Wager, William · published 1570 · first performed or written 1560 [c.1559-c.1570] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.79 · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
How cunningly put he his money to usury? Yea, and that without offence of any law: He was not to learn any kind of bribery, Whereby wicked gains to him he might draw. An abominable drunkard, a stinking Lecherer, A filthy Sodomit, a corrupt canscience within: A privy slanderer, and a subtle murderer, To be short, a very dunghill and sink of sin. O my boy Covetous, I may thank thee of all this Thou nousledst him in all mischief and vice: Therefore shalt thou be sure to have my bliss: For above all other thou indeed art most wise. Thou teachest the worldly man, a leacemonger to be, To oppress the poor and of his riches him to defraud: Wickedly to use the laws he learned of thee, Therefore indeed thou art worthy of much lawd. All you worldly men, that in your riches do trust, Be merry and jocund, build Palaces and make lusty cheer: Put your money to Usury, let it not lie and rust, Occupy yourselves in my laws while ye be here. Spare not, nor care not, what mischief you frequent, Use drunkenness, deceit, take other men's wives: Pass of nothing; one hour is enough to repent, Of all the wickedness you have done in your lives. O if you will thus after my Laws behave, You shall have all things as this worldly man had: Be bold of me, what you will to crave, And doubt you not but with you I will play the loving lad. Yea, and after death I will provide a place, For you in my kingdom for ever to reign: You shall tare no worse than doth mine own grace, That is to lie burning for ever in pain. Come on mine own Boy, go thou with me, Thou hast served me duly, and hatest me never: Therefore now for thy pains rewarded shalt thou be: In ever lasting fire that burneth for ever. He that toucheth pitch, shallbe defiled with the same, And he that keepeth company with those that be vicious: Shall at the length grow like unto the same, Working things wicked and pernicious, Even so it is also to be associate with the righteous. For he that haunteth and keepeth honest company: Cannot choose but live according to the same actually. Example, the Iewes being conversant with the Heathen, Drank of their superstition and idolatry: And by that means fell from the true God of Heaven, To worshipping of Blocks which was mere blasphemy. Likewise it is at this day verily, Christian men are seduced by keeping of ill company: And brought from the very truth to hypocrisy. And who are those that are thus deceived? Even such as are not content when to are well: They be not thankful for that they have received, But ever they think still more and more to excel, Contentation from their minds they do expel. And under the pretence of reason, wit and policy: They covet to run to mischief and sin hedely.
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How cunningly put he his mony to vſury? Yea, and that without offence of any law: He was not to learne any kinde of bribery, Wherby wicked gaines to him he might draw. An abhominable drunkard, a ſtinking Lecherer, A filthy Sodomit, a corrupt canſcience within: A priuy ſlanderer, and a ſuttle murtherer, To be ſhort, a very dunghil and ſink of ſin. Oh my boy Couetouſe, I may thank thee of all this Thou nouſledſt him in all miſcheef and vice: Therfore ſhalt thou be ſure to haue my bliſſe: For abooue all other thou indeed art moſte wiſe. Thou teacheſt the worldly man, a leacemonger to be, To oppreſſe the poore and of his riches him to defraud: Wickedly to vſe the lawes he learned of thee, Therfore indeed thou art worthy of much lawd. All you worldly men, that in your riches doo truſt, Be mery and iocond, builde Palaces and make luſty chéer: Put your money to Vſury, let it not lye and ruſt, Occupye your ſelues in my lawes while ye be heer. Spare not, nor care not, what miſcheef you frequent, Vſe drunkennes, deceit, take other mens wiues: Paſſe of nothing; one houre is inough to repent, Of all the wickednes you haue doon in your liues. Oh if you wil thus after my Lawes behaue, You ſhall haue all things as this worldly man had: Be bolde of me, what you wil to craue, And dout you not but with you I wil play the loouing lad. Yea, and after death I wil prouide a place, For you in my kingdome for euer to reign: You ſhall tare no wurſe then dooth mine owne grace, That is to lye burning for euer in pain. Come on mine owne Boy, go thou with me, Thou haſt ſerued me duely, and hateſt me neuer: Therfore now for thy paines rewarded ſhalt thou be: In euer laſting fire that burneth for euer. He that toucheth pitch, ſhalbe defiled with the ſame, And he that keepeth company with thoſe that be vicious: Shall at the length growe like vnto the ſame, Working things wicked and pernicious, Euen ſo it is alſo to be aſſociate with the righteous. For he that haunteth and kéepeth honeſt company: Cannot chuſe but liue according to the ſame actually. Example, the Iewes beeing conuerſant with the Heathen, Drank of their ſuperſtition and idolatry: And by that meanes fel from the true God of Heauen, To worſhipping of Blocks which was meer blaſphemy. Likewiſe it is at this day verily, Chriſten men are ſeduced by keeping of il company: And brought from the very trueth to hypocricy. And who are thoſe that are thus deceiued? Euen ſuch as are not content when to are wel: They be not thankful for that they haue receiued, But euer they think ſtil more and more to excel, Contentation from their mindes they doo expel. And vnder the pretence of reaſon, wit and policy: They couet to run to miſcheef and ſin hedely.