Lupton, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1577 [1559-1577] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.77 · 499 words
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That in Abraham's bosom he aye shall rest and dwell: And I then died also without any repentance, Whereby I have got God's wrath and heavy vengeance. For I am a damned soul for ever in torment and pain, My pleasures on the earth hath brought me to this gain. And though the torments be so vehement and the fiery flames so great, Yet I cannot have a drop of water to quench and cool my heat. I denied poor Lazarus to give him meat and food, And now he denies me to help, or do me good. A woeful change to me, to him it is not so, For he from pain to pleasure past, and I from weal to woe: For if I were on the earth as I was once before I would spare from myself and give it to the poor. What am I the better now for all my joy and pleasure? And what is he worse now for all his pain and hunger? If having all my pleasure at the last I had been saved, My former pleasures had been vain, none doth them there regard. And if in cruel torments all my life I had lain, Yet in respect they all are joys to this eternal pain. Damnation, Damnation is coming, woe to us therefore, Alas, alas, that we had this foreseen before. Come, come you woeful wights, 'tis folly now to prate, To speak, complain, or else of matters to debate: Away unto that doleful place whereas the devil lieth, The best cheer that you shall have there, is groan and gnash of teeth. Of money thou so greedy wast thy master to betray, And after in despair thou madest thyself away. And thou didst pamper up thy gorge, and poor didst not regard, Wherefore thy last assured hope is hell for thy reward. Where is now thy money, wherefore sold'st thou thy master? Where is now thy fare wherein thou haddest thy pleasure You would not take heede whyle that you were ing, Therefore you must pay for it in hell without ending. I think if on the earth you were alive again You would not from your pleasures for all this refrain: For the most part on the earth do live so wickedly That they think there is no hell to punish sin truly: In money they have great love, in pride they do exceed, In gluttony and lechery their lives they do still lead. O if I were on the earth and were alive again I would be a spectacle to all that there remain: O vain love of money, O most stinking pride, The remembrance of such sins I can not now abide. If I had but one hour in flesh and blood to live I would a thousand turn from sin I certainly believe. Woe worth the pleasures past that works me now such care Whereby I am a damned soul, good folk of me beware.
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That in Abrahams bosome he aye shall reste and dwell: And I then dyed also without any repentance, Whereby I haue got Gods wrath and heauie vengeance. For I am a damned soule for euer in torment and paine, My pleasures on the earth hath brought me to this gaine. And though the torments be so vehement and the firie flames so great, Yet I cannot haue a droppe of water to qenche and coole my heate. I denied poore Lazarus to giue him meate and foode, And nowe denyes me to helpe, or do me good. A woef change to me, to him it is not so, For he from paine to pleasure past, and I from weale to woe: For if I were on the earth as I was once before I would spare from my selfe and giue it to the poore. What am I the better nowe for all my ioye and pleasure? And what is he worse▪ nowe for all his payne and hunger? If hauing all my pleasure at the last I had bene saued, My former pleasures had bene vayne, none doth them there regard. And if in cruell tormentes all my life I had layne, Yet in respect they all are ioyes to this eternall payne. Damnation, Damnation is comming, wo to vs therefore, Alas, alas, that we had this foreseene before. ¶ Come, come you wofull wights, t'is follie nowe to prate, To speake, complaine, or else of matters to debate: Away vnto that dolefull place whereas the deuill lyeth, The best cheere that you shall haue there, is grone and gnash of teeth. Of money thou so greedie wast thy maister to betray, And after in dispayre thou madest thy selfe away. And thou diddest pamper vp thy gorge, and poore didst not regard, Wherefore thy last assured hope is hell for thy rewarde. Where is nowe thy money, wherefore soldst thou thy master? Where is nowe thy fare wherein thou hadest thy pleasure You would not take heede whyle that you were ing, Therefore you must pay for it in hell without ending. I thinke if on the earth you were aliue againe You would not from your pleasures for all this refraine: For the most part on the earth do liue so wickedly▪ That they thinke there is no hell to punishe sinne truely: In money they haue great loue, in pryde they do exceede, In gluttonie and lecherie their liues they do still leade. ¶ O if I were on the earth and were aliue againe I would be a spectacle to all that there remaine: O vaine loue of money, O most stinking pryde, The remembrance of such sinne I can not nowe abyde. ¶ If I had but one howre in fleshe and bloud to liue I would a thousand turne from sinne I certeinly beleeue. Wo worth the pleasures past that workes me nowe such care Whereby I am a damned soule, good folke of me beware.