The Chief Promises of God unto Man (God's Promises)

Bale, John, published 1547 · biblical play · Interlude;Nonprofessional

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8,487words

1topics

12 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The Chief Promises of God unto Man (God's Promises)
Author	Bale, John
Publication year (edition)	1547
Genre (British Drama)	biblical play
Genre group (comparison)	other/multi — no single main genre in British Drama or Annals → outside the single-genre comparison · Annals: mystery
Play type	Interlude;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 22 · edition 37 · TCP A02906 · DEEP 31
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1538
First performance (BritDrama)	1538
Printer	Straten, Derick van der
Publisher	Straten, Derick van der
Format	Quarto
STC	1305
Greg	22a
Genre (Annals)	Anti-Catholic Mystery
Genre (BritDrama)	Biblical
BritDrama no.	59
Title page	A Tragedye or enterlude manyfestyng the chefe promyses of God vnto man by all ages in the olde lawe, from the fall of Adam to the incarnacyon of the lorde Iesus Christ. ... In the worde (whych now is Christ the eternall sonne of God) was lyfe from the begynnynge, and that lyfe was the lyght of men. Thys lyght yet shyneth in the darkenesse, but the darkenesse comprehendeth it not. Ioannis primo.
Title-page performance note	Interlocutores. [in double columns] Pater cœlestis. Adam primus homo. \| Iustus Noah. Abraham fidelis. \| Moses sanctus. Dauid rex pius. \| Esaias propheta. Ioannes Baptista. [in single column, centered below others] Baleus Prolocutor.
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Topic composition (share of words)

T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation

87.7 %

unassigned

12.3 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–69	565	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.66	IF profit may grow, most Christian audience. By knowledge of things, which are 〈…〉, And here for a time. Of mu…
2	70–126	526	unassigned		Merciful father, thy pitiful grace extend, To me careful wretch, which have me sore abused. Thy precept breaki…
3	127–178	478	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.82	Sweet lord the promise, that thyself here hath made me, Of thy mere goodness, and not of my deserving, In my f…
4	179–239	516	unassigned		I have been moved, to strike man diversly, Sens I left Adam, in this same earthly mansion. For whye he hath do…
5	240–293	496	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.70	My true servant Noah, thy righteousness doth move me, somewhat to reserve, for man's posteryte. Though I drown…
6	294–355	549	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.81	Mine high displeasure, must needs return to man, considering the sin, that he doth day by day: For neither kin…
7	356–416	544	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.84	If I among them, might find but five and forty Them would I not lose, for that just company. What if the city,…
8	417–466	470	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.73	O most mighty governor, of thy people, and in heart most desired, the hard rock and true corner stone, that of…
9	467–518	455	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.72	Content they are not, with foul nor yet with fair, But mumur and grudge, as people in despair, As I sent Manna…
10	519–569	446	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.74	Never shall this thing, depart from my remembrance. Laude be for ever, to the most merciful lord, Which never …
11	570–624	475	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.69	I can not abide, the vice of idolatry▪ Though I should suffer, all other villainty. When Iosue was dead, that …
12	625–678	479	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.83	Though thy sins be great, thy inward hearts contrition. Doth move my stomach, in wonderful condition. I find t…
13	679–742	533	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.72	Thy city sweet lord, is now become unfaithful, And her conditions, are turned up so down. Her life is unchaste…
14	743–796	505	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.74	May the wife forget, the child of her own body? Nay that she can not, in any wise verily. No more can I them, …
15	797–853	459	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.69	Manasses (lord) is passed, which turned from the his heart, Achas and Amon, have now no more a do. Iechonias w…
16	854–908	500	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.75	Thu shalt not say so, for I have given the grace, Eloquence and age, to speak in the desert place, Thu must do…
17	909–958	491	T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation	0.71	In Moses hard law, we had not else but darkness, figure and shadow. All was not else but night, punishment for…

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