Wever, R. · published 1565 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.73 · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
They are the common practices of youth, To advance your flesh, you cut & iagge your clothes, And yet ye are a great gospeler in the mouth: What shall I say, for this plaspheming the truth I will show you what saint, Paul doth declare In his epistle to the Hebrues, and the ten Chapter. For him saith he, which doth willingly sin or consent After he hath received the knowledge of the verity Remaineth no more sacrifice, but a fearful looking for judgement And a trrible fire, which shall consume the adversary And Christ saith that this blasphemy, Shall never be pardoned nor forgiven, In this world, nor in the world to come Alas alas, what I have wrought and done? Herein this place I will fall down desperate, To ask for mercy, now I know it is to late Alas alas, that ever, I was begat, I would to God I had never been borne. All faithful men that behold this wretched state May very justly laugh me to scorn: They may say my time I have evil spent and worn, Thus in my first age, to work my own destruction, In the eternal pains is my part and portion. Why youth, art thou fallen into desperation? What man pluck up thine heart, and rise, Although thou see nothing now, but thy condemnation yet it may please God again to open thy eyes: Ah wretched creature, what dost thou surmise? thinkest not that God's mercy doth exceed thy sin? Remember his merciful promises & comfort thy self in high O sir, this state is so miserable the which I lie in, That my comfort and hope from me is separated, I would to god I had never been. woe worth the time that ever I was created. A fair vessel unfaithful and faint hearted, Dost thou think that god is so merciless, That when the sinner doth repent, and is converted, That he will not fulfil his merciful promises: Alas sir, I am in such heaviness, That his promises I can not remember In thy wickedness continue no longer, But trust in the Lord without any fear, And his mersifull promises shall shortly appear I would believe if I might them hear, With all my heart, power and mind, The living God hath him hither assigned: Lo, where he cometh even here by, Therefore mark his sayings diligently. The Lord by his prophet Ezechiel sayeth in this wise plainly As in the .xxxiii. chapter it doth appear. Be converted O ye children, and turn unto me, And I shall remedy the cause of your departure, And also he saith in the xviii chapter, I do not delight in a sinners death, But that he should convert & live, thus the Lord saith, Then must I give neither credit nor faith, Unto saint Paul's saying, which this man did allege
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They are the common practises of youth, To auaunce your flesh, you cut & iagge your clothes, And yet ye are a great gospeller in the mouth: What shall I say, for thys plasphemyng the truth I wyll shew you what saynt, Paule doth declare In his epistle to the Hebrues, and the .x. Chapter. For hym sayth he, whych doth wyllyngly syn or consēt After he hath receued the knowledge of the veryte Remayneth no more sacrifice, but a fearful lokīg for iudgemēt And a trrible fier, whych shal consume ye aduersary And Christ sayth that thys blasphemy, Shal neuer be pardoned nor forgeuen, In thys world, nor in the world to come Alas alas, what I haue wrought and done? Herein thys place I wil fal doune desperate, To aske for mercy, now I know it is to late Alas alas, that euer, I was begat, I wolde to God I had neuer bene borne. All faythfull mē that beholde this wreched state May very iusty laugh me to scorne: They may say my tyme I haue euel spent and worne, Thus in my first age, to worke my owne destructyon, In the eternall paynes is my parte and portion. Why youth, art thou fallen into desperation? What man plucke vp thine harte, and rise, Although thou se nothing now, but thy condempnation yet it may please God agayn to open thy eyes: Ah wretched creature, what doest thou surmise? Thinckest not that Gods mercy doth excede thy synne? Remembre his mercifull promises & cōfort thi self in hi O syr, this state is so miserable the which I lye in, That my comfort and hope from me is seperated, I woulde to god I had neuer bene. Wo worth the time that euer I was created. A fayre vessel vnfaithfull and faint harted, Doest thou thinke that god is so merciles, That when the sinner doth repent, and is conuerted, That he wyll not fulfyll his mercifull promyses: Alas syr, I am in suche heauines, That his promises I can not remembre In thy wickednes continue no lenger, But trust in the Lorde without any feare, And his mersifull promises shall shortly appeare I would beleue if I myght them heare, With all my hart, power and mynde, The liuing God hath hym hether assined: Lo, where he commeth euen here by, Therfore marke hys sayinges diligently. The Lord by his prophet Ezechiel sayeth in this wyse playnlye As in the .xxxiii. chapter it doth appere. Be conuerted O ye children, and turne vnto me, And I shall remedy the cause of your departure, And also he sayth in the .xviii. chapter, I do not delyght in a synners death, But that he should conuert & liue, thus the Lord sayth, Then must I geue neither credit nor fayth, Unto sainct Paules saying, which this man did alege