Golding, Arthur / Beza, Theodore · published 1577 · first performed or written 1575 (Annals) biblical play T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.77 · 438 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
GOd save you every chone both great and small Of all degrees: right welcome by you all. It is now long, at lest as seems to me, Since here such press together I did see. Would God we might each week through all the year See such resort in Churches as is here. You Gentlemen and Ladies, I ye pray Give ear and hearken what I have to say. To hold your peace alonely I require. What ween you (some will say) by that desire We nother can nor will away with that. But yet you must, or else I tell you flat, That both of us our labour loose together, In speaking I, and you in coming hither. Wherefore I crave but silence at your hand, My words with patience for to understand. Both great and small, alonely do but hear, And I will tell you strange & wondrous gear. Wherefore now hearken: for the thing is great Whereof I mind this present time to treat. You think yourselves perchance to be in place, Where as you be not, now as stands the case. For Lausan is not here, it is far hence. But yet when need requires, I will dispense With all of you, that hence within an hour Each one may safely be within his bower. As now this is the land of Palestine. What? do you wonder at these words of mine? I say yet further to you, see you well Yond place? It is the house wherein doth devil A servant of the living Gods, whose name Hight Abraham the righteous man, the same Whose lively faith hath wone him endless fame. Anon you shall him tempted see and tried, touched to quick with grefs that shall betide. And lastly you shall see him justified By faith, for kill (in a certain wise) Isaac his dearest son in sacrifice. And shortly, you shall see strange passions: The flesh, the world his own affections Not only shall be showed in lively hue, But, (which more is) his faith shall them subdue And that it is so, many a faithful wight, Anon shall bear me record in your sight. First Abraham, and Sara you shall see, And Isaac eke shall with them both agreed. Now are not these sufficient witnessings? Who minds therfore to see so wōdrous thīgs, We pray him only talking to forbear And unto us to give attentive ear, Assuring him that he shall see and hear No trifling toys, but grave & wondrous gear, And that we will his ears to him restore, to use them as he listeth as before.
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GOd saue you euery chone both great and small Of all degrees: right welcom by you all. It is now long, at least as seemes to me, Since here such preace togither I did see. VVould God we might each weeke through all the yeare See such refort in Churches as is here. Ye Gentlemen and Ladies, I ye pray Giue eare and harken what I haue to say. To hold your peace alonly I require. VVhat weene you (some wil say) by that desire VVe nother can nor will away with that. But yit you must, or else I tell you flat, That both of vs our labour lose togither, In speaking I, and you in comming hither. VVherefore I craue but silence at your hand, My wordes with patience for to vnderstand. Both great and small, alonly doe but heare, And I will tel you straunge & wondrous geere. VVherefore now harken: for the thing is great VVhereof I mind this present time to treate. You thinke your selues ꝑchaūce to be in place, VVhere as you be not, now as standes the case. For Lausan is not here, it is farre hence. But yit when neede requires, I will dispence VVith all of you, that hence within an hower Eche one may safely be within his bowre. As now this is the land of Palestine. VVhat? do you wōder at these words of myne? I say yit further to you, see you well Yon place? It is the house wherein doth dwell A seruaunt of the liuing Gods, whose name Hight Abraham the righteous man, the same VVhose liuely faith hath wō him endles fame. Anon you shall him tempted see and tryde, & toucht to quicke with grefs that shal betide. And lastly you shall see him iustified By faith, for killing (in a certeine wise) Isaac his dearest sonne in sacrifice. And shortly, you shall see straunge passions: The flesh, the world his owne affections Not onely shall be shewed in liuely hew, But, (which more is) his faith shal them subdue And that it is so, many a faithfull wight, Anon shall beare me record in your sight. First Abraham, and Sara you shall see, And Isaac eke shall with them both agree. Now are not these sufficient witnessings? VVho minds therfore to see so wōdrous thīgs, VVe pray him onely talking to forbeare And vnto vs to giue attentiue eare, Assuring him that he shall see and heare No trifling toyes, but graue & wōdrous geere, And that we will his eares to him restore, to vse them as he listeth as before.