Anonymous · published 1595 · first performed or written 1561 [1561-c.1563] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.71 · 526 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Talk your pleasure, you are not like to talk long, Your time of prattling is almost at a point: I trust shortly to hear you sing a new song, Or else you are like to lose your best joint. By my faith and troth, so do the peddler prophecy, The days are come saith he, that Bishops and Priests all, Because they are the beginners of all controversy, In one day they shall be consumed both great and small. I trust brother that you are instructed so, That to a prating peddlers words you will give no credit, Whether it be prating I cannot say or no, But he hath given a most seemly verdict. Right reverent Interpreter, learned and wise: I suppose that you are of that judgement, That he that uttereth another man's vice, Is not therefore partaker of his lewd document: I say no more, but God amend all that is amiss, I thought here more to have said: My words they be not, but they be his, Which to utter truly, I am afraid. Tarry Priest, tarry, I pray thee heartily, To take them for thy words, no man is so unwise, For speaking of them I promise thee verily, No man shall hurt thee, as I am true justice. Nay sir, he hath not so much of the Clergy spoken, But much more he railed upon justices: For God's sake apprehend him, and cause him to open The things he hath spoken of men in their offices. The worshipful justice, will take none advantage Of any thing rehearsed of another man's saying: And as for me, I intend to bring you into no bondage, For a lewd foolish fellows prattling bewraying. Go to then, the peddler saith that all preachers & priests shallbe turned into Swallows the next year, And the new unlearned Ministers, into Robin redbreasts, They shall keep the wood, and sing no more in the quere. He telleth the cause why are never at a stay, For look as in garments they do vary, So do they in ministration day by day, Therefore in the Church they are not like to tarry. But like as the Swallow hath a new pleasant voice, Yet the summer is near she doth signify, So at their words certain men do rejoice, For a truth to come they do testify: But when that cometh that indeed shall come, That more for love then for lucre men shall teach, The Swallows in holes, shall sleep as things dumb, For Enoch and Ely in sackcloth shall preach. These and other things he doth prophecy, And namely against them that leave their vocation, Intruding themselves as he saith, most unworthy, Into that office of preaching and ministration. If the peddler hath no worse talk than this, His words in my judgement are tolerable: For all in the Church methinks is amiss, Nothing can I see much commendable. Think you it doth not grieve us at the hearts? To have a Tinker or a Cobbler to minister to us: Yea, and the lewdest fellows in all our parts, Taketh upon him matters of gravity to discus.
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Talke your pleasure, you are not like to talke long, Your time of pratling is almost at a poynt: I trust shortly to heare you sing a new song, Or else you are like to lose your bestioynt. By my faith and troth, so do the Pedler prophecie, The dayes are come saith he, that Bishops and Priests all, Because they are the beginners of all controuersie, In one day they shall be consumed both great and small. I trust brother that you are instructed so, That to a prating Pedlers words you will giue no credit, Whether it be prating I cannot say or no, But he hath giuen a most seemly verdite. Right reuerent Interpreter, learned and wise: I suppose that you are of that iudgement, That he that vttereth another mans vice, Is not therefore partaker of his lewde document: I say no more, but God amend all that is amisse, I thought here more to haue said: My words they be not, but they be his, Which to vtter truly, I am afraid. Tarry Priest, tarry, I pray thee heartily, To take them for thy words, no man is so vnwise, For speaking of them I promise thee verely, No man shall hurt thee, as I am true Iustice. Nay sir, he hath not so much of the Clergie spoken, But much more he railed vpon Iustices: For Gods sake apprehend him, and cause him to open The things he hath spoken of men in their offices. The worshipfull Iustice, will take none aduantage Of any thing rehearsed of another mans saying: And as for me, I intend to bring you into no bondage, For a lewde foolish fellowes pratling bewraying. Go to then, the Pedler saith that all preachers & priests Shalbe turned into Swallowes the next yeare, And the new vnlearned Ministers, into Robin Redbrests, They shall keep the wood, and sing no more in the quere. He telleth the cause why are neuer at a stay, For looke as in garments they do varry, So do they in ministration day by day, Therefore in the Church they are not like to tarry. But like as the Swallow hath a new pleasant voyce, Yet the sommer is neare she doth signifie, So at their words certaine men do reioyce, For a truth to come they do testifie: But when that commeth that indeed shall come, That more for loue then for lucre men shall teach, The Swallowes in holes, shall sleep as things dombe, For Eunock and Ely in sackcloth shall preach. These and other things he doth prophecie, And namely against them that leaue their vocation, Intruding themselues as he saith, most vnworthie, Into that office of preaching and ministration. If the Pedler hath no worse talke then this, His words in my iudgement are tollerable: For all in the Church methinkes is amisse, Nothing can I see much commendable. Thinke you it doth not grieue vs at the harts? To haue a Tinker or a Cobler to minister to vs: Yea, and the lewdest fellowes in all our parts, Taketh vpon him matters of grauitie to discus.