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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Ioye.Sweetnes and Ioye, is my Exercise always:
Which God ; in my Motions; worketh, to his Prayse.
Godly sweete Plasures, are my Conditions likewyse.
Wheare I am, men are ioyfull, in All they exercyse/
Ther is in Gods Kingdom, no euell Act, nor Lamenting.
I liue ioyfully with God, in his Daye, to my Contenting.
To the Welfare of Playne-and-iust, I do my best indeuer.
Loue.
In the exercising of Loue, my Ioyes do still perseuer/
Which God worketh ; in Mee; without Tediousnes or Payne.
I Loue, am Long suffering/as men may see ful-playne:
Also freendly, in all my Beeing, Nature, and Kynde.
Through Mee, the liueing God, is declared, he do fynde:
For God, to the Loue, compared is ful-right.
I Loue, haue neuer, reiected any Wight.
I wil-not deceaue, nor enuy Any-man:
And to exalt myself, I neuer did nor can.
I am pacient in Suffering/for God is my Stabilitee.
All this ; to Playne-and-iust; doth chance for his Comoditee.
Which God worketh ; in Mee; without Tediousnes or Payne.
I Loue, am Long suffering/as men may see ful-playne:
Also freendly, in all my Beeing, Nature, and Kynde.
Through Mee, the liueing God, is declared, he do fynde:
For God, to the Loue, compared is ful-right.
I Loue, haue neuer, reiected any Wight.
I wil-not deceaue, nor enuy Any-man:
And to exalt myself, I neuer did nor can.
I am pacient in Suffering/for God is my Stabilitee.
All this ; to Playne-and-iust; doth chance for his Comoditee.
I am likewyse ; in my Mynde; both peaceable and mylde.
All this is Gods owne Worke: for Hee the same doth bylde.
Wheare I dwell, is Gods Howse/and theare ; in vpright vce;
God is most truly serued, without any Abuce:
For God hath ; in his Kingdom; Mee therto ordayned/
That I should ; Playne-and-iust; reioyce with Ioye vnfayned.
All this is Gods owne Worke: for Hee the same doth bylde.
Wheare I dwell, is Gods Howse/and theare ; in vpright vce;
God is most truly serued, without any Abuce:
For God hath ; in his Kingdom; Mee therto ordayned/
That I should ; Playne-and-iust; reioyce with Ioye vnfayned.
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Reasonablenes.I Reasonablnes, am vpright in Nature.
Which God doth work in Mee, that am his own Figure:
Because I shoulde vse Measure, in all I take-in-hande.
For in all my Walkings, reasonable I stande:
In all my Meate and Drink, I am reasonable too.
Reasonable, in all my Works, that I diuise and doo.
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I laude my God alwayes, with Playing and with Singing.
For I am the true Compas, and the right Path also:
Wherby it may alwayes, with Playne-and-iust, wel go.
Obedience.
To be obedient vnto God, thatt is my Manifestacion:
Which God doth work in Mee, to his Prayse and Gloryfycation.
I seeke not also, myne owne Honour to procure:
But I am obedient, vnto Gods Doctrine pure.
I neuer shrinke from Hym, through any bad Intencion.
I seeke neither Suttletee, nor any New-inuencion.
I cannot any-way, Gods holy Lawe transgresse.
Therfore liues Playne-and-iust, with Mee in Quyetnesse.
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Trueth.
I Trueth, am High-priest, in Gods Kingdom, alway/
In Mee, theternall Lyfe, is firme, without decaye.
That doth my true Father, work in Mee aright.
For in his mighty Kingdom, I am the perfect Light:
Also my Fathers Waye, like as tis written ryfe:
The right Uyne-stock, and the eternall Lyfe.
For without the Trueth, God cannot pleased bee.
Therfore the High-priests-office, hath Hee resignd to Mee.
In Mee, theternall Lyfe, is firme, without decaye.
That doth my true Father, work in Mee aright.
For in his mighty Kingdom, I am the perfect Light:
Also my Fathers Waye, like as tis written ryfe:
The right Uyne-stock, and the eternall Lyfe.
For without the Trueth, God cannot pleased bee.
Therfore the High-priests-office, hath Hee resignd to Mee.
I am the Tree
of Lyfe, out of Loue bloweing.
If Playne-and-iust do still, in Mee; remayne growing,
Then with him at all tymes, shall it go right-well.
All Nations shall serue him, that vnder Heauen do dwell:
For him hath God loued, and likewyse elected:
But if he fall from Mee, he is lost and quyt reiected:
For I am the Foundation, the right Grounde-stone.
Ther is not any other, but I myself alone,
Wheron all Understanding, must euermore be grounded.
Although ther be many Testimonyes, florishingly forth-sounded/
Yet do I counsaile Playne and-iust, with Mee to tary still.
Which if he doo, noman then, can him destroye or kill.
If Playne-and-iust do still, in Mee; remayne growing,
Then with him at all tymes, shall it go right-well.
All Nations shall serue him, that vnder Heauen do dwell:
For him hath God loued, and likewyse elected:
But if he fall from Mee, he is lost and quyt reiected:
For I am the Foundation, the right Grounde-stone.
Ther is not any other, but I myself alone,
Wheron all Understanding, must euermore be grounded.
Although ther be many Testimonyes, florishingly forth-sounded/
Yet do I counsaile Playne and-iust, with Mee to tary still.
Which if he doo, noman then, can him destroye or kill.
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Knowledg.
I Knowledg, to beholde, am pleasant and delectable.
God worketh through Mee, his Prophecie vnfaylable.
Through Mee, God reuealeth his high holy Name.
I am very meete, to set-foorth his Honour and Fame:
For who can in Knowledg, God exceede or-yet com-ny?
Whoso vseth Mee, must needes exalt himself on-hy.
Therfore also hath God ; with Mee; his Work alone.
For with the mighty Knowledg, He excelleth eueryone,
In Knowledg, is Hee, extolled aboue All.
In Knowledg, can noman, with God becom equall.
In Knowledg of the Trueth, his Work it is miraculous:
But without Knowledg of ye Trueth, I work ye Death pernitious.
Whosoeuer toucheth Me, my Bewty for to inherit/
Hee must ; through my Fruits; dye from the Lyfe in Spirit.
God worketh through Mee, his Prophecie vnfaylable.
Through Mee, God reuealeth his high holy Name.
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For who can in Knowledg, God exceede or-yet com-ny?
Whoso vseth Mee, must needes exalt himself on-hy.
Therfore also hath God ; with Mee; his Work alone.
For with the mighty Knowledg, He excelleth eueryone,
In Knowledg, is Hee, extolled aboue All.
In Knowledg, can noman, with God becom equall.
In Knowledg of the Trueth, his Work it is miraculous:
But without Knowledg of ye Trueth, I work ye Death pernitious.
Whosoeuer toucheth Me, my Bewty for to inherit/
Hee must ; through my Fruits; dye from the Lyfe in Spirit.
Therfore must Playne-and-iust, from mee auoyde and fly.
If he take-on my Fruit, into Wo he coms therby:
For I am only, for Gods owne Speculacion.
Whoso tyes himself to Mee, coms into Tribulacion:
And is from all Ioye, very farr excluded.
But God can want nothing, nor-yet be deluded:
For the Lyfe of the Trueth, in Him is firmly sett:
Therfore do all those, much Ueracion gett/
Which, without the Trueths Lyfe; Mee do touch or handle.
If he take-on my Fruit, into Wo he coms therby:
For I am only, for Gods owne Speculacion.
Whoso tyes himself to Mee, coms into Tribulacion:
And is from all Ioye, very farr excluded.
But God can want nothing, nor-yet be deluded:
For the Lyfe of the Trueth, in Him is firmly sett:
Therfore do all those, much Ueracion gett/
Which, without the Trueths Lyfe; Mee do touch or handle.
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Searcher.I Searcher, am very hardy, and do not feare nor tremble/
And subtiller, then all created Beasts, am I,
God doth both Heart and Neynes ; through Mee; fearth-out and cry:
For I, with nimble Powers; do search both high and lowe.
God doth the Mans Thoughts ; by Mee; fynde-out and knowe.
I am searching, in subtle Fore-cast or wyly Inuencion.
Therfore do they all likewyse, avowe into great Contencion,
Which (without Knowledg of ye Trueth) do fondly Mee beleeue.
But so long as Playne-and-iust, no care to Mee doth geeue/
And that his Thoughts/to ye Searching, do not bende their Lust/
Then it shall at al-tymes, go-well with Playne-and-iust.
Playne-and-iust.
I Playne-and-iust, liue quyetly, in my Degree.
Playne-and-iust, hath God almighty, created Mee.
My Customable-dealing, is for Plant and Till.
In God may I tryumph, in ioyful-maner still/
With my Thougts: which are to helpe me ; in my Power; alwaye.
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Therfore also am I to her ; with my gentil Loue; inclyned:
For God hath gott her out of Mee, and her to me assyned:
To the intent that wee ; as his louely Company;
Shoulde keepe his godly Plantings, that they mought growe and multiply.
Cogitacions.
I Cogitacions ; in Gods Kingdom; am doutles very Meeke.
I do not fayle or decaye, in Ioyful-solace sweete.
Playne-and-iust is appoynted, the Headd of my Dealing.
With Playne-and-iust therfore, is my Course-of-walking.
For God hath ioyned me to him, together for to dwell.
And Playne-and iust likewyse, contenteth mee right well.
We keepe ourselues together, as one-anothers Mate.
What God doth ioyne together, shall noman seperate.
I do not fayle or decaye, in Ioyful-solace sweete.
Playne-and-iust is appoynted, the Headd of my Dealing.
With Playne-and-iust therfore, is my Course-of-walking.
For God hath ioyned me to him, together for to dwell.
And Playne-and iust likewyse, contenteth mee right well.
We keepe ourselues together, as one-anothers Mate.
What God doth ioyne together, shall noman seperate.
Thus liue we heere at libertee/in Peace exceeding greate,
But of the Tree of Knowledg, we may in no wyse eate:
Because that wee in al things, may haue good Succession.
But of the Tree of Knowledg, we may in no wyse eate:
Because that wee in al things, may haue good Succession.
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