Lupton, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1577 [1559-1577] (Annals) moral T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness typicality 0.65 · 455 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
WHat good gift of God but may be misused? Nay what good thing new but to evil is applied How is the Scripture with many abused With mouth it is talked, but with living denied What jewel it is the just have well tried For if that be a jewel that comforts in care Than this is a jewel of other most rare. It is the consolation of the repentant sinner It is the chief comfort of Christ's persecuted The faithful and wronged person have therein pleasure The penitent which are with poverty oppressed Thereby are made richer than the covetous and wicked For it is our Evidence of all our joy and salvation Whereby we are certified that Christ hath paid our ransom. Thereby many godly sciences needful be studied Whereof the body hath only the fruition As the Physical art whereby the sick are cured. Music through whose harmony the mind hath consolation. Cosmographi which describes the country, city and Nation. Geometri, through whose subtle art and measuring At this day there is much costly and sumptuous building. The pleasant science of Astrology whereby Gods wonderful works Are rather to be marked then mused on, or marveled: Which art is not hid from the Sarisons, Pagans and Turks Whereby such stars and heavens they may know were not created But by a mighty God, whose name for ever be honoured. And the moving of the Planets to be learned very strange With the swift course of the Moon who monthly keeps her change. Yet all other sciences with these before delated Shall vanish as the smoke, and be nothing at length Yet heavenly Theology, God's word before declared Hath been, is now, and ever of such force and strength That though heaven and earth perish, as Christ's words meaneth Yet his word shall abide and remain for ever: The following whereof God grant we endeavour. Notwithstanding Epicures and belly gods so swarm Farced, and flowing with all kind of evil That they fear not to do any kinds of harm So much they favour their father the devil The Scripture is taken with them as no jewel Their minds are so much on their riches and goods That the learned they esteem less than fools that wear hoods. But if the learned be rich, then be they esteemed: Not for their learning but for their goods sake. Such power have riches and money obtained That the rich are held up, the poor fools in the lakes God give them grace not so much on goods to make: dives methinks might be to them a warning, For pleasure therein, lieth now in hell burning. What metal is this money that makes men so mad?
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WHat good gift of God but may be misused? Nay what good thing newe but to euill is applye Howe is the Scripture with many abused With mouth it is talked, but with liuing denyed What iewel it is the iust haue well tryed For if that be a Iewell that comfortes in care Than this is a iewell of other most rare. It is the consolacion of the repentant sinner It is the chiefe comfort of Christes persecuted The faithfull and wronged person haue therein pleasure The penitent which are with pouertie oppressed Thereby are made richer then the couetous and wicked For it is our Euidence of all our ioye and saluation Whereby we are certified that Christe hath payd our raunsome. Thereby many godly sciences needefull be studied Whereof the bodie hath onely the fruition As the Physicall arte whereby the sicke are cured. Musicke through whose harmonie the minde hath consolation. Cosmographi which describes the countrie, citie and Nacion. Geometri, through whose subtill arte and measuring At this day there is much costly and sumptuouse building. The pleasant science of Astrologie whereby Gods wonderfull workes Are rather to be marked then mused on, or meruayled: Which arte is not hidde from the Sarisons, Paganes and Turkes Whereby such starres and heauens they may knowe were not created But by a mightie God, whose name for euer be honoured. And the moouing of the Planetes to be learned very strange With the swifte course of the Moone who monethly keepes her change. Yet all other sciences with these before delated Shall vanishe as the smoke, and be nothing at length Yet heauenlie Theologie, Gods worde before declared Hath bene, is nowe, and euer of such force and strength That though heauen and earth perishe, as Christes woordes meaneth Yet his worde shall abyde and remayne for euer: The following whereof God graunt we endeuer. Notwithstanding Epicures and belly goddes so swarme Farced, and flowing with all kinde of euill That they feare not to doe any kinds of harme So much they fauour their father the deuill The Scripture is taken with them as no Iewell Their mindes are so much on their riches and goods That the learned they esteeme lesse then fooles that weare hoods. But if the learned be riche, then be they esteemed: Not for their learning but for their goodes sake. Such power haue riches and money obteyned That the riche are helde vppe, the poore fooles in the lakes God giue them grace not so much on goodes to make: Diues me thinkes might be to them a warning, For pleasure therein, lyeth nowe in hell burning. What mettayle is this money that makes men so mad?