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determine_v the_o time_n and_o circumstance_n of_o his_o own_o service_n but_o he_o may_v delegate_v subordinate_a power_n to_o his_o steward_n or_o other_o officer_n to_o perform_v the_o same_o in_o the_o old_a law_n god_n almighty_a prescribe_v the_o particular_a day_n and_o place_n of_o his_o public_a worship_n to_o wit_n the_o saturday_n of_o every_o week_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o the_o evangelicall_n law_n he_o have_v not_o express_o or_o literal_o appoint_v either_o a_o particular_a day_n or_o a_o particular_a place_n but_o christian_n king_n be_v nurse_n father_n and_o the_o bishop_n be_v pastor_n and_o governor_n in_o the_o church_n and_o steward_n of_o this_o great_a lord_n by_o a_o delegate_v and_o ministerial_a power_n may_v lawful_o perform_v this_o pag._n 187._o i_o desire_v the_o judicious_a reader_n to_o consider_v that_o the_o former_a objection_n be_v a_o pestilent_a drug_n borrow_v from_o schismatickes_n and_o from_o 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unjust_a that_o deny_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o lord's-day_n to_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n it_o be_v well_o if_o they_o will_v stand_v to_o equity_n but_o this_o do_v our_o adversary_n fly_v from_o for_o he_o say_v in_o the_o next_o word_n the_o particular_a form_n and_o circumstance_n of_o rest_v be_v prescribe_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o church_n our_o spiritual_a action_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v main_a and_o substantial_a in_o they_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o evangelicall_n law_n their_o modification_n and_o limitation_n in_o respect_n of_o ritual_a and_o external_a form_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o place_n duration_n gesture_n habit_n and_o other_o external_a circumstance_n be_v prescribe_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n so_o he._n thus_o you_o see_v how_o he_o limit_n the_o prescription_n of_o circumstance_n which_o comprehend_v time_n and_o place_n person_n and_o duration_n when_o and_o how_o long_o god_n shall_v be_v serve_v unto_o the_o prescription_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n which_o he_o express_v more_o full_o pag._n 270._o saying_n it_o be_v in_o the_o free_a election_n of_o the_o church_n to_o appoint_v what_o day_n or_o day_n or_o time_n she_o think_v good_a or_o find_v convenient_a for_o religious_a duty_n etc._n duty_n p._n martyr_n in_o genes_n 2._o quod_fw-la hic_fw-la dies_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la ille_fw-la eligatur_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la cultum_fw-la liberum_fw-la fuit_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la ut_fw-la id_fw-la consuleret_fw-la quod_fw-la magis_fw-la ex_fw-la re_fw-la judicaret_fw-la bull_v con_fw-la in_o apoc._n 1.10_o sponte_fw-la vero_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la receperuntillam_fw-la diem_fw-la non_fw-la legimus_fw-la eam_fw-la ullibi_fw-la praeceptam_fw-la hospin_n de_fw-fr orig._n fest_n ca._n 8._o et_fw-la si_fw-la ex_fw-la hijs_fw-la constet_fw-la dominicum_fw-la diem_fw-la jam_fw-la tum_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la temporibus_fw-la 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