Medwall, Henry · published 1530 · first performed or written c.1496 (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 478 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
O blessed lord/ what manner strife is this Atwix my reason/ and sensuality That one meaneth well/ and that all other amiss In one is sekernes/ and in other great frailty And both they be/ so annexed to me That needest I must/ with one of them abide Lord as thou thinkest best/ for me do provide For I am wondrously/ entryked in this case and almost brought/ into perplexyte Not withstanding/ thanked be thy grace as I did never assent/ ne agree To thing that should/ be contraryouse unto the Of sinful deed/ and thought all innocent subdued to reason/ as his obedient Cryst grant you therein/ good continuance to be ever/ of the same mind and intent But now will ye call/ to your remembrance For what cause/ ye be hither sent I hold it well done/ and right expedient that ye were borough/ unto the Worlds presence Be it so in God's name/ I pray you go we hens And will ye that I/ shall for you declare Unto the world/ the cause of your coming What is your intent/ and what parson ye are ye I would be glad/ that every thing Be done even/ after your devising Shall I than stand/ as I were tongue tied ye hardly/ till reason have said Sir world/ it is the mind and also pleasure Of lady nature/ as she bade us to you tell that ye accept/ and receive this her creature With you for a season/ here to dwell Despring you heartily/ to entreat him well with all the favour/ that ye can devise Wherein ye shall do her/ great pleasure and service Sirs ye be welcome/ to us heartily your messagye is/ to us right acceptable Be ye assured/ there is nothing earthly to us so joyful/ ne yet so delectable As to be acquainted/ with parson's honourable Namely such/ as ye seem to be Men of high honour/ and of great dignity And as touching the message/ that ye have brought Have thereof/ the full mind and intent Assuring you that our busy thought shallbe to do/ dame natures commandment and thereunto/ we will be diligent To do her pleasures/ in that we may And so we would/ ye should to her say And were ye show/ unto me that this man Is ordained to reign/ here in this empry I assent well/ for or nature began To shape the world/ the thought finally to ordain man/ therein to occupy He to take upon him/ as mighty governor Having all thing/ subdued to his power. Wherefore I receive/ greatly his coming Mankind sir/ heartily welcome ye be ye are the parson/ without feigning that I have evermore/ desired to see Come let me kiss you. O benedycyte ye be all naked/ alas man why thus I make you sure/ it is right perilous.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
¶ O blessyd lord / what maner stryf ys thys At wyxt my reason / and sensualyte That one meneth well / and that all other amysse In one ys sekernes / and in tother great fraylte And both they be / so annexed to me That nedest I must / wyth one of theym abyde Lorde as thou thynkyst best / for me do prouyde ¶ For I am wonderously / entryked in thys case and almost brought / into perplexyte Not wythstandyng / thanked be thy grace as I dyd neuer assent / ne aggre To thynge that sholde / be contraryouse vnto the Of synfull ded / and thought all innocent Subduyd to reason / as hys obedyent ¶ Cryst graunt you therin / good contynuaunce to be euer / of the same mynde and intent But now wyll ye call / to your remembraunce For what cause / ye be hyder sent I hold yt well done / and ryght expedyent that ye were brough / vnto the worldys presence ¶ Be yt so in goddys name / I pray you go we hens ¶ And wyll ye that I / shall for you declare Vnto the world / the cause of your comyng What ys your intent / and what parson ye are ¶ ye I wold be glad / that euery thyng Be done euen / after your deuysyng ¶ Shall I than stand / as I were tong tyde ¶ ye hardely / tyll reason haue sayd ¶ Syr world / yt ys the mynde and also pleasure Of lady nature / as she bad vs to you tell that ye accept / and receyue thys her creature Wyth you for a season / here to dwell Despryng you hartely / to entreat hym well wyth all the fauour / that ye can deuyse Wherin ye shall do her / great pleasure and seruyce ¶ Syrs ye be welcome / to vs hartely your messagye ys / to vs ryght acceptable Be ye assured / there ys nothyng erthly to vs so ioyfull / ne yet so delectable As to be acquaynted / wyth parsons honorable Namely souch / as ye seme to be Men of hygh honour / and of great dygnyte ¶ And as touchyng the message / that ye haue brought Haue therof / the full mynde and intent Assuryng you that our bysy thought Shalbe to do / dame naturys commaundement and thereunto / we wyll be dylygent To do her pleasurys / in that we may And so we wold / ye shold to her say ¶ And were ye shew / vnto me that thys man Is ordeyned to reygne / here in thys empry I assent well / for or nature began To shape the world / the thought fynally to ordeyne man / therin to occupy He to take vppon hym / as myghty gouerner Hauyng all thyng / subdued to hys power. ¶ Wherfore I receyue / gretly hys comyng Mankynde syr / hartely welcom ye be ye are the parsone / wythout faynyng that I haue euermore / desyred to se Come let me kys you. O benedycyte ye be all naked / alas man why thus I make you sure / yt ys ryght perylous.