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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68918	An excellent new commedie intitutled, The conflict of conscience contayninge a most lamentable example of the dolefull desperation of a miserable worldlinge, termed by the name of Philologus, who forsooke the trueth of Gods gospel for feare of the losse of lyfe & worldly goods / compiled by Nathaniell Woodes, minister in Norwich ...; Conflict of conscience	Woodes, Nathaniel, fl. 1580.	1581 (1581)	STC 25966.5; ESTC S111762	42,953	72

iudged mée to euerlasting payne Oh that my bodie buried were that it at rest might bée Though soule were put in Iudas place or Caines extremitie Gisbertus Oh Brother hast you to the Towne and tel Theologus What sodaine plague and punishment my Father hath befell Paphinitius I run in hast and will request him for to come with vs Gisbertus Oh Father rest your selfe in God and all thing shal be well Philologus Ah dredfull name which when I héere to sigh it mée compell God is against mée I perceiue he is none of my God Vnlesse in this that he will beat and plague mée with his rod And though his mercy doth surpasse the sinnes of all the worlde Yet shall it not once profit me or pardon mine offence I am refused vtterly I quite from God am whorld My name within the Booke of lyfe had neuer residence Christ prayed not Christ suffered not my sinnes to recompence But only for the Lordes elect of which sort I am none I féele his iustice towardes mée his mercy all is gone And to be short within short space my finall end shall bée Then shall my soule incurre the paines of vtter desolation And I shall be a president most horrible to sée To Gods elect that they may sée the price of abiuration Gisbertus To héere my Fathers dolefull plaints it bringeth preturbation Vnto my soule but yonder comes that good Theologus Oh welcome sir and welcome you good master Eusebius Acte fyfth Sceane 2 THEO PHI EVSE GIS PAPHI GOd saue you good Philologus how doo you by Gods grace Philologus You welcome are but I alas vile wretch am héere euill found Eusebius What is the chiefest cause tell vs of this your dolorus case Philologus Oh would my soule were sunke in hell so body were in grounde That angrie God now hath his will who sought mee to confounde Theologus Oh say not so Philologus for God is gracious And to forgiue the penitent his mercy is plentious Do you not know that all the earth with mercy doth abound And though the sinnes of all the world vppon one man were layde If he one only sparke of grace or mercy once had found His wickednes could not him harme wherefore be not dismayde Christes death alone for all your sinnes a perfect raunsome payde God doth not couet sinners death but rather that he may By liuing still bewaill his sinnes and so them put awaye Consider Peeter who thrée tymes his Maister did denye Yea with an oath and that although Christ did him warning giue With whome before tyme he had lyued so long familiarly Of whome so many benefits of loue he did receiue Yet when once Peeter his owne fault did at the last perceiue And did bewaile his former cryme with salt and bitter teares Christ by and by did pardon him the Gospell witnes beares The theefe lykewise and murtherer which neuer had don good But had in mischeefe spent his dayes yea during all his lyfe With lattest breth when he his sinnes and wickednes with stoode And with iniquityes of flesh his spirit was at strife Thorow that one motion of his heart and power of true beliefe He was receiued into grace and all his sinnes defaced Christ saying soone in Paradice with me thou shalt be placed The hand of God is not abridged but still he is of myght To pardon them that call to him vnfainedly for grace Againe it is Gods propertye to pardon sinners quight Pray therefore with thy heart to God here in this open place And from the very roote of heart bewaile to him thy case And I assure thée God will on thée his mercy show Through Iesus Christ who is with him our aduocate you knowe Philologus I haue no fayth the wordes you speake my hart doth not beléeue I must confesse that I for sinne am iustly throwne to hell Eusebius His monstrous incredulitye my very heart doth gréeue Ah dere Philologus I haue knowne by face and visage well A sort of men which haue bene vext with Diuels and spirits fell In farre worse state then you are yet brought into desperation Yet in the ende haue bene reclaimde by godly exhortation Such are the mercies of the Lorde he will throw downe to hell And yet call backe againe from thence as holy Dauid wrightes What should then let your trust in God I pray you to vs tel Sith to forgiue and doo vs good it chiefely him delightes What would not you that of your sins he should you cleane acquite How can he once denie to you one thing you doo request Which hath already geuen to you his best beloued Christ Lift vp your hart in hope therefore awhile be of good cheare And make accesse vnto his seate of grace by earnest prayer And God will surely you reléeue with grace stand not in feare Philologus I doo beléeue that out from God proceede these comfortes faire So doo the Diuels yet of their health they alway doe dispaire They are not written vnto mée for I woulde faine attaine The mercy and the loue of God but he doth me disdaine How would you haue that man to lyue which hath no mouth to eate No more can I lyue in my soule which haue no faith at all And where you say that Peter did of Christ soone pardon get who in the selfe same sinne with mée from God did greatly fall why I cannot obtaine the same to you I open shall God had respect to him alwaies and did mée firmly leue But I alas am reprobate God doth my soule reproue Moreouer I will say with tongue what so you wyll require My harte I feele with blasphemy and cursing is repleate Theologus Then pray with vs as Christ vs taught we doe you all desire Philologus To pray with lips vnto your God you shall mée scene intreate My spirit to Sathan is in thrall I can it not thence get Eusebius God shall renue your spirit againe pray onely as you can And to assist you in the same we pray ech Christian man Philologus O God which dwellest in the Heauens and art our father deare Thy holy name throwghout the world be euer sainctified The kingdome of thy word and spirit vppon vs rule might beare Thy will in earth as by thy saincts in heauen be ratified Our dayly bread we thee beseech O Lord for vs prouide Our sinnes remit Lord vnto vs as we ech man forgiue Let not tentation vs assayle in all euill vs releeue Amen Theologus The Lord be praysed who hath at length thy spirit mollified These are not tokens vnto vs of your reprobation You morne with teares and sue for grace wherfore be certified That God in mercy giueth care vnto your supplication Wherfore dispayre not thou at all of thy soules preseruation And say not with a desperat heart that God against thée is He will no doubt these paynes once past receiue you into blisse Philologus No no my friends you only heare and sée the outward part Which though you thinke