A Looking Glass for London and England · chunk 30 of 39
Lodge, Thomas / Greene, Robert · published 1594 · first performed or written 1588 [1587-1588] (Annals) biblical play; moral · Derby's (Strange's) Men T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.79 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
And I to the same place to get a vent for my villainy, see where the old crust comes, let us salute him, God speed sir may a man abuse your patience upon a pawn. Friend let me see it. Ecce signum, a fair doublet and hose, new bought out of the pilferers shop, a handsome cloak. How were they gotten? How catch the fishermen fish? take them as you think them worth, we leave all to your conscience. Honest men, toward men, good men, my friends, like to prove good members, use me, command me, I will maintain your credits, there's money, now spend not your time in idleness, bring me commodity I have crowns for you, there is two shillings for thee, and six shillings for thee. A bargain, now Samia have at it for a new smock, come let us to the spring of the best liquor, whilst this lasts, trillill. Good fellows, proper fellows, my companions, farewell, I have a pot for you. If he could spare it. Repent ye men of Niniveh, repent, The day of horror and of torment comes, When greedy hearts shall glutted be with fire, When as corruptions veiled, shall be unmasked, When briberies shall be repaid with bane. When whoredoms shall be recompensed in hell. When riot shall with rigour be rewarded. When as neglect of truth, contempt of God, Disdain of poor men, fatherless and sick, Shall be rewarded with a bitter plague. Repent ye men of Niniveh, repent. The Lord hath spoke, and I do cry it out. There are as yet but forty days remaining, And then shall Niniveh be overthrown. Repent ye men of Niniveh, repent. There are as yet but forty days remaining, And then shall Niniveh be overthrown. Confused in thought, oh whither shall I wend? My conscience cries that I have done amiss. Oh God of heaven, 'gainst thee have I offended. Ashamed of my misdeeds, where shall I hide me? Father methinks this word repent is good, He that punish disobedience, Doth hold a scourge for every privy fault. Look London, look, with inward eyes behold, What lessons the events do here unfold. Sin grown to pride, to misery is thrall, The warning bell is rung, beware to fall. Ye worldly men whom wealth doth lift on high, Beware and fear, for worldly men must die. The time shall come, where least suspect remains, The sword shall light upon the wisest brains. The head that deems to overtop the sky, Shall perish in his humane policy. Lo I have said, when I have said the truth, When will is law, when folly guideth youth. When show of zeal is pranked in robes of zeal, When Ministers poll the pride of commonweal? When la is made a labyrinth of strife, When honour yields him friend to wicked life. When Princes hear by others ears their folly, When usury is most accounted holy. If these shall hap, as would to God they might not, The plague is near, I speak although I write not. Oseas. Lord.
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And I to the same place to get a vent for my villany, sée where the olde crust comes, let vs salute him, God spéede sir may a man abuse your patience vpon a pawne. Friend let me sée it. Ecce signum, a faire doublet and hose, new bought out of the pilferers shop, a hansome cloake. How were they gotten? How catch the fisher-men fish? take them as you thinke them worth, we leaue all to your conscience. Honest men, toward men, good men, my friends, like to proue good members, vse me, command me, I will maintaine your credits, there's mony, now spend not your time in idlenesse, bring me commoditie I haue crownes for you, there is two shillings for thée, and six shillings for thée. A bargaine, now Samia haue at it for a new smocke, come let vs to the spring of the best liquor, whilest this lastes, tril-lill. Good fellowes, propper fellowes, my companions, farwell, I haue a pot for you. If he could spare it. Repent ye men of Niniuie, repent, The day of horror and of torment comes, When gréedie hearts shall glutted be with fire, When as corruptions vailde, shall be vnmaskt, When briberies shall be repaide with bane. When whoredomes shall be recompenc'd in hell. When riot shall with rigor be rewarded. When as neglect of truth, contempt of God, Disdaine of poore men, fatherlesse and sicke, Shall be rewarded with a bitter plague. Repent ye men of Niniuie, repent. The Lord hath spoke, and I do crie it out. There are as yet but fortie daies remaining, And then shall Niniuie be ouerthrowne. Repent ye men of Niniuie, repent. There are as yet but fortie daies remaining, And then shall Niniuie be ouerthrowne. Confus'd in thought, oh whither shall I wend? My conscience cries that I haue done amisse. Oh God of heauen, gainst thée haue I offended. Asham'd of my misdéeds, where shal I hide me? Father methinks this word repent is good, He that punish disobedience, Doth hold a scourge for euery priuie fault. Looke London, look, with inward eies behold, What lessons the euents do here vnfold. Sinne growne to pride, to misery is thrall, The warning bell is rung, beware to fall. Ye worldly men whom wealth doth lift on hie, Beware and feare, for worldly men must die. The time shall come, where least suspect remaines, The sword shall light vpon the wisest braines. The head that deemes to ouer-top the skie, Shall perish in his humaine pollicie. Lo I haue said, when I haue said the truth, When will is law, when folly guideth youth. When shew of zeale is prankt in robes of zeale, When Ministers powle the pride of common-weale? When lavv is made a laborinth of strife, When honour yeelds him friend to vvicked life. When Princes heare by others eares their follie, When vsury is most accounted holie. If these shall hap, as vvould to God they might not, The plague is neare, I speake although I vvrite not. Oseas. Lord.