Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.76 · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
So hath the Pope, who is my darling dear, My eldest boy, in whom I do delight: lest he should fall, which thing he greatly fear, Out of his Seat, of honour pomp and might, Hath got to him, on his behalf to fight: Two Champions stout, of which the one is Avarice, The other is called Tyrannical practice. For as I said, although I claim by right, The kingdom of this earthly world so round: And in my stead to rule with force and might, I have assigned the Pope, whose match I nowhere found, His heart with love, to me, so much abound: Yet divers men of late, of malice most unkind, Do study to displace my son, some way ward means to find Wherefore I marvel much, what cause of let there is, That hitherto, they have not their office put in ure, I will go see, for why, I fear that somewhat is amiss. If not, to range abroad, the world, I will them straight procure, But needs they must, have one to help, men's hearts for to allure: Unto their train, who that should be, I cannot yet espy, No meeter match I can find out, then is Hypocrisy. Who can full well in time and place, dissemble either's part, No man shall easily perceive, with which side he tooth bear. But when once favour he hath got, and credit in man's heart: He will not slack in mine affairs, I do him nothing fear: But time doth run, too fast away, for me to tarry here, For none will be enamoured, of my shape I do know, I will therefore, mine imps send out, from hell their shapes to show. MY mind doth thirst dear friend Philologus, Of former talk to make a final end: And where before we gan for to discus, The cause why God doth such afflictions send, Into his Church, you would some more time spend. In the same cause, that thereby you might learn, Betwixt the wrath and ioue of God, a right for to discern. With right good will, to your request herein I do consent, As well because, as I perceive, you take therein delight, As also for because, it is most chiefly pertinent, Unto mine office, to instruct, and teach each Christian wight, True godliness, and show to them, the path that leadeth right, Unto God's kingdom, where we shall, inherit our salvation, Given unto us from God, by Christ our true propitiation. But that a better ordered course, herein we may observe, And may directly to the first, apply that which ensue, To speak that hath been said, before, I well a time reserve: And so proceed, from whence we left, by course and order due, Unto the end: At first therefore, you did lament and rue, The misery of these our days, and great calamity, Which those sustain, who dare gainsay, the Romish Hypocrisy.
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So hath the Pope, who is my darlyng deare, My eldeſt boy, in whom I doo delight: Leaſt he ſhould fall, which thing he greatly feare, Out of his Seat, of honor pompe and might, Hath got to him, on his behalfe to fight: Two Champions ſtout, of which the one is Auarice, The other is called Tyrrannicall practiſe. For as I ſaide, although I claime by right, The kingdome of this earthly world ſo rounde: And in my ſtead to rule with force and might, I haue aſſigned the Pope, whoſe match I no wher found, His hart with loue, to mée, ſo much abounde: Yet diuers men of late, of mallice moſt vnkinde, Do ſtudy to diſplace my ſon, ſome way warde meanes to find Wherfore I maruell much, what cauſe of let there is, That hetherto, they haue not their office put in vre, I will go ſée, for why, I feare that ſomwhat is amis▪ If not, to raunge abroad, the worlde, I will them ſtraight procure, But néedes they muſt, haue one to help, mens harts for to allure: Vnto their traine, who that ſhould bée, I cannot yet eſpie, No méeter match I can finde out, then is Hypocriſie. Who can full well in time and place, diſſemble eithers parte, No man ſhall eaſely perceiue, with which ſide he tooth beare. But when once fauour he hath got, and credit in mans hart: He will not ſlack in mine , I do nothing feare: But time doth runne, too faſt away, for me to arie hre, For none will be enamoured, of my ſhape I do know, I will therfore, myne impes out, from hell their ſhapes to ſhow. MY mynde doeth thirſt deare friende Philologus, Of former talke to make a finall ende: And where before we n for to diſcus, The cauſe why God doth ſuch afflins ſende, Into his Church, you would ſome more time ſpende. In the ſame cauſe, that thereby you might learne, Betwixt the wrath and ioue of God, a right for to diſcerne. With right good will, to your requeſt rin I doo conſent, As well becauſe, as I perceiue, take therein delight, As alſo for becauſe, it is moſt chiefely pertinent, Vnto mine office, to inſtruct, and teache eche Chriſtian wight, True godlyneſſe, and ſhew to them, the path that leadeth right, Vnto Gods kingdome, where we ſhall, inherite our ſaluation, Geuen vnto vs from God, by Chriſt our true propitiation. But that a better ordered courſe, her n we may obſerue, And may directly to the firſt, apply that which inſue, To ſpeake that hath bene ſaide, before, I wel a time reſerue: And ſo procéede, from whence we left, by courſe and order due, Vnto the ende: At firſt therfore, you did lament and rue, The miſerie of theſe our daies, and great calamytie, Which thoſe ſuſtaine, who dare ganſay, the Romiſh Hypocriſie.