Caesar and Pompey (The Wars of Caesar and Pompey) · chunk 9 of 34
Chapman, George · published 1631 · first performed or written 1605 [1602-1605; Act 2, sc. 1 written 1610-1611(?)] (Annals) tragedy · Unacted (?) · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
Go to, thou shalt serve me, choose thy profession; And what cloth thou wouldst wish to have thy Coat Cut out on. I can name none. Shall I be thy learned Counsel? None better. Be an Archflamen then, to one of the Gods. Archflamen? what's that? A Priest. A Priest? that ne'er was Clerk? No Clerk? what then? The greatest Clerks are not the wisest men. Nor skills it for degrees in a knave, or a fool's preferment, Thou shalt rise by fortune: let desert rise leisurely Enough, and by degrees; fortune prefers headlong, And comes like riches to a man; huge riches being Got with little pains; and little with huge pains. And For discharge of the Priesthood, what thou want'st In learning, thou shalt take out in good-fellowship: Thou shalt equivocate with the Sophister, prate with The Lawyer, scrape with the Usurer, drink with the Dutchman, swear with the French man, cheat With the English man, brag with the Scot, and Turn all this to Religion, Hoc est regnum Deorum Gentibus. All this I can do to a hair. Very good, wilt thou show thyself deeply learned too, And to live licentiously here, care for nothing hereafter? Not for hell? For hell? soft Sir; hop'st thou to purchase hell With only dicing or whoring away thy living? Murdering thy brother, and so forth? No there Remain works of a higher hand and deeper brain, To obtain hell. Thinkst thou earth's great Potentates have gotten their places there with Any single act of murder, poisoning, adultery, And the rest? No; 'tis a purchase for all manner Of villainy; especially, that may be privileged By Authority; coloured with holiness, and enjoyed With pleasure. O this were most honourable and admirable. Why such an admirable honourable villain shalt Thou be. Is't possible? Make no doubt on't; I'll inspire thee. Sacred and puissant. Away; Companion and friend, give me thy Hand; say, dost not love me? art not enamoured Of my acquaintance? Protest I am. Well said, protest and 'tis enough. And know for Infallible; I have promotion for thee; both here, and Hereafter; which not one great one amongst Millions shall ever aspire to. Alexander, nor great Cyrus, retain those titles in hell, that they did On earth: No? No: he that sold seacoal here, shall be A Baron there; he that was a cheating Rogue here, shall be a justice of peace there; A knave here, a knight there. In the mean Space, learn what it is to live; and thou shalt Have Chopines at commandment to any height Of life thou canst wish. I fear my fall is too low. Too low fool? hast thou not heard of Vulcan's falling Out of heaven? Light a thy legs, and no matter Though thou halt'st with thy best friend ever after; 'tis The more comely and fashionable. Better go lame In the fashion with Pompey, then never so upright, Quite out of the fashion with Cato.
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Goe to, thou ſhalt ſerue me, chuſe thy profeſſion; And what cloth thou wouldſt wiſh to haue thy Coat Cut out on. I can name none. Shall I be thy learn'd Counſaile? None better. Be an Archflamen then, to one of the Gods. Archflamen? what's that? A Prieſt. A Prieſt? that nere was Clerke? No Clerke? what then? The greateſt Clerks are not the wiſeſt men. Nor skils it for degrees in a knaue, or a fooles preferment, Thou ſhalt riſe by fortune: let deſert riſe leiſurely Enough, and by degrees; fortune preferres headlong, And comes like riches to a man; huge riches being Got with little paines; and little with huge paines. And For diſcharge of the Prieſthood, what thou wantſt In learning, thou ſhalt take out in goodfellowſhip: Thou ſhalt equiuocate with the Sophiſter, prate with The Lawyer, ſcrape with the Vſurer, drinke with the Dutchman, ſweare with the French man, cheat With the Engliſh man, brag with the Scot, and Turne all this to Religion, Hoc eſt regnum Deorum Gentibus. All this I can doe to a haire. Very good, wilt thou ſhew thy ſelfe deepely learn'd too, And to liue licentiouſly here, care for nothing hereafter? Not for hell? For hell? ſoft Sir; hop'ſt thou to purchaſe hell With only dicing or whoring away thy liuing? Murthering thy brother, and ſo forth? No there Remaine works of a higher hand and deeper braine, To obtaine hell. Thinkſt thou earths great Potentates haue gotten their places there with Any ſingle act of murther, poyſoning, adutery, And the reſt? No; tis a purchaſe for all manner Of villany; eſpecially, that may be priuiledg'd By Authority; colourd with holineſſe, and enioyd With pleaſure. O this were moſt honourable and admirable. Why ſuch an admirable honorable villane ſhalt Thou be. Is't poſſible? Make no doubt on't; Ile inſpire thee. Sacred and puiſſant. Away; Companion and friend, giue me thy Hand; ſay, doſt not loue me? art not enamourd Of my acquaintance? Proteſt I am. Well ſaid, proteſt and tis enough. And know for Infallible; I haue promotion for thee; both here, and Hereafter; which not one great one amongſt Millions ſhall euer aſpire to. Alexander, nor great Cyrus, retaine thoſe titles in hell, that they did On earth: No? No: he that ſold Seacoale here, ſhall be A Baron there; he that was a cheating Rogue here, ſhall be a Iuſtice of peace there; A knaue here, a knight there. In the meane Space, learne what it is to liue; and thou ſhalt Haue Chopines at commandment to any height Of life thou canſt wiſh. I feare my fall is too low. Too low foole? haſt thou not heard of Vulcans falling Out of heauen? Light a thy legges, and no matter Though thou halt'ſt with thy beſt friend euer after; tis The more comely and faſhionable. Better goe lame In the faſhion with Pompey, then neuer ſo vpright, Quite out of the faſhon with Cato.