The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 2 of 30
Bale, John · published 1548 · first performed or written 1538 [revised c.1547 and 1562] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.66 · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Our laws are all one, though you do three apere Like wise as our will, is all one in effect. But because that Man, in himself is not clear To time and person, as now we have respect, And as three teachers, to him we you direct, Though ye be but one. In token that we are three, distinct in person, and one in the deyte. We consydre that, for as concerning Man, Four several times, are much to be respected. Of Innocency first, of his transgression than, Than the long season, wherein he was afflicted, Finally the time, wherein he was redeemed. Of pleasure is the first, the second of exile. The third doth punish, the fort doth reconcile, When Angel was made, this law he had by & by, To serve you his lord, and with laudes to prosecute This law was given Man, in time of innocency, In no wise to eat, of the forbidden fruit. These two laws broken, both they were destitute, Of their first freedom, to their most high decay, Till your only son, ded man's whole ransom pay When Angel in heaven, and Man in paradise, Those laws had broken. The law of wicked Satan Impugned your laws, by craft & subtle practise. Where you said. Eat not. He said unto the woman, Eat, Ye can not die, As Gods ye shall be than. By this first of all, your lauds Man proved true. And Satan's law false, which he now daily rue. let him than beware, how he our laws neglect Only to Angel, and Man we gave liberty, And they only fell, becoming a froward sect. Not by our motion. but their own vanity. For that we gave them, to their felicity, Abused they have, to their perpetual evil. Man is now mortal and Angel become a devil. Lose Man we will not, though he from us doth fall Our love towards him, will be much better than so Thu law of Nature, teach thu him first of all, His lord God to know, and that is right to do. Charge and enforce him, in the ways of us to go, Thu law of Moses, And Christ's law finally Raise him and save him, to our perpetual glory▪ For time of exile, than I must be his teacher. Yea, for three ages, both guide and governor. From Adam to Noah, from Noah, to Abraham, And than to Moses, which is the son of Amram, Where must I remain, for the time I shall be here? In the heart of Man, his conscience for to steer, To righteous living, and to a just believe, In token whereof, this heart to the I give. Thu shalt want no grace, to comfort him with all, If he to the faith, of my first promise fall. Then my course is next, for time of his pōnishment● For three ages more, to the must he consent. From Moses to David from thence to the Iewes exile And so fourth to Christ, which will Man reconcile
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Our lawes are all one, though yow do thre apere Lyke wyse as our wyll, is all one in effect. But bycause that Man, in hymself is not clere To tyme and persone, as now we haue respect, And as thre teachers, to hym we yow dyrect, Though ye be but one. In token that we are thre, Dystyncte in persone, and one in the deyte. We consydre that, for as concernynge Man, Foure seuerall tymes, are moch to be respected. Of Innocency first, of hys transgressyon than, Than the longe season, wherin he was afflycted, Fynally the tyme, wherin he was redemed. Of pleasure is the first, the seconde of exyle. The third doth ponnysh, the fort doth reconcyle, Whā Angell was made, thys lawe he had by & by, To serue yow hys lorde, and with laudes to prosecute Thys lawe was geuen Man, in tyme of innocency, In no wyse to eate, of the forbydden frute. These two lawes broken, both they were destytute, Of their first fredome, to their most hygh decaye, Tyll your only sonne, ded mānys whole raūsome paye Whan Angell in heauen, and Man in paradyse, Those lawes had brokē. The lawe of wycked Sathā Impugned your lawes, by craft & subtyle practyse. Where yow sayd. Eate not. He sayd vnto the womā, Eate, Ye can not dye, As Godes ye shall be than. By thys first of all, your lawdes Man proued true. And Sathans lawe false, whych he now dayly rue. Lete hym thā beware, how he our lawes neglect Only to Angell, and Man we gaue lyberte, And they onlye fell, becommynge a frowarde sect. Not by our mocyon. but their owne vanyte. For that we gaue them, to their felycyte, Abused they haue, to their perpetuall euyll. Man is now mortall and Angell become a deuyll. Lose Man we wyll not, though he frō vs doth fal Our loue towardes hym, wyll be moch better than so Thu lawe of Nature, teache thu hym first of all, Hys lorde God to knowe, and that is ryght to do. Charge and enforce hym, in the wayes of vs to go, Thu lawe of Moses, And Christes lawe fynally Rayse hym and saue hym, to our perpetuall glory▪ For tyme of exyle, than I must be hys teacher. Yea, for thre ages, both gyde and gouerner. From Adam to Noah, from Noah, to Abraham, And than to Moses, whych is the sonne of Amram, Where must I remayne, for the tyme I shall be here? In the hart of Man, hys conscyence for to stere, To ryghteouse lyuynge, and to a iust beleue, In token wherof, thys hart to the I geue. Thu shalt want no grace, to confort hym with all, If he to the fayth, of my first promyse fall. Then my course is next, for tyme of hys pōnishment For thre ages more, to the must he consent. From Moses to Dauid frō thens to the Iewes exyle And so fourth to Christ, whych wyll Man reconcyle