Wever, R. · published 1565 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 509 words
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For your gentleness, syr. most heartily I thank you But yet you must hold me some what excused, For to my simple knowledge I never knew That you and I together were acquainted, But nevertheless, if you do it renew, Old acquaintance will some be remembered Ah now I see well youth is feathered And his crumbs he hath well gathered, Since I spoke with him last A poor man's tale can not now be herd As in times past: I cry you mercy, I was some what bold Thinking that your mastership would, Not have been so strange: But now I perceive that promotion, Causeth both man, manners and fashion Greatly for to change▪ you are to blame this me to calenge For I think I am not he which you take me for yes, I have known you ever since you were boar your age is yet under a score, Which I can well remember: I wiss, I wiss you and I. Many a time have been full merry When you were young and tender. Then I pray let us reason no longer But first show your nomination. Of my name to make declaration Without any dissimulation, I am called frendshyip: Although I be simple and rude of fashion yet by lineage and generation, I am neigh kin to your mastership. What friendship▪ I am glad to see that you be merry, By mi troth I had almost you forgot, By long absence brought out of memory, By the mass I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company I pray you tell me, whether are you going? My intention is to go hear apreaching A preaching quoth he, ha good little one By chryst she will make you cry out of the winning If you follow her instruction so early in the morning, Full great I do abhor this your wicked saying, For no doubt they increase much sin and vice, Therefore I pray you show not your meaning, For I delight not in such foolish fantesies Surely, than you are the more unwise. you may have a spyrt amongst them now and then Why should not you as well as other men? As for all those filth doings. I utterly detest them, I will hear no more of your wicked communication. if I may be so bold by your deliberation What will you do at a preaching? Learn some wholesome and godly teaching, Of the true minister of Christ's gospel. Tush, what he will say I know right well, He will say that God is a good man, He can make him no better, and say the best he can I know that, but what then? The more that God's word is preached and taught The greater the occasion is to all christian men, To forsake their 〈◊〉 livings, both wicked, vile & nought And to repent their former evils, which they have wrought Trusting by Christ'S death to be redeemed. And he that this doth, shall never be deceived.
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For your gentelnes, syr. most hertely I thanke you But yet you must holde me som what excused, For to my symple knowledge I neuer knew That you and I to gether were acquainted, But neuertheles, if you do it renew, Old acquayntaunce will some be remembred Ah now I se wel youth is fethered And hys crumes he hath well gathered, Since I spake with hym last A pore mans tale can not now be herde As in tymes past: I crye you mercy, I was som what bolde Thynkyng that your mastershyp would, Not haue byn so strange: But now I perceue that promocyon, Causeth both man, maners and fashyon Greatly for to chaunge▪ you are to blame this me to calenge For I thinke I am not he which you take me for yes, I haue knowen you euer since you were bore your age is yet vnder a score, Which I can wel remember: I wisse, I wisse you and I. Many a tyme haue ben ful mery· When you were yong and tender. Then I pray let vs reason no lenger But fyrst shewe your nominacion. Of my name to make declaracyon Without any dissimulacyon, I am called frendshyip: Although I be symple and rude of facyon yet by linage and generacyon, I am ney kyn to your mastership. What frendshyp▪ I am glad to se that you be mery, By mi trouth I had almost you forgot, By long absence brought out of memory, By the masse I loue you so hartely, That there is none so welcome to my company I pray you tell me, whether are you goyng? My entention is to go heare apreachyng A preachyng quod he, ha good litle one By chryst she will make you cry out of the wynnyng If you folowe her instruction so early in the mornyng, Full great I do abhore thys your wicked saying, For no doubt they encrease much sinne and vice, Therfore I pray you shew not your meanyng, For I delyght not in such folish fantesies Surely, then you are the more vnwyse. you mai haue a spyrt amongest them now and then Why should not you as wel as other men? As for al those fylthe doynges. I vtterly detest them, I wyll heare no more of youre wycked communycacyon. yf I may be so bold by your deliberation What wil you do at a preachyng? Learne some holsome and godly teaching, Of the true minister of Christes gospel. Tush, what he wil say I know right well, He wil say that God is a good man, He can make hym no better, and say the best he can I know that, but what then? The more that Gods worde is preached and taught The greater the occasion is to all christen men, To forsake their liuinges, both wycked, vile & naught And to repent their former euils, which they haue wrought Trustyng by Chrystes death to be redemed. And he that this doth, shal neuer be disceyued.