Wever, R. · published 1565 · first performed or written 1550 [1547-1553] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.80 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
I followed mine one lusts, the flesh I did not tame, And had them in derision, which would not do the same. yet it hath pleased God of his endless mercy To give me respite my life to a mend. From the bottom of my heart, I repent my iniquity. I will walk in his laws unto my lives end: From his holy ordinance I will never dicende. But my whole delight shallbe to live therein, Utterly abhorring all filthiness and sin. All Christian people, which be here present, May learn by me hypocrisy to know With the which the devil, as with a poison most pestilent Daily seeketh all men to over throw: Credit not all things unto the out ward show, But try them with God's word, that squire a rule most just Which never deceived them that in him put their trust Let not flattering friendship, nor yet wicked company Parswade you in no wise, God's word to a buse But see that you stand steadfastly unto the verity And according to the rule thereof, your doings frame & use Neither kindred nor fellowship shall you excuse When you shall appear before the judgement seat But your own secret conscience shall then give an audite All you that be young, whom I do now represent, Set your delight both day & night on Christ's testament if pleasure you tickele, be not fikle, & suddenly slide, But in Gods fear everywhere, see that you abide In your tender age, seek for knowledge, & after wisdom run in iour old age, teach your famili, to do, as you have dumb your bodies subdue, unto virtue, delight not in vaniti Say not I am young, I shall live long lest iour days shortened be Do not incline, to spend the time▪ in wanton joys & nice For idleness doth increase much wickedness and vice, Do not delay the time, and say my end is not near For with short warning, the lords coming shall suddenly apere God give us grace, his word to embrace, & to live thereafter That be the same, his holy name, may be prased ever. Now let us make our supplications together For the prosperous estate of our noble & virtuous queen, That in her godly procedings she may still persever, Which seeketh the glory of God above all other thing. O Lord endue her heart with true understanding. And give her a prosperous life, long over us to rain, To govern & rule her people as a worthy servant. Also, let us for all the nobility of this realm, And namely for those, whom her grace authorized, To maintain the public wealth over us & them, That they may see his gracious acts published, And they, being truly admonished, By the complaint of them, which are wrongfulli oppressed May less a reformation, and see it redressed. Then shall this land enjoy great quietness & rest And give unto God most hearty thanks therefore, To whom be honour, praise and glory for evermore
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I folewed myne one lustes, the fleshe I did not tame, And had them in dirision, which woulde not do the same. yet it hath pleased God of his endles mercy To geue me respite my lyfe to a mende. From the bottome of my hart, I repent my iniquitie. I wil walke in hys lawes vnto my lyues ende: From hys holy ordinaunce I wyll neuer dicende. But my whole delyght shalbe to lyue therein, Utterly abhorring all filthynes and synne. All Christen people, whiche be here present, May learne by me hypocrysye to know With the which the deuel, as wt a poyson moste pestilente Dayly seketh all men to ouer throw: Credite not all thynges vnto the out warde shew, But trye thē wt Gods word, that squire a rule moste iust Whiche neuer deceued them that in hym put theyr trust Let not flattryng frēdship, nor yet wicked company Parswade you in no wise, Gods worde to a buse But se that you stand stedfastly vnto the veritie And accordīg to the rule therof, your doings frame & vse Neyther kynred nor felowshyp shal you excuse When you shall appere before the iudgement seat But your owne secret concyence shal thē geue an audite All you that be young, whom I do now represent, Set youre delite both day & nyght on Christes testament yf pleasure you tickele, be not fikle, & sodenly slyde, But in Gods feare eueriwhere, se that you abyde In your tender age, seke for knowledge, & after wisedom rūne & in iour old age, teach your famili, to do, as you haue dū youre bodys subdue, vnto vertue, delite not in vaniti Say not I am yōg, I shall liue long lest iour dais shortēed be Do not enclyne, to spend ye tyme▪ in wanton ioyes & nyce For idlenes doth encrese much wickednes and vyce, Do not delaye the tyme, and saye my ende is not nere For wt short warning, the lordes cōmīg shal sodēly apere God geue vs grace, his word to ēbrace, & to liue therafter That be thesame, hys holy name, may be prased euer. Now let vs make oure supplicacions together For ye prosperous estate of oure noble & vertuous quene, That in her godly procedinges she may still perseuer, Which seketh the glory of God a boue all other thynge. O Lord endue her hart with true vnderstandyng. And geue her a prosperous lyfe, longe ouer vs to rayne, To gouerne & rule her people as a worthy seruant. Also, let vs for all the nobilite of this realme, And namely for those, whome her grace auctorised, To mayntayne the publike welth ouer vs & them, That they may se his gracyous actes published, And they, beyng truly admonished, By the complaynt of them, which are wrongfulli opprest May lesse a reformation, and se it redrest. Then shall thys land enioy great quietnes & rest And geue vnto God most herty thankes therfore, To whome be honor, prase and glory for euermore