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meretricious_a lust-exciting_a apparel_n be_v questionless_a unseemly_a yea_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n but_o our_o ordinary_a theatrical_a interlude_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n act_v and_o frequent_v in_o such_o apparel_n therefore_o they_o be_v questionless_a unseemly_a yea_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n the_o major_n be_v warrant_v not_o only_o by_o deut._n 22.5_o isaiah_n 3.16_o to_o 24._o zeph._n 1.8_o 2_o king_n 9.30_o prov._n 7.10_o jer._n 4.30_o ezech._n 23.40_o 41._o luk._n 7.25_o 1_o tim._n 2.4_o 10._o 1_o pet._n 3.3_o which_o condemn_v all_o such_o apparel_n as_o unbeseeming_a christian_n but_o likewise_o by_o tertullian_n de_fw-fr habitu_fw-la muliebri_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr cultu_fw-la faeminarum_fw-la lib._n philo_n judaeus_fw-la de_fw-fr fortitudine_fw-la lib._n pag._n 1005.1006_o &_o de_fw-fr mercede_fw-la meretricis_fw-la non_fw-la accipienda_fw-la in_o â—acrarium_fw-la lib_n p._n 1161.1162_o by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n paedag._n lib._n 2._o c._n 10.12_o &_o 12._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o to_o 9.11_o by_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr habitu_fw-la virginum_fw-la lib._n by_o ambros._n de_fw-fr instit._n virgin_n &_o de_fw-fr virginibus_fw-la lib._n 3._o by_o basil._n ascetica_fw-la cap._n 12._o &_o comment_n in_o isaiah_n c._n 3._o by_o nazienzen_n oratio_fw-la 27._o p._n 460._o &_o adversus_fw-la mulieres_fw-la ambitiosius_fw-la seize_v ornantes_fw-la p._n 992_o etc._n etc._n which_o i_o will_v our_o plastered_a pompous_a jezebâ—ls_n will_v peruse_v by_o cyrillus_n alexandrinus_n in_o hesaiam_n lib._n 1._o c._n 3._o by_o hierom._n epist._n 7._o c._n 3._o epist._n 8._o c._n 5.10_o epist._n 10._o c._n 2.3_o epist._n 16._o c._n 2._o epist._n 23._o &_o adversus_fw-la jovinianum_fw-la c_o 9_o by_o chrysostome_n hom._n 31._o in_o matth._n &_o hom._n 8._o in_o 1_o tim._n 2._o by_o augustine_n de_fw-fr doctrina_fw-la christiana_n l._n 4._o c._n 21._o &_o epist._n 73._o by_o fulgentius_n epist._n 3._o ad_fw-la probam_fw-la by_o bernard_n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la vivendi_fw-la sermo_n 9_o by_o primasius_n ambrose_n sedulius_n remigius_n theodoret_n deda_n haymo_n rabanus_n maurus_n theophylact_n oecumenius_n anselm_n glossa_fw-la ordinaris_fw-la lyra_n master_n john_n calvin_n marlorat_n aretius_n danaeus_n mayer_n byfield_n and_o most_o other_o commentator_n on_o the_o 1_o tim._n 2.9_o and_o on_o the_o 1_o pet._n 3.3_o by_o alexander_n alensis_n theologiae_n summa_fw-la pars_fw-la 4._o quaest._n 11._o artic._n 2._o sect_n 4._o alexander_n fabritius_n destructorium_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la pars_fw-la 6._o c._n 2._o p._n q._n alvarus_n pelagius_n de_fw-fr planctu_fw-la ecslesiae_fw-la lib._n 2._o artic._n 76._o fol._n 250._o lydij_fw-la waldensia_n pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 358._o aeneas_n silvius_n epist._n lib._n 1._o epist._n 166._o joannes_n fredericus_fw-la de_fw-fr luxu_fw-la vestium_fw-la lib._n by._n bishop_n hooper_n bishop_n babingtonâ—_n master_n calvin_n perkins_n dod_n downbam_n brinsly_n lake_n elton_n williams_n on_o the_o 7._o commandment_n and_o sundry_a other_o divine_n in_o their_o treatise_n of_o apparel_n pride_n and_o luxury_n and_o in_o their_o exposition_n on_o isaiah_n 3_o and_o the_o forequote_v scripture_n who_o absolute_o censure_n the_o very_a â—se_n and_o wear_n of_o such_o apparel_n much_o more_o the_o ordinary_a abuse_n of_o it_o in_o lascivious_a interlude_n as_o 58._o be_v the_o incendiary_n of_o lust_n the_o fomentation_n of_o pride_n the_o occasion_n of_o adultery_n the_o 2._o badge_n of_o incontinency_n conclude_v it_o to_o be_v altogether_o unlawful_a for_o chaste_a for_o sober_a christian_n and_o fit_a for_o none_o but_o strumpet_n lib._n who_o be_v common_o most_o count_n in_o their_o attire_n most_o gawdy_a and_o new-fangled_a in_o their_o clothes_n whence_o they_o 6._o applaud_v the_o lacedaemonian_n law_n that_o none_o but_o common_a prostitute_a strumpet_n shall_v wear_v any_o costly_a or_o glorious_a apparel_n the_o better_a to_o deter_v all_o chaste_a and_o sober_a person_n 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immodest_a apparel_n as_o fit_v for_o no_o place_n but_o the_o stew_n or_o sâ—age_n so_o he_o condemn_v not_o only_o 11._o play_v themselves_o but_o even_o the_o 10._o delicacy_n the_o effeminacy_n the_o costlinesse_n and_o lustâ—ulnesse_n of_o that_o apparel_n wherein_o they_o be_v act_v witness_v â—5_n tertullian_n who_o write_v
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this_o dissolute_a and_o unruly_a age_n for_o first_o the_o scripture_n do_v positive_o inform_v we_o 10.21_o that_o righteousnesseâ—_n have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o unrighteousness_n nor_o light_n with_o darkness_n that_o christ_n have_v no_o coâ—cord_n with_o belial_n that_o he_o that_o believe_v have_v no_o part_n nor_o portion_n with_o a_o infidel_n that_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n have_v no_o agreement_n wiâ—h_o idol_n and_o that_o we_o can_v drink_v the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o cup_n of_o deâ—ils_n nor_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o of_o the_o table_n of_o devil_n if_o then_o christ_n if_o christian_n and_o infidel_n have_v no_o communion_n great_a reason_n be_v it_o 6._o that_o they_o shall_v not_o intercommon_a in_o these_o heathenish_a spectacle_n and_o delight_n of_o sin_n second_o all_o christian_n have_v vow_v in_o their_o baptism_n to_o forsake_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n the_o pompes_z and_o vanity_n of_o this_o wicked_a 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â—o_o his_o child_n to_o anticipate_v all_o occasion_n which_o may_v withdraw_v they_o from_o he_o to_o idolatry_n do_v oft_o time_n prohibit_v they_o to_o imitate_v the_o fashion_n custom_n vanity_n habit_n rite_n or_o ceremony_n of_o infidel_n and_o heathen_a gentile_n for_o fear_n lest_o one_o thing_n shall_v draw_v on_o another_o by_o degree_n till_o they_o be_v quite_o apostatise_v to_o idolatry_n and_o seduce_v from_o the_o faith_n whereupon_o 1448._o saint_n augustine_n exhort_v all_o christian_n to_o prohibit_v the_o use_n of_o all_o diabolical_a interlude_n vacillation_n and_o song_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o that_o no_o christian_n shall_v exercise_v any_o of_o these_o because_o by_o this_o he_o be_v make_v a_o pagan_a since_o therefore_o the_o imitation_n of_o pagan_a custom_n pleasure_n and_o delight_n be_v but_o so_o many_o ingredient_n and_o 30._o allective_n to_o paganism_n and_o gross_a idolatry_n and_o since_o they_o alienate_v or_o at_o least_o in_o some_o degree_n 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be_v they_o such_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o idolatrous_a unwarrantable_a and_o unchristian_a end_n to_o which_o they_o be_v destinate_a and_o design_v at_o the_o first_o the_o chief_a and_o primarie_a end_n of_o invent_v institute_v or_o personate_n stageplays_a be_v the_o 206._o superstitious_a worship_n or_o at_o least_o wise_a the_o pacification_n or_o atonement_n of_o jupiter_n bacchus_n neptune_n the_o muse_n flora_n apollo_n diana_n venus_n victoria_n or_o some_o such_o devill-god_n or_o goddess_n which_o the_o idolatrous_a pagan_n do_v adore_v to_o who_o honour_n name_n and_o memory_n these_o play_n which_o be_v always_o act_v and_o celebrate_v heretofore_o as_o the_o ensue_a author_n testify_v on_o those_o festival_n and_o solemn_a day_n which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o special_a service_n and_o commemoration_n of_o these_o idol_n be_v at_o first_o devote_a that_o stageplays_a yea_o and_o theater_n or_o playhouse_n too_o be_v primary_o invent_v for_o the_o honour_n and_o 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57_o other_o pagan_a author_n but_o likewise_o of_o tatianus_n oratio_fw-la adversus_fw-la
of_o the_o earth_n and_o quite_o exile_v from_o the_o tongue_n and_o pen_n of_o christian_n as_o be_v the_o original_a author_n and_o chief_a fomentor_n of_o idolatry_n 1._o the_o propagator_n of_o all_o sin_n and_o villainy_n and_o the_o very_a 12.2.30_o corrivall_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o sovereign_a deity_n they_o will_v yea_o do_v usurp_v the_o reviuall_n therefore_o of_o their_o name_n and_o memory_n the_o varnish_n of_o they_o with_o fresh_a and_o lively_a colour_n in_o our_o stageplays_a with_o affectation_n and_o delight_n must_v needs_o be_v evil_a because_o it_o thwart_v the_o lord_n good_a pleasure_n six_o because_o those_o play_n and_o poem_n which_o be_v fraught_v with_o the_o genealogy_n name_n and_o history_n of_o heathen_a god_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o revive_v that_o heathenism_n and_o propagate_v that_o idolatry_n which_o the_o light_n and_o power_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v long_o since_o abolish_v it_o be_v the_o unanimous_a resolution_n of_o according_o sundry_a 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god_n unto_o his_o face_n for_o first_o these_o heathenish_a oath_n and_o imprecation_n or_o invocation_n of_o pagan_a god_n 11._o do_v give_v a_o kind_n of_o tacit_a yea_o attribute_v a_o manifest_a divinity_n to_o these_o idol_n since_o nothing_o be_v â—o_o be_v invocate_v or_o swear_v by_o either_o in_o sport_n or_o earnest_n 14._o but_o god_n alone_o now_o to_o attribute_v a_o deity_n to_o these_o pagan_a god_n 18.26_o who_o villainy_n do_v manifest_v they_o to_o be_v worse_o than_o man_n it_o be_v gross_a idolatry_n certain_o if_o the_o read_n of_o a_o lecture_n of_o some_o heathen_a god_n if_o the_o still_n of_o a_o idol_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n without_o this_o addition_n heathen_a idol_n or_o dunghill_n god_n if_o the_o receit_n of_o a_o blessing_n from_o a_o pagan_n mouth_n 32._o which_o in_o truth_n be_v rather_o a_o curse_v than_o a_o blessing_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o idol_n without_o reject_v or_o disapproove_v it_o be_v flat_a idolatry_n as_o 24._o â—ertullian_n with_o 86._o other_o have_v affirm_v because_o it_o give_v a_o approbation_n to_o these_o idol_n and_o ascribe_v a_o covert_a divinity_n to_o they_o then_o much_o more_o must_v the_o admiration_n the_o invocation_n the_o imprecation_n and_o exclamation_n in_o these_o idol_n name_n which_o be_v frequent_a in_o our_o stageplays_a be_v palpable_a and_o gross_a idolatry_n e._n which_o be_v the_o high_a sin_n and_o iussell_v god_n out_o of_o his_o throne_n second_o these_o oath_n and_o imprecation_n as_o they_o be_v exceed_o heathenish_a and_o profane_a unbeseeming_a christian_a mouth_n or_o ear_n as_o they_o be_v ridiculous_a vain_a and_o foolish_a and_o so_o within_o the_o verge_n 4._o of_o vain_a and_o foolish_a word_n which_o god_n condemn_v and_o will_v at_o last_o severe_o judge_n so_o they_o be_v a_o direct_a breach_n of_o the_o three_o commandment_n 12_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a in_o that_o they_o attribute_v the_o name_n and_o prerogative_n of_o god_n to_o 18.15_o idol_n which_o be_v the_o great_a vanity_n of_o the_o world_n yea_o vanity_n itself_o and_o a_o manifest_a violation_n of_o these_o peremptory_a injunction_n 5.12_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n my_o brethren_n swear_v not_o no_o commandment_n not_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n unless_o we_o be_v lawful_o call_v to_o it_o much_o less_o by_o the_o name_n of_o pagan_a devill-idoles_a which_o be_v â—â—_o the_o worst_a the_o vain_a and_o profane_v oath_n therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v odious_a and_o abominable_a yea_o displease_v unto_o god_n and_o dangerous_a unto_o us._n three_o these_o oath_n these_o invocation_n and_o imprecation_n as_o they_o renew_v those_o heathenish_a and_o infernal_a deity_n 79.80_o who_o memory_n shall_v for_o ever_o rot_v so_o they_o do_v likewise_o engender_v heathenism_n and_o profaneness_n in_o man_n life_n and_o speech_n according_o they_o alienate_v man_n heart_n and_o thought_n from_o god_n and_o heavenly_a thing_n they_o tip_v their_o tongue_n with_o vanity_n and_o profaneness_n which_o â—_o shall_v flow_v with_o grace_n and_o holiness_n they_o stamp_v their_o life_n and_o action_n with_o dissoluteness_n and_o gracelessness_n they_o cause_v they_o 10.4_o to_o live_v without_o god_n in_o this_o world_n and_o to_o admire_v 13._o and_o relish_v heathen_a deity_n and_o discourse_n more_o than_o god_n or_o his_o soule-saving_a word_n how_o may_v how_o dare_v we_o then_o approve_v they_o how_o can_v we_o but_o condemn_v they_o yet_o lo_o the_o impious_a and_o strange_a profaneness_n yea_o the_o impudent_a and_o sottish_a idolatry_n of_o our_o sinful_a age_n which_o not_o only_o tolerate_v and_o applaud_v but_o likewise_o justify_v and_o defend_v the_o name_n and_o invocate_a of_o the_o swear_v and_o exclaim_v by_o these_o hellish_a heathenish_a devill-idoles_a in_o despite_n of_o god_n command_n with_o these_o two_o witty_a or_o rather_o c._n impudent_a pretence_n and_o
evasion_n 1_o first_o that_o these_o idol_n be_v invocate_v adiur_v name_v imprecate_v and_o swear_v by_o in_o sport_n and_o merriment_n only_o not_o serious_o or_o in_o earnest_n second_o that_o they_o be_v utter_v by_o way_n of_o proxy_n or_o representation_n only_o not_o as_o the_o word_n or_o oath_n of_o the_o actor_n but_o of_o some_o feign_a person_n who_o part_n they_o represent_v so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o with_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o reason_n fore-alleadged_n 1._o to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o the_o heathen_a poet_n do_v nominate_v invocate_v adjure_v adore_v and_o supplicate_v these_o idol_n and_o discourse_n of_o all_o their_o genealogy_n villainy_n and_o obscenity_n 12._o but_o in_o a_o fabulous_a and_o sport_v manner_n and_o that_o in_o theatrical_a interlude_n and_o poem_n as_o we_o now_o do_v yet_o this_o the_o fore-recited_a 80._o father_n tax_v in_o they_o as_o gross_a idolatry_n as_o a_o abominable_a and_o filthy_a crime_n if_o then_o this_o be_v detestable_a and_o idolatrous_a in_o they_o who_o know_v not_o god_n must_v it_o not_o be_v much_o more_o so_o in_o we_o who_o not_o only_o know_v he_o but_o profess_v he_o too_o certain_o if_o their_o fabulous_a and_o jest_a discourse_n of_o these_o idol_n be_v a_o notorious_a crime_n 12â—_n we_o can_v be_v less_o than_o a_o abominable_a and_o transcendent_a wickedness_n second_o the_o scripture_n know_v no_o such_o distinction_n between_o jest_n and_o earnest_n they_o enjoin_v we_o peremptory_o 23.13_o not_o to_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o name_n of_o idol_n 20.7_o not_o to_o invocate_v or_o adjure_v they_o 23.7_o not_o to_o swear_v by_o they_o 12.3_o but_o utter_o to_o abolish_v both_o their_o memory_n name_n and_o relic_n which_o precept_n be_v universal_a negative_n admit_v of_o no_o evasion_n if_o then_o we_o may_v not_o name_v they_o implore_v they_o or_o swear_v by_o they_o at_o all_o 6._o much_o less_o may_v we_o do_v it_o by_o way_n of_o sport_n or_o merriment_n since_o it_o be_v more_o tolerable_a less_o heinous_a to_o sin_n in_o earnest_n upon_o some_o pretend_a necessity_n 11._o though_o no_o necessity_n can_v once_o authorise_v or_o force_v we_o for_o to_o â—inne_n then_o thus_o to_o sin_n in_o jest_n three_o if_o this_o distinction_n of_o break_v god_n commandment_n in_o jest_n or_o earnest_n shall_v be_v warrantable_a then_o every_o man_n 13.9_o as_o many_o do_v will_v daily_o violate_v they_o by_o way_n of_o sport_n and_o merriment_n not_o in_o earnest_n and_o yet_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o sinner_n because_o they_o sin_n in_o jest_n and_o so_o all_o god_n law_n shall_v be_v evacuate_v religion_n undermine_v and_o sin_n make_v a_o jest_n four_o this_o invocate_a name_v and_o swear_v by_o these_o heathen_a god_n in_o jest_n be_v far_o more_o odious_a and_o sinful_a then_o to_o do_v it_o in_o good_a earnest_n out_o of_o ignorant_a superstition_n or_o blind_a devotion_n he_o that_o sin_n thus_o in_o jest_n and_o merriment_n b._n sin_n more_o witting_o wilful_o contemptuous_o and_o presumptuous_o than_o he_o that_o sin_n in_o earnest_n he_o contemn_v and_o slight_v both_o god_n and_o these_o his_o precept_n more_o he_o love_v and_o approve_v sin_n more_o 16._o he_o fear_v and_o hate_v it_o less_o he_o sin_n upon_o few_o and_o less_o weighty_a provocation_n than_o those_o who_o sin_n in_o earnest_n therefore_o his_o sin_n be_v far_o more_o heinous_a and_o abominable_a than_o they_o be_v or_o this_o his_o own_o have_v be_v have_v he_o commit_v it_o with_o great_a seriousness_n as_o the_o pagan_n do_v five_o king_n solomon_n inform_v we_o 205._o that_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o fool_n to_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o pastime_n to_o do_v wicked_o 19_o that_o he_o who_o deceive_v his_o neighbour_n much_o more_o than_o he_o who_o 6.7_o think_v to_o deceive_v god_n yea_o deceive_v himself_o and_o say_v be_o i_o not_o in_o jest_n be_v as_o a_o madman_n who_o cast_v abroad_o firebrand_n arrow_n and_o death_n if_o then_o we_o make_v a_o mock_n and_o sport_n of_o the_o name_n and_o oath_n of_o idol_n we_o prove_v ourselves_o 4._o but_o fool_n and_o madman_n and_o cast_v abroad_o firebrand_n arrow_n and_o death_n to_o our_o own_o eternal_a ruin_n six_o these_o lusorie_n and_o sport_v oath_n and_o imprecation_n by_o or_o discourse_n of_o these_o idole-god_n may_v now_o as_o well_o engender_v heathenism_n and_o idolatry_n or_o foment_n a_o secret_a atheism_n in_o man_n heart_n 80._o as_o they_o do_v in_o former_a time_n yea_o they_o do_v as_o real_o revive_v the_o name_n the_o relic_n and_o memory_n of_o curse_a idol_n which_o â—hould_v putrify_v and_o perish_v in_o oblivion_n lethe_n and_o as_o 70._o effectual_o propagate_v all_o profaneness_n as_o if_o they_o be_v utter_v in_o the_o most_o serious_a earnest_n this_o jest_a distinction_n therefore_o of_o jest_n and_o earnest_n can_v neither_o palliate_v nor_o salve_v this_o fester_a sore_n nor_o justify_v these_o pagan_a and_o infernal_a oath_n and_o passage_n which_o christian_n must_v abominate_a unless_o they_o mean_v to_o deify_v the_o devil_n and_o adore_v these_o idol_n last_o the_o take_n of_o god_n name_n in_o vain_a be_v simple_o evil_a yea_o so_o evil_a 25._o that_o god_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a but_o the_o attribute_v of_o a_o divinity_n to_o these_o idol_n the_o still_n of_o they_o god_n the_o supplicate_a and_o adjure_v of_o they_o together_o with_o the_o swear_n by_o they_o as_o god_n with_o approbation_n and_o delight_n and_o that_o by_o way_n of_o sport_n and_o merriment_n only_o without_o any_o necessary_a or_o urgent_a cause_n which_o be_v frequent_a in_o our_o stageplay_n be_v the_o 4._o high_a take_v of_o god_n name_n in_o vain_a since_o both_o the_o merriment_n passage_n idol_n outhe_n imprecation_n yea_o the_o g._n very_a actor_n spectacle_n and_o interlude_n themselves_o be_v whole_o vain_a therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v sinful_a in_o despite_n of_o this_o evasion_n to_o the_o second_o that_o they_o be_v utter_v by_o way_n of_o proxy_n or_o representation_n only_o not_o as_o the_o word_n the_o oath_n and_o imprecation_n of_o the_o poet_n or_o actor_n but_o of_o those_o feign_a person_n who_o part_n they_o represent_v i_o answer_v first_o that_o 63._o it_o be_v sinful_a to_o utter_v yea_o to_o hear_v and_o read_v such_o heathenish_a discourse_n oath_n and_o imprecation_n as_o these_o with_o approbation_n and_o applause_n because_o the_o forequote_v scripture_n do_v condemn_v they_o second_o it_o be_v infallible_o true_a 6.5_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v bear_v his_o own_o iniquity_n and_o answer_v for_o his_o sin_n it_o be_v likewise_o as_o unquestionable_o true_a 12.3_o that_o these_o pagan_a oath_n and_o passagesâ—_n be_v sin_n and_o that_o 14_o they_o shall_v beâ—_n impute_v as_o sin_n to_o some_o man_n because_o no_o sin_n can_v ever_o subsist_v without_o its_o proper_a subject_n if_o then_o all_o this_o be_v grant_v on_o who_o shall_v all_o these_o oath_n these_o heathenish_a discourse_n and_o imprecation_n light_v on_o the_o person_n who_o part_n they_o help_v to_o fill_v why_o these_o be_v either_o feign_a or_o long_o since_o depart_v or_o suppose_v they_o be_v alive_a 2._o yet_o they_o give_v no_o allowance_n to_o they_o therefore_o they_o can_v rest_v on_o they_o neeâ—es_o than_o must_v they_o rest_v upon_o the_o poet_n actor_n and_o spectator_n head_n 9_o their_o soul_n shall_v answer_v for_o they_o all_o at_o last_o and_o then_o this_o vain_a evasion_n will_v not_o help_v they_o three_o this_o absurd_a delusion_n have_v neither_o colour_n ground_n nor_o warrant_v in_o the_o scripture_n which_o give_v commission_n unto_o none_o to_o act_n a_o othâ—rs_n part_n or_o pâ—rson_n on_o the_o stage_n c._n much_o less_o to_o personate_v another_o sin_n which_o be_v itself_o a_o heinous_a sin_n well_o worthy_a of_o a_o thousand_o death_n suppose_v that_o god_n shall_v enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o any_o play-poet_n or_o actor_n for_o these_o idolatrous_a imprecation_n profane_a and_o pagan_a oath_n or_o heathenish_a stage-plaies_a 5.10_o as_o he_o will_v sure_o do_v at_o last_o what_o answer_n can_v they_o make_v can_v they_o say_v that_o all_o be_v do_v in_o sport_v mirth_n or_o in_o the_o part_n and_o person_n of_o some_o other_o who_o give_v no_o such_o commission_n to_o they_o alas_o this_o plea_n will_v not_o aâ—aile_v they_o then_o let_v it_o not_o therefore_o gâ—ll_o and_o cheat_v they_o now_o questionless_a all_o such_o incarnate_a devil_n who_o dare_v to_o countenance_n admit_v applaud_v or_o act_n these_o idol_n person_n part_n name_n or_o oath_n in_o jest_n shall_v be_v damn_v for_o they_o in_o good_a earnest_n as_o it_o be_v witty_o and_o true_o say_v of_o nonresident_n and_o plurality_n minister_n
tragical_a in_o most_o of_o our_o comical_a interlude_n 81._o sin_n be_v the_o primary_n adequate_a and_o most_o proper_a subject_n of_o the_o play_n virtue_n a_o parenthesis_n only_o in_o the_o by_o sin_n be_v the_o mistress_n virtue_n but_o the_o handmaid_n which_o occasional_o sometime_o attend_v it_o vice_n have_v the_o whole_a at_o least_o the_o great_a share_n in_o all_o our_o stageplay_v poor_a virtue_n hardly_o find_v a_o part_n in_o any_o most_o part_n in_o none_o the_o virtue_n therefore_o that_o be_v act_v in_o our_o theater_n as_o they_o do_v not_o balance_v so_o they_o can_v justify_v nor_o excuse_v the_o vice_n second_o vice_n oft_o time_n act_n it_o part_v alone_o upon_o the_o stage_n with_o great_a applause_n whereas_o virtue_n seldom_o come_v upon_o it_o but_o accompany_v with_o a_o cloud_n of_o sundry_a spread_a vice_n which_o as_o 97._o they_o soon_o pierce_v the_o heart_n aâ—d_v insinuate_v into_o the_o affection_n and_o life_n of_o man_n than_o virtue_n so_o they_o 665._o deprave_v their_o mind_n and_o manner_n more_o than_o all_o the_o virtue_n of_o heathen_a man_n or_o idol_n can_v ever_o rectify_v they_o be_v they_o only_o act_v always_o magnify_v on_o the_o stage_n as_o therefore_o 10.1_o dead_a fly_n corrupt_v the_o ointment_n of_o the_o apothecary_n or_o as_o poison_n vitiate_v wholesome_a food_n so_o the_o contemper_n of_o some_o inferior_a virtue_n with_o more_o transcendent_a vice_n in_o our_o stageplay_n do_v either_o turn_n these_o virtue_n into_o 4._o poison_n or_o else_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o efficacy_n three_o the_o â—_z magnify_v on_o the_o theatre_n be_v only_o those_o of_o devill-god_n of_o graceless_a pagan_n or_o desperate_a wicked_a man_n who_o never_o have_v true_a virtue_n in_o they_o ibidem_fw-la no_o man_n be_v true_o virtuous_a but_o those_o who_o be_v true_o religious_a other_o as_o scypio_n cato_n fabritiê°_n regulus_n fabius_n aristides_n &_o the_o like_a may_v hauâ—_n the_o shadow_n of_o virtue_n in_o they_o not_o the_o substance_n 28._o which_o grow_v not_o in_o a_o devil_n a_o idol_n a_o pagan_a or_o wicked_a person_n but_o in_o a_o 4._o real_a christian_n heart_n wherein_o christ_n spirit_n dwell_v it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o all_o true_a virtue_n 1._o to_o conquer_v to_o expel_v all_o vice_n not_o to_o cohabit_v with_o it_o or_o submit_v unto_o it_o so_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a virtue_n seat_v in_o such_o person_n heart_n who_o virtue_n be_v inferior_a to_o or_o coexistent_a with_o their_o vice_n nay_o all_o the_o virtue_n of_o those_o divell-idol_n or_o heroic_a pagan_n which_o player_n use_v to_o act_v 14._o be_v contaminate_v deform_a and_o control_v by_o their_o vice_n to_o which_o they_o be_v enthral_v therefore_o they_o be_v not_o true_a but_o only_a g._n bastard_n virtue_n which_o have_v scarce_o the_o very_a husk_n of_o virtue_n in_o they_o since_o than_o their_o virtue_n be_v in_o truth_n no_o virtue_n but_o mere_a empty_a 20._o shadow_n of_o virtue_n or_o rather_o glitter_v sin_n as_o the_o 106._o father_n and_o ethnicorum_fw-la some_o other_o style_v they_o but_o their_o vice_n gross_a and_o real_a sin_n which_o plunge_n man_n soul_n in_o endless_a misery_n the_o act_n of_o these_o feign_a virtue_n which_o be_v as_o far_o from_o real_a virtue_n as_o player_n be_v from_o those_o who_o part_n they_o act_v can_v never_o balance_v much_o less_o excuse_n the_o personate_n of_o such_o execrable_a vice_n which_o hell_n itself_o can_v hardly_o parallel_v four_o the_o mutilated_a outside_n virtue_n of_o divell-god_n or_o graceless_a pagan_n 20._o as_o they_o can_v never_o make_v their_o imitator_n or_o spectator_n true_o verâ—â—ous_a so_o they_o be_v no_o fit_a pattern_n for_o a_o christian_a who_o have_v christ_n himself_o the_o paragon_n of_o all_o virtue_n together_o with_o all_o those_o saint_n and_o bless_a martyr_n who_o tread_v his_o footstep_n for_o his_o platform_n christian_n 4â—_n as_o they_o must_v excel_v all_o pagan_n much_o more_o than_o divell-idolâ—_a in_o their_o virtue_n so_o they_o have_v far_o more_o transcendent_a pattern_n of_o true_a virtue_n for_o to_o follow_v than_o the_o best_a of_o pagan_n be_v christ_n jesus_n be_v their_o 1.79_o guide_n 14.6_o their_o way_n 2.21_o their_o example_n g_o his_o virtue_n his_o grace_n must_v they_o imitate_v he_o only_o must_v they_o follow_v and_o none_o else_o but_o he_o or_o those_o 6.12_o glorious_a saint_n of_o he_o who_o walk_v as_o he_o have_v walk_v the_o supreme_a virtue_n of_o the_o most_o renown_a pagan_n be_v to_o inferior_a precedent_n for_o the_o mean_a christian_n the_o very_o worst_a of_o christian_n who_o shall_v ever_o enter_v heaven_n gate_n must_v transcend_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o best_a of_o pagan_n for_o the_o scripture_n be_v peremptory_a 11._o that_o except_o our_o righteusnesse_n exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n much_o more_o than_o the_o degenerate_a copper_n virtue_n of_o heathen_a infidel_n 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that_o be_v usual_o act_v in_o stageplay_n which_o be_v as_o sinful_a as_o various_a three_o of_o the_o ordinary_a apparel_n wherein_o play_n be_v act_v which_o be_v first_o of_o all_o womanish_a belong_v â—o_o the_o female_a sex_n second_o costly_a fantastical_a strange_a lascivious_a whorish_a provoke_v unto_o lewdness_n four_o of_o the_o several_a concomitant_n or_o circumstance_n of_o stageplay_n which_o i_o shall_v reduce_v to_o these_o four_o head_n lascivious_a dance_v amorous_n obscene_a song_n effeminate_a luâ—t-exciting_a music_n proâ—ufe_fw-fr inordinate_a lascivious_a laughter_n and_o vain_a theatrical_a applause_n omit_v all_o other_o adjunct_n show_n and_o circumstance_n of_o play_n which_o 14._o horace_n and_o some_o other_o mention_n as_o not_o so_o pertinent_a to_o our_o present_a purpose_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o first_o particular_a to_o wit_n the_o hypocrisy_n feign_v or_o dissimulation_n that_o be_v exercise_v in_o act_v stageplay_n 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so_o fruitless_a so_o reckless_a a_o purchase_n beside_o 17._o they_o involve_v man_n in_o the_o guilt_n of_o sundry_a sin_n which_o they_o little_o fear_v or_o suspect_v to_o the_o eternal_a hazard_n oâ—_n their_o soul_n which_o be_v a_o great_a deceit_n yea_o the_o very_a end_n why_o player_n act_v their_o interlude_n be_v 2._o only_o to_o cheat_v man_n money_n out_o of_o their_o purse_n by_o dishonest_a mean_n not_o give_v quid_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la the_o very_a groundwork_n therefore_o of_o this_o objection_n be_v but_o forge_v three_o admit_v that_o no_o man_n be_v cheat_v or_o prejudice_v by_o that_o counterfeit_n which_o accompany_v the_o act_n of_o all_o stageplay_n yet_o the_o mere_a act_n of_o the_o person_n part_n gesture_n office_n action_n passion_n especial_o of_o the_o sex_n vice_n anger_n fury_n love_n revenge_n and_o villainy_n of_o other_o man_n be_v it_o in_o sport_n in_o representation_n only_o be_v hypocriâ—iâ—_n for_o what_o else_o be_v hypocrisy_n in_o the_o 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profession_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o artificial_a hypocrisy_n and_o so_o a_o abominable_a and_o unchristian_a exercise_n for_o god_n 3.4_o who_o be_v truth_n itself_o 1.17_o in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o variableness_n no_o shadow_n of_o change_n 1.2_o no_o fein_v no_o hypocrisy_n as_o he_o have_v give_v a_o uniform_a distinct_a and_o proper_a be_v to_o every_o creature_n 25._o the_o bound_n of_o which_o may_v not_o be_v exceed_v so_o he_o require_v that_o the_o action_n of_o every_o creature_n shall_v be_v 5.8_o honest_a and_o sincere_a 12.1_o devoyde_v of_o all_o hypocrisy_n as_o all_o his_o action_n and_o their_o nature_n be_v hence_o he_o enjoy_v all_o man_n at_o all_o time_n 18._o to_o be_v such_o in_o show_n as_o they_o be_v in_o truth_n to_o seem_v that_o outward_o which_o they_o be_v inward_o to_o act_v themselves_o not_o other_o to_o 3.22_o imitate_v those_o man_n those_o grace_n which_o his_o word_n prescribe_v they_o not_o those_o accursed_a villainy_n which_o 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exceed_v great_a who_o commit_v hypocrisy_n a_o great_a a_o according_o double_a iniquity_n on_o the_o open_a theatre_n to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o make_v other_o sinful_a sport_n to_o pass_v away_o their_o precious_a time_n since_o than_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o premise_n that_o the_o very_a act_n of_o stageplay_n be_v hypocrisy_n as_o 23._o tertullian_n and_o lib._n cyprian_n together_o with_o irenaeus_n basil_n ambrose_n augustine_n chrysostome_n tatianus_n pascatius_fw-la ratbertus_n and_o the_o other_o before_o forequote_v author_n large_o teach_v we_o we_o may_v hence_o conclude_v they_o to_o be_v odious_a unto_o god_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v here_o close_o up_o this_o scene_n with_o this_o sixteen_o play-condemning_a argument_n that_o who_o very_a action_n be_v but_o mere_a hypocrisy_n but_o gross_a dissimulation_n must_v questionless_a be_v execrable_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n witness_v matth._n 23.13_o 14_o 15.23_o 27_o 28_o 29._o c._n 24.51_o luke_n 12.1_o gal._n 2.13_o 1_o tim._n 4.2_o jam._n 3_o 17â—_n and_o that_o excellent_a passage_n of_o of_o 23._o tertullian_n to_o our_o purpose_n recite_v in_o the_o margin_n but_o such_o and_o no_o other_o be_v the_o very_a action_n of_o stageplay_n as_o the_o precedent_a author_n together_o with_o the_o three_o blast_n of_o retreat_n of_o from_o stageplay_n and_o theater_n p._n 110._o to_o 117._o expreâ—ly_n testify_v therefore_o they_o must_v questionless_a be_v execrable_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n even_o in_o this_o respect_n scaena_fw-la secunda_fw-la second_o as_o the_o hypocrisy_n even_o so_o the_o lasciviousness_n of_o act_v stageplay_n do_v draw_v a_o inexpiable_a guilt_n upon_o they_o as_o this_o seventeen_o argument_n will_v demonstrate_v 17._o that_o who_o very_a action_n be_v 296._o obscene_a lascivious_a amorous_a and_o unchaste_a must_v needs_o be_v hateful_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n but_o such_o be_v the_o very_a action_n of_o stageplay_n therefore_o 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be_v serious_o repent_v of_o a_o sin_n to_o which_o the_o 4._o gentile_n and_o other_o wicked_a man_n be_v give_v over_o a_o sinâ—e_n 26._o for_o which_o god_n threaten_v to_o punish_v the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n a_o sin_n which_o 21.27_o disinherit_v and_o shut_v man_n out_o of_o heaven_n a_o sin_n which_o sundry_a according_o father_n have_v plentiful_o condemn_v as_o mis-beseeming_a christian_n who_o very_a outward_a gesture_n and_o deportment_n ought_v to_o be_v modest_a chaste_a and_o holy_a ibid._n as_o become_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ._n the_o mayor_n therefore_o be_v unquestionable_a the_o minor_a be_v abundant_o ratify_v first_o by_o the_o concurrent_a testimony_n of_o sundry_a father_n and_o modern_a author_n who_o from_o hence_o condemn_v all_o stageplay_n because_o the_o act_n of_o they_o be_v obscene_a and_o amorous_a witness_v tertullian_n despectaculis_fw-la lib._n cap._n 17._o o_o we_o be_v command_v write_v he_o to_o put_v away_o all_o wantonness_n and_o 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which_o defile_v a_o man_n be_v utter_v only_o with_o his_o
many_o ingenuous_a witty_a comely_a youth_n devote_v unto_o god_n in_o baptism_n to_o who_o they_o owe_v themselves_o their_o service_n be_v ofttimes_o by_o their_o graceless_a parent_n even_o whole_o consecrate_v to_o the_o stage_n the_o 52._o devil_n chapel_n as_o the_o father_n phrase_n it_o where_o they_o aâ—e_v train_v up_o in_o the_o it_o school_n of_o vice_n the_o playhouse_n as_o if_o their_o nature_n be_v not_o prone_a enough_o to_o sin_n unless_o they_o have_v the_o help_n of_o art_n to_o back_v they_o to_o the_o very_a excess_n of_o all_o effeminacy_n to_o act_v those_o womanish_a whorish_a part_n which_o pagan_n will_v even_o blush_v to_o personate_v and_o be_v this_o a_o laudable_a as_o many_o a_o player_n trivial_a venial_a harmless_a thing_n as_o most_o repute_v it_o be_v this_o a_o light_n a_o despicable_a effeminacy_n for_o man_n for_o christian_n thus_o to_o adulterate_a emasculate_a metamorphose_v and_o debase_v their_o noble_a sex_n thus_o purposely_o yea_o affect_o to_o unman_v unchristian_a uncreate_v themselves_o if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v and_o to_o make_v themselves_o as_o it_o be_v neither_o man_n nor_o woman_n but_o monster_n a_o sin_n as_o bad_a nay_o worse_o than_o any_o 3._o adultery_n offer_v a_o kind_n of_o violence_n to_o god_n own_o work_n and_o all_o to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o this_o lib._n to_o exhilerate_v a_o confluence_n of_o unchaste_a effeminate_a vain_a companion_n or_o to_o become_v competent_a actor_n on_o a_o stage_n according_o the_o great_a infamy_n that_o can_v befall_v a_o ancient_a pagan_a roman_a or_o a_o christian_a be_v this_o a_o mean_a a_o pardonable_a wickedness_n to_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o nature_n to_o educate_v those_o in_o the_o very_a discipline_n and_o school_n of_o satan_n 6.7_o who_o shall_v be_v train_v up_o in_o the_o admonition_n fear_n and_o nurture_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v more_o deep_o 2â—15_n enthrall_v to_o the_o devil_n bondage_n all_o their_o day_n 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play-affronting_a argument_n will_v evince_v that_o who_o very_a action_n in_o its_o best_a acception_n be_v but_o ridiculous_a folly_n and_o vanity_n 5._o must_v certain_o be_v unseemly_a yea_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n but_o such_o be_v the_o very_a action_n of_o stageplay_n therefore_o they_o must_v certain_o be_v unseemly_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n the_o major_n be_v evident_a first_o because_o the_o scripture_n condemn_v 9.9_o all_o vanity_n and_o 3.12â—_n folly_n together_o with_o 3.9_o all_o vain_a all_o foolish_a action_n person_n speech_n word_n gesture_n as_o dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a evil_n ibid._n which_o draw_v man_n by_o degree_n to_o great_a sin_n 312._o to_o serious_a mischief_n command_v man_n with_o all_o 85.8_o not_o to_o return_v again_o to_o folly_n 7.25_o there_o be_v wickedness_n and_o madness_n in_o it_o n._n to_o abandon-fol_o and_o vanity_n which_o 25._o promote_v not_o the_o eternal_a beatitude_n of_o their_o soulâ—s_n 14.7_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o foolish_a man_n when_o as_o they_o perceive_v not_o in_o he_o the_o lip_n of_o knowledge_n second_o because_o c.d._n vanity_n and_o folly_n be_v the_o very_a matter_n seminary_n and_o seed_n of_o sin_n of_o wickedness_n there_o 10._o be_v nothing_o worse_o than_o they_o the_o minor_a as_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o concurrent_a testimony_n of_o the_o forequote_v father_n act_n 3._o scene_n 7._o so_o it_o be_v such_o a_o experimental_a know_a truth_n that_o it_o be_v lose_v labour_n for_o to_o prove_v it_o for_o what_o else_o be_v the_o personate_n of_o the_o clown_n the_o fool_n the_o fantasticke_n the_o lover_n the_o distract_v discontent_a lascivious_a furious_a angry_a person_n part_n but_o profess_a vanity_n or_o ridiculous_a affect_a folly_n yea_o what_o else_o be_v the_o whole_a action_n of_o play_n but_o well_o personate_v vanitatum_fw-la vanity_n artificial_a folly_n or_o a_o less_o bedlam_n frenzy_n he_o who_o shall_v serious_o survey_v 3._o the_o ridiculous_a childish_a inconfiderate_a yea_o mad_a and_o beastly_a action_n gesture_n speech_n habit_n prank_n and_o foolery_n of_o actor_n on_o the_o stage_n if_o he_o be_v not_o childish_a foolish_a or_o frentique_a himself_o must_v needs_o deem_v all_o stage-player_n child_n fool_n or_o bedlam_n since_o they_o act_v such_o part_n such_o prank_n yea_o use_v such_o gesture_n speech_n raiment_n compliment_n and_o behaviour_n in_o jest_n which_o none_o but_o child_n fool_n or_o madman_n do_v act_n or_o use_v in_o earnest_n there_o be_v ibidem_fw-la â—o_o difference_n at_o all_o between_o a_o fool_n a_o fantastic_a a_o bedlam_n a_o whore_n a_o pander_n a_o cheater_n a_o tyrant_n a_o drunkard_n a_o murderer_n a_o devil_n on_o the_o stage_n for_o his_o part_n be_v ofttimes_o act_v and_o those_o who_o be_v such_o in_o truth_n but_o that_o the_o former_a be_v far_o worse_o far_o more_o inexcusable_a than_o the_o latter_a because_o they_o wilful_o make_v themselves_o that_o in_o sport_n to_o foment_n 280._o the_o more_o than_o childish_a folly_n of_o some_o vain_a spectator_n which_o these_o other_o be_v perchance_o from_o natural_a necessity_n or_o at_o least_o from_o colourable_a ground_n apollog_n flendas_fw-la dixerim_fw-la a_o ridendas_fw-la ineptias_fw-la the_o foolery_n the_o ridiculousnesse_n of_o act_v play_n be_v such_o that_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o man_n shall_v more_o bewail_v it_o or_o deride_v it_o sure_o i_o be_o though_o â—ew_a spectator_n can_v find_v tear_n to_o deplore_v the_o sinfulness_n yet_o most_o of_o they_o can_v afford_v laughter_n to_o deride_v the_o vanity_n the_o folly_n of_o act_v play_n since_o therefore_o 20._o vanity_n and_o folly_n be_v the_o genuine_a proper_a object_n of_o derision_n and_o man_n voluptuous_a smile_n the_o laughter_n play_v occasion_n which_o be_v their_o chief_a end_n be_v a_o sufficient_a evidence_n of_o their_o excessive_a folly_n and_o so_o ground_n enough_o for_o christian_n for_o all_o man_n to_o condemn_v they_o as_o vanity_n as_o foolery_n as_o 5._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n and_o other_o father_n do_v at_o large_a declare_v and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o considerable_a thing_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o act_v stageplay_n scaena_fw-la qvinta_o the_o second_o circumstance_n considerable_a in_o the_o form_n of_o act_v play_n be_v the_o several_a part_n and_o person_n sustain_v in_o they_o which_o suggest_v this_o twenty_o play-oppugning_a argument_n 20._o those_o play_n who_o very_a part_n and_o person_n be_v sinful_a yea_o abominable_a be_v certain_o unseemly_a unlawful_a unto_o christian_n but_o 85._o such_o be_v the_o part_n the_o person_n most_o frequent_a in_o all_o stageplay_n therefore_o they_o be_v certain_o unseemly_a unlawful_a uâ—to_n christian_n the_o mayor_n be_v irrefragable_a because_o 164._o such_o as_o the_o part_n be_v such_o be_v the_o whole_a which_o be_v compose_v of_o they_o if_o the_o part_n than_o be_v evil_a the_o intiretie_a that_o spring_v out_o 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thief_n murderer_n parricide_n drunkard_n parasite_n prodigal_n hypocrite_n
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man_n idle_a or_o play_v go_v forth_o upon_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o thou_o maiâ—t_v find_v some_o play_v upon_o and_o sing_v to_o the_o harp_n other_o shout_v and_o dance_v other_o sit_v and_o revile_v their_o neighbour_n other_o wrestle_v do_v the_o preacher_n call_v to_o the_o church_n all_o of_o they_o grow_v lazy_a and_o make_v delay_n do_v the_o harp_n or_o trumpet_n sound_a all_o of_o they_o present_o run_v as_o if_o they_o be_v wing_v ibidem_fw-la we_o behold_v the_o spectacle_n of_o the_o church_n we_o see_v the_o lord_n christ_n lie_v on_o the_o table_n the_o ceraphyn_n sing_v a_o thrice_o holy_a song_n the_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o presence_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o prophet_n echo_v the_o angel_n sing_v alleluia_n all_o thing_n spiritual_a all_o thing_n worthy_a salvation_n all_o thing_n procure_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n these_o thing_n hear_v he_o that_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n but_o what_o see_v he_o who_o run_v to_o playhouse_n diabolical_a 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the_o harp_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n or_o do_v any_o servile_a work_n this_o day_n be_v allot_v for_o the_o rest_n of_o servant_n and_o hireling_n for_o this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n let_v we_o rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a therein_o etc._n etc._n salvian_n be_v yet_o more_o punctual_a to_o our_o purpose_n hear_v but_o his_o word_n for_o all_o the_o other_o father_n 195.196_o we_o prefer_v say_v he_o pastime_n before_o the_o curch_n of_o god_n we_o despise_v the_o lord_n table_n and_o honour_n theater_n final_o beside_o other_o thing_n which_o prove_v the_o same_o this_o which_o i_o now_o say_v manifest_v it_o to_o be_v true_a for_o if_o it_o fall_v out_o as_o often_o it_o do_v that_o at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n a_o holiday_n be_v keep_v and_o common_a play_n proclaim_v i_o demand_v of_o every_o man_n conscience_n which_o
indispose_v to_o repentance_n play_n be_v the_o 209._o birdlime_n the_o enchant_a 2.26_o snare_n of_o satan_n with_o which_o he_o 652._o captivate_v and_o entangle_v soul_n through_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n they_o be_v his_o chief_a instrument_n to_o expel_v all_o godly_a sorrow_n from_o man_n heart_n to_o stupefy_v to_o cauterise_n their_o conscience_n to_o banish_v the_o very_a fear_n and_o thought_n of_o sin_n out_o of_o their_o mind_n to_o remove_v the_o sense_n the_o sting_n of_o conscience_n &_o iniquity_n far_o from_o their_o soul_n to_o lull_v their_o heart_n asleep_a in_o deep_a security_n 9_o to_o chase_v away_o far_o from_o they_o all_o thought_n of_o hell_n of_o death_n of_o damnation_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n to_o forestall_v all_o help_n all_o preparative_n all_o mean_n all_o motive_n to_o repentance_n and_o to_o withhold_v man_n from_o it_o alas_o how_o can_v he_o loath_a sin_n in_o the_o street_n 6._o who_o delight_v in_o it_o in_o the_o playhouse_n how_o can_v he_o mourn_v for_o it_o in_o his_o closet_n who_o sport_n himself_o with_o it_o in_o the_o theatre_n how_o can_v he_o weep_v for_o it_o in_o secret_a 404._o who_o thus_o laugh_v at_o it_o in_o public_a how_o can_v he_o look_v upon_o it_o with_o detestation_n in_o himself_o who_o make_v it_o his_o recreation_n when_o it_o be_v act_v by_o other_o how_o can_v he_o renounce_v abhor_v condemn_v it_o at_o home_n who_o thus_o applaud_v affect_n admire_v it_o abroad_o certain_o he_o can_v never_o make_v sin_n his_o great_a grief_n who_o make_v the_o representation_n of_o it_o his_o chief_a mirth_n he_o can_v never_o make_v ribaldry_n adultery_n whoredom_n incest_n and_o the_o like_a the_o everlasting_a object_n of_o his_o hatred_n who_o make_v the_o hear_n the_o see_v the_o act_n the_o lively_a representation_n and_o picture_n of_o they_o the_o daily_a object_n of_o his_o chief_a delight_n every_o true_a penitent_n must_v be_v sensible_a of_o sin_n 24._o he_o mâ—â—â—_n feel_v the_o sting_n the_o venom_n of_o it_o 64.6_o see_v the_o filth_n of_o it_o 7.24_o bewail_v the_o guilt_n of_o it_o 23._o hate_v the_o very_a appearance_n and_o resemblance_n of_o it_o fly_v 9_o all_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o all_o the_o allurement_n to_o it_o yea_o 2.8_o utter_o abhor_v the_o very_a sight_n and_o hear_n of_o it_o as_o a_o most_o execrable_a horrid_a and_o accurse_a thing_n and_o can_v player_n can_v playhaunter_n then_o 5.5_o who_o spend_v their_o day_n in_o mirth_n in_o carnal_a jollity_n in_o laugh_v in_o rejoice_v in_o ribaldrous_a song_n in_o scurrilous_a jest_n in_o amorous_a poem_n in_o wanton_a comedy_n in_o lewd_a discourse_n in_o adulterous_a representation_n wallow_v in_o the_o very_a mire_n of_o sensuality_n voluptuousness_n and_o such_o like_a beastly_a sin_n without_o the_o least_o remorse_n be_v near_o to_o true_a repentance_n or_o to_o the_o way_n the_o preparative_n that_o lead_v and_o bring_v man_n to_o it_o o_o no_o a_o penitent_a heart_n a_o humble_a soul_n a_o circumcise_a ear_n a_o eye_n that_o weep_v in_o truth_n for_o sin_n donato_n be_v altogether_o impatient_a of_o such_o object_n such_o interlude_n and_o delight_n as_o these_o witness_v the_o pactise_n of_o the_o pagan_a convert_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n 62._o who_o immediate_o upon_o their_o baptism_n and_o sincere_a repentance_n do_v utter_o renounce_v all_o stageplay_n as_o accurse_a pleasure_n not_o dare_v to_o return_v unto_o they_o again_o witness_v all_o christian_a convert_n of_o latter_a time_n who_o have_v do_v the_o like_a thus_o do_v saint_n augustine_n heretofore_o as_o 14._o himself_o confess_v thus_o do_v according_o m._n gosson_n and_o the_o 54._o author_n of_o the_o 3._o blast_v of_o retreat_n from_o stageplay_n of_o late_a as_o themselves_o record_v before_o their_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n they_o compose_v they_o admire_v stageplay_n immediate_o upon_o their_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n they_o utter_o abandon_v they_o and_o write_v against_o they_o thus_o likewise_o do_v 7â—8_n alipius_n saint_n augustine_n convert_n as_o himself_o relate_v according_o thus_o all_o that_o hearty_o and_o sincere_o turn_v to_o god_n have_v ever_o do_v their_o repentance_n draw_v they_o first_o from_o play_n &_o playhouse_n and_o then_o bend_v their_o heart_n their_o judgement_n their_o tongue_n if_o not_o their_o pen_n against_o they_o thus_o be_v it_o with_o the_o wanton_a poet_n ovid_n amandi_fw-la his_o very_a moral_a heathenish_a repentance_n make_v he_o to_o detest_v and_o write_v against_o those_o play_n and_o playhouse_n which_o former_o he_o commend_v and_o will_v not_o then_o true_a christian_a evangelicall_n repentance_n much_o more_o reclaim_v man_n from_o embitter_v their_o heart_n their_o tongue_n and_o pen_n against_o these_o heathenish_a hellish_a and_o pollute_a pleasure_n undoubted_o it_o will_v as_o appear_v by_o all_o the_o playâ—_n contemn_v counsel_n father_n and_o other_o christian_a author_n here_o recite_v and_o 5._o by_o the_o concurrent_a suffrage_n of_o the_o devout_a christian_n in_o all_o age_n who_o have_v constant_o condemn_v and_o declaim_v against_o stageplay_n as_o the_o very_o throughout_o great_a corruption_n that_o can_v befall_v a_o church_n or_o christian_a state_n the_o far_a man_n be_v from_o play_n and_o playhouse_n the_o near_a be_v they_o say_v a_o 66._o author_n to_o true_a repentance_n the_o near_a to_o they_o the_o further_a be_v they_o from_o this_o soule-saving_a grace_n hereupon_o some_o father_n well_o observe_v c._n that_o saint_n paul_n write_v to_o philemon_n to_o provide_v a_o house_n or_o lodging_n for_o he_o philemon_n vers_n 22._o will_v have_v such_o a_o house_n as_o be_v not_o near_o the_o theatre_n or_o place_n of_o public_a interlude_n whither_o lascivious_a person_n run_v do_v follow_v all_o filthy_a thing_n lest_o its_o filthy_a vicinage_n shall_v make_v it_o detestable_a certain_o if_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v for_o a_o eminent_a apostle_n to_o dwell_v near_o to_o play_n or_o playhouse_n for_o fear_v their_o lewd_a vicinity_n shall_v make_v his_o habitation_n detestable_a to_o christian_a auditor_n who_o resort_v to_o it_o much_o more_o unseemly_a be_v it_o for_o a_o penitent_a christian_n who_o must_v abstain_v not_o only_o from_o evil_a itself_o 5.22_o but_o likewise_o from_o all_o the_o appearancy_n of_o it_o to_o resort_v to_o play_n and_o playhouse_n themselves_o which_o be_v far_o more_o noxious_a more_o contagious_a than_o the_o house_n near_o adjacent_a to_o they_o as_o he_o therefore_o who_o will_v obtain_v the_o perfect_a grace_n of_o remission_n must_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o spectacle_n and_o interlude_n of_o the_o world_n if_o saint_n 15._o augustine_n 2.3_o aquinas_n or_o our_o own_o countryman_n 2._o alexander_n fabricius_n write_v true_a doctrine_n so_o he_o that_o will_v attain_v the_o grace_n of_o true_a repentance_n must_v whole_o 6.17_o sequester_v himself_o from_o play_n and_o playhouse_n which_o be_v altogether_o incompatible_a with_o true_a repentance_n and_o both_o hinder_v man_n from_o it_o and_o indispose_v they_o to_o it_o to_o the_o eternal_a loss_n the_o irrecoverable_a perdition_n of_o their_o dear_a soul_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v epitomise_v this_o scene_n into_o this_o 39_o play-refuting_a argument_n 39_o that_o which_o inamor_n man_n with_o sin_n and_o vanity_n which_o harden_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n detain_v they_o in_o their_o wicked_a course_n and_o indispose_v they_o to_o true_a repentance_n must_v needs_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a and_o execrable_a unto_o christian_n witness_v psal._n 101.3_o psal._n 119.37_o rom._n 24.5_o but_o this_o do_v stageplay_n as_o the_o premise_n demonstrate_v therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a and_o execrable_a unto_o christian_n scaena_fw-la decimaqvinta_a the_o 15._o consequent_a or_o effect_n of_o stageplay_n be_v that_o they_o effeminate_a their_o actor_n and_o spectator_n make_v they_o mimicall_a histrionical_a lascivious_a apish_a amorous_a and_o unmanly_a both_o in_o their_o habit_n gesture_n speech_n compliment_n and_o their_o whole_a deportment_n d._n enervate_v and_o resolve_v the_o virility_n and_o vigour_n of_o their_o mind_n to_o their_o own_o private_a and_o the_o public_a prejudice_n this_o plato_n de_fw-fr republica_n dialog_n 3._o pag._n 597._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n paedagogi_fw-la lib_n 2._o cap._n 4._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o tertullian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la cap._n 17._o cyprian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n &_o epist._n lib._n 2._o epist._n 2._o donato_n lactantius_n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la cultu_fw-la cap._n 20._o &_o divinarum_fw-la instit._fw-la epist._n cap._n 6._o hierom._n adversus_fw-la jovinianum_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o nazianzen_n de_fw-fr recta_fw-la educatione_n ad_fw-la selucum_fw-la pag._n 1063._o before_o chrysostome_n homil._n 6._o &_o 38._o in_o matth._n &_o oratio_n 7._o former_o quote_v augustine_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 32.33_o salvian_n de_fw-fr gubernation_n dei_fw-la lib._n 6._o joannes_n salisburiensis_n de_fw-fr nugis_fw-la curialium_fw-la lib._n 1._o
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525.526_o p._n 743._o to_o 750._o his_o passion_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v act_v and_o yet_o papist_n and_o profane_a jesuit_n play_v it_o p._n 108._o to_o 119_o 624_o 636_o 763_o 764_o 765_o 766_o 929._o why_o he_o redeem_v we_o p._n 26.27_o 749_o 450._o christian_n must_v imitate_v &_o follow_v christ_n alone_o p._n 98.99_o 526_o 732._o must_v excel_v pagan_n in_o grace_n and_o virtue_n p._n 57.98_o 99_o 4â—5_n 454_o 455_o 711_o to_o 713._o what_o they_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v p._n 56.57_o 63_o 425_o persecute_v and_o hate_v for_o their_o goodness_n and_o because_o they_o be_v christian_n p._n 799._o to_o 826_o nickname_v pag._n 824._o accuse_v of_o faction_n rebellion_n and_o hypocrisy_n pag._n 816._o to_o 828._o must_v not_o follow_v pagan_a custom_n p._n 17._o to_o 28._o 32_o 33_o 47_o 578_o 580_o 582_o 583_o 584_o 585_o 586_o 587_o 751._o to_o 762._o not_o to_o read_v play_n and_o wanton_a book_n but_o the_o scripture_n and_o good_a book_n p._n 913._o to_o 924._o the_o primitive_a christian_n condemn_a stageplay_n and_o excommunicate_v player_n and_o playhaunter_n p._n 2_o 3â—_n 4_o 49._o to_o 53._o 325._o to_o 355.545_o to_o 705._o and_o passim_fw-la ill_a christian_n worse_o than_o pagan_n p._n 454.455_o 711._o to_o 713._o 798â—_n exceed_o dishonour_n christ_n and_o scandalize_v religion_n pag._n 744._o to_o 749._o christmas_n disorder_v censure_v at_o largeâ—_n p._n 48_o 225_o 743_o to_o 783.600_o to_o 635._o see_n haddon_n cont._n osorium_n l._n 3._o f._n 203._o derive_v from_o papist_n &_o pagan_n saturnalia_fw-la p._n 600._o to_o 635._o sparsim_fw-la 751._o to_o 769._o christmas_n how_o to_o be_v celebrate_v p._n 48._o 225_o 226_o 526_o 576_o 585_o 586_o 600._o to_o 635._o sparsim_fw-la 743._o to_o 783._o see_v holiday_n christmas_n lord_n of_o misrule_n whence_o derive_v p._n 767._o chrysologus_fw-la his_o censure_n of_o dancing_n pag._n 224._o m.f._n 526._o chrysostome_n his_o censure_n of_o dance_v especial_o at_o marriage_n p._n 222.223_o 228._o m._n 555._o see_v marriage_n of_o diceplay_a epist._n dedicit_fw-la 1._o p._n 423._o of_o lascivious_a song_n and_o music_n p._n 263.267_o 268_o 269_o 412_o 413_o 420._o see_v homil._n 20._o add_v ephes._n &_o hom._n 12._o ad_fw-la collos._n of_o gawdy_a apparel_n and_o stage-attire_n p._n 219.420_o of_o excessive_a laughter_n p._n 290._o to_o 296.403_o 404._o of_o effeminacy_n pag._n 169._o of_o man_n long_a hair_n woman_n cut_n their_o hair_n &_o man_n put_v on_o of_o woman_n apparel_n pag._n 169.195_o 196_o 426._o of_o stageplay_n player_n playhaunter_n and_o playhouse_n p._n 50.66_o 156_o 164_o 169_o 392_o to_o 432_o 474.552_o 563_o 566_o 680_o 681_o 738_o 988_o 989._o see_v hom._n 12â—_n in_o collos._n &_o 20._o in_o ephes._n church_n no_o play_n dance_n scurrilous_a song_n or_o pastime_n to_o be_v suffer_v in_o they_o nor_o yet_o in_o churchyard_n p._n 581.600_o to_o 660._o spâ—rsim_fw-la 995.999_o 947._o gazer_n in_o iâ—_n censure_v p._n 418.999_o no_o image_n crucifix_n or_o saint_n picture_n to_o be_v suffer_v in_o they_o p._n 894._o to_o 905._o not_o to_o be_v overcurious_o or_o vain_o adorn_v p._n 902.903_o the_o primitive_a church_n excommunicate_v player_n &_o playhaunter_n &_o condemn_a stageplay_n and_o dance_v p._n 134.543_o to_o 690._o see_v play_n clemangis_n his_o censure_n of_o dance_a dice_a play_n and_o player_n and_o of_o the_o abuse_n on_o lords-daye_n and_o holiday_n f._n 535.536_o 5â—_n 7._o p._n 690.691_o of_o popish_a nonâ—_n and_o their_o gross_a incontinency_n p._n 880._o m._n clemens_n alexandrinus_n his_o censure_n of_o lascivious_a kiss_n and_o dance_v p._n 166._o m._n 222._o of_o man_n act_v in_o woman_n apparel_n and_o wear_v long_a hair_n p._n 167.187_o 189._o of_o lascivious_a apparel_n p._n 218._o of_o image_n especial_o of_o god_n the_o father_n p._n 896.897_o m._n of_o excessive_a laughter_n p._n 392._o scurrilous_a song_n p._n 266._o effeminate_a music_n pag._n 275._o of_o stageplay_n and_o theater_n p._n 67._o m._n 329._o 344_o 472_o 532_o 609._o clemens_n romanus_n his_o censure_n of_o man_n long_a and_o frizzle_a hair_n p._n 189._o m._n of_o player_n play_n and_o playhaunter_n p._n 49._o f._n 532._o p._n 649._o to_o 652._o his_o command_n and_o exhortation_n to_o layman_n to_o read_v the_o scripture_n p._n 927._o commodus_n censure_v for_o act_v the_o player_n and_o gladiator_n for_o favour_v player_n and_o gladiator_n for_o sodomy_n and_o put_v on_o woman_n apparel_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 555.721_o 852_o 853_o 894_o 882._o his_o murder_n f._n 555._o p._n 854._o company_n of_o â—vill_a person_n to_o be_v eschew_v p._n 144_o 148._o to_o 153._o f._n 547.548_o a_o dangerous_a snare_n apt_a to_o draw_v man_n to_o play_n and_o sundry_a sin_n pag._n 143._o to_o 152.416_o 417._o f._n 547.548_o 549._o get_v by_o frequent_v play_n f._n 547.548_o 549_o 598._o see_v master_n boltons_n walk_v with_o god_n p._n 73_o etc._n etc._n constantine_n the_o great_a a_o englishman_n bear_v a_o suppressor_n of_o stageplay_n of_o sword-playes_a p._n 75.467_o and_o of_o image_n p._n 900._o constantius_n his_o edict_n against_o sword-playes_a p._n 468._o counsel_n 55._o against_o stageplay_n pag._n 570._o to_o 668._o against_o dance_a dice_a health-drinking_a bear-baiting_a bonfire_n newâ—yeeres_n gift_n lascivious_a picture_n song_n and_o music_n profane_v of_o lords-daye_n holiday_n church_n pagan_a custom_n haunt_v of_o alehouse_n and_o tavern_n clergyman_n see_v and_o act_v of_o play_n dance_a dice_a nonresidency_a etc._n etc._n p._n 570._o to_o 668_o p._n 150._o m._n 221.222_o 240_o 265_o 286_o 287_o 354_o 756_o 915_o 917_o etc._n etc._n see_v these_o several_a title_n general_n counsel_n bind_v in_o point_n of_o manner_n ibidem_fw-la for_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n day_n p._n 242._o m._n 570._o to_o 660._o crab_z his_o counsel_n against_o stageplay_n p._n 571._o to_o 660._o cross_v of_o the_o face_n when_o man_n go_v to_o play_n shut_v in_o the_o devil_n p._n 342._o crown_n of_o laurel_n not_o to_o be_v wear_v of_o christian_n p._n 20.36_o cyprian_n his_o censure_n of_o man_n long_a hair_n p._n 189_o of_o man_n act_v in_o woman_n apparel_n p._n 168_o 169_o 187_o 188._o of_o lascivious_a apparel_n p._n 217_o of_o image_n p._n 897._o his_o book_n against_o stageplay_n and_o censure_n of_o player_n play_n play-haunting_a and_o theater_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 135.136_o 168_o 169_o 187_o 188_o 331_o 332_o 333_o 334_o 473_o 523_o 546_o 558_o 562_o 670_o 392_o 722_o 728_o 729._o cyrâ—llus_fw-la alexandrinus_n his_o censure_n of_o make_v god_n image_n p._n 898._o of_o dance_a &_o stageplay_n especial_o on_o lords-daye_n and_o holiday_n pag._n 278.279_o 533_o 534_o 682_o of_o wanton_a music_n p._n 278.279_o cyrillus_n hierusolomitanus_n his_o censure_n of_o stageplay_n as_o the_o devil_n pomp_n etc._n etc._n which_o we_o renounce_v in_o baptism_n pag._n 49.339_o 562_o 565._o d_o damascen_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n &_o dance_a special_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n pag._n 260.349_o f._n 533.544_o p._n 683._o of_o make_v the_o picture_n of_o god_n p._n 899_o m._n damnation_n oft_o occasion_v by_o stageplay_n f._n 565._o to_o 569._o p._n 910._o oft_o to_o be_v think_v on_o ibidem_fw-la dance_v at_o marriage_n condemn_v p._n 20._o 22_o 36_o 222_o 278_o 555_o 573_o 602_o 603._o see_v marriage_n the_o devil_n procession_n and_o invention_n p._n 228.229_o 232_o one_o of_o the_o devil_n pomp_n which_o we_o renounce_v in_o baptism_n p._n 225.228_o 229_o 232_o 236_o 238â—_n 257_o 562_o 565._o a_o occasion_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o all_o the_o 10._o commandment_n p._n 231.232_o a_o offence_n against_o all_o the_o sacrament_n p._n 257.258_o derive_v from_o pagan_n who_o spend_v their_o festival_n in_o dance_v and_o court_v their_o idol_n with_o it_o p._n 225.233_o 234_o 235_o 236_o 251_o 575_o 576_o 584_o 704_o 751._o to_o 763_o 771_o 779._o infamous_a among_o pagan_n and_o condemn_v by_o they_o pag._n 245._o to_o 252._o &_o 709._o to_o 711.849_o to_o 864.884_o 854_o 855_o 801._o a_o concomitant_a of_o stageplay_n p._n 220.221_o 259_o 260._o condemn_v by_o the_o waldense_n and_o french_a protestant_n p._n 226._o to_o 233.636_o 637._o christian_n ought_v not_o to_o teach_v their_o child_n especial_o their_o daughter_n to_o dance_v p._n 232.233_o 236_o 636_o 637._o delight_n &_o skill_n in_o dance_a a_o badge_n of_o lewd_a lascivious_a woman_n &_o strumpet_n pag._n 232.236_o 237_o 238_o 240_o 245_o 248_o 249.250.258_o the_o devil_n dance_v in_o dance_a woman_n p._n 228.229_o 232_o 257_o 258_o 260._o effeminate_a mix_v lascivious_a dance_v condemn_v by_o scripture_n counsel_n father_n pagan_a and_o modern_a christian_a author_n of_o all_o sort_n as_o a_o occasion_n of_o much_o sin_n and_o lewdness_n etc._n etc._n p._n 22.56_o 220._o to_o 262.271_o 272._o f._n 534.575_o 576_o 599_o 584_o 600.636_o 637_o 652_o 666_o 693_o 799_o 698_o 704_o to_o 711.729_o 765_o 770_o 771_o