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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47209	A testimony against gaming, musick, dancing, singing, swearing and peoples calling upon God to damn them. As also against drinking to excess, whoring, lying, and cheating. Commended to the consciences of all people in the sight of God, but more especially to those, who keep publick houses.	Kelsall, John.	1696 (1696)	Wing K246C; ESTC R218590	6,717	1

the same Spirit they may Sing as it moves and leads them The Apostle Paul said I will Sing with the Spirit and with Vnderstanding 1. Cor. 14.15 And it is written Isa 35.10 The Redeemed of the Lord shall return to Sion with Songs of Deliverance And it is written Rev. 15.3 They that were Redeemed from the Earth sang the ●ong of Moses and the Lamb. And wise Solomon said Eccles 7.3 2. Sorrow is better than Laughter and it is better to go into the House of Mourning than into the House of Mirth Mourning in the Vnregenerate in the sence of their Sins is better than Laughter and Singing And God will turn the Songs of the Wicked into Mourning Amos 8.10 And Christ said Mat. 12.36 Every Idle Word that Men shall speak they shall give an account thereof in the day of Judgment And the Apostle James saith Who among you seem to be Religious and bridleth not his Tongue but deceiveth his own Heart this Mans Religion is vain James 1.26 Observe that Nebuchadnezar the Heathen King and his Company of Idolaters had Musick viz. the Sound of the Cornet Flute Harp Sacbut Psaltery and Dulcimer and all kinds of Musick when they Worshipped the Golden Image that he had set up These were they which cast the three Children into the Fiery Furnace This their Musick and Rejoycing was Wicked and Ungodly Again Observe the Apostle said unto the true Christians Be ye not drunk with Wine wherein is Excess but be filled by the Spirit speaking to your selves in Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs Singing and making Melody in your Hearts to the Lord Ephes 5.19 Also Swearing and calling upon God to Damn them and Blaspheming the Pure Holy and Undefiled Name of God proceeds even from the same Root that Gaming Musick Singing and Dancing do arise and spring from Therefore let none who are found in any of those things to wit in Swearing Damning Cursing and Blaspheming the Name of the Lord think to escape God's Righteous Judgments for it is written The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain And the Lord complains by the Prophet Jeremiah Because of Swearing the Land Mourneth Jer. 23.10 Therefore all you that are concerned as Witnesses for God see that you bear your Testimonies against these things that the Lord may bless you and prosper you in all your Vndertakings that the Praise and Honour which is his due he may receive from you and you from him a Crown of Glory which fadeth not away when time here shall be no more John Kelsall In the late King's Proclamation against Vicious Debauched and Prophane Persons c. Dated May the 30th 1660. in the Twelfth Year of his Reign are these Remarkable Passages following There is a sort of Men of whom We are sufficiently ashamed who spend their time in Taverns Tippling-Houses and Debaucheries giving no other Evidence of their Affection to us but in Drinking Our Health and inveighing against all others who are not of their own dissolute temper and who in Truth have more discredited our Cause by the Licentiousness of their Manners and Lives than they could ever advance it by their Affection and Courage We reasonably hope these Men will cordially renounce all that Licenciousness Prophaneness and Impiety with which they have been corrupted and endeavoured to corrupt others and that they will hereafter become Examples of Sobriety and Virtue We will not exercise just severity against any Malefactors sooner than against Men of Dissolute Debauched and Prophane Lives with what parts soever they may be otherwise qualified and endowed And we hope all Persons of Honour or in Place and Authority will so far assist Vs in discountenancing such Men that their Discretion and Shame will persuade them to Reform what their Consciences would not Which may by the Example and Severity of Vertuous Men be easily discountenanced and by degrees suppressed However for the more effectual reforming these Men who are a discredit to the Nation and unto any Cause they pretend to favour and to wish well to We require all Mayors and Sheriffs and Justices of the Peace to be very vigilant and strict in the Discovery and Prosecution of all Dissolute and Prophane Swearing and Cursing This was Reinforced by a Second Proclamation of the King the 13th of August 1660. Charging all Ministers to read it once each Month for six Months ensuing and stir up their Auditors to observe the said Duties and avoid the said Vices Also in the Late Proclamation by the King and Queen against ●●c●●● Debauched and Prophane Persons Given at White-Hall the 21 st of January 1691 2. BEcause that Impiety and Vice do still abound in this Kingdom the King and Queen Declare as bound in Duty to God and Care for the People Thus viz. We have thought fit to Issue this our Royal Proclamation And do declare our Princely Intention and Resolution To Discountenance all manner of Vice and Immorality in all Persons from the Highest to the Lowest Degree in this our Realm And We do hereby for that purpose straightly Require Charge and Command all and singular our Judges Mayors Sheriffs Justices of the Peace and all other our Officers c. in their respective Stations to Execute the Laws against Blasphemy Prophane Swearing Drunkenness Lewdness Prophanation of the Lord's Day or any other Dissolute Immoral or Disorderly Practices as they will answer it to Almighty God and upon Pain of our Highest Displeasure ANd at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held for the County of Middlesex at Hicks's Hall the 10 th Day of July 1691. An Order was thence Issued out Pursuant to the Queens Letter bearing Date the 9 th of July aforesaid recommending unto the Justices the putting in Execution those Laws which have been made and are still in Force against the Prophanation of the Lord's Day Drunkenness Prophane Swearing and Cursing and all other Lewd Enormous and Disorderly Practices which have spread to the Dishonour of God and the Scandal of our Holy Religion and to apply themselves with all possible Care for the Suppressing of the same and all other Sins and Vices particularly those which are now prevailing in this Realm for preventing those Iudgments which are solemnly Denounced against the Sins abovementioned And in Compliance with the said Letter from the Queen the said Justices unanimously Resolved and Declared that they would put all the Laws in Execution against Prophane Swearing and Cursing and also against the odious and loathsom Sin of Drunkenness and against all Houses of Debauchery and Evil-Fame being Vices hateful to God and all Good Men as they also Declare ALso the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen for the City of London gave out an Order the 6 th Day of August 1691. Wherein they take into their serious Consideration the great Prophanation of the Lords Day and 〈◊〉 too common Practice of Cursing and Swearing Excess of Drinking and the Impudent comnitting of Lewdness and Debauchery