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time_n and_o law_n prophesy_v dan._n 7._o 25_o be_v bring_v about_o by_o rome_n cent._n 7._o caranza_n council_n fol._n 311_o 312_o 339_o 340_o the_o six_o general_n council_n hold_v at_o constantinople_n the_o emperor_n constantinâ—_n pogonatus_n precedent_n and_o legate_n send_v from_o pope_n agatho_n be_v present_a in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 673_o can._n 52_o the_o father_n oâ—_n that_o council_n enact_v that_o no_o new_a consecration_n shall_v be_v all_o the_o lent_n unless_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o dominical_a the_o sabbath_n be_v yet_o name_v by_o a_o general_n council_n before_o the_o dominical_a day_n and_o that_o in_o the_o seven_o century_n for_o we_o command_v that_o those_o day_n be_v keep_v festival_n and_o not_o to_o mourn_v oâ—_n fast_o upon_o they_o so_o that_o 673_o year_n after_o christ_n the_o sabbath_n bâ—_n a_o general_n council_n be_v establish_v a_o festival_n even_o in_o lent_n and_o fol._n 340_o can._n 55_o the_o father_n be_v inform_v that_o iâ—_n rome_n they_o fast_v in_o lent_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n against_o thâ—_n tradition_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n here_o â—_o tradition_n affirm_v by_o a_o general_n council_n for_o oâ—_n 673._o tradition_n for_o the_o seventh-day_n sabbath_n ann._n dom._n 673._o serve_v the_o sabbath_n as_o a_o festival_n and_o that_o in_o lâ—â—_n it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a synod_n that_o in_o â—â—_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o canon_n shall_v forthwith_o oâ—_n tain_n or_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n if_o any_o clerk_n be_v find_v in_o tâ—_n holy_a dominical_a or_o sabbath_n fast_v beside_o one_o and_o one_o only_o let_v he_o be_v depose_v but_o if_o he_o be_v a_o laic_a let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_v so_o severe_a be_v this_o eastern_a general_n council_n â—_o continue_v the_o sabbath_n a_o festival_n and_o that_o against_o rome_n itself_o it_o be_v true_a the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n in_o some_o few_o place_n where_o popery_n much_o prevail_v at_o that_o time_n may_v 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about_o 447_o year_n since_o and_o erect_v the_o order_n of_o dominican_n which_o be_v continue_v among_o the_o romanist_n to_o this_o day_n cardinal_n baronius_n annal_n an._n christi_fw-la 603_o sect_n 2_o &_o tom_n 8._o moguntiae_n sect_n 17._o this_o year_n at_o rome_n st._n gregory_n the_o pope_n correct_v that_o error_n which_o some_o preach_v by_o jewish_a superstition_n or_o the_o grecian_a custom_n that_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o worship_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n in_o like_a wise_a as_o upon_o the_o dominical_a day_n and_o he_o call_v such_o preacher_n the_o preacher_n of_o antichrist_n by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o some_o then_o hold_v themselves_o and_o other_o oblige_v to_o keep_v holy_a the_o sabbath_n and_o preach_v it_o up_o and_o probable_o in_o rome_n though_o the_o pope_n call_v it_o a_o error_n this_o be_v in_o the_o seven_o century_n so_o as_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o great_a contrary_a affirmation_n and_o boasting_n there_o be_v in_o the_o ancient_a 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