Wever, R. · published 1565 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 519 words
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FOr as much as man is naturally prone. To evil from his youth, as scripture doth recite, It is necessary that he be speedily withdrawn, from concupiscence of sin, his natural appetite, And order to bring up youth, Ecclesiasticus doth writ▪ An untamed horse, will be hard saith he, And a wanton child wilful will be. give him no liberty in youth, nor his folly excuse, Bow down his neck, and keep him in good awe, Lest he be stubborn: no labour refuse, To train him to wisdom, and teach him God's law▪ For youth is frail and easy to draw (By grace (to goodness: (by nature tayll: That nature hath engrafted, is hard to kill Nevertheless in youth men may be best Trained to virtue by godly mean Vice may be so mortified and so suppressed That it shall not break forth, yet the root will remain: As in this Interlude by youth, you shall see plain: From his lust by good counsel, brought to godly conversation And shortly after to frail nature's inclination The enemy of mankind, Satan through Hypocrisy Feigned or chosen holiness of man's blind intent Forsakyn God's word, that leadeth right way Is brought to fellowship and ungracious company: To abominable living, till he be holy bent And so to desperation, if good counsel were not sent From God, that in trouble doth no man forsake That doth call, and trust in him for Christ's sake. Finally, youth by gods special grace, Doth earnestly repent his abominable living By the doctrine of good counsel, and to his solace God's mercy entereth to him reciting: God's merciful promises, as they be in writing He believeth and followeth to his great consolation All these parts ye shall see briefly played in their fasshion IN a herber green, a slope where as I lay The birds sang sweet in the mids of the day I dreamt fast of mirth and play In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure. Methought I walked still to and fro And from her company I could not go But when I waked it was not so, In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure. Therefore my heart is surely pight. Of her alone to have a sight. Which is my joy and hearts delight, In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure. What how are they not here? I am disappointed by the blessed mass, I had thought to have found them making good cheer But now they are gone to some secrte place. Vel seeing they are gone, I do not greatly pass. Another time I will hold them as much, seeing they broke promise, and keep not the tweche. What shall I do now to pass a way the day Is there any man here that will go to game. At what so ever ye will play To make one, I am ready to the same: youth full of pleasure is my proper name To be alone is not my appetite. For of all things in th' world I love merry company Who knoweth where is ere a minstrel,
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FOr as much as man is naturally prone. To euil from his youth, as scripture doth recite, It is necessary that he be spedely withdrawen, Frome concupiscence of syn, his naturall appetite, And ordre to bryng vp youth, Ecclesiasticus doth writ▪ An vntamed horse, wyl be harde saith he, And a wanton chylde wilfull wyl be. ¶Gyue hym no libertie in youth, nor hys foly excuse, Bowe doune his necke, and kepe him in good awe, Least he be stubburne: no laboure refuse, To trayne hym to wisedome, and teache him Gods law▪ For youth is frayle and easy to draw (By grace (to goodnes: (by nature tayll: That nature hath ingrafted, is harde to kyll ¶Neuertheles in youth men maye be best Trayned to vertue by godly mean Uice may be so mortified and so supprest That it shall not breake furth, yet ye roote will remayne: As in thys Enterlude by youth, you shall se playn: From his lust by good counsell, brought to godly cōuersation And shortly after to frayle natures inclination ¶The enemy of mankind, Sathan through Hipocrisy Fayned or chosen holynes of mans blynd entent Forsakyn Gods word, that leadeth ryght way Is brought to felowshyp and vngracious company: To abhominable lyuing, til he be holy bent And so to desperation, if good counsel were not sent From God, that in trouble doth no man forsake That doth call, and trust in hym for Christes sake. ¶ Finally, youth by goddes special grace, Doth earnestly repent his abhominable lyuyng By the doctrine of good counsell, and to his solace Gods mercy entreth to hym recitinge: Gods merciful promises, as they be in writinge He beleueth and foloweth to his great consolacyon All these partes ye shal se brefly plaied in their fashiō IN a herber grene, a slope where as I laye The byrdes sang swete in the myddes of the daye I dreamed fast of myrth and play In youth is pleasur, in youth is pleasure. ¶ Me thought I walked stil to and fro And from her company I could not go But when I waked it was not so, In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure. ¶Therfore my harte is surely pyght. Of her alone to haue a sight. Whiche is my ioy and hartes delyght, In youth is pleasure, in youth is pleasure. ¶What how are they not here? I am disapoynted by the blessed masse, I had thought to haue founde them makyng good chere But now they are gone to some secrte place. Uel seing they are gone, I do not greatly passe. Another tyme I will holde them as much, Seinge they brake promise, and kepe not the tweche. What shal I do now to passe a waye the daye Is there any man here that will go to game. At what so euer ye wil play To make one, I am redy to the same: youth ful of pleasure is my propre name To be a lone is not my appetyte. For of all thynges in th world I loue merry compani Who knoweth where is ere a mynstrel,