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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06390	A dialogue between custom and veritie concerning the vse and abuse of dauncing and minstrelsie	Lovell, Thomas.	1581 (1581)	STC 16860; ESTC S109641	21,954	68

they would not at all receie it I studied with my self in what sorte I might deal that they might accept it At the last remembering that some delight in prose and some in verses I addressed my self to comprehend this argument in vearses though not pleasant to the eares of such as delight in vanitie yet I hope by Gods woorking profitable to the harts of such as reioyce in Veritie that thereby some might taste how good and holsome this medicine is and if may be that one kinde of meat diuersly dished may prouoke diuers mens appetites to taste of it and one bit may 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 another so that they may féed wel of the same Now that if may be certenly knowen that I minister the same that they doo I haue referred the readers to the same gardines and borders from whence they gathered the seuerall herbes wherof this compound is made so that not the substance but the manner of dressing of it is altered And if this may be a meane to ad though it be but one to the nūber of them which by their diligent labor haue been restored I haue my desire and the perfect recouery of one disordered person beeing reclaimed from the vnchristian prophaning of the Sabboth by the wicked practises before mentioned shall reioyce me more then all the scoffing taunts of curious braines shall make me sory for my plaine and simple handling heerof the which is doon partely of set purpose for the capacitie of the ignorant that they might reap the more profit to their better instruction And I dout not but either the graue sentences of heathenish men wil mooue some euen for shame lest they should be woorse then heathens or the godly sayings of christians wil perswade them or the diuine maiestie of the testimonies of Gods woord constraine them to renounce these vaine delights of the flesh and delight them selues in the holy exersises of faithful christians But that it may take the better effect I haue thought good in some respect to follow the godly practise of the Apostle Saint Paule Gal. 2.2 who after he had certain yéeres preached the gospel among the gentiles went vp to Ierusalem and declared to them that were chéef of the Apostles that gospel which he had preached among the Gentiles lest by any meanes he should run or had run in vaine not that the Apostle douted of the doctrine which he had taught or that the certentie of faith dependeth vpon the concent of men but that he had a brotherly looue towards the babes in Christe which had scarcely tasted of sound doctrine that his painfull preaching might be more profitable vnto thē he sought to take away the stumbling blocke which the deceiuers false teachers had cast in their way to hinder their edificatiō namely that the doctrin which he taught was cōtrary to the doctrine of the Apostles This was a great tēptation to the weak cōsciences of yung christians to hear that the chéefe doctors and principall pyllars of the Church did disagre and dissent in doctrin Paul therfore by conferring with the Apostles and therby making it manyfest that their doctrine was all one and that it was a deuilishe lye which was bruted abrode by the seducers touching the contrarietie of his doctrine with Peters the other Apostles taketh away that let whereby Sathan craftily went about to stay the the frée course of the gospell For when this was apparaunt his former laboures perished not as fruteles and he might goe forward with the more frute In like manner dealeth this subtil serptē in this cause I haue in hād for he would bear the simple folke in hād that this heathnish dauncing and vaine piping hath not béen gainsaid but of late and that by yung heads which haue little learning and that such which for age are more graue and for knowledge are of more sound iudgement doo either holde with or at the least not against the same and so would kéep them in practise stil Therfore to redresse this mischéef and to prooue that the Deuil héerin speaketh of him self béeing the father of lyes and that that which hath béen alredy taught either by preaching or writing or heerafter shal be touching these abuses may become more profitable to the ignorant people I thought good to dedicate this my simple labour vnto you good Maister Crowley and Maister Brasbridge of whome the one for his olde age beeing found in the way of righteousnes is to be honored as a reuerend Father the other in respect of that which he hath doon towards me is of mée to be reuerenced as a liberall Maister and bothe for your singuler knowledge to be heard of all men as learned Maisters in Israell For I dout not but many when they shall sée your learned consents héervnto wil imbrace that which héertofore they haue reiected without due consideration or diligent examination of the matter Especally it shall confirme many of your natiue contrie men which are by Gods mercyful gifts reclaimed from those fleshly vanities when they shall perceiue that you the godly fame of whose effectuall faith soundeth among vs approoue that which they haue receiued of their owne pastours I therfore not douting of the matter for I certainly knowe that such abuses are not tollorable nor yet fearing the proofe of it for I am throughly perswaded that it is sufficient for such which are not contentious but onely that it might be more profitable to our countrie where these abuses are ouermuch vsed craue your godly consents héer vnto and desire to publish it vnder the protection of your names who are wel knowen to be careful furtherers of all godlynes Which God graunt if it be his wil that ye may long be to the great aduauncement of his glory the singuler profit of his Church and the continuall quiet and comfort of your owne consciences Yours to commaund in the Lord Thomas Louell To the Readers of this tretise Robert Crowley wisheth the direction of Gods spirit YOu haue heer deer Christiās the labours of Thomas Louell a faithful minister of Chrste and disposer of Gods secrets vveerin he hath shevved himself godly painful and learned Godly in seeking to set foorth Gods glory in suppressing yea rather rooting out of vice and aduauncing of vertue in laboring to reduce the Saboth or dayes of rest to their right vse in striuing to stoppe the cours of vvanton youth in Christians in discharging the office of a good Pastor not only in ministring of spirituall foode to the sheep of his ovvne folde but also in vvriting vvhich may be profitable to the vvhole flock that Christe hath bought vvith so deere a price Painful he hath shevved hīself in that he hath doon this in a dialogue or talk betvveen tvvoo vvherin is obiected and fullie aunsvvered vvhatsoeuer the fleshly minded is or can be able to obiect agaīst that vvhich he taketh in hand to teach Yea and further he hath doon it in vearse vvherī is