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6._o cyrillus_n alexandrinus_n in_o joannis_n evangelium_fw-la liâ—_n 8._o c._n 5._o leo._n 1._o sermo_n in_o octava_fw-la pauli_n &_o petri._n cap._n 1._o fol._n 165._o s._n asterius_n homilia_fw-la in_o festum_fw-la kalendarum_fw-la bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 4._o pag._n 705.706_o damascen_n parallelorum_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 47._o joannis_n saresburiensis_n de_fw-fr nugis_fw-la curialium_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 7.8_o with_o other_o father_n pass_v sentence_n against_o stageplay_n as_o chief_a consumer_n of_o 45._o much_o precious_a time_n which_o shall_v be_v expend_v upon_o better_a thing_n as_o their_o word_n hereafter_o quote_v scene_n 3.4.5_o &_o 12._o more_o full_o evidence_n hence_o divers_a pagan_a author_n as_o cicero_n â—ro_fw-la l._n muraena_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la sexto_fw-la oratio_fw-la epist._n lib._n 7._o ad_fw-la marium_n epist._n 10._o &_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n 1._o &_o 2._o seneca_n de_fw-fr breu._n vitæ_fw-la cap._n 12.13_o epist._n 7._o &_o 75._o &_o ibid._n naturalium_fw-la quaest._n lib._n 7._o c._n 32._o cornelius_n tacitus_n ibid_fw-la annalium_fw-la lib._n 14._o sect_n 3._o suetonij_n nero._n sect_n 23._o &_o caligula_n sect_n 18._o marcus_n aurelius_n epist._n 12._o to_o lambert_n ammianus_n marcellinus_n lib._n 28._o cap._n 10._o horace_n de_fw-fr arte_fw-la poetica_fw-la lib._n together_o with_o 43â—_n scipio_n nasica_n that_o famous_a roman_a have_v much_o condemn_a stageplay_n because_o they_o waste_v many_o precious_a hour_n which_o shall_v be_v improve_v to_o more_o weighty_a use_n ibidem_fw-la and_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n among_o sundry_a other_o petrarcha_n de_fw-fr remedio_fw-la vtr._n fortunae_fw-la lib._n 1._o dialog_n 30._o polydore_n virgil._n de_n invent._n rerum_fw-la lib._n 5._o c._n 2._o agrippa_z de_fw-fr vanitate_fw-la scientiarum_fw-la cap._n 59_o m._n gualther_n hom._n 11._o in_o nahum_n carolus_n sigonius_n de_fw-fr occidentali_fw-la imperio_fw-la lib._n 1._o p._n 32._o joannis_n langhecrucius_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o honestate_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 11.12.21_o m._n northâ—rooke_n m._n gosson_n m._n stub_n d._n reinolds_n mariana_n &_o brissonius_n in_o their_o book_n and_o treatise_n against_o stageplay_n the_o 3._o blast_v of_o retreat_n from_o play_n and_o theater_n pag._n 66.67_o john_n field_n in_o his_o declaration_n of_o god_n judgement_n at_o paris_n garden_n george_n whetston_n in_o his_o mirror_n for_o magistrate_n of_o city_n pag._n 24._o bulengerus_n de_fw-fr circo_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 81._o to_o 88_o &_o 167.168_o i._o g._n in_o his_o refutation_n of_o the_o aâ—ologie_n for_o actor_n a_o short_a treatise_n against_o stageplay_n annoâ—_n 1625._o m._n bolton_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o true_a happiness_n pag._n 74.75_o to_o omit_v all_o other_o which_o i_o shall_v name_v 6._o hereafter_o have_v censure_v and_o reject_v stageplay_n in_o the_o hear_n read_v and_o behold_v of_o which_o many_o spend_v whole_a day_n whole_a week_n whole_a year_n as_o the_o over-prodigall_a devourer_n of_o much_o peerless_a time_n which_o they_o most_o injurious_o steal_v from_o god_n from_o man_n and_o from_o the_o commonweal_n since_o therefore_o our_o life_n be_v 21_o exceed_o
the_o selfsame_o reason_n argue_v that_o our_o saviour_n passion_n do_v not_o relate_v à _fw-fr parte_fw-la ante_fw-la to_o save_v those_o believer_n who_o die_v before_o but_o only_o à _fw-fr part_n post_fw-la to_o redeem_v such_o only_a who_o depart_v after_o his_o incarnation_n which_o be_v blasphemy_n for_o to_o think_v since_o our_o saviour_n be_v virtual_o and_o in_o destination_n though_o not_o actual_o 13.8_o a_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n now_o that_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n or_o lord_n day_n begin_v at_o even_o and_o so_o ought_v to_o be_v sanctify_v from_o even_o to_o even_o not_o from_o morning_n to_o morning_n or_o from_o midnight_n to_o midnight_n which_o ecclesiastical_a beginning_n of_o day_n we_o never_o find_v in_o scripture_n or_o in_o any_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n it_o be_v most_o apparent_a first_o because_o we_o read_v of_o no_o other_o beginning_n or_o end_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o scripture_n but_o this_o and_o to_o make_v it_o begin_v from_o the_o very_a hour_n or_o minute_n of_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n be_v to_o make_v it_o arbitrary_a and_o altogether_o uncertain_a because_o the_o very_a hour_n and_o minute_n of_o his_o resurrection_n be_v not_o neither_o can_v it_o certain_o be_v know_v second_o because_o the_o sabbath_n be_v nothing_o else_o in_o proper_a speech_n but_o a_o day_n of_o rest_n it_o be_v most_o natural_a and_o proper_a it_o shall_v then_o begin_v when_o as_o god_n and_o man_n begin_v their_o rest_n and_o leave_v off_o their_o labour_n not_o when_o as_o they_o begin_v their_o work_n 13._o but_o god_n begin_v his_o rest_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o six_o day_n not_o on_o the_o morning_n or_o midnight_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o man_n begin_v their_o 10._o rest_n at_o evening_n not_o at_o midnight_n or_o morning_n witness_v psal._n 104.22_o 23._o the_o sun_n arise_v and_o man_n go_v forth_o to_o his_o work_n and_o to_o his_o labour_n unto_o the_o evening_n and_o john_n 9.4_o i_o must_v work_v the_o work_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n the_o night_n come_v when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v therefore_o it_o be_v most_o consonant_a to_o reason_n and_o nature_n that_o it_o shall_v begin_v at_o evening_n three_o this_o beginning_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n on_o saturday_n at_o even_o do_v best_a prepare_n christian_n for_o the_o sanctification_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n for_o it_o make_v they_o put_v a_o period_n to_o their_o labour_n in_o due_a time_n it_o disburden_v they_o the_o soon_o of_o their_o weekday_n employment_n it_o cause_v they_o to_o go_v to_o bed_n soon_o to_o rise_v early_o and_o to_o prepare_v themselves_o the_o better_a for_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o ensue_a morning_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n do_v the_o church_n appoint_v 11.14_o vigil_n and_o evening_n saturday_n service_n in_o ancient_a time_n that_o christian_n lay_v aside_o all_o secular_a employment_n and_o resort_v then_o unto_o god_n public_a worship_n may_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o 19.42_o have_v their_o preparation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o better_a prepare_v themselves_o for_o the_o sacred_a duty_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o hence_o perchance_o it_o be_v that_o we_o have_v seldom_o any_o play_n or_o masque_n at_o court_n upon_o saturday_n night_n last_o it_o be_v infallible_o evident_a by_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n who_o keep_v the_o lord_n day_n only_o from_o evening_n to_o evening_n not_o from_o morning_n to_o morning_n as_o be_v evidence_v not_o only_o by_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n who_o meet_v together_o caâ—uâ—_n before_o daybreak_a upon_o the_o lord_n day_n to_o praise_v their_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n but_o by_o sundry_a counsel_n father_n and_o imperial_a constitution_n to_o begin_v with_o counsel_n survey_v we_o concilium_fw-la tarraconense_n can._n 7._o surius_n council_n tom._n 2._o p._n 292._o matisconense_n 2._o can._n 2._o ib._n p._n 683._o toletanum_n 4._o can._n 8._o ib._n p._n 729._o constantinop_n 6._o can._n 90._o ib._n p._n 1052._o foro-juliense_a can._n 13._o surius_n tom._n 3._o p._n 266._o turonicum_n 3_o sub_fw-la carolo_n magno_fw-la can._n 40._o ib._n p._n 272._o 242._o concilium_fw-la apud_fw-la compendium_n apud_fw-la alexandr_n alesium_n summa_fw-la theolog._n pars_fw-la 3._o quaest_n 32._o artic._n 2._o p._n 245._o 1893._o synodus_fw-la francfordiana_n anno_fw-la dom._n 793._o cap._n 22._o ibid._n concilium_fw-la moguntinum_n anno_fw-la 813._o apud_fw-la juonis_fw-la decreta_fw-la pars_fw-la 4._o c._n 16._o synodus_fw-la galonis_fw-la et_fw-la simonis_n legatoris_fw-la an._n 1212._o &_o synodus_fw-la andegavensis_fw-la an._n 1282._o all_o these_o express_o decree_n ut_fw-la dies_fw-la dominicus_n à _fw-la vespera_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vesperam_fw-la servetur_fw-la omnesdy_n dominicos_fw-la à _fw-la vespera_fw-la in_o vesperam_fw-la omni_fw-la veneratione_n decernimus_fw-la observari_fw-la et_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la illicâ—to_fw-la opere_fw-la abstinere_fw-la nec_fw-la aliquis_fw-la à _fw-la vespera_fw-la dici_fw-la sabbathi_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vesperam_fw-la diei_fw-la dominicae_fw-la ad_fw-la molendina_fw-la aquarâ—_n nec_fw-la ad_fw-la aliqua_fw-la alia_fw-la molere_fw-la audeat_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o by_o the_o express_a resolution_n of_o all_o these_o several_a counsel_n whereof_o one_o be_v ecumenical_a the_o lord_n day_n ought_v to_o be_v keep_v only_o from_o evening_n to_o evening_n and_o so_o to_o begin_v and_o end_v at_o evening_n if_o we_o peruse_v the_o father_n we_o shall_v find_v 7._o st._n augustine_n enjoin_v christian_n to_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n day_n from_o evening_n to_o evening_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v celebrate_v their_o sabbath_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o our_o christian_a sabbath_n begin_v at_o evening_n not_o at_o morning_n or_o midnight_n it_o be_v the_o direct_a and_o punctual_a verdict_n of_o dionysius_n alexandrinus_n epist._n 1._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 3._o p._n 81._o a._n to_o h._n of_o theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la comment_fw-fr in_o evangelia_n l._n 1._o bib._n patr._n tom._n 2._o p._n 153._o c_o d._n of_o gregory_n nyssen_n oratio_n 1._o &_o 2._o de_fw-fr resurrect_v christi_fw-la p._n 145_o 146_o 151â—_n 152._o of_o hieron_n com._n in_o jonan_n c._n 2._o tun_n 5._o p._n 137._o e._n &_o con_n in_o mat._n 12._o v._n 40._o tun_n 6._o p._n 22_o 23._o of_o leo_n epist._n decret_a epist._n 81._o c._n 1._o hrabanus_n maurus_n homil._n de_fw-fr dominicis_fw-la diebus_fw-la operum_fw-la tom._n 5._o p._n 605._o chrysost._n hom._n 5._o in_o genes_n tom._n 1._o col_fw-fr 26_o b._n &_o hom_o 82._o in_o matth_n tom_n 2._o col_fw-fr 559._o b._n theophylus_fw-la alexandrinus_n epist_n paschalis_n 3_o bibl_n patrum_fw-la tom_n 4._o p_o 723._o g._n cassianus_n de_fw-fr incarnatione_fw-la domini_fw-la lib_n 5_o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 5._o pars_fw-la 2._o p_o 81._o f_o g._n anastatius_fw-la sianita_fw-la ibid._n anagogicarum_fw-la contemplationum_fw-la hexaëm_n l._n 2._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 6â—_n pars_fw-la 1_o p._n 634._o e._n ibid._n quaestionum_fw-la lib_n quaest_n 87._o ibid_fw-la p_o 778._o quaest_n testimony_n 152_o 153._o ibid_fw-la p_o 794_o 795._o theophylact._n in_o matth_n 12._o five_o 40._o &_o 28._o v_o 1._o anselmus_n in_o matth_n 12._o tom._n 1._o p_o 60_o 61._o &_o in_o cap_n 28.1_o p_o 116._o eusebius_n gallicanus_n de_fw-fr symbolo_fw-la hom_o 2._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 5._o parsâ—_n 1._o p_o 554._o g_o h._n paschatius_n rhadbertus_fw-la in_o matth_n l_o 12._o bib._n pat_n tom_n 9_o pars_fw-la 2._o p_o 1230._o haymo_n halberstattensis_fw-la homil._n in_o die_n paschatis_fw-la p._n 7_o 8._o radulphus_fw-la tungrensis_fw-la de_fw-fr canonum_fw-la observantia_fw-la lib_n propositio_fw-la 23._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 11._o p_o 455._o f_o g._n &_o propositio_fw-la 15._o ibid_fw-la p_o 445._o f_o g._n &_o tom_n 14._o p_o 242._o b._n c._n amalarius_n fortunatus_n de_fw-fr ecclesiasticis_fw-la officijs_fw-la l_o 1._o c_o 11._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 9_o pars_fw-la 1._o p_o 311._o f._n honorius_n augustodunensis_n de_fw-fr imagine_v mundi_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap_n 27._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 12._o pars_fw-la 1._o p_o 947._o h._n &_o de_fw-fr antiquo_fw-la ritu_fw-la miss_z lib_n 1._o c_o 191._o p_o 1047._o f._n christianus_n grammaticus_fw-la expositio_fw-la in_o matth_n bibl_n patr_n tom_n 9_o pars_fw-la 1._o p_o 941._o d_o e._n zacharias_n chrysopolitanus_n in_o unum_fw-la ex_fw-la quatuor_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 173._o bibl_n patr_n tom_n 12._o pars_fw-la 1._o p_o 203_o 204._o to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v gregorius_n 9_o decretal_a l._n 2._o tit._n 9_o de_fw-fr ferijs_fw-la cap._n 2._o p._n 595._o summa_fw-la angelica_n tit._n die_v sect_n 1._o &_o constitutiones_fw-la symonis_fw-la islepe_o archiepisc._n cantuariensis_n apud_fw-la gulielmum_fw-la lindwood_n constit._fw-la provinciales_fw-la l._n 2._o tit._n de_fw-fr ferijs_fw-la fol._n 74._o b._n &_o joan._n aton_n fol_n 148._o a._n where_o he_o decree_v thus_o in_o primis_fw-la sacrum_fw-la diem_fw-la dominicum_fw-la ab_fw-la hora_fw-la diei_fw-la sabbati_fw-la vespertina_fw-la inchoandum_fw-la
representation_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o act_n of_o play_n be_v even_o the_o sin_n itself_o in_o god_n repute_n the_o act_n of_o a_o effeminate_a whorish_a part_n upon_o the_o stage_n in_o woman_n apparel_n with_o amorous_a womanish_a speech_n gesture_n kisses_z compliment_n dalliance_n &_o embracement_n with_o wanton_a unchaste_a lascivious_a glance_n nod_n and_o solicitation_n unto_o lewdness_n yea_o the_o very_a expression_n of_o the_o act_n of_o venery_n on_o the_o stage_n be_v according_o nought_o else_o but_o effeminacy_n scurrility_n wantonness_n whoredom_n and_o adultery_n itself_o in_o god_n esteem_n the_o personate_n of_o a_o fool_n part_n in_o jest_n 6._o be_v folly_n and_o vanity_n in_o good_a earnest_n the_o according_o speak_v of_o vain_a word_n the_o swear_n by_o the_o name_n of_o pagan_a idol_n and_o the_o very_o utter_v of_o their_o name_n much_o more_o the_o act_n of_o their_o part_n the_o very_a name_n of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n together_o with_o foolish_a talk_n and_o jest_n on_o the_o stage_n be_v nought_o else_o but_o actual_a sin_n in_o god_n account_n not_o only_o in_o the_o actor_n but_o the_o 11._o spectator_n too_o who_o give_v consent_n unto_o they_o those_o therefore_o who_o take_v pleasure_n in_o all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o representation_n only_o of_o sin_n but_o even_o in_o sin_n itself_o which_o shall_v be_v their_o great_a sorrow_n five_o these_o playhouse_n shadow_n and_o counterfeit_a resemblance_n of_o evil_a be_v a_o ready_a mean_n to_o enamour_v man_n with_o to_o inscare_v they_o in_o the_o very_a sin_n themselves_o throughout_o as_o the_o father_n and_o premise_n witness_v if_o then_o playhaunter_n detest_v these_o sin_n why_o do_v they_o not_o likewise_o 29.30_o hate_v the_o very_a representation_n of_o they_o which_o be_v a_o beat_a road_n a_o strong_a allurement_n to_o these_o sin_n themselves_o certain_o their_o little_a care_n to_o avoid_v the_o one_o betray_v their_o love_n their_o little_a detestation_n of_o the_o other_o six_o whereas_o some_o object_n that_o they_o hate_v all_o scurrilous_a filthy_a amorous_a part_n discourse_n passage_n pastoral_n jest_n and_o gesture_n in_o the_o play_v they_o go_v to_o approve_v none_o but_o chaste_a but_o modest_a representation_n passage_n speech_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o as_o few_o playhaunter_n i_o dare_v say_v can_v speak_v this_o serious_o from_o his_o heart_n so_o it_o be_v but_o a_o idle_a false_a surmise_n for_o first_o every_o man_n who_o resort_v to_o play_n come_v with_o a_o resolution_n to_o hear_v and_o see_v the_o whole_a play_n act_v not_o one_o particular_a scene_n or_o act_n he_o resolve_v not_o this_o before_o hand_n with_o himself_o i_o will_v only_o see_v and_o heat_v this_o act_n this_o scene_n this_o part_n but_o i_o will_v debar_v my_o ear_n my_o eye_n from_o all_o the_o rest_n because_o i_o deâ—est_v their_o lewdness_n no_o man_n go_v thus_o pre-resolved_n to_o a_o play_n he_o come_v not_o therefore_o with_o a_o intention_n to_o abhor_v its_o lewdness_n but_o to_o approve_v the_o whole_a second_o few_o playhaunter_n that_o i_o say_v not_o any_o i_o mean_v in_o point_n of_o conscience_n though_o many_o do_v it_o out_o of_o lasciviousness_n and_o lust_n inquire_v before_o hand_n of_o the_o play_n whether_o it_o be_v scurrilous_a or_o obscene_a whether_o there_o be_v any_o profaneness_n any_o lewd_a part_n or_o passage_n in_o it_o whether_o it_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o they_o may_v behold_v with_o a_o safe_a conscience_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o lewd_a ungodly_a person_n who_o resort_v unto_o it_o etc._n etc._n but_o they_o run_v headlong_o to_o it_o without_o these_o premise_a query_n those_o therefore_o who_o make_v no_o such_o conscionable_a inquiry_n of_o the_o unlawful_a part_n and_o passage_n of_o play_n before_o they_o resort_v unto_o they_o can_v 548._o hardly_o detest_v they_o when_o they_o come_v three_o he_o who_o true_o abhor_v the_o lewd_a scurrile_a 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pastime_n within_o their_o own_o parish_n parish_n omnia_fw-la debitum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la deserunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la luxuriae_fw-la proprium_fw-la gaâ—dere_fw-la perversis_fw-la nec_fw-la tantum_fw-la discedere_fw-la a_o recto_fw-la sed_fw-la quam_fw-la longissime_fw-la abire_fw-la res_fw-la sordida_fw-la est_fw-la trita_fw-la ac_fw-la vulgari_fw-la via_fw-la viver_n talis_fw-la horum_fw-la contraria_fw-la omnibus_fw-la non_fw-la regio_fw-la sed_fw-la vita_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la tamen_fw-la praecipua_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la huius_fw-la morbi_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la communis_fw-la fastidium_fw-la quomodo_fw-la cultu_fw-la se_fw-la a_o caeteris_fw-la distinguunt_fw-la quomodo_fw-la elegantia_fw-la caenarum_fw-la mundiciis_fw-la vehiculorum_fw-la sic_fw-la volunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la seperare_fw-la temporum_fw-la dispositione_n nolunt_fw-la solita_fw-la peâ—care_fw-la quibus_fw-la peccandi_fw-la praemium_fw-la infamia_fw-la est_fw-la seneca_n epist._n 122._o 122._o illud_fw-la melius_fw-la et_fw-la verius_fw-la quod_fw-la antiquus_fw-la tertullian_n de_fw-fr prescript_n adversuâ—_n hareâ—icos_fw-la lib._n et_fw-fr vincentius_n lerinâ—nsis_fw-la adversus_fw-la prophâ—nas_fw-la hâ—reticorum_fw-la noâ—itates_fw-la argum._n 52._o 52._o his_o play_n of_o play_n play_n his_o apology_n for_o actor_n actor_n philippus_n lonicerus_n turcicaeâ—_n historiae_fw-la l._n 1._o f._n 34._o b._n b._n see_v act._n 6._o scene_n 5._o 5._o 1_o thess._n 2.15_o 2.15_o rom._n 1.24_o to_o 29.2_o thess._n 2.11_o 12._o 12._o see_v act._n 6._o scene_n 19_o 20._o 20._o see_v act._n 6._o scene_n 12._o &_o 20._o 20._o prudentius_n contra_fw-la symmachum_fw-la l._n 1._o bib._n pat._n tom._n 4._o p._n 612._o b._n &_o lipsius_n de_fw-fr amphitheatro_fw-la lib._n c._n 20._o 20._o ad_fw-la excusandas_fw-la excusationes_fw-la in_o peccatis_fw-la ista_fw-la praetendunt_fw-la christus_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la arte_fw-la illuditur_fw-la hierom._n epist._n 4._o c._n 9_o 9_o tanta_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la vis_fw-la voluptatum_fw-la ut_fw-la et_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la protelet_fw-la in_o occasionem_fw-la et_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la corrumpat_fw-la in_o diffimulationem_fw-la aut_fw-la utrumque_fw-la tertull._n de_fw-fr spectac_n c._n 1._o 1._o quam_fw-la sapiens_fw-la argumentatrix_fw-la sibi_fw-la vidâ—tur_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la humana_fw-la praesertim_fw-la cum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la eiusmodi_fw-la de_fw-la gaudiis_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la fructibus_fw-la saeculi_fw-la metuet_fw-la amittere_fw-la tertul._n ibid._n ibid._n nam_fw-la et_fw-la eousque_fw-la enervatus_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la vigour_n et_fw-la ita_fw-la omni_fw-la languore_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la praecipitatur_fw-la in_o peius_fw-la ut_fw-la iam_fw-la non_fw-la vitiis_fw-la excusatio_fw-la sed_fw-la authoritas_fw-la detur_fw-la quoniam_fw-la non_fw-la desunt_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la assertores_fw-la blandi_fw-la et_fw-la indulgentes_fw-la patroni_fw-la qui_fw-la praestant_fw-la vitiis_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la deterius_fw-la censuram_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la coelestium_fw-la in_o advocationem_fw-la criminum_fw-la et_fw-la spectaculorum_fw-la convertunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n cyprian_n de_fw-fr spectac_n lib._n lib._n advers._fw-la gentes_fw-la l._n 7._o p._n 232._o to_o 240._o 240._o hom._n 38._o in_o matth._n &_o hom._n 3._o de_fw-fr davide_n et_fw-fr saul_n saul_n de_fw-fr consensu_fw-la evangelistarum_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 23._o de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 29._o &_o l._n 6._o c._n 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o 8._o de_fw-fr gubernation_n dei_fw-la l._n 6._o 6._o act_n 19.24_o to_o 29._o 29._o see_v act_n 7._o scene_n 5._o 5._o nulli_fw-la enim_fw-la peccatori_fw-la de_fw-la est_fw-la impuâ—ens_fw-la praetextus_fw-la etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la hi_o quidem_fw-la
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ratio_fw-la est_fw-la extendendae_fw-la mortalitatis_fw-la imo_fw-la in_fw-la immortalitatem_fw-la vertendae_fw-la and_o then_o we_o need_v not_o run_v to_o masque_n to_o play_n or_o playhouse_n to_o pass_v away_o our_o time_n last_o i_o answer_v that_o man_n can_v be_v worse_o employ_v then_o in_o hear_v or_o behold_v stageplay_n nihil_fw-la enim_fw-la tam_fw-la damnosum_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la spectaculo_fw-la desidere_fw-la tunc_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la facilius_fw-la vitia_fw-la surrepunt_fw-la it_o be_v 449.484_o seneca_n his_o resolution_n to_o his_o friend_n lucilius_n when_o he_o request_v his_o advice_n what_o thing_n he_o will_v have_v he_o principal_o to_o avoid_v and_o it_o may_v be_v a_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o this_o objection_n for_o how_o can_v man_n be_v worse_o employ_v then_o in_o hear_v see_v learn_v all_o kind_n of_o vice_n of_o villainy_n and_o lewdness_n whatsoever_o then_o in_o deprave_v both_o their_o 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