Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.75 · 475 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
The Legate from the Pope of Room, is come into our Coasts, Who doth the Saints of God each where, with Tyranny oppress, And in the same most gloriously himself he vaunt and boast, The more one mourneth unto him, he pitieth the less, Out of his cruel Tyranny, the Lord of Heaven me bless: For hitherto, in blessed state, my whole life I have spent: With health of body, wealth in Gods, and mind always content. Besides, of friends, I have great store, who do me firmly love, A faithful wife and children fair, of woods and pasture store, And divers other things, which I have got for my behoof, Which now to be depraved off, would grieve my heart full sore: And if I come once in their claws, I shall get out no more. Unless I will renounce my faith, and so their mind fulfil, Which if I do, without all doubt, my soul for aye I spill. For sith I have received once the first fruits of my faith, And have begun to run the course, that leadeth to salvation, If in the midst thereof, I stay or cease, the Scripture sayth, It booteth not that I began with so good preparation, But rather, maketh much the more, unto my condemnation: For he alone shall have the Palm, which to the end doth run, And he which plucks his hand from Plough, in Heaven shall never come. Those Labourers which hired were in Vineyard for to moil, And had their Penny for their pain, they tarried all while night, For if they ceased had, when Sun their flesh with heat did droyse, And had departed from their work, they should have lost by right, Their wages Penny: I like wise, shallbe deprived quite Of that same Crown, the which I have in faith long looked for, But for this time, I will depart, I dare here say no more. HA, ha, ha, marry now the Game begin, Hypocrisy throughout this Realm is had in admiration, And by my means, both Avarice and tyranny crept in, Who in short space, will make men ton the way to desolation, What did I say? my tongue did trip, I should say, consolation. For now (forsooth) the Clergy must into my bosom creep, Or else, they know not, by what means, themselves alive to keep. On the other side, the laity, be they either rich or poor, If rich then Avarice strangle them, because they will not lose The worldly wealth: or else we have one subtle practice more, That is, that sensual Suggestion, their outward man shall pose, Who can full finely in each cause, his mind to them disclose, But if that neither of these twain, can to my train them wind, Then, at his Cue (to play his part, doth Tyranny begin.
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The Legate from the Pope of Roome, is come into our Coaſtes, Who doth the Sainctes of God eche where, with Tiranny oppreſſe, And in the ſame moſt gloryouſly himſelfe he vawnt and boaſt, The more one mourneth vnto him, he pittieth the leſſe, Out of his cruell Tyranny, the Lorde of Heauen me bleſſe: For hitherto, in bleſſed ſtate, my whole lyfe I haue ſpent: With health of body, wealth in Goddes, and minde alway content. Beſides, of friendes, I haue great ſtore, who do me firmely loue, A faithfull wife and children fayre, of wooddes and paſture ſtore, And diuers other thinges, whiche I haue got for my behoofe, Whiche nowe to be depraued off, would grieue my hart full ſore: And if I come once in their clawes, I ſhall get out no more. Vnleſſe I wyll renounce my fayth, and ſo their minde fulfyll, Whiche if I do, without all doubt, my ſoule for ay I ſpyll. For ſith I haue receiued once the firſt fruictes of my faith, And haue begon to ronne the courſe, that leadeth to ſaluation, If in the midſt therof, I ſtay or ceaſe, the Scripture ſayth, It booteth not that I began with ſo good preparation, But rather, maketh muche the more, vnto my condempnation: For he alone ſhall haue the Palme, whiche to the ende doth ronne, And he which plucks his hand frō Plough, in Heauē ſhal neuer com. Thoſe Labourers which hyred were in Vineard for to moyle, And had their Peny for their payne, they taried all whyle night, For if they ceaſſed had, when Sunne their fleſh with h did droyſe, And had departed from their worke, they ſhould haue loſt by right, Their wages Peny: I like wiſe, ſhalbe depriued qaight Of that ſame Crowne, the whiche I haue in fayth longe looked for, But for this time, I wyll depart, I dare here ſay no more. HA, ha, ha, mary now the Game beginne, Hypocriſie throughout this Realwe is had in admiration, And by my meanes, both Auarice and Tirranny crept in, Who in ſhort ſpace, wyll make men tonne the way to deſolation, What did I ſay? my tongue dyd tryp, I ſhould ſay, conſol ation. For now (forſooth) the Clergie muſt into my boſome créepe, Or els, they know not, by what meanes, them ſelues alyue to kéepe. On the other ſide, the Laietie, be they eyther riche or poore, If riche then Auarice ſtrangle them, becauſe they wyll looſe The worldly wealth▪ or els we haue one ſubtile practiſe more, That is, that ſenſuall Suggeſtion, their outwarde man ſhall poſe, Who can full finely in eche cauſe, his minde to them diſcloſe, But if that neither of theſe twayne, can to my trayne them wynde, Then, at his Cue (to play his parte, doth Tiranny begynne.