Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.76 · 517 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
For where the kingdom, of this world is mine, And his, on whom I will the same bestow, As Prince hereof, I did myself assign: My darling dear, whose faithful live I know, Shall never fail from me, but daily flow: But who that is: perhaps some man may doubt. I will therefore in brief; portrait and paint him out. The mortal man by nature's rule is bound That Child to favour, more than all the rest, Which to himself in face, is likest found: So that he shall with all his goods be blessed: Even so do I esteem and like him best, Which doth most near my dealings imitate, And doth pursue God's laws, with deadly hate. As therefore I, when once in angel's state, I was, did think myself, with God as mate to be, So doth my son himself, now elevate, Above man's nature, in rule and dignity. So that in terris Deus sum, saith he: In earth I am a God, with sins for to dispense, And for rewards, I will forgive each manet of offence. I said to Eue, tush, tush, thou shalt not die, But rather shalt as God, know every thing: My son likewise, to maintain Idolatry, Saith tush what hurt can carved Idols bring? Despise this law of God, the heavenly King: And set them in the Church, for men thereon to look, An Idol doth much good, it is a layman's book. Nemroth that Tyrant, fearing God's hand, By me was persuaded to build up high Babel: Whereby he presumed, God's wrath to withstand: So hath my Boy, devised very well, Many pretty toys, to keep men's soul from hell: Live they never so evil here, and wickedly, As Masses, trentals, Pardons, and Scala coeli. I egged on Pharaoh of Egypt the King, The Israelites to kill, so soon as they were borne: My darling likewise, doth the self same thing: And therefore cause Kings, and Princes to be sworn, That with might and main, they shall keep us his horn. And shall destroy with fire, Are and sword, Such as against him, shall speak but one word. And even as I was some what to slow, So that not withstanding, the Isralites did augment: So for lack of murdering God's people do grow, And daily increase, at this time present: Which my son shall feel incontinent. Yet another practice, this evil to withstand, He learned of mee, which now he takes in hand. For whenas Moses, I might not destroy, Because that he was of the Lord appointed, To bring the people from thraldom to joy: I did not cease, whilst I had invented, another means to have him prevented: By accounting himself the son of Pharaoh, To make him loath Egypt to forego. The same advise I also attempted, Against the son of God, when he was incarnate, Hoping there by, to have him relented: And for promotion's sake, himself to prostrate, Before my feet when I did demonstrate, The whole world unto him, and all the glory, As it is recorded in Matheus History.
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For where the kingdome, of this worlde is myne, And his, on whom I will the ſame beſtow, As Prince héereof, I did my ſelfe aſſigne: My darling deare, whoſe faithfull liue I know, Shall neuer faile from mée, but daylie flow: But who that is: perhaps ſome man may doubt. I will therfore in bréefe; purtraict and paint him out. The mortall man by natures rule is bound That Child to fauour, more then all the reſt, Which to himſelfe in face, is lykeſt found: So that he ſhall with all his goodes be bleſt: Euen ſo doo I eſtéeme and lyke him beſt, Which doeth moſt neare my dealyngs imitate, And doth purſue Gods lawes, with deadly hate. As therefore I, when once in Angels ſtate, I was, did thinke my ſelfe, with God as mate to bée, So doeth my ſonne himſelfe, now eleuate, Aboue mans nature, in rule and dignitie. So that in terris Deus ſum, ſaith he: In earth I am a God, with ſinnes for to diſpence, And for rewardes, I will forgiue eche manet of offence. I ſaide to Eue, tuſh, tuſh, thou ſhalt not die, But rather ſhalt as God, know euerie thing: My ſonne likewiſe, to maintaine Idolatrie, Saith tuſh what hurt can carued Idols bring? Diſpiſe this law of God, the heauenly King: And ſet them in the Churche, for men thereon to looke, An Idoll doth much good, it is a laymans booke. Nemboth that Tyrant, fearing Gods hande, By mee was perſwaded to builde vp high Babell: Whereby he preſumed, Gods wrath to withſtande: So hath my Boy, deuiſed very well, Many prety toyes, to kéepe mens ſoule from hell: Liue they neuer ſo euill héere, and wickedly, As Maſſes, trentalles, Pardons, and Scala coeli. I egged on Pharao of Egpt the King, The Iſraelites to kill, ſo ſoone as they were borne: My darling likewiſe, doeth the ſelfe ſame thing: And therefore cauſe Kinges, and Princes to be ſworne, That with might and maine, they ſhal kéepe vs his horn. And ſhall deſtroy with fire, Are and ſworde, Such as againſt him, ſhall ſpeake but one worde. And euen as I was ſome what to ſlow, So that not withſtanding, the Iſralites did augment: So for lack of murthering Gods people doo grow, And dayly increaſe, at this time preſent: Which my ſonne ſhall feele incontinent. Yet an other practiſe, this euill to withſtand, He learned of , which now he takes in hand. For when as Moſes, I might not deſtroy, Becauſe that he was of the Lord appointed, To bring the people from thraldome to ioy: I did not ceaſe, whilſt I had inuented, An other meanes to haue him preuented: By accompting himſelfe the ſonne of Pharao, To make him loth Egipt to forgoe. The ſame aduiſe I alſo attempted, Againſt the ſonne of God, when he was incarnate, Hoping there by, to haue him relented: And for promotion ſake, himſelfe to proſtrate, Before my féete when I did demonſtrate, The whole worlde vnto him, and all the glory, As it is recorded in Matheus Hiſtorye.