Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…

But least I should seem this to speak and to judge alone, I will add certain testimonies of the fathers. Augustine against Petilianus the 6. chap. The bishops (saith he) were always wont to restrain idle & wanton dancings: but now a days there are some bishops which are present at dances, & do dance together with women, so far are they of to restrain this vice. The same Augustine upon the .32.¹ Psalm (when he expoundeth these words, on the Psalter of ten strings, I will sing unto thee) maketh those ten strings the ten commandments, & when he had spoken somewhat of one of them, at the last he cometh to the Sabaoth, where of it is written: Remember that thou sanctify the Sabaoth day. I say not (saith he) to live delicately, as the Jews were wont. For it is better to dig all the whole day, them to dance on the Sabaoth day.

But least I should seme this to speake and to iudge alone, I wil adde certayne testimonies of the fathers. Augustine against Petilianus the 6. chap. The byshops (saith he) were alwaies wont to restrain idle & wantō daūsings: but now a dayes there are some bishops which are presēt at daunses, & do daunse together with women, so farre are they of to restraine this vice. The same Augustine vpon the .32.¹ Psalme (when he expoundeth these wordes, on the Psalter of ten stringes, I will sing vnto thee) maketh those ten stringes the ten commaundementes, & when he had spoken somwhat of one of them, at the last he cōmeth to the Sabaoth, where of it is writeten: Remember that thou sanctify the Sabaoth daye. I say not (sayth he) to liue delicately, as the Iewes were wont. For it is better to digge all the whole day, them to daunse on the Sabaoth day.

1. 1Augustine

Chrysostom in his .56. Homely upon Genesis, ¹