The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 22 of 30
Bale, John · published 1562 · first performed or written 1538 [revised c.1547 and 1562] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.62 · 491 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Yea and let the pope, as Gods own Uicat here In his hand▪ iii. crosses, &. three crowns on his head were His power betokening in heaven, in earth, & in hell That he may command all kings, & subdue the gospel His self may do that he need command none other Is not he the head of the holy church out mother May not be make sayuts & devils at his own pleasure Which hath in his hands, the keys & church's treasure So well as he made saint Herman first a saint And twenty years after, of Heresy him attaint. first he sent him to heaven, by his canonization And from thence to bell, by avexcommunycation We read of formosus, that after he was dead One pope his fingers, another cut of his head And threw his Carcase, into the flood of Tiber With the head and fingers, as Platina doth remember In token that he, is judge over quick and dead And may damn and save, by his pardons under lead Sylvester the second, to the devil himself once gave For that high office, that he might damn and save He offered also his stones to Satan, they say For priests chastity, and so went their marriage away Here is one coming, inquire what he intend. Ha? it is the Gospel, from him God us defend. Show me brother mine, who did the hither send. The father of heaven, of his mere beuyu●lence I desire therefore, of free audience. Ye mind than to preach afore this company? In the laws of God, would I instruct them gladly For none other way, there is unto salvation But the word of God, in every generation That qayckeveth, that saveth, that bringeth unto heaven. As before his death, Christ taught the Apostle eleven. Preach here thou shalt not, without the authority Of pope or bishop, or some of their affynytie. God's word, never taketh his authority of man. Thou shalt not here preach, do thou the best thou can. God's blessing on your heart, it is spoken even like a man. Ye knowethis day sir, we have a full holy feast And must go procession, with the blessed rood of rest We have longe matins, longe laudes, longe hours, long prime. Mass, evensong, compline, & all must be done in time Sensing of the Altars, and casting of holy-water Holy bread making, with other necessary matter. Have God commanded any such things to be done What is that to thee? go meddle with old shone Canst thou say, but they are good significations? I say they are fruits of your imaginations. To bring in luere, and darken Gods high glory. Of you God doth axe, no such vain beggary Christ never sent his, to she we significations But his living word, to all the Christian nations Ye forsake the Lord, as Esaias doth tell And highly blaspheme, the holy of Israel.
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nodes 1421–1474 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 22 of 30 in this edition
Length
491 words · 642 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T5 — Christian faith, sin and salvationcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.620 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
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)
Yea and let the pope, as Gods owne Uicat here In his hand▪ iii. croses, &. iii. crownes on his head ere His power betokenynge in heauen, in earth, & in hell That he may comaūde all kynges, & subdue the gospell His selfe maye do that he nede comaunde none other Is not he the heade of the holy churche out mother May not be make sayuts & deuyls at his owne plesure Which hath in his hādes, the eyes & churches tresure So well as he made saynt Herman fyrst a saynt And twentye yeares after, of Heresye hym attaynte. Fyrste he sent hym to heauen, by his canonyzacion And from thence to bell, by auexcommunycation We reade of formosus, that after he was deade One pope his fyngars, another cut of his heade And threwe his Carkasse, into the floude of Tyber With the head and fyngers, as Platina doth remēber In token that he, is iudge ouer quycke and dead And maye dampne and saue, by his pardons vnder lead Syluester the seconde, to the deuyl hymselfe ones gaue For that hyghe offyce, that he might dampne and saue He offered also his stones to Sathan, they saye For priestes chastytie, and so went theyr maryage away Here is one cōmynge, enquyre what he entende. Ha? it is the Gospell, from hym God vs defende. Shewe me brother myne, who dyd the hyther sende. The father of heauen, of his mere beuyulence I desyre therfore, of free audyence. Ye mynde than to preache afore this companye? In the lawes of God, wolde I instructe them gladly For none other waye, there is vnto saluacion But the worde of God, in euery generation That qayckeueth, that saueth, yt bryngeth vnto heuen. As before his death, Christ taught the Apostle aleuen. Preache here thou shalt not, without the Aucthorytie Of pope or byshop, or some of theyr affynytie. Goddes worde, neuer taketh his auctorytie of man. Thou shalt not here preache, do thou the best thou can. Goddes blessynge on your harte, it is spoken euen lyke a man. Ye knowethis daye syr, we haue a full holy feast And must go processyon, with the blessed roode of reast We haue longe mattens, longe laudes, longe houres, longe pryme. Masse, euensong, complyne, & all must be done in tyme Sensynge of the Aulters, and castynge of holywater Holy breade makynge, with other necessarye matter. Haue God cōmaunded any suche thynges to be done What is that to the? go medle with olde shone Canst thou saye, but they are good sygnyfications? I saye they are fruytes of your ymagynacions. To brynge in luere, and darken Goddes hyghe glorye. Of you God doth axe, no suche vayne beggerye Christ neuer sent his, to she we sygnyfications But his lyuynge worde, to all the Christen nations Ye forsake the Lorde, as Esaias doth tell And hyghly blaspheme, the holy of Israell.