The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 27 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 0.75 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
As ye have scene here, how I have stricken with fire The pestilent vice, of infidelity. So will I destroy, in the fierceness of mine ire, All sects of error, with their enormity, Which hath risen out, of that iniquity. For as it is said, that my hand hath not set, Shall up by the rote, no power may it let. The Apostle Iohan, in the Apocalyps doth say, He saw a new heaven, & a new earth appearing. The old earth & see, were taken clean a way, That heaven is man's faith, that earth his understanding, Whom we have renewed by our most secret working. The old cankered earth, exiling with the see. Which is superstition, and infidelity. A new Jerusalem, the said Iohan also see, As a beautiful bride, prepared to her husband. Our true faithful church, is that same fair city, Whom we have cleansed, by the power of our right hand. As a spouse to Christ, in every christian land. banishing the sects, of babylonical popery, That she in the spirit, may walk to our glory. Resort ye three laws, for you will I clear also, Of such infections, as by infidelity, Ye have received, That ye with her may go, Declaring the ways, of Christian liberty, That us she may take, without perplexite, For her only God, and be our people still. In our laws walking, according to our will. At your commandment, we are most blessed lord. Approach nyghar than, and ye shall be restored. Thu law of Nature, we first begin with thee, Restoring the again, to thy first purity. Avoid idolatry, Avoid vile sodomy, We charge ye no more, this law to putrefy. Keep still that same heart, for a sign perpetual. That thu were written, in man's heart first of all. Thu law of Moses, give me that veil from thee, No longer shalt thu, neither blind nor crooked be. Hen's thu ambition, and cursed Covetousness, I here bannysh you, from this law ever doubtless. Lose not those tables, which are a token true, That thu in the flesh, shalt evermore continue. Thu law of the Gospel, though thu be last of all. In operation yet, thu art the principal. From the I exile, hypocrisy and false doctrine, With all that depend, upon the papistical line. Reserve the same book, for a sign of heavenvly power. For that book thu art, that Iohan from heaven ded devour. everlasting praise, to thy glorious majesty. Our heavenvly governor, great is thy gracious pity Of mankind thu art, the eternal felicity. Now leavest thy servants, in thy perpetual peace. To do the service, from hens will we not cease. For our eyes have scene, what thu hast now prepared. For thy people's health. which hath been here declared A light thu hast sent, which is thy joyous Gospel. To the consolation of the house of Israel. In rejoice of this, make we some melody. The name of our God, to praise and magnify. I assent thereto, and will sing very gladly.
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As ye haue seane here, how I haue strycken with fyre The pestylent vyce, of Infydelyte. So wyll I destroye, in the fearcenesse of myne yre, All sectes of errour, with their enormyte, Whych hath rysen out, of that inyquyte. For as it is sayd, that my hande hath not sett, Shall vp by the rote, no power maye it lett. The Apostle Iohan, in the Apocalyps doth saye, He sawe a newe heauen, & a newe earth aperynge. The olde earth & see, were taken cleane a waye, That heauē is mānys fayth, that earth hys vnderstandynge, Whom we haue renued by our most secret workynge. The olde cancred earth, exylynge with the see. Whych is superstycyon, and Infydelyte. A newe Hierusalem, the sayd Iohan also se, As a bewtyfull bryde, prepared to her husbande. Our true faythfull churche, is that same fayr cytie, Whom we haue clensed, by the power of our ryght hande. As a spouse to Christ, in euery christen lande. Bannyshynge the sectes, of Babylonicall poperye, That she in the sprete, maye walke to our glorye. Resort ye thre lawes, for yow wyll I clere also, Of soch infeccyons, as by Infydelyte, Ye haue receyued, That ye with her maye go, Declarynge the wayes, of Christen lyberte, That vs she maye take, without perplexite, For her only God, and be our people styll. In our lawes walkynge, accordyng to our wyll. At your commaundement, we are most blessed lorde. Approche nyghar than, and ye shall be restorde. Thu lawe of Nature, we first begynne with the, Restorynge the agayne, to thy first puryte. Auoyde Idolatrye, Auoyde vyle Sodomye, We charge ye no more, thys lawe to putryfye. Kepe styll that same hart, for a sygne perpetuall. That thu were written, in mannys hart first of all. Thu lawe of Moses, geue me that vayle from the, No longar shalt thu, neyther blynde nor croked be. Hens thu Ambycyon, and cursed Couetousnes, I here bannysh yow, from thys lawe euer doughtles. Lose not those tables, whych are a token true, That thu in the flesh, shalt euermore contynue. Thu lawe of the Gospell, though thu be last of all. In operacyon yet, thu art the pryncypall. From the I exyle, hypocresy and false doctryne, With all that depende, vpon the papystycall lyne. Reserue the same boke, for a sygne of heauēly poure. For that boke thu art, that Iohan from heauen ded deuoure. Euerlastynge prayse, to thy gloryouse maieste. Our heauēly gouernour, great is thy gracyouse pytie Of mankynde thu art, the eternall felycyte. Now leauest thy seruauntes, in thy perpetuall peace. To do the seruyce, from hens wyll we not ceace. For our eyes haue seane, what thu hast now prepared. For thy peoples helth. whych hath bene here declared A lyght thu hast sent, whych is thy ioyouse Gospell. To the consolacyon of the howse of Israel. In reioyce of thys, make we some melodye. The name of our God, to prayse and magnyfye. I assent therto, and wyll synge very gladlye.