Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.78 · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
In simple manner I will him entertain, Yet must he take it all in good part: And though his diet be small, he may not disdain, Nor yet contemn the kindness of my heart, For though I lack instruments, to put him to smart, Yet shall he abide in a hellish black dungeon: As for blocks, stocks & irons, I warrant him want none. Well, farewell Philologus, you hear of your lodging, I would yet do you good, if that I wist how. Let him go Hypocrisy, stand not all day dodging, You have done to much for him, I make God avow. Stay, for Suggestion doth come yonder now, Come on lazy Lubber, you make but small haste, Had you stayed awhile longer, your coming had been waste. You know of myself, I am not very quick, Because that my body I do so much tender, For Sensual Suggestion, will quickly be sick If that his own ease he should not remember: Thus one cause of my tarriance to you I do render, Another I had, as I came by the way: Which did me the longer from your company stay. What was that Suggestion, I pray thee to us utter, For I am with child, till that I do it hear. A certain gentle woman, did murmur, and mutter, And for grief of mind, her hair she did tear: She will at last kill herself, I greatly do fear. What is the cause why this grief she did take? Because her Husband her company did forsake: Her children also about her did stand, Sobbing, and sighing, and made lamentation: Knocking their breasts, and wringing their hand: Saying, they are brought to utter desolation, By the means of their father's wilful protestation, Whose goods they say, are already confiscate, Because he doth the pope's laws violate, And indeed I saw Avarice standing at the door, And a company of Ruffians assisting him there. Alas alas, this pincheth my heart full sore, Mine evils he doth declare, mine own woe, I do hear, Wherefore from tears, I cannot forbear. Ha ha, doth this touch you, Master Philologus, You need not have had it, being ruled by us. Why? what is he, thus, Master Hypocrisy, That taketh such sorrow at the words which I spoke. One that is taken, and convinced of Heresy, And I fear me much, will burn at a stake, Yet to reclaim him, much pains would I take, And have done already, howbeit in vain, I would crave thine assistance, were it not to thy pain, I will do the best herein that I can, Yet go thou with me, to help at a need, With all my heart, God save you, good gentleman, To see your great sorrow, my heart doth well-nigh bleed: But what is the cause of your trouble and dread? Disdain not to me your secrets to tell: A wise man sometime, of a fool may take counsel.
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In ſimple manner I will him entertaine, Yet muſt he take it all in good parte: And though his diet be ſmall, he may not diſdaine, Nor yet contemne the kindenes of my heart, For though I lacke inſtruments, to put him to ſmart, Yet ſhall he abide in a helliſh blacke dungeon: As for blocks, ſtocks & irons, I warrant him want none. Well, farewel Philologus, you heare of your lodging, I would yet do you good, if that I wiſt howe. Let him go Hypocriſie, ſtand not all day dodging, You haue don to much for him, I make God avowe. Staye, for Suggeſtion doth come yonder nowe, Come on laſy Lubber, you make but ſmall haſte, Had you ſtaied awhile lōger, your cōming had ben waſte. You know of my ſelfe, I am not very quicke, Becauſe that my body I do ſo much tender, For Senſuall Suggeſtion, will quickely be ſicke If that his owne eaſe he ſhould not remember: Thus one cauſe of my tariaunce to you I do render, Another I had, as I came by the waye: Which did me the longer from your company ſtaye. What was that Suggeſtion, I praye thée to vs vtter, For I am with child, till that I do it heare. A certaine gentle woman, did murmur, and mutter, And for greefe of minde, her hayre ſhe did teare: Shee will at laſt kill her ſelfe, I greatly do feare. What is the cauſe why this gréefe ſhe did take? Becauſe her Huſband her company did forſake: Her children alſo about her did ſtand, Sobbing, and ſighing, and made lamentation: Knocking their breſtes, and wringing their hand: Saying, they are brought to vtter deſſolation, By the meanes of their fathers wilfull proteſtation, Whoſe goodes they ſaye, are already confiſcate, Becauſe he doth the Popes lawes violate, And indeed I ſawe Auarice ſtanding at the doore, And a company of Ruffians aſſiſting him there. Alas alas, this pincheth my heart full ſore, Myne euills he doth declare, myne owne wo, I do heare, Wherefore from teares, I cannot forbeare. Ha ha, doth this touch you, Maſter Philologus, You neede not haue had it, being rulde by vs. Why? what is he, thus, Maſter Hypocriſie, That taketh ſuch ſorrow at the wordes which I ſpake. One that is taken, and conuinced of Hereſie, And I feare me much, will burne at a ſtake, Yet to reclayme him, much paynes would I take, And haue don already, howbeit in vayne, I would craue thine aſſiſtance, were it not to thy payne, I will do the beſt herein that I can, Yet go thou with me, to helpe at a neede, With all my heart, God ſaue you, good gentleman, To ſée your great ſorrow, my heart doeth welnigh bleede: But what is the cauſe of your trouble and dréede? Diſdaine not to me your ſecrets to tell: A wiſe man ſometime, of a fool may take counſell.