Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
When I come in place, where God hath appointed meat, giving him high thanks, I shall not spare to eat, Not only for that, this similitude I bring, But my purpose is▪ to conclude an other thing. At the father's voice, ye took this life in hand, minding now to preach, as I do understand. In case ye do so, ye shall find the office hard. My mind is in this, ye should your body regard, And not undyscretelye, to cast yourself away. Rather take some ease, than ye should so decay. I put case ye be, God's son, what can that further? Preach ye once the truth, the bishops will ye murder. Therefore believe not, the voice that ye dead hear, Though it came from God, for it is unsavoury gear. Beyond your cumpas, rather than ye so run, Forsake the office, and deny yourself God's son. Ye speak in that point, very unadvisedly, For it is written, in the eight of deuteronomy, Man liveth not by bread, or corporal feeding only, But by God's promise, and by his scriptures heavenly. Here ye persuade me, to recreate my body, And neglected Gods word, which is great blasphemy. This caused Adam, from innocency to fall, And all his offspring, made miserable and mortal. Where as is God's word, there is both spirit and life, And where that is not, death and damnation is rife. The strength of God's word, mightily sustained Moses, For forty days space, thereof such is the goodness. It fortified Helias, it preserved Daniel, And holp in the desert, the children of Israel. Sore plagues do follow, where God's word is reject, For no persuasion, will I therefore neglect, That office to do, which God hath me commanded, But in all meekness, it shall be accomplished. I had rather nay, considering your feebleness, For ye are but tuly, ye are no strong person doughtlesse. Well, it is not the bread, that doth a man uphold, But the lord of heaven, with his graees manifold. He that Man create, is able him to nourish, And after weakness, cause him again to flourish. God's word is a rule, for all that man should do, And out of that rule, no creature ought to go. He that it followeth, can not out of the way, In meat not in drink, in sadness nor in play. je are stiffnecked, ye will follow no good counsel. Yes, when it is such, as the holy scripture tell. Scriptures I know non, for I am but an hermit I▪ I may say to you, it is no part of our study. We religious men, live all in contemplation, Scriptures to study, is not our occupation. It longeth to doctors. howbeit I may say to you, As blind are they as we, in the understanding now. Well shall it please ye, any farther, with me to walk, Though I little profit, yet doth it me good to talk. To tarry or go, it is all one to me. let us then wander, into the holy city, Of Jerusalem, to see what is there a do.
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Whā I come in place, where God hath appoynted meate, Geuynge hym hygh thankes, I ſhall not ſpare to eate, Not only for that, thys ſymylytude I brynge, But my purpoſe is▪ to conclude an other thynge. At the fathers voyce, ye toke thys lyfe in hande, Myndynge now to preache, as I do vnderſtande. In caſe ye do ſo, ye ſhall fynde the offyce harde. My mynde is in thys, ye ſhuld your body regarde, And not vndyſcretelye, to caſt your ſelfe awaye. Rather take ſom eaſe, than ye ſhuld ſo decaye. I put caſe ye be, Gods ſonne, what can that further? Preache ye ones the truth, the byſhoppes wyll ye murther. Therfor beleue not, the voyce that ye ded heare, Though it came from God, for it is vnſauery geare. Beyonde your cumpas, rather than ye ſo ronne, Forſake the offyce, and denye yourſelf Gods ſonne. Ye ſpeake in that poynt, very vnaduyſedlye, For it is written, in the eyt of Deutronomye, Man lyueth not by breade, or corporall fedynge onlye, But by Gods promyſe, and by hys ſcriptures heauenlye. Here ye perſuade me, to recreate my bodye, And neglected Gods worde, whych is great blaſphemye. Thys cauſed Adam, from innocencye to fall, And all hys ofſprynge, made myſerable and mortall. Where as is Gods worde, there is both ſprete and lyfe, And where that is not, death and dampnacyon is ryfe. The ſtrength of Gods worde, myghtyly ſuſtayned Moſes, For fourty dayes ſpace, therof ſoch is the goodnes. It fortyfyed Helias, it preſerued Daniel, And holpe in the deſart, the chyldren of Iſrael. Sore plages do folowe, where Gods worde is reiect, For no perſuaſyon, wyll I therfor neglect, That offyce to do, whych God hath me commaunded, But in all mekeneſſe, it ſhall be accomplyſhed. I had rather naye, conſyderynge your febleneſſe, For ye are but tuly, ye are no ſtronge perſone doughtleſſe. Well, it is not the breade, that doth a man vpholde, But the lorde of heauen, with hys graees manyfolde. He that Man create, is able hym to noryſh, And after weakeneſſe, cauſe hym agayne to floryſh. Gods worde is a rule, for all that man ſhuld do, And out of that rule, no creature ought to go. He that it foloweth, can not out of the waye, In meate no in drynke, in ſadneſſe nor in playe. Ie are ſtyfnecked, ye wyll folowe no good counſell. Yes, whan it is ſoch, as the holye ſcripture tell. Scriptures I knowe non, for I am but an hermyte I▪ I maye ſaye to yow, it is no part of our ſtody. We relygyouſe men, lyue all in contemplacyon, Scriptures to ſtodye, is not our occupacyon. It longeth to doctours. Howbeyt I maye ſaye to yow, As blynde are they as we, in the vnderſtandynge now. Well ſhall it pleaſe ye, any farther, with me to walke, Though I lyttle profyght, yet doth it me good to talke. To tarry or go, it is all one to me. Lete vs than wander, into the holye cyte, Of Hieruſalem, to ſe what is there a do.