Wever, R. · published 1565 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.72 · 524 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
By the mass I would fain go dance a fit My compations are at it I know right well They do not all this while in a corner sit: Against another time they have taught my wit I beshrew their hearts for serving me this. I will go seek them, whether I it or miss. Well I met father, well I met, Did you hear any minstrels play? As you came hitherward upon your way, And if you did I pray you wish me theither For I am going to seek them, & in faith I know not whether Sir I will ask you a question by your favour what would you with the minstrel do? Nothing but have a dance or two, To pass the time away in pleasure, If that be the matter, I promise you sure I am the more sorrier that it should so be, For there is no such pasting, the time a pointed in the scripture Nor yet thereunto it doth not agree, I wish that ye would so use your liberty, To walk as you are bound to do, According to the vocation, which god hath called you to, Why sir, are you angry because I have spoken so By the mass it is alone for my apety Show me your name I pray you heartily And then I will my mind express My name is called juventus doubtless Say what you will I will give you the hearing. For as much as god hath created you of nothing, Unto his own likeness, by spiritual illumination, It is unmeet that ye should lead your living Contrary to his godly determination, Saint Paul unto the Ephesians giveth good exhortation Saying, walk circumspectly, redeeming the time That is to spend it well, & not to wickedness incline No, no, hardly none of mine, If I would live so strait, you might count me a fool Let them keep thousese rules, which are doctors divine And have be brought up all their days in school. Moses' in the law exhorteth his people, As in the book of deuteronomy he doth plainly write, That they should live obedient and thankful, For infect these words he doth recite: All ye this day stand before the lords sight, Both princes, rulers, elders and parents, Children wives, young & old, therefore obey his commandments I am to young to understand his documents, Wherefore did all they stand before his presence? To enter with God peace and alliance, promising that they would him honour, fear & serve All kind of people were bound in those covenants, That from his law they should never swerve, For God useth no partiality. What? am I bound as well as the clergy, To learn and follow his precepts and law? Ye surely, or else God will withdraw His mercy from you, promised in his covenant, For except you live under his obedience and awe, How can you receive the benyfites of his testament? For he submetteth himself to be a servant, And his master's commandment will not fulfil nor regard According as he hath done, is worthy his reward.
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By the masse I would fayne go daunce a fit My compacions are at it I know right well They do not all this whyle in a corner sit: Agaynste another tyme they haue taught my wyt I beshrew their hartes for seruing me this. I will go seke them, whether I hyt or mysse. Well I met father, well I met, Did you heare any minstrels playe? As you cam hitherwarde vpon your way, And yf you did I pray you wyshe me theither For I am goyng to seke thē, & in fayth I know not whether Syr I will aske you a question by your fauour what would you with the minstrell do? Nothyng but haue a daunce or two, To passe the tyme away in pleasure, If that be the matter, I promyse you sure I am the more soryer that it should so be, For there is no such pasting, ye tyme a poynted in ye scrypture Nor yet therunto it doth not agre, I wyshe that ye would so vse your libertie, To walke as you are bound to do, Accordyng to the vocatiō, whych god hath called you to, Why syr, are you angry because I haue spoken so By the masse it is alone for my apety Shewe me your name I praye you hertely And then I will my minde expresse My name is called Iuuentus doutles Say what you will I will geue you the hearinge. For as much as god hath created you of nothing, Unto his owne lyknes, by spirituall illuminacion, It is vnmete that ye should leade your lyuinge Contrary to hys godly determynacyon, Sainct Paul vnto ye Ephesians geueth good exhortaciō Saying, walke circumspectly, redeming the tyme That is to spēd it well, & not to wickednes enclyne No, no, hardely none of myne, If I wold lyue so straight, you might coūt me a foole Let them kepe thouse rules, whiche are doctours diuine And haue be brought vp all theyr dayes in scole. Moyses in the lawe exhorteth his people, As in the boke of Deutronomye he doth playnly wryte, That they should lyue obedyent and thankefull, For infecte these wordes he doth resyte: All ye this day stand before the Lordes syght, Both princes, rulers, elders and parentes, Chyldrē wiues, yong & olde, therfore obey his commaūdemēts I am to yong to vnderstand his documents, Wherfore did all they stand before his presence? To entre with God peace and aliaunce, Promysing that they woulde him honour, feare & serue All kynde of people were bounde in those couenauntes, That from his lawe they shuld neuer swarue, For God vseth no percialitie. What? am I bound as wel as the cleargy, To learne and follow his preceptes and lawe? Ye surely, or els God wil withdrawe Hys mercy from you, promysed in his couenaunt, For except you lyue vnder hys obedience and awe, How can you receue the benyfites of his testament? For he submetteth hymselfe to be a seruaunt, And his masters commaūdemēt wyl not fulfil nor regard According as he hath done, is worthy hys reward.