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and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o reason_n against_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v observe_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n now_o to_o the_o authority_n by_o which_o other_o sabbath_n busy_v themselves_o to_o infringe_v this_o opinion_n these_o be_v in_o number_n three_o the_o first_o whereof_o be_v that_o of_o irenaeus_n who_o lib._n 4._o cap._n 30._o tell_v we_o that_o abraham_n believe_v god_n without_o circumcision_n and_o without_o the_o sabbath_n the_o second_o be_v of_o justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o trypho_n the_o jew_n in_o who_o it_o be_v read_v that_o abel_n and_o enoch_n be_v just_a without_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o after_o they_o abraham_n and_o his_o posterity_n until_o moses_n please_v god_n and_o after_o he_o add_v before_o moses_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o celebrate_v the_o sabbath_n in_o the_o three_o place_n 4._o tertullian_n be_v produce_v in_o who_o they_o read_v that_o neither_o adam_n nor_o his_o 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church_n when_o the_o image_n be_v remove_v 32._o ruffinus_n contend_v for_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n though_o not_o carnal_o or_o in_o jewish_a delight_n to_o these_o let_v be_v add_v a_o place_n in_o constit_fw-la apost_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 37._o which_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o lord_n day_n supply_v the_o room_n of_o the_o sabbath_n all_o these_o thing_n argue_v that_o the_o pious_a father_n do_v not_o under_o the_o gospel_n explode_v that_o precept_n in_o the_o decalogue_n about_o the_o sabbath_n and_o therefore_o sometime_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o sabbath_n which_o to_o they_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v signify_v as_o we_o have_v see_v chap._n 3_o for_o they_o yield_v that_o christ_n fulfil_v and_o not_o destroy_v the_o law_n by_o his_o come_n and_o that_o christian_n be_v to_o rejoice_v on_o the_o sabbath_n festival_n and_o that_o the_o solemnity_n of_o this_o festival_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o command_n in_o the_o decologue_n and_o seem_v only_a to_o stand_v for_o this_o 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