Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.76 · 476 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Moreover, I will say with tongue, what so you will require, My heart I feel with blasphemy, and cursing is replete. Then pray with us, as Christ us taught, we do you all desire. To pray with lips, unto your God, you shall me scene entreat, My spirit, to Sathan is in thrall, I can it not thence get: God shall renew your spirit again, pray only as you can, And to assist you in the same, we pray each Christian man. O God which dwellest in the Heavens, and art our father dear. Thy holy name throughout the world be ever sanctified, The kingdom of thy word and spirit, upon us rule might bear, Thy will in earth, as by thy saincts in heaven be ratified, Our daily bread, we thee beseech, O Lord for us provide, Our sins remit (Lord unto us) as we each man forgive, Let not tentation us assail, in all evil us relieve. Amen. The Lord be praised, who hath at length thy spirit mollified, These are not tokens unto us of your reprobation, You morn with tears, and sue for grace, wherefore be certified, That God in mercy giveth care, unto your supplication, Wherefore despair not thou at all of thy soul's preservation, And say not with a desperate heart, that God against thee is, He will no doubt, these pains once passed, receive you into bliss. No, no, my friends, you only hear and see the outward part, Which though you think they have done well, it booteth not at all, My lips have spoke the words in deed, but yet I feel my heart, With cursing is replenished, with rancour, spite, and gall, Neither do I your Lord and God, in heart my father call, But rather seek his holy name for to blaspheme and curse, My state therefore doth not amend, but wore still worse and worse, I am secluded clean from grace, my heart is hardened quite, Wherefore you do your labour loose, and spend your breath in vain. Oh say not so Philologus, but let your heart be pight, Upon the mercies of the Lord, and I you ascertain, Remission of your former sins, you shall at last obtain: God hath it said (who cannot lie) at whatsoever time A sinner shall from heart repent, I will remit his crime. You cannot say so much to me, as herein I do know, That by the mercies of the Lord, all sins are done away, And unto them that have true faith, abundantly it flow, But whence do this true faith proceed to us, I do you pray, It is the only gift of God, from him it comes alway, I would therefore he would vouchsafe, one spark of faith to plant, within my breast, then of his grace, I know I should not want.
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Moreouer, I will ſay with tongue, what ſo you wyll require, My harte I eele with blaſphemy, and curſing is repleate. Then pray with vs, as Chriſt vs taught, we do you all deſire. To pray with lips, vnto your God, you ſhall mée ſcene intreate, My ſpirit, to Sathan is in thrall, I can it not thence get: God ſhall renue your ſpirit againe, pray onely as you can, And to aſſiſt you in the ſame, we pray ech Chriſtian man. O God which dwelleſt in the Heauens, and art our father deare. Thy holy name throwghout the world be ener ſainctified, The kingdome of thy word and ſpirit, vppon vs rule might beare, Thy will in earth, as by thy faincts in heauen be ratified, Our dayly bread, we thee beſeech, O Lord for vs prouide, Our ſinnes remit (Lord vnto vs) as we ech man forgiue, Let not tentation vs aſſayle, in all euill vs releeue. Amen. The Lord be prayſed, who hath at length thy ſpirit mollified, Theſe are not tokens vnto vs of your reprobation, You morne with teares, and ſue for grace, wherfore be certified, That God in mercy giueth care, vnto your ſupplication, Wherfore diſpayre not thou at all of thy ſoules preſeruation, And ſay not with a deſperat heart, that God againſt thée is, He will no doubt, theſe paynes once paſt, receiue you into bliſſe. No, no, my friends, you only heare and ſée the outward part, Which though you thinke they haue don wel, it booteth not at all, My lyppes haue ſpoke the wordes in déede, but yet I féele my heart, With curſing is repleniſhed, with rancor, ſpight, and gall, Neither do I your Lord and God, in hart my father call, But rather ſeeke his holy name for to blaſpheame and curſſe, My ſtate therfore doth not amend, but ware ſtill worſe and worſe, I am ſecluded cleane from grace, my heart is hardened quight, Wherefore you do your labour looſe, and ſpend your breth in vayne. Oh ſay not ſo Philologus, but let your heart be pight, Vppon the mercyes of the Lord, and I you aſſertayne, Remiſſion of your former ſinnes, you ſhall at laſt obtayne: God hath it ſayde (who cannot lye) at whatſoeuer time A ſinner ſhall from heart repent, I will remitt his cryme. You cannot ſay ſo much to me, as herein I do knowe, That by the mercyes of the Lord, all ſinnes are don awaye, And vnto them that haue true fayth, aboundantly it flowe, But whence do this true fayth procéede to vs, I do you pray, It is the only gift of God, from him it comes alwaye, I would therefore he would vouchſafe, one ſparke of fayth to plant, within my breaſt, then of his grace, I know I ſhould not want.