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desperate_a cause_n b._n the_o homily_n say_v all_o christian_n ought_v and_z be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n to_o keep_v the_o lord's-day_n holy_o ans_fw-fr 1._o the_o equity_n and_o analogy_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n oblige_v christian_n to_o observe_v a_o convenient_a and_o sufficient_a time_n for_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n and_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o spiritual_a and_o religious_a duty_n 2_o after_o such_o time_n as_o the_o orthodoxal_a catholic_a church_n have_v upon_o the_o example_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o for_o other_o weighty_a reason_n devote_v the_o sunday_n of_o every_o week_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o religious_a duty_n christian_a people_n in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n ground_v upon_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n and_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o observe_v that_o day_n holy_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o religious_a duty_n pag._n 100_o b._n the_o lord's-day_n be_v and_o may_v be_v call_v our_o christian_a sabbath-day_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o jewish_a to_o call_v it_o so_o answ_n 1._o the_o lord's-day_n be_v not_o the_o literal_a sabbath_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n and_o therefore_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n it_o can_v be_v call_v the_o sabbath-day_n express_o or_o in_o particular_a command_v in_o the_o decalogue_n but_o the_o same_o be_v style_v by_o the_o homily_n our_o christian_a sabbath_n in_o a_o mystical_a and_o analogical_a sense_n even_o as_o mortification_n be_v call_v circumcision_n rom._n 2.29_o and_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n be_v call_v unleavened_a bread_n 1_o cor._n 8.5_o b._n that_o this_o day_n be_v whole_o to_o be_v spend_v in_o holy_a rest_n and_o duty_n of_o sanctification_n and_o therefore_o no_o part_n of_o it_o to_o be_v spend_v in_o vain_a pleasure_n and_o profane_a pastime_n answ_n 1._o the_o homily_n according_a to_o the_o tenet_n also_o of_o other_o divine_n etc._n divine_n bucer_n in_o mat._n 12._o p._n 113._o eximatur_fw-la è_fw-la cordibus_fw-la hominum_fw-la opinio_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la credat_fw-la eum_fw-la diem_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la aliis_fw-la sanctiorem_fw-la vel_fw-la operari_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la danaeus_n eth._n christ_n l_o 2._o c._n 9_o nobis_fw-la christianis_fw-la non_fw-la tanta_fw-la tamve_fw-la severa_fw-la &_o rigida_fw-la observatio_fw-la ne_fw-la laboremus_fw-la in_o die_v dominica_n imposita_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la ex_fw-la lege_fw-la constantini_n licet_fw-la serere_fw-la &_o metere_fw-la in_o die_v dominica_n si_fw-la commodum_fw-la sit_fw-la aquin._n 2._o 2._o q._n 122._o be_v 4._o ad_fw-la 4._o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr ita_fw-la arcta_fw-la prohibitio_fw-la operandi_fw-la in_o die_v dominica_n sicut_fw-la in_o die_fw-la sabbati_fw-la sed_fw-la quaedam_fw-la opera_fw-la conceduntur_fw-la in_o die_v dominica_n quae_fw-la in_o die_fw-la sabbati_fw-la prohibebantur_fw-la sicut_fw-la decoctio_fw-la ciborum_fw-la etc._n etc._n permit_v some_o kind_n of_o labour_n upon_o the_o sunday_n therefore_o by_o whole_o it_o understand_v not_o every_o hour_n and_o minute_n of_o the_o day_n but_o so_o much_o thereof_o as_o be_v necessary_a and_o moral_o sufficient_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o religious_a duty_n of_o the_o day_n pag._n 218_o 219._o 225._o 231._o 2_o if_o the_o objector_n will_v have_v proceed_v sincere_o he_o shall_v have_v declare_v whether_o by_o vain_a pleasure_n and_o profane_a pastime_n he_o understand_v all_o bodily_a exercise_n and_o recreation_n in_o general_a or_o such_o only_a as_o be_v vicious_a in_o quality_n or_o by_o reason_n of_o circumstance_n pag._n 229._o if_o he_o mean_v the_o first_o we_o find_v no_o word_n in_o the_o homily_n condemn_v in_o general_a all_o recreation_n to_o wit_n such_o as_o be_v sober_a and_o honest_a in_o quality_n and_o which_o be_v not_o attend_v with_o evil_a circumstance_n but_o if_o he_o understand_v the_o homily_n in_o the_o latter_a sense_n to_o wit_n that_o it_o condemn_v ungodly_a pastime_n then_o he_o may_v have_v observe_v the_o bishop_n word_n pag._n 258._o the_o law_n of_o our_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n condemn_v and_o chastise_v all_o thing_n profane_a and_o vicious_a upon_o the_o lord's-day_n and_o pag._n 259._o all_o obscene_a lascivious_a and_o voluptuous_a pastime_n be_v prohibit_v on_o this_o day_n and_o pag._n 229._o all_o kind_n of_o recreation_n which_o be_v of_o evil_a quality_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o object_n or_o which_o be_v attend_v with_o evil_a circumstance_n etc._n etc._n if_o they_o be_v use_v upon_o the_o lord's-day_n or_o on_o other_o festival_n day_n they_o be_v sacrilegious_a etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o ep._n dedicat._n profanation_n of_o the_o lordsday_n and_o of_o other_o solemn_a festival_n day_n which_o be_v devote_v to_o religious_a office_n be_v impious_a and_o hateful_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o all_o good_a man_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o such_o as_o fear_v god_n and_o to_o be_v correct_v and_o punish_v in_o those_o which_o shall_v offend_v and_o pag._n 109._o 110._o this_o ordinance_n and_o observation_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n begin_v in_o the_o holy_a apostle_n age_n and_o have_v universal_o be_v continue_v ever_o since_o to_o the_o great_a honour_n of_o christ_n our_o saviour_n and_o to_o the_o marvellous_a benefit_n of_o christian_a soul_n who_o upon_o that_o holy_a day_n be_v edify_v weekly_o in_o godliness_n virtue_n and_o true_a religion_n and_o therefore_o we_o just_o account_v all_o those_o who_o malign_v the_o honour_n of_o this_o bless_a day_n profane_a and_o sacrilegious_a a._n the_o author_n seem_v to_o acknowledge_v some_o morality_n natural_a to_o be_v in_o the_o four_o commandment_n for_o pag._n 135._o he_o say_v our_o rest_v from_o labour_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o general_a be_v ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n b._n this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n to_o acquit_v he_o from_o be_v a_o adversary_n to_o the_o express_a doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n dolosus_fw-la versatur_fw-la in_o vniversalibus_fw-la it_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o king_n james._n the_o natural_a morality_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n be_v not_o in_o general_a to_o imply_v some_o individuum_fw-la vagum_fw-la some_o certain_a uncertain_a indefinite_a time_n for_o god_n worship_n est_fw-la worship_n vrsin_n cat._n de_fw-fr sabba_n non_fw-la sumus_fw-la allegati_fw-la ut_fw-la diem_fw-la vel_fw-la jovis_fw-la vel_fw-la saturni_n vel_fw-la mercurij_fw-la vel_fw-la ullum_fw-la alium_fw-la certum_fw-la habeamus_fw-la rivet_n in_o exod._n 20._o pag._n 193._o petitur_fw-la principium_fw-la cum_fw-la id_fw-la pro_fw-la confesso_fw-la sumitur_fw-la ad_fw-la substantiam_fw-la mandati_fw-la quarti_fw-la quatenus_fw-la morale_fw-la est_fw-la pertinere_fw-la circumstantiam_fw-la dieâ—_n septimi_fw-la phil._n melancht_v loc_fw-la com._n d._n 3._o praecepto_fw-la recte_fw-la dicitur_fw-la in_o tertio_fw-la praecepto_fw-la dvas_fw-la esse_fw-la part_n unam_fw-la naturalem_fw-la seu_fw-la moralem_fw-la seu_fw-la genus_fw-la altera_fw-la pars_fw-la est_fw-la caeremonia_fw-la propria_fw-la populo_fw-la israel_n seu_fw-la species_n de_fw-la die_fw-la septimo_fw-la de_fw-fr priore_fw-la dicitur_fw-la naturale_fw-la seu_fw-la genus_fw-la esse_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la posse_fw-la abrogari_fw-la videlicet_fw-la mandatum_fw-la de_fw-la conservando_fw-la ministerio_fw-la publico_fw-la sic_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquo_fw-la die_fw-la populus_fw-la doceatur_fw-la &_o caeremoniae_fw-la divinitus_fw-la institutae_fw-la exerceantur_fw-la species_n vero_fw-la quae_fw-la nominatim_fw-la de_fw-la septimo_fw-la die_fw-la loquor_fw-la abrogata_fw-la est_fw-la for_o the_o commandment_n be_v express_v for_o a_o certain_a day_n in_o the_o week_n for_o the_o 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