Wever, R. · published 1565 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 531 words
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She shall go with none of you I dare welsaye, She will go with me before you both, To forsake any of your company I would be very loath Therefore I will follow you all three, Now I beshrew his heart, that to that will not agree, But yet because the time shall not seem very long, Or eat we depart, let us have a merry song Why should not youth fulfil his own mind, As the course of nature doth him bind, Is not every thing ordained to do his kind? Report me to you, report me to you. Do not the flowers spring fresh and gay, Pleasant and sweet in the month Maye? And when their time cometh they said away▪ Report me to you, report me to you. Be not the trees in wyntter bare, Like unto their kind, such they are, And when they spring, their fruits declare Report me to you, report me to you. What should youth do, with the fruits of age But live in pleasure in this passage, For when age cometh hes lusts will suage Report me to you, report me to you. Why should not youth fulfil his own mind As the course of nature doth him bind. etc. O merciful Lord, who can cease to lament, Or keep his heart from continual mourning, To see how youth is fallen from thy word And wholly inclined to abominable living, He liveth nothing according to his profession But alas his life is, to thy word abusion, Except thy great mercy to his utter confusion. O where is the godly conversation Which should be among the professor of thy word O where may a man find now one faithful That is not infected with dissension or descorde? Or amongst whom are all vices abhorred utterly O where is the brotherly love between man & man we may lament the time our vice be 'gan O where is the peace & meekness, long suffering & temperance which are the fruits of Gods holy spirit, with whom is the flesh brought under obedience, Or who readeth the scripture to the intent to follow it who useth not now covetousness and deceit, Who giveth unto the poor that which is dew? I think in this world, few that live now. O where is the godly example that parents should give. Unto their young family, by godly & virtuous living? Alas how wicked do they themselves live, Without any fear of God, or his righteous threatening, They have no respect unto the dreadful reckoning, Which shallbe required of us, when the Lord shall come, As a right full judge at the day of doom, O what a joyful sight was it for to see, When youth began God's word to embrace. Then he promised godly knowledge and me, That from our instruction he would never turn his face But now he walketh, alas: in the ungodlyes chase, Heaping sin up on sin, vice upon vice, He that liveth most ungodly, is counted most wise, Who is here playing at the dice? I herd one speak of sins and cyce, His words did me entice. Hither to come:
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She shall go with none of you I dare welsaye, She wyll go with me before you both, To forsake any of your company I wolde be very loth Therfore I will folow you all thre, Now I beshrew his herte, that to that wyll not agree, But yet because the tyme shall not seme very longe, Or eate we departe, let vs haue a mery songe Why should not youth fulfyl hys owne mynde, As the course of nature doth hym bynde, Is not euery thyng ordayned to do hys kynd? Report me to you, report me to you. Do not the floures spring fresh and gaye, Pleasaunt and swete in the month Maye? And when theyr tyme commeth they fayd awaye▪ Report me to you, report me to you. Be not the trees in wyntter bare, Lyke vnto theyr kynde, such they are, And when they spring, theyr frutes declare Report me to you, report me to you. What should youth do, wyth the frutes of age But liue in pleasure in thys passage, For when age commeth hes lustes wyll swage Report me to you, report me to you. Why shoulde not youth fulfyll hys owne mynde As the course of nature doth hym bynde. &c. O mercyfull Lord, who can seace to lament, Or kepe hys hart from continual mournyng, To se how youth is fallen from thy worde And wholy enclyned to abhominable lyuyng, He lyueth nothyng accordyng to his profession But alas hys lyfe is, to thy worde abusion, Except thy grat mercy to hys vtter confusyon. O where is the godly conuersacyon Which shoulde be among the professour of thy worde O where may a man finde now one faythfull That is not enfected with dissencyon or descorde? Or amongest whome are all vices abhord vtterly O where is the brotherly loue betwene man & man we may lament the tyme our vice be gan O where is the peace & mekenes, longe suffring & temperaunce wich are the frutes of Gods holy spirit, with whome is the flesh brought vnder obedience, Or who readeth the scripture to the intent to folow it who vseth not now couetousnes and disceite, Who geueth vnto the poore that whych is dewe? I thinke in thys world, few that lyue nowe. O where is ye godly exāple that parentes should geue. Unto their yong familie, by godly & vertuous lyuyng? Alas how wicked do they themselfes lyue, Without any fear of God, or his ryghteous threatening, They haue no respect vnto the dreadfull rekenyng, Whych shalbe required of vs, when the Lorde shall come, As a ryght full iudge at the daye of dome, O what a ioyfull sight was it for to se, When youth began Gods worde to imbrace. Then he promysed godly knowledge and me, That from our instructiō he would neuer turne his face But now he walketh, alas: in the vngodlyes chase, Heapyng sinne vp on sinne, vice vpon vyce, He that lyueth most vngodly, is counted most wyse, Who is here playng at the dyce? I herd one speake of synnes and cyce, Hys wordes did me entice. Hither to come: