Marlowe, Christopher · published 1633 · first performed or written 1589 [c.1589-1590] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown · before the Court unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 493 words
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Tut, Iew, we know thou art no soldier; Thou art a Merchant, and a monied man, And 'tis thy money, Barabas, we seek. How, my Lord, my money? Thine and the rest. For to be short, amongst you 'tmust be had, Alas, my Lord, the most of us are poor. Then let the rich increase your portions: Are strangers with your tribute to be taxed? Have strangers leave with us to get their wealth? Then let them with us contribute. How, equally? No, Iew, like infidels. For through our sufferance of your hateful lives, Who stand accursed in the sight of heaven, These taxes and afflictions are befallen, And therefore thus we are determined; Read there the Articles of our decrees. First, the tribute money of the Turks shall all be Levied amongst the Jews, and each of them to pay one Half of his estate. How, halfe his estate? I hope you mean not mine. Read on. Secondly, he that denies to pay, shall straight become A Christian. How a Christian? Hum. what's here to do? Lastly, he that denies this, shall absolutely lose all he has. Oh my Lord we will give half. Oh earth-mettled villains, and no Hebrews born! And will you basely thus submit yourselves To leave your goods to their arbitrament? Why Barabas wilt thou be christened? No, Governor, I will be no convertite. Then pay thy half. Why know you what you did by this device? Half of my substance is a City's wealth. Governor, it was not got so easily; Nor will I part so slightly therewithal. Sir, half is the penalty of our decree, Either pay that, or we will seize on all. Corpo di deo; stay, you shall have half, Let me be used but as my brethren are. No, Iew, thou hast denied the Articles, And now it cannot be recalled. Will you then steal my goods? Is theft the ground of your Religion? No, Iew, we take particularly thine To save the ruin of a multitude: And better one want for a common good, Than many perish for a private man: Yet Barabas we will not banish thee, But here in Malta, where thou gotst thy wealth, Live still; and if thou canst, get more. Christians; what, or how can I multiply? Of nought is nothing made. From nought at first thou canst to little wealth, From little unto more, from more to most: If your first curse fall heavy on thy head, And make thee poor and scorned of all the world, 'Tis not our fault, but thy inherent sin. What? bring you Scripture to confirm your wrong? Preach me not out of my possessions. Some Iewes are wicked, as all Christians are: But say the Tribe that I descended of Were all in general cast away for sin, Shall I be tried by their transgression? The man that dealeth righteously shall live: And which of you can charge me otherwise?
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Tut, Iew, we know thou art no souldier; Thou art a Merchant, and a monied man, And 'tis thy mony, Barabas, we seeke. How, my Lord, my mony? Thine and the rest. For to be short, amongst you 'tmust be had, Alas, my Lord, the most of vs are poore. Then let the rich increase your portions: Are strangers with your tribute to be tax'd? Haue strangers leaue with vs to get their wealth? Then let them with vs contribute. How, equally? No, Iew, like infidels. For through our sufferance of your hatefull liues, Who stand accursed in the sight of heauen, These taxes and afflictions are befal'ne, And therefore thus we are determined; Reade there the Articles of our decrees. First, the tribute mony of the Turkes shall all be Leuyed amongst the Iewes, and each of them to pay one Halfe of his estate. How, halfe his estate? I hope you meane not mine. Read on. Secondly, hee that denies to pay, shal straight become A Christian. How a Christian? Hum, what's here to doe? Lastly, he that denies this, shall absolutely lose al he has. Oh my Lord we will giue halfe. Oh earth-mettall'd villaines, and no Hebrews born! And will you basely thus submit your selues To leaue your goods to their arbitrament? Why Barabas wilt thou be christned No, Gouernour, I will be no conuertite. Then pay thy halfe. Why know you what you did by this deuice? Halfe of my substance is a Cities wealth. Governour, it was not got so easily; Nor will I part so slightly therewithall. Sir, halfe is the penalty of our decree, Either pay that, or we will seize on all. Corpo di deo; stay, you shall haue halfe, Let me be vs'd but as my brethren are. No, Iew, thou hast denied the Articles, And now it cannot be recall'd. Will you then steale my goods? Is theft the ground of your Religion? No, Iew, we take particularly thine To saue the ruine of a multitude: And better one want for a common good, Then many perish for a priuate man: Yet Barrabas we will not banish thee, But here in Malta, where thou gost thy wealth, Liue still; and if thou canst, get more. Christians; what, or how can I multiply? Of nought is nothing made. From nought at first thou canst to little welth, From little vnto more, from more to most: If your first curse fall heauy on thy head, And make thee poore and scornd of all the world, 'Tis not our fault, but thy inherent sinne. What? bring you Scripture to confirm your wronge? reach m not out of my possessions. Som Iewes are wicked, as all Christians are: But say the Tribe that I descended of Were all in generall cast away for sinne, Shall I be tryed by their transgression? The man that dealeth righteously shall liue: And which of you can charge me otherwise?