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to_o be_v fast_v until_o even_o but_o especial_o on_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o great_a week_n as_o dionysius_n alexandr_n in_o the_o place_n by_o you_o allege_v express_o witness_v and_o more_o especial_o yet_o on_o the_o day_n of_o our_o lord_n crucifixion_n as_o yourselves_o also_o allege_a from_o tertullian_n dicatam_fw-la jejuniis_fw-la parasceven_fw-la &_o cap._n 14._o of_o his_o book_n of_o prayer_n sic_fw-la &_o die_fw-la paschae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quo_fw-la communis_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la publica_fw-la jejunii_fw-la religio_fw-la est_fw-la come_v we_o therefore_o in_o the_o last_o place_n to_o socrates_n out_o of_o who_o you_o have_v bring_v two_o testimony_n and_o may_v have_v i_o free_o acknowledge_v bring_v more_o and_o he_o be_v by_o we_o the_o more_o to_o be_v consider_v because_o all_o that_o of_o late_o have_v write_v against_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o religious_a fast_o of_o lent_n at_o home_n or_o abroad_o have_v fetch_v their_o chief_a armour_n from_o socrates_n yet_o sometime_o wrong_v he_o by_o most_o unjust_a and_o purposely_o false_a translation_n of_o their_o author_n as_o in_o a_o english_a pamphlet_n of_o last_o year_n who_o may_v seem_v himself_o enough_o to_o have_v wrong_v or_o loosen_v the_o church_n fast_n and_o festival_n for_o cause_n which_o shall_v present_o be_v show_v but_o here_o we_o shall_v first_o show_v that_o none_o of_o our_o exception_n against_o socrates_n be_v needful_a to_o our_o refutation_n of_o our_o brethren_n the_o presbyterian_o their_o exception_n out_o of_o socrates_n against_o the_o religious_a â—…ast_n of_o lent_n as_o it_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o our_o common-prayer-book_n for_o first_o as_o to_o the_o variety_n in_o several_a country_n about_o the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n viz._n of_o their_o strict_a fast_v as_o dionysius_n alexand._n who_o you_o here_o join_v with_o socrates_n have_v show_v you_o i_o have_v answer_v above_o show_v that_o it_o hurt_v we_o 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puritatem_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la nobis_fw-la dierum_fw-la exercitatio_fw-la mederetur_fw-la and_o yet_o the_o same_o leo_n in_o the_o same_o his_o four_o sermon_n of_o the_o fast_a of_o quadragesima_fw-la choose_v out_o for_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n the_o number_n of_o day_n amount_v to_o and_o a_o little_a exceed_a the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n of_o socrates_n three_o week_n which_o he_o assign_v to_o rome_n to_o wit_n three_o day_n in_o each_o of_o six_o week_n secundam_fw-la quartam_fw-la &_o sextam_fw-la which_o be_v one_o and_o twenty_o day_n so_o that_o forty_o day_n and_o yet_o the_o number_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o day_n for_o strict_a sa_a may_v well_o consist_v together_o and_o still_o the_o lend_v be_v call_v of_o all_o quadragesima_fw-la as_o socrates_n and_o sozomen_n note_v therefore_o leo_n when_o he_o mention_n forty_o day_n as_o from_o god_n he_o do_v more_o often_o call_v the_o quadragesima_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la dierum_fw-la continentiam_fw-la as_o sermon_n 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consider_v we_o next_o as_o touch_v the_o main_a error_n itself_o of_o the_o novatian_o wherein_o as_o he_o do_v pronounce_v of_o novatus_n himself_o that_o he_o die_v a_o martyr_n l._n 4._o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d novatus_n be_v socrates_n martyr_n and_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o his_o follower_n as_o he_o say_v he_o be_v diligent_a in_o but_o s._n chrysostome_n even_o after_o his_o death_n he_o thus_o proceed_v to_o censure_v because_o he_o defend_v that_o repentance_n be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v to_o those_o that_o fall_v after_o baptism_n more_o than_o once_o allege_v against_o he_o a_o ancient_a more_o severe_a discipline_n of_o a_o synod_n of_o bishop_n as_o if_o the_o follow_a bishop_n have_v not_o power_n in_o their_o time_n see_v cause_n to_o relax_v such_o severity_n of_o discipline_n his_o word_n of_o chrysostome_n be_v l._n 6._o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v matter_n of_o admiration_n to_o i_o how_o he_o john_n as_o above_o he_o call_v he_o 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