Wever, R. · published 1565 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.69 · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
yes, you must credit them, according unto knowledge, For saint Paul speaketh of those which resist the truth by violence And so end their lives without repentance, thus saint Austin doth them define, if unto the lords word you do your ears incline, And observe those things, which he hath commanded this sinful state, in the which you have lain. shallbe forgotten, and never more remembered, And Christ himself in the gospel hath promised, that he which in him unfeignedly doth believe, Although he were dead, yet shall he live. these comfortable sayings doth me greatly move to arise from this wretched place. For me his mercy sake thou shalt obtain his grace And not for thine own deserts▪ this must thou know For my sake alone he shall receive solace, For my sake alone, he will thee mercy show, therefore to him as it is most due, give most hearty thanks, with heart unfeigned Whose name for ever more be praised. The prodigal son as in Luke we read which in vicious living his good doth waste, As soon as his living he had remembered, To confess his wretchedness he was not aghast, wherefore his father, lovingly him embraced, And as right joyful, the text saith plain Because his son was returnen again. O sinful flesh, thy pleasures are but vain, Now I find it true, as the scripture doth say, Brode & pleasant is the path, which leadeth unto pain, But unto eternal life, full narrow is the way, He that is not led by God's spirit, surely goeth astrayer And all that ever he doth, shall be clean abhorred Although he brag & boast never so much of God's word, O subtle Satan, full deceitful is thy snare, Who is able thy falsehood to disclose? What is the man that thou dost favour or spare And dost not tempt him eternal joys to lose? Not on the world, surele I suppose, Therfoore happy is the man, which doth truli wait, Always to refuse thy decetful and crafty bait When I had thought to live most christanly And followed the steps of knowledge & good council, Ere I was ware thou hadst deceived me And brought me into the path▪ which leadeth unto hell: And of an earnest professor of Christ's gospel Thou madest me an hypocrite, blind and pervert, And from virtue unto vice, thou hadst clean turned mi heart first by hypocrisy thou diddest me move, The mortification of the flesh, clean to forsake, And wanton desire to embrace and love, Alas to think of it, my heart doth quake, Under the title of friendship to me he spoke, And so to wicked fellowship did me bring, Which broughe me clean to abominable living Thus I say. Satan did me deceive, And wrapped me in sin many afould, The steps of good counsel, I did forsake and laeve, And forgot the words, which before to me he told: The fruits of a true Christian, in me waxed cold
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yes, you must credite thē, according vnto knowledge, For sainct Paul speketh of those whiche resist ye truth by violēce And so end theyr lyues without repentaunce, thus sainct Austine doth them define, yf vnto the Lordes word you do your eares encline, And obsarue those thinges, which he hath commaunded this sinfull state, in the whiche you haue lyen. Salbe forgotten, and neuer more remembred, And Christ hym selfe in the gospel hath promysed, that he which in hym vnfaynedly doth beleue, Although he were dead, yet shall he lyue. these comfortable sayinges doth me greatly moue to arise from this wretched place. For me his mercy sake thou shalt optayne hys grace And not for thyne owne desertes▪ this must thou know For my sake alone he shall receyue solace, For my sake alone, he wyll thee marcy shew, therfore to hym as it is moste dew, Geue most harty thankes, with hart vnfayned Whose name for euer more be praysed. The prodigall sonne as in Luke we rede which in vicious liuing his good dooth wast, As sone as his lyuing he had remembred, To confesse his wretchednes he was not agast, wherfore his father, louingly hym embrast, And as right ioyful, the text sayth playne Because his sonne was returnen agayne. O synfull flesh, thy pleasurs are but vaine, Now I fynde it true, as the scripture doth saye, Brode & pleasaunt is the path, which ledeth vnto payne, But vnto eternall lyfe, full narow is the waye, He that is not led by Gods spyrite, surely goeth astrayer And all that euer he doth, shal be cleane abhorde Although he bragge & bost neuer so much of Gods worde, O subtell Satan, full deceitfull is thy snare, Who is able thy falshed to dysclose? What is the man that thou doest fauour or spare And dost not tempt hym eternall ioyes to lose? Not on the world, surele I suppose, Therfoore happy is the man, which doth truli wayte, Alwayes to refuse thy decetful and crafty bayt When I had thought to lyue most christanly And folowed the steppes of knowledg & good councel, Ere I was ware thou haddest deceyued me And brought me into the path▪ whych leadeth vnto hel: And of an earnest professor of chrystes gospell Thou madest me an ypocrite, blynd and peruert, And from vertue vnto vice, yu hadst cleāe turned mi hart Fyrst by hypocrysie thou didest me moue, The mortifycacyon of the flesh, cleane to forsake, And wanton desyre to embrace and loue, Alas to thynke of it, my hart doth quake, Under the tytle of frendshyp to me he spake, And so to wicked feloshyp did me brynge, Which broughe me cleane to abhominable lyuing Thus I saye. Sathan did me disceyue, And wrapped me in sinne many afould, The steppes of good counsell, I did forsake and laeue, And forgote the wordes, which be fore to me he told: The fruites of a true Christan, in me waxed cold