A brief treatise, concerning the use and abuse of dancing. Collected out of the…A briefe treatise, concerning the vse and abuse of dauncing. Collected oute of the…

Now of those gazinges what became? Unlawful copulations. Of these copulations what? mighty men, and of great renown, who usurped authority ⟨image 6⟩over others, and degenerated from the simplicity of their forefathers. Of these men what? they were miserably drowned in the great deluge. Behold of this small sparkle, what raging fire of concupiscence flameth: & see of this little drop what a wonderful huge water falleth from out the windows of Heaven, and issueth from the bowels of the earth, to quench this furious fire, and that about the beginning of May, when all things flourish. You O ye sons of men keep company with dancing Damsels, you gaze upon them in the month of May: beware, you hear out of Gods own mouth, what evil ends ensue. A wise man will not enter the brims of dangerous depths, least he suddenly slip over head and ears: These be the brims, come not nigh them my beloved, (you are not, I fear me, all Josephs) come not nigh them. For though the Rainbow be a certain sign, that neither of the Heaven above, nor of the earth beneath, the water will destroy you: yet will there fire descend from the throne of the almighty Jehovah & with brimstone ascend out of the fiery lake,¹ to be a portion for them that proceed ⟨image 6⟩to the end of these beginnings.

Nowe of those gazinges what became? Vnlawfull copulations. Of these copulations what? myghty men, and of great renowne, who vsurped aucthoritie ⟨image 6⟩ouer others, and degenerated from the simplicitie of theyr forefathers. Of these men what? they were myserably drowned in the great deluge. Beholde of this small sparkle, what raging fyre of concupiscence flameth: & sée of this lytle droppe what a wonderfull huge water falleth frō out the windowes of Heauen, and issueth from the bowels of the earth, to quenche this furious fyre, and that about the beginning of Maie, when all things florish. You O ye sonnes of men kéepe company with dauncing Damsels, you gaze vpon them in the moneth of Maie: beware, you heare out of Gods owne mouth, what euyll endes ensue. A wyse man wyll not enter the brimmes of daungerous depths, least he soddainly slippe ouer headde and eares: These be the brimmes, come not nighe them my beloued, (you are not, I feare mée, all Iosephs) come not nigh them. For though the Rainebow be a certaine signe, that neyther of the Heauen aboue, nor of the earth beneath, the water wyll destroy you: yet wyll there fyre descend from the throane of the almighty Iehouah & with brimstone ascende out of the fiery lake,