The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wiseThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise

Thomas. When I do hear spoken of the constancy and modesty, that the Paynims have showed in the death both of them and of their friends, I am greatly ashamed of us christians, who have so great fear, and do make such noise, and torment our selves after the dead.

Thomas. When I doe heare spoken of the constancie and modestie, that the Panims haue shewed in the death both of them and of their friendes, I am greately ashamed of vs christians, who haue so great feare, and doe make such noyse, and torment our selues after the dead.

Hillairus. Thereby we declare, that we are very ¹ignorant and effeminated. And therefore the Lycians did apparel them with women's apparel, when they did mourn and lament, to the end that they should be moved through that deformity of apparel, and thereby constrained to cast down all that foolish sorrow. Declaring by the same, that they accounted it folly to lament ²and weep. For that cause Lycurgus did not permit to the Lacedaemonians, but eleven days to mourn and lament in: and after at the twelve day, they must cast it down, after that they had made a sacrifice unto Ceres. Upon that matter hath Plutarch written, that all things not accustomed nor used were applied unto those that did lament and mourn. And therefore the men went forth openly, ³having their heads covered. the women uncovered and shorne, or altogether polled, against the order of nature, that being ashamed of such deformity, they should be constrained she rather to moderate themselves, and ⟨p. 124⟩the better to banqutsh and overcome their affections. And whereas the Romans prescribed a year full out