Lupton, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1577 [1559-1577] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.82 · 475 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Away, away you wretched souls to hell you must needs go, And such as die as you have done, shall dwell with you also. What heart but must lament To hear the rueful dolour of those two damned wights? What hard and stony heart but will hereat repent, And pray continually, yea both days and nights. Who dies without repentance thus damnation them dites. Therefore happy are they what trouble soever they have Which trust and die in Iesus Christ through whom God will them save. Here have you had inordinate love Which man hath to money although it work his woe: But such as have any grace, this will them stir and move To cast their love from money and other pleasures also For fear they dwell with the devil, their cruel and mortal foe. To late then to repent as Iudas and dives did There is no help in hell for then God's mercy is hid. Therefore I am come, called Godly Admonition, Warning you to repent before your breath be gone, For fear you bring yourself to endless damnation: But then there is no hope although you cry and groan, Therefore how happy are they that have time to make their move. Now cast away your pride and also the love of money, For fear you shalt not when you would, as lately you did see. I am to the godly a precious jewel and virtue, Who can without me virtue be in good favour? Humility, or Clemency is my name truly, Blessed (sayth Christ) are the meek, for they shall obtain mercy: We may learn Humility of Christ our master and head, Who bore his cross meekly, whereon he was killed. Who can live without Charity to God's honour and glory? Who without me can die in God's favour? Charity is enemy to all hatred and fury: I cause the rich to help the needy and the poor. For that you are all three the especial gifts of God, Without whom none can be a perfect and godly wight: Let us pray therefore the sins that God forbade We may cast away with speed, most wicked in his sight. The inordinate love of money and pride in which many delight, And all other sins which lead us to damnation And that we repent and die in Christ whereby we have salvation. Let us pray for the queen's Majesty our sovereign governor, That she may reign quietly according to Gods will: Whereby she may suppress vice and set forth God's glory and honour, And as she hath begun godly, so to continue still. Let us not forget to pray for the honourable Counsel, That they maintain justice and all wrong to expel. And all the high Estates and Commons of this region. With all that be here present, to have everlasting salvation.
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¶ Away, away you wretched soules to hell you must needes go, And such as die as you haue , shall dwell with you also. What heart but must lament To heare the ruful dolour of those two damned wights? What harde and stonie heart but will hereat repent, And pray continually, yea both dayes and nights. Who dies without repētance thus damnatiō them dites. Therefore happie are they what trouble soeuer they haue Which trust and die in Iesus Christ through whom God will them saue. Here haue you had inordate loue Which man hath to money although it worke his wo: But such as haue any grace, this will them stirre and moue To cast their loue from money and other pleasures also For feare they dwell with the deuill, their cruell and mortall foe▪ To late then to repent as Iudas and Diues did There is no helpe in hell for then Gods mercie is hid. Therefore I am come, called Godly Admonition, Warning you to repent before your breathe be gone, For feare you bring your selfe to endles damnation: But then there is no hope although you crie and grone, Therefore howe happie are they that haue time to make their moue. Nowe cast away your pryde and also the loue of money, For feare you shalt not when you would, as lately you did see. ¶ I am to the godly a precious iewell and vertue, Who can without me vertue be in good fauour? ¶ Humilitie, or Clemencie is my name truely, Blessed (sayth Christ) are the meeke, for they shall obteyne mercy: We may learne Humilitie of Christ our master and head, Who bare his crosse meekely, whereon he was killed. ¶ Who can liue without Charitie to Gods honour and glorie▪ Who without me can die in Gods fauour? Charitie is enemie to all hatred and furie: I cause the riche to helpe the needie and the poore. ¶ For that you are all the especiall giftes of God, Without whom none can be a perfect and godly wight: Let vs praye therefore the sinnes that God forbode We may cast away with speede, most wicked in his sight. The inordinate loue of money and pryde in which manie delite, And all other sinnes which leade vs to damnation And that we repent and die in Christ whereby we haue saluation▪ ¶ Let vs praye for the Queenes Maiestie our soueraigne gouernour▪ That she may raigne quietly according to Gods will: Whereby she may suppresse vyce and set foorth Gods glorie and honour▪ And as she hath begon godly, so to continue still. ¶ Let vs not forget to praye for the honourable Counsell, That they mainteyne Iustice and all wrong to expell. ¶And all the high Estates and Commons of this region. With all that be here present, to haue euerlasting saluation.