Golding, Arthur / Beza, Theodore · published 1577 · first performed or written 1575 (Annals) biblical play unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 522 words
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God doth foresett men's dying times always. It were much better here to sacrifyze. What ever you think, God thinks otherwise▪ Well then Sir, sith it must be so The grace of God with both you go. Adieu my son. Good mother eke adieu. My son obey thy father still, And God thee save: that if it be his will Thou mayst in health return right soon again. My child I can not me refreyne But that I needs must kiss the now. Good mother, if it should not trouble you, I would desire you one thing ere I went. Say on my son: for I am well content To grant thee thy request. I humbly do you pray To put this grief away. These tears of yours refreyne, I shall return again (I hope) in better plight, Than now I am in sight: And therefore stay this grief and wo. My fellows: we have now to go Good six days journey ere we rest: See that your carriages be priest And all the things that we shall need. Sir, as for that let us take heed. Do you no more but only show your william. On then: and God be with you still. The mighty God who of his goodness aye, From time to time even to this present day, So kind and gracious unto us hath be, Be helpful still both unto you and me. Deal wisely howsoever that you far: I hope this journey which we going are Shall be performed happily. Alas alas full little wot I When I shall see you all again. The Lord now with you all remain. Good mother God you guide. Farewell. God guide, and keep you through his grace. Gowe on Sirs, let us hence apace. But is not this enough to make me mad, That whereas I make every man to gad, And all the world to follow after me, If they my finger do but held up see, And there withal set all things on a roar: Yet for all that I never could the more This false old fellow bring unto my lure, For any thing that yet I can procure? Behold he is departed from this place Gods will full bend tobey in every case, Although the matter never be so strange. But yet it may be that his mind will change, Or that he shall him sacrifyze in deed, And so he shall if I may help him speed. For if he do, than Isaac shall be dead, Whereby my heart shall be delivered Of that same fear lest God in him fulfil, The threat whereby he promised me to spill. And if he change his mind, then may I say The gold is won. for may I once so play My part, as for to make him disobey Almighty God's commandment, or repine: Then were he banished from the grace divine. That is the mark whereat I always shoot, Now high thee Cowle, set forth the better foot: Let's run apace, and by some cunning drift Foil him in field, or put him to his shift.
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God doth foresett mens dying times alwayes. It were much better here to sacrifyze. What euer you thinke, God thinks otherwise▪ Well then Sir, sith it must be so The grace of God with both you goe. Adiew my sonne. Good mother eke adieu. My sonne obey thy father still, And God thee saue: that if it be his will Thou mayst in health returne right soone agein. My child I can not me refreyne But that I needes must kisse the now. Good mother, if it should not trouble you, I would desire you one thing ere I went. Say on my sonne: for I am well content To graunt thee thy request. I humbly doe you pray To put this greef away. These teares of yours refreyne, I shall returne ageine (I hope) in better plyght, Than now I am in syght: And therefore stay this greef and wo. My fellowes: we haue now to goe Good six daies iorney ere we rest: See that your cariages be prest And all the things that we shall neede. Sir, as for that let vs take heede. Doe you no more but onely shew your will. On then: and God be with you still. The mightie God who of his goodnesse ay, From time to time euen to this present day, So kind and gracious vnto vs hath be, Be helpfull still both vnto you and mee. Deale wisely howsoeuer that you fare: I hope this iorney which we going are Shall be performed happily. Alas alas full litle wote I When I shall see you all ageine. The Lord now with you all remayne. Good mother God you guyde. Farewell. God guide, and keepe you through his grace. Gowe on Sirs, let vs hence apace. But is not this ynough to make me mad, That whereas I make euery man to gad, And all the world to follow after me, If they my finger doe but hild vp see, And ther withall set all thinges on a rore: Yit for all that I neuer could the more This false olde fellow bring vnto my lure, For any thing that yit I can procure? Behold he is departed from this place Gods will full bent tobey in euery cace, Although the matter neuer be so straunge. But yit it may be that his mind will chaunge, Or that he shall him sacrifyze in deede, And so he shall if I may help him speede. For if he doe, then Isaac shall be dead, Whereby my hart shall be deliuered Of that same feare least God in him fulfill, The threate whereby he promist me to spill. And if he chaunge his mind, then may I say The gold is wonne. for may I once so play My part, as for to make him disobey Almighty Gods commaundment, or repyne: Then were he banisht from the grace diuine. That is the marke whereat I alwayes shoote, Now hye thee Cowle, set forth the better foote: Lets ronne apace, and by some cunning drift Foyle him in feeld, or put him to his shift.