Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.78 · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Yet will we pray continually, that God would you convert. Gisbertus and Paphinitius, conduct him to his place, But see he have good company, let him not be alone: We shall so do, God us assist, with his most holy grace. Come Father do you not think good, that we from hence begone? Let go my hands at liberty, assistance I crave none: Oh that I had a sword a while, I should soon eased be. Alas dear father, what do you? Euseb. His will we may now see O glorious God, how wonderful, those judgements are of thine Thou dost behold the secret heart, nought doth thy eyes beguile, Oh what occasion is us given, to fear thy might divine, And from our hearts to hate and loathe, iniquities so vile, lest for the sane, thou in thy wrath, dost grace from us exile. The outward man doth thee not please, nor yet, the mind alone, But thou requirest both of us, or else regardest none. Here may the worldlings have a glass, their states for to behold, And learn in time, for to escape, the judgements of the Lord, Whilst they by flattering of themselves, of faith both dead and cold Doo sell their souls to wickedness, of all good men abhorred: But godliness doth not depend, in knowing of the word: But in fullfilling of the same, as in this man we see, Who though he did to others preach, his life did not agree. Again Philologus witnesseth, which is the truth of Christ, For that consenting to the Pope, he did the Lord abjure, Whereby he teached the wavering faith, on which side to persist: And those which have the truth of God, that still they may endure, The Tyrants, which delight in blood, he likewise doth assure, In whose affairs, they spend their time: but let us home ward go. I am content, that after meat, we may resort him to. OH joyful news, which I report, and bring into your ears, Philologus, that would have hanged himself with cord, Is now converted unto God, with many bitter tears, By godly council he was won, all praise be to the Lord, His errors all, he did renounce, his blasphemies he abhorred: And being converted, left his life, exhorting foe and friend, That do profess the faith of Christ, to be constant to the end, Full thirty weeks, in woeful wise, afflicted he had been, All which long time, he took no food, but forced against his will, Even with a spoon to pour some broth, his teeth between, And though they sought by force, this wise to feed him still, He always strove with all his might, the same on ground to spill, So that no sustenance he received, ne sleep could he attain, And now the Lord, in mercy great hath eased him of his pain.
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Yet will we pray continually, that God woulde you conuart. Gisbertus and Paphinitius, conduct him to his pla ▪ But ſee he haue good company, let him not be alone: We ſhall ſo doo, God vs aſſiſt, with his moſt holy grace. Come Father doo you not think good, that we from hence begone? Let go my handes at lybertie, aſſiſtaunce I craue none: Oh that I had a ſworde a while, I ſhould ſoone eaſed bee. Alas deare father, what do you? Euſeb. His wil we may now ſée O glorious God, how wonderfull, thoſe iudgements are of thine Thou dooſt beholde the ſecret hart, naught doth thy eyes beguile, Oh what occaſion is vs giuen, to feare thy might deuine, And from our haes to hate and lothe, iniquities ſo vile, Leaſt for the ſaine, thou in thy wrath, dooſt grace from vs exile. The outwarde man doeth thée not pleaſe, nor yet, the minde alone, But thou requireſt both of vs, or elſe regardeſt none. Héere may the worldlinges haue a glaſſe, their ſtates for to behold, And learne in time, for to eſcape, the iudgements of the Lorde, Whilſte they by flattering of them ſelues, of faith both dead and colde Doo ſell their ſoules to wickednes, of all good men abhorde: But godlynes doth not depend, in knowing of the worde: But in fullfilling of the ſame, as in this man we ſee, Who though he did to others preach, his lyfe did not agrée. Againe Philologus witneſſeth, which is the trueth of Chriſt, For that conſenting to the Pope, he did the Lorde abture, Whereby he teacht the wauering fayth, on which ſide to perſiſt: And thoſe which haue the trueth of God, that ſtill they may indure, The Tyraunts, which delight in bloode, he likewiſe doth aſſure, In whoſe affayres, they ſpende their time: but let vs home warde goe. I am content, that after meate, we maye reſorte him to. OH ioyfull newes, which I report, and bring into your eares, Philologus, that would haue hangde himſelfe with coard, —Is nowe conuerted vnto God, with manie bitter teares, By godly councell he was woon, all prayſe be to the Lorde, His errours all, he did renounce, his blaſphemies he abhorde: And being conuerted, left his lyfe, exhorting foe and friend, That do profeſſe the fayth of Chriſt, to be conſtant to the ende, Full thyrtie wéekes, in wofull wiſe, afflicted he had bene, All which long time, he tooke no foode, but forſt againſt his will, Euen with a ſpoone to poure ſome broath, his téeth betwéene, And though they ſought by force, this wiſe to féede him ſtill, He alwayes ſtroue with all his might, the ſame on ground to ſpill, So that no ſuſtenaunce he receiu'de, ne ſléepe could he attayne, And nowe the Lord, in mercy great hath eaſde him of his payne.