The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene · chunk 19 of 38
Wager, Lewis · published 1566 · first performed or written 1558 [c.1550-1566] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.78 · 497 words
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Ha, ha, ha, laugh quod he? laugh I must in deed, I never saw a bolder harlot in my life, To prompt her forward we shall not need, No point of sin but that in her is rife. Infidelity? what a devil dost thou here? I had not known thee but by thy voice. Malicious judgement I pray thee what cheer, To see thee merry at my heart I do rejoice. What a devil meanest thou by this gear? This garment is not of the wont fashion. For every day I have a garment to wear, According to my work and operation, Among the Pharisies, I have a Pharisies gown, Among publicans and sinners an other I use, I am best I tell thee now, both in city and town, And chief among the people of the Iewes. This is the cause their Messiah, whom Christ they call Is come into the world, sinners to forgive. Now my labour is both with great and small, That none of them do him nor his words believe. The bishops & pharisies I make the more hard hearted The sins of them that are disposed to sin, I augment, so that they can not be converted, So that hard it will be any grace to win. Among them Malicious judgement is not my name The true intellection of the law they do me call, Carnally I cause them to understand the same, And according to their own malice to judge all. Thou knowest that among them I am justice lega. For by the deeds of the law they will be justified, So that the doctrine of the Messiah evangelical, Shallbe despised, and he therefore crucified. The reverend father Simon the Pharisie, To have spoken with him, even now was here: Under the pretence of friendship and amity, He would bid him to dinner, and make him good cheer, Not for any goodwill that to him he doth owe, But to prove his fashion, learning, and power. Good will quoth he▪ No, no that I do know. For if they durst, he should die within this hour. But let this pass, I will tell thee what I have done, Knowest thou not a wench called Mary Magdalene Yes marry, I did see her yesterday at noon. A pretty wench she is in deed and a clean. I have brought her now into such a case, That she is past the fear of God and shame of man, She worketh privily in every place, Yea and provoketh other thereto now and than, I would thou didst see her disposition, Thou hast not seen her like I think in thy days. If she have tasted of thy erudition, I doubt not but she knoweth all wicked ways, To see her fashion I would bestow my forty pence, But at this time I can no longer tarry here, About my business I must departed hence, Seeking for the same Christ both far and near.
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Ha, ha, ha, laugh quod he? laugh I must in dede, I neuer sawe a bolder harlot in my life, To prompt hir forward we shall not nede, No poynt of synne but that in hir is rife. Infidelitie? what a diuell doest thou here? I had not knowen thee but by thy voyce. Malicious iudgement I pray thee what chere, To see thee mery at my heart I doe reioyce. What a diuell meanest thou by this geare? This garment is not of the wonted fashion. For euery day I haue a garment to weare, Accordyng to my worke and operation, Among the Pharisies, I haue a Pharisies gown, Among publicans and synners an other I vse, I am best I tell thee now, both in citie and towne, And chiefly among the people of the Iewes. This is the cause their Messias, whō Christ they call Is come into the world, sinners to forgeue. Now my labour is both with great and small, That none of them do hym nor his wordes beleue. The bishops & pharisies I make ye more hard harted The synnes of them that are disposed to synne, I augment, so that they can not be conuerted, So that hard it will be any grace to wynne. Among them Malicious iudgemēt is not my name The true intellection of the law they doe me call, Carnally I cause them to vnderstand the same, And accordyng to their owne malice to iudge all. Thou knowest that among thē I am Iustice lega. For by the dedes of the law they will be iustified, So that the doctrine of the Messias euangelicall, Shalbe despised, and he therfore crucified. The reuerend father Simon the Pharisie, To haue spoken with him, euen now was here: Under the pretence of frendship and amitie, He would bid him to diner, and make him good chere, Not for any good-will that to hym he doth owe, But to proue his fashion, learnyng, and power. Good will quod he▪ No, no that I do know. For yf they durst, he should die within this houre. But let this passe, I will tell thee what I haue done, Knowest thou not a wench called Mary Magdalene Yes mary, I dyd see her yesterday at noone. A pretie wenche she is in deede and a cleane. I haue brought her now into suche a case, That she is past the feare of God and shame of man, She worketh priuily in euery place, Yea and prouoketh other therto now and than, I would thou dydst see hir disposition, Thou hast not sene hir like I think in thy dayes. If she haue tasted of thy erudition, I doubt not but she knoweth all wicked ways, To se her fashion I would bestowe my forty pence, But at this tyme I can no longer tary here, About my busynesse I must depart hence, Seekyng for the same Christ both farre and nere.