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An enterlude called lusty Iuuentus Lyuely describing the frailtie of youth: of natur, prone to vyce: by grace and good counsayll, traynable to vertue. The parsonages that speake. Messenger. Lusty Iuuentus. Good counsaill. Knowledge. Sathan the deuyll. Hypocrisie. Felowship. Abhominable lyuing. Gods mercifull promises. Foure maye playe it easely, takyng such partes as they thinke best: so that any one take of those partes that be not in place at once.; Lusty Juventus
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Wever, R.
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STC 25149.5; ESTC S111631
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⧠An Enterlude called lusty Iuuentus Lyuely describing the frailtie of youth of natur proue to vyce by grace and good counsayll traynable to vertue The parsonages that speake Messenger Lusty Iuuentus Good counsaill Knowledge Sathan the deuyll Hypocrisie Felowship Abhominable lyuing Gods mercifull promises Foure maye playe it easely takyng such partes as they thinke best so that any one take of those partes that be not in place at once ¶ The prologue of the messenger FOr as much as man is naturally prone To euil from his youth as scripture doth recite It is necessary that he be spedely withdrawen Frome concupiscence of syn his naturall appetite And ordre to bryng vp youth Ecclesiasticus doth writ â–ª An vntamed horse wyl be harde saith he And a wanton chylde wilfull wyl be ¶ Gyue hym no libertie in youth nor hys foly excuse Bowe doune his necke and kepe him in good awe Least he be stubburne no laboure refuse To trayne hym to wisedome and teache him Gods law â–ª For youth is frayle and easy to draw By grace to goodnes by nature tayll That nature hath ingrafted is harde to kyll ¶ Neuertheles in youth men maye be best Trayned to vertue by godly mean Uice may be so mortified and so supprest That it shall not breake furth yet y e roote will remayne As in thys Enterlude by youth you shall se playn From his lust by good counsell brought to godly coÌ„uersation And shortly after to frayle natures inclination ¶ The enemy of mankind Sathan through Hipocrisy Fayned or chosen holynes of mans blynd entent Forsakyn Gods word that leadeth ryght way Is brought to felowshyp and vngracious company To abhominable lyuing til he be holy bent And so to desperation if good counsel were not sent From God that in trouble doth no man forsake That doth call and trust in hym for Christes sake ¶ Finally youth by goddes special grace Doth earnestly repent his abhominable lyuyng By the doctrine of good counsell and to his solace Gods mercy entreth to hym recitinge Gods merciful promises as they be in writinge He beleueth and foloweth to his great consolacyon All these partes ye shal se brefly plaied in their fasâ—hioÌ„ ¶ Here entreth lusty Iuuentus or youth singinge as foloweth IN a herber grene a slope where as I laye The byrdes sang swete in the myddes of the daye I dreamed fast of myrth and play In youth is pleasur in youth is pleasure ¶ Me thought I walked stil to and fro And from her company I could not go But when I waked it was not so In youth is pleasure in youth is pleasure ¶ Therfore my harte is surely pyght Of her alone to haue a sight Whiche is my ioy and hartes delyght In youth is pleasure in youth is pleasure Finis Lusty inuentus or youth he speaketh ¶ What how are they not here I am disapoynted by the blessed masse I had thought to haue founde them makyng good chere But now they are gone to some secrte place Uel seing they are gone I do not greatly passe Another tyme I will holde them as much Seinge they brake promise and kepe not the tweche What shal I do now to passe a waye the daye Is there any man here that will go to game At what so euer ye wil play To make one I am redy to the same youth ful of pleasure is my propre name To be a lone is not my appetyte For of all thynges in th world I loue merry compani Who knoweth where is ere a mynstrel By the masse I would fayne go daunce a fit My compacions are at it I know right well They do not all this whyle in a corner sit Agaynste another tyme they haue taught my wyt I beshrew their hartes for seruing me this Here entreth god counsell To whoÌ„ youth yet speaketh I will go seke them whether I hyt or mysse Well I met father well I met Did you heare any minstrels playe As you cam hitherwarde vpon your way And yf you did I pray you wyshe me theither For I am goyng to seke theÌ„ in fayth I know not whether Good couÌ„sell Syr I will aske you a question by your fauour what would you with the minstrell do Iuuentus Nothyng but haue a daunce or two To passe the tyme away in pleasure Good couÌ„sell If that be the matter I promyse you sure I am the more soryer that it should so be For there is no such pasting y e tyme a poynted in y e scrypture Nor yet therunto it doth not agre I wyshe that ye would so vse your libertie To walke as you are bound to do Accordyng to the vocatioÌ„ whych god hath called you to Iuuentus Why syr are you angry because I haue spoken so By the masse it is alone for my apety Good counsell Shewe me your name I praye you hertely And then I will my minde expresse Iuuentus My name is called Iuuentus doutles Say what you will I will geue you the hearinge Good counsel For as much as god hath created you of nothing Unto his owne lyknes by spirituall illuminacion It is vnmete that ye should leade your lyuinge Contrary to hys godly determynacyon Sainct Paul vnto y e Ephesians geueth good exhortacioÌ„ Saying walke circumspectly redeming the tyme That is to speÌ„d it well not to wickednes enclyne Iuuentus No no hardely none of myne If I wold lyue so straight you might couÌ„t me a foole Let them kepe thouse rules whiche are doctours diuine And haue be brought vp all theyr dayes in scole Good counsell Moyses in the lawe exhorteth his people As in the boke of Deutronomye he doth playnly wryte That they should lyue obedyent and thankefull For infecte these wordes he doth resyte All ye this day stand before the Lordes syght Both princes rulers elders and parentes ChyldreÌ„ wiues yong olde therfore obey his commauÌ„demeÌ„ts Iuuentus I am to yong to vnderstand his documents Wherfore did all they stand before his presence Good counsell To entre with God peace and aliaunce Promysing that they woulde him honour feare serue All kynde of people were bounde in those couenauntes That from his lawe they shuld neuer swarue For God vseth no percialitie Iuuentus What am I bound as wel as the cleargy To learne and follow his preceptes and lawe Good counsell Ye surely or els God wil withdrawe Hys mercy from you promysed in his couenaunt For except you lyue vnder hys obedience and awe How can you receue the benyfites of his testament For he submetteth hymselfe to be a seruaunt And his masters commauÌ„demeÌ„t wyl not fulfil nor regard According as he hath done is worthy hys reward Iuuentus It is as true a sayng as euer I heard Therfore your name I pray now tell For by my truth your coÌ„munication I like wondres wel Good counsell My name is called good counsell iuueÌ„tus Good counsel Now in fayth I cry you mercy I am sory that I haue you thus offended But I