The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene · chunk 35 of 38
Wager, Lewis · published 1566 · first performed or written 1558 [c.1550-1566] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.83 · 483 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Would not presume my head or mouth to kiss, But my feet, lamenting in her heart for her sin. My head you did not anoint with oil so sweet, As men of this country do their guests use, But with most precious balm she anointed my feet, No cost about that ointment she doth refuse. Blessed are they, as the Prophet doth say, Whose sins are forgiven & covered by God's mercy, Not by the deeds of the law as you think this day. But of God's good will, favour and grace freely. At this woman's sin you do greatly grudge, As though yourselves were just holy, and pure, But many sins are forgiven her, because she loved much And of the mercy of God she is sure. He to whom but a little is remitted in deed, loveth but a little, we see by experience: All have sinned, and of God's glory have need. Therefore humble yourselves with penitence. I say to thee woman, thy sins are forgiven all, God for my sake will not them to thee impute: For strength to continue, to him do thou call, And see that thanks thou do to him attribute. The mercy of God is above all his works truly, What is it that God is not able to bring to pass? I thank thee Lord Iesu for thy great mercy, Thou art the son of the living God, our Messiah. Now say you by this, here is a greater matter yet, He forgiveth sins, as one with God equal. And he may perceive truly, that hath any wit, That he is but a man wretched and mortal. Woman I say, thy faith hath saved thee go in peace: Now art thou pacified in thy conscience, Through thy faith, I do all thy sins release, Assuring thee to have mercy for thy negligence. O joyful tidings, O message most comfortable, Let no sinner be he never in so great despair. Though he were sinful and abominable, Let him come, and he will make him fair. Blessed be the Lord of such compassion and pity, Praise we his name with glory and honour, I shall declare his mercy in town and city. Thanks be to thee my Lord now and evermore. I see the words which I have heard, proved true. Men say that you are new-fangled, and frivolous, Going about the law and our rulers to subdue, Introducing sects perilous and seditious. I can no longer contain, but must say my mind, In deed it is so, for by his devilish erudition, Which he soweth among the people of our kind, At length they will make a tumult and sedition. Such blasphemy since the beginning was not heard, That, a man shall call himself Gods natural son, To condemn the law of God he is not afeard, Despising all things that our fathers have done.
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Would not presume my head or mouth to kisse, But my feete, lamenting in hir heart for hir syn. My head you did not anoynt with oyle so swete, As men of this countrey do their guestes vse, But with most precious balme she anointed my fete, No cost about that oyntment she doth refuse. Blessed are they, as the Prophete doth say, Whose sinnes are forgiuen & couered by Gods mercy, Not by the dedes of the lawe as you thinke this day. But of Gods good will, fauour and grace freely. At this womans synne you do greatly grutche, As though your selues were iust holy, and pure, But many sinnes are forgiuen hir, bicause she loued muche And of the mercy of God she is sure. He to whom but a little is remitted in dede, Loueth but a little, we se by experience: All haue sinned, and of Gods glory haue nede. Therfore humble your selues with penitence. I say to thee woman, thy synnes are forgeuen all, God for my sake will not them to thee impute: For strength to continue, to hym do thou call, And see that thankes thou do to hym attribute. The mercy of God is aboue all his workes truely, What is it that God is not able to bryng to passe? I thanke thee Lord Iesu for thy great mercy, Thou art the sonne of the liuyng God, our Messias. Now say you by this, here is a greater matter yet, He forgiueth synnes, as one with God equall. And he may perceiue truely, that hath any wit, That he is but a man wretched and mortall. Woman I say, thy faith hath saued thee go in peace: Now art thou pacified in thy conscience, Through thy faithe, I doe all thy sinnes releace, Assuryng thee to haue mercy for thy negligence. O ioyfull tydynges, O message most comfortable, Let no sinner be he neuer in so great dispaire. Though he were synfull and abhominable, Let him come, and he will make hym faire. Blessed be the Lord of such compassion and pitie, Praise we his name with glorie and honor, I shall declare his mercy in towne and citie. Thankes be to thee my Lord now and euermore. I see the wordes whiche I haue heard, proued true. Men say that you are new fangled, and friuolous, Goyng about the law and our rulers to subdue, Introducyng sectes perillous and sedicious. I can no longer containe, but must say my mynde, In dede it is so, for by his diuelishe erudition, Which he soweth among the people of our kynde, At length they will make a tumult and sedition. Such blasphemy since the beginning was not heard, That, a man shal call him self Gods naturall sonne, To condemne the law of God he is not afeard, Despisyng all things that our fathers haue done.