The Love of King David and Fair Bathsheba · chunk 28 of 30
Peele, George · published 1599 · first performed or written 1594 [1593-1594] (Annals) biblical play; history · Queen Elizabeth's Men (?) unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Wade not too far my boy in waves too deep, The feeble eyes of our aspiring thoughts Behold things present, and record things past: But things to come, exceed our human reach, And are not painted yet in angels eyes: For those, submit thy sense, and say, Thou power That now art framing of the future world, Knowest all to come, not by the course of heaven, By frail conjectures of inferior signs, By monstrous floods, by flights and flocks of birds, By bowels of a sacrificed beast; Or by the figures of some hidden art: But by a true and natural presage, Laying the ground and perfect architect Of all our actions now before thine eyes, From Adam to the end of Adam's seed, O heaven protect my weakness with thy strength, So look on me that I may view thy face, And see these secrets written in thy brows. O sun come dart thy rays upon my moon, That now mine eyes eclipsed to the earth, May brightly be refined and shine to heaven. Transform me from this flesh, that I may live Before my death, regenerate with thee. O thou great God, ravish my earthly sprite, That for the time a more than human skill May feed the Organons of all my sense, That when I think, thy thoughts may be my guide, And when I speak, I may be made by choice The perfect echo of thy heavenly voice. Thus say my son, and thou shalt learn them all. A secret fury ravisheth my soul, Lifting my mind above her human bounds, And as the Eagle roused from her stand, With violent hunger (cowering in the air) Seizeth her feathered prey, and thinks to feed, But seeing then a cloud beneath her feet, Lets fall the foul, and is emboldened With eyes intentive to bedare the sun, And stieth close unto his stately sphere: So Salomon mounted on the burning wings Of zeal divine, lets fall his mortal food, And cheers his senses with celestial air, Treads in the golden starry Labyrinth, And holds his eyes fixed on Jehovah's brows, Good father teach me further what to do. See David how his haughty spirit mounts Even now of height to wield a diadem, Then make him promise that he may succeed, And rest old Israel's bones from broils of war. Nathan thou Prophet, sprung from Jesse's root, I promise thee, and lovely Bethsabe, My Salomon shall govern after me. He that hath touched thee with this righteous thought Preserve the harbour of thy thoughts in peace. My lord, thy servants of thy watch have seen One running hitherward from forth the wars. If he be come alone, he bringeth news. Another hath thy servant seen my lord, Whose running much resembles Sadoc's son. He is a good man, and good tidings brings. Peace and content be with my lord the King, Whom Israel's God hath blessed with victory. Tell me Ahimaas, lives my Absalon? I saw a troop of soldiers gathered, But know not what the tumult might import.
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Wade not too farre my boy in waues too deepe, The feeble eyes of our aspiring thoughts Behold things present, and record things past: But things to come, exceed our humane reach, And are not painted yet in angels eyes: For those, submit thy sence, and say, Thou power That now art framing of the future world, Knowest all to come, not by the course of heauen, By fraile coniectures of inferiour signes, By monstrous flouds, by flights and flockes of birds, By bowels of a sacrificed beast; Or by the figures of some hidden art: But by a true and naturall presage, Laying the ground and perfect architect Of all our actions now before thine eyes, From Adam to the end of Adams seed, O heauen protect my weakenesse with thy strength, So looke on me that I may view thy face, And see these secrets written in thy browes. O sun come dart thy raies vpon my moone, That now mine eyes eclipsed to the earth, May brightly be refin'd and shine to heauen. Transforme me from this flesh, that I may liue Before my death, regenerate with thee. O thou great God, rauish my earthly sprite, That for the time a more then humane skill May feed the Organons of all my sence, That when I thinke, thy thoughts may be my guide, And when I speake, I may be made by choice The perfect eccho of thy heauenly voice. Thus say my sonne, and thou shalt learne them all. A secret fury rauisheth my soule, Lifting my mind aboue her humane bounds, And as the Eagle roused from her stand, With violent hunger (cowring in the aire) Seaseth her feathered prey, and thinkes to feed, But seeing then a cloud beneath her feet, Lets fall the foule, and is emboldened With eies intentiue to bedare the sun, And stieth close vnto his stately sphere: So Salomon mounted on the burning wings Of zeale deuine, lets fall his mortall food, And cheeres his sences with celestiall aire, Treads in the golden starrie Labyrinth, And holds his eyes fixt on Iehouaes browes, Good father teach me further what to doe. See Dauid how his haughtie spirit mounts Euen now of heigth to wield a diademe, Then make him promise that he may succeed, And rest old Israels bones from broiles of warre. Nathan thou Prophet, sprung from Iesses root, I promise thee, and louely Bethsabe, My Salomon shall gouerne after me. He that hath toucht thee with this righteous thought Preserue the harbour of thy thoughts in peace. My lord, thy seruants of thy watch haue seene One running hitherward from forth the warres. If hee bee come alone, he bringeth newes. Another hath thy seruant seene my lord, Whose running much resembles Sadocs sonne. He is a good man, and good tidings brings. Peace and content be with my lord the King, Whom Israels God hath blest with victory. Tell me Ahimaas, liues my Absalon? I saw a troupe of souldiours gathered, But know not what the tumult might import.