The Most Virtuous and Godly Susanna · chunk 12 of 29
Garter, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1569 [1563-1569] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.82 · 531 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Seven times is said that in one day, the just man doth offend, Than seven times seven do I alas, good Lord do it amend, And grant that what I take in hand, or what I shall begin, May guided be by thy good grace, and so I shall not sin. Well to see what my mates have done, to help each poor man's case, I will absent myself a while, and get me from this place, But yet before that I go hence, Lord shield me with thy might, And grant me by thy wonted grace, to judge each thing aright, I pass not of this pomped world, nor might that is therein, I seek good Lord by thy good grace, in heaven a place to win. And therefore I assure myself, my hope shall be no less, That if thou guide me with thy grace, I shall obtain thy bliss. And so shall all that virtue seeks, and live here on the ground, And they that do the contrary, God will them sure confound. Well weighty business calls me hence, to God I leave you all, Who grant us all to stand upright, and not in sin to fall. When first I came into the Court, where we do serve and dwell, What I did think would move you laugh, if I that tale should tell. To laugh sometime is medicinable, therefore thou mayest do well, Thy merry thought to utter now, that time doth serve to tell. I heard once in my father's house, a Gentleman declare, The worthy customs of the court, and make the Princely fare, The gorgeous Garments of each Dame, their tyne and famous life, The noble works of amorous Knights, their stout and loving strife, The pleasure of each worthy Dame, how they do hunt and hawk, And wearied with each pastime thus, the streets how they did walk The noble masks that were showed forth in every winter's night, The Revels and the reveling cheer, that did each heart delight, Musicians how they did devise, with songs to please the ear, And Musics art by instrument that gladded hearts to hear, And sometime the poor man's child, that there is placed to be, To honour climes for virtues sake, and brought to high degree, Tush, then was I on fire set, till I could get the grace, Of Fathers and of mother's grant, to dwell in such a place, They granted me, and I was glad, thus came I here to dwell, But now I think both you and I, another tale can tell, And yet can none of us deny, but that his words were true, But that pertains not to my state, nor yet belongs to you. For we but waiters are on them, that lead these happy days, We trudge and travail and take pain, they do possess the praise, Thus when I think how wide I shot, when I shot at this mark, I laugh to see how ready youth is still to change his work, I leapt from ease and quiet state, within my native soil, And came into a stranger air, to travail and to toil.
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¶Seuen tymes is sayd that in one day, the iust man doth offend, Then seuen tymes seuen doe I alas, good Lorde doe it amend, And graunt that what I take in hande, or what I shall begin, May guyded be by thy good grace, and so I shall not sinne. Well to sée what my mates haue done, to helpe ech pore mans case, I will absent my selfe a whyle, and get me from this place, But yet before that I go hence, Lord shield me with thy might, And graunt me by thy wonted grace, to iudge eche thing aright, I passe not of this pomped worlde, nor might that is therein, I séeke good Lorde by thy good grace, in heauen a place to win. And therefore I assure my self, my hope shall be no lesse, That if thou guide me with thy grace, I shall obtayne thy blesse. And so shall all that vertue séekes, and liue here on the ground, And they that doe the contrary, God will them sure confound. Well waighty busynesse cals me hence, to God I leaue you all, Who graunt vs all to stand vpright, and not in sinne to fall. ¶When fyrst I came into the Court, where we doe serue and dwell, What I did thinke would moue you laugh, if I that tale should tell. ¶To laugh sometyme is medsonable, therefore thou mayest do well, Thy merry thought to vtter now, that tyme doth serue to tell. ¶I heard once in my fathers house, a Gentleman declare, The worthy customes of the court, and ake the Princely fare, The gorgeous Garmentes of eche Dame, their tyne and famous lyfe, The noble workes of amorous Knights, their stoute and louing stryfe, The pleasure of eche worthy Dame, how they doe hunt and hawke, And wearyed with eche pastyme thus, the streates how they did walk The noble maskes that were showed forth in euery winters night, The Reuels and the reueling cheare, that did eche harte delight, Musitions how they did deuyse, with songes to please the eare, And Musickes arte by instrument that gladded hartes to heare, And sometyme the pore mans chylde, that there is plaste to be, To honour clymes for vertues sake, and brought to hye degrée, Tush, then was I on fyre set, till I could get the grace, Of Fathers and of mothers graunt, to dwell in such a place, They graunted me, and I was glad, thus came I here to dwell, But now I thinke both you and I, another tale can tell, And yet can none of vs denye, but that his wordes were true, But that pertaynes not to my state, nor yet belonges to you. For we but wayters are on them, that leade these happy days, We trudge and trauayle and take payne, they do possesse the prayse, Thus when I thinke how wyde I shot, when I shot at this marke, I laugh to sée how ready youth is still to chaunge his worke, I leapte from ease and quyet state, within my natiue soyle, And came into a stranger ayre, to trauayle and to toyle.