Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Sir to do your commandment I will not fail, Come on sirrah and let us away. Nay soft a while your wisdom stay. Hold me when you have me, but you have me not yet, And perchance ere you have me, your nose I will slit. Think it thou with brags to make me afeard. You are best stand further, lest I shave your beard. In faith sir, now I will give you the check, & catcheth him Oh God's passion, wilt thou break my neck? Is there no man here that hath a cursed wife, If he will in my stead, he shall end his life. Tush let us hence, thy talk is in vain. sithence there is no remedy, best is a short pain. When all malefactors are duly thus punished, According to the good and godly laws, Then shall Christianity duly be burnished, And to praise God, we shall have cause. O Faithful few, doubt not but as we, Are able Christianity's estate to reform: So his reformation in short time thou shall see, For we for his estate do lament and mourn. Of ourselves we are not able to compass this thing, But by this sword of God's power, which to us is lent: Wherefore Faithful few, have thou no doubting, But we thereunto do gladly consent. For to Socrates saying, some respect we have, Who sayeth a city is not to be praised, For he greatness or buildings, gorgeous and brave, But for the good inhabitants, which therein are placed. So we account those countries but ill, Which vicious persons doth maintain and nourish, Although they have all things at their will, And although in treasure they abundantly flourish. Oh noble Authority, by this your occasion, Great tranquillity to us shall befall: We shallbe a joy to each godly nation, When Christianity is delivered from thrall. For better it were unchristened to be, Than our Christianity for to abuse: The jewish Infidel to God doth more agree, Than such as Christianity do so misuse. But see yonder where he doth appear, Whom abused armour doth greatly oppress. O Christianity unto us draw near, That we thy abused estate may redress. And as freely as this power unto us is lent, Here we now by force of the same: To thee faithful few do here condiscent, That thou Christianity's estate shalt frame. In such good form, fashion, and shape, As the same shall not be turned again: But shall continue in a Godly rate, From henceforth evermore to remain. God grant that so it may be kept, As all Christians it may become: And for my part it shall not be slept, But my duty shall straight way be done. Now God be praised who thus again, Hath restored me to my former estate: And hath extinguished from me all pain, God grant that now I be not found ungrate. And God grant that all Christians may me duly embrace, In such sort as Gods will it is: So shall they be sure of a resting place, In Heaven where reigneth all joy and bliss.
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¶Syr to doe your commaundement I will not fayle, Come on Syrra and let vs away. ¶Nay softe a whyle your wisedome stay. Hold me when you haue me, but you haue me not yet, And perchaunce ere you haue me, your nose I will slit. ¶Thinkeit thou with bragges to make me afeard. ¶You are best stand further, least I shaue your beard. ¶In fayth sir, now I wil geue you the check, & catcheth him ¶Oh gods passyon, wilt thou breake my neck? Is there no man here that hath a curst wife, If he will in my stead, he shall end his life. ¶Tush let vs hence, thy talke is in vayne. ¶Sithēns there is no remedy, best is a short payne. ¶When all malifactors are duely thus punished, According to the good and godly lawes, Then shall Christianity duely be burnished, And to prayse God, we shall haue cause. ¶O Faythfull few, doubt not but as we, Are able Christianities estate to reforme: So his reformation in short time thou shall sée, For we for his estate doe lament and mourne. Of our selues we are not able to compasse this thing, But by this sword of Gods power, which to vs is : Wherefore Faythfull few, haue thou no doubting, But we therevnto doe gladly consent. For to Socrates saying, some respect we haue, Wo sayeth a citty is not to be praysed, For he greatnesse or buildings, gorgious and braue, But for the good inhabitauntes, which therein are placed. So we accoumpt those countreyes but ill, Which vicious persons doth mainteine and norish, Although they haue all thinges at their will, And although in treasure they aboundauntly florish. ¶Oh noble Authority, by this your occasion, Great tranquillity to vs shall befall: We shalbe a ioy to ech godly nation, When Christianity is deliuered from thrall. For better it were vnchristened to be, Then our Christianity for to abuse: The Iewish Infidell to God doth more agrée, Then such as Christianity do so misuse. But sée yonder where he doth appeare, Whome abused armour doth greatly oppresse. ¶O Christianity vnto vs draw neare, That we thy abused estate may redresse. And as fréely as this power vnto vs is lent, Here we now by force of the same: To thée faytfull few do here condiscent, That thou Christianities estate shalt frame. In such good forme, fashion, and shape, As the same shall not be turned agayne: But shall continue in a Godly rate, From henceforth euermore to remayne. ¶God graunt that so it may be kept, As all Christians it may become: And for my part i shall not be slept, But my duty shall straight way be done. ¶Now God be praysed who thus agayne, Hath restored me to my former estate: And hath extinguished from me all payne, God graunt that now not founde vngrate. And God graunt that all Christians may me duly imbrase, In such sorte as Gods will it is: So shall they be sure of a resting place, In Heauen where raigneth all ioy and blisse.