Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
It is happy that by Conscience thy abomination is known, Wherefore I pronounce judgement against thee on this wise: Thou shalt pass to the place of darkness, where thou shalt hear fearful cries. Weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth, and torment without end, Burning in the lake of fire and brimstone because thou canst not amend: Wherefore Diligence convey her hence, throw her down to the lowest hell, Where the infernal sprites and damned ghosts do dwell. And bring forth Love. Declare that cause Conscience at large, how thou comest so spotted, Whereby many by thee hath been greatly infected: For under the colour of Conscience thou deceivedst many, Causing them to defile the temple of God, which is man's body: A clean conscience is a sacrifice: Gods own resting place, Why wast thou then corrupted so, and spotted on thy face? When Hospitality had his throat cut up Usury, He oppressed me with cruelty, and brought me to beggary: Turning me out of house and home, and in the end, my gown to pay my rent, to him I did send; So driven to that extremity, I have fallen to that you see, Yet after judgement I hope of God's mercy. O Conscience, shall cankered quam corrupt thy heart? Or shall want in this world cause thee to feel everlasting smart O Conscience what a small time thou hast on earth to live, why dost thou not then, to God all honour give? Considering the time is everlasting that thou shalt live in bliss, If by thy life thou rise from death, to judgement mercy, and forgiveness. Stand aside Conscience, bring Love to the bar. What sayest thou to thy deformity, who was the cause? Lady Lucar. Did Lucar choke thee so, that thou gavest thyself over to lust? And did prodigal expenses cause thee in Dissimulation to trust? Thou wast pure Love, and art thou become a monster, Bolstering thyself upon the lasciviousness of Lucar? Love answer for thyself, speak in thy defence. I cannot choose but yield, confounded by Conscience. Then judgement I pronounce on thee, because thou followed Lucar, Whereby thou hast sold thy soul to feel like torment with her, Which torments comprehended are in the worm of Conscience, who raging still, shall near have end, a plague for thine offence, Care shall be thy comfort, and sorrow shall thy life sustain, thou shalt be dying, yet never dead, but pining still in endless pain. Diligence convey her to Lucar, let that be her reward, Because unto her cankered coin she gave her whole regard. But as for Conscience, carry her to prison, there to remain until the day of general session: Thus we make an end, Knowing that the best of us all may amend: Which God grant to his good will and pleasure, That we be not corrupted with the unsatiate desire of vanishing earthly treasure: For Covetousness is the cause of wresting man's Conscience, Therefore restrain thy lust, and thou shalt shun the offence.
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It is happie that by Conscience thy abhomination is knowne, Wherefore I pronounce iudgement against thee on this wise: Thou shalt passe to the place of darkenesse, where thou shalt heare fearefull cries. Weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth, and torment without end, Burning in the lake of fire and brunstone because thou canst not amend: Wherefore Diligence conuey her hence, throw her downe to the lowest hell, Where the infernall sprites and damned ghosts do dwell. And bring forth Loue. Declare that cause Conscience at large, how thou conest so spotted, Whereby many by thee hath beene greatly infected: For vnder the colour of Conscience thou deceiuedst manie, Causing them to difile the temple of God, which is mans bodie: A cleane conscience is a sacrifice: Gods owne resting place, Why wast thou then corrupted so, and spotted on thy face? When Hospitalitie had his throate cut vp Usurie, He oppressed me with crueltie, and brought me to beggerie: Turning me out of house and home, and in the end, my gowne to pait my rent, to him I did send; So driuen to that extremitie, I haue fallen to that you see, Yet after iudgement I hope of Gods mercie. O Conscience, shall cankered quam corrupt thy heart? Or shall want in this world cause thee to feele euerlasting smat O Conscience what a small time thou hast on earth to liue, why doest thou not then, to God all honor giue? Considering the time is euerlasting that thou shalt liue in blisse, If by thy life thou rise from death, to iudgement mercie, and forgiuenes. Stand aside Conscience, bring Loue to the barre. What saiest thou to thy deformitie, who was the cause? Ladie Lucar. Did Lucar choke thee so, that thou gauest thy selfe ouer to lust? And did prodigall expences cause thee in Dissimulation to trust? Thou wast pure Loue, and art thou become a monster, Bolstring thy selfe vpon the lasciuiousnes of Lucar? Loue answere for thy selfe, speake in thy defence. I cannot chuse but yeeld, confounded by Conscience. Then iudgement I pronounce on thee, because thou followed Lucar, Whereby thou hast solde thy soule to feele like torment with her, Which torments comprehended are in the worme of Conscience, who raging still, shall nere haue end, a plague for thine offence, Care shall be thy comfort, and sorrow shall thy life sustaine, thou shalt be dying, yet neuer dead, but pining still in endlesse paine. Diligence conuey her to Lucar, let that be her reward, Because vnto her cankered coyne she gaue her whole regard. But as for Conscience, carrie her to prison, there to remaine vntill the day of generall session: Thus we make an end, Knowing that the best of vs all may amend: UUhich God graunt to his good will and pleasure, That we be not corrupted with the vnsatiate desire of vanishing earthly treasure: For Couetousnesse is the cause of wresting mans Conscience, Therefore restraine thy lust, and thou shalt shun the offence.