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book_n and_o from_z out_o of_o the_o gospel_n in_o what_o part_n therefore_o of_o the_o year_n more_o apt_o can_v the_o observation_n of_o lent_n be_v constitute_v then_o in_o that_o which_o be_v conterminous_a and_o next_o unto_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o lord_n viz._n the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n wherein_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v take_v away_o and_o have_v fetch_v the_o ground_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o fast_o of_o lent_n from_o the_o gospel_n he_o than_o add_v in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o same_o epistle_n ut_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la illi_fw-la dies_fw-la ante_fw-la pascha_fw-la observentur_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la roboravit_fw-la that_o those_o forty_o day_n before_o easter_n be_v observe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n have_v strengthen_v or_o corroborate_v yea_o the_o same_o s._n augustine_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a 86._o epistle_n object_v teach_v we_o the_o ground_n of_o certain_a other_o set_a fast_n to_o be_v the_o day_n wherein_o the_o 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deliver_v up_o in_o that_o night_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o 6_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n which_o manifest_o be_v the_o day_n of_o his_o passion_n say_v he_o which_o reason_n from_o epiphanius_n also_o you_o hear_v before_o 10._o before_o and_o s._n augustine_n again_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 86._o epistle_n passuâ—…_n est_fw-fr domiâ—…_n quod_fw-la nullus_fw-la ambigit_fw-la sextâ—…_n sabbatâ—…_n quapropter_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la sexta_fw-la rectè_fw-la jejunio_fw-la deputatur_fw-la jejunia_fw-la quip_n humiliâ—…atem_fw-la significant_a unde_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la humiliabam_fw-la jejunio_fw-la aniâ—…am_fw-la meam_fw-la the_o lord_n suffer_v which_o no_o man_n doubt_n on_o the_o 6_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n wherefore_o the_o 6_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n also_o be_v appoint_v for_o fast_v for_o that_o fast_v signify_v our_o humility_n whence_o it_o be_v say_v i_o humble_v my_o soul_n with_o fast_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ps._n 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