Wager, William · published 1570 · first performed or written 1560 [c.1559-c.1570] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T35 Fools, wit and railing · 503 words
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But his prophecy I think will prove but evil. Well no more words, enough is as good as a feast: They say it is perilous with edge tools to jest. Now Sirs I will tell you, this is all my drift, To get the worldly man hither by some shift. temerity thou shalt with him thyself acquaint: And what thou canst do, to him forth thou shalt paint Virtue is made an error by temerity: For stoutly he standeth against the verity. For temerity learned men do say: Is a quality to do all things without delay. So that if thou mayst get into his habitation: He will soon be weary of enough and contentation. Then with him shall work Precipitation: Who is of this property and inclination. To see and to do all with out forecast: Not thinking of things to come or of things past. Therefore after that temerity doth once enter: Thou shalt put thy service in adventure. Then Inconsideration shall get into his mind Who is a quality much of the same kind. He weigheth neither the time, person nor place: Neither (as they say) the tail nor the the face Thus if you three within him once be placed: You shall see that Enough of him shall soon be disgraced Under the name of Policy to enter I do not doubt: And I being entered Enough shallbe cast out. For where Covetous in any place doth remain: There content with enough cannot abide certain. So that he shall run headlong into the pit: Doing all things headlong without modesty or wit. Lo, here to you my mind I have disclosed: All have I said that I have now purposed. By the faith of my body it is worthily devised: In all the haste go thou and be thou disguised. Marry now there cometh an other thing to my remembrance Are none of you acquainted with ghostly Ignorance? What he pardy? he is my ghostly Father: I would speak with him so much the rather. For divers causes that I do consider: My brother and thou shall depart hence together. Look you make you trim as fast as you can: And then in haste seek to speak with the worldly man. Inconsideration to ghostly Ignorance, thou shalt resort: And this message from me to him thou shalt report. First that he name himself devotion: And we will help him to dignity and promotion. Charge him not to be out of the way: For we purpose to sand for him this present day. For as much as you put your trust & confidence in me: What I can do for you, or it be long you shall see. Where to find ghostly Ignorance I am sure: Seldom or never at home at his own cure. Not, the Sermons that ghostly ignorance hath made: Hath almost brought all the Parishes in England out of trade Well, high you a pace, that you were gone: Precipitation and I will tarry here alone.
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But his prophecy I think wil prooue but euil. Wel no more woords, inough is as good as a feaſt: They ſay it is perelouſe with edge tooles to ieſt. Now Sirs I wil tel you, this is all my drift, To get the worldly man hether by ſome ſhift. Temeritie thou ſhalt with him thy ſelf acquaint: And what thou canſt doo, to him foorth yu ſhalt paint Vertue is made an errour by Temeritie: For ſtoutly he ſtandeth againſt the veritie. For Temeritie learned men doo ſay: Is a qualitie to doo all things without delay. So that if thou maiſt get into his habitation: He wil ſoon be wery of inough and contentation. Then with him ſhall woork Precipitation: Who is of this propertie and inclination. To ſee and to doo all with out forecaſt: Not thinking of things to come or of things paſt. Therfore after that Temeritie dooth once enter: Thou ſhalt put thy ſeruice in aduenter. Then Inconſideration ſhall get into his minde Who is a qualitie much of the ſame kinde. He waieth neither the time, perſon nor place: Neither (as they ſay) the taile nor the the face Thus if you three within him once be placed: You ſhall ſee yt Inough of him ſhall ſoon be diſgraced Vnder the name of Policy to enter I doo not dout: And I béeing entred Inough ſhalbe caſt out. For wher Couetouſe in any place dooth remain: There content with inough cannot abide certain. So that he ſhall run hedling into the pit: Dooing all things hedling without modeſtie or wit. Lo, heer to you my minde I haue diſcloſed: All haue I ſaid that I haue now purpoſed. By the faith of my body it is worthyly deuiſed: In all the haſte go thou and be thou diſguiſed. Mary now there commeth an other thing to my remēbraunce Are none of you acquainted with ghoſtly Ignoraunce? What he pardy? he is my ghoſtly Father: I would ſpeak with him ſo much the rather. For diuers cauſes that I doo conſither: My brother and thou ſhall departe hence togither. Look you make you trim as faſt as you can: And then in haſte ſéek to ſpeak with the worldly man. Inconſideration to ghoſtly Ignorance, thou ſhalt reſorte: And this meſſage from me to him thou ſhalt reporte. Firſt that he name him ſelf deuotion: And we wil help him to dignitie and promotion. Charge him not to be out of the way: For we porpoſe to ſend for him this preſent day. For aſmuch as you put your truſt & cōfidence in me: What I can doo for you, or it be long you ſhall ſée. Where to finde ghoſtly Ignorance I am ſure: Seldome or neuer at home at his owne cure. No, the Sermons that ghoſtly ignorance hath made: Hath almoſte brought all ye Pariſhes in England out of trade Wel, hye you a pace, that you were gone: Precipitation and I wil tary heer alone.