The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 10 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 0.78 · 524 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Ye Christian rulers, so you for this a way, Be not illuded, by false hypocrisy. By the stroke of God, the world will else decay permit priests rather, God's lawful remedy Than they should incur, most bestial sodomy. Regard not the pope, nor yet his whorish kingdom For he is the master, of Gomor and of Sodom. With Man have I been, which hath me thus defiled▪ With idolatry, and unclean sodomy. And worthy I am, from God to be exiled, Pity me yet lord, of thy most bownteouse mercy. I will fourth & mourn, till thu send remedy Promise haste thu made, to a glorious liberty, To bring heaven & earth, than wilt thou (I trust) restore me. THe lord perceiving, his first law thus corrupted, With unclean vices, sent me his law of Moses, To see him for sin, substancyallye corrected. And brought in again, to a trade of godliness. For I am a law, of rigour and of hardness. I straightly command, and if it be not done. I threaten. I curse, and slay in my anger soon. To God I require, a perfect obedience, condemning all such, as do it not in effect. I show what sin is, I burden sore man's conscience To him am I death, when his life is infect. Yet if he take heed, to Christ I him direct, forgiveness to have. with light, health & salvation, Lest he should despair, & fall into damnation. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, A pastime quoth A, I know not the time nor when, I ded laugh so much, seen I was an honest man. Believe me and ye will, I never saw such a spot, I would ye had been there, that ye might have made the fort. Where wouldest have had met tell me good brother 〈◊〉. At the Mynorasse ser, late yester night at compline. At the Mynorasse? Us what was there a do? For such an other, would I to Southampton go. In deed yesterday, it was their dedication And thither in God's name, came I to see the fashion. An old friar stood forth, with spectacles on his nose Beginning this Anteme, a my faith I do not gloze Lapides preciosi. And what ded follow of this? I shall tell ye ser by God's bliss. Then came Dame Isbell, an old Nun & a calm, Crowing like a capon, and thus began the Psalm. Saepe expugnaverunt me a iuuentute mea. And what includeth this mystery? A simple problem of bytcherye. When the friar begun, Afore the Nun, To sing of precious stones. From my youth say she, They have comfort me, As it had been for the nonce. I assure the plain, I set not by soch gaudee, Thy usage show thee, to be brought up among bawds It was a good world, when we had such wholesome stories Preached in our church, on sundays & other feryes. With us was it merry, When we went to bury. And to our lady of grace, To the blood of hails, Where no good cheer fails, And other holy place.
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Ye Christen rulers, so yow for thys a waye, Be not illuded, by false hypocresye. By the stroke of God, the worlde wyll els decaye Permyt prestes rather, Gods lawfull remedye Than they shuld incurre, most bestyall Sodomye. Regarde not the pope, nor yet hys whorysh kyngedom For he is the master, of Gomor and of Sodome. With Man haue I bene, whych hath me thus defyled▪ With Idolatrye, and vncleane Sodomye. And worthye I am, from God to be exyled, Pytie me yet lorde, of thy most bownteouse mercye. I wyll fourth & mourne, tyll thu sende remedye Promyse hast thu made, to a gloryouse lyberte, To brynge heauē & earth, thā wylt thu (I trust) restore me. THe lorde perceyuynge, hys first lawe thus corupted, With vncleane vyces, sent me hys lawe of Moses, To se hym for synne, substancyallye corrected. And brought in agayne, to a trade of godlynes. For I am a lawe, of rygour and of hardenes. I strayghtly commaunde, and if it be not done. I thretten. I curse, and slee in my anger sone. To God I requyre, a perfyght obedyence, Condempnynge all soch, as do it not in effect. I shewe what synne is, I burdē sore mānys cōscyence To hym am I death, whan hys lyfe is infect. Yet if he take hede, to Christ I hym dyrect, Forgeuenesse to haue. with lyght, helth & saluacyon, Least he shuld dyspayre, & fall into dampnacyon. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, A pastyme quoth A, I knowe not the tyme nor whan, I ded laugh so moch, sene I was an honest man. Beleue me and ye wyll, I neuer sawe soch a spott, I wolde ye had bene there, that ye myght haue made the fort. Where woldest haue had met tell me good brother . At the Mynorasse ser, late yester nyght at complyne. At the Mynorasse? Why. what was there a do? For soch an other, wolde I to Southampton go. In dede yesterdaye, it was their dedycacyon And thydre in Gods name, came I to se the fashyon. An olde fryre stode forth, with spectacles on hys nose Begynnynge thys Anteme, a my fayth I do not glose Lapides preciosi. And what ded folowe of thys? I shall tell ye ser by Gods blys. Then came Dame Isbell, an olde Nōne & a calme, Crowynge lyke a capon, and thus began the Psalme. Saepe expugnauerunt me a iuuentute mea. And what includeth thys mysterye? A symple probleme of bytcherye. Whan the fryre begōne, Afore the Nonne, To synge of precyouse stones. From my youth saye she, They haue confort me, As it had bene for the nones. I assure the playne, I set not by soch gaudee, Thy vsage shewe the, to be brought vp amōge baudes It was a good world, whā we had soch wholsō storyes Preached in our churche, on sondayes & other feryes. With vs was it merye, Whan we went to Berye. And to our lady of grace, To the bloude of hayles, Where no good chere fayles, And other holye place.