96_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o africa_n here_o recite_v to_o which_o shall_v here_o refer_v you_o the_o ten_o be_v concilium_fw-la agathense_o in_o france_n 1._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 506._o there_o be_v 35_o bishop_n present_a at_o it_o where_o this_o canon_n be_v promulgate_v 618._o canon_n 39_o presbyteri_fw-la diacones_fw-la subdiacones_fw-la etiam_fw-la alienarum_fw-la nuptiarum_fw-la evitent_fw-la convivia_fw-la neâ—_n his_o caetibus_fw-la immisceantur_fw-la ubi_fw-la amatoria_fw-la cantantur_fw-la et_fw-la turpia_fw-la aut_fw-la obscaeni_fw-la motus_fw-la corporum_fw-la choreis_fw-la et_fw-la saltationibus_fw-la efferuntur_fw-la ne_fw-la auditus_fw-la et_fw-la obtutus_fw-la sacris_fw-la mysterijs_fw-la deputati_fw-la turpium_fw-la spectaculorum_fw-la atque_fw-la verborum_fw-la contagione_fw-la polluantur_fw-la can_n 39_o presbyter_n deacon_n and_o subdeacons_n ought_v to_o avoid_v the_o marriage_n feast_v of_o other_o person_n neither_o may_v they_o be_v present_a in_o 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to_o be_v drink_v and_o to_o laugh_v excessive_o there_o and_o lay_v aside_o all_o piety_n and_o affection_n of_o love_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v glad_a of_o his_o brother_n death_n even_o there_o where_o as_o sorrow_n and_o mourning_n with_o doleful_a sound_n ought_v to_o be_v hear_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o dear_a brother_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o such_o foolish_a mirth_n and_o pestiferous_a song_n ought_v to_o be_v prohibit_v by_o authority_n and_o if_o any_o man_n desire_v to_o sing_v let_v he_o sing_v lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o but_o if_o he_o will_v sing_v otherwise_o let_v he_o hold_v his_o peace_n but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o be_v silent_a let_v he_o the_o next_o day_n be_v so_o chastise_v by_o the_o presbyter_n that_o other_o may_v fear_v the_o twelve_o be_v concilium_fw-la veneticum_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 526._o consist_v of_o 8_o bishop_n 93â—_n wherein_o the_o forementioned_a 39_o canon_n of_o concilium_fw-la agathense_o see_v pag._n 578._o be_v verbatim_o recite_v and_o ratify_v as_o the_o 11._o canon_n of_o this_o council_n the_o thirteen_o be_v concilium_fw-la toletanum_n 3._o in_o spain_n anno_fw-la 617._o subscribe_v by_o 72_o bishop_n where_o i_o find_v this_o canon_n register_v which_o though_o it_o principal_o aim_v at_o dance_v and_o filthy_a ribaldry_n song_n yet_o it_o necessary_o condemn_v stageplay_n too_o which_o consist_v of_o scurrilous_a song_n and_o dance_a as_o i_o have_v 9_o large_o prove_v in_o the_o premise_n 604._o canon_n 23._o exterminanda_fw-la omninò_fw-la est_fw-la irreligiosa_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la quam_fw-la vulgus_fw-la per_fw-la saâ—ctorum_fw-la solennitates_fw-la agere_fw-la consuevit_fw-la populi_n qui_fw-la debent_fw-la officia_fw-la divina_fw-la attendere_fw-la saltationibus_fw-la et_fw-la turpious_a invigilant_fw-la canâ—icis_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la sibi_fw-la nocentes_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la religiosorum_fw-la ossicijs_fw-la hoc_fw-la etenim_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la hispania_n depellatur_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la et_fw-la judicum_fw-la à _fw-la concilio_fw-la sancto_fw-la curae_fw-la committitur_fw-la can_n 23._o that_o irreligious_a custom_n be_v altogether_o to_o be_v abandon_v which_o the_o common_a people_n have_v use_v upon_o the_o festival_n of_o the_o saint_n the_o people_n who_o ought_v to_o attend_v divine_a office_n addict_v themselves_o whole_o to_o dance_v and_o filthy_a song_n not_o only_o do_v hurt_n to_o themselves_o but_o to_o the_o office_n of_o religious_a person_n that_o this_o custom_n may_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o all_o spain_n it_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o judge_n by_o this_o sacred_a council_n which_o 605._o canon_n be_v ratify_v by_o the_o public_a edict_n of_o king_n reccaredus_n who_o punish_v the_o breach_n of_o it_o in_o rich_a man_n with_o the_o lâ—sse_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o the_o violation_n of_o it_o in_o the_o paor_a sort_n with_o perpetual_a exile_n the_o fourteen_o be_v concilium_fw-la antisiodorense_n in_o france_n anno_fw-la 614._o subscribe_v by_o 45_o bishop_n abbot_n and_o presbyter_n wherein_o there_o be_v these_o several_a canon_n applicable_a to_o our_o present_a theme_n the_o first_o of_o which_o express_o condemn_v the_o pagan_a original_n of_o play_n the_o second_o the_o act_n of_o they_o in_o church_n 45._o which_o the_o papist_n use_v the_o three_o the_o act_n or_o behold_v of_o they_o by_o clergy_n man_n 152._o canon_n 1._o non_fw-la licet_fw-la kalendis_fw-la januarij_fw-la vecola_n aut_fw-la 8._o cervolo_fw-it facere_fw-la vel_fw-la 198._o strenas_fw-la diabolicas_fw-la observare_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la die_fw-la sic_fw-la omne_fw-la officia_fw-la tribuantur_fw-la sicut_fw-la et_fw-la reliquis_fw-la diebus_fw-la canon_n 9_o non_fw-la licet_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la choros_fw-la secularium_fw-la vel_fw-la puellarum_fw-la cantica_fw-la exercere_fw-la nec_fw-la convivia_fw-la praeparare_fw-la quia_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la domus_fw-la mea_fw-la domus_fw-la orationis_fw-la vocabitur_fw-la 38._o canon_n 40._o non_fw-la licet_fw-la presbytero_fw-la inter_fw-la epulas_fw-la cantare_fw-la vel_fw-la saltare_fw-la can_n 1._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a in_o the_o kalend_n of_o january_n to_o make_v any_o bonfire_n or_o filthy_a play_n or_o to_o observe_v any_o diabolical_a new-year_n gift_n but_o let_v all_o office_n be_v so_o perform_v on_o this_o day_n as_o they_o be_v upon_o other_o day_n can._n 9_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o quire_n of_o secular_a man_n or_o girl_n to_o sing_v song_n or_o provide_v banquet_n in_o the_o church_n for_o it_o be_v write_v my_o house_n shall_v be_v call_v a_o house_n of_o prayer_n can._n 40._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o elder_a to_o sing_v or_o dance_v at_o feast_n the_o fifteen_o be_v 757._o capitula_fw-la graecarum_fw-la synodorum_n collect_v by_o martin_n bishop_n of_o bracara_n anno_fw-la dom_fw-la 610._o in_o which_o we_o have_v these_o two_o canon_n canon_n 59_o non_fw-la licet_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la vel_fw-la clericis_fw-la aliqua_fw-la spectacula_fw-la in_o nuptijs_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o coâ—vivijs_fw-la spectare_fw-la sed_fw-la oporteat_fw-la antequam_fw-la ingrediuntur_fw-la ipsa_fw-la spectacula_fw-la surgere_fw-la et_fw-la redire_fw-la inde_fw-la canon_n 73._o non_fw-la liceat_fw-la iniquas_fw-la observationes_fw-la agere_fw-la kalendarum_fw-la et_fw-la ocijs_fw-la vacare_fw-la gentilibusâ—_n neque_fw-la 3_o lauro_fw-la aut_fw-la viriditate_fw-la arborum_fw-la cingere_fw-la domos_fw-la omnis_fw-la enim_fw-la haec_fw-la observatio_fw-la paganismi_fw-la est_fw-la can._n 59_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o minister_n or_o clergy_n man_n to_o behold_v
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seventeen_o synodical_a authority_n against_o stageplay_n be_v synodus_fw-la francica_n under_o pope_n zachary_n annâ—_n dom._n 742._o which_o run_v thus_o 605._o illas_fw-la venationes_fw-la et_fw-la silvaticas_fw-la vagationes_fw-la cum_fw-la canibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la seruis_fw-la dei_fw-la speak_v of_o clergy_n man_n interdicimus_fw-la similiter_fw-la ut_fw-la accipitres_fw-la vel_fw-la falcones_fw-la non_fw-la habeant_fw-la decrevimus_fw-la quoque_fw-la ut_fw-la secundum_fw-la canon_n unusquisque_fw-la episcopus_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la parochia_fw-la solicitudinem_fw-la adhibeat_fw-la adjuvante_fw-la graphione_n qui_fw-la defensor_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la populus_fw-la dei_fw-la faciat_fw-la paganias_fw-la non_fw-la faciat_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la spurcitinas_fw-la gentilitatis_fw-la abjiciat_fw-la et_fw-la respuat_fw-la sive_fw-la prophana_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la sive_fw-la sortilegos_fw-la vel_fw-la divinos_fw-la etc._n etc._n sive_fw-la 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no_o pagan_a feast_n or_o interlude_n but_o that_o they_o reject_v and_o abominate_a all_o the_o uncleanness_n of_o gentilism_n whether_o profane_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o dead_a or_o fortune-teller_n or_o diviner_n etc._n etc._n or_o immolate_a sacrifice_n which_o foolish_a man_n make_v near_o unto_o church_n after_o the_o pagan_a manner_n provoke_v god_n and_o his_o saint_n to_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n and_o that_o they_o diligent_o inhibit_v those_o sacrilegious_a fire_n which_o they_o call_v neâ—fri_n or_o bonfire_n and_o all_o other_o observation_n of_o the_o pagan_n whatsoever_o which_o canon_n be_v likewise_o ratify_v in_o 41._o synodo_n suessionensi_fw-la sub_fw-la childerico_n rege_fw-la about_o the_o self_n same_o year_n wherein_o this_o synod_n be_v hold_v the_o eighteen_o play-oppugning_a council_n be_v synodus_fw-la nicaena_n 2._o anno_fw-la dom._n 785._o or_o 787._o in_o which_o there_o be_v 1._o present_a 350._o or_o 377._o bishopsâ—_n as_o some_o record_n which_o 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ecclesiasticorum_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 22._o pag._n 321.322_o 323._o by_o doctor_n rainolds_n in_o his_o overthrow_n of_o stageplay_n and_o by_o most_o other_o who_o have_v write_v either_o against_o stageplay_n vain_a fashion_n and_o apparel_n or_o face-painting_a wherefore_o they_o be_v certain_o unlawful_a as_o i_o have_v former_o prove_v at_o large_a act_n 3._o scene_z 3_o &_o act_n 5._o scene_n 1.2_o 3_o 5_o 6_o 7._o on_o which_o you_o may_v reflect_v i_o shall_v therefore_o close_v this_o point_n with_o that_o speech_n of_o 96.97_o saint_n bernard_n in_o his_o apology_n to_o william_n the_o abbot_n in_o his_o passage_n against_o the_o according_o overcostly_a building_n and_o adorn_v of_o temple_n and_o the_o set_n up_o of_o vain_a image_n and_o picture_n in_o church_n a_o thing_n much_o condemn_v by_o according_o sundry_a father_n counsel_n and_o imperial_a christian_a constitution_n by_o all_o reform_a church_n and_o orthodox_a according_o protestant_n writen_n and_o by_o 5._o the_o statute_n 45._o injunction_n 2._o homily_n 82._o canon_n other_o ancient_a and_o modern_a bishop_n &_o authorize_v testify_v writer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o state_n of_o england_n who_o teach_v that_o all_o image_n and_o picture_n especial_o crucifix_n with_o the_o image_n the_o picture_n of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o sacred_a trinity_n which_o to_o make_v be_v gross_a idolatry_n and_o superstition_n ought_v whole_o to_o be_v abolish_v and_o cast_v out_o of_o church_n in_o which_o some_o of_o late_o erect_v they_o where_o thus_o he_o write_v caeterum_fw-la in_o claustris_fw-la i_o may_v â—ay_n in_o spectaculis_fw-la &_o theatris_fw-la coram_fw-la legentibus_fw-la fratribus_fw-la quid_fw-la facit_fw-la illa_fw-la ridicula_fw-la monstruositas_fw-la mira_fw-la deformis_fw-la formositas_fw-la ac_fw-la formosa_fw-la deformitas_fw-la quid_fw-la ibi_fw-la immundae_fw-la simiae_fw-la quid_fw-la feri_fw-la leones_fw-la quid_fw-la monstruosi_fw-la centauri_n quid_fw-la 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have_v so_o offend_v the_o histrionical_a masspriest_n that_o 4._o gaspar_n quiroga_n in_o his_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la command_v it_o to_o be_v expunge_v out_o of_o all_o new_a impression_n of_o saint_n augustine_n and_o the_o divine_n of_o lovan_n in_o their_o impression_n of_o saint_n augustine_n work_n antwerpâ—_n 1575._o and_o in_o other_o of_o their_o edition_n since_o that_o time_n have_v raze_v it_o out_o according_o that_o so_o they_o may_v still_o proceed_v to_o act_n chriâ—ts_n passion_n without_o control_n to_o pass_v by_o 22._o joannes_n langhecrucius_n a_o popish_a author_n who_o make_v mention_n of_o this_o play_v of_o christ_n suffering_n and_o seem_v for_o to_o approve_v it_o as_o also_o to_o pretermit_v the_o 1._o statute_n of_o primo_fw-la edw._n 6._o chap._n 1._o which_o inform_v we_o that_o divers_a papist_n â—ad_n then_o of_o late_a marveilouâ—ly_o abuse_v contemptuous_o deprave_v despise_a and_o revile_v the_o most_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n in_o sundry_a rhyme_n song_n play_n and_o jest_n call_v it_o by_o such_o vile_a and_o unseemly_a word_n as_o christian_a ear_n do_v much_o abhor_v to_o hear_v rehearse_v a_o uparalleld_a blasphemy_n and_o prophannesse_n the_o provincial_a popish_a 854_o council_n of_o colen_n under_o adolphus_n in_o the_o year_n 1549._o cap._n 17._o and_o 22._o not_o only_o imply_o allow_v the_o act_n of_o sacred_a history_n but_o likewise_o express_o record_v ibidem_fw-la that_o when_o as_o the_o church_n carry_v about_o the_o consecrate_a host_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n in_o long_a passion_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o procession_n be_v there_o at_o large_a express_v the_o secular_a vanity_n of_o worldly_a man_n do_v creep_v into_o those_o passion_n in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o join_v with_o they_o profane_a and_o scurrilous_a play_n with_o a_o great_a noise_n and_o as_o if_o they_o be_v go_v to_o war_n drum_n and_o fiffe_n be_v strike_v up_o and_o idle_a spectacle_n which_o suit_v not_o with_o these_o thing_n be_v exhibit_v with_o which_o the_o people_n be_v delight_v they_o be_v whole_o avocate_v from_o the_o thing_n do_v in_o procession_n whence_o this_o council_n command_v all_o clergy_n man_n to_o absent_v themselves_o from_o such_o procession_n which_o be_v turn_v into_o play_n yea_o the_o popish_a 1028._o synodus_fw-la carnotensis_fw-la a_o 1526._o &_o synodus_fw-la turvinra_n 1583._o inform_v we_o that_o catholic_a priest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o first_o mass_n of_o their_o new_a presbyter_n after_o their_o merry_a feast_n their_o great_a and_o unhallowed_a banquet_n do_v go_v forth_o in_o public_a to_o exhibit_v most_o gross_a unchaste_a comaedy_n to_o the_o people_n and_o that_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o saint_n nicholas_n innocents_n and_o on_o other_o festival_n they_o do_v put_v on_o visar_n and_o act_v some_o ridiculous_a or_o foolish_a thing_n and_o sometime_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n or_o these_o of_o their_o saint_n &_o martyr_n either_o in_o their_o church_n or_o some_o other_o place_n it_o be_v true_a that_o some_o few_o italian_a bishop_n be_v ashamed_a of_o this_o diabolical_a practice_n of_o the_o according_o paganize_a church_n of_o rome_n in_o act_v christ_n passion_n do_v in_o a_o council_n at_o milan_n under_o their_o archbishop_n borrhomaeus_fw-la in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1566._o decree_n for_o their_o province_n 161._o that_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n shall_v not_o be_v hereafter_o act_v in_o any_o sacred_a or_o profane_a place_n whatsoever_o because_o of_o the_o scandal_n which_o it_o do_v occasion_n but_o yet_o to_o quiâ—_n the_o credit_n of_o their_o church_n which_o may_v just_o be_v tax_v for_o approve_v this_o ungodly_a practice_n 14._o they_o put_v this_o fair_a gloss_n upon_o this_o so_o execrable_a villainy_n that_o the_o act_n of_o christ_n passion_n however_o it_o come_v to_o be_v abuse_v be_v a_o custom_n religious_o practise_v and_o bring_v in_o at_o first_o etc._n a_o most_o irreligious_a evasion_n of_o ambitious_a spirit_n who_o will_v rather_o audacious_o justify_v their_o great_a error_n to_o their_o great_a infamy_n 9_o then_o ingenious_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o their_o praise_n but_o have_v his_o provincial_a council_n or_o 23_o synodiâ—s_n carnotensis_n 1526._o and_o synodal_v turonica_n 1583._o which_o be_v much_o to_o the_o like_a effect_n abolish_v this_o abuse_n out_o of_o the_o antichristian_a church_n of_o rome_n no_o very_o for_o the_o jesuit_n themselves_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n 403_o that_o in_o stead_n of_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o godâ—_n the_o fall_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n with_o their_o exile_n out_o of_o paradise_n and_o the_o history_n of_o our_o saviour_n they_o act_v and_o play_v they_o among_o their_o indian_a proselyte_n a_o true_a jesuitical_a practice_n beseem_v well_o this_o histrionical_a infernal_a society_n 1.25_o who_o have_v turn_v the_o very_a truth_n of_o god_n into_o a_o lie_n and_o the_o 403._o whole_a service_n of_o god_n into_o a_o interlude_n and_o no_o wonder_n be_v it_o that_o papist_n and_o jesuit_n thus_o turn_v christ_n passion_n into_o a_o mere_a ridiculous_a stage-play_a a_o practice_n yet_o in_o use_n among_o they_o especial_o on_o present_n good-friday_n since_o 636._o pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o such_o be_v his_o unerring_a pious_a blasphemy_n repute_v the_o whole_a history_n of_o our_o saviour_n a_o mere_a cheat_a gainful_a fable_n as_o we_o may_v just_o sear_v these_o act_n priest_n and_o jesuit_n do_v or_o else_o they_o dare_v not_o thus_o to_o play_v it_o to_o abuse_v it_o as_o we_o see_v they_o do_v and_o as_o â—hey_n thus_o act_v the_o sacred_a passion_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n even_o so_o if_o 142._o fitz-stephen_a 23._o polydore_n virgil_n bochellus_n or_o francis_n de_fw-fr croy_n may_v be_v credit_v they_o act_v the_o life_n the_o miracle_n the_o martyrdom_n torment_n and_o legion_n of_o their_o saint_n
themselves_o for_o their_o amendment_n now_o our_o vice-censuring_a sinne-proclaiming_a actor_n who_o 28._o common_o discover_v but_o not_o correct_v their_o own_o enormity_n while_o they_o display_v and_o censure_v other_o b._n which_o make_v they_o true_o miserable_a transgress_v in_o all_o these_o circumstance_n their_o reproof_n be_v always_o satirical_a edge_v with_o private_a malice_n or_o point_v with_o revenge_n they_o be_v never_o serious_a seasonable_a private_a discreet_a 30._o their_o aim_n be_v only_a man_n defamation_n not_o their_o reformation_n sinâ—e_v they_o proclaim_v man_n vice_n unto_o other_o not_o lay_v they_o open_v to_o themselves_o they_o dare_v not_o look_v the_o delinquents_n in_o the_o face_n but_o be_v always_o clamour_v behind_o their_o back_n their_o rebuke_n proceed_v not_o from_o true_a christian_a love_n which_o delight_v to_o cover_v not_o propalate_n and_o divulge_v menssinne_n therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v evil_a four_o as_o a_o 11._o 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unlawful_a unto_o christian_n the_o major_n be_v uncontrollable_a since_o god_n himself_o inhibit_v christian_n 43._o to_o utter_v vain_a knowledge_n to_o reason_n with_o unprofitable_a talk_n or_o with_o speech_n which_o will_v do_v no_o good_a 16.19_o to_o walk_v in_o vanity_n or_o thing_n that_o will_v not_o profit_v and_o 292._o to_o follow_v after_o vain_a thing_n which_o will_v not_o profit_v because_o they_o be_v but_o vain_a christian_n 55.2_o must_v not_o lay_v out_o their_o money_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o bread_n and_o their_o labour_n for_o that_o which_o satisfy_v not_o 6.11.12_o â—hey_n must_v not_o delight_v in_o vanity_n or_o in_o thing_n that_o increase_v vanity_n and_o make_v not_o man_n the_o better_a but_o they_o must_v pray_v with_o david_n 119.37_o turn_v away_o my_o eye_n from_o behold_v vanity_n since_o the_o scripture_n be_v express_v 17.15_o that_o the_o speak_n love_a or_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o soul_n to_o vanity_n folly_n and_o unprofitable_a thing_n be_v a_o 1082._o undoubted_a character_n of_o such_o wicked_a man_n who_o shall_v not_o ascend_v into_o god_n holy_a hill_n not_o any_o property_n of_o god_n child_n who_o as_o 4.7_o they_o must_v abandon_v all_o idle_a fabulous_a unprofitable_a discourse_n 43._o because_o that_o for_o every_o idle_a word_n that_o man_n shall_v speak_v they_o shall_v give_v account_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o they_o must_v likewise_o direct_v even_o all_o their_o action_n speech_n recreation_n 33._o to_o god_n glory_n 20._o the_o edification_n of_o other_o and_o 6.18.19_o their_o own_o spiritual_a good_a to_o which_o stageplay_n no_o way_n tend_v therefore_o the_o major_n be_v unquestionable_a for_o the_o minor_a thâ—â—_n the_o stile_n and_o subject_a matter_n of_o stageplay_n be_v in_o its_o very_a best_a acception_n but_o vain_a but_o frivolous_a and_o ridiculous_a bring_v no_o glory_n at_o all_o to_o god_n nor_o good_a to_o man_n be_v most_o apparent_a first_o by_o the_o concur_v testimony_n of_o sundry_a father_n and_o other_o learned_a writer_n hence_o hilary_n ambrose_n chrysostome_n augustine_n bruno_n and_o other_o in_o their_o commentary_n and_o exposition_n on_o the_o 118._o alias_o the_o 119._o psalm_n verse_n 37._o turn_v away_o my_o eye_n from_o behold_v vanity_n together_o with_o john_n salisbury_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr nugis_fw-la curialium_fw-la cap._n 8._o master_n gosson_n doctor_n reinolds_n master_n northbrooke_n and_o other_o in_o their_o treatise_n against_o stageplay_n interpret_v this_o hilari_fw-la vanity_n in_o the_o psalmist_n of_o stageplay_n and_o such_o like_a spectacle_n which_o they_o f._n condemn_v as_o vanity_n hence_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n write_v of_o play_n 11._o that_o they_o be_v fraught_v with_o obscene_a and_o vain_a speech_n rash_o utter_v hence_o gregory_n nazianzen_n style_v play_n 10â—3_n the_o vanity_n of_o life_n and_o the_o hydra_n of_o pleasure_n hence_o chrysostome_n write_v of_o play_n aâ—_n that_o they_o be_v 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all_o clergy_n man_n whence_o they_o may_v not_o presume_v to_o keep_v either_o dog_n or_o hawk_n to_o hawk_v with_o clergy_n man_n may_v not_o manage_v secular_a office_n or_o affair_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v dishonest_a let_v they_o not_o addict_v themselves_o to_o tumbler_n jester_n &_o stage-player_n and_o let_v they_o whole_o avoid_v tavern_n unless_o perchance_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o journey_n let_v they_o not_o play_v at_o dice_n or_o table_n nor_o yet_o be_v present_a at_o such_o play_n the_o 29._o be_v concilium_fw-la apud_fw-la castrum_n gonterij_fw-la anno_fw-la 1231._o which_o decree_v in_o this_o manner_n p._n statuimus_fw-la quod_fw-la clerici_fw-la ribaldi_fw-la maximè_fw-la qui_fw-la goliardi_fw-la vulgo_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la et_fw-la nuncupantur_fw-la per_fw-la episcopos_fw-la et_fw-la alios_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praelatos_fw-la praecipiantur_fw-la tondi_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la radi_fw-la ità _fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la 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ebrietates_fw-la vaniloquia_fw-la et_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la divinam_fw-la possunt_fw-la offendere_fw-la majestatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n before_o fraternitates_fw-la eas_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la commessationes_fw-la et_fw-la ebrietates_fw-la ut_fw-la pluâ—imum_fw-la fiunt_fw-la reprobamus_fw-la insuper_fw-la baculorum_fw-la cum_fw-la imaginibus_fw-la conductum_fw-la ad_fw-la domos_fw-la laâ—corum_fw-la cum_fw-la turba_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la mulierum_fw-la et_fw-la mimorum_fw-la districtè_fw-la sub_fw-la poena_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la et_fw-la emendae_fw-la arbitrariae_fw-la inhibemus_fw-la et_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la clericis_fw-la ne_fw-la talibus_fw-la seize_v immisceant_fw-la aut_fw-la asiensum_fw-la quovis_fw-la modo_fw-la praestent_fw-la the_o church_n have_v add_v other_o holy-day_n to_o lords-daye_n that_o we_o may_v be_v mindful_a of_o the_o benefit_n bestow_v upon_o we_o by_o god_n and_o his_o saint_n that_o we_o may_v follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o we_o 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to_o discharge_v their_o duty_n or_o cure_n by_o themselves_o not_o by_o their_o substitute_n let_v they_o abstain_v from_o hunt_v haâ—king_a dance_n tavern_n and_o play_n and_o let_v they_o excel_v in_o that_o integrity_n of_o manner_n that_o they_o may_v be_v deserve_o call_v the_o senate_n of_o the_o church_n so_o much_o pretend_a goodness_n at_o least_o be_v there_o in_o this_o trent_n council_n as_o to_o prohibit_v all_o clergy_n man_n resorâ—_n to_o tavern_n dance_n play_n and_o such_o like_a sport_n and_o to_o enjoin_v they_o even_o in_o proper_a person_n for_o to_o feed_v their_o flock_n and_o not_o by_o proxy_n nonresidence_n be_v such_o aâ—_n odious_a crime_n in_o those_o bishop_n pastor_n and_o minister_n who_o have_v the_o cure_n of_o soul_n that_o this_o very_a 16._o trent_n council_n together_o with_o some_o ibidem_fw-la 54_o other_o and_o sundry_a aliis_fw-la canonical_a constitution_n have_v solemn_o condemn_v it_o as_o our_o own_o canon_n and_o writer_n do_v the_o 46._o be_v concilium_fw-la mediolanense_n 1_o anno_fw-la 1560._o where_o i_o find_v these_o follow_a constitution_n 323._o et_fw-la quoniam_fw-la piè_fw-la introducta_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la repraesentandi_fw-la populo_fw-la venerandam_fw-la christi_fw-la domini_fw-la passioném_fw-la et_fw-la gloriosa_fw-la martyrum_fw-la certamina_fw-la aliorumque_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la res_fw-la gestas_fw-la hominum_fw-la perversitate_fw-la eo_fw-la deducta_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la multis_fw-la offensioni_fw-la multis_fw-la etiam_fw-la risui_fw-la et_fw-la despectui_fw-la sit_fw-la ideo_fw-la statuimus_fw-la ut_fw-la deinceps_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la passio_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o sacro_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o prophano_fw-la loco_fw-la agatur_fw-la sed_fw-la doctè_fw-la et_fw-la graviter_fw-la eatenus_fw-la à _fw-la concionatoribus_fw-la exponatur_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la ubere_n concionum_fw-la fructus_fw-la pietatem_fw-la et_fw-la lachrymas_fw-la commoveant_fw-la auditoribus_fw-la quod_fw-la 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a_o vizard_n they_o may_v not_o lead_v any_o public_a or_o private_a dance_n they_o shall_v abstain_v from_o hunt_v tables_z comaedy_n and_o tilting_n neither_o shall_v they_o be_v present_a at_o other_o profane_a or_o ridiculous_a spectacle_n lest_o the_o eye_n and_o ear_n devote_v to_o sacred_a office_n be_v distract_v shall_v be_v pollute_v with_o impure_a action_n and_o speech_n we_o prohibit_v clergy_n man_n all_o kind_n of_o dance_v and_o of_o play_n but_o especial_o of_o dice_n and_o table_n neither_o do_v we_o only_o forbid_v they_o to_o play_v but_o we_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o have_v they_o spectator_n of_o play_n or_o to_o admit_v any_o one_o to_o play_v in_o their_o house_n and_o be_v not_o these_o rank_n puritan_n think_v you_o chapter_n of_o stage-player_n and_o dicer_n of_o these_o also_o we_o have_v think_v good_a to_o admonish_v prince_n and_o magistrate_n that_o they_o banish_v out_o oâ—_n their_o territory_n all_o stage-player_n tumbler_n juggler_n jester_n 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and_o give_v thanks_n for_o they_o etc._n etc._n because_o feast_n be_v introduce_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o mind_n with_o the_o body_n may_v cease_v from_o the_o world_n and_o may_v be_v avocate_v from_o the_o care_n and_o labour_n of_o this_o world_n but_o yet_o occupy_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o recognise_v his_o benefit_n and_o render_v thanks_n but_o we_o think_v very_o that_o in_o no_o age_n man_n offend_v more_o grievous_o and_o frequent_o against_o the_o holy_a and_o lawful_a observation_n of_o festival_n than_o in_o we_o since_o many_o consume_v they_o in_o follow_v the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n in_o tavern_n in_o brothel_n in_o unlawful_a play_n and_o in_o other_o vain_a yea_o and_o vicious_a action_n etc._n etc._n let_v therefore_o the_o doorkeeper_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o holy-day_n observe_v and_o note_v which_o of_o the_o presbyter_n and_o parishioner_n shall_v be_v absent_a from_o the_o church_n office_n and_o inquire_v 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admiscet_fw-la ut_fw-la totum_fw-la hominâ—m_fw-la perdat_fw-la in_o sabbatho_fw-la â—ibique_fw-la subjiciat_fw-la dies_fw-la vero_fw-la dominicos_fw-la videbatur_fw-la à _fw-la nundinis_fw-la eximere_fw-la sed_fw-la eos_fw-la non_fw-la dissimili_fw-la ratione_fw-la foedavit_fw-la ac_fw-la prophanavit_fw-la etc._n etc._n eleemosynam_fw-la enim_fw-la vertit_fw-la in_o crapulas_fw-la orationem_fw-la in_o choreas_fw-la et_fw-la concionem_fw-la in_o scurrilitatem_fw-la ad_fw-la have_v festorum_fw-la prophanationes_fw-la mundandas_fw-la etc._n etc._n praecipimus_fw-la curatis_fw-la ut_fw-la paratum_fw-la habeant_fw-la concionatoré_fw-it qui_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la praedicet_fw-la bis_fw-la in_o die_v pray_v mark_v it_o â—i_fw-la fieri_fw-la possit_fw-la ut_fw-la contineatur_fw-la populus_fw-la in_o pistate_n mane_n scilicet_fw-la et_fw-la à _fw-la prandio_fw-la commessationes_fw-la ebrietates_fw-la sumptus_fw-la light_n lusus_fw-la improbos_fw-la et_fw-la inhonestos_fw-la choreas_fw-la 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elicere_fw-la nescio_fw-la quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la non_fw-la ibi_fw-la tantum_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la sacra_fw-la frigisacit_fw-la magno_fw-la scelere_fw-la atque_fw-la impietate_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la vel_fw-la spectant_fw-la uâ—lagunt_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la sacerdotâ—m_fw-la qui_fw-la eiusmodi_fw-la â—ieri_fw-la curant_fw-la lodovicus_n vives_n notâ—_n in_o augustinum_n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la lib._n 8._o cap._n 27._o d_o see_v francis_n de_fw-fr croy_n his_o first_o confirmity_n chap._n 19_o pag._n 48._o and_o d._n reinolds_n overthrow_n of_o stageplay_n p._n 161â—_n according_o according_o eodem_fw-la lib._n in_fw-la scholiis_fw-la cap._n 27._o deleantur_fw-la illa_fw-la verba_fw-la atqui_fw-la moâ—_n nunc_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la â—inem_fw-la annotationis_fw-la index_n librorum_fw-la expurgat_fw-la 1601._o fol._n 4._o 4._o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o honestate_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la lib_n 2._o cap._n 22._o 22._o 1_o 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stultorum_fw-la vanitas_fw-la irrepsit_fw-la &_o adhibentur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ludi_fw-la prophani_fw-la &_o scurrilâ—s_fw-la magno_fw-la strepitu_fw-la ac_fw-la quasi_fw-la ad_fw-la bellum_fw-la procedendum_fw-la esset_fw-la tympana_fw-la pulsantur_fw-la &_o ociosa_fw-la spectacula_fw-la eduntur_fw-la rebus_fw-la istis_fw-la non_fw-la congruentia_fw-la quibus_fw-la populus_fw-la delectatus_fw-la à _fw-la rebus_fw-la quae_fw-la processione_n aguntur_fw-la avocatur_fw-la mandamusid_n circo_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la apud_fw-la bochellum_fw-mi deercla_n ecclesiae_fw-la gal._n lib._n 6._o tit._n 19_o cap._n 20.21_o 23._o p._n 1028._o 1028._o see_v ormerod_n his_o pagano-papismus_a and_o polydor_z virgil._n de_n inventor_n rerum_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n â—_o according_o according_o statuimus_fw-la ut_fw-la salvatoâ—is_fw-la passio_fw-la deinceps_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o sacro_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o pro_fw-la fano_fw-la loco_fw-la agatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n council_n mediolanense_n 1._o constitue_n parâ—_n 1._o cap._n de_fw-fr actionibus_fw-la &_o reprâ—sentationibus_fw-la sacris_fw-la quote_v by_o johannes_n langhecrucius_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la et_fw-la honestate_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 22._o p._n 324._o and_o by_o d._n reinolds_n in_o his_o overthrow_n of_o stageplay_n p._n 161._o 161._o turpiora_fw-la sunt_fw-la vitia_fw-la cum_fw-la virtutum_fw-la specie_fw-la caelantur_fw-la hieronym_n epist._n 14._o 14._o pie_n introducta_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la repraesentandi_fw-la populo_fw-la venerandam_fw-la christi_fw-la domini_fw-la passionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la qui_fw-la primas_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la habere_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la secundas_fw-la habeat_fw-la part_n modestiae_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la valuit_fw-la omne_fw-la impaenitenda_fw-la dicere_fw-la saltem_fw-la paeniteat_fw-la quae_fw-la cognoverit_fw-la dicenda_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la augustini_fw-la prologus_fw-la in_o retract_v libr._n 9_o 9_o apud_fw-la bochellum_fw-mi lib._n 6_o tit._n 19.19_o c._n 20_o 21_o 23_o 23_o epist._n â—apanic_n 18._o joannis_n firnandis_fw-la bongo_n doct._n reinolds_n overthrow_n of_o stageplay_n p._n 161._o and_o de_n romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la idololatria_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 3._o sect_n 29â—_n p._n 403_o 403_o rom._n 1.25_o 1.25_o isti_fw-la temple_n sua_fw-la in_o theater_n vertunt_fw-la &_o sanctum_fw-la dei_fw-la verbum_fw-la in_o ludicras_fw-la fabulas_fw-la transformant_fw-la dâ—_n reinolds_n de_fw-fr romanae_fw-la ecâ—les_n idololatria_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 3._o sect_n 29._o p_o 403._o 403._o witness_v the_o act_n of_o christ_n passion_n at_o elie_n house_n in_o holborn_n when_o gundemore_n lie_v there_o on_o good-friday_n at_o night_n at_o which_o there_o be_v thousand_o present_n present_n quantum_fw-la nobis_fw-la ac_fw-la nostro_fw-la caetui_fw-la profuerit_fw-la â—a_n de_fw-la christo_fw-la fabula_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la saeculis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la notum_fw-la they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o this_o blasphemous_a pope_n apud_fw-la balaeum_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la britt_n centuria_fw-la 8._o pag._n 636._o 636._o quote_v in_o john_n show_v survey_n of_o london_n cap._n 16._o pag._n 142._o 142._o solemus_fw-la vel_fw-la more_fw-it priscorum_fw-la spectaculum_fw-la edere_fw-la populo_fw-la recitare_fw-la comaedias_fw-la item_n in_o templis_fw-la vital_a divorum_fw-la ac_fw-la martyria_fw-la repraesentare_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la ut_fw-la cunâ—tis_fw-la par_fw-fr sit_fw-la voluptas_fw-la qui_fw-la recitant_fw-la verna_fw-la culam_fw-la tantum_fw-la linguam_fw-la usurpant_fw-la etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr inventor_n rerum_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o pag._n 386._o see_v francis_n de_fw-fr croy_n his_o first_o conformity_n cap._n 19_o pag._n 48._o &_o bochellus_n dâ—creta_fw-la eccles._n galâ—_n l_o 6._o tit._n 19_o capâ—_n 20_o 21_o 23._o 23._o absit_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la quanuis_fw-la deos_fw-la habeant_fw-la sanctis_fw-la martyribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la quos_fw-la tamen_fw-la deos_fw-la non_fw-la habemus_fw-la ulla_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la audeant_fw-la comparare_fw-la sic_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la constituimus_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la nec_fw-la offerimus_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la martyribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la quia_fw-la incongruum_fw-la indebitum_fw-la illicitum_fw-la â—â—t_n atque_fw-la uni_fw-la deo_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la debitum_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la criminibus_fw-la suis_fw-la nec_fw-la ludis_fw-la eos_fw-la turpissimis_fw-la oblectamus_fw-la ubi_fw-la vel_fw-la flagitia_fw-la isti_fw-la celebrant_a deorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la si_fw-la cum_fw-la homines_fw-la essent_fw-la talia_fw-la commiserunt_fw-la vel_fw-la consicta_fw-la delectamenta_fw-la daemonum_fw-la noxiorum_fw-la si_fw-la homines_fw-la non_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 27._o 27._o antiquitatem_fw-la jactatis_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr die_fw-fr nouè_fw-fr vivitis_fw-la tert._n apol._n adu._n gentes_fw-la gentes_fw-la see_v clemens_n alexandr_n oratio_fw-la adhort_a ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la athanasius_n contr_n gentile_n i._n tertullian_n apologia_fw-la advers._fw-la gentes_fw-la tacianus_n oratio_fw-la advers._fw-la graeco_n arnobius_n adversus_fw-la gentes_fw-la lib._n lactantius_n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la erroris_fw-la lib._n nazianzen_n oratio_fw-la 47._o and_o 48._o augustine_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dâ—i_fw-la lib._n 1_o 2_o 3_o and_o 4.6.7_o and_o 8_o according_o according_o see_v officia_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la &_o sanctorum_fw-la in_o all_o popish_a portuass_n missal_n and_o prayer_n book_n bishop_n mortons_n protestant_a appeal_v lib._n 2._o cha_n 12._o john_n whites_n way_n to_o the_o true_a church_n sect_n 39_o 39_o see_v oâ—merod_n his_o paganopapismus_fw-la semblance_n 1._o to_o 51._o ludovicus_n vives_n notae_fw-la in_o august_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 27._o john_n bales_n act_v of_o english_a votary_n in_o the_o praeface_n doct._n john_n whites_n way_n to_o the_o true_a church_n sect_n 39_o numb_a 4._o 4._o ad_fw-la theatrum_fw-la potius_fw-la templa_fw-la tâ—ansfertâ—_n in_o scenis_fw-la religionum_fw-la istarum_fw-la secreta_fw-la tradantur_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la praetermittat_fw-la improbâ—tas_fw-la histriones_fw-la facite_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la julius_n firmicus_n de_fw-fr errore_fw-la profanâ—rum_fw-la religionum_fw-la c._n 13._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 4._o p._n 112._o see_v doct._n reinolds_n de_fw-fr romanae_fw-la eccle._n idololatria_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 3._o sâ—ct_n 29._o p._n 403._o 403._o nicholaus_fw-la cabasila_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la in_o christo._n lib._n 2._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 14._o p._n 112â—_n c._n d.e.fâ—_n d.e.fâ—_n post_fw-la quam_fw-la verò_fw-la id_fw-la quo_fw-la per_fw-la ludum_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la châ—istianus_n solum_fw-la illico_fw-la est_fw-la redditus_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la quo_fw-la que_fw-la martyrum_fw-la societatem_fw-la aggregâ—tus_fw-la etc._n etc._n iâ—â—dem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la nicholaus_fw-la cabasila_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la psal._n 68.18_o act_n 2.13.37.38_o act_n 9_o 1â—_n to_o 22._o 22._o servi_n dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la quos_fw-la diabolus_fw-la infestat_fw-la christiani_n sunt_fw-la quos_fw-la antichristus_fw-la impugnat_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la quaerit_fw-la illos_fw-la quos_fw-la jâ—m_fw-la suos_fw-la fecit_fw-la inimicus_fw-la &_o hostess_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quos_fw-la alienavit_fw
clericis_fw-la lex_fw-la 17._o ediâ—_n parisiiâ—_n 1537._o fol._n 16._o 16._o that_o be_v such_o minister_n as_o be_v appoint_v to_o cure_v the_o body_n of_o those_o who_o be_v weak_a and_o sick_a see_v justinian_n cod._n l._n 1._o tit._n 6._o lex_fw-la 18_o according_o according_o codicis_fw-la theodosiani_n lib._n 15_o tit._n 5._o de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lex_fw-la 2._o parisiis_fw-la 1598._o p._n 471._o 471._o ibidem_fw-la lex_fw-la 5_o p._n 432._o see_v valentinianus_n theodoâ—ius_n &_o arcadius_n justinian_n codicis_fw-la lib._n 3._o tit._n 12._o de_fw-fr â—eriis_fw-la lex_fw-la 7._o according_o according_o king_n then_o be_v most_o honour_v when_o as_o god_n be_v best_a serve_v by_o their_o subject_n and_o courtier_n courtier_n therefore_o lord_n day_n night_n be_v no_o fit_a time_n for_o masque_n or_o stageplay_n stageplay_n zozomeni_fw-la eccles._n hist._n l._n 5._o c._n 17._o nicephorus_n callisius_fw-la eccl._n hist._n l._n 10._o c._n 22._o eutropius_n rerum_fw-la rom._n histor_n l._n 11._o p._n 150._o centur._n magdeburg_n cent._n 4._o col._n 458._o baronius_n &_o spondanus_n annal._n eccles._n anno_fw-la 362._o sect_n 60._o 60._o operum_fw-la tom._n 2._o pag._n 717._o 717._o 1_o tim._n 4.12_o see_v ambrose_n remigius_n chrysostome_n theodoret_n theophylact_n anselm_n beda_n hrabanus_n maurus_n primasius_n haymo_n sedulius_n lyra_n calvin_n marlorat_n aretius_n with_o other_o ibidem_fw-la according_o &_o concilium_fw-la mediolanense_n apud_fw-la binium_fw-la tom._n 4._o p._n 891_o 892._o 892._o see_v my_o survey_n of_o mr._n cousin_n his_o cozen_a devotion_n p._n 72._o &_o the_o epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o the_o archbishop_n &_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n before_o my_o anti-arminianisme_n anti-arminianisme_n i_o will_v all_o inconformable_a minister_n in_o manner_n will_v remember_v it_o argum._n 48._o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o the_o church_n against_o stageplay_n stageplay_n see_v act._n 6._o scene_z 3_o 4_o 5_o 12._o act._n 4._o scene_z 1_o 2._o act._n 5._o scene_n 1._o to_o 12._o 12._o philo_z judaeus_fw-la hec_fw-la flourishâ—â—_n anno_fw-la châ—â—â—ti_fw-la 50._o 50._o clemens_n romanus_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 70._o 70._o josephusâ—_n anno_fw-la 90._o 90._o athenagoâ—as_fw-la anno_fw-la 150._o 150._o theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la anno_fw-la 175._o 175._o tatianus_n anno_fw-la 180._o 180._o irenaeus_n lugd._n anno_fw-la 180._o 180._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n anno_fw-la 200._o 200._o tertullian_n anno_fw-la 200._o 200._o see_v edit_n junii_fw-la franech_n 1597._o where_o the_o chapter_n be_v thus_o distinguish_v distinguish_v hyppolytuâ—_n anno_fw-la 220._o 220._o origen_n anno_fw-la 230._o 230._o minutius_n felix_n anno_fw-la 230._o 230._o cyprian_a anno_fw-la 250._o 250._o zeno_n veroâ—nensis_n anno_fw-la 260._o 260._o arnobius_n anno_fw-la 290._o 290._o lactantius_n anno_fw-la 300._o 300._o eusebius_n caesariensis_n anno_fw-la 330._o 330._o julius_n firmicus_n anno_fw-la 350._o 350._o hilaâ—ius_fw-la pictâ—viensis_n anno_fw-la 360._o 360._o macarius_n egyptius_n anno_fw-la 370._o 370._o cyrillus_n hierosolomytanus_fw-la an._n 370._o 370._o asterius_n anno_fw-la 370._o 370._o st._n ambrose_n anno_fw-la 370._o 370._o st._n basil_n anno_fw-la 370._o 370._o ariani_n gregorium_fw-la utpote_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la doctrina_fw-la stabilienda_fw-la tardum_fw-la et_fw-la negligentem_fw-la etc._n etc._n inde_fw-la transtulerunt_fw-la inque_fw-la eius_fw-la locum_fw-la substituerunt_fw-la georgios_fw-la os_fw-la â—o_o menâ—_n genos_fw-mi en_fw-fr kappadokes_fw-mi which_o joan._n christophorsonus_n render_v georgium_n genere_fw-la cappadocem_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la maxim_n aestimabatur_fw-la tum_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la agendis_fw-la promptus_fw-la ac_fw-la diligens_fw-la tum_fw-la quod_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la cum_fw-la ipsis_fw-la opinionis_fw-la perstudiosus_fw-la esset_fw-la eccles._n hist._n l_o 3._o c._n 6._o 6._o georgion_n we_o eke_o kappadokâ—as_v ormato_n etc._n etc._n which_o christophorsonus_n and_o suffradus_fw-la petrus_n render_v georgium_n itaque_fw-la accerserunt_fw-la qui_fw-la et_fw-la ex_fw-la cappadocia_n oriundus_fw-la &_o meridith_n hanmer_n in_o his_o english_a translation_n out_o of_o the_o greek_a copy_n read_v georgius_n bear_v in_o cappadocia_n et_fw-la opinion_n et_fw-la religione_fw-la quam_fw-la illi_fw-la tuebantur_fw-la imbutus_fw-la suis_fw-la eccles._n hist._n l._n 2._o c._n 10._o 10._o interea_fw-la aâ—iani_n gregorium_fw-la etc._n etc._n episcopatu_fw-la movent_fw-la et_fw-la georgium_n quendam_fw-la cappadocem_fw-la genere_fw-la as_o joannis_n langus_n translate_v it_o qui_fw-la circa_fw-la panem_fw-la viliorem_fw-la et_fw-la furfur_n aetatem_fw-la egerat_fw-la succiduaeque_fw-la adeo_fw-la suillae_fw-la promus_fw-la condus_fw-la fuerat_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o religione_fw-la tuendo_fw-la industrius_fw-la esset_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la in_o alexandrino_n sede_fw-la collocarunâ—_n eccles._n hist._n l._n 9_o c._n 7._o 7._o edit_fw-la lat._n petri_n nannii_n parisâ—is_fw-la 1608._o p._n 57_o d._n edit_n graec._n lat._n 1611._o tom._n 1._o p._n 117._o 117._o pag._n 238._o a._n latâ—_n gr._n &_o lat._n tom._n 1._o p._n 666._o 666._o page_n 170._o b._n lat._n edit_n gr._n lat._n p._n 727._o d._n d._n edit_fw-la basiliae_fw-la 1571._o p._n 527_o 528._o 528._o gregorius_n presbyter_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la gregorii_n nazianzeni_fw-la oratio_fw-la gregorii_n nazianz._n monodia_fw-la in_o basilii_fw-la magni_fw-la vitam_fw-la isiodor_n pelusiota_n l._n 1._o epist._n 158._o munster_n cosmogr_n l._n 5._o c._n 14._o purchas_n pilgr_n l._n 3._o c._n 15._o vincentius_n speculâ—m_fw-la hist._n l._n 14._o c._n 88_o opmeeri_n chronog_n p._n 288._o 288._o see_v nazianz._n opera_fw-la lat._n basiliae_fw-la 1571._o p._n 535._o scholia_fw-la 13._o 13._o for_o the_o 4._o century_n be_v publish_v anno_fw-la 1560._o &_o dr._n rainolds_n de_fw-fr idololatria_fw-la etc._n etc._n anno_fw-la 1596._o 1596._o centur._n 4._o col._n 1358._o 1358._o annal._n eccles._n anno_fw-la 341._o sect_n 5._o &_o 356._o sect_n 10_o 11._o spondanus_n sect_n 3._o 3._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 14._o 14._o chronolog_n biblioth_n patrum_fw-la coloniae_fw-la agrip._n 1618._o tom._n 9_o pars_fw-la 1._o p._n 15._o h._n h._n athanasii_fw-la apologia_fw-la secunda_fw-la p._n 203.207_o socrates_n eccles._n hist._n l._n 1._o c._n 24._o &_o l._n 2._o c._n 26_o centur._n magd._n 4._o col._n 708_o 750_o 758_o 819._o the_o history_n of_o st._n george_n p._n 110_o 111_o 115._o 115._o nicephorus_n constant._n chron._n bibl._n patr._n tom._n 9_o pars_fw-la 1._o p._n 16._o 16._o biblioth_n cap._n 96._o the_o history_n of_o st._n george_n p._n 113._o 113._o edit_fw-la athanasii_n lat._n parisiis_fw-la 1608._o p._n 161._o &_o 238._o in_o the_o margin_n margin_n edit_fw-la nazianzeni_fw-la 1571._o p._n 528_o 535._o 535._o centur._n mag._n 4._o col._n 104_o â—55_n 1050._o 1050._o annal._n ecclesiast_n anno_fw-la 356._o sect_n 3._o 3._o praefatio_fw-la in_o sancti_fw-la hilarii_n fragmenta_fw-la in_o hilarii_n oper._n coloniae_fw-la agrip._n 1617._o p._n 121._o 121._o history_n of_o st._n george_n p._n 103_o 104_o 105._o 105._o patria_fw-la mea_fw-la cappadocia_n sacra_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la pietatis_fw-la laud_fw-la clara_fw-la et_fw-la illustris_fw-la oratio_fw-la 31._o in_fw-la laudem_fw-la athanasii_fw-la p._n 527._o permultaministrat_n veneranda_fw-la haec_fw-la patria_fw-la mea_fw-la cappadocla_n non_fw-la minus_fw-la bona_fw-la iuvenum_fw-la nâ—trix_fw-la quam_fw-la equorum_fw-la oratio_fw-la 31._o in_o laudâ—_n baâ—ilii_fw-la p._n 494._o 494._o altera_fw-la â—urâ—um_fw-la cappadocum_fw-la pars_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la optima_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la illi_fw-la extiterunt_fw-la qui_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la suae_fw-la ac_fw-la praeceptionum_fw-la luce_fw-fr orbis_fw-la terrae_fw-la â—inibus_fw-la praeluxeruâ—t_fw-la epist._n lib._n â—_o epist._n 158._o prisâ—o_fw-la cappadocâ—_n babble_n pâ—tr_n tom._n 5_o pars_fw-la 2._o p._n 493._o 493._o oratio_fw-la 31._o p._n 531._o 531._o centur._n mag._n 4._o col._n 618._o l._n 5._o see_v act_n 2._o v_o 9_o eusebius_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constantinil_n 3._o c._n 8._o 8._o opmeeri_n chronogr_n p._n 28_n 28_n who_o vincentius_n leâ—â—nensis_n cap._n 41._o and_o opmeerâ—s_n chronogr_n pag._n 288._o stile_n illa_fw-la or_o duo_fw-la cappadociae_fw-la lumina_fw-la lumina_fw-la cassiodorus_n histor._n tripartita_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 37._o nicephorus_n calliâ—tus_n hiâ—t_fw-la eccles._n lib._n 10._o cap._n â—â—_o â—â—_o socrates_n scholast_n eccles_n hist._n l._n 4._o c._n 18._o bibl._n patr._n tom._n 5._o pars_fw-la 2._o p._n 314._o spondanus_n epit._n baronii_n anno_fw-la 354._o sect_n 5._o 5._o nicephorus_n &_o cassiodor_n qua_fw-la i_o supra_fw-la see_v centur._n mâ—gd_v 4._o passim_fw-la passim_fw-la see_v vincentius_n speculum_fw-la hist._n l._n 12._o c._n 131_o the_o history_n of_o st._n george_n &_o mr_n seldens_n title_n of_o honour_n part_v 2._o c_o 5._o p._n 794_o to_o 819._o 819._o purchas_n pilgrimage_n l._n 3._o c._n 13._o dr._n feat_o his_o handmaid_n of_o devotion_n p._n 413._o with_o sundry_a other_o quote_v in_o the_o history_n of_o st._n george_n part_v 1._o c._n 3_o 4._o 4._o see_v ibid._n ibid._n chronogr_n p._n 309._o 309._o de_fw-fr retione_fw-la studii_fw-la theologiae_n l._n 3._o c._n 7._o 7._o quote_v by_o molanus_n hist._n ss_z imaginum_fw-la antwerpiae_n 1617._o l._n 3._o c._n 14._o p._n 277_o 278._o 278._o in_o his_o pilgrimage_n l._n 3._o c._n 13._o 13._o in_o his_o hymn_n of_o st._n george_n on_o st._n george_n his_o day_n day_n in_o his_o postil_v set_v out_o by_o dr._n christopher_n pezelius_n entitle_v philippi_n melancthonis_n
1603._o can._n 82.85_o 82.85_o alexander_n sâ—verê°_n christo_n temple_n facere_fw-la voluit_fw-la â—umque_fw-la inter_fw-la deos_fw-la recipere_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o hadrianus_n cogitasse_fw-la fertur_fw-la qui_fw-la templa_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la civitaâ—ibus_fw-la sine_fw-la simulacrâ—s_fw-la jusserat_fw-la fieri_fw-la aelij_fw-la lampridij_fw-la severus_n p._n 236._o 236._o see_v philo_n judaeus_fw-la de_fw-fr monarchia_fw-la l._n 1._o p._n 1099._o josephus_n contra_fw-la apionem_fw-la l._n 1_o p._n 858._o clemens_n alex._n oratio_fw-la adhort_a ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la cyprian_a de_fw-fr idolorun_n vanit_n p._n 264._o tertul._n de_fw-fr idololatria_fw-la lib._n lib._n antiq._n judaeorun_n lib._n 15._o cap._n 11._o pag._n 413._o 413._o col._n 991.994_o recite_v likewise_o by_o vincentius_n speculum_fw-la histor._n lib._n 28._o cap._n 96.97_o 96.97_o omitto_fw-la oratoriorum_fw-la immenâ—as_fw-la altitâ—dines_fw-la immoderatas_fw-la longitudines_fw-la supervacuas_fw-la latitudines_fw-la sumptuosas_fw-la depolitiones_fw-la curiosas_fw-la depictiones_fw-la quae_fw-la dum_fw-la orantium_fw-la in_o se_fw-la retorquent_fw-la aspectum_fw-la impediunt_fw-la &_o affectum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quem_fw-la inquam_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la fructum_fw-la requirimus_fw-la stultorum_fw-la admirationem_fw-la a_o simplicium_fw-la oblectationem_fw-la an_fw-mi quoniam_fw-la commixti_fw-la sumus_fw-la inter_fw-la gentes_fw-la forte_fw-fr didicimus_fw-la opera_fw-la eorum_fw-la &_o servimus_fw-la adhuc_fw-la sculptilibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la et_fw-la ut_fw-la aperte_fw-la loquar_fw-la a_o non_fw-la hoc_fw-la totum_fw-la facit_fw-la avaritia_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la idolorum_fw-la servitus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la requirimus_fw-la fruâ—tum_fw-la sed_fw-la datum_fw-la si_fw-mi quaeris_fw-la quomodo_fw-la miro_fw-la inquam_fw-la modo_fw-la tali_fw-la quadam_fw-la arte_fw-la spargitur_fw-la oes_fw-we ut_fw-la multiplicetur_fw-la expenditur_fw-la ut_fw-la augeatur_fw-la &_o effusio_fw-la copiam_fw-la parit_fw-la ipso_fw-la quip_n visu_fw-la sumptuosaru_fw-la sed_fw-la mirandarum_fw-la vanitatum_fw-la accenduntur_fw-la homines_fw-la magis_fw-la ad_fw-la offerendum_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la adorandum_fw-la sic_fw-la opes_fw-la opibus_fw-la hauriuntur_fw-la sic_fw-la pecunia_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la trahit_fw-la quia_fw-la nescio_fw-la quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la ubi_fw-la amplius_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la cernitur_fw-la ibi_fw-la offertur_fw-la libentius_fw-la auro_fw-la tectis_fw-la reliquijs_fw-la signantur_fw-la oculi_fw-la &_o loculi_fw-la aperiuntur_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la pulcherima_fw-la forma_fw-la sancti_fw-la vel_fw-la sanctae_fw-la alicujus_fw-la &_o eo_fw-la creditur_fw-la sanctior_fw-la quo_fw-la coloratior_fw-la currunt_fw-la homines_fw-la ad_fw-la osculandum_fw-la invitantur_fw-la ad_fw-la donandum_fw-la &_o magis_fw-la mirantur_fw-la pulchra_fw-la quam_fw-la venerantur_fw-la sacra_fw-la etc._n etc._n quid_fw-la putas_fw-la in_o his_o omnibus_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la paenitentium_fw-la compunctio_fw-la a_o intuentium_fw-la admiratio_fw-la o_o vanitas_fw-la vanitatum_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la vanior_fw-la quam_fw-la insanior_fw-la fulget_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_o parietibus_fw-la &_o in_o pauperibus_fw-la eget_fw-la suos_fw-la lapides_fw-la induit_fw-la auro_fw-la &_o suos_fw-la filios_fw-la nudos_fw-la deserit_fw-la de_fw-fr sumptibus_fw-la egenorum_fw-la servitur_fw-la oculis_fw-la divitum_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la curiosi_fw-la quo_fw-la delectentur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la miseri_fw-la quo_fw-la sustententur_fw-la bernard_n ibid._n see_v the_o homily_n against_o the_o peril_n of_o idolatry_n and_o of_o adorn_v and_o keep_v clean_o of_o church_n according_o according_o see_v the_o homily_n against_o the_o peril_n of_o idolatry_n according_o according_o see_v thomas_n rogers_n his_o exposition_n on_o the_o 22._o article_n proposition_n 3._o p._n 125.126_o according_o according_o 3._o edw._n 6._o c._n 10._o 13._o eliz._n c._n 12.3_o jac._n c._n 5._o 5._o queen_n eliz._n injunction_n injunct_a 2.3_o 23_o 25._o and_o article_n to_o be_v inquire_v of_o in_o visitation_n artic._n 2._o &_o 45._o 45._o homily_n against_o the_o peril_n of_o idolatry_n the_o homily_n of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o church_n part_v 2._o homily_n of_o the_o place_n and_o time_n of_o prayer_n part_n 2._o 2._o can._n 82._o 82._o archbishop_n cranmer_z who_o pen_v the_o homily_n against_o the_o peril_n of_o idolatry_n bb._n hooper_n on_o the_o 2._o commandment_n and_o in_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o faith_n upon_o the_o creed_n artic._n 78._o &_o 87._o bb._n latimers_n sermon_n ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la fol._n 3.11_o and_o his_o sermon_n in_o the_o shroud_n at_o paul_n f._n 18.21_o bb._n ridley_n his_o treatise_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a clergy_n of_o england_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o vi_o concern_v image_n not_o to_o be_v set_v up_o or_o worship_v in_o church_n mr._n fox_n his_o bookâ—_n of_o martyr_n london_n 1610._o p._n 1927.1928_o 1929_o 1930_o see_v there_o pag._n 116.433_o 468_o 492_o 518_o 521_o 793_o 796_o 848_o 1000_o 1014_o 1015_o 1181_o 1183_o &_o 1940_o where_o we_o shall_v see_v commission_n both_o from_o h._n 8._o &_o e._n 6._o for_o pull_v down_o image_n out_o of_o church_n which_o image_n be_v destroy_v both_o at_o zuricke_n &_o basil_n &_o condemn_v by_o the_o martyr_n that_o suffer_v john_n bale_n cent._n script_n brit._n p._n 38.79_o 80_o 566_o 648_o â—55_n bb._n alley_n his_o poor_a man_n library_n pars_fw-la 1._o f._n 79.80_o to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v bb._n jewel_n bb._n biâ—son_n bb._n abbot_n bb._n babington_n on_o the_o 2._o commandment_n bb._n morton_n bb._n white_a bb._n dauâ—nate_a &_o other_o other_o m._n tindall_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o sir_n moreâ—_n p._n 270._o to_o 275._o and_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o m._n moor_n 4._o book_n p._n 325._o d._n barnes_n his_o treatise_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o honour_n image_n p_o 339_o etc._n etc._n john_n wragton_n in_o his_o course_n and_o hunt_v of_o the_o romish_a fox_n etc._n etc._n john_n verâ—n_v his_o strong_a battery_n of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n thomas_n beacon_n his_o catechism_n p._n 3â—7_n to_o 336._o &_o his_o rome_n relic_n c._n 25_o 26._o d._n caâ—fehils_n answer_v to_o john_n marshial_n treatise_n of_o the_o cross_n the_o preface_n fol._n â—_o to_o 19_o &_o artc._n 3.9_o 10._o f._n 81._o to_o 86._o &_o 164._o to_o 186._o be_v a_o excellent_a treatise_n against_o set_v up_o image_n in_o church_n dr._n humfries_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o morte_fw-la juelli_fw-la p._n 33._o gualtâ—erus_n haddon_n contra_fw-la osorium_n l._n 1._o f._n 33._o to_o 37._o l._n 3._o f._n 254_o 271_o 272_o 273_o 286_o 297_o 332._o d._n spark_n against_o albinâ—s_n epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n d_o rainolds_n de_fw-fr idololatria_fw-la rom._n ecclesiae_fw-la to_o who_o i_o may_v add_v d._n fulke_n answer_v to_o the_o rhemish_a testament_n act._n 17_o sect_n 5._o p._n 400.401_o 1_o joh._n c._n 5._o sect_n 5._o pag._n 839._o answer_v to_o martin_n c._n 3.4_o d._n field_n d._n crakenthâ—rpe_n d._n willet_n d._n john_n white_a with_o all_o our_o writer_n upon_o the_o 2._o commandment_n who_o all_o concur_v in_o this_o thâ—t_a image_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v suffer_v or_o set_v up_o in_o church_n to_o which_o assertion_n every_o bishop_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v subscribe_v in_o subscribe_v to_o our_o article_n &_o homily_n which_o affirm_v the_o same_o in_o positive_a term_n those_o therefore_o who_o defend_v or_o erect_v image_n revolt_v from_o their_o own_o subscription_n and_o so_o ought_v to_o be_v deprive_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 13._o eliz._n cap._n 12._o who_o cause_v image_n to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o church_n in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o year_n of_o her_o reign_n as_o haddon_n contra_n osor._n l._n 3._o f._n 171._o &_o dr._n fulke_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o martin_n c._n 3._o sect_n 3._o p._n 36._o express_o testify_v testify_v senecaâ—_n thebais_n actâ—_n 3._o fol._n 66._o 66._o see_v act_n 6._o scene_z 5â—_n pâ—_n 448._o to_o 500_o 500_o see_v act_n 4._o scene_n 1._o act_n 6._o scene_n 5.12_o 20_o &_o act_n 7._o scene_n 2.3_o 2.3_o 22_o henry_n 8._o c._n 12â—_n 14_o eliz_n c._n 5.39_o â—lizâ—_n 4.1_o jac._n cap._n 7â—_n 7â—_n see_v act_n 1_o 2._o &_o act_n 8._o scene_n 7._o &_o act_n 8._o scene_n 2._o 2._o see_v act_n 6._o throughout_o tacit._n annal._n l._n 14._o cap._n 2.3_o 2.3_o see_v here_o pag._n 42._o to_o 61.561_o to_o 568._o 568._o see_v act_n 3_o scene_n 7._o &_o act_n 5._o scene_n 4._o 4._o hotoman_n de_fw-fr vsuris_fw-la c._n 2._o m_o northbrooke_n against_o vain_a play_n p._n 44.45_o summa_fw-la angelica_n tit._n ludus_fw-la bb._n babington_n beacon_n dod_n perkins_n and_o other_o on_o the_o 8._o commandment_n commandment_n see_v act_n 6._o scene_n 5._o &_o act_n 7._o scene_n 2.3_o 7._o see_v hostiensis_n summa_fw-la angelica_n jacobus_n de_fw-fr graffijs_fw-la de_fw-fr ludo_fw-la &_o alea_n &_o danaeus_n de_fw-fr ludo_fw-la aleae_fw-la lib._n &_o alexander_n alensis_n summa_fw-la theologiae_n pars_fw-la 4._o quaest._n 24._o artic._n 3._o sect_n 6._o 6._o voluptales_fw-la commendat_fw-la rarior_fw-la usus_fw-la juvenal_n satyr_n 11_o p_o 111._o see_v m._n northbrooke_n against_o vain_a play_n &_o interlude_n &_o m._n wheatly_n his_o redemption_n of_o time_n according_o according_o gen._n 3.17_o 19_o exod._n 20.9_o 20.9_o see_v here_o p._n 32â—_n 326_o 326_o summa_fw-la aurea_fw-la in_o lib._n 3._o sentenâ—_n tract_n 7._o