The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene · chunk 29 of 38
Wager, Lewis · published 1566 · first performed or written 1558 [c.1550-1566] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.76 · 501 words
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For a season it behoveth us to have patience, I showed you the reason wherefore of late: At this season I pray you do your diligence, And semble rather to love him than to hate. Shall it please you sir, this day to take pain With me at my house to take some repast, You shall be welcome doubtless I tell you plain, No great puruiance for you I intend to make. My meat is to do his will that hath me sent, But sir I thank you of your great courtesy, To come to you I shall be very well content, So that you will appoint the hour steadyly. All things be in manner ready I think verily, In the mean season in my garden we will walk. Take the pains to go with me, I pray you hearty, Till dinner be ready, of matters we will talk. With a good will I will wait upon you, Pleaseth it you to go before, you know the way. Sirr●, you see how that we are appointed now, Make all things ready without delay. Sir I will go about as fast as I may, In good faith I would that I might have my will: I would prepare for him a gallows this day, Upon the which I desire his blood to spill. A vengeance take him thief, is he gone? From Mary Magdalene he did me chase: From Simon the Pharisie he will drive me anon, So that no where I shall be able to show my face. Nay, we are so surely fixed in the Pharisies mind, That his blasphemous words can not drive us thence women's hearts turn oft as doth the wind, And again of the law they know not the sense, In malice I have made them all so blind, That they judge nothing in Christ aright: To the letter of the law so fast I do them bind, That of the spirit they have no manner of light. I will tell thee Malicious judgement, His words be of such strength and great power, That the devil himself and all his rabblement, He is able to expel, and utterly to devour. Tush hide thyself in a Pharisies gown, Such a one as is bordered with the commandments And then thou mayst dwell both in city and in town. Being well accepted in all men's judgements. As for a gown, I have one convenient, And lo here is a cap agreeing to the same. As thou sayest, that gear is very ancient, I warrant thee now to escape all blame, Mary of one thing thou must take good heed, As near as thou canst let him not behold thy face, Doubt thou not, but he shall have his meed, If I remain with the Iewes any space. And as for the reverend bishop Cayphas, With all the Aldermen of Ierusalem. Will help to bring that matter to pass, For I am like for ever to dwell with them.
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For a season it behoueth vs to haue pacience, I shewed you the reason wherfore of late: At this season I pray you do your diligence, And semble rather to loue hym than to hate. Shall it please you syr, this day to take payne With me at my house to take some repast, You shal be welcome doubtlesse I tell you playne, No great puruiance for you I entend to make. My meate is to doe his will that hath me sent, But syr I thanke you of your great curtesy, To come to you I shall be very well content, So that you will appoynt the houre stedily. All things be in maner ready I thinke verily, In the meane season in my gardein we will walke. Take the paines to go with me, I pray you heartily, Till dinner be ready, of matters we will talke. With a good will I will waite vpon you, Pleaseth it you to go before, you know the way. Sirr, you see how that we are appointed now, Make all thyngs ready without delay. Sir I will go about as fast as I may, In good fayth I would that I might haue my will: I would prepare for hym a galowes this day, Upon the whiche I desyre his bloud to spill. A vengeance take hym thefe, is he gone? From Mary Magdalene he did me chace: From Symon the Pharisie he will driue me anon, So that no where I shal be able to shew my face. Nay, we are so surely fixed in the Pharisies mynde, That his blasphemous words can not driue vs thēce Womens heartes turne oft as doth the wynde, And agayne of the law they know not the sence, In malice I haue made them all so blynde, That they iudge nothyng in Christ aryght: To the letter of the law so fast I do them bynde, That of the spirite they haue no maner of light. I will tell thee Malicious Iudgement, His wordes be of suche strength and great power, That the diuell hym self and all his rablement, He is able to expell, and vtterly to deuoure. Tushe hyde thy self in a Pharisies gowne, Suche a one as is bordered with the cōmaundemēts And then thou maist dwel both in citie and in towne. Beyng well accepted in all mens iudgements. As for a gowne, I haue one conuenient, And lo here is a cappe agreing to the same. As thou saiest, that geare is very ancient, I warant thee now to escape all blame, Mary of one thyng thou must take good hede, As nere as thou canst let him not behold thy face, Doubt thou not, but he shall haue his mede, If I remayne with the Iewes any space. And as for the reuerend byshop Cayphas, With all the Aldermen of Ierusalem. Will helpe to bryng that matter to passe, For I am like for euer to dwell with them.