Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	church_n	day_n	sabbath_n	2,930	5	9.5290	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10187	Histrio-mastix The players scourge, or, actors tragædie, divided into two parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture ... That popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions; condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men. And that the profession of play-poets, of stage-players; together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians. All pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered; and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed; besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, &c. of which the table will informe you. By William Prynne, an vtter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1633 (1633)	STC 20464A; ESTC S115316	1,193,680	1,258

the_o selfsame_o reason_n argue_v that_o our_o saviour_n passion_n do_v not_o relate_v à_fw-fr parte_fw-la ante_fw-la to_o save_v those_o believer_n who_o die_v before_o but_o only_o à_fw-fr part_n post_fw-la to_o redeem_v such_o only_a who_o depart_v after_o his_o incarnation_n which_o be_v blasphemy_n for_o to_o think_v since_o our_o saviour_n be_v virtual_o and_o in_o destination_n though_o not_o actual_o 13.8_o a_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n now_o that_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n or_o lord_n day_n begin_v at_o even_o and_o so_o ought_v to_o be_v sanctify_v from_o even_o to_o even_o not_o from_o morning_n to_o morning_n or_o from_o midnight_n to_o midnight_n which_o ecclesiastical_a beginning_n of_o day_n we_o never_o find_v in_o scripture_n or_o in_o any_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n it_o be_v most_o apparent_a first_o because_o we_o read_v of_o no_o other_o beginning_n or_o end_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o scripture_n but_o this_o and_o to_o make_v it_o begin_v from_o the_o very_a hour_n or_o minute_n of_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n be_v to_o make_v it_o arbitrary_a and_o altogether_o uncertain_a because_o the_o very_a hour_n and_o minute_n of_o his_o resurrection_n be_v not_o neither_o can_v it_o certain_o be_v know_v second_o because_o the_o sabbath_n be_v nothing_o else_o in_o proper_a speech_n but_o a_o day_n of_o rest_n it_o be_v most_o natural_a and_o proper_a it_o shall_v then_o begin_v when_o as_o god_n and_o man_n begin_v their_o rest_n and_o leave_v off_o their_o labour_n not_o when_o as_o they_o begin_v their_o work_n 13._o but_o god_n begin_v his_o rest_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o six_o day_n not_o on_o the_o morning_n or_o midnight_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o man_n begin_v their_o 10._o rest_n at_o evening_n not_o at_o midnight_n or_o morning_n witness_v psal._n 104.22_o 23._o the_o sun_n arise_v and_o man_n go_v forth_o to_o his_o work_n and_o to_o his_o labour_n unto_o the_o evening_n and_o john_n 9.4_o i_o must_v work_v the_o work_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n the_o night_n come_v when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v therefore_o it_o be_v most_o consonant_a to_o reason_n and_o nature_n that_o it_o shall_v begin_v at_o evening_n three_o this_o beginning_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n on_o saturday_n at_o even_o do_v best_a prepare_n christian_n for_o the_o sanctification_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n for_o it_o make_v they_o put_v a_o period_n to_o their_o labour_n in_o due_a time_n it_o disburden_v they_o the_o soon_o of_o their_o weekday_n employment_n it_o cause_v they_o to_o go_v to_o bed_n soon_o to_o rise_v early_o and_o to_o prepare_v themselves_o the_o better_a for_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o ensue_a morning_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n do_v the_o church_n appoint_v 11.14_o vigil_n and_o evening_n saturday_n service_n in_o ancient_a time_n that_o christian_n lay_v aside_o all_o secular_a employment_n and_o resort_v then_o unto_o god_n public_a worship_n may_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o 19.42_o have_v their_o preparation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o better_a prepare_v themselves_o for_o the_o sacred_a duty_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o hence_o perchance_o it_o be_v that_o we_o have_v seldom_o any_o play_n or_o masque_n at_o court_n upon_o saturday_n night_n last_o it_o be_v infallible_o evident_a by_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n who_o keep_v the_o lord_n day_n only_o from_o evening_n to_o evening_n not_o from_o morning_n to_o morning_n as_o be_v evidence_v not_o only_o by_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n who_o meet_v together_o ca●u●_n before_o daybreak_a upon_o the_o lord_n day_n to_o praise_v their_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n but_o by_o sundry_a counsel_n father_n and_o imperial_a constitution_n to_o begin_v with_o counsel_n survey_v we_o concilium_fw-la tarraconense_n can._n 7._o surius_n council_n tom._n 2._o p._n 292._o matisconense_n 2._o can._n 2._o ib._n p._n 683._o toletanum_n 4._o can._n 8._o ib._n p._n 729._o constantinop_n 6._o can._n 90._o ib._n p._n 1052._o foro-juliense_a can._n 13._o surius_n tom._n 3._o p._n 266._o turonicum_n 3_o sub_fw-la carolo_n magno_fw-la can._n 40._o ib._n p._n 272._o 242._o concilium_fw-la apud_fw-la compendium_n apud_fw-la alexandr_n alesium_n summa_fw-la theolog._n pars_fw-la 3._o quaest_n 32._o artic._n 2._o p._n 245._o 1893._o synodus_fw-la francfordiana_n anno_fw-la dom._n 793._o cap._n 22._o ibid._n concilium_fw-la moguntinum_n anno_fw-la 813._o apud_fw-la juonis_fw-la decreta_fw-la pars_fw-la 4._o c._n 16._o synodus_fw-la galonis_fw-la et_fw-la simonis_n legatoris_fw-la an._n 1212._o &_o synodus_fw-la andegavensis_fw-la an._n 1282._o all_o these_o express_o decree_n ut_fw-la dies_fw-la dominicus_n à_fw-la vespera_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vesperam_fw-la servetur_fw-la omnesdy_n dominicos_fw-la à_fw-la vespera_fw-la in_o vesperam_fw-la omni_fw-la veneratione_n decernimus_fw-la observari_fw-la et_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la illic●to_fw-la opere_fw-la abstinere_fw-la nec_fw-la aliquis_fw-la à_fw-la vespera_fw-la dici_fw-la sabbathi_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vesperam_fw-la diei_fw-la dominicae_fw-la ad_fw-la molendina_fw-la aquar●_n nec_fw-la ad_fw-la aliqua_fw-la alia_fw-la molere_fw-la audeat_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o by_o the_o express_a resolution_n of_o all_o these_o several_a counsel_n whereof_o one_o be_v ecumenical_a the_o lord_n day_n ought_v to_o be_v keep_v only_o from_o evening_n to_o evening_n and_o so_o to_o begin_v and_o end_v at_o evening_n if_o we_o peruse_v the_o father_n we_o shall_v find_v 7._o st._n augustine_n enjoin_v christian_n to_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n day_n from_o evening_n to_o evening_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v celebrate_v their_o sabbath_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o our_o christian_a sabbath_n begin_v at_o evening_n not_o at_o morning_n or_o midnight_n it_o be_v the_o direct_a and_o punctual_a verdict_n of_o dionysius_n alexandrinus_n epist._n 1._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 3._o p._n 81._o a._n to_o h._n of_o theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la comment_fw-fr in_o evangelia_n l._n 1._o bib._n patr._n tom._n 2._o p._n 153._o c_o d._n of_o gregory_n nyssen_n oratio_n 1._o &_o 2._o de_fw-fr resurrect_v christi_fw-la p._n 145_o 146_o 151●_n 152._o of_o hieron_n com._n in_o jonan_n c._n 2._o tun_n 5._o p._n 137._o e._n &_o con_n in_o mat._n 12._o v._n 40._o tun_n 6._o p._n 22_o 23._o of_o leo_n epist._n decret_a epist._n 81._o c._n 1._o hrabanus_n maurus_n homil._n de_fw-fr dominicis_fw-la diebus_fw-la operum_fw-la tom._n 5._o p._n 605._o chrysost._n hom._n 5._o in_o genes_n tom._n 1._o col_fw-fr 26_o b._n &_o hom_o 82._o in_o matth_n tom_n 2._o col_fw-fr 559._o b._n theophylus_fw-la alexandrinus_n epist_n paschalis_n 3_o bibl_n patrum_fw-la tom_n 4._o p_o 723._o g._n cassianus_n de_fw-fr incarnatione_fw-la domini_fw-la lib_n 5_o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 5._o pars_fw-la 2._o p_o 81._o f_o g._n anastatius_fw-la sianita_fw-la ibid._n anagogicarum_fw-la contemplationum_fw-la hexaëm_n l._n 2._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 6●_n pars_fw-la 1_o p._n 634._o e._n ibid._n quaestionum_fw-la lib_n quaest_n 87._o ibid_fw-la p_o 778._o quaest_n testimony_n 152_o 153._o ibid_fw-la p_o 794_o 795._o theophylact._n in_o matth_n 12._o five_o 40._o &_o 28._o v_o 1._o anselmus_n in_o matth_n 12._o tom._n 1._o p_o 60_o 61._o &_o in_o cap_n 28.1_o p_o 116._o eusebius_n gallicanus_n de_fw-fr symbolo_fw-la hom_o 2._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 5._o pars●_n 1._o p_o 554._o g_o h._n paschatius_n rhadbertus_fw-la in_o matth_n l_o 12._o bib._n pat_n tom_n 9_o pars_fw-la 2._o p_o 1230._o haymo_n halberstattensis_fw-la homil._n in_o die_n paschatis_fw-la p._n 7_o 8._o radulphus_fw-la tungrensis_fw-la de_fw-fr canonum_fw-la observantia_fw-la lib_n propositio_fw-la 23._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 11._o p_o 455._o f_o g._n &_o propositio_fw-la 15._o ibid_fw-la p_o 445._o f_o g._n &_o tom_n 14._o p_o 242._o b._n c._n amalarius_n fortunatus_n de_fw-fr ecclesiasticis_fw-la officijs_fw-la l_o 1._o c_o 11._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 9_o pars_fw-la 1._o p_o 311._o f._n honorius_n augustodunensis_n de_fw-fr imagine_v mundi_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap_n 27._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 12._o pars_fw-la 1._o p_o 947._o h._n &_o de_fw-fr antiquo_fw-la ritu_fw-la miss_z lib_n 1._o c_o 191._o p_o 1047._o f._n christianus_n grammaticus_fw-la expositio_fw-la in_o matth_n bibl_n patr_n tom_n 9_o pars_fw-la 1._o p_o 941._o d_o e._n zacharias_n chrysopolitanus_n in_o unum_fw-la ex_fw-la quatuor_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 173._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 12._o pars_fw-la 1._o p_o 203_o 204._o to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v gregorius_n 9_o decretal_a l._n 2._o tit._n 9_o de_fw-fr ferijs_fw-la cap._n 2._o p._n 595._o summa_fw-la angelica_n tit._n die_v sect_n 1._o &_o constitutiones_fw-la symonis_fw-la islepe_o archiepisc._n cantuariensis_n apud_fw-la gulielmum_fw-la lindwood_n constit._fw-la provinciales_fw-la l._n 2._o tit._n de_fw-fr ferijs_fw-la fol._n 74._o b._n &_o joan._n aton_n fol_n 148._o a._n where_o he_o decree_v thus_o in_o primis_fw-la sacrum_fw-la diem_fw-la dominicum_fw-la ab_fw-la hora_fw-la diei_fw-la sabbati_fw-la vespertina_fw-la inchoandum_fw-la

acknowledge_v at_o first_o by_o heathen_a emperor_n state_n and_o writer_n yea_o and_o jewish_a author_n both_o before_o and_o after_o christ_n and_o since_o that_o ratify_v by_o the_o concurrent_a voice_n and_o verdict_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n from_o age_n to_o age_n even_o to_o this_o present_a day_n as_o the_o venerable_a record_n of_o all_o the_o father_n the_o irrefragable_a decree_n of_o sundry_a counsel_n and_o the_o learned_a treatise_n of_o diverse_a modern_a christian_n both_o protestant_n and_o papist_n do_v at_o large_a declare_v a_o catalogue_n of_o who_o name_n and_o work_n shall_v be_v present_v to_o you_o in_o its_o proper_a scene_n not_o to_o enter_v into_o any_o curious_a division_n or_o enumeration_n of_o such_o play_n or_o interlude_n as_o be_v usual_a among_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n such_o as_o be_v their_o ludi_fw-la circenses_fw-la with_o chariot_n their_o ludi_fw-la gladiatorij_fw-la or_o sword-playes_a their_o ludi_fw-la compitalitij_fw-la floral_n gymni●i_n lupercale_n megalenses_n cereales_fw-la martiales_fw-la appollinares_n consuales_n capitolini_n laquearij_fw-la retiarij_fw-la troiani_n plebeij_fw-la and_o the_o like_a since_o 14._o diverse_a now_o of_o late_a as_o well_o as_o heretofore_o have_v describe_v they_o to_o the_o full_a in_o sundry_a treatise_n nor_o yet_o to_o show_v you_o the_o exact_a difference_n between_o comical_a tragical_a satirical_a or_o mimicall_a interlude_n together_o with_o their_o several_a circumstance_n invention_n part_n or_o property_n delineate_v likewise_o by_o the_o marginal_a author_n which_o differ_v more_o in_o substance_n then_o in_o form_n or_o action_n in_o which_o they_o near_o accord_v i_o shall_v only_o inform_v you_o of_o one_o modern_a distinction_n which_o some_o have_v please_v for_o to_o make_v of_o stageplays_a reinolds_n of_o stageplays_a say_v they_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n the_o one_o popular_a or_o public_a act_v by_o hire_a and_o profess_a stage-player_n the_o 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sunt_fw-la spectacula_fw-la vulgi_fw-la et_fw-la fortunatos_fw-la obvia_fw-la turba_fw-la vocat_fw-la etc._n etc._n 57_o rusticus_n ad_fw-la ludos_fw-la populus_fw-la veniebat_fw-la in_o urbem_fw-la sed_fw-la dîs_fw-la non_fw-la studijs_fw-la ille_fw-la dabatur_fw-la honos_fw-la luce_n sua_fw-la ludos_fw-la unvae_fw-la commentor_n habebat_fw-la quos_fw-la cum_fw-la taedifera_fw-la nunc_fw-la habet_fw-la ille_fw-la dea_fw-la etc._n etc._n 64._o ibunt_fw-la semi-mare_n et_fw-la inania_fw-la tympana_fw-la tundent●_n aeraque_fw-la tinnitus_fw-la be_v repulsa_fw-la dabunt_fw-la scaena_fw-la sonat_fw-la ludique_fw-la vocant_fw-la spectate_v quirite_n et_fw-la fora_fw-la mart_n svo_fw-la litigiosa_fw-la vacent_fw-la annuimus_fw-la votis_fw-la consul_n nunc_fw-la consul_n ludos_fw-la etc._n etc._n 159._o talia_n luduntur_fw-la fumoso_fw-la mense_fw-la decembri_n quae_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la ulli_fw-la composuisse_fw-la nocet_fw-la the_o three_o thus_o 82._o nunc_fw-la mihi_fw-la nunc_fw-la 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excommunicate_v they_o as_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v to_o act_v the_o three_o be_v concilium_fw-la arelatense_n 2._o about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 325._o at_o which_o there_o be_v present_v some_o 376._o 38_o bishop_n and_o some_o 50_o elder_n and_o deacon_n where_o this_o canon_n be_v promulgate_v 565._o canon_n 20._o de_fw-fr agitatoribus_fw-la sive_fw-la theatricis_fw-la qui_fw-la fideles_fw-la sunt_fw-la placuit_fw-la eos_fw-la quàmdiu_fw-la agu●t_fw-la a_o communione_n separari_fw-la can_n 20._o concern_v actor_n or_o stage-player_n who_o be_v christian_n we_o decree_v they_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v as_o long_o as_o they_o persevere_v to_o play_n the_o four_o be_v concilium_fw-la laodicenum_n in_o phrygia_n pacatiana_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o 13._o lord_n 364._o as_o some_o affirm_v other_o place_v it_o soon_o other_o late_a at_o which_o most_o of_o the_o bishop_n in_o asia_n be_v present_a where_o i_o meet_v with_o these_o two_o canon_n against_o dance_v and_o stageplay_n 5._o can_n 53._o non_fw-la oportet_fw-la christianos_n ad_fw-la nuptias_fw-la euntes_fw-la vel_fw-la balare_fw-la vel_fw-la saltare_fw-la sed_fw-la castè_fw-fr cae●are_fw-la vel_fw-la prandere_fw-la sicut_fw-la competit_fw-la christianis_fw-la can_n 53._o christian_n go_v to_o wedding_n ought_v neither_o wanton_o to_o sing_v nor_o yet_o to_o dance_v but_o to_o sup_v or_o dine_v sober_o as_o become_v christian_n which_o canon_n extend_v principal_o to_o dance_v be_v ratify_v and_o revive_v by_o 358._o concilium_fw-la ilerdense_n can._n ult_n which_o have_v this_o title_n ut_fw-la in_o christianorum_fw-la nuptijs_fw-la non_fw-la saltetur_fw-la canon_n 54._o non_fw-la oportet_fw-la ministros_fw-la altaris_fw-la vel_fw-la quoslibet_fw-la clericos_fw-la spectaculis_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la quae_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o nuptijs_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o scenis_fw-la exhibentur_fw-la interest_n sed_fw-la antequam_fw-la thylemici_fw-la ingrediantur_fw-la surgere_fw-la eos_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la convivio_fw-la abire_fw-la can_n 54._o minister_n of_o the_o altar_n or_o any_o other_o clergy_n man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v present_a at_o any_o stageplays_a that_o be_v act_v either_o at_o marriage_n or_o in_o playhouse_n but_o before_o the_o player_n or_o fiddler_n enter_v they_o ought_v to_o arise_v and_o depart_v from_o the_o feast_n which_o latter_a canon_n though_o it_o extend_v only_o to_o clergy_n man_n in_o word_n yet_o the_o equity_n of_o it_o reach_v indifferent_o to_o all_o christian_n as_o the_o former_a canon_n do_v in_o positive_a term_n the_o five_o be_v concilium_fw-la hipponense_n anno_fw-la 393._o wherethere_o be_v divers_a bishop_n in_o which_o there_o be_v 872._o two_o canon_n make_v against_o stageplay_n and_o actor_n to_o wit_n canon_n 13._o &_o 35._o be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o the_o 11._o &_o 35._o canon_n of_o the_o 3._o council_n of_o carthage_n next_o ensue_v to_o which_o i_o shall_v refer_v you_o wherein_o all_o the_o canon_n of_o this_o 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to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o serve_v our_o own_o will_n be_v a_o great_a matter_n for_o whether_o you_o eat_v or_o drink_v say_v the_o divine_a apostle_n or_o whatsoever_o you_o do_v do_v all_o to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o for_o every_o man_n to_o eat_v that_o he_o may_v live_v and_o those_o who_o live_v a_o marry_a life_n and_o have_v child_n and_o be_v of_o a_o lay-condition_n for_o they_o to_o eat_v man_n and_o woman_n together_o be_v far_o from_o all_o reproof_n if_o so_o be_v they_o give_v thanks_n to_o he_o who_o give_v food_n not_o with_o stageplay_n or_o certain_a theatrical_a practice_n or_o with_o satanical_a song_n or_o citheredicall_a and_o meretricious_a tune_n which_o the_o prophetical_a execration_n pursue_v in_o these_o word_n woe_n unto_o they_o who_o drink_v wine_n with_o the_o harp_n and_o viol_n but_o they_o regard_v not_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o the_o operation_n of_o his_o hand_n they_o consider_v not_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o as_o these_o among_o christian_n let_v they_o be_v severe_o punish_v which_o canon_n teach_v we_o first_o that_o stageplay_n and_o ribaldry_n song_n or_o music_n be_v no_o fit_a pastime_n for_o christian_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n withal_o on_o festival_n and_o solemn_a season_n which_o condemn_v the_o atheistical_a if_o not_o diabolical_a practice_n of_o those_o heathen_a christian_n who_o use_v they_o most_o at_o such_o time_n as_o these_o second_o that_o they_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o utter_o unlawful_a not_o only_o to_o minister_n but_o to_o lay_v man_n too_o three_o that_o those_o christian_n who_o frequent_a or_o use_v they_o aught_o to_o be_v severe_o punish_v by_o the_o express_a resolution_n of_o this_o whole_a general_a council_n in_o which_o all_o christian_a church_n be_v present_a by_o their_o delegate_n the_o nineteen_o be_v synodus_fw-la turonensis_n 3._o under_o charles_n the_o great_a anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 813._o which_o determine_v thus_o of_o stage-player_n and_o their_o interlude_n that_o all_o christian_n shall_v avoid_v they_o as_o the_o ensue_a canon_n testify_v paganism_n canon_n 7._o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quaecunq_fw-fr ad_fw-la aurium_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la oculo●●_n pertinent_a illicebras_fw-la unde_fw-la vigour_n animi_fw-la emolliri_fw-la posse_fw-la credatur_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-fr aliquibus_fw-la generibus_fw-la musicorum_fw-la aliisque_fw-la nonnullis_fw-la rebus_fw-la sentiri_fw-la potes●_n dei_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la abstinere_fw-la debent_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la aurium_fw-la oculorumque_fw-la illicebras_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la turba_fw-la ad_fw-la animam_fw-la ingred●_n solet_fw-la histrionum_fw-la quoque_fw-la turpium_fw-la et_fw-la obscaenorum_fw-la insolentias_fw-la jocorum_fw-la et_fw-la ipsi_fw-la omnino_fw-la effugere_fw-la caeterisque_fw-la effugienda_fw-la praedicare_fw-la debent_fw-la canon_n 8._o abstineat_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la non_fw-la expedit_fw-la secularibus_fw-la et_fw-la turpibus_fw-la quibuslibet_fw-la interest_n jocis_fw-la venationes_fw-la quoque_fw-la ferarum_fw-la vel_fw-la avium_fw-la minime_fw-la sectentur_fw-la can_n 7._o the_o minister_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o allurement_n whatsoever_o belong_v either_o to_o the_o ear_n or_o eye_n from_o whence_o the_o vigour_n of_o the_o mind_n may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v effeminate_a which_o may_v be_v conceive_v of_o certain_a kind_n of_o music_n and_o some_o other_o thing_n because_o through_o the_o enticement_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o ear_n the_o troop_n of_o vice_n be_v wont_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o soul_n they_o ought_v likewise_o whole_o to_o eschew_v the_o insolence_n of_o filthy_a stage-player_n and_o of_o obscene_a jest_n and_o also_o to_o preach_v to_o other_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v avoid_v can_n 8._o it_o be_v not_o expedient_a that_o minister_n shall_v be_v present_a at_o any_o secular_a and_o dishonest_a play_n or_o sport_n neither_o may_v they_o follow_v the_o hunt_n either_o of_o wild_a beast_n or_o bird_n the_o twenty_o be_v synodus_fw-la cabilonensis_n 2._o under_o charles_n the_o great_a anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 813._o which_o define_v thus_o of_o player_n and_o stageplay_n that_o not_o only_a clergy_n man_n but_o even_o all_o manner_n of_o christian_n ought_v whole_o to_o abandon_v they_o witness_v this_o canon_n which_o be_v almost_o the_o same_o with_o the_o last_o recite_v 279._o can_n 9_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la oculorum_fw-la auriumque_fw-la illecebris_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la abstinere_fw-la debent_fw-la et_fw-la according_o canum_fw-la accipitrum_fw-la falconum_fw-la vel_fw-la caeterarum_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la rerum_fw-la curam_fw-la parvi_fw-la pendere_fw-la et_fw-la histrionum_fw-la sive_fw-la scurronum_fw-la et_fw-la turpium_fw-la seu_fw-la obscaenorum_fw-la jocorum_fw-la insolentiam_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la ipsi_fw-la respuant_fw-la verum_fw-la etiàm_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la respuenda_fw-la percenseant_fw-la can_n 9_o minister_n ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o wanton_a enticement_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o ear_n and_o to_o neglect_v or_o disregard_n the_o care_n of_o dog_n hawk_n falcon_n and_o such_o other_o thing_n and_o not_o only_o they_o themselves_o ought_v to_o contemn_v the_o insolency_n of_o stage-player_n jester_n and_o of_o filthy_a or_o obscene_a jest_n and_o pastime_n but_o likewise_o to_o believe_v and_o teach_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v reject_v of_o all_o faithful_a christian_n the_o 21._o be_v concilium_fw-la moguntiacum_n under_o the_o same_o emperor_n anno_fw-la 813._o where_o i_o find_v this_o canon_n 288._o canon_n 14._o ministri_fw-la autem_fw-la altaris_fw-la domini_fw-la vel_fw-la monachi_fw-la nobis_fw-la placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la à_fw-la negotijs_fw-la secularibus_fw-la omnino_fw-la abstineant_fw-la multa_fw-la s●nt_fw-la secularia_fw-la negotia_fw-la etc._n etc._n videlicet_fw-la conductores_fw-la aut_fw-la procuratores_fw-la esse_fw-la secularium_fw-la rerum_fw-la turpis_fw-la verbi_fw-la vel_fw-la facti_fw-la stageplay_n joculatorem_fw-la esse_fw-la vel_fw-la jocum_fw-la seculare_fw-la diligere_fw-la aleas_fw-la amare_fw-la 26._o ornamentum_fw-la inconveniens_fw-la proposito_fw-la svo_fw-la quaerere_fw-la in_fw-la delicijs_fw-la vivere_fw-la velle_fw-la gulam_fw-la et_fw-la ebrietatem_fw-la sequi_fw-la cane_n et_fw-la aves_fw-la sequi_fw-la ad_fw-la venandum_fw-la ecce_fw-la talia_fw-la et_fw-la his_fw-la similia_fw-la under_o which_o all_o stage_n play_n be_v include_v ministris_fw-la altaris_fw-la domini_fw-la et_fw-la monachis_fw-la omnino_fw-la contradicimus_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la dicit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la nemo_fw-la militans_fw-la deo_fw-la implicat_fw-la se_fw-la negotijs_fw-la secularibus_fw-la can_n 14._o we_o decree_v that_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n altar_n &_o monk_n shall_v altogether_o abstain_v from_o secular_a affair_n now_o there_o be_v many_o secular_a business_n as_o to_o be_v hirer_n or_o solicitor_n of_o secular_a affair_n to_o be_v a_o jester_n or_o actor_n of_o filthy_a word_n or_o deed_n or_o to_o love_v a_o secularjest_n to_o affect_v dice_v to_o seek_v after_o such_o attire_n or_o ornament_n which_o be_v inconvenient_a for_o his_o degree_n to_o desire_v to_o live_v in_o pleasure_n to_o follow_v hound_n and_o hawk_n a_o hunt_n loe_o these_o and_o such_o like_a thing_n which_o include_v all_o stageplay_n dance_v and_o scurrilous_a song_n and_o music_n we_o altogether_o forbid_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n altar_n and_o monk_n of_o who_o the_o apostle_n say_v thus_o ●_o no_o man_n that_o war_v to_o the_o lord_n entangle_v himself_o in_o secular_a affair_n the_o 22._o be_v synodus_fw-la rhemensis_n under_o the_o same_o emperor_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 813._o concur_v with_o the_o former_a 292._o canon_n 17._o ut_fw-la episcopi_fw-la et_fw-fr abbates_n ante_fw-la se_fw-la joca_fw-la turpia_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la 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the_o apostle_n rule_v whether_o you_o eat_v or_o drink_v do_v all_o to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o 23._o be_v concilium_fw-la aquisgranense_n under_o lewis_n the_o godly_a anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 816._o which_o conclude_v thus_o of_o play_n and_o prohibit_v all_o clergy_n man_n especial_o from_o resort_v to_o they_o 327._o canon_n 83._o quod_fw-la non_fw-la oporteat_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la aut_fw-la clericos_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la spectaculis_fw-la in_o scenis_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o nuptijs_fw-la interest_n sed_fw-la antequam_fw-la thylemici_fw-la ingrediantur_fw-la exurgere_fw-la eos_fw-la convenit_fw-la

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king_n james_n with_o infinite_a other_o but_o likewise_o the_o much_o applaud_a verse_n of_o homer_n pindarus_n virgil_n statius_n silius_n italicus_n lucan_n claudian_n horace_n iwenall_n and_o some_o part_n of_o ovid_n where_o he_o be_v not_o obscene_a most_o plentiful_o evidence_n who_o poem_n be_v both_o approve_v read_v &_o high_o magnify_v of_o all_o learned_a christian_n who_o both_o allow_v &_o teach_v they_o in_o their_o public_a school_n yea_o be_v not_o poetry_n and_o poet_n lawful_a we_o must_v then_o raze_v out_o of_o our_o bibles_n act_n 17.28_o 1_o cor._n 15.33_o titus_n 1.12_o 13._o where_o the_o sentence_n of_o menander_n epimenides_n and_o aratus_n three_o heathen_a poet_n be_v not_o only_o recite_v but_o canonize_v too_o if_o any_o desire_v any_o further_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o point_n which_o be_v so_o clear_a i_o shall_v only_o refer_v they_o to_o tertullian_n ad_fw-la vxorem_fw-la lib._n 1._o to_o st._n basil_n de_fw-fr legendis_fw-la libris_fw-la gentilium_fw-la oratio_fw-la to_o nicephorus_n callistus_n eccle●●asticae_fw-la historae_fw-la l._n 10._o c_o 26._o to_o the_o ancient_a &_o modern_a commentator_n on_o these_o text_n to_o georg_n alley_n bishop_n of_o exeter_n 105.106_o his_o poor_a man_n library_n part_n 1._o misellanea_n praelectionis_fw-la 4._o pag._n 165.166_o &_o d._n rainolds_n overthrow_n of_o stageplay_n p._n 21_o 22._o who_o will_v abundant_o satisfy_v they_o in_o this_o point_n second_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o compile_v a_o poem_n in_o nature_n of_o a_o tragedy_n or_o poetical_a dialogue_n with_o several_a act_n and_o part_n to_o add_v life_n and_o lustre_n to_o it_o especial_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n when_o as_o truth_n shall_v else_o be_v suffocate_v hence_o ibid._n nicephorus_n and_o cassiodor_n record_n of_o apolinaris_n the_o elder_a that_o be_v inhibit_v by_o julian_n the_o apostate_n to_o preach_v or_o teach_v the_o gospel_n or_o to_o train_v the_o christian_n child_n to_o learning_n and_o 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testimony_n of_o horace_n sermo_n l._n 1._o satyr_n 4._o &_o 10_o epist._n l._n 2._o epist._n 1._o &_o de_fw-la arte_fw-la po●tica_fw-la lib._n of_o iwenall_n satyr_n 1.4_o &_o 8._o of_o diodorus_n siculus_n bibl._n hist_o l._n 14._o sect_n 110._o p._n 649_o 650._o of_o plutarch_n de_fw-fr audiendis_fw-la poetis_fw-la lib._n of_o pliny_n epist_n l._n 1._o epist_n 13._o epist_n l._n 2._o epist._n 10._o l_o 3._o epist_n 15.18_o l._n 5._o epist._n 3._o l._n 7._o epist._n 17._o l._n 8._o epist._n 21._o l._n 9_o epist._n 27._o of_o suetonius_n in_o his_o octavius_n sect_n 89._o of_o quintilian_n de_fw-fr oratoribus_fw-la dialogus_fw-la 1.6.14_o of_o polydore_n virgil_n de_fw-fr invent._n rerum_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 13._o of_o scaliger_n poeticis_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 7._o of_o dr._n reinolds_n in_o his_o overthrow_n of_o stageplaye_n p._n 22._o of_o bul●ngerus_n de_fw-fr theatro_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 1._o p._n 339._o a.b._n with_o sundry_a other_o who_o all_o give_v testimony_n to_o this_o truth_n which_o take_v of_o one_o grand_a objection_n that_o player_n and_o play-poet_n make_v to_o justify_v the_o act_n and_o pen_v of_o stageplay_n that_o many_o good_a

ridiculum_fw-la atque_fw-la turpe_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la spectaculum_fw-la saltandrop_n aebendum_fw-la inimicis_fw-la principilius_fw-la ac_fw-la populo_fw-la qui_fw-la legit_fw-la intelligat_fw-la publicae_fw-la saltantes_fw-la et_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la spectaculorum_fw-la personas_fw-la ●urpitudinis_fw-la atque_fw-la infamiae_fw-la nota_fw-la inustas_fw-la et_fw-la ratio_fw-la ipsa_fw-la et_fw-la antiqua_fw-la jura_fw-la nota._n fere_n omne_fw-la volunt_fw-la divina_fw-la vero_fw-la lex_fw-la minimè_fw-la admittenda_fw-la sensuit_n in_o vulgaribus_fw-la etiam_fw-la ac_fw-la vilibus_fw-la capitibus●_n nedum_fw-la in_o honestioris_fw-la ordinis_fw-la atque_fw-la census_fw-la viris●_n nequ●_n vero_fw-la tantum_fw-la ul●●o_fw-la non_fw-la quaerenda_fw-la &_o optanda_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la si_fw-la invi●is_fw-la fuerin●_n illata_fw-la ferenda_fw-la esse_fw-la censet_fw-la etc._n etc._n certain_o qui_fw-fr de_fw-fr virtute_fw-la vera_fw-la ●leque_fw-la corruptis_fw-la hominum_fw-la moribu_fw-la prudenter_fw-la locuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la huius_fw-la generis_fw-la actiones_fw-la ingenuo_fw-la homine_fw-la iudignissimas_fw-la duxerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la ille_fw-la de_fw-it nero●e_n 8._o in_o scaena_fw-la nunquam_fw-la cantavit_fw-la orestes_n haec_fw-la opera_fw-la atque_fw-la hae_fw-la sunt_fw-la generosi_fw-la principis_fw-la art_n gaudentis_fw-la patrio_fw-la peregrina_fw-la aut_fw-la pulpita_fw-la sal●u_fw-la prostitue_n graiaeque_fw-la apium_fw-la meruisse_fw-la coronae_fw-la which_o passage_n of_o he_o extend_v as_o well_o to_o masquer_n or_o academical_a voluntary_a actor_n as_o ●o_o common_a stage-player_n they_o be_v both_o alike_o infamous_a in_o this_o author_n judgement_n how_o great_a this_o infamy_n of_o actor_n be_v among_o christian_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o yet_o be_v or_o at_o leastwise_o aught_o to_o be_v with_o modern_a christian_n will_v appear_v by_o these_o particulars_n first_o it_o 133.134.161_o exclude_v they_o from_o the_o church_n the_o sacrament_n &_o all_o christian_a society_n make_v they_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la act_n witness_v the_o severe_a imperial_a edict_n of_o valentinian_n valens_n and_o gracian_a against_o male_a and_o female_a actor_n 469_o scenici_fw-la &_o scenicae_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o ultimo_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la necessitate_v cogente_fw-la interitus_fw-la imminentis_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la summi_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la properarunt_fw-la si_fw-la fortassis_fw-la evaserint_fw-la nulla_fw-la posthac_fw-la in_o theatralis_fw-la spectaculi_fw-la conventione_n revocentur_fw-la ante_fw-la omne_fw-la tamen_fw-la diligenti_fw-la observatione_fw-la tueri_fw-la sanctione_n jubemus_fw-la ut_fw-la verè_fw-la et_fw-la in_o extremo_fw-la periculo_fw-la constituti_fw-la id_fw-la pro_fw-la salute_v poscen●es_n si_fw-la tamen_fw-la antistites_fw-la probant_fw-la beneficij_fw-la consequantur_fw-la quod_fw-la ut_fw-la fideliter_fw-la fiat_fw-la statim_fw-la eorum_fw-la ad_fw-la judices_fw-la si_fw-la in_o presenti_fw-la sunt_fw-la vel_fw-la curatores_fw-la vrbium_fw-la singularum_fw-la desiderium_fw-la perferatur_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o inspectatoribus_fw-la mis●is_fw-la sedula_fw-la exploratione_n quaeratur_fw-la a_o indulgeri_fw-la his_fw-la necessitas_fw-la pos●at_fw-la extrema_fw-la suffragia_fw-la which_o edict_n exclude_v all_o stage-player_n from_o the_o sacrament_n even_o when_o they_o lie_v upon_o their_o deathbed_n unless_o they_o earnest_o desire_v it_o and_o manifest_v such_o sincere_a repentance_n for_o their_o playacting_a as_o may_v in_o the_o magistrate_n or_o minister_n judgement_n prepare_v and_o fit_v they_o to_o receive_v it_o hence_o 517._o concilium_fw-la eliberinum_n can._n 62._o concilium_fw-la arelatense_n 1._o can●_n 4_o 5._o &_o 2._o can._n 20._o council_n carthag_n 4._o can._n 88_o council_n constantinopolitanum_n 6._o can._n 24.51_o council_n hipponense_n can_v 35._o council_n carthaginense_n 3._o can._n 35._o concilium_fw-la africanum_n can._n 12.28_o &_o synodus_fw-la augustensis_fw-la 1549._o can._n 19_o express_o decree_v that_o all_o stage-player_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o debar_v from_o the_o sacrament_n till_o they_o give_v over_o their_o profession_n &_o that_o upon_o their_o repentance_n they_o shall_v be_v admit_v to_o the_o sacrament_n &_o reconcile_v to_o the_o church_n hence_o 652._o clemens_n romanus_n constit._fw-la apostol_n l._n 8._o c._n 38._o tertullian_n de_fw-fr pudicita_n c._n 7._o cyprian_n epist._n l._n 1._o epist._n 10._o chrysostome_n hom._n 3._o de_fw-fr davide_n &_o saul_n theodoret_n de_fw-fr martyribus_fw-la lib._n tom._n 2._o p._n 390._o gratian_n distinctio_fw-la 33._o &_o 48._o &_o de_fw-la consecratione_fw-la distinctio_fw-la 2._o express_o teach_v that_o sage-player_n be_v to_o continue_v excommunicate_v and_o exclude_v from_o the_o eucharist_n &_o all_o christian_a society_n till_o they_o abandon_v play_n and_o act_v and_o hence_o ibid_fw-la joannes_n sarisberiensis_n de_fw-fr nugis_fw-la curialium_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 8._o alexander_n alensis_n summa_fw-la theologiae_n pars_fw-la 4._o quest._n 17._o artic._n 2._o sect._n 4._o p._n 394._o aluarus_n pelagius_n de_fw-la planctu_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la l._n 1._o artic._n 49._o f._n 28._o astexanus_n de_fw-fr casibus_fw-la l._n 4._o tit._n 7._o artic._n 4._o tostatus_n in_o math._n c._n 6._o quaest._n 38._o ibidem_fw-la joannis_n de_fw-fr burgo_n pupilla_fw-la oculi_fw-la pars_fw-la 4_o cap._n 8._o l_o photius_n monocanonis_fw-la tit._n 13._o ca._n 21.22_o joannis_n bertochinus_n de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la tracta●us_fw-la tract_n part_n 4._o f._n 25._o ●_o 101._o nichol●us_a plo●e_n de_fw-fr sacr●menti●_n ibid._n pars_fw-la 8._o f._n 51._o n._n 3._o stephanus_n costa._n de_fw-la ludo._n tract_n tract_n part_n 1._o f._n 157.158.159_o 160._o angelus_n de_fw-fr clavasio_n summa_fw-la angelica_n histrio_fw-la &_o infamia_fw-la baptista_n tr●●●mala_n summa_fw-la rosella_n tit._n adulatio_fw-la joannis_n banghe●●ucius_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o honestate_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la lib._n 2._o ca._n 22._o ibidem_fw-la didacus_n the_o tapia_n in_o teriam_fw-la partem_fw-la divi_z thom●_n a●tic_n 8._o quaest_n utrum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la dari_fw-la potest_fw-la histrionibus_fw-la p._n 545.546_o e_z paulo_n lanceletto_n institutiones_fw-la juris_fw-la canonici_fw-la lib._n 2._o ●it_n de_fw-fr eucharistia_n p._n 269.270_o ivo_n carnote●sis_n pars_fw-la 11._o decret_n c._n 83._o &_o pars_fw-la 2._o c._n 35._o aquin._n tertia_fw-la parte_fw-la qu._n 8._o art_n 6._o josephus_n angle_n flores_n theolog._n qu._n in_o l._n 4●_n send_v pars_fw-la 1._o quaest_n de_fw-fr suscipientibus_fw-la eucharistiam_fw-la be_v 4._o conclus_fw-la 1._o p._n 101.102_o jacobus_n spielegius●_n lexicon_fw-la juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la &_o johannis_n calvini_n lexicon_fw-la juridicium_fw-la histrion_n centuriae_fw-la magd_v cent_n 3_o col_fw-fr 142._o bar●●ius_n &_o spondanus_n annal._n eccl._n an._n 206._o sect_n 2_o &_o 371._o sect._n 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holiday_n p._n 715._o king_n charles_n his_o pious_a statute_n for_o suppress_v all_o play_n and_o interlude_n and_o unlawful_a pastime_n on_o the_o lordsday_n p._n 241.243_o 495_o 715_o 716_o 717._o dance_v upon_o lords-daye_n punishable_a by_o this_o statute_n ibidem_fw-la charondas_n his_o law_n against_o coward_n pag._n 584●_n m._n 883._o child_n to_o be_v keep_v from_o play_n p._n 366.367_o see_v parent_n christ_n weep_v oft_o but_o never_o laugh_v pag._n 294.402_o 403._o fol._n 526._o accuse_v of_o sedition_n &_o rebellion_n p._n 822.823_o count_v a_o deceiver_n p._n 816._o a_o puritan_n pag._n 799.800_o 801._o his_o nativity_n how_o to_o be_v celebrate_v p._n 48.225_o 526_o 743_o to_o 783_o for_o what_o end_n he_o die_v and_o suffer_v and_o be_v incarnate_a p._n 26.526_o 749._o to_o 752●_n the_o only_a pattern_n of_o our_o imitation_n f._n 526._o p._n 732._o dishonour_v and_o offend_v with_o stage-playes●_a p._n 44.48_o f._n 525.526_o p._n

festival_n and_o parallel_v they_o with_o our_o may-game_n will_v soon_o conclude_v as_o polydore_n virgil_n do_v in_o express_a term_n de_n invent._n rerum_fw-la lib_n 5._o cap._n 2_o that_o our_o may-game_n may_v and_o maypoles_a adorn_v common_o with_o flowery_a garland_n have_v their_o original_n from_o these_o floralian_n feastival_n or_o the_o heathen_a majumae_fw-la and_o that_o therefore_o christian_n ought_v whole_o to_o abandon_v they_o as_o they_o be_v express_o enjoin_v both_o by_o imperial_a edict_n counsel_n and_o father_n see_v here_o p._n 807._o m._n 575.576_o 581_o 583_o 584_o 587_o 755_o 756._o m._n pope_n martyn_n decree_n pag._n 750_o 770_o 780_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o tertullian_n de_fw-fr corona_n militis_fw-la lib._n polydore_n virgil._n de_n invent._n rerum_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o m._n stub_n his_o anatomy_n of_o abuses_n p_o 109.110_o who_o particular_o condemn_v both_o may-game_n and_o maypole_n and_o francis_n de_fw-fr croy_n his_o first_o conformity●_n cap._n 19.20_o according_o menander_n the_o comedian_n his_o death_n fol._n 553._o minister_n and_o clergyman_n prohibit_v to_o dance_n card_n or_o dice_n or_o to_o behold_v dancer_n carder_n dicer_n in_o public_a or_o private_a or_o to_o suffer_v they_o in_o their_o house_n to_o act_v or_o behold_v either_o public_a or_o private_a interlude_n to_o play_v at_o any_o dishonest_a or_o unlawful_a game_n to_o disguise_v themselves_o to_o hawk_n hunt_v or_o to_o keep_v hawk_n or_o hound_n to_o haunt_v or_o keep_v tavern_n or_o alehouse_n or_o to_o enter_v into_o they_o but_o only_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n when_o they_o travel_v to_o begin_v or_o pledge_v any_o health_n to_o frequent_a or_o make_v any_o riotous_a feast_n or_o to_o wear_v costly_a apparel_n p._n 150.469_o 739.933_o to_o 938.979_o 980._o fol._n 528._o pag._n 573._o to_o 668._o sparsim_fw-la see_v vincent●_n speculum_fw-la hist._n lib._n 27._o cap._n 39_o 40.47_o summa_fw-la angelica_n clericus_fw-la 11._o &_o all_o canonist_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o honestate_fw-la clericorum_fw-la conclude_v the_o like_a ought_v to_o suppress_v and_o dissuade_v other_o from_o dance_v dice_a health-drinking_a or_o resort_v to_o play_n ibidem_fw-la scurrilous_a jest_a dance_a dice_a playacting_a or_o play-haunting_a minister_n to_o be_v suspend_v and_o deprive_v ibidem_fw-la their_o duty_n ibidem_fw-la ought_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o secular_a affair_n not_o to_o bear_v secular_a office_n ibidem_fw-la ought_v to_o be_v resident_a on_o their_o cure_n and_o to_o preach_v twice_o a_o day_n fol._n 531._o pag._n 639.623_o 624._o ought_v to_o be_v grave_a in_o their_o gesture_n and_o speech_n nor_o player-like_o p._n 933._o to_o 938._o ought_v not_o to_o read_v lascivious_a poem_n or_o profane_a author_n not_o to_o stuff_n their_o sermon_n with_o they_o p._n 70.79_o 915._o to_o 939._o no_o player_n or_o actor_n of_o play_n to_o be_v make_v minister_n or_o to_o take_v order_n f._n 528._o p._n 846.847_o 934_o 935._o minucius_n felix_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n and_o player_n p._n 336.337_o 558_o 670._o of_o image_n p._n 896.897_o modesty_n and_o shamefastness_n banish_v by_o play_n fol._n 512._o to_o 516._o their_o praise_n ibidem_fw-la molanus_n his_o justification_n of_o profane_a sacrilegious_a popish_a interlude_n p._n 763._o 764_o 765._o monk_n many_o of_o they_o sodomite_n whoremaster_n epicure_n pag._n 213.760_o 761_o 762_o 880_o 881._o see_v vincentij_fw-la speculum_fw-la hist._n lib._n 27._o c._n 29._o to_o 58._o lib._n 28._o cap._n 6._o to_o 19_o cap._n 90._o to_o 101._o women-monke_n pag._n 184.185_o 201_o 202_o 203_o 204_o 880_o 881._o morice-dances_a censure_v p._n 20._o see_v dance_n and_o may-game_n moscovite_n how_o they_o keep_v their_o christmas_n pag._n 782._o moses_n prohibit_v play_n and_o interlude_n why_o pag._n 555._o mourn_v for_o other_o man_n sin_n a_o duty_n p._n 291._o to_o 295._o this_o life_n a_o life_n of_o mour●_n ibid._n &_o p._n 967._o to_o 973._o see_v chrysost._n hom._n 12._o in_o colos._n according_o multitude_n no_o argument_n of_o goodness_n pag._n 787.788_o 442._o mummery_n and_o mummer_n condemn_v p._n 493.494_o fol._n 51●_n 891_o to_o 904._o murder_v occasion_v oft_o by_o play_n fol._n 516._o to_o 520._o music_n lawful_a useful_a p._n 274._o lascivious_a effeminate_a music_n unlawful_a p._n 273._o to_o 290.394.395_o see_v vincentij_fw-la speculun_n hist._n lib._n 29._o cap._n 144._o m._n northbrooke_n his_o treatise_n against_o vain_a play_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 39.40_o 41._o agrippa_z de_fw-fr v●nitate_fw-la scient_a cap._n 64._o m._n stub_n his_o anatomy_n of_o abuses_n p._n 128.129_o 130_o etc._n etc._n church-musicke_n ought_v to_o be_v grave_n serious_a pious_a not_o quaint_a delicate_a or_o lascivious_a which_o abuse_v of_o it_o be_v censure_v p._n 276_o to_o 288._o &_o reformatio_fw-la legu●●_fw-la ecclesiast_n ex_fw-la authoritate_fw-la regis_fw-la hen._n ●_o &_o edw._n 6._o lo●di●i_fw-la 1571._o tit._n de_n divine_v offi●●●_n c._n 5._o ●_o 43._o ground_v on_o and_o authorize_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 25._o h●●ry_n 8._o c._n 19.27_o h●●●y_a s._n c._n 15._o &_o 3._o &_o 4._o edward_n 6._o c._n 11._o which_o proscribos_n this_o rule_n in_o 〈…〉_z in_o divinis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d recitandis_fw-la &_o psalmis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ministri_fw-la &_o clerici_fw-la diligent●r_fw-la do_v c●gitare_fw-la ●ebent_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la ●se_fw-la doum_n la●dari_fw-la oportere_fw-la sed_fw-la alios_fw-la etiam_fw-la hortatu_fw-la &_o exemplo_fw-la &_o observatione_fw-la illorum_fw-la ad_fw-la cundem_fw-la cultu●_fw-la adducendos_fw-la esse_fw-la qua_fw-la propter_fw-la partite_fw-la voces_fw-la &_o distincte_n pronuncient_a &_o cantus_fw-la sit_fw-la illorum_fw-la clarus_fw-la &_o aptus_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la auditorum_fw-la omnis_fw-la fensum_fw-la &_o intelligentiam_fw-la perveniant_fw-la itaque_fw-la vibratam_fw-la i●am_fw-la &_o operosam_fw-la musicani_fw-la quae_fw-la figurata_fw-la dicitur_fw-la auferri_fw-la placet_fw-la quae_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o multitudinis_fw-la auribus_fw-la tumultuatur_fw-la ut_fw-la saepe_fw-la linguam_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la ipsam_fw-la loquent●m_fw-la intelligere_fw-la see_v q._n eliz._n injunction_n injunct_a 49_o according_o which_o kind_n of_o quaint_a and_o delicate_a church-musicke_n be_v large_o censure_v by_o hugo_n parisiensis_fw-la lib._n 2._o de_fw-la claustro_fw-la animae_fw-la by_o vincentius_n beluacensis_n speculum_fw-la histor._n lib._n 27_o c._n 45._o by_o john_n bale_n his_o image_n of_o both_o church_n on_o rev._n c._n 18_o sect_n 10.11_o by_o william_n wraghton_n his_o hunt_n and_o rescuer_v of_o the_o romish_a fox_n fol._n 12.59_o 125_o 126._o by_o gualtherus_n haddon_n contr._n osorium_n lib._n 3._o fol._n 263.264_o &_o m._n northbrooke_n against_o diceplay_a fol._n 40.41_o music_n when_o why_o and_o by_o who_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n p._n 277._o to_o 288._o n_o name_n of_o god_n not_o to_o be_v use_v in_o play_n in_o which_o it_o be_v oft_o profane_v pag._n 108._o to_o 112._o name_n of_o idol_n not_o to_o be_v name_v invocate_v etc._n etc._n by_o christian_n p._n 32.33_o 36_o 77_o 78._o to_o 88.584_o 891_o 926._o naked_a harlot_n not_o to_o be_v look_v on_o pag._n 406._o dance_v naked_a censure_v p._n 246._o 251._o see_v lampridij_fw-la commodus_n p._n 90._o nero_n censure_v and_o his_o death_n conspire_v for_o his_o sing_n act_v dance_a and_o mask_v on_o the_o stage_n p●_n 451.465_o fol._n 517.555_o pag._n 707.736_o 737_o 843_o 849._o to_o 853._o suppress_v play_n and_o player_n p._n 460.516.517_o 714._o nerva_n prohibit_v sword-playes_a pag._n 75._o 468._o newyear_n gift_n and_o the_o observation_n of_o newyear_n day_n condemn_v as_o a_o pagan_a custom_n by_o counsel_n father_n and_o other_o pag._n 20._o 36_o 197_o 198_o 429_o 430_o 580_o 581_o 583_o 755_o 756_o 757_o 781._o spend_v in_o stageplay_n mummery_n and_o dance_n by_o pagan_n ibidem_fw-la a_o public_a fast_o enjoin_v on_o it_o to_o bewail_v the_o abomination_n thereon_o commit_v by_o pagan_n ibidem_fw-la night_n not_o to_o be_v spend_v in_o play_n in_o dance_v masque_n and_o such_o disorder_n but_o in_o sleep_n in_o prayer_n in_o devotion_n night_n disorder_v censure_v p._n 255.360_o 645_o 646_o 746_o 747_o 754_o 755_o 848_o 849_o 946_o 429._o nilus_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n pag._n 349.385_o 682._o nonresidency_a censure_v by_o 55._o several_a counsel_n p_o 623.624_o by_o sundry_a canonical_a decree_n and_o canonist_n ibid._n see_v the_o canonist_n in_o their_o ●itles_n de_fw-fr clericis_fw-la nonresidentibus_fw-la &_o my_o anti-arminianisine_a tit._n bishops'_o in_o the_o table_n together_o with_o m._n whetenhall_n his_o discourse_n of_o the_o abuse_n now_o in_o question_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n p._n 170_o 182.192_o 202_o 203_o 206_o 208._o d._n tailor_n his_o commentary_n upon_o titus_n c._n 3._o vers_fw-la 12._o p._n 726●_n to_o 730._o doctor_n wille●_n on_o the_o 1_o sam_n cap._n 14_o 28._o master_n robert_n bolton_n of_o true_a happiness_n pag._n 111._o master_n william_n attersoll_n on_o philemon_n master_n jeremy_n dike_n his_o caveat_n to_o archîppus_fw-la on_o col._n 4.17_o london_n 1619._o of_o late_a bishop_n hooper_n on_o the_o 8._o

subditus_fw-la offer_v vicario_fw-la pauperi_fw-la sibi_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la seminanti_fw-la accipietur_fw-la à_fw-la patrono_fw-la male_a vivente_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la quò_fw-la ad_fw-la forum_n contensiosum_fw-la jus_o ibis_n videatur_fw-la habere_fw-la tamen_fw-la quoad_fw-la judicium_fw-la sac●ae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la ipse_fw-la raptor_n est_fw-la usurpans_fw-la sibi_fw-la alterum_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la sunt_fw-la sine_fw-la reliquo_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la mercedem_fw-la sine_fw-la jabore_v immo_fw-la etiam_fw-la homicida_fw-la reputatur_fw-la &_o respectu_fw-la mercenarij_fw-la quem_fw-la defraudat_fw-la &_o respectu_fw-la pauperum_fw-la subditorum_fw-la quorum_fw-la sudorem_fw-la comedit_fw-la de_fw-fr primò_fw-la legitur_fw-la ecclesiast_n 33._o qui_fw-la effundit_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la fraudem_fw-la facit_fw-la mercenario_fw-la fratres_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-fr secundo_fw-la ●egitur_fw-la ibidem_fw-la qui_fw-la aufert_fw-la in_o sudore_fw-la panem_fw-la quasi_fw-la qui_fw-la occidit_fw-la proximum_fw-la suum_fw-la vltimò_fw-la dicemus_fw-la quod_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la vicarium_fw-la ponunt_fw-la qui_fw-la sola_fw-la cupiditate_fw-la lucri_fw-la serviunt_fw-la &_o non_fw-la amore_fw-la dei_fw-la talem_fw-la amorem_fw-la faciunt_fw-la matri_fw-la suae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la qualem_fw-la amorem_fw-la aliquis_fw-la faceret_fw-la matri_fw-la suae_fw-la carnali_fw-la si_fw-la pedem_fw-la verum_fw-la ei_fw-la auferret_fw-la &_o loco_fw-la ejus_fw-la pedem_fw-la ligneum_fw-la sub●●itueret_fw-la pes_fw-la ligneus_fw-la non_fw-la vivit_fw-la neque_fw-la corpori_fw-la adhaeret_fw-la si●_n vicarius_fw-la qui_fw-la charitatem_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la membrum_fw-la vivum_fw-la vita_fw-la spirituali_fw-la nec_fw-la adhaeret_fw-la corpori_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sola_fw-la n._n charitate_fw-la vivit_fw-la quis_fw-la &_o adhaeret_fw-la caeteris_fw-la membris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la see_v much_o more_o to_o this_o purpose_n in_o that_o pithy●_n discourse_n nonnes_n many_o of_o they_o notorious_a whore_n and_o bawd_n who_o have_v clad_v themselves_o in_o man_n apparel_n shear_v their_o hair_n and_o enter_v into_o religion_n in_o mon●staries_n as_o monk_n to_o satiate_v these_o their_o holy_a votary_n lust_n pag._n 184.185_o 201_o 202_o 203_o 204_o 879.880_o 881_o 885._o see_v william_n wraghton_n his_o hunt_v of_o the_o romish_a fox_n fol._n 24._o and_o john_n bale_n his_o act_n of_o english_a votary_n cambdeni_n britta_n gloucestershire_n barkly_n castle_n their_o hair_n shave_v off_o when_o they_o enter_v into_o order_n pag._n 201.202_o 203_o 204._o yet_o joannes_n de_fw-fr wankel_n clementinarum_fw-la constit._fw-la tit._n de_fw-fr statu_fw-la monachorum_fw-la f._n 64._o propound_v this_o question_n a_o moniale_n possint_fw-la nutrire_fw-la comam_fw-la aut_fw-la debeant_fw-la sibi_fw-la crines_fw-la praescindere_fw-la &_o hostiensis_n sum._n lib._n 1._o tit._n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la ordinationis_fw-la etc._n etc._n conclude_v quod_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la ordines_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la conferendi_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la tonsurari_fw-la debent_fw-la nec_fw-la mulieris_fw-la coma_fw-la amputanda_fw-la est_fw-la quote_v gratian_n distinct._n 30._o to_o warrant_v it_o see_v summa_fw-la angelica_n faemina_fw-la sect_n 1._o &_o sum_n rosella_n faemina_fw-la 2._o according_o master_n northbrooke_n his_o treatise_n against_o and_o censure_n of_o dance_a dice_a stageplay_n and_o actor_n p._n 485.698.626_o m._n ●227_n o_o oath_n of_o the_o gentile_n or_o by_o pagan-idol_n unlawful_a pag._n 21.22_o 81._o to_o 89._o fol._n 551._o objection_n in_o defence_n of_o stageplay_n of_o act_v pen_v and_o behold_v they_o answer_v pag._n 34._o to_o 42.96_o to_o 106.124_o to_o 127.721_o to_o 828.913_o to_o 975._o in_o defence_n of_o lascivious_a mix_v dance_v answer_v p._n 252._o to_o 257._o obscenity_n and_o scurrility_n condemn_v which_o abound_v in_o stage●playes●_n p._n 62._o to_o 72.160_o to_o 168.262_o 264_o 265_o 382_o 385_o 423_o 914._o to_o 930.593_o 594._o occasion_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v eschew_v pag._n 423.424_o 911._o ochin_n his_o tragedy_n of_o freewill_n p._n 834._o odo_n parisiensis_fw-la his_o decretal_n against_o clergyman_n dice_a and_o resort_n to_o play_n pag._n 654.655_o official_a characterise_v f._n 537._o see_v vincentij_fw-la speculum_fw-la hist._n lib._n 29._o cap._n 128._o ofilius_n hilarus_n the_o player_n his_o death_n fol._n 553._o olaus_n magnus_n his_o censure_n of_o player_n jester_n play_n lascivious_a picture_n and_o such_o who_o favour_n player_n p._n 739.740_o 741._o olympiodorus_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n and_o play-haunting_a fol._n 524._o operius_fw-la danus_n his_o wanton_a book_n censure_v p._n 922._o opmeerus_n his_o verdict_n of_o stageplay_n pag._n 481._o oratory_n not_o help_v or_o acquire_v by_o act_v play_n p._n 931._o to_o 938._o organ_n by_o who_o bring_v first_o into_o church_n 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