The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene · chunk 2 of 38
Wager, Lewis · published 1566 · first performed or written 1558 [c.1550-1566] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.72 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
For that she had spent her life in sin vile and vain, By Christ's preaching she was converted again, To be truly penitent by her fruits she declared, And to show herself a sinner she never spared. Her name was called Mary of Magdalene, So named of the title of her possession, Out of her Christ rejected vii spirits unclean, As Mark and Luke make open profession. Doctors of high learning, wit, and discretion, Of her divers and many sentences do write, Which in this matter we intent now to recite. Of the place aforesaid, with the circumstance, Only in this matter (God willing) we will treat. Where we will show that great was her repentance, And that her love towards Christ was also as great. Her sin did not her conscience so grievously fret, But that Faith erected her heart again to believe, That God for Christ's sake would all her sins forgive. We desire no man in this point to be offended, In that virtues with vice we shall here introduce, For in men and women they have depended: And therefore figuratively to speak, it is the use. I trust that all wise men will accept our excuse. Of the Preface for this season here I make an end, In godly mirth to spend the time we do intend. WIth heigh down down and down a down a, salvator mundi Domine, Kyrieleyson, Ite Missa est, with pipe up hallelujah. Sed libera nos à malo, and so let us be at one. Then every man brought in his own dish, Lord God we had wonderful good fare, I warrant you there was plenty of flesh and fish, Go to, I beshrew your heart and if you spare. A gods name I was set up at the high deace, Come up sir, said every body unto me: Like an honest man I had the first meace, Glad was he that might my proper person see. When we had dined, every man to horseback, And so up unto the mount of Caluarie, I trow you never heard of such a knack, Much woe had some of us to scape the pillory. But when we came to high Ierusalem, Who then but I master Infidelity? Marry I was not so called among them, No, I have a name more nigher the verity. In jury, mosaical justice is my name, I would have them justified by the law, It is plain infidelity to believe the same, What then? from the faith I do them withdraw. There is one come into the country of late, Called Christ the son of God, the Iewes Messiah Of the kingdom of God he beginneth to prate, But he shall never bring his purpose to pass, No, I Infidelity stick so much in the Iewes hearts, That his doctrine and wonders they will not believe, I warrant that the chief rulers in these parts, Will devise somewhat his body to mischief.
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For that she had spent her life in sinne vile and vain, By Christes preachyng she was conuerted agayn, To be truly penitent by hir fruictes she declared, And to shew hir self a sinner she neuer spared. Hir name was called Mary of Magdalene, So named of the title of hir possession, Out of hir Christ reiected .vii. spirites vncleane, As Mark and Luke make open profession. Doctours of high learnyng, witte, and discretion, Of hir diuers and many sentences doe write, Whiche in this matter we intend now to recite. Of the place aforesaid, with the circumstance, Onely in this matter (God willing) we will treate. Where we will shewe that great was hir repentance, And that hir loue towards Christ was also as great. Hir sinne did not hir conscience so greuously freate, But that Faith erected hir heart again to beleue, That God for Christs sake wold all hir sins forgeue. We desire no man in this poynt to be offended, In that vertues with vice we shall here introduce, For in men and women they haue depended: And therfore figuratiuely to speake, it is the vse. I trust that all wise men will accept our excuse. Of the Preface for this season here I make an ende, In godly myrth to spend the tyme we doe intende. WIth heigh down down and downe a down a, Saluator mundi Domine, Kyrieleyson, Ite Missa est, with pipe vp Alleluya. Sed libera nos à malo, and so let vs be at one. Then euery man brought in his owne dishe, Lord God we had wonderfull good fare, I warrant you there was plentie of fleshe and fishe, Go to, I beshrew your heart and if you spare. A gods name I was set vp at the hye deace, Come vp syr, sayd euery body vnto me: Like an honest man I had the fyrst meace, Glad was he that might my proper person see. When we had dined, euery man to horsebacke, And so vp vnto the mount of Caluarie, I trow you neuer heard of suche a knacke, Muche woe had some of vs to scape the pillorie. But when we came to hye Ierusalem, Who then but I maister Infidelitie? Mary I was not so called among them, No, I haue a name more nigher the veritie. In Iurie, Moysaicall Iustice is my name, I would haue them iustified by the lawe, It is playne infidelitie to beleue the same, What then? from the faithe I doe them withdraw. There is one come into the countrey of late, Called Christ the sonne of God, the Iewes Messias Of the kyngdome of God he begynneth to prate, But he shall neuer bryng his purpose to passe, No, I Infidelitie stick so much in the Iewes harts, That his doctrine and wonders they wyl not beleue, I warant that the chiefe rulers in these partes, Will deuise somewhat his body to mischeue.