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moiety_n thereof_o to_o the_o king_n majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n the_o other_o moiety_n thereof_o to_o he_o that_o will_v sue_v for_o the_o same_o in_o any_o court_n of_o record_n
themselves_o for_o their_o amendment_n now_o our_o vice-censuring_a sinne-proclaiming_a actor_n who_o 28._o common_o discover_v but_o not_o correct_v their_o own_o enormity_n while_o they_o display_v and_o censure_v other_o b._n which_o make_v they_o true_o miserable_a transgress_v in_o all_o these_o circumstance_n their_o reproof_n be_v always_o satirical_a edge_v with_o private_a malice_n or_o point_v with_o revenge_n they_o be_v never_o serious_a seasonable_a private_a discreet_a 30._o their_o aim_n be_v only_a man_n defamation_n not_o their_o reformation_n sinâ—e_v they_o proclaim_v man_n vice_n unto_o other_o not_o lay_v they_o open_v to_o themselves_o they_o dare_v not_o look_v the_o delinquents_n in_o the_o face_n but_o be_v always_o clamour_v behind_o their_o back_n their_o rebuke_n proceed_v not_o from_o true_a christian_a love_n which_o delight_v to_o cover_v not_o propalate_n and_o divulge_v menssinne_n therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v evil_a four_o as_o a_o 11._o reverend_a worthy_a of_o our_o church_n observe_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o dangerous_a in_o a_o state_n then_o for_o the_o stage_n and_o poet_n to_o deride_v sin_n which_o by_o the_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v grave_o and_o severe_o to_o be_v reprooved_a because_o it_o cause_v magistrate_n minister_n and_o statesman_n to_o lose_v their_o reputation_n and_o sin_n to_o be_v less_o fear_v last_o admit_v that_o player_n have_v sufficient_a authority_n to_o censure_v the_o vice_n the_o abuse_n of_o particular_a person_n officer_n and_o profession_n which_o i_o can_v believe_v they_o have_v till_o they_o can_v show_v i_o a_o act_n of_o state_n or_o a_o commission_n for_o it_o in_o the_o scripture_n yet_o this_o be_v infallible_a 15.3_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o receive_v or_o raise_v a_o ill_a report_n of_o any_o 136._o to_o deride_v or_o scoff_n at_o any_o man_n vice_n and_o 10.23_o so_o to_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o sin_n 4.11_o or_o to_o speak_v evil_a of_o any_o one_o as_o they_o do_v since_o god_n himself_o prohibit_v it_o since_o 9_o michael_n the_o archangel_n who_o example_n all_o muâ—t_n imitate_v dispute_v with_o the_o devil_n about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n dare_v not_o bring_v any_o rail_a accusation_n against_o he_o but_o say_v the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o yet_o our_o desperate_a wicked_a player_n who_o 617._o in_o this_o be_v worthy_a the_o severe_a penalty_n that_o â—eing_v so_o superlative_o vicious_a themselves_o they_o dare_v presume_v to_o censure_v other_o to_o testify_v to_o the_o world_n that_o they_o be_v within_o the_o number_n of_o these_o 8.18_o scoffer_n and_o 3.3_o despiser_n of_o those_o who_o be_v good_a which_o be_v prophesy_v of_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n dare_v open_a their_o black_a 3.6_o infernal_a mouth_n in_o bitter_a invective_n interlude_n against_o all_o grâ—ce_n and_o goodness_n against_o the_o very_a profession_n and_o professor_n of_o religion_n against_o all_o quality_n calling_n and_o degree_n â—f_a man_n scarce_o glance_v light_o at_o their_o vice_n therefore_o their_o play_n must_v needs_o be_v inexcusable_o sinful_a even_o in_o this_o respect_n scaena_fw-la septima_fw-la last_o admit_v the_o stile_n or_o subject_a matter_n of_o stageplay_n be_v no_o way_n such_o as_o i_o have_v â—â—â—â—erto_o demonstrate_v it_o to_o be_v yet_o at_o the_o very_o best_o it_o be_v ibidem_fw-la but_o idle_a frothy_a superfluous_a unprofitable_a as_o vain_a as_o empty_a as_o vanity_n itself_o from_o whence_o i_o raise_v this_o eleven_o dispute_n that_o who_o stile_n and_o subject_a matter_n in_o its_o very_a best_a acception_n be_v but_o vain_a but_o frivolous_a and_o ridiculous_a bring_v no_o glory_n at_o all_o to_o god_n nor_o good_a to_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v sinful_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christians_n but_o such_o be_v the_o stile_n and_o subject_n of_o most_o stageplay_n as_o lib._n saint_n cyprian_n excellent_o write_v therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v sinful_a and_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n the_o major_n be_v uncontrollable_a since_o god_n himself_o inhibit_v christian_n 43._o to_o utter_v vain_a knowledge_n to_o reason_n with_o unprofitable_a talk_n or_o with_o speech_n which_o will_v do_v no_o good_a 16.19_o to_o walk_v in_o vanity_n or_o thing_n that_o will_v not_o profit_v and_o 292._o to_o follow_v after_o vain_a thing_n which_o will_v not_o profit_v because_o they_o be_v but_o vain_a christian_n 55.2_o must_v not_o lay_v out_o their_o money_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o bread_n and_o their_o labour_n for_o that_o which_o satisfy_v not_o 6.11.12_o â—hey_n must_v not_o delight_v in_o vanity_n or_o in_o thing_n that_o increase_v vanity_n and_o make_v not_o man_n the_o better_a but_o they_o must_v pray_v with_o david_n 119.37_o turn_v away_o my_o eye_n from_o behold_v vanity_n since_o the_o scripture_n be_v express_v 17.15_o that_o the_o speak_n love_a or_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o soul_n to_o vanity_n folly_n and_o unprofitable_a thing_n be_v a_o 1082._o undoubted_a character_n of_o such_o wicked_a man_n who_o shall_v not_o ascend_v into_o god_n holy_a hill_n not_o any_o property_n of_o god_n child_n who_o as_o 4.7_o they_o must_v abandon_v all_o idle_a fabulous_a unprofitable_a discourse_n 43._o because_o that_o for_o every_o idle_a word_n that_o man_n shall_v speak_v they_o shall_v give_v account_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o they_o must_v likewise_o direct_v even_o all_o their_o action_n speech_n recreation_n 33._o to_o god_n glory_n 20._o the_o edification_n of_o other_o and_o 6.18.19_o their_o own_o spiritual_a good_a to_o which_o stageplay_n no_o way_n tend_v therefore_o the_o major_n be_v unquestionable_a for_o the_o minor_a thâ—â—_n the_o stile_n and_o subject_a matter_n of_o stageplay_n be_v in_o its_o very_a best_a acception_n but_o vain_a but_o frivolous_a and_o ridiculous_a bring_v no_o glory_n at_o all_o to_o god_n nor_o good_a to_o man_n be_v most_o apparent_a first_o by_o the_o concur_v testimony_n of_o sundry_a father_n and_o other_o learned_a writer_n hence_o hilary_n ambrose_n chrysostome_n augustine_n bruno_n and_o other_o in_o their_o commentary_n and_o exposition_n on_o the_o 118._o alias_o the_o 119._o psalm_n verse_n 37._o turn_v away_o my_o eye_n from_o behold_v vanity_n together_o with_o john_n salisbury_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr nugis_fw-la curialium_fw-la cap._n 8._o master_n gosson_n doctor_n reinolds_n master_n northbrooke_n and_o other_o in_o their_o treatise_n against_o stageplay_n interpret_v this_o hilari_fw-la vanity_n in_o the_o psalmist_n of_o stageplay_n and_o such_o like_a spectacle_n which_o they_o f._n condemn_v as_o vanity_n hence_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n write_v of_o play_n 11._o that_o they_o be_v fraught_v with_o obscene_a and_o vain_a speech_n rash_o utter_v hence_o gregory_n nazianzen_n style_v play_n 10â—3_n the_o vanity_n of_o life_n and_o the_o hydra_n of_o pleasure_n hence_o chrysostome_n write_v of_o play_n aâ—_n that_o they_o be_v fraught_v with_o laughter_n wantonness_n and_o word_n â—ull_a of_o folly_n and_o vanity_n hence_o anastatius_fw-la sianita_fw-la write_v of_o the_o severiani_n â—04_n that_o their_o position_n be_v more_o ridiculous_a absurd_a and_o foolish_a than_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v act_v in_o any_o stageplay_n hence_o bernard_n write_v l_o that_o the_o true_a soldier_n of_o christ_n reject_v and_o abominate_a player_n and_o stageplay_n as_o vanity_n and_o false_a frenzy_n hence_o john_n salisbury_n style_v play_n 7.8_o the_o spectacle_n and_o rudiment_n of_o vanity_n hence_o cyprian_n lactantius_n cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n augustine_n basil_n salvian_n macarius_n aegyptius_n and_o other_o â—2_n former_o quote_v have_v utter_o condemn_v stageplay_n as_o the_o very_a pomp_n and_o vanite_n of_o this_o wicked_a world_n which_o christian_n have_v abjure_v in_o their_o baptism_n if_o then_o we_o believe_v these_o several_a father_n together_o with_o prologus_fw-la plautus_n 7._o maecrobius_fw-la 4._o apuleius_n three_o heathen_a author_n or_o master_n gosson_n master_n northbrooke_n master_n stubâ—_n and_o doctor_n reinolds_n in_o their_o book_n against_o stageplay_n or_o the_o three_o blast_v against_o stageplay_n and_o theater_n together_o with_o caesar_n bulingerus_n de_fw-fr theatro_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o de_fw-fr ludio_n p._n 141._o we_o must_v needs_o acknowledge_v both_o play_n themselves_o together_o with_o their_o stile_n and_o subject_a matter_n to_o be_v mere_a idle_a useless_a vanity_n since_o all_o these_o repute_n and_o style_v they_o such_o second_o our_o own_o experience_n will_v ready_o subscribe_v unto_o it_o as_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n for_o what_o be_v all_o our_o stageplay_n but_o the_o frothy_a excrement_n of_o superfluous_a idle_a brain_n which_o be_v impregnate_v with_o some_o 300._o swell_a word_n or_o high-towring_a conceit_a plot_n of_o vanity_n which_o they_o secret_o adore_v with_o high_a admiration_n as_o be_v worthy_a the_o most_o suparlative_a stage-applause_n do_v travel_n in_o pain_n until_o they_o have_v bring_v forth_o their_o long-conceived_n issue_v on_o the_o theatre_n which_o prove_v but_o 300._o ridiculous_o
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 wicked_a man_n who_o be_v now_o in_o hell_n have_v leave_v behind_o they_o 51.6_o god_n require_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n in_o the_o soul_n the_o affection_n yea_o in_o the_o habit_n speech_n gesture_n in_o the_o whole_a intiâ—e_n man_n now_o this_o counterfeit_n of_o person_n affection_n manner_n vice_n sex_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v inseparable_o incident_a to_o the_o act_n of_o play_n as_o it_o transform_v the_o actor_n into_o what_o they_o be_v not_o so_o it_o inâ—useth_v falsehood_n into_o euâ—ry_o part_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o c._n all_o hypocrisy_n do_v in_o cause_v they_o to_o seem_v that_o in_o outward_a appearance_n which_o they_o aâ—e_v not_o in_o truth_n therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o beâ—_n odious_a to_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n as_o well_o as_o the_o common_a accurse_a hellish_a art_n of_o face-painting_a which_o tâ—e_v 2._o father_n with_o other_o much_o condemn_v even_o from_o this_o very_a ground_n because_o it_o sophisticate_v and_o pervert_v the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o putp_v a_o false_a gloss_n upon_o his_o creature_n and_o this_o the_o personate_n of_o stageplay_n always_o do_v as_o much_o nay_o more_o than_o it_o neither_o will_v this_o qualify_v the_o matter_n that_o this_o stage-hypocrisie_n be_v only_o in_o merriment_n for_o ibidem_fw-la if_o david_n counterfeit_v of_o himself_o to_o be_v mad_a before_o achish_a king_n of_o gath_n for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o his_o life_n or_o chapter_n josephes_n jest_a dissimulation_n with_o his_o brethren_n be_v sinful_a as_o good_a divine_n repute_v it_o 31._o because_o there_o be_v a_o liâ—_n involve_v in_o it_o much_o more_o must_v this_o wanton_a act_v hypocrisy_n be_v abominable_o sinful_a because_o it_o be_v mere_o voluntary_a there_o be_v no_o impulsive_a cause_n to_o move_v man_n to_o it_o if_o 3.8_o the_o damnation_n of_o those_o who_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o be_v just_a much_o more_o must_v their_o condemnation_n be_v righteous_a their_o sin_n 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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