Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.81 · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Come on sirs have ye done, I would feign away. Go even when you will, we do you not stay, Philologus hath drunk such a draft of Hypocrisy, That he minds not to die yet, he will master this malady. Come on master Philologus, are you grown to a stay I am glad to hear that you become tractable. If it please your Lordship, I say even what you say And confess your religion, to be most allowable, Neither will I gainsay your customs laudable: My former follies I utterly renounce, That myself was an Heretic I do here pronounce. Nay Master Philologus, go with me to my Palace And I shall set down the form of recantation, Which you shall read on Sunday next, in open place: This done, you shall satisfy our expectation, And shall be set free, from all molestation: Into the bosom of the Church, we will you take, And some high officer, therein will you make I must first request your Lordship's favour, That I may go home, my wife for to see, And I will attend on you, within this hour. Nay I may not suffer, you alone to go free, Unless one of these, your surety will be: I sensual Suggestion, for him will undertake, Very well take him to you, your prisoner I him make. Go you master Philologus and bear me company, Or else I am sure no meat I should eat, And go before Zeal, to see each thing ready: That when we once come, we stay not for meat: With small suit hereto, you shall me entreat. Farewell Philologus, and make small delay, Perhaps of our dinners, for you I will stay, Had not you been a wise man, yourself to have lost, And brought your whole family to wretched estate, Where now of your blessedness, yourself you may boast: And of all the country, account yourself fortunate, Such was the wit of my foolish pate, But what do we stay, so long in this place, I shall not be well, whilst I am with my lords grace. PHilologus, Philologus, Philologus, I say, In time take heed, go not to far, look well thy steps unto, Let not Suggestion of thy flesh, thy Conscience thee betray, Who doth conduct thee in the path, that leadeth to all woe: Weigh well this warning given from God, before thou further go: And sell not everlasting joys, for pleasures temporal, From which thou soon shalt go, or they from thee bereaved shall. Alas, what voice is this I here, so dolefully to sound, Into mine ears, and warneth me, in time yet to beware, Why have not I the pleasant path, of worldly pleasures found, To walk therein for my delight, no man shall me debar. Look in this Glass Philologus, for nought else do thou care, What dost thou see within the same? is not the Coast all clear?
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Come on ſirs haue yée done, I would faine away. Goe euen when you wll, we doo you not ſtaie, Philologus hath drunk ſuch a draught of Hypocriſie, That he minds not to die yet, he wil maſter this malady. Come on maſter Philologus, are you growne to a ſtay I am glad to heare that you become tractable. If it pleaſe your Lordſhip, I ſay euen what you ſay And coneſſe your relygion, to be moſt allowable, Neither will I gainſay your cuſtomes lawdable: My ormer follyes I vtterly enownce, That my ſelfe was an Heretick I doo héere pronownce. Nay Maſter Philologus, goe with mée to my Pallace And I ſhall ſet downe the forme of recantation, Which you ſhall reade on Sonday next, in open place: This done, you ſhall ſatiſfie our expectation, And ſhall be ſet frée, from all moleſtation: Into the boſome of the Church, we will you take, And ſome high officer, therein will you make I muſt firſt requeſt your Lordſhips fauour, That I may goe home, my wife for to ſée, And I will attend on you, within this howre. Nay I may not ſuffer, you alone to goe frée, Vnleſſe one of theſe, your ſuretie wil bée: I ſenſuall Suggeſtion, for him will vndertake, Verie well take him to you, your priſoner I him make. Goe you maiſter Philologus and beare mée company, Or els I am ſure no meate I ſhould eate, And goe before Zeale, to ſée ech thing ready: That when we once come, we ſtay not for meate: With ſmall ſute héereto, you ſhall mée intreate. Farewell Philologus, and make ſmall delay, Perhaps of our dinners, for you I will ſtaie, Had not you bene a wiſe man, your ſelfe to haue loſt, And brought your whole family to wretched eſtate, Where now of your bleſſedneſſe, your ſelfe you may boſt: And of all the countrie, accompt your ſelfe fortunate, Such was the wit of my fooliſh pate, But what doo we ſtay, ſo long in this place, I ſhall not be well, whilſt I am with my Lordes grace. PHilologus, Philologus, Philologus, I ſay, In time take héede, goe not to farre, looke well thy ſteps vnto, Let not Suggeſtion of thy fleſh, thy Conſcience thée betray, Who doth conduct thée in the path, that leadeth to all woe: Waigh well this warning giuen from God, before thou further goe: And ſell not euerlaſting ioyes, for pleaſures temporall, From which thou ſoone ſhalt goe, or they from thée bereaued ſhall. Alas, what voice is this I héere, ſo dolefully to ſounde, Into mine eares, and warneth mée, in time yet to beware, Why haue not I the pleaſant path, of worldly pleaſures founde, To walk therein for my delight, no man ſhall me debarre. Looke in this Glaſſe Philologus, for nought els doo thou care, What dooſt thou ſee within the ſame? is not the Coaſt all cleare?