The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene · chunk 36 of 38
Wager, Lewis · published 1566 · first performed or written 1558 [c.1550-1566] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.88 · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Pleaseth it you reverend father, to give me licence To say my mind to this blasphemerand thief, In few words you shall have my sentence: Of all heretics I judge him to be the chief. Perceive you not how he doth begin? He cometh to none of the princes and governors, But a sort of sinners he goeth about to win: As publicans, whores, harlots, and unjust occupiers. Them he preferreth before such men as you be, Saying, that they before you shall be saved. An honest man in his company you shall not see, But even them, which have themselves ill behaved. Much good do it you, here is sauce for your meat. Master Simon, look upon this fellow in season, For in continuance he will work such a feat, That you shall not release with all your reason. O Simon, put away that Malicious judgement, Which in your heart you do stubbornly contain, You shall not perceive God's commandment, As long as he in your conscience doth remain. Lo sir now that God he hath blasphemed, Now his law he doth contemn and despise, The justice thereof of him is nothing esteemed, To destroy the same utterly he doth devise. Think you us ignorant of god's law and will, Which upon our garments do them wear. Who but we do the law of God fulfil, For his precepts with us in all places we bear. To fulfil the law requireth God's spirit, For the law is holy, just, and spiritual, Of love to be observed it is requisite, And not of these observances external. As long as you have this malicious judgement. Accompanied with Infidelity, I say you can not keep God's commandment, Though you show an outward sanctity. Lo sir here he calleth me Infidelity, And you know that I am called Legal justification You hear that it was spoken by God's majesty, That a man shall live by the laws observation. An honest guest, come out dog, yea marry, Good manners thus to taunt a man at his table: But with fools it is folly to vary, His words be taken but as a tale or a fable. Away with this gear, how long shall we sit here? At once: We have somewhat else to do I think. Thanks be to thee O Father, for this cheer, Thanks be to thee for our repast of meat & drink. Now sir, you shall licence me to departed, And the heavenly Father might illumine your mind Expelling this infidelity from your heart, Which with Malicious judgement keepeth you blind. Far ye well: for me you shall no counts render, All shall be laid under the feet that is here spoken. Though you forget it, yet we purpose to remember You know the way, go I pray you, the door is open.
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Pleaseth it you reuerend father, to geue me licence To say my mynde to this blasphemerand thiefe, In fewe wordes you shall haue my sentence: Of all heretikes I iudge hym to be the chiefe. Perceiue you not how he doth begyn? He commeth to none of the princes and gouerners, But a sort of synners he goeth about to wyn: As publicans, whores, harlots, and vniust occupiers. Them he preferreth before such men as you be, Saying, that they before you shall be saued. An honest man in his company you shall not see, But euen them, which haue them selues yll behaued. Much good doe it you, here is sause for your meate. Maister Simon, looke vpon this felow in season, For in continuance he will worke such a feate, That you shall not release with all your reason. O Symon, put away that Malicious iudgement, Which in your heart you do stubbornly contayne, You shall not perceyue Gods commandement, As long as he in your conscience doth remayne. Lo syr now that God he hath blasphemed, Now his law he doth contemne and despise, The Iustice therof of hym is nothyng estemed, To destroy the same vtterly he doth deuise. Thinke you vs ignorant of gods law and will, Which vpon our garments do them weare. Who but we doe the law of God fulfill, For his precepts with vs in all places we beare. To fulfill the law requireth Gods spirite, For the law is holy, iust, and spirituall, Of loue to be obserued it is requisite, And not of these obseruances externall. As long as you haue this malicious iudgement. Accompanied with Infidelitie, I say you can not kepe Gods commaundement, Though you shew an outward sanctitie. Lo syr here he calleth me Infidelitie, And you know that I am called Legal Iustification You heare that it was spoken by Gods maiestie, That a man shall liue by the lawes obseruation. An honest guest, come out dogge, yea mary, Good maners thus to taunt a man at his table: But with fooles it is follie to vary, His wordes be taken but as a tale or a fable. Away with this geare, how long shall we syt here? At once: We haue somewhat els to do I thinke. Thankes be to thee O Father, for this chere, Thankes be to thee for our repast of meate & drinke. Now sir, you shall licence me to depart, And the heauenly Father might illumine your mynd Expellyng this infidelitie from your hart, Which with Malicious iudgemēt kepeth you blynd. Fare ye well: for me you shall no countes render, All shall be layd vnder the feete that is here spoken. Though you forget it, yet we purpose to remember You know the way, go I pray you, the doore is open.