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have_v content_v himself_o to_o reprehend_v with_o meekness_n two_o very_a wicked_a son_n of_o he_o and_o to_o represent_v to_o they_o the_o heinousness_n of_o their_o crime_n without_o oppose_v himself_o with_o all_o the_o care_n and_o force_v as_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v draw_v down_o the_o indignation_n of_o god_n upon_o himself_o and_o his_o whole_a family_n his_o two_o son_n be_v slay_v on_o the_o same_o day_n the_o wife_n of_o the_o elder_a of_o they_o lose_v her_o life_n in_o the_o pain_n of_o child_a before_o her_o time_n the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v take_v by_o the_o enemy_n and_o he_o himself_o unable_a to_o support_v such_o sad_a news_n fall_v backward_o out_o of_o his_o chair_n break_v his_o brain_n pan_n and_o there_o die_v so_o that_o forty_o year_n employ_v in_o the_o government_n of_o god_n people_n with_o all_o the_o justice_n and_o all_o the_o integrity_n imaginable_a can_v not_o hinder_v heli_n from_o perish_v in_o a_o miserable_a manner_n for_o have_v not_o labour_v in_o the_o education_n of_o his_o child_n with_o that_o force_n and_o vigour_n which_o god_n demand_v of_o he_o this_o negligence_n deface_v all_o his_o virtuc_n and_o obscure_v all_o his_o brave_a action_n and_o this_o sin_n as_o st._n gregory_n observe_v can_v not_o be_v expiate_v in_o the_o sequel_n of_o age_n either_o by_o oblation_n or_o by_o sacrifice_n by_o this_o it_o may_v be_v see_v that_o father_n and_o mother_n who_o neglect_v to_o chastise_v their_o child_n and_o to_o oblige_v they_o to_o serve_v god_n render_v themselves_o real_o their_o parricide_n and_o murderer_n for_o although_o these_o of_o this_o highpriest_n even_o now_o mention_v be_v kill_v by_o the_o enemy_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o he_o be_v himself_o the_o prime_a cause_n of_o their_o death_n since_o his_o negligence_n in_o chastise_v they_o divert_v the_o succour_n of_o god_n from_o they_o and_o put_v they_o in_o the_o power_n of_o they_o who_o bereave_v they_o of_o their_o life_n it_o be_v thus_o say_v st._n chrysostome_n that_o we_o ourselves_o treat_v our_o child_n with_o more_o inhumanity_n than_o barbarian_n will_v do_v because_o all_o their_o cruelty_n can_v extend_v itself_o only_o upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o body_n whereas_o we_o by_o our_o evil_a conduct_n reduce_v their_o spirit_n into_o the_o servitude_n of_o vice_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o follow_v their_o passion_n render_v they_o bondslave_n to_o the_o devil_n himself_o can_v it_o then_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o god_n punish_v with_o such_o severity_n the_o little_a care_n parent_n have_v of_o the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n and_o can_v we_o be_v surprise_v to_o see_v so_o much_o rigour_n use_v towards_o they_o who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o crime_n they_o commit_v because_o they_o do_v not_o correct_v they_o nor_o stifle_v their_o passion_n in_o their_o birth_n and_o furthermore_o because_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o same_o great_a doctor_n although_o these_o child_n shall_v afterward_o come_v to_o acknowledge_v themselves_o and_o to_o get_v out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o vice_n to_o walk_v in_o that_o of_o virtue_n and_o that_o by_o a_o pure_a effect_n of_o god_n mercy_n they_o shall_v renounce_v the_o maxim_n of_o the_o world_n to_o follow_v they_o of_o christ_n jesus_n their_o parent_n will_v not_o nevertheless_o escape_v a_o most_o rigorous_a chastisement_n if_o they_o neglect_v their_o education_n because_o they_o shall_v be_v censure_v to_o have_v contribute_v as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lay_v to_o their_o child_n ruin_n and_o destruction_n now_o if_o fault_n which_o parent_n commit_v in_o this_o education_n draw_v upon_o they_o such_o great_a evil_n if_o in_o the_o sentiment_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o of_o all_o the_o doctor_n all_o the_o imperfection_n and_o all_o the_o crime_n which_o child_n shall_v contract_v by_o their_o negligence_n shall_v be_v impute_v unto_o they_o and_o if_o their_o punishment_n be_v augment_v proportionable_o as_o the_o same_o imperfection_n and_o the_o same_o crime_n shall_v be_v multiply_v in_o they_o who_o descend_v from_o they_o what_o glory_n think_v you_o be_v prepare_v to_o crown_v the_o labour_n of_o such_o parent_n as_o have_v no_o other_o ambition_n than_o to_o have_v christian_a child_n nor_o other_o desire_n than_o to_o imprint_v deep_o in_o their_o soul_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n justice_n and_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o mercy_n but_o how_o much_o soever_o father_n be_v interest_v in_o the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n whether_o because_o of_o the_o just_a apprehension_n of_o the_o punishment_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o they_o if_o they_o neglect_v it_o or_o because_o of_o the_o comfort_n both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a which_o they_o hope_v from_o they_o if_o they_o apply_v themselves_o with_o care_n to_o their_o education_n yet_o it_o be_v of_o great_a consequence_n to_o mother_n and_o to_o say_v better_o it_o be_v to_o they_o of_o the_o high_a necessity_n i_o insist_v not_o upon_o this_o that_o their_o sex_n be_v less_o proper_a to_o command_v and_o that_o find_v themselves_o subject_a to_o great_a infirmity_n in_o old_a age_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o great_a care_n to_o instil_v into_o their_o child_n even_o in_o their_o tender_a infancy_n a_o acknowledgement_n and_o a_o respect_n for_o themselves_o i_o consider_v here_o only_o their_o spiritual_a interest_n and_o i_o say_v that_o the_o mean_n which_o a_o mother_n have_v to_o sanctify_v herself_o be_v reduce_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n to_o the_o christian_a education_n of_o her_o child_n it_o be_v st._n paul_n who_o teach_v we_o this_o truth_n when_o after_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o modesty_n which_o christian_n woman_n ought_v to_o use_v in_o their_o clothes_n and_o of_o the_o wariness_n they_o shall_v observe_v in_o their_o word_n particular_o in_o assembly_n as_o to_o what_o concern_v point_n of_o doctrine_n and_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n he_o add_v 1_o tim._n 2.15_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o the_o child_n they_o shall_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n by_o procure_v that_o they_o remain_v in_o faith_n in_o charity_n in_o sanctity_n and_o in_o a_o well_o regulate_v life_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v to_o christian_a woman_n according_a to_o the_o explication_n of_o st._n chrysostome_n my_o sister_n do_v not_o thrust_v in_o yourselves_o to_o procure_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o your_o neighbour_n by_o public_a instruction_n a_o woman_n meddle_v once_o only_o with_o teach_v and_o she_o ruin_v the_o whole_a world_n yet_o do_v not_o you_o afflict_v yourselves_o for_o this_o mischief_n and_o let_v not_o your_o heart_n sink_v at_o this_o reproach_n god_n have_v give_v you_o a_o mean_n to_o repair_v this_o injury_n which_o you_o have_v all_o receive_v in_o the_o
he_o from_o god_n and_o to_o link_v he_o to_o the_o creature_n seven_o because_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o pretend_v that_o one_o may_v make_v good_a use_n thereof_o and_o to_o do_v it_o in_o reverence_n to_o god_n chap._n 27._o eight_o because_o suppose_v there_o be_v some_o of_o they_o honest_a christian_n ought_v always_o to_o consider_v they_o not_o otherwise_o then_o as_o empoisoned_a honey_n whereof_o they_o can_v taste_v without_o danger_n of_o death_n chap._n 29._o final_o because_o the_o state_n of_o a_o christian_a in_o this_o life_n be_v to_o fly_v all_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n and_o to_o cause_v all_o his_o joy_n to_o consist_v in_o the_o tear_n of_o repentance_n in_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n and_o in_o the_o contempt_n of_o pleasure_n even_o the_o most_o innocent_a and_o the_o most_o lawful_a what_o be_v there_o my_o sister_n in_o all_o this_o which_o this_o great_a man_n allege_v against_o the_o show_n and_o spectacle_n of_o the_o ancient_a which_o may_v not_o be_v say_v of_o the_o comedy_n of_o these_o day_n be_v the_o christian_n of_o these_o time_n less_o oblige_v than_o they_o of_o the_o time_n of_o tertullian_n to_o quit_v the_o passion_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o mortify_v in_o themselves_o the_o desire_n which_o provoke_v they_o to_o seek_v for_o pleasure_n and_o divertisement_n be_v they_o less_o bind_v than_o they_o of_o the_o first_o age_n to_o labour_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o the_o evangelical_n perfection_n to_o weaken_v and_o conquer_v the_o passion_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o shun_v the_o object_n which_o excite_v they_o which_o entertain_v they_o and_o which_o strengthen_v they_o be_v they_o less_o oblige_v than_o those_o of_o former_a age_n to_o fly_v all_o that_o may_v wound_v the_o purity_n which_o god_n require_v of_o they_o and_o their_o eye_n and_o ear_n must_v they_o be_v less_o chaste_a than_o their_o tongue_n which_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o speak_v any_o vain_a and_o unbeseeming_a word_n as_o st._n paul_n express_o pronounce_v moreover_o the_o comedian_n of_o these_o time_n be_v they_o of_o more_o consideration_n in_o the_o world_n than_o those_o of_o former_a age_n what_o a_o corruption_n be_v it_o say_v tertullian_n 22._o tertul._n c._n 22._o to_o love_v they_o who_o the_o public_a law_n condemn_v to_o approve_v of_o they_o who_o they_o despise_v to_o extol_v a_o art_n and_o a_o employment_n at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o they_o be_v brand_v with_o infamy_n who_o do_v addict_v themselves_o unto_o it_o what_o be_v there_o in_o comedy_n which_o can_v be_v please_v to_o god_n eye_n be_v it_o the_o pomp_n and_o the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o clothes_n be_v it_o the_o dexterity_n of_o the_o actor_n to_o excite_v in_o themselves_o and_o in_o other_o criminal_a passion_n be_v it_o the_o industry_n wherewith_o the_o musical_a air_n be_v accommodate_v to_o the_o subject_n and_o render_v proper_a to_o strengthen_v the_o say_a passion_n be_v it_o the_o 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tertullian_n chap._n 25._o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o god_n and_o at_o a_o time_n when_o all_o the_o sense_n be_v embusied_a to_o feed_v upon_o the_o vain_a pleasure_n which_o be_v there_o present_v unto_o they_o and_o where_o the_o thought_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o gesture_n to_o the_o word_n and_o to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o actor_n that_o which_o tertullian_n esteem_v to_o be_v the_o great_a scandal_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o spectacle_n of_o pagan_n be_v it_o not_o meet_v withal_o in_o comedy_n man_n and_o woman_n young_a gallant_n and_o young_a girl_n meet_v they_o not_o there_o together_o and_o appear_v they_o not_o there_o with_o all_o the_o gaity_n and_o pleasingness_n possible_a go_v they_o not_o thither_o as_o this_o great_a man_n say_v with_o this_o sole_a design_n and_o disposition_n to_o see_v there_o and_o to_o be_v there_o see_v and_o the_o approbation_n they_o give_v with_o common_a voice_n to_o the_o comedian_n and_o the_o joy_n they_o feel_v to_o meet_v together_o in_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v they_o not_o as_o so_o many_o spark_n which_o increase_v the_o secret_a fire_n burn_v in_o their_o heart_n insomuch_o as_o one_o may_v say_v that_o each_o one_o of_o they_o after_o his_o manner_n act_v there_o his_o part_n and_o that_o ofttimes_o the_o actor_n do_v but_o represent_v what_o pass_v secret_o among_o the_o person_n who_o behold_v they_o tertullian_n therefore_o say_v nothing_o against_o the_o spectacle_n of_o the_o ancient_n which_o may_v not_o be_v apply_v with_o justice_n to_o the_o comedy_n of_o our_o time_n and_o in_o this_o sort_n my_o sister_n if_o i_o fear_v not_o to_o extend_v myself_o too_o far_o have_v not_o undertake_v to_o write_v against_o comedy_n but_o only_a to_o show_v you_o the_o obligation_n you_o have_v to_o withdraw_v your_o child_n from_o they_o i_o can_v make_v it_o manifest_a unto_o you_o that_o all_o which_o st._n cyprian_n or_o the_o author_n of_o that_o treatise_n of_o spectacle_n which_o be_v among_o 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