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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PAVSA II.
Heere is the Kingdom shutt: and before vppon the Doore, a Cherubin or Angel sett/vvith a fyry Svvord: vppon the Svvord ; in a Role [illeg.] vvritten, Feare of Heart. and vppon the Angel, Accusacion.
The V. Chapter.
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Playne-and-iust.Oh! what shall I doo? whither shall I go for Remedy?
Who shall now disburden me, of this my wofull Misery?
Or wheare is any good Counsaile ; for our Comfort; to be hadd?
Cogitacions.
Content yourself I pray you/the Matter is not so badd.
Nor yet any such Offence, to take on thus therfore.
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Oh! I am ; in all my Beeing; disquyeted very-sore:
I may ; our vnconstant Lyfe; with iust cause, lament.
For therfore: are we now, dreeuen-foorth and packing sent
Out of the Kingdom of God, the Place of Rest and Trust/
Into the Uale of Teares/wheare I ; against my Lust;
In dying still must dye/and greeuous Suffring beare.
Cogitacions.
Tush, I haue an high Mynde/feare it not an Heare.
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Good-thinking.Yea/yea: wel sayd/what maner of Speache heare I theare?
I com to you verely, as a safe Preseruer.
Ye are welcom hither, my deere Sister and Brother.
Be not so sorowfull, in this straing sort now.
For the High-mynde, which ye haue brought with you/
That same wil we carefully ; for our Portion; saue:
High-mynde, thats such a Morsell, as we woulde wish to have:
Yea, it is very honorable, and not to discommende.
I wil showe you Wonders, therfore to mee attende.
For we are now heere, in the earthly Paradise-of-pleasure.
Playne-and-iust.
To heare of thatt, doth sure delyte me out-of measure.
For my Mynde is altogether, to the Rest inclynde.
But my Thoughts do vex me, wherseuer I do wynde.
And sorowfull Heauynes, hath prest me downe flatt.
Unregarding.
Soft Sers/theare must I be among you, with my mery Thatt.
Saluted be you beer/deere Freends altogether.
You honorable of Fame, ye are right welcom hether/
Into this Place of Delectacion, voyde of all Shame.
Cogitacions.
Who art thou my Frende?
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I am calde Unregarding/and thatt is my Name/
Uery-well reported, for a prudent wyse man.
Playne-and-iust.
I do much reioyce me, to fynde the heere than.
But tell me I praye thee/canst thou inuent Mirth and Gladnes?
Unregarding.
O yea: therfore harken to me, and be eased of the Sadnes.
Thou must in euery Crafty act, still vnregarding bee.
And let alwayes Good-thinking, teache and preache to thee:
Holde thy self at quyet therin/and determyne theron to bylde.
Good-thinking.
Doo euenso: and I wil the ache thee as myne owne Childe.
Therfore ; to our Exhortation; giue-ouer thy self euen-thus.
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Playne-and-iust.That do we most willingly/vouchsafe to accept of vs:
For according to thy Woords, we holde vs quyet still.
Good-thinking.
Then pluck now on, this Garment of Self will:
And learne to get you Heapes, of our Wisdom, what you maye/
For then shall Playne-and-iust, in you, soone dye-awaye:
And studye in the Knowledg, like Clerkes of deepe Discerning/
So may you then growe strong, or furnishe wel in Lerning:
And shall knowe how to tel-foorth much, very conningly:
Then shall ye alwayes, with vs haue your company.
All what you think good, to thatt do stifly stande:
Although yee shoulde therfore, be killed out of hande.
Thus let not Self-myndednes, be got from you in any case.
And your Headds shall ye like wyse, couer in euery place
With spitfull Indignation, and with cruell Enuy.
Ye shall also bragg, of your large Wisdom, highly.
And shoo you on each Foote (mark what I institute)
With Diligence, all such Blood, to vex and persecute
No wil ryse against Good-thinking, and therto disagree.
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We do yeelde ourselues ouer, thy Seruants for to bee.
Playne-and-iust.
Uouchsafe to teache vs I thee praye, according to thy Pleasure
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Unregarding.Be alwayes mery euery Daye, for thats a noble Treasure.
And be vnregarding vtterly, in althings what you heare:
In our accord, liue Merely, and cast-by Greef and Feare.
And ; to glory in your High-mynde; let nothing trouble you.
Good-thinking.
All what ye Thoughts, in themselues, think good and do alow.
That same see you follow, wherseuer you vse your Hanting:
Be it Right or Wrong/for thatt is our Implanting/
And we two dilligent Wayters, wil in no-wyse you forsake.
Unregarding.
O no: but ; to your Benefite; a speciall Care wil take,
Your Myndes alwayes to gouerne, right-well, on euery-syde.
And then can you prooue althings, & Good from Badd, deuyde,
Through your dilligent Study, in our prudent Understanding.
Good-thinking.
Those which speake against vs, deface them all, with Slandring/
Feare nomans Hande, that subiect to vs is not bounde:
For Good-thinkings vnholy Exhortation, profounde/
Ye must with such Acts, in any-case obserue.
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Unregarding.Thus neuer let your Exercise, from our Counsayle swarue:
For in our loueing Grace, to your Weale and Preseruation/
We do courteously receaue you, into our Congregacion/
And wil alwayes walke together, as Freendshipp doth vs bynde.
Cogitacions.
We thank you both most-hartely, for this your Dealing kynde/
And for the Understanding that ye haue to vs declared
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We two wil not shrink from you, nor sodaynly be feared:
Nor-yet forsake your Counsayles ; like Fooles that nothing knowe;
But beleeue whatsoeuer, into our Eares you blowe.
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