Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.75 · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Such is the nature of mankind, himself to justify, And to condemn all other men, whereas we ought of right: Accuse ourselves especial, and God to magnify: Who in his mercy doth us spare, whereas he also might, Sith that we do the self same things, with like plagues us requite Which thing our Saviour Christ doth teach, as testifieth Luke, The thirteenth Chapter, where he doth vain glorious men rebuke: But for this time let this suffice, now let's homeward go, And further talk in private place, if need be, we will have: With right good will, I will attend on you, your house unto: Or else go you with me to mine, the longer journey save: For it is now high dinner time, my stomach meat doth crave: I am soon bidden to my friend, come on let us depart, Go you before, and I will come behind with all my heart. GOD speed you all, that be of Gods belief, The mighty Iehouah protect you from ill: I beseech the living God, that he would give, To each of you present, a hearty good will, With flesh to contend, your lust for to kill: That by the aid of spiritual assistance, You may subdue your carnal concupiscence. God grant you all for his mercies sake, The light of his word to your hearts joy: I humbly beseech him a confusion to make Of erroneous sects, which might you annoy: Earnestly requiring each one to employ, His whole endeavour God's word to maintain, And from strange doctrine your hearts to refrain. Grant Lord I pray thee, such preachers to be, In thy congregation, thy people to learn: As may for Conscience sake, and of mere sincerity, Being able twixt Corn and Cockle to discern. Apply their study to replenish the Berne. That is thy Church, by their doctrines increase, And make many heirs of thine eternal peace. Amen. Amen. But soft let me see, who doth me aspect, First sluggish Saturn of nature so cold: Being placed in Tauro, my beams do reject, And Luna in Cancro in sextile he behold: I will the effect hereafter unfolded. Now Iupiter the gentle, of temperature mean, Poor Mercury the turncoat, he forsook clean. Now murdering Mars retrograde in Libra, With amiable trine, apply to my beam, And splendent Sol the ruler of the day: After his Eclipse to Iupiter will lean, The Goddess of pleasure, Dame Venus I mean, To me her poor servant seem friendly to be, So also doth Luna otherwise called Phebe. But now I speak mischievously, I would say, in a mystery Wherefore to interpret it, I hold it best done, For here be a good sort I believe in this company: That know not my meaning, as this man for one, What? blush not at it, you are not alone: Here is another that know not my mind, Nor he in my words, great savour can find.
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Such is the nature of mankind, himſelfe to iuſtifye, And to condemne all other men, wheras we ought of right: Accuſe our ſelues eſpeciall, and God to magnfie: Who in his mercy doth vs ſpare, whereas he alſo might, Sith that we doo the ſelfe ſame things, with like plagues vs requight Which thing our Sauiour Chriſt doth teach, as teſtifyeth Luke, The thirtéenth Chapter, where he dooth vaine glorious men rebuke: But for this time let this ſuffice, now lets homeward goe, And further talke in priuat place, if néede be, we will haue: With right good will, I will attend on you, your houſe vnto: Or els goe you with mée to mine, the longer iourney ſaue: For it is now high dinner time, my ſtomack meat doth craue: I am ſoone bidden to my friende, come on let vs departe, Goe you before, and I will come behinde with all my harte. GOD ſpéede you all, that be of Gods beléefe, The mightie Iehouah protect you from ill: I beſéeche the lyuing God, that he would giue, To ech of you preſent, a harty good will, With fleſh to contende, your luſt for to kyll: That by the aide of ſpyrituall aſſiſtance, You may ſubdue your carnall concupiſence. God graunt you all for his mercyes ſake, The lyght of his word to your hartes ioy: I humbly beſéeche him a confuſion to make Of erronious ſectes, whiche might you annoy: Earneſtly requiring eche one to imploye, His whole indeuour Gods word to maintaine, And from ſtraunge doctrine your hartes to refraine. Graunt Lord I pray thée, ſuch preachers to bée, In thy congregation, thy people to learne: As may for Conſcience ſake, and of méere ſinceritie, Being able twixt Corne and Cockle to diſcerne. Apply their ſtudie to repleniſh the Berne. That is thy Church, by their doctrines increaſe, And make many heires of thine eternall peace. Amen▪ Amen. But ſoft let mée ſée, who doth mée aſpect, Firſt ſluggiſh Saturn of nature ſo colde: Being placed in Tauro, my beames doo reiect, And Luna in Cncro in ſextile he behould: I will the effect héereafter vnfoulde. Now Iupiter the gentil▪ of temperature meane, Poore Mercury the turnte, hée forſke cleane. Now murthering Mars retrogarde in Libra, With amiable tryne, apply to my beame, And ſplendant Sol the ruler of the day: After his Eclips to Iupiter will leane, The Goddeſſe of pleaſure, Dame Venus I meane, To me her poore ſeruaunt ſeme friendly to be, So alſo doth Luna otherwiſe called Phebe. But now I ſpeake miſcheuouſly, I would ſay, in a miſtery Wherfore to interpret it, I holde it beſt done, For heere be a good ſort I beléeue in this company: That know not my meanyng, as this man for one, What? bluſh not at it, you are not alone: Héere is an other that know not my mynde, Nor hée in my wordes, great ſauour can fynd.