Anonymous · published 1565 · first performed or written 1514 [1513-1514] (Annals) not in BritDrama T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.78 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Sir this he did for the When thou wast bond he made the fire And bought the with his blood Sir I pray you tell me How may this be That I know I was never bond Unto none in England Sir I shall tell you When Adam had done great trespass And out of paradise exiled was Then all the soles as I can you tell Were in the bondage of the devil of hell Till the father of heaven of his great mercy Sent the second person in Trinity Us for to redeem And so with his precious blood He bought us on the rood And our souls did save How should I save it tell me now And I will be ruled after you my soul to save What youth will you forsake me I will not forsake thee I shall tell you shortly Kneel down and ask God mercy For that you have offended Youth wilt thou do so Follow them and let us go Marye I trow nay Here all sin I forsake And to god I me betake Good Lord I pray the have no indignation That I a sinner should ask salvation Now thou must forsake pride And all Riot set aside I will not him forsake Neither early ne late I wend he would not forsake me But if it will none otherwise be I will go my way Sir I pray God be your speed And help you at your need I am sure thou wilt not forsake me Nor I will not forsake thee I forsake you also And will not have with you to do And I forsake the utterly Fie on the caitiff lie Once a promise thou did me make That thou would me never forsake But now I see it is hard For to trust the wretched world Far well masters everycheone For your sin look ye morn And evil creatures look ye turn For your name who maketh inquisition Say't it is good contrition That for sin doth morn Here is a new array For to walk by the way your prayer for to say Here be books for your devotion And keep you from all temptation Let no vice devour When ye see misdoing men Good counsel give them And teach them to amend For my sin I will morn All creatures I will turn And when I see misdoing men Good counsel I shall give them And exhort them to amend Than shall ye be an heritour of bliss Where all joy and mirth is To the which eternal God bring the persons all Here being Amen. Thus have we brought our matter to an end Before the persons here present Would every man be content least another day we be shent We thank all this present Of their meek audience Iesu that sitteth in heaven so high Save all this fair company Men and women that here be Amen, Amen for charity.
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Sir this he dyd for the When thou waſt bond he made the fre And bought the wyth his bloud Sir I praye you tell me Howe may this be That I knowe I was neuer bonde Vnto none in Englande Sir I ſhall tell you Whan Adam had done greate treſpas And out of paradiſe exiled was Then all the ſoles as I can you tell Were in ye bondage of the deuyll of hel Tyll the father of heauen of his greate mercye Sent the ſeconde perſon in Trinitie Vs for to redeme And ſo with his precious bloude He bought vs on the roode And our ſoules dyd ſaue Howe ſhulde I ſaue it tell me nowe And I wyl be ruled after you my ſoule to ſaue What youth wyll you forſake me I wyll not forſake thee I ſhall tell you ſhortely Kneel downe and aſke God mercie For that you haue offended Youth wylte thou do ſo Folowe them and let vs go Marye I trowe naye Here all ſynne I forſake And to god I me betake Good Lord I praie the haue no indignacion That I a ſinner ſhulde aſke ſaluacion Nowe thou muſte forſake pryde And all Riot ſet aſide I wyll not hym forſake Neither early ne late I wende he wolde not forſake me But if it wyll none otherwiſe bee I wyll go my waye Sir I praye God be your ſpede And helpe you at your nede I am ſure thou wylt not forſake me Nor I wyll not forſake thee I for ſak you alſo And wyll not haue with you to do And I forſake the vtterlye Fie on the caytife lye Once a promiſe thou dyd me make That thou wolde me neuer forſake But nowe I ſe it is harde For to truſte the wretched worlde Fare well maſters euerycheone For your ſynne looke ye morne And euyl creatures loke ye tourne For your name who maketh inquiſition Sayt it is good contricion That for ſinne doth morne Here is a newe araye For to walke by the waye your prayer for to ſaye ¶Here be bokes for your deuocion And kepe you from all temptacion Let no vyce deuoure Whan ye ſe miſdoing men Good counſell geue them And teach them to amende ¶For my ſynne I wyll morne All creatures I wyll turne And whan I ſee miſdoinge men Good counſell I ſhall geue them And exhorte them to amende Than ſhall ye be an heritour of blyſſe Where all ioye and myrth is To the whiche eternall God bringe the perſons all Here beynge Amen. Thus haue we brought our matter to an ende Before the perſons here preſent Wolde euery man be contente Leaſte onother daye we be ſhente We thanke all this preſente Of their meeke audience Ieſu that ſytteth in heauen ſo hye Saue all this faire companye Men and women that here be Amen, Amen for charitie.