Wager, William · published 1570 · first performed or written 1560 [c.1559-c.1570] (Annals) moral unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 501 words
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Far well Covetous till we meet again: That shall not be long if our purpose we obtain. Nay hear you? God be with you, will you begone? Body of me you are no better than knaves every one. Far well Covetous? nay far well good Lob. You have even as much manners as hath a Dog. Plain Covetous? this is according to promise is it not? Well what I intent to do for it, I wots what I wots. I cry you mercy right worshipful Master covetise, Most prudent, politic, sapient and wise. Pardon us by my truth, it was but forgotten: Nay I take it even thus, soon ripe soon rotten. I am no body with you, but by him I swear: I look the greatest stroke amongst you to bear. Enough is as good as a feast, we are warned I trow From hence forth our duties I warrant ye we will show, We take our leave of you noble prince Covetise: The King, Emperor, yea the God of all vice. O worthy visage, and body well compact: O goodly man in wit, work and fact. We simple creatures do show to you obedience: Being minded to depart under your patience. Yea marry, this is some what like the matter: Crafty knaves, how they can a fool flatter. Far ye well both, give me your hands one after an other: I love ye as dearly as the Children of my mother. How sayst thou Precipitation? how likest thou this matter? By my truth I will tell the truth, Yea and not flatter. I perceive well enough what here in you do mean: You will not leave till you have marred him clean. Not only riches singular and private: But also public weals you will spolyate. For I perceive by your former monition: That through ghostly Ignorance you will destroy devotion. I mean true faith, in God's love and hope: And 'cause him in clear Sun shine, for light to grope. Thou thinkest as truth is in very deed: I intent no less if my device may likely speed. There will I begin and if error once rage in religion: I warrant thee in public weal will soon be division. Well, what you intent to me doth not appertain: My nature is to rage's where haste doth reign. And what causeth haste? but only temerity: That maketh fools hardy with Security. Precipitation forth doth this worldly man lead: So that all his affairs be done rudely on head. Then Inconsideration both night and day: Shall prompt him forward nothing at all to weigh. Neither to consider his beginning: Neither at the end what shall be the winning. So that if all we do our proper nature and kind: He shall not regard who shall the profit find. Lupus est in fabula, no more words. I never fear any such kind of birds. This is the worldly man I suppose indeed: To work wisely with him I see we had need:
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Fare wel Couetouſe til we méet again: That ſhall not be long if our purpoſe we obtain. Nay hear you? God be with you, wil you begone? Body of me you are no better then knaues euery one. Fare wel Couetouſe? nay fare wel good Lob: You haue euen aſmuch maners as hath a Dog. Plain Couetouſe? this is according to promiſe is it not? Wel what I intend to doo for it, I wot what I wot. I cry you mercy right worſhipful Maiſter couetiſe, Moſte prudent, politick, ſapient and wiſe. Pardon vs by my trueth, it was but forgotten: Nay I take it euen thus, ſoon ripe ſoon rotten. I am no body with you, but by him I ſwere: I look the greateſt ſtroke amongſt you to bere. Inough is as good as a feaſt, we are warned I trowe From hence foorth our duties I warrant ye we wil ſhowe, We take our leaue of you noble prince Couetiſe: The King, Emperour, yea the God of all vice. Oh worthy viſage, and body wel compact: Oh goodly man in wit, work and fact. We ſimple creatures doo ſhowe to you obedience: Beeing minded to departe vnder your patience. Yea mary, this is ſome what like the matter: Crafty knaues, how they can a foole flatter. Fare ye wel bothe, giue me your hands one after an other: I looue ye as déerly as the Children of my mother. How ſaiſt thou Precipitation? how likeſt thou this matter? By my trueth I wil tel the trueth, Yea and not flatter. I perceiue wel inough what heer in you doo mene: You wil not leaue til you haue marred him clene. Not onely riches ſinguler and priuate: But alſo publike weales you wil ſpolyate. For I perceiue by your former monition: That through ghoſtly Ignorance you wil deſtroy deuotion. I meane true faith, in Gods looue and hope: And cauſe him in cleer Sun ſhine, for light to grope. Thou thinkeſt as trueth is in very déed: I intend no leſſe if my deuice may likely ſpéed. There wil I begin and if errour once rage in religion: I warrant thee in publike wele wil ſoon be deuiſion. Wel, what you intend to me dooth not appertain: My nature is to rage where haſte dooth reign. And what cauſeth haſte? but onely Temeritie: That maketh fooles hardy with Securitie. Precipitation foorth dooth this worldly man leade: So that all his affaires be doon rudely on hed. Then Inconſideration bothe night and day: Shall promp him forward nothing at all to wey. Neither to conſider his beginning: Neither at the end what ſhall be the winning. So that if all we doo our proper nature and kinde: He ſhall not regarde who ſhall the profit finde. Lupus eſt in fabula, no more woords. I neuer fear any ſuch kinde of burdes. This is the worldly man I ſuppoſe indéed: To woork wiſely with him I ſee we had need: