Wever, R. · published 1565 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.77 · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
It is as true a saying as ever I heard, Therefore your name I pray now tell, For by my truth your communication I like wonders well My name is called good counsel, Good counsel, Now in faith I cry you mercy, I am sorry that I have you thus offended, But I pray you bear with me patiently, And my miss behaviour shallbe amended, I know my time I have rudely spended, following my own lust, being led by ignorance. But now I hope of better knowledge through your acquaintance. I pray God guide you with his gracious assistants Unto the knowledge of his truth, your ignorance to undo That you may be one of those numbered christians Which followeth the lamb whether he doth go, The lamb Iesus Christ, my meaning is so, By sure faith & confidence, in his bitter death & passion, The only price of our health and salvation. Sir, I thank you for your hearty oration And now I pray you show me your advisemet How I may live in this my vocation, According to Gods will and commandment. first of all it is most expedient. That you exercise yourself in continual prayer, That it might please the Lord omnipotent, To send unto you his holy spirit and comforter: Which will lead you every day and hour Unto the knowledge of his word and verity Where in you may learn to live most christianly. O Lord grant me of thy infinite mercy, The true knowledge of the law and will, And illumine my heart with spirit continually That I way be apt thy holy precepts to fulfil: Strengthen me, that I may persever stil. Thy commandments to obey. And then shall I never slip nor fall away, Full true be these words, which Christ himself did say He that seeketh shall surely find. Be hold youth now rejoice we may For I see knowledge of God, verity stand here behind He is come now to satisfey your mind In those things which you will desire, Therefore together let us approach him near. A good counsyl, new it doth appear. That god never rejecteth the humbles petition, Now the Lord bless you all with his heavenvly benediction, And with his fiery love your hearts inflame That of his merciful promises you may have the fruition The subtlety, of the devil, utterly to defame: now good christian audience, I will express mi name The true knowledge of god's verity▪ thus mi name doth Whom God hath appointed, to give the blind their sight. All praise be given to that Lord of might, which hath appointed you hither at this present hour For I trust you will so instruct youth a right, That he shall live according to God's pleasure And I thank Iesus Christ my saviour, That he is come to my company. I thank you my friends most hartell For your gentle salutation.
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It is as true a sayng as euer I heard, Therfore your name I pray now tell, For by my truth your cōmunication I like wondres wel My name is called good counsell, Good counsel, Now in fayth I cry you mercy, I am sory that I haue you thus offended, But I pray you beare with me paciently, And my misse behaueour shalbe amended, I know my tyme I haue rudely spended, Folowinge my awne lust, beinge led bi ignoraunce. But nowe I hope of better knowledge through your aquayntaunce. I praye God guide you with hys gracyous assistans Unto ye knowlege of hys truth, your ignoraunce to vndo That you may be one of those numbred christians Which foloweth the lambe whether he doth go, The lambe Iesus Christ, my meanynge is so, By sure fayth & confidence, in his bitter death & passion, The onely pryce of oure health and saluacyon. Syr, I thanke you for youre harty oracion And now I praye you shewe me your aduisemet Howe I maye lyue in this my vocation, Accordyng to Godds will and commaundement. Fyrst of all it is moste expedient. That you exercyse your selfe in continual prayer, That it might please the Lorde omnipotente, To send vnto you his holi spirit and comforter: Whiche wil leade you euery daye and houre Unto the knowledge of hys worde and verytie Where in you may learne to lyue most christianly. O Lord graunt me of thy infinite mercy, The true knowledge of the lawe and wil, And illumine my hart with spirit continually That I way be apte thy holy preceptes to fulfyl: Strengthen me, that I maye parseuer stil. Thy commaundementes to obaye. And then shal I neuer slip nor fal away, Ful true be these wordes, which Christ hym self did saye He that seketh shal surely fynde. Be holde youth now reioyce we may For I se knowledge of God, verite stand here behinde He is come now to satisfey your mynde In those thynges which you will desire, Therfore together let vs approche him nere. A good counsyl, new it doth appere. That god neuer reiecteth the humbles petycion, Now ye Lord blesse you al wt his heauēly benedyctyon, And with his fyery loue your harts enflame That of hys mercyful promyses you may haue ye fruityō The subtiltie, of the deuel, vtterly to defame: Nou good christian audience, I will expresse mi name The true knowledge of gods veritie▪ thus mi name doth Whom God hath appointed, to geue ye blind their syght. All prase be geuen to that Lord of myght, which hath appoynted you hether at thys present houre For I trust you wil so instruct youth a right, That he shal liue accordyng to Gods pleasure And I thanke Iesus Christ my sauiour, That he ys come to my company. I thanke you my frendes most hartell For your gentyll salutacion.