Lupton, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1577 [1559-1577] (Annals) moral T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness typicality 0.87 · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
You take yourself I perceive in this case to be afterward, Therefore you shallbe to higher office preferred. Good honest man, relieve me I ask it for Christ's sake, If you knew my need you would then some pity take: Give me of your abundance but one groat or penny And you shall receive it with gain at the last truly. God help thee, god help thee, mine own neighbours be very poor Never a day but one or other is ever at my door: I had never so much to do with money in my life, God help thee good man, I have a household and a wife. Duae res sunt quae maxime homines ad maleficium impellunt, luxuries & avaritia: Two things chiefly doth man to mischief bring, Lechery and covetousness, O vile and sinful sting: Thou hadst even now enough thy neighbours to oppress, But thou hast not one penny on this poor man to spare: If thou shouldest give him twelve pence what hadst thou the less, God hath hardened thy heart and cast thy up I fear. If I should diminish my money but one groat, I should not be quiet these two days I wot: Well come to my house tonight or to morn, And I will see if I can spare thee a dish full of corn. Of money, pleasure and sin he is now enticed, I pray god with Damnation he be not infected: Well, walk thou in thy vocation whatever thou hast, Praise thy God so long as life doth last. What pains and troubles soever we bide here, I pray God we be patient, and the living God fear: No pains we do suffer of heaven can be worthy, The joys be so great no tongue can express: Therefore I care not for living never so painfully, For repenting in Christ I shall have joys endless: God reward you good gentleman for your good almose deeds, I have sufficient three days my hungry corpse to feed. For that I know God hath sent you riches, Great knowledge, wisdom and learning withal: Beware of pleasures the mother of Sin doubtless, For if she once catch you to sin you shallbe thrall, It is written in the second de finibus, Nemo est dignus nomine hominis, qui unum totum diem velit esse is voluptate. He is not worthy the name of a man be sure, Which spends the whole day in voluptuousness and pleasure. I thank God of such riches as I have, But so long as I live it shallbe my servile slave: To lend to the needy, to give to the poor, To suffer none go empty that comes to my door. To bring up my household in gods fear and faith And to be an example to such as like hath: And if you willbe content hear with me to come, You shall not want living as long as I have some.
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¶ You take your selfe I perceiue in this case to be afterward, Therefore you shalbe to higher office preferd. ¶ Good honest man, relieue me I aske it for Christes sake, If you knewe my neede you would then some pitie take: Giue me of your aboundance but one grote or penie And you shall receyue it with gaine at the last truely. ¶ God help thee, god helpe thee, mine own neighbors be verie poore Neuer a day but one or other is euer at my doore: I had neuer so much to do with money in my lyfe, God helpe thee good man, I haue a housholde and a wyfe. ¶ Duae res sunt quae maxime homines ad maleficiū impellunt, luxuries & auaritia: Two things chiefly doeth man to mischiefe bring, Lecherie and couetousnes, O vyle and sinfull sting: Thou haddest euen nowe ynough thy neighbours to oppresse, But thou hast not one penie on this poore man to spare: If thou shouldest giue him twelue pence what hadst thou the lesse, God hath hardened thy heart and cast thy vp I feare. ¶ If I should diminishe my money but one grote, I should not be quiet these two dayes I wote: Well come to my house to night or to morne, And I will see if I can spare thee a dishe full of corne. ¶ Of money, pleasure and sinne he is nowe entised, I pray god with Damnation he be not infected: Well, walke thou in thy vocation what euer thou hast, Prayse thy God so long as life doeth last. ¶ What paynes and troubles so euer we byde here, I pray God we be patient, and the liuing God feare: No paynes we do suffer of heauen can be worthie, The ioyes be so great no tongue can expresse: Therefore I care not for liuing neuer so painfully, For repenting in Christ I shall haue ioyes endles: God rewarde you good gentleman for your good almose deeds, I haue sufficient three dayes my hungrie corps to feede. ¶ For that I knowe God hath sent you riches, Great knowledge, wisedome and learning withall: Beware of pleasures the mother of Sinne doubtles, For if she once catche you to sinne you shalbe thrall, It is written in the seconde de finibus, Nemo est dignus nomine hominis, qui vnum totū diem velit esse i voluptate. He is not worthie the name of a man be sure, Which spendes the whole day in voluptuousnes and pleasure. ¶ I thanke God of such riches as I haue, But so long as I liue it shalbe my seruile slaue: To lende to the needie, to giue to the pore, To suffer none go emptie that comes to my doore. To bring vp my housholde in gods feare and faith And to be an example to such as like hath: And if you wilbe content hoie with me to come, You shall not want liuing as long as I haue some▪