Wager, William · published 1570 · first performed or written 1560 [c.1559-c.1570] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.77 · 475 words
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O thou Earth, Earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord: Know thyself to be no better than Clay or dust: See that thy life to God's truth do always accord: For from earth thou camest and to earth thou must. What is the matter? why what ail ye? why look you so about I heard a terrible noise, surely without doubt. Which pronounced the words of the Prophet Ieremy: Saying Earth, Earth, turn thee speedily. Why, and are you afraid, and amazed at that? I see well you have a heart like a Gnat. That Servant that diligently doth fulfil, And watcheth at all times for the coming of his master: And doth in the mean season apply his will, Of his master's goods, there be no spoil nor waster. That servant shallbe sure to be a Taster. Of God's blessings and joys everlasting: Where as is all consolation and nothing wanting. But that servant that liveth idly without care, And looketh not diligently upon his Office: His master shall come suddenly or he be aware, And shall minister to him according to justice. The portion of hypocrites shallbe his. Into utter darkness cast him out will he: Where as weeping and gnashing of teeth shallbe. O Sirrah, marry God's blessing on his heart: Full honestly he teacheth you Sir, their part. These be the words of the holy Scripture: Declaring the difference between the just and unpure Good Lord I would know what those woordis do mean Your Chaplain can tell you, for he is very well seen. I pray you policy, call him to me hither: But look that you come again both together. Yes that we will I warrant, you need not to fear: We will be here again or a Horse can lick his ear. By my truth me thinks I begin to war sick: In sending away my counsellor, I was somewhat to quick. Well, I will sit me down and say to sleep here: Till they into this place again do appear. O my head. It is even I that upon thee doth blow, Filling thee with plagues and sundry disease: What I am, indeed I will learn thee to know, For I am not afraid thee to displease. Thou shalt depart from thy house and land, Thy wife and Children beggars thou shalt leave: Thy life thou shalt lose even out of hand, And after death thy just reward receive. Thy ill gotten goods shall not thee deliver. Thine costly buildings shall nothing prevail, Thy odours, thy sweet smells and thou shalt perish together, Thy rings, thy bracelets, and Gold chains shall fall. Strangers and those whom thou didst never know, Shall possess that, which by fraud thou hast got: Thy seed from of thy ground God will overthrow, Because at his Prophets preaching thou amenddest not.
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O thou Earth, Earth, earth, hear the woord of the Lord: Knowe thy ſelf to be no better then Clay or duſt: Se that thy life to Gods trueth doo alwaies accorde: For from earth thou cammeſt and to earth thou muſt. What is the matter? why what aile ye? why look you ſo about I heard a terible noiſe, ſurely without dout. Which pronounced the woords of the Prophet Ieremy: Saying Earth, Earth, turn thee ſpeedyly. Why, and are you afraid, and amaſed at that? I ſee wel you haue a hart like a Gnat. That Seruant that diligently dooth fulfil, And watcheth at all times for the cōming of his maiſter: And dooth in the mean ſeaſon apply his wil, Of his maſters goods, there be no ſpoile nor waſter. That ſeruant ſhalbe ſure to be a Taſter. Of Gods bleſſings and ioyes euerlaſting: Where as is all conſolation and nothing wanting. But that ſeruant that liueth idlely without care, And looketh not diligently vpon his Office: His maiſter ſhall come ſudenly or he be aware, And ſall miniſter to him according to iuſtice. The portion of Ipocrites ſhalbe his. Into vtter darknes caſt him out wil he: Where as weeping and gnaſhing of téeth ſhalbe. Oh Sira, mary Gods bleſſing on his hart: Ful honeſtly he teacheth you Sir, their parte. Theſe be the woords of the holy Scripture: Declaring the difference between ye iuſt and vnpure Good Lord I wold know what thoſe woordꝭ doo mene Your Chaplain can tel you, for he is very wel ſeen. I pray you policy, call him to me heer: But look that you come again bothe togither. Yes that we wil I warrant, you need not to feare: We wil be heer again or a Horſe can lick his eare. By my trueth me thinks I begin to war ſick: In ſending away my counceller, I was ſomwhat to quick. Wel, I wil ſit me down and ſay to ſleep heer: Til they into this place again doo appeer. Oh my hed. It is euen I that vpon thee dooth blowe, Filling thee with plagues and ſundry diſeaſe: What I am, indéed I wil learne thée to knowe, For I am not afraid thée to diſpleaſe. Thou ſhalt departe from thy houſe and land, Thy wife and Children beggers thou ſhalt leaue: Thy life thou ſhalt looſe euen out of hand, And after death thy iuſt rewarde receiue. Thy il gotten goods ſhall not thée deliuer. Thyne coſtly buildings ſhall nothing preuail, Thy odours, thy ſwéet ſmelles and thou ſhalt periſh togither, Thy rings, thy bracelets, and Golde chaines ſhall fall. Straungers and thoſe whome thou didſt neuer knowe, Shall poſſeſſe that, whiche by frawd thou haſt got: Thy ſeed from of thy ground God wil ouerthrowe, Becauſe at his Prophets preaching thou amenddeſt not.