Comoedia A worke in Ryme contayning an Enter-lude of Myndes, witnessing the Mans Fall from God and Christ. Set forth by HN, and by him newly porused and amended. Translated out of Base-almaynes into English [by Christopher Vitell?] |
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The XVII Chapter.
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The XVII Chapter.
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Longing-for-comfort.
Oh!
my heart cannot reioyce, nor any may be mery,
Because that Men thus sitt, in Good-thinkings Generacion.
And that one doth worke another, great Wrong and Uexacion.
About Knowledg, which they drawe to them boldly, not shrinking:
For in that maner/through ye polluted Worke of Good-thinking,
Almost all Men ; with Knowledg; are mightely vexed now/
And which Good thinkings Spirit/as each Heart doth gesse and alow.
Because that Men thus sitt, in Good-thinkings Generacion.
And that one doth worke another, great Wrong and Uexacion.
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For in that maner/through ye polluted Worke of Good-thinking,
Almost all Men ; with Knowledg; are mightely vexed now/
And which Good thinkings Spirit/as each Heart doth gesse and alow.
Wherthrough I do note ; by thy Speech, sence thou didst beginne;
That they are all deceaued, through their Wicked Sinne:
For now, one man easely perceaue, by marking these things/
That Good-thinking hath gotten almost all, vnder his Wings/
Both Lay people and Clerks, in my simple Discerning.
But Now I wonder at this ; which I aske thee for my learning;
How the Man shall be gloryfyed, with his God agayne:
Uouchsafe yet to instruct me therof.
That they are all deceaued, through their Wicked Sinne:
For now, one man easely perceaue, by marking these things/
That Good-thinking hath gotten almost all, vnder his Wings/
Both Lay people and Clerks, in my simple Discerning.
But Now I wonder at this ; which I aske thee for my learning;
How the Man shall be gloryfyed, with his God agayne:
Uouchsafe yet to instruct me therof.
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Good-Informacion.Thatt is ; by Understanding; in this Playe, declared playne/
Who doth testify vnto vs ; in perfect Cleernes; theare
That so long as the Man, doth suck and still prepare,
The Taking-on of Adam, in his Wandring-out-astraye
He remayneth alwayes, departed farr-awaye
From Gods Understanding, heere on Earth, in wretched case?
Till he leaue or put-of Adam, and put on Christ, in his place/
And, from all his Self-wisdom, desyreth to convart.
Longing-for-comfort.
But if the Man woulde learne, to be simple, for his part/
And woulde walke after Chist, in his Obedince true:
And deale towards Eueryone, vprightly, as is due;
And [illeg.] Equitee, woulde doo the best he might:
How shoulde it go with him then?
Good-Information.
Thatt shall he at the last, vnderstande that he is mard or defuled:
And to the Loues Obedience, hath turned him and inclyned.
And so is entered, into the holy Seruice of Loue/
Lyke as Understanding, doth confesse and approue/
Through the Lamentacion that for the Man was made.
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Longing-for-comfort.[illeg.]ow wil I leaue Demaunding, and no f[illeg.] made:
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That it muse all com, and on the Man be layde,
Which [illeg.] indeed [illeg.] him, in his disobedient Straying:
For God ; often his Fall; pronounced-foorth this Saying/
That daily shoulde him meete, all Wretchednes and Misery.
Good-informacion.
Heerwith, wee wish you All, good Health and Prosperety:
Craueing-leaue (Dearly-beloued) from hence now to depart.
Longing-for-comfort.
Receaue thissame in Loue, to your Solace and Comodety.
Good-Information.
Heer-with, we wish you All, good Health and Prosperety.
Longing-for-comfort.
Chainge your Sorow into Ioye, in the Loue of the Uerety/
With this our playne Inuencion, shewing small skill of Arte.
Good-informacion.
Heer-with, we wish you All, good Health and Prosperety:
Craueing-leaue (Deerly-beloued) from hence now to depart,
Yee wyse-mynded People, take this Matter well to hart.
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The XVII Chapter.
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