Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 19 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Sir, our business is not worldly, though it concern worldly men, even as your life is not worldlike, though bodily you live on earth. Nay M. Acuto, stand aside, or I'll have you taken away, for you mar the paly, you are very forward to take the tale out of my mouth, as if you had more wit, but I think not so. I began first to speak unto this man, therefore I will have the last word. Sir, our business with you shallbe short, for I am a hot fellow, and I strike thick and short. This tailor takes long and wide stitches, and draws out the time to make his work seem much. Our difference is for the holidays as they stand in the Calendar, whether it were fitter they should be returned into working-days as they were at the first, or remain to the world's end. If you judge they ought to stand, we are content, and will work harder at other times. If you will have them down, do but say the word, & hold up your finger, we'll maul us to the ground at a blow. Your question is not hard to decide, & fit enough for me to deliver mine opinion in. It is true, they were all working days at the first. For which purpose it is said, such work as thou dost, work it in those six days, and not on the seventh day. Yet God did never forbid any of those six days to be kept holy. And the Christian Church hath appointed many days to be kept holy in memory of Saints which suffered divers torments for Christ's sake, who suffered all for them, and for them all. And those to be kept to the world's end, that their facts and fame might never die, but encourage others to tread their bloody but Heavenly steps. Therefore since the Church of God and custom of Christian countries have so ordered it, let no man's private rashness presume such alteration, as to make away or put out the holidays, but with due reverence to observe them. God's blessing on you Sir, you have quite confiscated my conceit. I'll kill him that would have them down. Such a sermon every day would make me keep all the rest of the week holy. go neighbour Rustico, you and I will hang together, and change together. I'll never meddle with any matter out of the length and breadth of my Anvil, fall back, fall edge while I breath. methinks I am good enough with this little teaching, I shall never need to mend hereafter. I could find in my heart to go to hanging presently, and be a martyr, if I might have no time to think of the pain, but go alive to Heaven. I told you so much before, you never needed to have troubled the good man.
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Sir, our busines is not worldly, though it concerne worldlie men, euen as your life is not worldlike, though bodilie you liue on earth. Nay M. Acuto, stand aside, or Ile haue you taken away, for you marre the paly, you are very forward to take the tale out of my mouth, as if you had more wit, but I think not so. I began first to speake vnto this man, therefore I wil haue the last word. Sir, our busines with you shalbe short▪ for I am a hot fellow, and I strike thick and short. This Tailer takes long and wide stitches, and drawes out the time to make his worke seeme much. Our difference is for the Holy-dayes as they stand in the Kalender, whether it were fitter they should be retourn'd into working-daies as they were at the first, or remaine to the worlds end. If you iudge they ought to stand, we are content, and will worke harder at other times. If you will haue them downe, doe but say the word, & hold vp your finger, weele maule v to the ground at a blow. Your questiō is not hard to decide, & fit enough for me to deliuer mine opinion in. It is true, they were all working daies at the first. For which purpose it is said, such work as thou doest, worke it in those six daies, and not on the seauenth day. Yet God did neuer forbid any of those six daies to be kept holy▪ And the Christian Church hath appointed many daies to be kept holy in memory of Saints which suffered divese torments for Christs sake, who suffered all for them, and for them all. And those to be kept to the worlds end, that their facts and fame might neuer die, but enco rage others to treade their bloudie but Heauenly steppes. Therefore since the Church of God and custome of Christian countries haue so ordered it, let no mans private rashnes presume such alteation, as to make away or put out the Holy-dayes, but with due reverence to obserue them. Gods blessing on you Sir, you haue quite confiscated my conceite. Ile kill him that would haue them downe. Such a sermon every day would make me keepe all the est of the weeke holy. Gow neighbour Rustico, you and I will hang together, and change together. Ile neuer meddle with any matter out of the length and bredth of my Anvile, fall back, fall edge while I breathe▪ Me thinkes I am good enough with this little teaching, I shall neuer need to mend heereafter. I could finde in my heart to goe to hanging presently, and be a martyr, if I might haue no time to thinke of the paine, but goe aliue to Heauen. I told you so much before, you neuer needed to haue troubled the good man.