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affirm_v with_o they_o say_v the_o objector_n that_o this_o be_v the_o sabbath_n leu._n 23._o so_o that_o to_o make_v good_a his_o cross_a conceit_n he_o will_v have_v christ_n crucify_a two_o day_n together_o namely_o on_o the_o passeover_n sabbath_n and_o the_o morrow_n after_o it_o that_o be_v friday_n and_o saturday_n which_o exceed_v the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o crucify_a priest_n themselves_o second_o to_o salve_v this_o sore_a the_o coin_v another_o conceit_n namely_o that_o the_o passeover-day_n and_o the_o passeover-sabbath_n be_v all_o one_o 83.84_o pag._n 83.84_o for_o thus_o he_o argue_v in_o his_o first_o book_n the_o israelite_n be_v appoint_v to_o bring_v on_o the_o morrow_n after_o their_o passeover-sabbath_n a_o sheaf_n of_o their_o first-fruit_n to_o be_v wave_v by_o the_o priest_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o from_o that_o day_n to_o count_v seven_o week_n and_o here_o let_v the_o believer_n who_o see_v all_o type_n end_v in_o christ_n with_o confidence_n behold_v his_o 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and_o elsewhere_o he_o seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o viz._n solennia_fw-la viz._n diem_fw-la solis_fw-la laetitiae_fw-la indulgemus_fw-la alia_fw-la long_a ratione_fw-la quam_fw-la religione_fw-la solis_fw-la seeundo_fw-la loco_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n sumus_fw-la qui_fw-la diem_fw-la saturni_n otio_fw-la &_o viotui_fw-la decernunt_fw-la exorbitante_n &_o ipsi_fw-la a_o judaico_fw-la more_fw-it quem_fw-la ignorant_a apol._n adv_n gent._n c._n 16._o â—and_n ch_n 3._o de_fw-la anima_fw-la he_o speak_v of_o the_o lord_n day_n solemnity_n namely_o scripturarum_fw-la lectio_fw-la psalmi_n cantus_fw-la adlocutiones_fw-la &_o petitiones_fw-la read_v the_o scripture_n sing_v of_o psam_n conference_n and_o prayer_n dominica_n solennia_fw-la because_o it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o joy_n and_o gladness_n for_o upon_o the_o sunday_n say_v he_o we_o give_v ourselves_o to_o joy_n or_o gladness_n where_o note_n that_o in_o tertullian_n time_n also_o the_o title_n of_o lord_n day_n rev._n 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the_o spiritual_a exercise_n of_o prayer_n and_o praise_n they_o keep_v it_o as_o a_o solemn_a holy_a day_n but_o how_o often_o what_o once_o a_o year_n nay_o once_o a_o week_n as_o he_o testify_v in_o the_o 14._o ch_z of_o his_o book_n concern_v idolatry_n where_o he_o speak_v ibid._n speak_v ethnicis_fw-la sentel_n annuus_fw-la dies_fw-la cuique_fw-la festus_fw-la est_fw-la tibi_fw-la vero_fw-la octavus_fw-la excerpe_fw-la fingulas_fw-la solennitates_fw-la nationum_fw-la &_o in_fw-la ordinem_fw-la texe_n pentecostem_fw-la implere_fw-la non_fw-la poterunt_fw-la de_fw-fr idol_n p._n 736._o edit_fw-la basil_n â—o_n melior_fw-la fides_fw-la nationum_fw-la in_o svam_fw-la sectam_fw-la quae_fw-la nullam_fw-la christianorum_fw-la selevitatem_fw-la fibi_fw-la vendicat_fw-la non_fw-la dominicam_fw-la non_fw-la pentecostem_fw-la etiam_fw-la si_fw-la nossent_fw-la nobiscunt_fw-la non_fw-la communicassent_fw-la ne_fw-la christiani_n viaerentur_fw-la nos_fw-la ne_fw-la ethnici_fw-la pronunciemur_fw-la non_fw-la veremur_fw-la ibid._n thus_o to_o the_o christian_a who_o observe_v 52._o lord_n day_n every_o year_n whereas_o all_o the_o annual_a festivity_n of_o pagan_n come_v short_a of_o pentecost_n or_o 50_o to_o the_o heathen_n every_o festival_n be_v some_o annual_a day_n but_o to_o thou_o every_o eight_o day_n etc._n etc._n and_o here_o he_o take_v up_o a_o sad_a complaint_n against_o some_o apostatise_v christian_n who_o keep_v heathenish_a holy-day_n as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o lord_n day_n enough_o in_o the_o year_n o_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o nation_n better_a than_o we_o to_o ward_n their_o own_o sect_n as_o who_o challenge_v not_o to_o themselves_o any_o christian_a solemnity_n not_o that_o of_o the_o lord_n day_n nor_o that_o of_o pentecost_n do_v they_o know_v it_o they_o will_v not_o communicate_v with_o we_o lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v christian_n we_o christian_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o be_v account_v heathen_n where_o two_o thing_n be_v worthy_a of_o note_n first_o that_o he_o style_v the_o lord_n day_n the_o christian_n solemnity_n or_o solemn_a day_n second_o that_o he_o make_v it_o the_o christian_n livery_n or_o badge_n of_o cognizance_n therefore_o the_o heathen_n will_v not_o keep_v it_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o christian_n and_o indeed_o so_o it_o be_v the_o keep_n holy_a of_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v ever_o the_o distinguish_a character_n of_o a_o true_a christian_a hence_o as_o we_o note_v before_o the_o persecute_v pagan_n use_v to_o question_v the_o primitive_a christian_n upon_o this_o interrogatory_n have_v thou_o keep_v the_o lord_n day_n 303._o anno_fw-la 303._o just_a as_o the_o bloody_a papist_n in_o queen_n mary_n time_n examine_v the_o protestant_n about_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o the_o common_a answer_n be_v i_o be_o a_o christian_n i_o date_n not_o intermit_v it_o for_o the_o law_n admonish_v i_o of_o it_o 4._o lex_fw-la eos_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la agendo_fw-la admonuisset_fw-la seil_fw-fr lex_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la ipfi_n martyr_n exponunt_fw-la num_fw-la 51._o non_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o margin_n a_o baronio_n annotatur_fw-la num._n 48._o vide_fw-la theoph._n philokur_n lib._n ch_n 4._o namely_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o christ_n and_o christianity_n which_o answer_n cost_v many_o a_o christian_n his_o life_n never_o be_v two_o truth_n more_o deep_o dye_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n than_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n have_v be_v the_o one_o under_o popish_a the_o other_o under_o pagan_a persecution_n but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o author_n tertullian_n testimony_n be_v clear_a for_o the_o christian_n keep_v of_o the_o lord_n day_n but_o do_v they_o not_o keep_v the_o saturday-sabbath_n too_o in_o his_o time_n no_o he_o deny_v that_o once_o and_o again_o as_o in_o the_o forementioned_a book_n concern_v idolatry_n etc._n idolatry_n nobis_fw-la quibus_fw-la sabbata_n extranea_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o neomenia_n &_o seriae_fw-la 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