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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ... that no lust nor concupiscence is inflamed or stirred vp in them, in the beholding of anye person, or of the playes themselues. Howe, say you, may it be so? Age. Saint Chrysostome shall answere them, who wrote Cbrysost. in onely of such as you speake of, that resorted to such js' playing places. Some curious, daintie, and nyce persons, (sayeth he) hearing this, will saye, (to excuse their sinnes and follies) we that do resort to beholde, and consider the beautie and fairnesse of women at theaters, and stage playes are nothing hurt thereby. Dauid (sayeth he) was sore hurt (in beholding Bersabe) and thinkest thou to escape? He did not behold an harlot, but on Prou-? 6,7 the top of his house, tu autem in theatro, vbi condemned animam sapie?itis: thou beholdest them in an open theatre, a place where ye soule of the wise is snared and condemned. In those places (sayeth he) thou seest not only res infaustas, vnlawfull things, but also hearest spurciloquia, filthie speaches, whereof is (sayth he) incessu meretricis, the beginning of whoredome, and the habite of all euilnesse and mischiefe; where thou shalt, by hearing diuelishe and filthie songs, hurte thy chaste eares, and also shalt see that which shall be greeuous vnto thine eyes; for our eyes are as windowes of the mynde: Ierem. 9, 21 as the prophete sayeth, Death entred into my windowes, that is, by mine eyes. Possible thou wilt say (sayeth he) I am not mooued with those sightes. What art thou, lam. 3,5, 6 yron, (sayth he) stone, or an adamant? Art thou wiser, Prou. 6, 27 stronger, and holyer than Dauid? A little sparkle of fire cast into strawe beginneth quickly to kindle and flame: our fleshe is strawe, and will burne quickly; and for that cause the Holy Ghost setteth Dauid for an example to vs, that we sh...

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