Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 18 of 30

Bale, John · published 1548 · first performed or written 1538 [revised c.1547 and 1562] (Annals)
moral
T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma typicality 0.66 · 494 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.

By mysunderstanding, thu art ungraciously beguiled An only minister, was paule in that same doing, That he therein ded, was by the gospel preaching. His mind is the Gospel to have done that operation And this must thy hold, for no carnal generation Marry so they say, ye fellows of the new lering. Forsake holy church, and now fall fast to wyning, Nay, they forsake whoredom, with other damnable usage. And live with their wives, in lawful marriage, whiles the pope's oiled swarm, reign styll in their, old buggerage Yea, poor married men, have very much a do, I count him wisest, that can take a snatch and to go. Thu seemest one of them, that detesteth matrimony, Which is afore God, a state both just and holy. Of such as thu art, saint paule ded prophecy, By the holy Ghost, that a certain company, In the latter days from the truth of God should fall A rending to spretes, of error diabolical. Which in hypocrisy, will teach lies for advantage, W●●h marked consciences, inhybyting marriage. Thu aperest by thy fruits to be infidelity. I am non other, but even the very he, And hither now come I, to comen the matter with ye Avoid cursed find, and get the out at the gates. Nay first will I serve ye, as I lately served your mates And he●e will I not for this place is for me? Who should here remain, but infidelity? Well, than for a time, I must departed from hens, But this first will I say, before this audyens. Easier will it be, concerning punishment, To Sodom and Gormor, in the day of judgement, Than to those cities, that resist the verity, At the suggestions, of infidelity. That people will be, for ever and ever lost, For it is the great sin, against the holy Ghost. In the old law first, the father his mind expressed, Than came his son Christ, & made it more manifest. And now the holy Ghost, is come to close up all, If he be not heard, extreme damnation will fall. No prayer remaineth, nor expiation for sin, To them that no profit, or the word of God will win. Take good heed therefore, & say that ye have warning God send your mother, of you to have a fondeling. By the mass I think, he is weal out of the way, Now will I contrive, the drift of an other play. I must work such ways, Christ's law may not continue, In a while am I like, to have none else of my retinue. Companions I want, to begin this tragedy, Namely false doctrine, and his brother hypocrisy. They will not belong, I suppose now verily, By cocks fowl me think, I see such a company. Him I say children, will not my voice be heard? As good is a beck, as is a dew vow guard. By my honesty welcome, mine own companions both.
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PlayThe Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists
AuthorBale, John
Publication year (edition)1548
First performance / composition (Annals)1538 [revised c.1547 and 1562]
First performance (BritDrama)1538 [perhaps at New Year]
Genre (British Drama)moral
Play typeInterlude;Nonprofessional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 40 · TCP A02738 · DEEP 34
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 1194–1247 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 18 of 30 in this edition
Length494 words · 669 tokens
Topic (seed 42)T28 — Marriage-making: weddings, brides and matches cross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.657 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seedsseed 43: T6 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
By mysunderstādynge, thu art vngracyously begylde An only mynyster, was paule in that same doynge, That he therin ded, was by the Gospell preachynge. Hys mynde is the Gospell to haue done yt operacyon And thys must thy holde, for no carnall generacyon Marry so they saye, ye fellawes of the newe lerynge. Forsake holy church, and now fall fast to wynynge, Naye, they forsake whoredome, with other dāpnable vsage. And lyue with their wyues, in lawfull marryage, whyls the popes oyled swarme, raigne styl in their, olde buggerage Yea, poore marryed men, haue very moch a do, I coūte hym wysest, that can take a snatche and to go. Thu semest one of them, that detesteth matrymonye, Whych is a fore God, a state both iust and holye. Of soch as thu art, saynt paule ded prophecye, By the holy Ghost, that a serten cūpanye, In the latter dayes from the truth of God shuld fall A rendynge to spretes, of errour dyabolycall. Whych in hypocresy, wyll teache lyes for aduauntage, Wh marked conscyences, inhybytynge marryage. Thu aperest by thy frutes to be Infydelyte. I am non other, but euen the very he, And hyther now come I, to cōmen the matter with ye Auoyde cursed fynde, and get the out at the gates. Naye first wyll I serue ye, as I lately serued your mates And hee wyll I not for thys place is for me? Who shuld here remayne, but Infydelyte? Well, than for a tyme, I must depart from hens, But thys first wyll I saye, before thys audyens. Easyer wyll it be, concernynge ponnyshment, To Sodom and Gormor, in the daye of iudgement, Than to those cyties, that resyst the veryte, At the suggestyons, of Infydelyte. That people wyll be, for euer and euer lost, For it is the great synne, agaynst the holy Ghost. In the olde lawe first, the father hys mynde exprest, Than came hys sōne Christ, & made it more manyfest. And now the holy Ghost, is come to close vp all, If he be not heard, extreme dāpnacyon wyll fall. No prayer remayneth, nor expyacyon for synne, To them that no profyght, or the worde of God wyll wynne. Take good hede therfor, & saye that ye haue warnyng God sende your mother, of yow to haue a fondelynge. By the masse I thynke, he is wele out of the waye, Now wyll I contryue, the dryft of an other playe. I must worke soch wayes, Christes lawe maye not contynue, In a whyle am I lyke, to haue non els of my retynue. Companyons I want, to begynne thys tragedye, Namely false doctryne, and hys brother hypocresye. They wyll not belonge, I suppose now verelye, By cockes fowle me thynke, I se soch a cumpanye. Hem I saye chyldren, wyll not my voyce be hearde? As good is a becke, as is a dewe vow garde. By my honestie welcome, myne owne cōpanyons both.