The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene · chunk 28 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 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Marry my grace shall be for thee sufficient, Go thy way forth with faith and repentance, To hear the Gospel of health be thou diligent, And the words thereof bear in thy remembrance. Though in person we shall no more appear, Yet invisibly in your heart we will remain. The grace of God shall be with you both far & near, Whereby from all wickedness I shall you detain. Honour, praise, and glory to the father eternal, Thanks to the son, very god and very man, Blessed be the holy ghost, with them both coequal, One god, which hath saved me this day from Satan I thank thee O father, O lord of heaven, earth, & of all That thou hast hidden these things from the sapient, And hast revealed them to the little ones and small, Yea so it pleased thee O father omnipotent. All things of my father are committed unto me, And who the son is, none but the father doth known No man but the son knoweth who the father should be, And he to whom the son will reveal and show. Come unto me all you that with labour are oppressed, And are heavy laden, and I will you comfort, Despair not for that you have transgressed, But for mercy do you boldly to me resort. My yoke upon your necks do you gladly take, And learn of me, for I am low and meek in heart, And you shall find rest for your souls never to slake, My yoke and burden is light in every part. I came not into the world, the righteous to call, But the sinful persons unto repentance: The whole have no need of the physician at all, But the sick have need of deliverance. verily I say unto you, that the angels, Have more joy in one sinner that doth repent, Than in many righteous persons else, Which are no sinners in their judgement. God speed you sir hearty, and well to far, I rejoice much that I chance you here to find, In good sooth I was sorry, and took much care That I had no time to declare to you my mind. We know that you do much good in the country here Wherefore the living God is glorified: You heal the sick persons both far and near, Like as it hath been credibly testified: My father even unto this time worketh truly, And I work according to his commandment & will, The son can do nothing of himself duly, But that he seeth the father doing always still. Whatsoever the Father doth, the son doth the same, For the father doth the son entirely love, And showeth him all things to the praise of his name, And shall show him greater works than these as you shall prove Lo sir, what need you have more testimony You hear that he doth himself the son of God call, Doth not the law condemn that blasphemy: Commanding such to be slain great and small?
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Mary my grace shall be for thee sufficient, Goe thy way forth with faith and repentance, To heare the Gospell of health be thou diligent, And the wordes therof beare in thy remembrance. Though in person we shall no more appeare, Yet inuisibly in your heart we will remayne. The grace of God shal be with you both far & nere, Wherby from all wickednesse I shall you detaine. Honor, praise, and glory to the father eternall, Thankes to the sonne, very god and very man, Blessed be the holy gost, with them both coequall, One god, which hath saued me this day from Sathā I thank thee O father, O lord of heuē, earth, & of al That thou hast hidden these things from the sapient, And hast reuealed them to the litle ones and small, Yea so it pleased thee O father omnipotent. All things of my father are committed vnto me, And who the sonne is, none but the father doth knew No mā but the sonne knoweth who ye father shold be, And he to whom the sonne wil reueale and showe. Come vnto me all you that with labor are opessed, And are heauy laden, and I will you comfort, Dispaire not for that you haue transgressed, But for mercy do you boldly to me resort. My yoake vpon your neckes do you gladly take, And learn of me, for I am lowe and meke in hart, And you shal fynd rest for your soules neuer to slake, My yoake and burden is light in euery part. I came not into the world, the righteous to call, But the synfull persons vnto repentance: The whoale haue no nede of the physition at all, But the sicke haue nede of deliuerance. Uerily I say vnto you, that the angels, Haue more ioy in one synner that doth repent, Than in many righteous persons else, Which are no sinners in their iudgement. God spede you syr heartily, and well to fare, I reioyce much that I chaunce you here to fynde, In good soth I was sory, and toke muche care That I had no tyme to declare to you my mynde. We know that you do much good in the countrey here Wherfore the liuyng God is glorified: You heale the sicke persons both farre and nere, Like as it hath ben credibly testified: My father euen vnto this tyme worketh truely, And I work according to his commandement & wil, The sonne can do nothyng of hym selfe duely, But that he seeth the father doyng alway still. Whatsoeuer the Father doth, the sonne doth the same, For the father doth the sonne entierly loue, And sheweth him al things to the praise of his name, And shal shew him greter works thā these as you shal proue Lo sir, what nede you haue more testimonie You heare that he doth him self the sonne of God call, Doth not the law condemne that blasphemie: Commaunding such to be slaine great and small?