The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 26 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 0.74 · 516 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.
The space of three days, I gave them palpable darkness I slew the first gotten, of man and beast, for thy rudeness For I never strike, but for the infidelity. Strike for me quoth ●? By the marry Mass I defy them What thou wilt not so, thy brains are not so light Anger me not to much, for if thou 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 thou hast, with a lepry. Nay, it was not I, but that witch idolatry And that polled shorn knave, that men call sodomy Of whom syronge they first? but of infidelity? Therefore thou shalt have, that plague of penalty Which they first tasted, for their Iniquity For those two vices, I drowned the world with water In token whereof, I plague thee, with the same matter. Hic Infidelitatem ●●●●pha percutit, Tusshe, I defy thy worst, this shall not drive me hē●● 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 thou cortuptest, with Avarice and Ambition And so didst leave him in miserable condition Thou shalt have therefore, that than to them was due Most terrible battle, the Israelties untrue That time did suffer, for their infidelity Wherefore with this sword, I justly banish the. Because thou shalt here, give place to Christ's gospel Gladio Infidelitatem denuo cedit. Yet will I not hence, but again one's rebel. Did not I remain, with Iudas, and other more? When Christ preached here, and taught them to very him sore. Yes, and after that, was I with Simon Magus With Saunder Coppersmyth, with Elimas and Demetrius. And now I persever, among the rank rabble of Papists teaching their shearlings, to play the Antichriste●● The Innocent blood, of saints continually Doth all unto God to revenge their injury▪ Against false doctrine and cursed hypocrisy Whom thou hast raised the glory of the Gospel To darken, and his friends most miserably to quell. Wherefore thou shalt have like as thou hast deserved For thy wicked doings, thy punishment now doubled. Ignis ipsum precedet. The Prophet David saith thus. Atque inflammabit in citcuitu inimicos eiue. A consuming fire, shall run before the judge His enemies consuming, they shall find no refuge. Ob scesera et culpas hominum, titusque nephandes In cineres ibit tissus, tenuimque favillam As Mantuan writeth, for the wickedness of the The earth to ashes, by fire, shall turned be. Ignis flamnia Infidelitatem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coget. Credo, credo, credo. I say, credo, credo, credo, To the denill of hell, by the Mess I ween I go. As we have seen here▪ how I have stricken with fire The pestilent vice of infidelity Sowyll I destroy, in the fierceness of my●tyre▪ All sects of error, with their enormity Which hath risen out of that iniquity For as it is said, that my hand hath no set Shall up by the root, no power may it let.
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nodes 1640–1700 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 26 of 30 in this edition
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516 words · 751 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T5 — Christian faith, sin and salvationcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.737 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
The space of thre daies, I gaue thē palpable darkenes I slewe the fyrst goten, of mā and beast, for thy rudenes For I neuer stryke, but for the Infydelytie. Stryke for me quoth ? By y• mary Masse I defye thē What thou wylte not so, thy braynes are not so lyght Angre me not to moche, for if thou do, I fyght All that wyll not helpe, thy wycked workynges nowe Whan the stronger come, the weaker must nedes bowe The lawe of Nature, infected thou hast, with a leprye. Naye, it was not I, but that wytche Idolatrye And that polde shorne knaue, that men cal Sodomye Of whom syronge they fyrste? but of Infydelytie? Therfore thou shalte haue, that plage of penaltie Whiche they fyrste tasted, for theyr Iniquitie For those two vyces, I drowned the worlde with water In token wherof, I plage the, with the same matter. Hic Infidelitatem pha perctit, Tusshe, I defye thy worst, this shall not dryue me hē For after the floude, with Cham had I resydence And so contynued, tyll Moyses lawe came in With his iolye tryckes, a newe rule to begyn And hym thou cortuptest, with Auaryce and Ambicion And so dydst leaue hym in myserable condycion Thou shalte haue therfore, that than to them was due Most terryble battayle, the Israelties vntrue That tyme dyd suffre, for theyr Infydelytie Wherfore with this swerde, I iustlye banysshe the. Bycause thou shalt here, gyue place to Christes gospel Gladio Infidelitatem denuo cedit. Yet wyll I not hence, but agayne ones rebell. Dyd not I remayne, with Iudas, and other more? Whan Christe preahed here, and taught them to ve hym sore. Yes, and after that, was I with Simon Magus With Saunder Coppersmyth, with Elimas and Demetrius. And nowe I perseuer, amonge the ranke rable of Papistes Teachynge theyr sholynges, to playe the Antichriste The Innocent bloude, of sayntes contynually Dothe all vnto God to reuenge theyr iniurye▪ Agaynst false doctryne and cursed hypocresye Whom thou hast raysed the glory of the Gospell To darken, and his fryndes most myserably to quell. Wherfore thou shalt haue lyke as thou hast deserued For thy wycked doynges, thy punysshmēt now doubled. Ignis ipsum precedet. The Prophet Dauid sayth thus. At que inflammabit in citcuitu inimicos eiue. A consumynge fyre, shall ronne before the iudge His enemyes consumynge, they shall fynde no refuge. Ob scesera et culpas hominum, titus que nephandes In cineres ibit tissus, tenuim que fauillam As Mantuan writeth, for the wickednesse of the The earth to asshes, by fyre, shall turned be. Ignis flamnia Infidelitatem coget. Credo, credo, credo. I saye, credo, credo, credo, To the Denyll of hell, by the Messe I wene I go. As e haue sene here▪ howe I haue stryken with fyre The pestylent vyce of Infydelytie Sowyll I destroye, in the fearcenes of mytyre▪ All sectes of errour, with theyr enormytie Whiche hath rysen out of that iniquytie For as it is sayde, that my hande hath no set Shall vp by the roote, no power maye it let.