Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.69 · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
What? Master Hypocrisy I have stayed for you long. You were best crowd in and play us among. Where have you been from me so long absent, I appointed to have been here three hours ago, In my consistory to have set in judgement, Of that wretched schismatic that doth trouble us so. What have you caught but one and no more? In faith father Avarice, you have plied your chaps well. I must needs confess that I am paid for my travel. Room for the prisoner, what? room on each hand, Or I shall make some out of the way for to stand. Lo here (my Lord) is that seditious schismatic, That we have laid wait for, an arrant Heretic. Sit down Master Hypocrisy to yield me assistance. I thank your Lordship for your courteous benevolence, I willbe the Noddy, I should say the Notary, To wright before my Lord Legate which is Commissary. Ah sirrah, be you he that doth thus disturb, The whole estate of our faith Catholic? Art thou so expert in God's laws and word, That no man may learn thee? thou arrant Heretic: But this is the nature of every schismatic: Be his errors never so false Doctrine, He will say, by God's word, he dare it examine. With humble submission to your authority, I pardon crave if aught amiss I say, For being thus fet in peril and extremity, To me unacquainted, my tongue soon trip may, Wherefore excuse me, I do your Lordship pray, And I will answer to every demand, According to my conscience, God's word being my warrant. To begin therefore orderly, how sayst thou Philologus? Have I authority to call the me before? Or to be short, I will object it thus: Whether hath the Pope which is Peter's successor: Then all other Bishop's pre-eminence more? If not, than it follow that neither he, Nor I which am his Legate, to accounts may call thee. The question is perilous for me to determine, Chiefly when the party is judge in the cause, Yet if the whole course of Scripture ye examine, And willbe tried by God's holy laws, Small help shall you find to defend the same cause, But the contrary may be proved manifestly: As I in short words will prove to you briefly. The surest ground whereon your Pope doth stand: Is of Peters being at Room a strong imagination, And the same Peter. you do understand, Of all the Disciples had the gubernation, Surmising both without good approbation: Unless you will by the name of Babylon, From whence Peter wrote is understanded Room: As indeed divers of your writers have affirmed, Reciting Jermoy, Austin, Primasius and Ambrose, Who by their several writings have confirmed: That Rome is new Babylon I may it not gloze, But it were better for you they were dumb I suppose, For they labour to prove Room by that acception: The whore of Babylon spoke of in the Revelation,
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What? Maſter Hypocriſie I haue ſtayed for you long. You were beſt rowd in and play vs amonge. Where haue you ben from me ſo long abſent, I appoynted to haue ben here thrée howres ago, In my conſiſtory to haue ſet in Iudgement, Of that wretched Sciſmatike that doth trouble vs ſo. What haue you caught but one and no moe? In fayth father Auarice, you haue plied your chaps well. I muſt néeds confeſſe that I am payd for my trauell. Rowme for the priſoner, what? rowme on ech hand, Or I ſhall make ſome out of the way for to ſtand. Lo héere (my Lord) is that ſeditious Sciſmatike, That we haue layd waite for, an arrant Heretike. Sit downe Maſter Hypocriſie to yéeld me aſſiſtance. I thank your Lordſhip for your courteous beneuolence, I wilbe the Noddy, I ſhould ſay the Notary, To wright before my Lord Legate which is Comiſſary. Ah ſirra, be you he that doeth thus diſturb, The whole eſtate of our fayth Catholike? Art thou ſo expert in Gods lawes and word, That no man may learne thée? thou arrant Heretike: But this is the nature of euery Sciſmatike: Be his errors neuer ſo falſe Doctrine, He will ſay, by Gods word, he dare it examine. With humble ſubmiſſion to your authoritie, I pardon craue if ought I ſaye, For being thus fet in perill and extreamitie, To me vnaquainted, my tongue ſoone trip maye, Wherefore excuſe me, I do your Lordſhip praye, And I will anſweare to euery demaund, According to my conſcience, Goddes worde being my warrand. To begin therfore orderly, how ſaiſt thou Philologus? Haue I authoritie to call the me before? Or to be ſhort, I will obiect it thus: Whether hath the Pope which is Peters ſucceſſor: Then all other Biſhs preheminence more? If not, then it follow that neither he, Nor I which am his Legate, to accompts may call thee. The queſtion is perillous for me to determine, Chéefely when the party is Iudge in the cauſe, Yet if the wholl courſe of Scripture ye examine, And wilbe tryed by Gods holy lawes, Small help ſhall you finde to defend the ſame cauſe, But the contrary may be proued manifeſtly: As I in ſhort wordes will proue to you breefely. The ſureſt ground wheron your Pope doth ſtand: Is of Peters being at Roome a ſtrong imagination, And the ſame Peter▪ you do vnderſtand, Of all the Diſciples had the gubernation, Surmiſing both without good approbation: Vnleſſe you will by the name of Babylon, From whence Peter wrote is vnderſtanded Roome: As indéed diuers of your writers haue affirmed, Reciting Ieromy, Auſtine, Primaſius and Ambroſe, Who by their ſeuerall writinges haue confirmed: That Rome is new Babylon I may it not gloſe, But it were better for you they were dumbe I ſuppoſe, For they labour to proue Roome by that acception: The whore of Babilon ſpoke of in the Reuelation,