Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.73 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
With this one word I will vanquish thee quite: That thou shalt be glad to give me the field: The end to be preferred all learned men wild: Sith therefore Hypocrisy of Tyranny is end, I must have the preferment, for which I contend. I will make you both grant that I am the chief, Or else with my sword your sides I will pierce, That were sharp reasoning indeed, with a mischief: I will yield him my right if that he be so fierce, The nature of Hypocrites, herein we rehearse: Which being convinced by the text of God's word, The end of their spouting is Fire and Sword. But if you will needs be chief, God speed well the plough I will be none that shall follow your train, For if I should, I know well enough: That to fly the Country, we all should be feign, Then were my labour done but in vain, You know not so much as I do Tyranny, Therefore I advise you be ruled by me. Inter amicos omnia sunt communia they say, Among friends there is reckoned no property, But what the one hath of his own, tother, man Have the use of the same, at his own liberty: Even so among us it is of a surety: For what the one hath of his own proper right, It is thine to use by day or by night. Indeed you say truth, the end is worth all, Such things as to get the end are referred, And by this reason to you I prove shall: That I before Hypocrisy must be preferred: The conclusion of my reason is this inferred: Sith Hypocrisie was inuented to augment priuat gaue, I am the end of Hypocrisy, this is plain. Actum est de Amicitia, the bargen is dispatched, And we two in friendship, are united as one. In the same knot, with you let me also be matched: And of money I warrant you, you shall want none: I agree, what say you? shall he be one? Tyrant. I judge him needful in our company to be: And therefore, for my part, he is welcome to me. Let us now speedily on our business attend, And labour each one to bring it about. That is already by me brought to end: So that of your preferment you need not to doubt: And my coming hither was to find you out: That at my elbow you might be in readiness, To help if need were in this weighty business. To tell you the story it were but to tedious, How the Pope and I together have devised, Firstly to inveigle the people religious: For greediness of gain, who will be soon prezed: And for fear lest hereafter they should be despised: Of their own free will, will maintain Hypocrisy So that Avarice alone, shall conquer the Clergy.
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With this one word I will vanquiſh thée quight: That thou ſhalt be glad to giue mée the feelde: The ende to be preferred all learned men wild: Sith therfore Hypocriſie of Tiranny is ende, I muſt haue the preferment, for which I contende. I will make you both graunt that I am the chiefe, Or els with my ſword your ſides I will pearce, That were ſharp reaſonyng indéede, with a miſchiefe: I wyll yéelde him my right if that hée be ſo fearce, The nature of Hypocrites, héerein we rehearce: Which being conuinced by the text of Gods worde, The ende of their ſpwting is Fyre and Sword. But if you wil néeds be chiefe, God ſpéed wel ye plough I will be none that ſhall follow your traine, For if I ſhould, I know well inough: That to fly the Countrie, we all ſhould be faine, Then were my labour done but in vaine, You know not ſo much as I doo Tiranny, Therfore I aduiſe you be ruled by mee. Inter amicos omnia ſunt communia they ſay, Among friendes there is reconed no properti ▪ But what the one hath of his owne, thother, ma Haue the vſe of the ſame, his owne lybertie: Euen ſo among vs it is of a ſuretie: For what the one hath of his owne proper right, It is thine to vſe by day or by night. Indéede you ſay trueth▪ the ende is worth all, Such thinges as to get the ende are referred, And by this reaſon to you I proue ſhall: That I before Hypocriſie muſt be preferred: The concluſion of my reaſon is this inſerred: Sith Hypocriſie was inuented to augment priuat gaue, I am the end of Hypocriſie, this is plaine. Actum eſt de Amicitia, the bargen is diſpatched, And we two in friendſhip, are vnited as one. In the ſame knot, with you let mée alſo be matched▪ And of mony I warrant you, you ſhall want none: I agrée, what ſay you? ſhall he be one? Tyran. I iudge him needefull in our company to bee: And therfore, for my part, he is welcome to mee. Let vs now ſpéedely on our buſineſſe attende, And labour eche one to bring it about. That is already by mée brought to ende: So that of your preferment you néede not to doubt: And my comming hether was to finde you out: That at my elbow you might be in readineſſe, To help if néede were in this waightie buſineſſe. To tell you the Storie it were but to tedious, How the Pope and I together haue deuiſed, Firſtly to inuegle the people relygious: For gréedineſſe of gaine, who will be sooe prezed: And for feare leaſt héereaſter they ſhould be diſpiſed: Of their owne frée will, will maintaine Hypocriſie So that Auarice alone, ſhall conquere the Cleargie.