Golding, Arthur / Beza, Theodore · published 1577 · first performed or written 1575 (Annals) biblical play unassigned nearest T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig · 531 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T51: esau, iacob, father, son, isaac, god, love, birthright, parents, thing.
And during this his flight, He grew to so good plight, That Loath to part away was feign: Because, as stood the case, To little was the place, To keep the flocks of both them twain. There fell a sudden jar Between nine Kings through war, Wherein five kings were put to flight, And Loath himself, with all His goods both great and small, Away was carried clean and quite. Our faithful Master straight, On news of this conceit, Made fresh pursuit immediately: And having but as then Three hundred eighteen men, Did make the enemies all to fly. And of the rescued pray The tenth to the priest did pay. And having done each man his right, Returned home anon, With commendation, For putting so his foes to flight. But nother son he had, Nor daughter him to glad. Which thing when Sara did perceive, She put her maid in bed, To serve her husband's stead, Because herself could not conceive. So Agar bore a son A thirteen years outronne, Whose name is called Ishmael. And to this present day, Our masters goods are aye increased passing wondrous well. Then for the covenants sake Which God himself did make, Between him and our master dear, Our master and we all, As well the great as small, At once all circumcised were. My fellows: God hath showed himself to us, So good, so loving and so gracious, That I can never any thing yet crave Ne small ne great, but that I much more have, Than I desire. I would have gone with you (As you do know) to see full fain: but now Behold my father cometh here at hand. But it behoveth us to understand, That if God will us any thing to do, We must straightways obedient be thereto, And nother strive nor speak against his william. In deed Sir so I think and purpose still. But yet I pray you think not strange, that I Do take this matter some what heavily. A good heart (wife) doth show itself at need▪ That's true:▪ therefore lets be sure in deed, It is Gods will and mind we should do so. We have but this child only and no more Who yet is weak: in him stands all the trust Of all our hope, with him it falls to dust. Nay rather in God. But give me leave to say. Can ever God his word once said unsay▪ Not not, and therefore be you out of doubt, That God will keep▪ prospero him throughout. Yea, but will God have us to hazard him? No hazarding it is where God doth guard him. My heart misgiveth some mishap I nother dread nor doubt of any hap. There is in hand some secret enterpryze. What ere it be, it doth from God aryze, At lest, if what it were you witted. I shall ere long, if God so list. So long away the child will near abide. For that our God will well enough provide. Yea but the ways now full of dangers are. Who dies in following God needs never care. If he should dieth, est farewell our good days.
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And during this his flight, He grew to so good plight, That Loth to part away was faine: Bycause, as stoode the case, To litle was the place, To keepe the flockes of both them twayne. There fell a sodeyn iarre Betweene nine Kings through warre, Wherein fiue kings were put to flight, And Loth him selfe, with all His goods both great and small, Away was caried cleane and quite. Our faithfull Maister streit, On newes of this conceit, Made fresh pursute immediatly: And hauing but as then Three hundred eighteene men, Did make the enmies all to fly. And of the reskewd pray The tenth to the preest did pay. And hauing done ech man his right, Returned home anon, With commendacion, For putting so his foes to flight. But nother sonne he had, Nor daughter him to glad. Which thing when Sara did perceiue, She put her maid in bed, To serue her husbands sted, Bycause her selfe could not conceiue. So Agar bare a sonne A thirteene yeares outronne, Whose name is called Ismael. And to this present day, Our maisters goods are ay Increaced passing wondrous well. Then for the couenants sake Which God him selfe did make, Betwene him and our maister deere, Our maister and we all, As well the great as small, At once all circumcized were. My fellowes: God hath shewed himselfe to vs, So good, so louing and so gracious, That I can neuer any thing yit craue Ne small ne great, but that I much more haue, Than I desire. I would haue gone with you (As you doe know) to see full fayne: but now Behold my father commeth here at hand. But it behoueth vs to vnderstand, That if God will vs any thing to doe, We must streyt wayes obedient be thereto, And nother striue nor speake against his will. In deede Sir so I thinke and purpose still. But yit I pray you thinke not straunge, that I Doe take this matter som what heauily. A good hart (wife) doth shew it self at neede▪ Thats trew: ▪ therfore lets be sure in deede, It is Gods will and mind we should doe so. We haue but this child onely and no mo Who yit is weake: in him stands all the trust Of all our hope, with him it falls to dust. Nay rather in God. But giue me leaue to say. Can euer God his word once sayd vnsay▪ No no, and therefore be you out of dowt, That God wil keepe ▪ prosper him throughout. Yea, but will God haue vs to hazard him? No hazarding it is where God doth gard him. My hart misgiueth some mishappe I nother dread nor dowt of any hap. There is in hand some secret enterpryze. What ere it be, it doth from God aryze, At least, if what it were you wist. I shall ere long, if God so list. So long away the child will neare abide. For that our God will well ynough prouide. Yea but the wayes now full of daungers are. Who dyes in following God needs neuer care. If he should dyeth, ē farewel our good dayes.