Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
I shall not say nay, but am agreeable thereto. My purpose is this, A voice in your ear did ring, That ye were Gods son, and well-beloved darling, And you believe it, but ye are the more unwise, For to deceive you, it was some subtle practise. Well, upon that voice, ye are given to persyghtnesse Not else regarding, but to live in ghostlynesse. Ye watch, fast and pray, ye shine in contemplation, Leading here a life, beyond all estimation, No meat will ye eat, but live by God's word only▪ So good are ye w●●t, so perfect and so holy. I will bring ye (I trow) to the well of ghostlynesse, Where I shall fill ye, and glut ye with holiness. What, holy, quoth he? Nay, ye were never so holy, As I will make ye, if ye follow handsomely. Here is all holy, here is the holy city, The holy temple, and the holy priests here be. Ye will be holy? well, ye shall be above them all, Because ye are God's son, it doth ye so befall. Come here, on the pinnacle, we will be by and by. What mean ye by that? show fourth your fantasy, When ye were hungry, I did ye first persuade, Of stones to make bread, but ye would none of that trade. Ye laid for yourself, that scripture would not serve it, That was your buckler, but now I am for ye fit. For the suggestion, that I now shall to ye lay, I have scripture at hand, ye shall it not denay. Keep it not secret, but let it than be hod. If ye do believe, that ye are the son of God, Believe this also, if ye leap down here in scoff, From this high pinnacle, ye can take no harm theroff. And therefore be bold, this enterprise to jeopardy If ye be God's son, cast down yourself here backward. Truly that need not, here is other remedy, To the ground to go, than to fall down foolishly. Here are gresynges made, to go up and down thereby, What need I than leap, to the earth presumptuously. say that ye dead it, upon a good intent. That were neither good, nor yet convenient. Dangers are doubtful, where such presumption is. Tush, scripture is with it, ye can not far amiss. For it is written, how God hath given a charge, Unto his Angels, that if ye leap at large, They shall receive ye, in their hands tenderly, Lest ye dalhe your foot, against a stone thereby. If ye do take scathe, believe God is not true, Nor just of his word, And than bid him adieu. In no wise ye ought, the scriptures to deprave, But as they lie whole, so ought ye them to have. no more take ye here, than serve for your vain purpose Leaving out the best, as ye should trifle or gloze Ye mind not by this, towards God to edify, But of sincere faith, to corrupt the innocency.
seed 43: T4 · seed 44: T5 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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I ſhall not ſaye naye, but am agreable therto. My purpoſe is thys, A voyce in your eare ded rynge, That ye were Gods ſone, and welbeloued darlynge, And yow beleue it, but ye are the more vnwyſe, For to deceyue yow, it was ſome ſubtyle practyſe. Well, vpon that voyce, ye are geuen to perſyghtneſſe Not els regardynge, but to lyue in ghoſtlyneſſe. Ye watche, faſt and praye, ye ſhyne in contemplacyon, Leadynge here a lyfe, beyonde all eſtymacyon, No meate wyll ye eate, but lyue by Gods worde onlye▪ So good are ye wt, ſo perfyght and ſo holye. I wyll brynge ye (I trowe) to the welle of ghoſtlyneſſe, Where I ſhall fyll ye, and glutt ye with holyneſſe. What, holy, quoth he? Naye, ye were neuer ſo holye, As I wyll make ye, if ye folowe hanſomlye. Here is all holy, here is the holy cytie, The holy temple, and the holy preſtes here be. Ye wyll be holy? wel, ye ſhall be aboue them all, Bycauſe ye are Gods ſonne, it doth ye ſo befall. Come here, on the pynnacle, we wyll be by and by. What meane ye by that? ſhewe fourth your fantaſy, Whan ye were hungrye, I ded ye firſt perſuade, Of ſtones to make breade, but ye wolde non of that trade. Ye layed for yourſelf, that ſcripture wolde not ſerue it, That was your bucklar, but now I am for ye fyt. For the ſuggeſtyon, that I now ſhall to ye laye, I haue ſcripture at hande, ye ſhall it not denaye. Kepe it not ſecrete, but lete it than be hod. If ye do beleue, that ye are the ſonne of God, Beleue thys alſo, if ye leape downe here in ſcoff, From thys hygh pynnacle, ye can take no harme theroff. And therfor be bolde, thys enterpryſe to ieoparde· If ye be Gods ſonne, caſt downe your ſelf here backwarde. Truly that nede not, here is other remedye, To the grounde to go, than to fall downe folyſhlye. Here are greſynges made, to go vp and downe therby, What nede I than leape, to the earthe preſumptuouſly. Saye that ye ded it, vpon a good intent. That were neyther good, nor yet conuenyent. Daungers are doubtfull, where ſoch preſumpcyon is. Tuſh, ſcripture is with it, ye can not fare amys. For it is written, how God hath geuen a charge, Vnto hys Angels, that if ye leape at large, They ſhall receyue ye, in their handes tenderly, Leaſt ye dalhe your fote, agaynſt a ſtone therby. If ye do take ſcath, beleue God is not trewe, Nor iuſt of hys worde, And than byd hym adewe. In no wyſe ye ought, the ſcriptures to de praue, But as they lye whole, ſo ought ye them to haue. Nomore take ye here, than ſerue for your vayne purpoſe Leauynge out the beſt, as ye ſhuld tryfle or gloſe Ye mynde not by thys, towardes God to edyfye, But of ſyncere faythe, to corrupt the innocencye.