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A dialogue agaynst light, lewde, and lasciuious dauncing wherin are refuted all those reasons, which the common people vse to bring in defence thereof. Compiled and made by Christopher Fetherston.
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Fetherston, Christopher.
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STC 10835; ESTC S112556
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cannot worke Whereby their maisters doe reape but small gaynes If maisters especially those which haue dauncers to their seruauntes did well consider with them selues what great discommodities doe arise vnto them by their seruauntes dauncing they woulde giue the ministrels money to hold their peace faster then the dauncers woulde giue them money to pipe and yet they shoulde be no leesers by it at the yeeres ende But nowe will I prooue in a woorde or two that dauncing is no recreation for the mynde All Philosophers do graunt this in generall y t temperatura animise quitur temperaturam corporis that the temperature of the minde doeth folow the temperature of the body Whiche wordes doe serue very much to the ouerthrowing of your position For if so bee it the bodie be made sluggish and sleepie with dauncing and altogether vnapt to doe any thing as I haue before sufficiently proued then must the minde needes bee brought into like case So that you see that whereas you saide that dauncing was a recreation both for body minde I haue proued it to be neyther a recreation for the bodie nor yet for the minde Iu. You haue made a fayre speake of it it were great pitie but you were shut vp in a Cloyster amongst Monkes you can leade such a sober life Min. If I coulde not leade a more sober life then they I might well inough daunce for truely the sins which amongst them are committed doe farre passe your dauncing and yet is it badde ynough They are not sober and holy because they seeme so to bee They doe washe the outside of the cuppe and platter but within they are full of deadly poyson They are like paynted sepulchres which on the outside doe seeme fayre and beautifull but in wardly they are full of dead mens bones and all filthines Iu. You are out of your text sir I pray you returne to it againe Will you then admitte no recreation at all for those which are labourors take great paynes all the whole weeke in their vocation Min. Yes that I will and that such a recreation as shall be acceptable in the sight of God and laudable in the sight of the godly Iu. And I pray you sir what is that Min. When a man hath kept the first part of the fourth commaundement which is this that hee must labour all the whole sixe dayes and doe all that he hath to doe let him keepe the seuenth day whiche is the Sabboath day holy vnto the Lorde That is `let him rest from bodily labour and let him attende vnto Gods hestes let him behaue him selfe as a true Christian ought and as it becommeth him whiche will bee a good keeper and sanctifier of the Sabboth day so shall he finde recreation both for his body and also for his minde Iu. Nay not so me thinke ye cannot proue that by this eyther the bodye or minde is recreated Min. Yes truely both of them for first and foremost it is a great recreation to a wearie bodie to haue rest for as the olde prouerbe goeth Fessum quies plurimum inuat rest is no small helpe to a wearie man And truely this rest he shall haue if hee keepe the Sabboath according to gods holy will and pleasure Againe if you doe well remember I sayde euen nowe that that doeth recreate y e body which maketh it more apt and able to do that which it ought And truely rest doeth this For as we do vnbende our bowes when as they haue bin long bent to the ende they may shoote more strongly when as wee doe bende them againe so laboring meÌ„ do graÌ„t some rest to their bodies y t when meÌ„ go to worke againe they may both bee stonger to labour and also endure longer As for the mind who seeth not that it taketh great recreation by keeping the Sabboth day aright And to the ende I may better proue this to bee true let vs briefly consider what ought to bee the exercise of a Christian vpon that day wherein hee resteth from bodily labour He must repayre vnto the Church where all the faithfull are gathered together to offer vp their sacrifice euen that spirituall sacrifice which is spoken of by the prophete Dauid in the 50. Psalme Which is prayse prayer and thankesgiuing This done he must ioyne with them in prayer vnto the Lorde lifting vp cleane handes towardes the holy heauens where dwelleth God euen the father of our Lorde Iesus Christ Then must he giue eare vnto that whiche is red and taught by the minister he must heare marke and learne so much as he possiblie caÌ„ If opportunitie shall serue he must receiue the Sacramentes of the bodye and blood of our Sauiour Christ and that woorthilye and thankefully Hee muste meditate vppon that which hee hath hearde when hee returneth home againe Hee must visite the sicke he must clothe the naked hee must helpe those whiche are in neede and necessitie if hee bee able he must procure concorde where discorde hath beene finally â—ee must bewayle his sinnes and be heartily sorye for that whiche is past and hee must determine with him selfe that hee will neuer commit the same againe Who so doeth these thinges shall no doubt haue his minde wel recreated For when a man is wearied with sinne when hee seeth death destruction before his face due vnto him for his sins whereby it commeth to passe y â— he is euen swalowed vp of sorrowe what greater ioy can chaunce vnto him then to heare out of the woorde of God whiche is redde euerye Sabboath these sweete comfortes Come vnto me all yee that traueile and be heauie laden and I will refreshe you Whosoeuer shall beleue he shalbe saued Who so euer shall beleeue shall not bee confounded and many hundreth moe then these Iu. Will you then permitte those men whiche haue laboured sore all the whole weeke to haue no pastime vpon the sunday Min. Better pastime then that whiche I haue spoken of can they not vse neyther can they possiblie passe the time after a better sort for by such pastime shal they redeeme the time whiche they haue lewdly let passe Iu. Yea but wil you not permit them to vse some sport or play vpoÌ„ sundayes as dauncing bowling and such like Min. You harpe still vpon that one string which methinkes maketh no good harmonie I can in no case permit that which god hath not permitted in his law for if I should adde any therto great plagues should be added vnto me I am no pope I caÌ„not grant men licences to sin Iu. But howe doe you proue out of the commaundements that we may not daunce vpon the sundayes Min. Wee must keepe holy the Sabboath day therefore wee muste not daunce vpon the Sabboath day Iu. This agreeth as well as if I shoulde saye there is a bridge at Rochester therfore there is a barge at Billingsgate Min. Not so neyther for mine argument hangeth better together then so Iu. Howe doe you proue
receiued as much as I haue desired but more then I haue deserued So that I thought my selfe bound by duetie not onely to doe this but also to praye vnto God vncessantlye for your worship whom I beseech long to preserue you in life and health and also to endew you with such graces as shall bee necessarie for your calling to the which God together with his sonne Christ and the holy Ghost â—e all prayse glorie and honour nowe and for euer Amen Yours in the Lord alwaies Christopher Fetherston ¶ To the Christian reader C. F. wisheth grace mercie and peace from God the father from our Lord Iesus Christ AS Iron fornaces doe not at y â— first blowing send out the greatest nor yet the soundest sowes of IroÌ„ yet those which are then cast are not cast away As out of the finest fountayne of water there doeth not at the first issue out the greatest aboundaunce of water yet men doe not refuse but rather chuse the same if it be but onely quia noua delectant because they are delighted in nouelties so gentle reader authours do not at the first publishe eyther in quantitie the biggest or in qualitie the best bookes and yet are not they ashamed to put forth these their first labours sithens nisi per principia ad summuÌ„ peruenire non possunt they can not come vn to perfection but by certayne beginnings Which thing being so doeth not a litle encourage me to publishe this poore peece of woorke of mine which is so simple that it is scant worthie to appeare in print and also I am the more bolde to let it show the face because I hope that the good and godly will gratefully accept the same if it be but onely because it is some testimonie of my good will which I beare towardes them The seely shepheard hauing no better stuffe presented vnto a famous prince a greasie bottle full of fayre water the poore farmer hauing no greater store gaue vnto a rich Citizen his lande lorde a fewe apples and poore Conon presented vnto the king a seely roote in token of his good will All which did thankefully accept these simple gyftes nothing respecting the giftes but the good will of the giuer Whose examples hoping the godly will followe in receiuing this simple gift of mine I pray instantly vnto the Lorde God almightie that it woulde please his diuine maiesty to finish that good worke which hee hath begun in them and that he will dayly increase in them that hunger and thirst which they haue after righteousnes so shall they be sure to be satisfied in the life to come with the fruition of those ioyes which all those shall haue which loue Christ and his comming Which ioyes the Lorde God graunt vnto vs all for his mercies sake Amen ¶ A Dialogue against dauncing wherein are refuted all those reasons which the common people of the countrey vse to bring in the defence of dauncing Compiled by Christopher Fetherston Iuuenis Minister Iuuenis GOD giue you good morrow good maister Vicar Minister And you the like good Iuuenis and as I doe desire him to giue you a good morrowe so I beseeche him to graunt that you may bestowe this whole day in such exercise as may tende to the setting foorth of his glorie the profit of this common wealth and the health of your owne soule Iu. I thanke you most heartily sir for your gentle wish but I pray you sir how fare all our friendes in Vbique the broadest parishe as I suppose in Ailgna Min. They enioy the health of the bodie and I coulde wishe they were aswell endewed with the health of y â— soule Iu. I am glad to heare that they be in bodily health for truely I stooÌ„de somwhat in dout least all thinges had not gone well amongst you because I see you walke so soberly in these goodly greene fieldes which are not only pleasant to the eye but do also seÌ„d out such a fragrant smell froÌ„ those sweet flowres wherewith they are adorned that mee thinke they should cause you rather to laugh then weepe make you rather sing then procure your sorrowe Min. It is so in deede yet the pleasure whiche I doe bere take doeth not so much augmeÌ„t my solace as other things do encrease my sorrow neither can chose sightes whiche I nowe see with the eyes of my body so much make memerrie as those things which I nowe beholde with the eyes of my minde doe cause me to mourne Iu. I pray you sir if I may bee so bould as to aske you what thinges bee these which do so turne your solace into sorrowe Min. Upon condition you wil resolue me the like questioÌ„ I do grant to tel you Iu. I will if your question shal seeme resonable Min. The first then of all these is this When as I doe consider with my selfe with what great good giftes the Lorde God almightie hath endued man and especially howe he hath giuen vnto him a Pilote most prudent to gouerne him vppon the surging seas of this mortall life which is euen reason howe hee hath giuen vnto him all thinges whiche are necessarie for this present life how he hath made him lower then the Angels to crown him with maiestie and honour how he hath giuen his only sonne Christ Iesus to die for man that man might bee deliuered from eternal death destruction howe he hath suffered him to be set at naught to the ende man myght bee bought howe hee hath suffered him to be payned that man might bee gayned how he hath suffered him to be scourged that by his stripes man might bee healed howe he hath suffered him to be accursed that man might bee deliuered from the curse so often doeth it make mee sobbe and sigh to see howe vngratefully man doeth behaue him selfe towardes so kinde a father Agayne when as I come nigher home and looke rounde about me in this our Countrey of Ailgna and doe well waigh with my selfe with what blessings the Lorde hath endewed vs aboue all other nations and howe wee by our lewde and wicked liues doe more dishonor him almost theÌ„ any nation vnder the sunne It maketh me to burst out into bitter teares and to bewayle our great vnthankfulnesse What nation vnder the heauens hath tasted of those blessinges whereof wee haue had great abundance or vnto what countrey in all the world hath the Lorde been so fauourable as vnto this of ours The heauens are not made vnto vs as brasse nor the earth is not vnto vs as Iron but the cloudes droppe fatnesse and the earth yeeldeth her encrease and yet beholde more blessings then these Our oxen are strong to labour and our sheepe bring foorth thousandes and tenne thousandes and yet beholde more blessings then these There is no leading into captiuitie neyther any complayning in our streetes and yet beholde more blessings then these Wee haue a prudent Princes a gracious Queene a godly Iudith a chast Susanna