The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 26 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 0.80 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
I made wasps & dranes, them grievously to sting, And all kinds of flies, soon after ded I in bring Upon their cattle, I threw the foul pestilence, Both borche, bile & blain, they had for their offence. lightenings and haylynges, destroyed their corn and fruit, A swarm of hungry locusts, their pastors destitute The space of three days, I gave them palpable darkness, I slew the first gooten, of man & beast for thy rudeness For I never strike, but for thee, infidelity. Strike for me quoth A? By the marry Mass I defy the. What, thu wilt not so, thy brains are not so light. Anger me not to much, for if thu do, I fight. All that will not help, thy wicked workings now, When the stronger come, the weaker must needs bow The law of Nature, infected thu hast with a lepry? Nay, it was not I, but that witch idolatry, And that polled shorn knave, that men call sodomy Of whom sprung they first? but of infidelity? Therefore thou shalt have that plague of penalty, Which they first tasted, for their inyquyre. For those two vices, I drowned the world with water. In token whereof, I plague the with the same matter. Tush, I defy thy worst. This shall not drive me hence For after the flood, with Cham had I residence. And so continued, till Moses' law came in. With his jolly tricks, a new rule to begin. And him thu corruptedest, with Avarice & Ambition, And so diddest leave him, in miserable condition, Thu shalt have therefore, that than to them was due, Most terrible barrayle, the Israelytes untrue, That time ded suffer, for their infidelity, Wherefore with this sword, I justly bannysh the. Because thu shalt hear, give place to Christ's gospel Yet will I not hens, but against once rebel. Sed not I remain, with Iudas and other more? When Christ preached here, & taught them in vexed him sore? Yes, & after that, was I with Simon Magus. With Saunder Copper smith, with Elimas and Demetrius. And now I persever, among the rank rabble of papystes Teaching there shorlynges, to play the antichrists. The innocent blood, of saints continually, Doth call unto God, to revenge their injury, Against false doctrine, and cursed hypocrisy. Whom thu hast raised, the glory of the Gospel, To darken, and his friends, most miserably to quell. Wherefore thu shalt have, like as thu hast deserved For thy wicked doings, thy punishment now doubled. Ignis ip sum precedet, the Prophet David saith thus Arque inflam mabit in circuitu inimicos eius. A consuming fire, shall run before the judge, His enemies consuming, they shall find no refuge. Ob scelera & culpas hominum, ritusque nephandos In cineres ibit tellus, tenuemque favillam. As Mantuan writeth, for the wickedness of the. The earth to ashes, by fire shall turned be. Credo, credo, credo, I say, Credo, credo, credo, To the devil of hell, by the Mess I ween I go.
seed 43: T4 · seed 44: T5 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I made waspes & dranes, them greuously to stynge, And all kyndes of flyes, sone after ded I in brynge Vpon their cattel, I threwe the foule pestylence, Both borche, byle & blayne, they had for their offence. Lyghtenynges and haylynges, destroyed their corne and frute, A swarne of hungry locustes, their pastours destytute The space of thre dayes, I gaue them palpable darkenesse, I slewe the first gootē, of mā & beast for thy rudenes For I neuer stryke, but for the, Infydelyte. Stryke for me quoth A? By the mary Masse I defye the. What, thu wylt not so, thy braynes are not so lyght. Anger me not to moch, for if thu do, I fyght. All that wyll not helpe, thy wycked workynges now, Whan the stronger come, the weaker must nedes bowe The lawe of Nature, infected thu hast with a leprye? Naye, it was not I, but that wytche Idolatrye, And that polde shorne knaue, that men call Sodomye Of whom spronge they first? but of Infydelyte? Therfor thu shalt haue that plage of penalte, Whych they first tasted, for their inyquyre. For those two vyces, I drowned the worlde with water. In token wherof, I plage the with the same matter. Tush, I defye thy worst. Thys shall not dryue me hēce For after the floude, with Cham had I resydence. And so contynued, tyll Moyses lawe came in. With hys iolye tryckes, a newe rule to begyn. And hym thu corruptedest, with Auaryce & Ambycyō, And so dedyst leaue hym, in myserable cōdycyō, Thu shalt haue therfor, that than to them was due, Most terryble barrayle, the Israelytes vntrue, That tyme ded suffer, for their infydelyte, Wherfor with thys swerde, I iustlye bannysh the. Bycause thu shalt here, geue place to Christes gospel Yet wyll I not hens, but agaynst ones rebell. Sed not I remayne, with Iudas and other more? Whan Christ preached here, & taught them in vext hym sore? Yes, & after that, was I with Simon Magus. With Saunder Copper smyth, with Elimas and Demetrius. And now I perseuer, amōge ye rāke rable of papystes Teachyng ther shorlynges, to playe the Antichrystes. The innocent bloude, of sayntes contynuallye, Doth call vnto God, to reuenge their iniurye, Agaynst false doctryne, and cursed hypocresye. Whom thu hast raysed, the glory of the Gospell, To darken, and hys fryndes, most myserably to quell. Wherfor thu shalt haue, lyke as thu hast deserued For thy wycked doynges, thy ponyshmēt now doubled. Ignis ip sū precedet, the Prophete Dauid sayth thus Ar que inflam mabit in circuitu inimicos eius. A consumynge fyre, shall ronne before the iudge, Hys enemyes consumynge, they shal fynde no refuge. Ob scelera & culpas hominum, ritus que nephandos In cineres ibit tellus, tenuem que fauillam. As Mantuan writeth, for the wyckednesse of the. The earth to ashes, by fyre shall turned be. Credo, credo, credo, I saye, Credo, credo, credo, To the deuyll of helle, by the Messe I wene I go.