Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Chief Promises of God unto Man (God's Promises) · chunk 10 of 17

Bale, John · published 1547 · first performed or written 1538 (Annals)
biblical play
T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.74 · 446 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.

Never shall this thing, depart from my remembrance. Laude be for ever, to the most merciful lord, Which never with drawest, from man thy heavenly comfort. But from age to age, thy benefits doth record, What thy goodness is, and hath been to his sort. As we find thy grace, so ought we to report. And doubtless it is, to us most bounteous, Yea, for all our sins, most ripe and plenteous. Abraham our father, found the benyvolouse, So did good Isaac, in his distress among. To Iacob thou wert, a guide most gracious, Ioseph thou savedst, from dangerous deadly wrong. Melchisedech and Iob, felt thy great goodness strong, So did good Sara, rebecca, and fair Rachel, With Sephora my wife, the daughter of Raguel. To praise the sweet lord my faith doth me compel, For thy covenants sake, wherein rest our salvation. The seed of promise, all other sedes excel, For therein remaineth, our full justification, From Adam and Noah, in Abraham's generation. That seed procureth, God's mighty grace and power, For the same sedes sake, I will sing now this hour. O high king Emanuel, & our league lord, the long expectation of gentiles, and the mighty saver of their multitude, the health and consolation of sinners, come now for to save us, as our lord and our redeemer. FOr all the favour, I have showed Israel, delivering her, from Pharaoh's tyranny, And giving the land fluentem lac & mell, Yet will she not leave, her old idolatry, Nor know me for God. I abhor her misery. Vexed her I have, with battles and decays, Still must I plague her, I see non other ways. Remember yet lord, thy worthy servant Moses, Walking in thy sight, without rebuke of the. Both Aaron, Ietro, Eleazar, and Phinees. Evermore feared, to offend thy majesty. Much thou acceptedest, thy servant Iosue, Caleb and Othoniel, sought the with all their heart, Aioth end Sangar, for thy folk did their part. Gedeon and Thola, thy enemies put to smart, Iayr and Iephte, gave praises to thy name. These to leave idols, thy people did coart, Samson the strongest, for his part did the same. Samuel and Nathan, thy messages did proclaim, What though fierce Pharaoh, wrough mischief in thy sight? He was a pagan, lay not that in our sight. I wot the Beniamytes, abused the ways of right, So did Hely's sons, and the sons of Samuel. Saul in his office, was slothful day and night, Wicked was Semei, so was Achirophel. Measure not by them, the faults of Israel, Whom thou hast loved, of long time so inteyrlye, But of thy great grace, remit her wicked folly,
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PlayThe Chief Promises of God unto Man (God's Promises)
AuthorBale, John
Publication year (edition)1547
First performance / composition (Annals)1538
First performance (BritDrama)1538
Genre (British Drama)biblical play
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 37 · TCP A02906 · DEEP 31
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 519–569 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 10 of 17 in this edition
Length446 words · 650 tokens
Topic (seed 42)T5 — Christian faith, sin and salvation cross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.740 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seedsseed 43: T4 · seed 44: T5 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Neuer shall thys thynge, depart from my remembraūce. Laude be for euer, to the most mercyfull lorde, Whych neuer with drawest, from man thy heauenlye cōfort. But from age to age, thy benefytes doth recorde, What thy goodnesse is, and hath bene to hys sort. As we fynde thy grace, so ought we to report. And doubtlesse it is, to vs most bounteouse, Yea, for all our synnes, most rype and plenteouse. Abraham our father, founde the benyuolouse, So ded good Isaac, in hys dystresse amonge. To Iacob thu wert, a gyde most gracyouse, Ioseph thu sauedest, from daungerouse deadlye wronge. Melchisedech and Iob, felt thy great goodnesse stronge, So ded good Sara, rebecca, and fayre Rachel, With Sephora my wyfe, the doughter of Raguel. To prayse the swete lorde my faythe doth me compell, For thy couenauntes sake, wherin rest our saluacyon. The sede of promyse, all other sedes excell, For therin remayneth, our full iustyfycacyon, From Adam and Noah, in Abrahams generacyon. That sede procureth, Gods myghty grace and powre, For the same sedes sake, I wyll synge now thys howre. O hygh kynge Emanuel, & our lege lorde, the longe expectacyon of Gentyles, and the myghtye sauer of their multytude, the helthe and consolacyon of synners, come now for to saue vs, as our lorde and our redemer. FOr all the fauer, I haue shewed Israel, Delyuerynge her, from Pharaoes tyrannye, And geuynge the lande fluentem lac & mel, Yet wyll she not leaue, her olde ydolatrye, Nor knowe me for God. I abhorre her myserye. Vexed her I haue, with battayles and decayes, Styll must I plage her, I se non other wayes. Remembre yet lorde, thy worthye seruaunt Moses, Walkynge in thy syght, without rebuke of the. Both Aaron, Ietro, Eleazar, and Phinees. Euermore feared, to offende thy mageste. Moch thu acceptedest, thy seruaunt Iosue, Caleb and Othoniel, sought the with all their hart, Aioth end Sangar, for thy folke ded their part. Gedeon and Thola, thy enemyes put to smart, Iayr and Iephte, gaue prayses to thy name. These to leaue ydolles, thy people ded coart, Samson the strongest, for hys part ded the same. Samuel and Nathan, thy messages ded proclame, What though fearce Pharao, wrough myschef in thy syght? He was a pagane, laye not that in our syght. I wote the Beniamytes, abused the wayes of ryght, So ded Helyes sonnes, and the sonnes of Samuel. Saul in hys offyce, was slouthfull daye and nyght, Wycked was Semei, so was Achirophel. Measure not by them, the faultes of Israel, Whom thu hast loued, of longe tyme so inteyrlye, But of thy great grace, remyt her wycked folye,