the_o gentile_n write_v thus_o in_o the_o name_n and_o person_n of_o all_o the_o primitive_a christian_n of_o his_o age_n 704_o we_o renounce_v your_o spectacle_n and_o stageplay_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o we_o reject_v their_o original_n which_o we_o know_v to_o have_v have_v their_o conception_n from_o superstition_n we_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o do_v with_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o circus_n with_o the_o dishonesty_n or_o lewdness_n of_o the_o theatre_n with_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o arena_n with_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o xystus_n or_o wrestle_a place_n we_o come_v not_o at_o all_o unto_o your_o play_n loe_o here_o a_o profess_a public_a protestation_n of_o all_o the_o primitive_a christian_n against_o these_o play_n and_o spectacle_n which_o we_o so_o much_o admire_v who_o detestation_n of_o play_n be_v so_o notorious_o know_v to_o the_o pagan_n that_o tertullian_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la affirm_v 400._o that_o the_o heathen_a gentile_n do_v most_o 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antioch_n and_o in_o his_o 38._o homely_a upon_o matthew_n writes_z c._n that_o all_o the_o christian_n of_o antioch_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o fear_n and_o danger_n have_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n shut_v up_o the_o playhouse_n door_n and_o stop_v up_o all_o passage_n to_o the_o circus_n run_v hasty_o with_o zeal_n and_o earnestness_n to_o the_o church_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n in_o stead_n of_o resort_v to_o the_o theater_n c._n which_o as_o to_o we_o and_o all_o good_a christian_n in_o who_o person_n he_o speak_v lie_v desolate_a and_o ruinate_a long_o ago_o nine_o saint_n augustine_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 410._o record_n that_o when_o the_o 530._o gospel_n be_v spread_v abroad_o in_o the_o world_n stageplay_n and_o playhouse_n the_o very_a cave_n of_o filthiness_n and_o profession_n of_o wicked_a person_n go_v to_o ruin_v almost_o in_o every_o city_n as_o inconsistent_a with_o it_o whence_o the_o gentile_n complain_v of_o the_o time_n of_o christianity_n 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stageplay_n in_o the_o high_a
herb_n or_o in_o their_o lanifice_n because_o the_o heathen_n do_v observe_v they_o 70._o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n canon_n 16._o together_o with_o saint_n hieromâ—_n epist._n 22._o cap._n 13._o prohibit_v christian_a bishop_n to_o read_v the_o book_n of_o the_o gentile_n 295._o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n canon_n 37.39_o the_o council_n of_o ancyra_n canon_n 5_o 6_o 7._o saint_n ambrose_n orat._n 3._o tertullian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n with_o sundry_a other_o inform_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n to_o observe_v the_o feastivall_n or_o solemnity_n of_o pagan_n to_o be_v present_a with_o they_o at_o thâ—ir_a feast_n to_o retain_v their_o feastivall-gift_n or_o to_o communicate_v with_o they_o in_o their_o ceremony_n which_o be_v not_o of_o god_n whence_o they_o prohibit_v christian_n from_o they_o under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n and_o two_o year_n penance_n 1448._o the_o six_o council_n of_o constantinople_n canon_n 96._o excommunicate_v all_o such_o as_o shall_v swear_v the_o oath_n of_o the_o gentile_n yea_o the_o same_o general_a council_n canon_n 62._o disanulle_n and_o condemn_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o they_o calends_n and_o winter_n vote_n all_o meeting_n on_o the_o first_o of_o march_n all_o public_a dance_n of_o woman_n all_o mummings_n dance_n sport_n and_o ceremony_n which_o may_v provoke_v laughter_n under_o the_o name_n of_o bacchus_n or_o any_o other_o which_o be_v false_o name_v a_o god_n among_o the_o grecian_n inflict_v excommunication_n and_o deposition_n on_o those_o that_o shall_v from_o thence_o observe_v they_o because_o they_o be_v the_o imposture_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o sport_n and_o vanity_n of_o the_o heathen_a yea_o canon_n 65._o it_o prohibit_v the_o make_n of_o according_o bonfire_n on_o new-moone_n before_o the_o house_n or_o shop_n of_o christian_n together_o with_o all_o skip_a jest_a and_o fool_v about_o they_o after_o the_o ancient_a custom_n under_o the_o foresay_a penalty_n as_o be_v a_o pagan_a practice_n condemn_v in_o manasseh_n in_o the_o 2_o chro._n 33.2.5_o 6._o and_o can._n 70._o it_o inform_v we_o that_o christian_n who_o be_v teach_v the_o law_n of_o god_n ought_v not_o to_o use_v the_o manner_n tumbling_n play_n and_o vestment_n of_o the_o grecian_a infidel_n sermo_n saint_n basil_n and_o 14._o saint_n augustine_n condemn_v the_o drink_v and_o pledge_v of_o health_n from_o this_o very_a ground_n that_o they_o be_v the_o invention_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o observation_n or_o relic_n of_o infidel_n and_o pagan_n clemens_n romanus_n constit._n apostol_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 66._o 1._o the_o three_o council_n of_o arles_n the_o three_o council_n of_o toledo_n canon_n 23._o nazienzen_n oratio_fw-la 48._o p._n 796_o 797._o cyrillus_n hierusol_n catech._n mystag_n 1._o with_o sundry_a other_o counsel_n and_o father_n which_o i_o may_v enumerate_v prohibit_v and_o condemn_v all_o lascivious_a dance_n all_o scurrilous_a song_n and_o jest_n with_o sundry_a other_o sportesâ—_n and_o merriment_n because_o they_o be_v the_o recreation_n ceremony_n and_o invention_n of_o heathen_a man_n the_o council_n of_o eleberiâ—_n canonâ—_n 34.37_o the_o second_o council_n of_o arles_n canon_n 23._o tertullian_n in_o his_o apology_n against_o the_o gentile_n and_o his_o book_n against_o idolatry_n lactantius_n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la culta_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 2._o cyrillus_n hierusolomitanus_n catech._n mystagogica_fw-la 1_o together_o with_o ormerod_n in_o his_o pagano-papismus_a semblance_n 37.123_o 124_o 125._o condemn_v the_o burn_a of_o taper_n in_o churchyard_n or_o church_n 12._o especial_o in_o the_o daytime_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v upon_o the_o selfsame_o reason_n even_o because_o the_o pagan_n practise_v it_o as_o iâ—_n evident_a by_o baruch_n 6.19_o by_o pliny_n nat._n hist._n lib._n 16._o cap._n 37._o suetonij_n câ—lig_a cap._n 13._o virgil._n aeneid_n lib._n 11._o p._n 353._o copa_n p._n 510._o &_o tatianus_n oratio_n advers._n graeco_n and_o yet_o the_o papist_n be_v not_o ashamed_a for_o to_o use_v they_o saint_n hierome_n and_o theodoret_n in_o their_o commentary_n and_o interpretation_n on_o ezech._n 44.20_o which_o enjoin_v the_o priest_n not_o to_o shave_v their_o head_n but_o only_o to_o poll_v they_o make_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o injunction_n the_o practice_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n of_o isis_n and_o serapis_n according_o who_o do_v use_v to_o shave_v their_o crown_n and_o beard_n and_o make_v bald_a their_o head_n yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o express_a command_n of_o god_n himself_o which_o be_v likewise_o second_v by_o lâ—uit_n 19.27_o and_o 21.5_o 8._o all_o popish_a priest_n and_o friar_n do_v shave_v their_o head_n and_o beard_n in_o imitation_n of_o these_o and_o other_o idolatrous_a 8._o priest_n and_o nation_n yea_o they_o do_v 33._o enjoin_v this_o tonsure_n to_o they_o by_o sundry_a counsel_n and_o decree_n for_o which_o not_o only_a 44.20_o protestant_n but_o even_o their_o own_o 62._o popish_a writer_n do_v condemn_v they_o as_o heathenish_a and_o absurd_a pope_n anicetus_n be_v the_o first_o that_o make_v this_o innovation_n as_o gratian._n distinctio_fw-la 33._o polyd._n virgil._n de_n invent_v rerum_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 8._o and_o lorinus_n on_o levit._n 19.27_o record_v contrary_a to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n canon_n 44._o which_o injoin_v clerk_n or_o clergyman_n neither_o to_o let_v thâ—ir_a hair_n grow_v long_o nor_o yet_o to_o shave_v their_o beard_n which_o their_o binius_fw-la surius_n carranza_n and_o crabb_n have_v miserable_o corrupt_v as_o john_n valerian_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr sacerdotum_fw-la barbis_fw-la witness_v render_v it_o in_o this_o manner_n clerici_fw-la nec_fw-la comam_fw-la nutriant_fw-la nec_fw-la barbam_fw-la shave_v away_o this_o word_n radant_fw-la from_o the_o latter_a clause_n as_o a_o superfluous_a excrement_n because_o it_o express_o condemn_v their_o beard_n effeminate_a unnatural_a heathenish_a and_o popish_a shave_n if_o then_o these_o several_a father_n and_o counsel_n have_v utter_o condemn_v these_o morricedaunce_n bonfire_n newyeeres-gift_n newyeeres-daye_n divination_n lottery_n mumming_n dance_n health_n taper_n 55._o shaven-crownd_a and_o bare-chind_a priest_n together_o with_o all_o the_o other_o fore-recited_a ceremony_n custom_n and_o observation_n which_o be_v now_o too_o frequent_a among_o christian_n as_o sinful_a and_o abominable_a because_o they_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o gentile_n and_o have_v their_o rise_n and_o birth_n from_o pagan_n then_o certain_o by_o the_o same_o analogy_n of_o reason_n we_o must_v needs_o reject_v and_o censure_v stageplays_a as_o pernicious_a unseemly_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n because_o they_o have_v their_o birth_n their_o authority_n use_n and_o progress_n from_o idolatrous_a heathen_n and_o the_o debauch_a pagan_n upon_o this_o very_a ground_n among_o sundry_a other_o tertullian_n and_o cyprian_a in_o their_o book_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la clemens_n romanus_n constit._n apost_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 65.66_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n oratio_fw-la adhort_a ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la fol._n 8.9_o tatianus_n oratio_fw-la adversus_fw-la grâ—cos_fw-la bibliotheca_fw-la patrum_fw-la coloniae_fw-la agrip._n 1616._o tom._n 2._o p._n 180_o 181._o athenâ—goras_n pro_fw-la christianis_fw-la legatio_fw-la ib._n pag._n 138_o 139._o theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la contr._n autolichum_n lib._n 3._o ib._n pag._n 170._o arnobius_n disput._n adversus_fw-la gentes_fw-la lib._n 7._o pag._n 230._o to_o 242._o lactantius_n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la cultu_fw-la cap._n 20._o divinarum_fw-la instit._fw-la epit._n cap._n 6._o cyrillus_n hierusol_n catech._n mystag_n 1._o fol._n 175._o b._n minutius_n foelix_fw-la octavius_n pag._n 34.101.123_o hierom._n epist._n 18._o cap._n 1._o com._n in_o ezech._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 20._o tom._n 4._o pag._n 389._o h._n chrysostome_n hom._n 6_o 7._o &_o 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chap._n 11._o pag._n 203._o and_o in_o his_o guide_n to_o godliness_n lib._n 3._o chap._n 21._o sect_n 5._o in_o master_n rebert_n bolton_n his_o discourse_n of_o true_a happiness_n pag._n â—3_n 34_o in_o a_o short_a treatise_n against_o stageplay_n dedicate_v to_o the_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 1625._o in_o richard_n rawlidge_n his_o monster_n late_o find_v out_o etc._n etc._n london_n 1628._o pag._n 2.3.4_o in_o doctor_n ames_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la lib._n 5._o â—â—p_n 34._o pag._n 271._o in_o master_n richard_n brathwait_n his_o english_a gentlewoman_n london_n 1631._o pag._n 53.54_o in_o doctor_n thomas_n beard_n his_o theatre_n of_o god_n judgement_n edition_n 2._o london_n 1631._o book_n 2._o chap._n 36._o pag._n 435.436_o who_o in_o these_o their_o several_a write_n unanimous_o condemn_v all_o stageplay_n as_o unsufferable_a pernicious_a abomination_n and_o corruptiou_n in_o a_o christian_a state_n which_o desperate_o deprave_v man_n mind_n and_o manner_n by_o 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stageplay_n epicurism_n and_o drunkenness_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o those_o of_o trever_n both_o together_o make_v one_o the_o effect_n the_o companion_n of_o the_o other_o it_o be_v note_v by_o life_n historian_n that_o caligula_n heliogobalus_n nero_n commodus_n gallienus_n and_o other_o roman_a emperor_n who_o delight_v most_o in_o stageplay_n be_v the_o most_o deboist_a luxurious_a dissolute_a ebrious_a of_o all_o other_o a_o infallible_a demonstration_n that_o stageplay_n be_v the_o occasion_n fuel_n and_o attendant_n of_o these_o sin_n sermo_n it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o pagan_a greek_n and_o roman_n in_o all_o their_o drunken_a riotous_a feast_n as_o it_o be_v now_o the_o usage_n of_o too_o many_o christian_n to_o exhilerate_v themselves_o with_o stageplay_n of_o purpose_n to_o draw_v man_n on_o to_o drunkenness_n luxury_n and_o more_o gross_a intemperance_n whence_o the_o 5._o council_n of_o laodicea_n can._n 53.54_o and_o the_o council_n of_o aquisgrane_fw-la under_o lewes_n the_o godly_a prohibit_v stageplay_n at_o christian_n marriage-feast_n and_o enjoin_v all_o minister_n not_o to_o be_v present_a at_o they_o but_o to_o arise_v and_o depart_v from_o such_o feast_n before_o the_o player_n enter_v that_o so_o they_o may_v prevent_v that_o riot_n that_o excess_n which_o these_o theatrical_a interlude_n may_v occasion_v all_o which_o together_o with_o that_o of_o plutarch_n who_o relate_v 600._o that_o all_o stage-player_n be_v consecrate_v unto_o bacchus_n as_o well_o as_o these_o their_o stageplay_n be_v a_o plenary_a ratification_n of_o my_o minor_n truth_n to_o which_o our_o own_o experience_n must_v subscribe_v according_o for_o who_o more_o luxurious_a ebrious_a riotous_a or_o deboist_a than_o our_o assiduous_a actor_n and_o playhaunter_n who_o great_a tavern_n alehouse_n tobacco-shop_n hot-water_n house_n haunter_n &_o c_o who_o great_a stout_a drinker_n health-quaffers_a epicure_n or_o good-fellow_n than_o they_o what_o walk_v more_o usual_a then_o from_o a_o playhouse_n to_o a_o tavern_n to_o a_o alehouse_n a_o tobacco-shop_n or_o hot-water_n brothel-house_n or_o from_o these_o unto_o a_o playhouse_n where_o the_o pot_n the_o can_v the_o tobacco-pipe_n be_v always_o walk_v till_o the_o play_n be_v end_v from_o whence_o they_o return_v to_o these_o their_o former_a haunt_n many_o be_v the_o rank_n alehouse_n more_o the_o bacchanalian_a taverne-meeting_n that_o be_v appoint_v conclude_v at_o the_o playhouse_n from_o which_o much_o drunkenness_n and_o excess_n arise_v yea_o the_o playhouse_n be_v the_o common_a randevouze_n where_o most_o such_o riotous_a tavern_n conventicle_n be_v either_o motion_v plot_v or_o resolve_v on_o as_o our_o playhaunter_n themselves_o confess_v and_o be_v there_o not_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o be_v not_o drunkenness_n ioviality_n epicurism_n luxury_n and_o profuseness_n most_o rhetorical_o applaud_v most_o elegant_o adorn_v in_o our_o stageplay_n with_o the_o sublimest_n encomium_n the_o most_o insinuate_a panegyricke_n the_o most_o amiable_a title_n that_o either_o art_n or_o eloquence_n can_v invent_v and_o do_v not_o this_o add_v spur_n and_o fuel_n to_o many_o youngster_n lust_n who_o to_o purchase_v the_o empty_a title_n 10._o of_o brave_a generous_a liberal_a and_o right_a jovial_a spark_n who_o player_n most_o applaud_v do_v prodigal_o 30._o consume_v their_o patrimony_n their_o pension_n their_o time_n in_o tavern_n ordinary_n tobacco-shop_n etc._n etc._n in_o ebrious_a luxurious_a meeting_n to_o their_o own_o undo_n their_o friend_n and_o parent_n grief_n alas_o the_o pitiful_a complaint_n of_o sundry_a parent_n together_o with_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o own_o grave_a english_a stageplay_n author_n prove_v this_o to_o be_v too_o true_a therefore_o we_o must_v needs_o abominate_a and_o reject_v all_o popular_a stageplay_n in_o respect_n of_o these_o their_o curse_a fruit_n scaena_fw-la octava_fw-la the_o eight_o effect_n of_o stageplay_n be_v impudence_n immodesty_n and_o shamelessness_n yea_o even_o in_o sinful_a thing_n whence_o this_o 34._o argument_n may_v be_v deduce_v 34._o that_o which_o banish_v all_o modesty_n all_o shamefacenesse_n and_o make_v both_o actor_n &_o spectator_n impudent_o shameless_a in_o commit_v sin_n be_v questionless_a abominable_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n but_o this_o do_v stageplay_n and_o 160._o playhouse_n therefore_o they_o be_v questionless_a abominable_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n my_o major_n be_v irrefragable_a first_o because_o z._n modesty_n and_o shamefastness_n be_v such_o grace_n such_o virtue_n 7.6_o as_o god_n himself_o require_v of_o we_o in_o his_o word_n and_o which_o the_o very_a 301._o heathen_a much_o extol_v they_o be_v the_o 710._o chief_a ornament_n virtue_n guide_n support_n and_o stay_v of_o youth_n the_o mother_n 17._o the_o conserver_n of_o all_o other_o christian_n or_o moral_a virtue_n the_o 25._o only_a curb_n that_o restrain_v man_n from_o all_o sin_n all_o lewdness_n and_o dishonesty_n whatsoever_o where_o these_o be_v once_o remove_v 111._o the_o whole_a practice_n of_o honesty_n and_o virtue_n will_v be_v quite_o extinguish_v he_o who_o have_v lose_v these_o virtue_n 423._o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o castaway_n he_o who_o be_v past_o all_o shame_n be_v certain_o past_o all_o grace_n past_o all_o recovery_n all_o amendment_n that_o therefore_o which_o banish_v these_o two_o d._n restrain_v vice-suppressing_a virtue_n in_o which_o not_o only_o d._n christianity_n but_o even_o 34._o all_o common_a honesty_n civility_n and_o the_o public_a safety_n do_v subsist_v must_v needs_o be_v abominable_a second_o because_o impudence_n and_o shamelessness_n especial_o in_o commit_v sin_n be_v almost_o 5.3_o the_o very_o high_a degree_n of_o sin_n yea_o they_o provoke_v god_n more_o to_o anger_n and_o draw_v a_o deep_a guilt_n a_o more_o multiply_v condemnation_n upon_o man_n than_o the_o sin_n itself_o which_o they_o thus_o 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as_o a_o defensative_a to_o secure_v they_o from_o the_o plague_n ibidem_fw-la their_o sickness_n be_v more_o effectual_a to_o convert_v they_o then_o their_o health_n for_o those_o who_o be_v so_o weak_a in_o their_o health_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v win_v by_o reason_n to_o approve_v the_o truth_n be_v make_v whole_a in_o faith_n by_o this_o their_o corporal_a disease_n loe_o here_o a_o man-eating_a pestilence_n send_v by_o god_n from_o heaven_n upon_o these_o pagan_a playhaunter_n answerable_a to_o which_o i_o find_v another_o story_n in_o plutarch_n who_o relate_v 600._o that_o in_o the_o consulship_n of_o caius_n sulpitius_n and_o licinius_n solon_n the_o great_a plague_n then_o reign_v in_o rome_n devour_v not_o only_o sundry_a playhaunter_n but_o even_o all_o the_o stage-player_n then_o in_o rome_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o of_o they_o leave_v alive_a a_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o these_o pestiferous_a miscreant_n and_o may_v we_o 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the_o 17.18_o ancient_a pagan_a roman_n when_o as_o rome_n be_v exceed_o pester_v with_o the_o plague_n send_v into_o tuscany_n for_o stage-player_n to_o assuage_v its_o rage_n but_o both_o 2.3_o livy_n 33._o augustine_n and_o 5._o orosius_n assure_v we_o that_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o mitigate_a this_o plague_n which_o â—eised_v on_o man_n body_n which_o they_o do_v rather_o aggravate_v that_o in_o stead_n of_o it_o they_o bring_v in_o among_o they_o a_o far_o more_o pernicious_a and_o perpetual_a pestilence_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o manner_n to_o wit_n their_o wicked_a pestiferous_a stageplay_n which_o they_o can_v not_o shake_v off_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n 50._o all_o stage-plage_n be_v prohibit_v by_o public_a proclamation_n from_o the_o 7._o of_o april_n till_o allhallontide_n of_o purpose_n to_o cease_v that_o plague_n which_o be_v then_o begin_v and_o so_o in_o all_o great_a sickness_n since_o that_o time_n all_o public_a interlude_n 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temporaria_fw-la voluptas_fw-la dum_fw-la hinc_fw-la perpetuê°_n nascitur_fw-la dolour_n dumque_fw-la nocte_fw-la pariter_fw-la ac_fw-la die_fw-la à _fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la stimulatus_fw-la omnibâ—s_fw-la molestus_fw-la es_fw-la &_o invisus_fw-la excute_fw-la igitur_fw-la teipsum_fw-la reputans_fw-la qualis_fw-la fias_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la rediens_fw-la rursus_fw-la quâ—lis_fw-la à _fw-la spectaculis_fw-la atque_fw-la hos_fw-la dies_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la conferas_fw-la id_fw-la si_fw-la feceris_fw-la nihil_fw-la opus_fw-la erit_fw-la meo_fw-la sermone_fw-la satis_fw-la enim_fw-la fuerit_fw-la hunc_fw-la diem_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la comparasse_fw-la ad_fw-la ostendendum_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la magna_fw-la sit_fw-la hinc_fw-la utilitas_fw-la &_o quanta_fw-la sit_fw-la illinc_fw-la noxa_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la nota._n nota._n tom_n 1_o col._n 821._o c._n d._n d._n vidit_fw-la inquam_fw-la atque_fw-la oculo_fw-la vulneratus_fw-la est_fw-la aâ—_n telum_fw-la excepit_fw-la audiant_fw-la curiosin_n qui_fw-la alienas_fw-la â—ormas_fw-la contemplantur_fw-la audiant_fw-la qui_fw-la insano_fw-la spectaculorum_fw-la study_v tenentur_fw-la qui_fw-la dicunt_fw-la spectamuâ—_n quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la sine_fw-la detrimento_fw-la quid_fw-la audio_fw-la david_n laesus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la non_fw-la laederis_fw-la ille_fw-la laesus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la tuus_fw-la virtutiâ—_n confidere_fw-la quaeam_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la tantam_fw-la spiritus_fw-la gratiam_fw-la habebat_fw-la spiculum_fw-la excepit_fw-la &_o tu_fw