Anonymous · published 1595 · first performed or written 1561 [1561-c.1563] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.79 · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
I will answer you particularly to your reason, First, whereas you say his words be tolerable, I will prove them fables, and clean out of season, And against God's words, blasphemy most damnable. First both Christ's Preachers, and his erudition, Which erudition is the blessed word of verity, Thy falling, peddler, hath brought into suspicion, Prophesying of a doctrine of more sincerity. Secondly, whereas you say that all is amiss, You mean because we have removed Idolatry, Superstition, and hypocrisy, wherein your trust is: And hath placed there God's word, only necessary. Thirdly, whereas you say it doth your hearts grieve, That Tinkers and Cobblers should use ministration, If Christ should come from heaven and preach, I believe That you would despise both him and his predication, Were not the Apostles Fishers for the most part all? And into the whole world passed their sound, Not one justice to that office he did call, Hard it is among you one faithful to be found. But I beseech God once to open your eyes, For of God's word you let the true passage: God hath given you over, to believe lies, Rather than the Gospel, the heavenly father's message. By my troth, even so did the peddler speak, Too bade he railed against justices, It makes the heart in my body to break, To hear his Invectives against all Officers. I pray thee tell me what he said? A prating knaves words, can no honest man offend. To utter such lewd talk I am half afraid, Would to God you would go about, him to apprehend. I pray thee tell me as much as thou art able, We will apprehend him well enough, no doubt. Of Gentlemen he rehearsed a fond fable, I wot not how the devil he brought it about: Gentlemen quoth he, that be no Gentlemen borne, But such as come up by spiritual spoil: Shall be turned into horses, to eat hay and corn, And among other beasts compelled to toil. Think you that these words are meet abroad to be blown, It appeareth that he raileth thus on every state: Time it is that such as he were known, For else he and they will cause much hate. The justices quoth he, to hell quick shall sink, For that they are not hinderers of the verity: But because at other men's matters they do wink, Living themselves like epicures, in all carnality. Therefore the most of them saith he, shallbe turned into moles, Because they are covetous, and in heart blind: Yet some of them shallbe turned into black birds, called coals, Them he mean, that be ever gentle and kind. What manner of man is he, and of what nature? I judge him to be lunatic or stark mad. A little man sir, even of my stature, And as touching age, in faith but a lad. I would it might please you and other Magistrates, Earnestly to look upon such makers of disturbance:
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I will answere you perticularly to your reason, First, whereas you say his words be tollerable, I will proue them fables, and cleane out of season, And against Gods words, blasphemy most damnable. First both Christs Preachers, and his erudition, Which erudition is the blessed word of veritie, Thy falling, Pedler, hath brought into suspition, Prophesying of a doctrine of more sinceritie. Secondly, whereas you say that all is amisse, You meane because we haue remoued Idolatry, Superstition, and hypocrisie, wherein your trust is: And hath placed there Gods word, only necessary. Thirdly, whereas you say it doth your hearts greeue, That Tinkers and Coblers should vse ministration, If Christ should come from heauen and preach, I beleeue That you would despise both him and his predication, Were not the Apostles Fishers for the most part all? And into the whole world passed their sound, Not one Iustice to that office he did call, Hard it is among you one faithfull to be found. But I beseech God once to open your eyes, For of Gods word you let the true passage: God hath giuen you ouer, to beleeue lyes, Rather then the Gospell, the heauenly fathers message. By my troth, euen so did the Pedler speake, Too bad he railed against Iustices, It makes the heart in my bodie to breake, To heare his Inuectiues against all Officers. I pray thee tell me what he said? A prating knaues words, can no honest man offend. To vtter such lewde talke I am halfe afraid, Would to God you would go about, him to apprehend. I pray thee tell me as much as thou art able, We will apprehend him well inough, no doubt. Of Gentlemen he rehearsed a fond fable, I wot not how the diuell he brought it about: Gentlemen quoth he, that be no Gentlemen borne, But such as come vp by spirituall spoyle: Shall be turned into horses, to eate haie and corne, And among other beasts compelled to toyle. Thinke you that these words are meet abroad to be blowne, It appeareth that he raileth thus on euery state: Time it is that such as he were knowne, For else he and they will cause much hate. The Iustices quoth he, to hell quicke shall sinke, For that they are not hinderers of the veritie: But because at other mens matters they do winke, Liuing themselues like epicures, in all carnallitie. Therfore the most of thē saith he, shalbe turned into moles, Because they are couetous, and in heart blinde: Yet som of them shalbe turned into black birds, called coles, Them he meane, that be euer gentle and kinde. What maner of man is he, and of what nature? I iudge him to be lunaticke or starke mad. A litle man sir, euen of my stature, And as touching age, in faith but a lad. I would it might please you and other Magistrates, Earnestly to looke vpon such makers of disturbance: