Lupton, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1577 [1559-1577] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.80 · 503 words
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That is my boy that I need not teach thee more, Or ever he have money he committeth sin before. Out alas masters, what thing is in my belly? Such pains as these will quickly make me weary: Who, who is able to abide this grief or pains, Even now in my belly, but now in my reins, Now in my buttocks, and now at my heart, The pains are so great that I suffer grievous smart. I hold twenty pound it will turn to the gout, Even now at my heart and now at the sole of my foot: Out alas my neck, my sides, and my back, Out alas, my head asunder begins to crack. I pray you Sin be quiet and be content a while, For I do think verily yourself you do beguile: Your pains are none other I dare be bold to say But only Damnation whereof you are so full: Therefore to avoid him you must take pains to assay And to help you therein with all my power I will: Do not make such moan Sin, for your child Damnation Is the only occasion of all your grief and passion. The whoreson's head is so great, and he so ill favoured made, That I must needs be ripped I am greatly afraid. Be content Sin I will call for more aid: Ho Swift to sin come away in haste, Sin is so sick I am afraid he will burst. Even as your grandfather did, and your father by you also, We will have with speed your son Damnation I trow. That ill favoured knave is like none of us, No more than a sow to a cow, or a sheep to a goose. Now for a midwife I would give twenty pound, Hold me up Sirs, for now I begin to sound. It is the heaviest lobber that ever man did bear, They say Sin is heavy, but he is heavier I swear: How say you masters is not this a well favoured baby That I Sin have brought forth so painfully? He is the worst favouredst knave that ever was borne, It must needs be good ground that brings forth such good corn: When I look on him methinks him to be to evil favoured, Yet the crow thinks her black birds of all other the fairest: But I can not love him if I should be hanged: Thou art never like (son) of me to be kissed. I am fearful Damnation through sin procreated, To such as in sin have all their felicity And dies without repentance I shallbe annexed: But the repentant sinner that obtains God's mercy, Shall enjoy the heavens far separate from me: Therefore father Sin to thee be due honour, That in bringing forth of me thou tookest such pains and labour. In faith much good do it you, and them to whom you shallbe married, I wis they were better marry a sow that her pigs hath new farrowed.
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¶ That is my boye that I neede not teache thee more, Or euer he haue money he committeth sinne before. Out alas masters, what thing is in my bellie? Such paynes as these will quickly make me wearie: Who, who is able to abyde this griefe or paynes, Euen nowe in my bellie, but nowe in my raynes, Nowe in my buttockes, and nowe at my heart, The paynes are so great that I suffer grieuous smart. I holde twentie pounde it will turne to the gowte, Euen nowe at my heart and nowe at the sole of my foote: Out alas my necke, my sides, and my backe, Out alas, my head asunder beginnes to cracke. ¶ I pray you Sinne be quiet and be content a whyle, For I doe thinke verely your selfe you do beguyle: Your paynes are none other I dare be bolde to saye But onely Damnation whereof you are so full: Therefore to auoyde him you must take paynes to assaye And to helpe you therein with all my power I will: Do not make such mone Sinne, for your childe Damnation Is the onely occasion of all your griefe and passion. ¶ The horesonnes head is so great, and he so ill fauoured made, That I must needes be ript I am greatly afrayed. ¶ Be content Sinne I will call for more ayde: Ho Swift to sinne come away in haste, Sinne is so sicke I am afrayed he will burst▪ ¶ Euen as your grandfather did, and your father by you also, We will haue with speede your sonne Damnation I trowe. ¶ That ill fauoured knaue is like none of vs, No more then a sowe to a cowe, or a sheepe to a gouse. Nowe for a midwyfe I would giue twentie pounde, Holde me vp Sirs, for nowe I begin to sounde. It is the heauiest lobber that euer man did beare, They say Sinne is heauie, but he is heauier I sweare: Howe say you masters is not this a well fauoured baby That I Sinne haue brought foorth so painfully? He is the worst fauouredst knaue that euer was borne, It must needes be good ground that brings forth such good corne: When I looke on him me thinks him to be to euill fauoured, Yet the crowe thinkes her blacke birdes of all other the fairest: But I can not loue him if I should be hanged: Thou art neuer like (sonne) of me to be kist. ¶ I am fearfull Damnation through sinne procreated, To such as in sinne haue all their felicitie And dyes without repentance I shalbe anexed: But the repentant sinner that obtaines Gods mercie, Shall enioye the heauens farre separate from me: Therefore father Sinne to thee be due honour, That in bringing foorth of me thou tookest such paynes and labour. ¶ In faith much good do it you, and them to whom you shalbe married, I wis they were better marrie a sowe that her pigges hath newe farried.