Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.82 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Prove then if thou canst do him any good, He shall not say that we seek his blood. Ah master Philologus, you see your own case, That both life and goods are in my Lords will, Therefore you were best to sue for some grace, And be content his words to fulfil: If you neglect this, hence straight way I will, And all your goods I will sure confiscate, Then will you repent, it when it is to late. My case indeed I see most miserable, As was Susanna betwixt two evils placed, Either to consent to sin most abominable: Or else in the worlds sight to be utterly disgraced: But as she her chastity at that tune embraced, So will I now spiritual whoredom resist, And keep me a true Virgin to my loving spouse Christ. Wilt thou then neglect the provision of thy household? Thou art therefore worse then an Infidel is. That you abuse God's word, to say I dare be bold: And the saying of Paul you interpret amiss I never saw the like heretic that this is: Away Careful Provision, about your business, Sith there is no remedy, I am here in readiness. I beseech your Lordship even from the heart root, That you would vouchsafe for my contentation, To approve unto me by God's holy book, Some one of the questions of our disputation: For I will hear you with hearts delectation: Because I would gladly to your doctrine consent, If that I could so my conscience content. But my Conscience crieth out and bids me take hée To love my lord God above all earthly gain, Whereby all this while, I stand in great dread, That if I should God's statutes disdain, In wretched state then, I should remain: Thus crieth my Conscience, to me continually, which if you can stay, I will yield to you gladly. I can say no more, than I have done already, Thou heardest that I called the heretic and fool: If thou wilt not consent to me and that speedily: With a new master, thou shalt go to school, Thou hast no more wit, I see then this stool, Far unfit to dispute, or reason with my Lord, He can subdue thee, with fire & sword, quite with one word Come, follow apàce, sensual Suggestion, Or else I will leave you to come all alone: You go in haste, you make expedition, Nay, if you run so fast I will none: This little journey, will make me to groan: I use not to trouble myself in this wise, And now to begin, I do not advise: Have not I plied me, which am come again so soon, And yet have finished such sundry business: I have caused many pretty toys to be done: So that now I have each thing in readiness. What master Zeal, you are praise worthy doubtless, Art thou prepared this gentleman to receive? He will rest a Faggot, or else he me deceive.
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Proue then if thou canſt doo him any good, He ſhall not ſay that we ſéeke his bloud. Ah maiſter Philologus, you ſée your owne caſe, That both life and goodes are in my Lords will, Therefore you were beſt to ſue for ſome grace, And be content his wordes to fulfi: If you neglect this, hence ſtraight way I wyll, And all your goodes I will ſure confiſcate, Then will you repent, it when it is to late. My caſe indéede I ſée moſt miſerable, As was Suſanna betwixt two euyls placed, Either to conſent to ſinne moſt abhominable: Or els in the worldes ſight to be vtterly diſgraced: But as ſhe her chaſtitie at that tune imbraced, So will I now ſpirituall whodom reſiſt, And kéepe mee a true Virgin to my louing ſpouſe Chriſt. Wilt thou then neglect the prouiſion of thy houſhold? Thou art therfore worſe then an Infydell is. That you abuſe Gods word, to ſay I dare be bolde: And the ſaying of Paule you interpret aiſſe I neuer ſaw the like heretick that this is: Away Carefull Prouiſion, about your buſineſſe, Sith there is no remedie, I am héere in redineſſe. I beſéeche your Lordſhip euen from the hart roote, That you would vouchſafe for my contentation, To approue vnto mée by Gods holy booke, Some one of the queſtions of our diſputation: For I will heere you with hartes delectation: Becauſe I would gladly▪ to your doctrine conſent, If that I could ſo my conſcience content. But my Conſcience crieth out and bids me take hée To loue my lord God aboue all earthly gaine, Wherby all this while, I ſtande in great drea, That if I ſhould Gods ſtatutes diſdaine, In wretched ſtate then, I ſhould remaine: Thus cryeth my Conſcience, to mée continually, which if you can ſtay, I will yéelde to you gladly. I can ſay nomore, then I haue done already, Thou heardeſt that I called the heretick and foole: If thou wilt not conſent to mée and that ſpéedily: With a new maiſter, thou ſhalt goe to ſchole, Thou haſt no more wit, I ſée then this ſtoole, Farre vnfit to diſpute, or reaſon with my Lorde, He can ſubdue thée, with fire & ſword, quight wt one word Come, ollow apàce, ſenſuall Suggeſtion, Or els I will leaue you to come all alone: You go in haſt, you make expedition, Nay, if you runne ſo faſt I wil none: This litle iournay, will make mée to grone: I vſe not to trouble my ſelfe in this wiſe, And now to beginne, I doo not aduiſe: Haue not I plyed mée, which am come againe ſo ſoone, And yet haue finiſhed ſuch ſundry buſineſſe: I haue cauſed many pretie toyes to be done: So that now I haue eche thing in readineſſe. What maiſter Zeale, you are praiſe worthy doubtleſſe, Art thoou prepared this gentleman to receiue? He will reſte a Fagot, or els he me deceiue.