Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
Out of jury? no carnal lust to thee I may tell That with the chief princes now I do dwell: The bishops, priests and pharisies do me so retain, That the true sense of the law they do disdain. In faith there is some knavery in mind, That here by thyself alone we do thee find. Infidelity in our father's cause is occupied, As within a while it shall be verified. Am I▪ you would say so if ye knew all, I was going forth you to call, Know you not a wench called Mary Magdalene? Do I know her? she is a pretty wench and a clean. Since she had discretion her have I known, Marry Magdalen (quoth he) in deed she is mine own It is as proud a little girl truly I think, As ever men saw in this world eat or drink. And somewhat to do with her now and then I have I allure her for her own profit always to save. I have dressed her so well truly I believe, That already for God's sake nothing she will give. For my part in her I have kindled such a fire, That she beginneth to burn in carnal desire. Tush, as yet you have but her mind moved, Whom she may forsake if she be reproved: But I would have her cleave unto you so fast. That she shall not forsake you while her life doth last If thou be once rooted within the heart, Then mayst thou make an entrance by thy craft & art So that we may come into her at pleasure, Filling her with wickedness beyond all measure. In us tower without fail be contained As many vices as ever in this world reigned. Now if we by thy means may in her remain, She shall be sure all kinds of vices to contain. Within myself you know that I contain a sort, Which by name before you here I will report. My name is carnal concupiscence or desire, Which all the pleasures of the flesh doth require. First the flesh to nourish with drink and meat Without abstinence like a beast always to eat, To quasse and drink when there is no necessity, joying in excess, belly cheer, and ebriety. I contain in myself all kind of lechery, Fornication, whoredom, and wicked adultery, Rape, incest, sacrilege, softness, and bestiality, Blindness of mind, with every such quality, Inconstancy, headiness, and inconsideration, After the hearts poison and filthy communication, So then to the hate of God I do them bring, Causing a love in himself inordinately to spring. These and such like I contain in my person. Thus you see that carnal lust goeth never alone. Thou hast reckoned an abominable rabble, Where thou dwellest, the devil may have a stable.
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Out of Iurie? no carnall lust to thee I may tell That with the chief princes now I do dwell: The bishops, priestes and pharisies do me so retayne, That the true sense of the lawe they do disdayne. In faith there is some knauery in mynde, That here by thy selfe alone we doe thee fynde. Infidelitie in our fathers cause is occupied, As within a while it shall be verified. Am I▪ you would say so if ye knew all, I was goyng forth you to call, Know you not a wenche called Mary Magdalene? Do I know hir? she is a prety wenche and a cleane. Since she had discretion hir haue I knowne, Mary Magdalen (quod he) in dede she is myne own It is as proude a litle gyrle truely I thinke, As euer men sawe in this world eate or drinke. And somwhat to do with hir now and then I haue I allure hir for hir owne profite alway to saue. I haue dressed hir so well truely I beleue, That alredy for Gods sake nothyng she will geue. For my part in hir I haue kindled such a fyre, That she beginneth to burn in carnall desyre. Tushe, as yet you haue but hir mynde moued, Whom she may forsake if she be reproued: But I would haue hir cleaue vnto you so fast. That she shall not forsake you while her life doth last If thou be once rooted within the hart, Then maist thou make an entrance by thy craft & art So that we may come into hir at pleasure, Fillyng hir with wickednesse beyond all measure. In vs toure without faile be contained As many vices as euer in this world raigned. Now if we by thy meanes may in hir remain, She shall be sure all kyndes of vices to contain. Within my selfe you know that I contain a sort, Whiche by name before you here I wil report. My name is carnall concupiscence or desyre, Which all the pleasures of the fleshe doth require. First the fleshe to nourishe with drinke and meate Without abstinence like a beast alway to eate, To quasse and drinke when there is no necessitie, Ioying in excesse, bealy chere, and ebrietie. I containe in my selfe all kynd of lecherie, Fornication, whoredom, and wicked adulterie, Rape, incest, sacrilege, softnesse, and bestialitie, Blyndnesse of mynde, with euery suche qualitie, Inconstancie, headinesse, and inconsideration, After the heartes poyson and filthy communication, So then to the hate of God I do them bryng, Causyng a loue in himself inordinatly to spryng. These and suche like I containe in my person. Thus you see that carnall lust goeth neuer alone. Thou hast reckned an abhominable rable, Where thou dwellest, the deuyll may haue a stable.