Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 465 words
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I have just cause, as hath each Christian heart, To wail and weep, to shed out tears of blood: whenas I call to mind, the torments and the smart, Which those have borne, who honest be and good, For nought else, but because, their errors they withstood: Yet joyed I much, to see how patiently, They boar the cross of Christ, with constancy. So many of us, as into one body be, Incorporate, whereof Christ is the lively head, As members of our bodies which we see: With joints of love together be conjoined: And must needs suffer, unless that they be dead: Some part of grief in mind which other feel, In body though not so much by a great deal. Wherefore by this it is most apparent, That those two into one body are not united, Of the which, the one doth suffer, the other doth torment: And in the wounds of his Brother is delighted: Now which is Christ's body, may easily be decided: For the Lamb is devoured of the Wolf always, Not the Wolf of the Lamb as Chrisostom doth say. Again of unrighteous Cain murdered was Abel, By whom the Church of God was figured: Isaac likewise was persecuted of Ismael,? As in the Book of Genesis is mentioned: Israel of Pharaoh was also terrified, David the Saint, was afflicted by his Son, And put from his kingdom I mean by Absolon. Elias the Thesbit, for fear of Jezeb;, Did fly to Horeb, and hid him in a Cave: Micheas the Prophet, as the Story doth tell, Did hardly his life from Baal's Priests save: Ieremy of that sauce tasted have: So did Esay, Daniel, and the Children three, And thousands more, which in stories we may see. In the new Testament, we may also reed, That our Saviour Christ, even in his Infancy, Of Herod the King might stand in great dread: Who sought to destroy him, such was his insolency: Afterward of the Pharisees, he did with constancy, Suffer shameful death, his Apostles also, For testimony of the truth, did their crosses under go. Iames under Herod, was headed with the Sword, The rest of the Apostles, did suffer much turmoil: Good Paul was murdered by Nero his word: Domitian devised a Barrel full of Oil, The body of Iohn the Evangelist to boil: The Pope at this instant sundry torments procure, For such as by God's holy word will endure. By these former stories, two things we may learn, And profitably record in our remembrance: The first is God's Church from the Devils to discern: The second to mark, what manifest resistance, The Truth of God hath, and what encumbrance: It bringeth upon them that will it profess, Wherefore, they must arm themselves, to suffer distress.
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I haue iuſt cauſe, as hath eche Chriſtian hart, To waile and weepe, to ſhed out teares of bloud: When as I call to minde, the torments and the ſmart, Which thoſe haue borne, who honeſt be and good, For nought els, but becauſe, their errors they withſtood: Yet ioyed I much, to ſee how paciently, They boare the croſe of Chriſt, with conſtancie. So many of vs, as into one bodye bée, Incorporate, wherof Chriſt is the liuely heade, As members of our bodies which wée ſée: With ioyntes of loue together bee conioyned: And muſt néedes ſuffer, vnleſſe that they be dead: Some part of griefe in mynde which other féele, In bodie though not ſo much by a great deale. Wherfore by this it is moſt apparent, That thoſe two into one bodie are not vnyted, Of the which, the one doth ſuffer, the other doth forment: And in the woundes of his Brother is delighted: Now which is Chriſtes bodie, may eaſely be decided: For the Lambe is deuonred of the Wolfe alway, Not the Wolfe of the Lambe as Chriſoſtom doth ſay. Agayne of vnrighteous Cayne murthered was Abell, By whom the Church of God was figured: Iſaac lykewiſe was perſecuted of Iſmaell,? As in the Booke of Geneſis is mencioned: Iſraell of Pharao was alſo terrifyed, Dauid the Sainct, was afflicted by his Sonne, And put from his kingdome I meane by Abſolon. Elias the Theſbit, for feare of Iezabell, Did fly to Horeb, and hid him in a Caue: Micheas the Prophet, as the Story dooth tell, Did hardly his lyfe from Baalles Prieſts ſaue: Ieremy of that ſawce taſted haue: So did Eſay, Daniell, and the Children thrée, And thouſandes more, which in ſtories we may ſée. In the new Teſtament, we may alſo réede, That our Sauiour Chriſt, euen in his Infancy, Of Herod the King might ſtand in great dread: Who ſought to deſtroy him, ſuch was his inſolency: Afterward of the Phariſes, he did with conſtancy, Suffer ſhamefull death, his Apoſtles alſo, For teſtimonie of the trueth, did their croſſes vnder go. Iames vnder Herod, was headed with the Sworde, The reſt of the Apoſtles, did ſuffer much turmoyle: Good Paul was murthered by Nero his worde: Domitian deuiſed a Barrell full of Oyle, The body of Iohn the Euangeliſt to boile: The Pope at this inſtant ſondrie tormentes procure, For ſuch as by Gods holy word will indure. By theſe former ſtories, two thinges we may learne, And profytably recorde in our remembraunce: The fyrſt is Gods Church from the Diuels to diſcerne: The ſecond to marke, what manyfeſt reſiſtaunce, The Trueth of God hath, and what incombraunce: It bringeth vpon them that will it profeſſe, Wherfore, they muſt arme them ſelues, to ſuffer diſtreſſe.