Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	follow_v	foreign_a	good_a	10	3	2.0868	3	false

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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

spectator_n he_o have_v much_o inveigh_v which_o i_o think_v shall_v for_o ever_o shame_n and_o silence_v all_o such_o graceless_a christian_n who_o dare_v to_o plead_v for_o stageplay_n give_v out_o that_o none_o but_o some_o few_o foolish_a puritan_n do_v ever_o yet_o condemn_v they_o infallible_o evidence_n unto_o all_o man_n conscience_n that_o stageplay_n desperate_o vitiate_v and_o deprave_v man_n mind_n and_o manner_n precipitate_v they_o into_o all_o vice_n all_o wickedness_n and_o lewdness_n whatsoever_o and_o that_o they_o be_v unsufferable_a contaminate_v pernicious_a plague_n in_o any_o well-ordered_a state_n which_o cause_v these_o very_a pagan_a emperor_n state_n and_o magistrate_n thus_o solemn_o to_o exile_v they_o and_o these_o their_o author_n to_o declaim_v against_o they_o to_o pass_v from_o these_o to_o christian_n we_o shall_v find_v both_o christian_a prince_n republikes_n author_n of_o ancient_a and_o modern_a time_n concur_v with_o these_o former_a pagan_n in_o these_o their_o doom_n of_o play_n and_o actor_n it_o be_v story_v by_o 415.416_o josephus_n that_o when_o as_o king_n herod_n will_v have_v bring_v stageplay_n cirque-playes_a and_o other_o spectacle_n into_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o have_v erect_v a_o beautiful_a theather_n and_o amphitheatre_n adorn_v with_o caesar_n title_n and_o inscription_n ibidem_fw-la the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o lewes_z though_o foreign_a spectator_n much_o admire_v and_o delight_v in_o his_o spectacle_n perceive_v that_o these_o play_n do_v whole_o tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o ancient_a receive_a country_n discipline_n and_o fear_v that_o some_o great_a inconvenienc●_n to_o their_o commonwealth_n will_v follow_v upon_o this_o alteration_n think_v it_o their_o duty_n to_o maintain_v their_o public_a discipline_n which_o be_v now_o decline_v though_o it_o be_v with_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o life_n and_o not_o to_o suffer_v herod_n to_o proceed_v with_o these_o his_o spectacle_n shut_v up_o their_o city_n gate_n against_o they_o which_o when_o herod_n perceive_v he_o begin_v to_o pacific_a and_o persuade_v they_o with_o good_a word_n to_o admit_v of_o these_o his_o play_n which_o prevayl_v nothing_o with_o many_o he_o endeavour_v to_o introduce_v these_o play_n among_o they_o perforce_o whereupon_o ten_o of_o the_o jew_n conspire_v together_o to_o murder_v he_o while_o he_o be_v sit_v in_o the_o theatre_n behold_v these_o his_o interlude_n which_o they_o have_v certain_o effect_v have_v not_o this_o their_o conspiracy_n be_v casual_o detect_v of_o which_o herod_n take_v advantage_n accomplish_v his_o desire_n and_o so_o bring_v these_o his_o theatrical_a interlude_n into_o jerusalem_n by_o mean_n whereof_o say_v josephus_n pray_v mark_v the_o dangerous_a consequence_n ibidem_fw-la the_o jew_n depart_v more_o and_o more_o from_o their_o country_n rite_n and_o corrupt_v the_o inviolable_a institution_n of_o their_o ancestor_n with_o foreign_a invention_n and_o delight_n so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a decline_a and_o degenerate_v of_o their_o good_a manner_n into_o worse_a the_o discipline_n decay_v whereby_o the_o people_n be_v won●_n before_o this_o time_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o order_n such_o vigorous_a venom_n be_v there_o in_o these_o stageplay_n both_o to_o subvert_v their_o state_n and_o discipline_n and_o corrupt_v their_o manner_n the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v thus_o both_o real_a witness_n and_o example_n to_o confirm_v my_o minor_n truth_n who_o i_o have_v here_o rank_v among_o christian_n as_o be_v then_o opposite_a unto_o pagan_n i_o now_o come_v to_o real_a christian_n it_o be_v story_v of_o constantine_n the_o great_a that_o b._n very_o first_o and_o most_o famous_a christian_a roman_n emperor_n who_o name_n we_o english_a man_n have_v special_a cause_n to_o honour_n he_o be_v 145._o bor●e_n breed_v and_o first_o crown_v king_n and_o emperor_n here_o in_o england_n his_o mother_n helena_n be_v a_o british_a woman_n to_o 3._o that_o he_o whole_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o secular_a stageplay_n of_o the_o gentile_n make_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o consulship_n ●o_o drive_v away_o plague_n and_o disease_n contemn_v and_o reject_v these_o their_o interlude_n at_o which_o these_o pagan_a gentile_n grieve_v much_o after_o which_o be_v establish_v in_o his_o empire_n he_o do_v by_o public_a edict_n 87.88_o abolish_v all_o the_o ceremony_n rite_n lascivious_a custom_n and_o obscenity_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o interdict_v all_o gladiatory_a play_n and_o interlude_n as_o intolerable_a pernicious_a evil_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o nerva●_n nerva_n gladiatoribus_fw-la constantius_n 5._o valentinian_n 174._o honorius_n 174._o arcadius_n and_o gladiatoribus_fw-la playes●_n against_o which_o 42._o divers_a father_n do_v declaim_v as_o barbarous_a and_o unchristian_a spectacle_n not_o tolerable_a in_o any_o civil_a state●_n with_o which_o our_o tumultuous_a bloody_a tragedy_n have_v too_o near_o affinity_n i_o find_v theodosius_n the_o great_a who_o 87.88_o banish_v all_o womendancer_n player_n and_o singer_n by_o a_o public_a edic●_n as_o the_o plague_n of_o those_o place_n and_o city_n where_o they_o be_v tolerate_v not_o only_o suppress_v and_o inhibit_v all_o stageplay_n and_o cirque-playes_a a●_n antioch_n and_o stop_v up_o all_o cirques_n and_o theater_n as_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o wickedness_n and_o the_o nursery_n of_o all_o those_o mischief_n that_o spring_v up_o in_o city_n as_o 424._o chrysostome_n at_o large_a relate_v and_o i_o likewise_o find_v both_o he_o valentinian_n and_o gratian_n together_o with_o valens_n the_o emperor_n enact_v these_o public_a law_n against_o stageplay_n and_o common_a actor_n well_o worthy_a observation_n 10._o that_o no_o stageplay_n shall_v be_v act_v on_o the_o lordsday_n that_o stage-player_n and_o women-actors_a shall_v be_v quite_o debar_v from_o the_o sacrament_n as_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o play_v and_o that_o the_o sacrament_n shall_v not_o be_v administer_v to_o they_o in_o their_o extremity_n when_o as_o they_o lie_v upon_o their_o deathbed_n though_o they_o desire_v it_o unless_o the●_n do_v first_o renounce_v their_o wicked_a lewd_a profession_n and_o protest_v solemn_o that_o they_o will_v not_o return_v unto_o it_o again_o in_o case_n they_o shall_v recover_v such_o be_v their_o detestation_n against_o common_a actor_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n against_o play_n themselves_o which_o make_v their_o actor_n so_o base_a so_o execrable_a to_o these_o christian_a emperor_n 61._o justinian_n the_o emperor_n promulgate_v this_o pious_a edict_n that_o all_o sort_n of_o clergy_n man_n together_o with_o all_o other_o christian_n shall_v refrain_v not_o only_o from_o di●e_a play_n and_o dicer_n company_n but_o likewise_o from_o the_o very_a act_n and_o behold_v of_o stage_n play_v and_o theatrical_a spectacle_n because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o those_o pomp_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o christian_n solemn_o renounce_v when_o they_o be_v baptize_v leo_n and_o anthemius_n two_o worthy_a christian_a emperor_n make_v this_o most_o pious_a edict_n 124._o all_o fea●t-dayes_n or_o holy_a day_n dedicate_v to_o the_o most_o high_a god_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v up_o or_o solemnize_v with_o any_o pastime_n or_o excursion_n we_o therefore_o decree_v the_o lordsday_n to_o be_v always_o so_o honourable_a and_o venerable_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v exempt_v from_o all_o execution_n admonition_n bayles_n appearance_n arrest_n law-suite_n and_o controversy_n which_o shall_v all_o th●n_v cease_v let_v all_o advocate_n and_o crier_n than_o be_v silent_a let_v there_o be_v then_o a_o kind_n of_o tr●ce_n for_o a_o space_n that_o so_o adversary_n may_v safe_o meet_v together_o upon_o it_o without_o fear_n and_o reconcile_v themselves_o one_o to_o the_o other_o etc._n etc._n neither_o release_n the_o employment_n of_o this_o religious_a day_n do_v we_o permit_v any_o one_o to_o be_v occupy_v in_o obscene_a pleasure_n let_v not_o the_o theatrical_a scene_n nor_o the_o cirque_fw-la combat_n or_o the_o dol●full_a spectacle_n of_o wild_a beast_n claim_v any_o liberty_n to_o themselves_o on_o this_o day_n and_o if_o any_o solemnity_n to_o be_v celebrate_v either_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o coronation_n or_o nativity_n shall_v chance_v to_o happen_v upon_o it_o let_v it_o be_v put_v off_o to_o some_o other_o time_n if_o any_o person_n shall_v ever_o hereafter_o presume_v to_o be_v present_a at_o stageplay_n on_o lordsday_n this_o holiday_n or_o if_o the_o apparitor_n of_o any_o judge_n under_o pretext_n of_o any_o public_a or_o private_a business_n shall_v violate_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v decree_v by_o this_o law_n he_o shall_v undergo_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o office_n and_o the_o sequestration_n of_o his_o patrimony_n o_o that_o this_o godly_a law_n be_v now_o in_o force_n with_o christian_n then_o play_n and_o pastime_n on_o lordsday_n evening_n will_v not_o be_v so_o frequent_a then_o those_o who_o have_v serve_v god_n at_o prayer_n and_o sermon_n in_o the_o day_n time_n will_v not_o

the_o presence_n of_o some_o godly_a man_n at_o stageplay_n can_v never_o make_v play-assembly_n good_a in_o god_n or_o man_n esteem_n when_o good_a and_o bad_a man_n join_v together_o in_o religious_a duty_n the_o goodness_n of_o 21._o the_o lesser_a part_n denominate_v the_o whole_a and_o make_v it_o good_a in_o god_n in_o m●ns_n account_n because_o the_o end_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o convention_n be_v god_n glory_n but_o when_o good_a and_o bad_a confederate_a themselves_o together_o in_o any_o delight_n of_o sin_n 1.4.21_o god_n look_v not_o on_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o good_a but_o upon_o the_o wickedness_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a condemn_v all_o for_o a_o 22._o congregation_n of_o evil_a doer_n because_o the_o object_n the_o end_n of_o these_o their_o conventicle_n be_v unlawful_a when_o gracious_a and_o graceless_a person_n shall_v fit_v promiscuous_o together_o in_o a_o playhouse_n behold_v some_o profane_a lascivious_a interlude_n with_o delight_n not_o only_o god_n himself_o but_o even_o saint_n and_o angel_n frown_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o fraternity_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o a_o satanical_a unchristian_a assembly_n as_o the_o 27._o father_n testify_v because_o the_o most_o of_o they_o be_v such_o &_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o meet_v be_v such_o wherefore_o since_o the_o whole_a conventicle_n of_o playhaunter_n in_o god_n in_o angel_n in_o holy_a man_n esteem_n be_v always_o evil_a notwithstanding_o the_o presence_n of_o some_o few_o godly_a one_o these_o play_n themselves_o must_v certain_o be_v execrable_o odious_a to_o all_o good_a christian_n who_o h._n must_v abandon_v all_o lewd_a companion_n even_o in_o this_o respect_n actus_fw-la 5._o scaena_fw-la prima_fw-la fiftly_o stage-play_a must_v needs_o be_v abominable_a unlawful_a unto_o christian_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o manner_n of_o action_n and_o of_o all_o those_o several_a part_n concomitant_n and_o circumstance_n that_o attend_v they_o from_o whence_o i_o raise_v this_o fifteen_o argument_n 15._o that_o who_o manner_n of_o action_n part_n concomitant_n and_o several_a circumstance_n be_v sinful_a must_v certain_o be_v l._n abominable_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n 1_o thess._n 5.22_o but_o such_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o action_n part_n concomitant_n and_o several_a circumstance_n of_o stageplay_n therefore_o they_o be_v certain_o abominable_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n the_o major_n need_v no_o confirmation_n because_o such_o as_o the_o form_n the_o part_n and_o circumstance_n be_v such_o questionless_a be_v the_o whole_a the_o minor_a i_o shall_v evidence_n by_o a_o particular_a discussion_n first_o of_o the_o very_a manner_n of_o act_v stageplay_n wherein_o i_o shall_v examine_v first_o the_o hypocrisy_n second_o the_o obscenity_n and_o lasciviousness_n three_o the_o gross_a effeminacy_n four_o the_o extreme_a vanity_n and_o folly_n which_o necessary_o attend_v the_o act_n of_o play_n second_o of_o the_o several_a part_n 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festival_n will_v they_o not_o take_v up_o that_o speech_n in_o salvian_n 138._o ecce_fw-la quales_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la christum_fw-la colunt_fw-la falsum_fw-la plane_n illud_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la aiunt_fw-la se_fw-la bona_fw-la discere_fw-la quod_fw-la jactant_fw-la se_fw-la sanctae_fw-la legis_fw-la praecepta_fw-la retinere_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la bona_fw-la discerent_fw-la boni_fw-la essent_fw-la talis_fw-la profecto_fw-la secta_fw-la est_fw-la quales_fw-la et_fw-la sectatores_fw-la hoc_fw-la sunt_fw-la absque_fw-la dubio_fw-la quod_fw-la docentur_fw-la apparet_fw-la itaque_fw-la prophetas_fw-la quos_fw-la habent_fw-la impuritatem_fw-la docere_fw-la et_fw-la apostolos_fw-la quos_fw-la legunt_fw-la nefaria_fw-la sensisse_fw-la et_fw-la evangelia_n quibus_fw-la imbuuntur_fw-la haec_fw-la quae_fw-la ipsi_fw-la faciunt_fw-la praedicare_fw-la postremo_fw-la sancta_fw-la à_fw-la christianis_fw-la fierent_fw-la si_fw-la christus_fw-la sancta_fw-la docuisset_fw-la 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facinus_fw-la et_fw-la prodigiosum_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la ausae_fw-la sint_fw-la improbae_fw-la mentes_fw-la in_o the_o christmas_n season_n armant_n se_fw-la ad_fw-la peccandum_fw-la per_fw-la christi_fw-la nomen_fw-la auctorem_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la svi_fw-la scele●is_fw-la deum_fw-la faciunt_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la interdictor_fw-la ac_fw-la vindex_fw-la malorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la christus_fw-la sit_fw-la dicunt_fw-la se_fw-la scelus_fw-la quod_fw-la agunt_fw-la agere_fw-la pro_fw-la christo._n such_o be_v our_o graceless_a unchristian_a christmas_n live_v who_o when_o as_o our_o saviour_n daily_o cry_v unto_o we_o 5.16_o let_v your_o light_n so_o shine_v before_o man_n that_o they_o may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n and_o glorify_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n we_o on_o the_o contrary_n live_v so_o in_o the_o christmas_n season_n that_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o other_o time_n that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o infidel_n and_o pagan_n may_v open_o behold_v our_o 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