Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
AFter his baptism▪ Christ was God's son declared. By the father's voice, as ye before have heard, Which signifieth to us, that we once baptized Are the sons of God, by his gift & reward▪ And because that we, should have Christ in regard, He gave unto him, the mighty authority, Of his heavenly word, our only teacher to be. Now is he gone fourth, into the desert place, With the holy Ghost, his office to begin. Where Satan the devil, with his assaults apace, With colours of craft, and many a subtle gin, Will undermined him, yet nothing shall he win, But shame and rebuke, in the conclusion final, This tokenneth our raise, and his unrecurable fall. Learn first in this act, that we whom Christ doth call. Ought not to follow, the fantasies of Man, But the holy Ghost, as our guide special, Which to defend us, is he that will and can, To persecution, let us prepare us than, For that will follow, in them that seek the truth. Mark in this process, what troubles to Christ ensueth. Satan assaulteth him, with many a subtle drift, So will he do us, if we take Christ's part. And when that helpeth not, he seeketh an other shift, The rulers among, to put Christ unto smart, With so many else, as bear him their good heart. Be ye sure of this, as ye are of daily meat▪ If ye follow Christ, with him ye must be beat. For assaults of Satan, learn here the remedy▪ Take the word of God, let that be your defence. So will Christ teach you, in our next Comedy, Earnestly prent it, in your quick intelligence. resist not the world, but with meek patience, If ye be of Christ. Of this hereafter ye shall, perceive more at large, by the story as it fall. IN to this desert, the holy Ghost hath brought me, After my baptism, of Satan to be tempted▪ Thereby to instruct, of Man the imbecility, That after he hath, God's holy spirit received, Dyuersely he must, of Satan be impugncd, Lest he for God's gift, should fall into a pride. And that in apparel, he take me for his guide. Think not me to fast, because I would you to fast, For than ye think wrong, and have vain judgement▪ But of my fasting, think rather this my cast, Satan to provoke, to work his cursed intent, And to teach you ways, his mischiefs to prevent, By the word of God, which must be your defence, Rather than fastings, to withstand his violence. I have fasted here, the space of forty days, Performing that fast, which Moses had in figure, To stop their mouths with, which babble & prate always Thus did our fathers, My name and fame to dysuygure. Therefore now I taste, of fasting here the rygure, And am right hungry, after long abstinence. This mortal body, complaineth of indigence.
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AFter hys baptyme▪ Chriſt was Gods ſonne declared. By the fathers voyce, as ye before haue hearde, Whych ſygnyfyeth to vs, that we ones baptyſed Are the ſonnes of God, by hys gift & rewarde▪ And bycauſe that we, ſhuld haue Chriſt in regarde, He gaue vnto hym, the myghtye autoryte, Of hys heauenlye worde, our only teacher to be. Now is he gone fourth, into the deſart place, With the holy Ghoſt, hys offyce to begynne. Where Sathan the deuyll, with hys aſſaultes apace, With colours of craft, and manye a ſubtyle gynne, Wyll vndermynde hym, yet nothynge ſhall he wynne, But ſhame and rebuke, in the concluſyon fynall, Thys tokenneth our rayſe, and hys vnrecurable fall. Lerne firſt in thys acte, that we whom Chriſt doth call. Ought not to folowe, the fantaſyes of Man, But the holy Ghoſt, as our gyde ſpecyall, Whych to defende vs, is he that wyll and can, To perſecucyon, lete vs prepare vs than, For that wyll folowe, in them that ſeke the truth. Marke in thys proceſſe, what troubles to Chriſt enſuth. Sathan aſſaulteth hym, with many a ſubtyle dryft, So wyll he do vs, if we take Chriſtes part. And whan that helpeth not, he ſeketh an other ſhyft, The rulers amonge, to put Chriſt vnto ſmart, With ſo manye els, as beare hym their good hart. Be ye ſure of thys, as ye are of dayly meate▪ If ye folowe Chriſt, with hym ye muſt be beate. For aſſaultes of Sathan, lerne here the remedye▪ Take the worde of God, lete that be your defence. So wyll Chriſt teache yow, in our next Comedye, Erneſtly prent it, in your quyck intellygence. Reſyſt not the worlde, but with meke pacyence, If ye be of Chriſt. Of thys herafter ye ſhall, Perceyue more at large, by the ſtory as it fall. IN to thys deſart, the holy Ghoſt hath brought me, After my baptyme, of Sathan to be tempted▪ Therby to inſtruct, of Man the imbecyllyte, That after he hath, Gods holy ſprete receyued, Dyuerely he muſt, of Sathan be impugncd, Leaſt he for Gods gyft, ſhuld fall into a pryde. And that in parell, he take me for hys gyde. Thynke not me to faſt, bycauſe I wolde yow to faſt, For than ye thynke wronge, and haue vayne iudgement▪ But of my faſtynge, thynke rather thys my caſt, Sathan to prouoke, to worke hys curſed intent, And to teache yow wayes, hys myſchefes to preuent, By the worde of God, whych muſt be your defence, Rather than faſtynges, to withſtande hys vyolence. I haue faſted here, the ſpace of forty dayes, Perfourmynge that faſt, whych Moſes had in fygure, To ſtoppe their mouthes with, whych bable & prate alwayes Thus ded our fathers, My name and fame to dyſuygure. Therfor now I taſt, of faſtynge here the rygure, And am ryght hungrye, after longe abſtynence. Thys mortall bodye, complayneth of indygence.