Anonymous · published 1595 · first performed or written 1561 [1561-c.1563] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.74 · 531 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
I would it might please you to remove these runagates, And to ease our minds of such encumbrance. For as long as such be in place, You shall never be had in reputation: Yet I will not say but diverse men have grace, But they be out of the people's estimation. As long as they be blameless in conversation, And in doctrine sincere and sound approved: They need not pass of the people's estimation, For both of God and the world, they cannot be loved. God speed you my masters, forsooth all three, And you worshipful master justice my friend: It doth me good to see you so well agree, Trusting in God that you be all of one mind. You are as welcome hither, right honourable judge, God forbid among wise men, there should be discord: For whereas there is division and grudge, There followeth desolation, as saith Christ our Lord. Truly, your honour is welcome hither, This reverent father and I, were commoning hard: Of the prophecy of a runagate peddler, Whose saying in my judgement, no man will regard. Yet sir, saving your advise, Men ought to rail upon authority, For Th'Apostle Paul both godly and wise, Revoked his words spoken with severity: Indeed I heard of such a one, And there goeth a great brute of his prophecy. All his talk is not worth a herring bone, For of many of them I am able to testify, serving-men quoth he, that wear breeches like faggots, Which in fleshly idleness consume their lives, Shall be first converted into maggots, And afterward turned to drones, and live in hives. He meaneth unhappily by this fable, I would I had him in my keeping a while. A fellow he is most unconstant and unstable, And such a one as will you right soon beguile: And told a tale of the Prophecy of Ieremy: When God bade hide by the River Euphrates, I wot not what he meant by that Prophecy, For anon he was in hand with Socrates. Doth the prophecy speak of any such matter? Such things to be read, methinks are base: In no wise I would have you to take it as vain clatter, For a great mystery is meant in that place: The very Text maketh the meaning plain, Which I will read and expound if you will: No, no, we will not put you to that pain, But we will hear the peddlers prophecy still. I pray you tell me, talketh he not of the state of this region? Of the queen's Majesty, and of the Council: What saith he concerning religion? How liketh he by the Preachers of the Gospel? Not one word talketh he of this religion, Neither of Queen, Council, Lord, Knight, nor Squire: All his talk is of a land called Ilion, And of a City far off, called tire. marry thus he saith, though Princes themselves be good, Yet are they like at God's hand to be punished: For at their hands, God will require their subjects blood, Which through their sufferance into sin hath perished. Whereat is the peddler so sore offended? What is it that he misliketh most?
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I would it might please you to remoue these runnagates, And to ease our minds of such incombrance. For as long as such be in place, You shall neuer be had in reputation: Yet I will not say but diuerse men haue grace, But they be out of the peoples estimation. As long as they be blamelesse in conuersation, And in doctrine sincere and sound approued: They need not passe of the peoples estimation, For both of God and the world, they cannot be loued. God speed you my maisters, forsooth all three, And you worshipfull maister Iustice my friend: It doth me good to see you so well agree, Trusting in God that you be all of one minde. You are as welcome hither, right honorable Iudge, God forbid among wise men, there should be discord: For whereas there is diuision and grudge, There followeth desolation, as saith Christ our Lord. Truly, your honour is welcome hither, This reuerent father and I, were commoning hard: Of the prophecie of a runnagate Pedler, Whose saying in my iudgement, no man will regard. Yet sir, sauing your aduise, Men ought to raile vpon authoritie, For Th'Apostle Paul both godly and wise, Reuoked his words spoken with seueritie: Indeed I heard of such a one, And there goeth a great brute of his prophecie. All his talke is not worth a hering bone, For of many of them I am able to testifie, Seruing-men quoth he, that weare breeches like faggots, Which in fleshly idlenesse consume their liues, Shall be first conuerted into maggots, And afterward turned to drones, and liue in hiues. He meaneth vnhappily by this fable, I would I had him in my keeping a while. A fellow he is most vnconstant and vnstable, And such a one as will you right soone beguile: And told a tale of the Prophcie of Ieremy: When God bad hide by the Riuer Euphrates, I wot not what he ment by that Prophecie, For anon he was in hand with Socrates. Doth the prophecie speake of any such matter? Such things to be red, methinkes are base: In no wise I wold haue you to take it as vain clatter, For a great mysterie is meant in that place: The very Text maketh the meaning plaine, Which I will read and expound if you will: No, no, we will not put you to that paine, But we will heare the Pedlers prophecie still. I pray you tell me, talketh he not of the state of this region? Of the Queenes Maiestie, and of the Councell: What saith he concerning religion? How liketh he by the Preachers of the Gospell? Not one word talketh he of this religion, Neither of Queen, Councell, Lord, Knight, nor Squire: All his talke is of a land called Ilion, And of a Citie farre of, called Tyre. Mary thus he saith, though Princes themselues be good, Yet are they like at Gods hand to be punished: For at their hands, God will require their subiects blood, Which through their sufferance into sin hath perished. VVhereat is the Pedler so sore offended? VVhat is it that he misliketh most?