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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…
A brief treatise, concerning the use and abuse of dancing. Collected out of the learned works of the most excellent dean doctor, Peter Martyr, by paister Rob Massonius: and translated into English by I.K.A briefe treatise, concerning the vse and abuse of dauncing. Collected oute of the learned workes of the most excellent deaine doctour, Peter Martyr, by paister Rob Massonius: and translated into English by I.K.
London: printed by John Jugge, 1580London: printed by Iohn Iugge, 1580
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They accuse him to say that Jesus of Nazareth (it can be none other so long as he preacheth none but Jesus) would change the ordinances Moses gave them, the ancient customs their forefathers left them, where he teacheth that Christ came not to destroy the laws of Moses but to fulfil them. They from this general and false position, descend to as false particulars, bringing certain ⟨image 16⟩late and new orders of merry makings and friendly meetings of neighbours, and of relieving the needy, thinking them old orders if they can call them so, or if they be out of their remembrance, or if they have been used an age or two before them: whereas he endeavoureth to abolish the strange innovations & new fangles, and to call them back to the old customs and ancient orders in deed.
They accuse him to saye that Iesus of Nazareth (it can be none other so long as hee preacheth none but Iesus) woulde chaunge the ordinaunces Moyses gaue them, the auncient customes their forefathers leaft them, where he teacheth that Christ came not to destroye the lawes of Moyses but to fulfill them. They from this generall and false position, discend to as false particulars, bringing certayne ⟨image 16⟩late and newe orders of merye makings and friendly méetings of neighbours, and of reléeuing the néedye, thinking them olde orders if they can cal them so, or if they be out of their remembrance, or if they haue bene vsed an age or two before them: whereas hée endeuoureth to abolish the straunge innouations & newe fangles, and to call them backe to the old custumes and auncient orders in déede.