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Now y e Lord bless you all w to his heave ̄ lie benedyctyon, And with his fiery love your hearts inflame That of his merciful promises you may have y e fruityo ̄ The subtlety, of the devil, utterly to defame: Now good christian audience, I will express mi name The true knowledge of gods verity thus mi name does height Whom God hath appointed, to give y e blind their sight. But the reward of the heauenli inheritance Is given us through faith, for Christ's deservings, S. S Paul declareth in y e .iiii. chapter to the Romans therefore we ought not to work as hirelings: Sing Christ hath purged us once from all our wicked lie ving. Let us no more wallow therein, But persever Like good brau ̄ ches, bearing fruit in him. To give God the glori it is convenient and reason if thou will depart, I will not tarry. Exit I thank you my friends most hartell For your gentle salutation. The prophet David sayeth that the man is blessed, Which does excersise him self in the law of the Lord, And does not follow the way of the wicked, As the First psalm does plainly accord: The four score & .xiii. psalms thereunto doth accord. Blessed is the man whom thou teachest, oh Lord say he To learn the law, precepts, word or verytie And Christ in the Gospel say manifestly. Blessed is he which hears y e word of God a ̄ worser keepeth it, That is to believe his word, & live accordingly Declaring the faith by the fruits of the spirit Whose fruits are these, as S. Paul to y e Gall, does wright Love joy, peace, long suffering and faithfulness Meekness, goodness, temperance and gentleness No, no, you are deceived very blindly, for faith in Christ's merits doth only iustyfy, And make us righteous in gods sighed Because they the ̄ selves were wrapped in ignorance Being deceived by false preachers. The first beginning of wysdo ̄ , as say y e wise Salomon Is to fear God with all they heart and power And the ̄ y u must believe all his promise w to out any except cion And that he will perform the ̄ both continued ̄ stant & sure And then be cause he is thy only saviour Thou must love him with all thy soul and mind And thy neybour as thy self, because he hath so assyned, My meaning is as Christ say in y e .vi. chap. Math. To do to him as you would be done to There in shall you find most wholesome presaruacion Both in troubles, percicucions, sickness a ̄ worser aduersytye And a sure defence in the time of temptation Against whom y e devil can not prevail w to all his army: And if you persever therein unfeignedly It will set your heart at such quietness and rest Which can not never be turned with storms nor tempest This your profession I Like very well So that you intend to live according I pray God your living do not rebel But ever agree unto your saying That when you shall make accounts or reckoning Of this talon, which you have received you may be one of those, w to whom y e Lord shall be pleased
Plot summary
Plot — Lusty Juventus
Juventus accepts Good Counsel’s advice not to waste time but lead a pious life; Knowledge explains that he can be saved by faith alone, but that good works are also a necessary sign of his penitence. The Devil worries that his plans are going awry: although Hypocrisy has set up the Catholic church to further his cause, piety and respect for God’s word are rife among young people. Commissioned by the Devil, Hypocrisy intercepts Juventus on the way to a sermon and persuades him to go instead to breakfast with Abominable Living, who seduces him into a dissolute lifestyle. Good Counsel confronts Juventus and persuades him into repentance and despair. He is restored to hope by God’s Merciful Promises, and the play ends with prayers for the King and nobility.