The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene · chunk 17 of 38
Wager, Lewis · published 1566 · first performed or written 1558 [c.1550-1566] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 498 words
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Gramercy in deed mine own good loving jug It doth me good in mine arms you to hug, How say you now by these minions? I say as you say in deed they are minions, And such persons as long time I have desired, I thank you, that for me you have them inquired. You must think on the counsel that they did give, They will perform their sayings you shall believe. I am not oblivious I warrant you my friend, For I have printed all their words in my mind, I have determined by them to direct my life, So that no man shallbe able to set us at strife. Will you resort with me unto Ierusalem? There we shall be sure in a place to find them. A banquet they have prepared for you I dare say, Such a one as hath not been seen before this day. Alas why do they such great cost on me bestow? Truly because you their good hearts should know. There is nothing lost that is done for such a friend, I wis mistress Mary, I would you knew all my mind Gentle Prudence if you have any thing to say, Break your mind boldly to me as you go by the way. Will you come? you had need to go but softly, Take heed, for the way is foul and slippery: If never so little backward you chance to slip, Up into your saddle forsooth I am ready to skip. Go wanton, get you forth with sorrow, We shall be at Ierusalem I think to morrow. I thought surely that here we should have found him, It was showed me that he was here about in deed. The last week he was at the City of Naim, And from thence I wot not whether he did proceed. He did a marvelous act there, as we heard say, For the which the people do him greatly praise: Marvels he worketh almost every day. At Naim a dead child again he did raise. All things he doth by the power of the great devil, And that you may see by his conversation, He keepeth company with such as be evil, And with them he hath his habitation: A friend of sinners, and a drinker of wine, Never conversant with such as be honest, Against the law he teacheth a doctrine, All holy Religion he doth detest, The reverend bishops and you the pharisies, He calleth hypocrites, and doth you revile, So he doth the doctors and scribes of all degrees▪ Beside that, the Saboth also he doth defile. He useth as great blasphemy as ever was, The son of the living God he doth himself call, He saith that he is the very same Messiah, Prophesied before of the Prophets all. I promise you right worshipful Simon, Your temple, law, and people shall be made captive, If in this sort he be suffered alone, And you shall lose all your prerogative.
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Gramercy in dede myne owne good louyng Iugge It doth me good in myne armes you to hugge, How say you now by these mynions? I say as you say in dede they are mynions, And suche persons as long tyme I haue desired, I thanke you, that for me you haue them inquired. You must thinke on the counsell that they did geue, They will performe their sayinges you shall beleue. I am not obliuious I warant you my freinde, For I haue printed all their wordes in my mynde, I haue determined by them to direct my life, So that no man shalbe able to set vs at strife. Will you resort with me vnto Ierusalem? There we shall be sure in a place to fynde them. A banket they haue prepared for you I dare say, Suche a one as hath not ben sene before this day. Alas why do they suche great cost on me bestow? Truly bicause you their good hearts should know. There is nothyng lost that is done for such a friende, I wis mistresse Mary, I wold you knew al my mind Gentle Prudence if you haue any thyng to say, Breake your mynd boldly to me as you go by ye way. Will you come? you had nede to go but softly, Take hede, for the way is foule and slipperie: If neuer so litle backward you chaunce to slippe, Up into your saddle forsoth I am redy to skippe. Go wanton, get you forth with sorow, We shal be at Ierusalem I think to morow. I thought surely yt here we shold haue found him, It was shewed me that he was here about in dede. The last weke he was at the Citie of Naim, And from thens I wote not whether he did procede. He did a maruellous act there, as we heard say, For the which the people do him greatly praise: Maruels he worketh almost euery day. At Naim a dead chylde agayne he did rayse. All things he doth by the power of the great deuill, And that you may see by his conuersation, He kepeth company with suche as be euyll, And with them he hath his habitation: A frende of sinners, and a drynker of wyne, Neuer conuersant with suche as be honest, Against the law he teacheth a doctrine, All holy Religion he doth detest, The reuerend bishops and you the pharisies, He calleth hipocrites, and doth you reuile, So he doth the doctours and scribes of all degrees▪ Beside that, the Saboth also he doth defile. He vseth as great blasphemie as euer was, The sonne of the lyuyng God he doth hymself call, He saith that he is the very same Messias, Prophecied before of the Prophets all. I promise you right worshipfull Simon, Your temple, lawe, and people shal be made captiue, If in this sort he be suffred alone, And you shall lose all your prerogatiue.