The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 12 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 0.74 · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
By the blessed lord, than will I play Robsons part. Why, what part wilt thu play? By cocks soul give over. so soon as I sele smart. It will be to late, if I ones couple with the. Then let me alone, and we shall soon agree, And I shall be glad, to be acquainted with ye. Acquaintance good fellow, thu master soon have of me. The worst fault I have, I am hasty now and than, But it is soon gone, I took it of a woman. But what mean those tables, that ye have in your hand? Keep silence a while, and thu shalt understand. Three things I declare, the first are the precepts moral. Next, the laws iudycial, & last the rites ceremonyal The moral precepts, are God's commandments ten. Which ought evermore, to be observed of all men. The laws of Nature, the moral precepts declare, And the pleasant works, to God they teach & prepare They stir man to faith, & provoke him also to love To obey, to sorne, and to worship God above. In two stony tables, God wrote them first of all, That they should remain, as things continual. The first hath but three, which tend to God's high honour, Given hath the second, & they concern our neighbour. The first doth expound, the first law natural. The next the other, making them very formal. In spirit is the first, that we should God honour & love. To outward working, the second doth us move. forbidding all wrongs, preserving just marriage, Norryshing true peace, and other godly usage. What is the effect, of your laws judicial? Soch things to command, as are civil or temporal. From vice to refrain, and outward injury, Quiet to conserve, and public honesty. These are to support, the laws of the second table. ceremonial rites are also commendable, In holy days, garments, temples & consecrations, sacrifices & vows, with offerings & expiacyons Which are unto Christ, as fygurs, types & shadows As Paul doth declare, in his pistle to the Hebrues. These are only figures, & outward testymonyes, No man is perfect, by such dark ceremonies. Only pertain they, unto the third commandment, Of the Sabbath day, till Christ the lord be present. In his death ending, the whole Judaical priesthood. Good days might ye have, ye speak it full weal by the road. I am a poor lad, & by my troth bent earnestly, To wait upon ye, and to be your very lackye. What art thu called, I pray the heartily. Graye friar am I none, by the Mess I can not flatter. I am infidelity, to tell the truth of the matter. And hast thu so long, dissembled thus with me▪ Yea, for advantage, to smell out your subtlety. Avoid hens I say, thu false infidelity. Nay that I will not, by Yngham trinity. Wilt thu not in deed, than will I fet hither the power Of judges & kings, to subdue the within this hour.
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By the blessed lorde, than wyll I playe Robsons part. Whye, what part wylt thu playe? By cockes sowle geue ouer. so sone as I sele smart. It wyll be to late, if I ones cupple with the. Then lete me alone, and we shall sone agre, And I shall be glad, to be acquaynted with ye. Acquayntaunce good fellawe, thu mayst sone haue of me. The worst fault I haue, I am hastye now and thā, But it is sone gone, I toke it of a woman. But what meane those tables, that ye haue in your hande? Kepe sylence a whyle, and thu shalt vnderstande. Thre thynges I declare, the first are the preceptes morall. Next, the lawes iudycial, & last the rytes ceremonyal The morall preceptes, are Gods cōmaundemētes ten. Whych ought euermore, to be obserued of all men. The lawes of Nature, the morall preceptes declare, And ye plesaūt workes, to God they teache & prepare They sturre man to fayth, & prouoke hym also to loue To obeye, to sorne, and to worshypp God aboue. In two stonye tables, God wrote them first of all, That they shuld remayne, as thynges contynuall. The first hath but thre, whych tēde to Gods hygh honour, Geuē hath the seconde, & they concerne our neybour. The first doth expounde, the first lawe naturall. The next the other, makynge them very formall. In sprete is the first, yt we shuld God honour & loue. To outward workynge, the seconde doth vs moue. Forbyddynge all wrōges, preseruynge iust marryage, Norryshynge true peace, and other godly vsage. What is the effect, of your lawes Iudycyall? Soch thynges to cōmaunde, as are cyuyle or tēporall. From vyce to refrayne, and outwarde iniurye, Quyet to conserue, and publyque honestie. These are to support, the lawes of the seconde table. Ceremonyall rytes are also commendable, In holy dayes, garmētes, temples & consecracyons, Sacryfyces & vowes, with offerynges & expiacyōs Whych are vnto Christ, as fygurs, types & shadowes As Paule doth declare, in hys pystle to the Hebrues. These are only fygures, & outwarde testymonyes, No man is perfyght, by soch darke ceremonyes. Only perteyne they, vnto the thirde cōmaundement, Of the Sabboth daye, tyll Christ the lorde be present. In hys death endyng, the whole Iudaycal presthode. Good dayes myght ye haue, ye speake it full wele by the rode. I am a poore lad, & by my trouth bent ernestlye, To wayte vpon ye, and to be your very lackye. What art thu called, I praye the hartelye. Graye fryre am I non, by the Messe I cā not flatter. I am Infydelyte, to tell the truth of the matter. And hast thu so longe, dyssembled thus with me▪ Yea, for aduauntage, to smell out your subtylyte. Auoyde hens I saye, thu false Infydelyte. Naye that I wyll not, by Yngham Trynyte. Wylt thu not in dede, thā wyll I fet hyther the poure Of iudges & kynges, to subdue the withī thys houre.