The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 12 of 30
Bale, John · published 1562 · first performed or written 1538 [revised c.1547 and 1562] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 487 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Lucifer I made, so highly to wade, To God he would be equal Of Adam and Eve, I slew the believe And caused them to fall What need I rehearse, the giants most fierce With the builders of Babel Nemrod the tyrraunt, with them there applyaunt, Agreed to my counsel. From me would not go, cruel Pharaoh No more would Amalech Saul, Achitophel, Absolon, Iesabel Nor Adonisedech. I made Roboam, and Hierobeam With Nabuchodovosor Triphon, Alchmius, and Simon magus To abuse them evermore. Inpryde I exceed, and no people feed But with lies for advantage As Mantuane tell, to lead men to hell Is my most common usage. High things I attempt, and will in exempt From princes iurisdition A am such an enyll, as bring men to the devil Without any contradiction. Here is a prelate even for mine own tooth Such an other is, not in the whole South Clap thou somewhat more, as thou hast begun I like weal your talking, by the holy Nun. I Coutyse am, the bevyll or his dam For I am insacyate I ravish and pluck, I draw and I suck After, a wolvish ra●e. Father nor mother, Sister nor brother I spare not in my mood. I fear neither God, nor his rightful rod In gathering of good. But house and meadow, from the poor widow I spare not forto take Right heirs I rob, and as bare as Iob The fatherless I make. With me took Nadab, Nabal and Achab With all the clergy of Bell Iudas and Giezi, with the sons of Hel● And the sons of Samuel. Iannes and Jambres, also Diotrephes Wrought wilful wickedness So did Menelaus, with false Andronicus And all for covetousness. With vices seven, I close up heaven And spear up paradise I open hell, by my counsel Maintaining every vice. For Silver and gold, with falsehood I hold Supporting every evil I have it in awe, for to thoke the law And bring all to the devil. By the blessed trinity, no men more fit for me To do my business. ambition to beguile, and Avarice to defile The law of Moses. Tell me first of all, what wilt thou do ambition. I am thine own child, thou knowest my disposition I will sure do, as did the Phylystynes. Why what did those knaves? They stopped up Abraham's pits, as Genesis diffynes With mud and with mire, & left them full unclean By the same practise, tell me what thou dost mean. With filthy gloss, and dirty exposition, Of God's law will I hide, the pure dispositions The key of knowledge, I will also take away By wresting the text, to the scriptures sore decay. And what wyste thou, my fellow covetousness? A veil will I spread, upon the face of Moses That none shall perceive, the clearness of his countenance Which is the law, the meaning & true ordinance.
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Lucifer I made, so hyghly to wade, To God he wolde be equall Of Adam and Eue, I slewe the beleue And caused them to fall What nede I rehearce, the gyauntes most fearce With the buylders of Babell Nemrod the tyrraunt, with them there applyaunt, Agreed to my counsell. From me wolde not go, cruell Pharao No more wolde Amalech Saul, Achitophell, Absolo, Iesabel Nor Adonisedech. I made Roboam, and Hierobeam With Nabuchodouosor Triphon, Alchmius, and Simon magus To abuse them euermore. Inpryde I excede, and no people fede But with lyes for aduauntage As Mantuane tell, to leade men to hell Is my most common vsage. Hyghe thynges I attempt, and wyll in exempt From prynces iurisdition A am suche an enyll, as brynge men to the deuyll Without any contradiction. Here is a prelate euen for myne owne toth Suche an other is, not in the whole South Clappe thou somwhat more, as thou hast begunne I lyke wele your takynge, by the holy Nunne. I Coutyse am, the beuyll or his dam For I am insacyate I rauysshe and plucke, I drawe and I sucke After, a woluys she rae. Father nor mother, Syster nor brother I spare not in my moode. I feare neyther God, nor his ryghtfull rod In gatherynge of goode. But howse and medowe, from the poore wydowe I spare not forto take Ryght heyres I rob, and as bare as Iob The fatherles I make. With me toke Nadab, Nabal and Achab With all the clergye of Bell Iudas and Giezi, with the sōnes of Hel And the sonnes of Samuell. Iannes and Iambres, also Diotrephes Wrought wylfull wyckednesse So dyd Menelaus, with false Andronicus And all for Coueytousnesse. With vyces seuen, I close vp heauen And speare vp paradyce I oppen hell, by my counsell Mayntaynynge euery vyce. For Syluer and golde, with falsehed I holde Supportynge euery euyll I haue it in awe, for to thoke the lawe And brynge all to the deuyll. By the blessed Trynytie, no men more fyt for me To do my busynes. Ambycion to begyle, and Auaryce to defyle The lawe of Moyses. Tell me fyrste of all, what wylte thou do Ambycyon. I am thyne owne chylde, thou knowest my dysposycion I wyll sure do, as dyd the Phylystynes. Why what dyd those knaues? They stopped vp Abrahās pyttes, as Genesis diffynes With mudde and with myre, & lf them full vnclene By the same practyse, tell me what thou dost meane. With fylthy gloses, and dyrtye exposytion, Of Goddes lawe wyll I hyde, the pure dysposycions The keye of knowledge, I wyll also take awaye By wrastynge the text, to the scriptures sore decaye. And what wyte thou, my felowe Coueytousnes? A vayle wyll I sprede, vpon the face of Moyses That none shal perceyue, the clerenes of his coūtenaūce Whiche is the lawe, the meanyng & true ordynaunce.