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dominical_a day_n be_v forbid_v by_o damasus_n fol._n 308_o d_o e_o constantine_n admonish_v all_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n that_o they_o shall_v keep_v holy_a the_o day_n dedicate_v to_o the_o saviour_n and_o likewise_o that_o those_o which_o be_v sabbath_n shall_v be_v honour_v or_o worship_v and_o he_o give_v a_o law_n to_o the_o precedent_n of_o all_o nation_n that_o they_o shall_v observe_v the_o dominical_a day_n according_a to_o the_o nod_n or_o will_v of_o the_o emperor_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v honour_v the_o day_n of_o the_o martyr_n eusebius_n fol._n 396_o at_o a_o synod_n in_o eleberide_v a_o city_n in_o spain_n can._n 26_o it_o please_v they_o to_o correct_v a_o error_n that_o they_o shall_v celebrate_v a_o fast_a of_o fast_n jejuniorum_fw-la superpositionem_fw-la upon_o every_o sabbath_n day_n fol._n 477_o g_z 29_o can._n christian_n ocelot_v to_o judaize_v and_o to_o rest_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n but_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o that_o same_o day_n 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somewhat_o remote_a where_o the_o same_o use_n be_v hold_v and_o remain_v and_o if_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o sinful_a not_o to_o fast_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n with_o a_o sort_n of_o rashness_n we_o shall_v blame_v so_o many_o eastern_a church_n and_o the_o far-great_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o show_v from_o the_o beginning_n that_o this_o be_v peculiar_a to_o rome_n and_o to_o a_o few_o western_a church_n that_o they_o observe_v the_o fast_a of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o of_o the_o same_o sabbath_n fast_o in_o the_o african_a church_n he_o say_v that_o one_o church_n and_o the_o church_n of_o one_o region_n have_v those_o that_o do_v fast_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o who_o do_v not_o fast_o fol._n 383_o that_o â—â—â—ominical_a day_n be_v observe_v by_o some_o at_o that_o time_n appear_v out_o of_o augustine_n also_o at_o colen_n the_o dominical_a day_n be_v a_o festival_n vincentius_n &_o solemn_a max._n taurinen_n epise_v lucius_n cent._n 6_o fol._n 213_o f_o we_o read_v of_o dominicus_n bishop_n of_o carthage_n fol._n 370_o d_o dominicus_n bishop_n centum_fw-la cellence_n fol._n 411_o dominicus_n presbyter_n and_o abbot_n fol._n 323_o c_o d_o e_o f_o g_o synodus_fw-la matisconensis_fw-la secundus_fw-la hold_v by_o command_n of_o king_n junthran_n make_v certain_a statute_n pertain_v to_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n and_o ceremony_n which_o they_o promulgate_v in_o a_o synodal_n epistle_n in_o this_o manner_n viz._n we_o see_v the_o christian_a people_n in_o a_o unadvised_a manner_n to_o deliver_v to_o contempt_n the_o dominical_a day_n and_o as_o in_o private_a day_n to_o indulge_v continual_a labour_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o they_o determine_v that_o every_o one_o of_o themselves_o in_o the_o holy_a church_n will_v instruct_v the_o people_n subject_n to_o they_o to_o keep_v the_o dominical_a day_n etc._n etc._n which_o if_o not_o observe_v by_o the_o lawyer_n he_o be_v irreparable_o to_o lose_v his_o cause_n and_o a_o countryman_n or_o servant_n not_o keep_v it_o be_v to_o be_v beat_v with_o heavy_a blow_n of_o cudgel_n cent._n 7_o fol._n 169_o &_o 206_o we_o find_v two_o other_o bishop_n name_v dominicus_n fol._n 61_o d_o among_o the_o day_n the_o dominical_a be_v most_o name_v for_o among_o the_o senones_n a_o people_n in_o france_n near_o the_o river_n sein_fw-fr lupus_n perform_v the_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o dominical_a day_n vincentius_n also_o the_o day_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v find_v among_o some_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath_n day_n the_o three_o hour_n when_o the_o people_n in_o the_o popilian_a market_n in_o foro_fw-la popilio_n be_v oppress_v in_o the_o church_n by_o grimoaldus_n sabellicus_n aenead_n 8_o lib._n 2._o whereof_o before_o fol._n 95_o e_z when_o they_o do_v assemble_v be_v not_o express_o show_v but_o the_o most_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o of_o the_o dominical_a day_n as_o it_o be_v write_v of_o the_o emperor_n constance_n in_o the_o book_n belong_v 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