But what will they say? Is it not Christmas? must we not be merry? Truth it is, we ought both then and at all times besides to be merry in the Lord, but not otherwise, not to swill and gull in more then will suffice nature, nor to lavish forth more at that time, then at any other times.
in Christmas time there is nothing else used but cards, dice, tables, masking, mumming, bouling, & such like fooleries. And the reason is, for that they think they have a commission and prerogative that time, to do what they list and to follow what vanity they will. But do they think that they are privileged at that time to do evil?