Lupton, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1577 [1559-1577] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.77 · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Then I and my son damnation be nobody with you, Sin and Damnation belike bring a man to heaven: Is thy kingdom diminished through us thinkest thou? You bottle nosed knave, I will see your nose eauen. I wis you had been as good to have set me in the number, I did not so much pleasure you but I will work you as much cumber: For I did never increase thy kingdom so much before But now I will diminish it twenty times more. how can Money and Pleasure bring men unto hell Without Sin and Damnation, Sir good face me tell? Nay I willbe gone, I will tarry no longer here, I will turn all your mirth into sorrowful cheer. I knew I would make him soon change his note, I will make him sing the black sanctus, I hold him a groat. oh my friend Sin do not leave me thus, For without thee and thine own son Damnation: My kingdom will decay through my ancient enemy Iesus, For without man's company I can have no consolation All had been mine own but for Christ's death and passion. Therefore without thy help and thy son Damnation, Without company in hell I shall for ever make my moan. You may laugh well enough that Sin & the Devil be fallen out, But we will fall in again or ever it be long: Stand back in the mischief, or I will hit you on the snout, It is high time that you had ended your song. Come hither my sons Gluttony and Pride, Persuade my friend Sin with me to stick and abide. Our Lord and master I pray you turn back again, Our father can not be merry, if you his company refrain. Thou canst thy lery pope to call me Lord and master, For I am thy chief head and thou art of me a member. I pray thee for our sakes once back again to turn, For thy departing will cause him still to mourn. Thou thy dogs and cats thou evil favoured knave, Use me so again, and your nose from your face I will have. We pray you most heartily to forgive that is past, And we never hereafter will misuse you again: If you forsake our father for sorrow he will burst, Therefore from your fury we hope ye will abstain. Of all the three devils thou hast the most manner, For thy sake once again I will comfort thy father Snottienose Sathanas, disable me no more lest you hath more ado than you had before: Well Satan's kingdom by me shallbe increased, And through my son Damnation that it shall near be empty. I would not have you to take all the pains alone, I myself will entice many to pride, That in hell (our habitation) they continually may groan: To help you at all times I willbe at your side.
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¶ Then I and my sonne damnation be no bodie with you, Sinne and Damnation belike bring a man to heauen: Is thy kingdome diminished through vs thinkest thou? You bottell nosed knaue, I will see your nose eauen. I wis you had bene as good to haue set me in the nomber, I did not so much pleasure you but I will work you as much comber: For I did neuer encrease thy kingdome so much before But nowe I will diminishe it twentie times more. Howe can Money and Pleasure bring men vnto hell Without Sinne and Damnacion, Sir good face me tell? Nay I wilbe gone, I will tarie no longer here, I will turne all your myrth into sorowfull cheare. ¶ I knewe I would make him soone change his note, I will make him sing the blacke sanctus, I holde him a grote. ¶ Ohe my friend Sinne doe not leaue me thus, For without thee and thine owne sonne Damnacion: My kingdome will decay through my ancient enemie Iesus, For without mannes companie I can haue no consolacion All had bene mine owne but for Christes death and passion. Therefore without thy helpe and thy sonne Damnacion, Without companie in hell I shall for euer make my mone. ¶ You may laugh well ynough that Sinne & the Deuil be fallē out, But we will fall in againe or euer it be long: Stande backe in the mischief, or I will hit you on the snout, It is high time that you had ended your song. ¶ Come hether my sonnes Gluttonie and Pryde, Perswade my friend Sinne with me to sticke and abyde. Our Lord and master I pray you turne backe againe, Our father can not be merie, if you his companie refraine. Thou canst thy lery pope to call me Lord and master, For I am thy chiefe head and thou art of me a member. ¶ I pray thee for our sakes once backe againe to turne, For thy departing will cause him still to mourne. ¶ Thou thy dogges and cattes thou euill fauoured knaue, Use me so agayne, and your nose from your face I will haue. ¶ We pray you most hartily to forgiue that is past, And we neuer hereafter will misuse you againe: If you forsake our father for sorrowe he will brast, Therefore from your furie we hope ye will abstaine. ¶ Of all the three deuilles thou hast the most maner, For thy sake once againe I will comfort thy father Snottienose Sathanas, disable me no more Least you hath more adoe then you had before: Well Sathans kingdome by me shalbe encreased, And through my sonne Damnation that it shall nere be emptie. ¶ I would not haue you to take all the paynes alone, I my selfe will entyce manie to pride, That in hell (our habitation) they continually may grone: To helpe you at all times I wilbe at your side.