness to the soul there can betide.  
Love God, in him put all thy trust and stay,  
Both day and night unto him do thou pray:  
And be not idle either day or night,  
So shalt thou please the Lord of heaven aright.   

Mark well my words, and ponder in your mind,  
And then no doubt but you shall comfort find:  
Put trust in Christ who for mankind did die,  
So may'st thou live with him continually.   

NO man there is that two Masters can serve,  
To one he cleaves, from other he will swerve:  
He that on Mammon setteth his delight,  
He cannot serve the Lord of heaven aright.   

OMnipotent Lord, send to me thy grace,  
Here in this life, in heaven a dwelling place:  
And when my soul depart from body is,  
Grant me sweet Christ to live with thee in bliss.   

Put all thy trust and confidence in God,  
And he will guide thee with his holy rod:  
For he that trusts in him, and to him pray,  
Shall live in bliss with him another day.   

QVit thou thyself always from worldly care,  
And see that thou the Lord of heaven do fear:  
For he that fears the Lord of heaven aright,  
Shall live eternal with the Lord of might.   

REmember man that thou art borne to die,  
And not to live on earth eternally:  
Then live on earth while here thou do remain,  
Though being dead, to live with Christ again.   

Sin not, but stand in awe of God the Lord,  
Who made the heaven, the earth, and sea by word:  
The sky, the Sun, the Moon, the Stars also,  
And every creature that on earth do go.   

TRust thou in God the Father of all might,  
And pray unto his Son both day and night:  
Entreat his Spirit may thee always guide,  
So from his statutes thou shalt never slide   

Unto the Lord see that thou call and cry,  
So mayest thou live with him eternally:  
He is the judge that Widow's cause doth take,  
And fatherless, when moan to him they make.   

Wisdom in man is a most precious thing,  
When God did say to Solomon the King,  
Ask what thou wilt, and I will give to thee,  
wisdom (good Lord) grant wisdom unto me.   

Xerxes' for his beastliness he had great blame,  
〈◊〉 Galba for his virtue he did get much fame:  
T 〈…〉 afirmes that nothing is more pure  
In man, then for in virtue to endure.   

YOuth in itself vain glory oft doth show,  
But age experience brings, whereby men know,  
The idle follies that wild youth doth bring,  
Which makes them sigh when they may sit and sing.   

ZEale mixed with faith, and in one heart combined,  
Doth please the Lord, and comforteth man's mind.  
So to conclude (with zeal) I make an end,  
Zeal joined with Faith unto the Soul is friend.   
FINIS.   

Printed at London for john Wright, and are to be sold at his Shop in Gilt-spur-street.