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B00830	A briefe treatise, concerning the vse and abuse of dauncing. Collected oute of the learned workes of the most excellent deaine doctour, Peter Martyr, by paister Rob Massonius: and translated into English by I.K.	Vermigli, Pietro Martire, 1499-1562.; I. K.	1580 (1580)	ESTC R224564; STC 24664; ESTC R224564; Interim Tract Supplement Guide G.1999[3]	19,821	58

the idolatrous seruice of Moloche 2. King 1. The Prophet Elias prayer and inuocation was so wel lyked of the Lord that twyse at his request came fyre from Heauen and consumed the two captains with their fifties Luke 9.54 James and Iohn asking Christ their Master whether they should commaunde that fyre come downe from heauen to deuowre the Samaritans were so much mislyked that they were sharply reprehended Beholde héere how the facte being all one the circumstaunces make the one good the other starke naught The Prophet moued by the spyrite of God desired this plague to fall vpon them the Apostles moued by an vndiscreet zeale and ignoraunt of what spyrite they were requyred the lyke Ahaziah the wicked Apostatate vnder the pretence of holynes sent to slea the Prophete the Samaritanes denied but lodging to Christ as he passed bye The Prophete had to deale with thē that hauing the worde of God forsooke it the Apostles with them that neuer knew the same The Prophete at the pleasure of almighty God called downe fire from aboue to shewe forth his glorye the Apostles by humane affection were pricked to reuenge the iniury The Prophet was sent to punish the infidelity of the Israelits as it may lykewise appéere by his kylling the fowre hundreth fiftie Prophetes of Baall 1. Kin. 18. of the groues fowre hundreth the Apostles were sent to preach the Gospell and not to punish the contemners thereof except extraordinarily neyther was their Masters kingdom of this world that his seruauntes should defende or reuenge his quarrell by any such meanes Now as we haue labored in laying these togeather and muche the more because lyke the Captaine we would bestowe the greatest part of our paines in batteryng this your principallest bulwarke for this once wonne that ye haue no hold of scripture as trueth you haue not many of your souldiours wyll soone I doubt not yéelde so set we theirs and yours the one by the others The Daughter of Iudge Iepthes Iudith the good Father delyghted in daunceing and daunced some them selues you in this poynt doo the lyke But go further with thē in this wide wildernesse of the worlde vntyll you come as Herculus dyd to the two wayes the one vertuous the other voluptuous and they enter the waye of vertue you of voluptuousnesse as apparauntlye declare your vsuall wanton wordes lasciuious iestures and vnchast behauiour If you can say that good men and godly women haue vsed this exercise you haue sayd you suppose something But alas this some thing is nothing by that time you cōferre it with those three thinges that make or marre all For though the external actiōs be in a manner all one as were those of Abraham and the Ammonits Elias and the two disciples Iames and Iohn yet the cause the maner the end make as great differēce in these as they did in those The cause of the chaste Virgin worthy womās dauncing was in token of a ioyfull hart that the Lord had geuen them or theyr friendes victory ouer their and the Lords enemies your cause to satisfye your voluptuous pleasure Theyr manner was modest moderate to refresh their minds recreate theyr bodies yours immodest if immodestye it selfe be immodest and immoderate if dauncing all daye long parte of the night bée immoderate if to toyle sweate thereat as if a man were at mowing nay they that sweat so much hereat neuer so much and seldome at all sweate at worke The cause againe of the dauncing and melodye made in the Fathers house was for ioye his Prodigall chylde was returned and the sinner repented and I pray you which of you euer daunceth for ioye the wastfull youth becommeth thryftye or wicked forsaketh his naughtie wayes dayly experience teacheth vs the contrary that many yong men somewhat thriftye after they geue them selues to daunceing fall to prodigallity and somwhat vertuous become altogeather vicious or being before but vp to the shoe latchets nowe are they sunke vp to the chinne and without great héede ouer head and eares The end of theyrs tended to the glory and honour of almightye God they sang the prayses myghty works of the almighty in their sober daunces and at what tyme I beseech you at these méetinges sing you the prayses and wonderous workes of God Naye at what tyme is not hée or shée laughed to scorne that shoulde so behaue them selues so farre are you from theyr godly pastimes Wherefore for shame cease to cyte this that makes so much against you and as pure whyte setteth forth your fowle and steyned blacke and if you haue any other better bring them forth Better we haue not neyther can we for where so good maye be found as in holy Scripture but other we haue whereby we wyll no more contende that this lasciuious leaping of oures is sufferable at all tymes but onely at VVhytsontide and that for thrée causes that we may vse reioysing in remembraunce the holy Ghoste descended to illuminate the hartes mindes of men that the Church might be the better by this meanes maintayned and that the youth might eschew ydle thoughtes which by sytting styll and doing nothing would soone possesse theyr heads and thereout would quickly flame euyll deedes The Kings of Iuda that walked in the wayes of their father Dauid pulled down all Monuments of Idolatry sauing that the high places stoode styll God forbyd my beloued Brethren that you shoulde roote out other oportunities of daunceing and disallowe all other tymes and places and yet suffer this high place to continew If it be euil or euilly vsed then playe the parte of good King Josias 1. King 23 downe with al yea euen with this high place too wherein and in which tyme this abhomination is at the highest If it be good yet let vs not doo this good that the euylles already rehearsed maye followe Roma 3.8 But these general examples and exhortations because they poynt not as they thinke dyrectly at them I wyll God wylling therefore enter into particular examination and answer them seuerally by them selues Fyrst for reioysing at the feast of Pentecost that the comforter came downe in the visible forme of fierie clouen tongues what other ioye is better méeter then the comforter him selfe requireth and what is that ioy be sheweth by the mouth of his seruaunt Iaemes saying Iam. 2.13 is any among you afflycted let him praye is any mery let him singe And what he should singe he declareth by the penne of his redy writer the Apostel Paul saying Eph. 5.19 Speak vnto your selues in Himmes and Psalmes and spirituall songes singing and making melodie to the Lord in your hartes More ouer if we wyll reioyce for the comming of the holy spirit what other reioysing is so good and méete for a Christian as that Primatiue and first reioysing at his visible discension what decenter order what goodlier and godlier exercise then the Apostles