Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
Tush sir this talk is all but in vain, Mean you thus the time to delay? Dispatch therefore, and please me for my pain, And toward the Counter, let us away. No haste but good, stay yet a while, Or else take the pain with me for to walk: About the quantity of half a mile, With a friend of mine, that I might talk. For a Royal I will not so far go, Therefore set your heart at quiet. I mean to please no Sergeant so, I am no customer for your diet. But since to go, you do not intend, You must take pains here to tarry with me: Until for a friend of mine I do send, Which I trust shortly my bail will be. Neither will I with thee here remain, Therefore dispatch and let us away: Thinkest thou that I having nought for my pain, Will either go with thee, or hear for thee stay. And what wilt thou ask, with me here to stay? At one word let me that understand. At one word ten groats thou shalt pay, Or else to the Counter we must out of hand. That will I do with a right good will, Rather than so much thou shalt get: I will not so much thy mind fulfil, If that my heart, my hand may let. Why then with speed let us away, This deed thou wilt repent I trow. Well, wherefore now do we stay, I am ready hence to go. Come on then. Christianity I do represent, Muse not though the sword of policy I bear: Neither marvel not what is mine intent, That this failable shield of riches I wear. Greedy great, will have it so everywhere, Greedy great for this cause I have named, For that the greater part use greediness, which is to be blamed. As the greater part will, thereto must I yield, Their cruel force I may not withstand: Therefore I bear this deformed sword and shield, Which I may be ashamed to hold in my hand, But the Lord deliver me from their thraldom and band, For if the enemy assail me, then am I in thrall: Because I lack such Armour, as is taught by S. Paul. For in stead of God's word, and the shield of faith, I am deformed with policy, and riches vain: And still I say, as the greater part sayeth, I am still a christian, and so shall remain, My Christianity say they, no damage doth sustain: But alas they are deceived, their armour is not sure, For neither policy, nor riches, may long time endure. Yet upon those two, we greatly depend, We say by policy, ourselves we can save, Riches as a shield, we say will defend, And by riches we possess whatever we crave, So that for riches, we sell all that we have. Not only the body, and all things terrestrial, But also the soul, which ought be celestial.
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¶Tush syr this talke is all but in vayne, Meane you thus the time to delay? Dispatch therefore, and please me for my payne▪ And toward the Counter, let vs away. ¶No haste but good, stay yet a while, Or else take the payne with me for to walke: About the quantity of halfe a mile, With a friend of mine, that I might talke. ¶For a Royall I will not so farre goe▪ Therefore set your heart at quyet. ¶I meane to please no Sergeant so, I am no customer for your dyet. But since to goe, you doe not intend, You must take paynes here to tarry with me: Untill for a friend of mine I doe send, Which I trust shortly my bayle will be. ¶Neyther will I with thée here remayne, Therefore dispatch and let vs away: Thinkest thou that I hauing naught for my payne, Will eyther goe with thée, or heare for thée stay▪ ¶And what wilt thou aske, with me here to stay▪ At one word let me that vnderstand. ¶At one word ten groates thou shalt pay, Or else to the Counter we must out of hand▪ ¶That will I doe with a right good will, Rather then so much thou shalt get▪ I will not so much thy minde fulfill, If that my harte, my hand may let. ¶Why then with speede let vs away, This déede thou wilt repent I trow. ¶Well, wherefore now doe we stay, I am ready hence to goe. ¶Come on then. ¶Christianity I doe represent, Muse not though the sword of pollicy I beare: Neyther marueile not what is mine intent, That this fayleable shield of riches I weare. Gréedy great, will haue it so euery where, Gréedy great for this cause I haue named, For that the greater parte vse gréedines, which is to be blamed. As the greater parte will, thereto must I yéeld, Their cruell force I may not withstand: Therefore I beare this deformed sword and shield, Which I may be ashamed to hold in my hand, But the Lord deliuer me from their thraldome and band, For if the enemy assayle me, then am I in thrall: Because I lack such Armoure, as is taught by S. Paule. For in steade of Gods word, and the shield of fayth, I am deformed with pollicy, and riches vayne: And still I say, as the greater parte sayeth, I am still a christian, and so shall remayne, My Christianity say they, no domage doth sustaine: But alas they are deceiuēd, their armoure is not sure, For neyther pollicy, nor ryches, may long time indure. Yet vpon those two, we greatly depend, We say by pollicy, our selues we can saue, Riches as a shield, we say will defend, And by riches we possesse what euer we craue, So that for riches, we sell all that we haue. Not onely the body, and all thinges terestriall, But also the soule, which ought be celestiall.