Wever, R. · published 1565 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.79 · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
A youth youth, whether dost thou run? Greatly I do be wail thy misrable estate, The tyrrible plagues, which in God's law are written, Hang over thy head both early and late: O fleshly capernite, stubborn and obstinate, Thou hadst liefer forsake Christ thy saviour and king Then thy fleshly swinish lusts, & abbomynable living. what old whoreson, art thou a chiding? I will play a spyrt, why should I not? I set a mite by thy cheking what hast thou to do, and if I lose my cote: I will trill the bones while I have one groat, And when there is no more ink in the pen, I will make a shyfe as well as other men. Then I perceive you have for gotten clean, The promise that you made unto knowledge and me you said such fleshly fruits should not be seen, But to God's word your life should agree Full true be the words of the prophet Osey No verity nor knowledge of God is now in the land. But abominable vices hath gotten the upper hand. your mind therein I do well understand. you go about my living to despise, But you will not see the beams in your own eyes, The devil hath you dysceived which is the auctor of lies And trap you in his snar of wicked hypocrye, Therefore all that ever you do devise Is to maintain your fleshly liberty I marvel why you do this report me, Wherein do I my life abuse? your whole conversation I may well accuse, As in my conscience just occasion I find. Therefore be not offended, although I exprese my mind By the mass if thou tell not truth, I will not be behind To touch you as well again. For this thing most chiefly I do complaye: Have ye not professed the knowledge of Christ'S gospel And yet I think no more ungodliness doth reign, In any wicked Heathen, Turk or infidel: who can devise that sin or evil, That you practise not from day to day yea and count it nothing but a jest or a play, Alas, what wantonness remaineth in your flesh? How desirous are you, to accomplish your own will what pleasure & delight have you in wickedness? How diligent are you your lusts to fulfil? S. Paul saith that you ought your fleshly lusts to kill But unto his teaching, your life ye will not frame Therefore in vain you bear a christians name. Reed the .v. to the Galathians, & there you shall see That the flesh rebelleth against the spirit And that your own flesh is our most veter enemy, If in your soul's health you do delight: The time were to long now to recite, What whoredom, uncleanness and filth communication Is dispersed with youth, in every congregation To speak of pride, envy, and abominable oaths
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A youth youth, whether doest thou runne? Greatly I do be wayle thy misrable estate, The tyrrible plagues, which in Gods lawe are written, Hang ouer thy head both early and late: O fleshly capernite, stubburne and obstinate, Thou haddest leuer forsake Christ thy sauiour and kinge Then thy fleshly swinish lustes, & abbomynable lyuynge. what olde hoorson, art thou a chydyng? I will play a spyrt, why should I not? I set a myte by thy chekyng what hast thou to do, and yf I lose my cote: I wyll trill the bones whyle I haue one grote, And when there is no more inke in the pen, I wyll make a shyfe as well as other men. Then I perceue you haue for gotton cleane, The promyse that you made vnto knowledge and me you sayde such fleshly fruites shoulde not be sene, But to Gods worde your lyfe should agre Full true be the wordes of the prophet Osey No verytie nor knowledge of God is now in the land. But abomynable vices hath gotten the vpper hand. your mynde therin I do well vnderstand. you go about my lyueng to despise, But you will not se the beames in your own eyes, The deuell hath you dysceiued whych is ye auctor of lyes And trape you in hys snar of wicked hypocrye, Therfore all that euer you do deuyse Is to maintayne your fleshly lybertie I merueyle why you do thys report me, Wherin do I my lyfe abuse? your whole conuersacyon I may well accuse, As in my consience iust occasion I find. Therfore be not offended, although I exprese my mynde Bi the masse if thou tel not truth, I wil not be behind To touch you as well agayne. For thys thyng most cheifly I do complaye: Haue ye not professed the knowledge of Chrystes gospell And yet I thynke no more vngodlines doth raigne, In any wicked Heathen, Turke or infidell: who can deuyse that synne or euyll, That you practyse not from day to day yea and count yt nothyng but a iest or a play, Alas, what wantonnes remaineth in your flesh? How desyrous are you, to accomplish your owne wyll what pleasure & delyght haue you in wickednes? How diligent are you your lustes to fulfyll? S. Paul sayth that you ought your fleshly lustes to kyll But vnto hys teachyng, your lyfe ye will not frame Therfore in vayne you beare a christians name. Rede the .v. to the Galathians, & there you shal se That the flesh rebelleth agaynst the spirit And that your own flesh is our most veter enemye, If in youre soules helth you do delyght: The tyme were to long now to recite, What whordom, oncleanes and fylthe communycacyon Is despersed wyth youth, in euery congregation To speake of pryde, enuye, and abhomynable othes