The Three Laws of Nature, Moses, and Christ, Corrupted by the Sodomites, Pharisees, and Papists · chunk 29 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 0.73 · 480 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 effect of me, is for to worship the lord In the inward spirit, and to favour friend & eumye And in all points else, with God's will to accord To preach remission, to save and to justify In Christ all to se●elyfe, justice, peace and mercy These heavenly effects, in man so incorporate That he may in spirit, be newly regenerate. More sweet than honey, are your three exhortations And registered they be, in my memorial Now will I forward, to all the Christian nations And see in effect, these laws observed all To the abolishment, of the dreams papistical Now the light is come, the darkness dieth away I trust in the lord, men will walk in the day. Good Christian people, to these three laws apply First know that ye have, a living God above Than do him honour, and his name magnify Worship him in sprite, as the Gospel you doth move Than obey your queen, like as shall you behove For she in her life, that lord doth represent To safeguard of the just, and sinners' punishment. See that ye regard, such laws as she doth make For they are of God, as Solomon doth report Of these laws doubtless, those laws their groundings take To the public wealth, to give aid, strength, and comfort For preservation, of all the christian sort In no case follow, the ways of ●eygnolde Pole To his damnation, he doubtless playeth the fool. Have ● due respect, unto your country native Which hath brought ye up, and given ye nourishment Even from your cradles, to these days nutritive Do that ye may do, to her wealth and preferment Mynyster to bet, no hateful detriment A dog to his friend, will never be unloving Let reason in ye, not lose his natural working. Who liveth without law, shall perish without law And therefore we have, three laws to you describe That after their lives, ye should in your living draw We have also showed, how they have been corrupted By fowl Idolaters, and Sodomytes polluted. By covetous priests, and by ambitious prelate's Hypocrytall friars, false Doetours and false Cutates Who hath restored, these same thyr laws again But your late Iosias, and valiant king Henrye No prince afore him, took ever yet such pain England to banish, idolatry & fowl sodomy covetousness, ambition, false Doctrine & hypocrisy It was he that brought, Christ's verity to light When he put the pope, with his filthiness to flight. damnable darkness, as my brother here doth say He hath delivered, this realm of England godly bringing his Subjects, into the true path way Of their soul's safeguard▪ if they now follow it wisely And left them he hath, the same way still to fortify His noble son Edward, such a king of God elect As questionless, while helyved, did perform it in effect
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Position
nodes 1820–1875 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 29 of 30 in this edition
Length
480 words · 629 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T5 — Christian faith, sin and salvationcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.733 (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)
The effecte of me, is for to worshyp the lorde In the inwarde spyryte, and to fauoure frende & eumye And in all poyntes els, with Gods wyll to accorde To preache remyssyon, to saue and to iustyfye In Christ all to seelyfe, iustyce, peace and mery These heauenly effectes, in man so incorporate That he maye in spyryte, be newly regenerate. More swete than honye, are your thre exhortacions And regestred they be, in my memoryall Nowe wyll I forwarde, to all the Christen nations And se in effecte, these lawes obserued all To the abolyshment, of the dreames papisticall Nowe the lyght is come, the darkenes dyeth awaye I truste in the lorde, men wyll walke in the daye. Good Christen people, to these thre lawes applye First knowe that ye haue, a lyuynge God aboue Than do hym honour, and his name magnyfye Worshyp hym in spryte, as the Gospell you doth moue Than obey your quen, lyke as shall you behoue For she in her lyfe, that lorde doth represent To sauegard of the iust, and fynners punysshement. Se that ye regarde, suche lawes as she doth make For they are of God, as Salomon doth reporte Of these lawes doubteles, those lawes theyr groundynges take To the publyque wealth, to gyue ayde, strength, and comforte For preseruacion, of all the christen sort In no case folowe, the wayes of eygnolde Pole To his dampnacion, he doubtles playeth the foole. Haue due respecte, vnto your countrey natyue Whiche hath brought ye vp, and gyuen ye noryshment Euen from your cradelles, to these dayes nutrytyue Do that ye maye do, to her wealth and preferment Mynyster to bet, no hatefull detryment A dogge to his frende, wyll neuer be vnlouynge Let reason in ye, not lose his naturall workynge. Who lyueth without lawe, shall perysshe without lawe And therfore we haue, thre lawes to you descrybed That after theyr lyues, ye shulde in your lyuyng drawe We haue also shewed, howe they haue ben corrupted By fowle Idolaters, and Sodomytes poluted. By coueytous preestes, and by ambytyous prelates Hypocrytall fryers, false Doetours and false Cutates Who hath restored, these same thyr lawes agayne But your late Iosias, and valeaunt kynge Henrye No prynce afore hym, toke euer yet suche payne Frō Englāde to banysshe, Idolatrye & fowle Sodomye Coueytousnes, Ambycion, false Doctryne & hypocresye It was he that brought, Christes verytie to lyght Whan he put the pope, with his fylthynes to flyght. Frō dāpnable darkenesse, as my brother here doth saye He hath delyuered, this realme of Englande godlye Bryngynge his Subiectes, into the true path waye Of theyr soules sauegarde▪ if they now folow it wysely And lefte them he hath, the same waye styll to fortyfye His noble sonne Edwarde, suche a kynge of God electe As questionles, whyle helyued, did perfourme it in effect