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epist._n 72._o l._n 9_o but_o he_o that_o speak_v most_o full_o to_o this_o point_n be_v the_o great_a s._n austin_n what_o he_o say_v shall_v be_v deliver_v under_o three_o several_a head_n first_o that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v quite_o abrogate_a tempore_fw-la gratiae_fw-la revelatae_fw-la observatio_fw-la illa_fw-la sabbati_fw-la quae_fw-la unius_fw-la diâi_fw-la vacation_n figurabatur_fw-la ablata_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la observatione_fw-la fidelium_fw-la the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v take_v utter_o away_o in_o this_o time_n of_o grace_n de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la lit_fw-fr l._n 4._o c._n 13._o see_v the_o like_a ad_fw-la boniâac_fw-la l._n 3._o tom._n 7._o contr_n faust._n man._n l._n 6._o c._n 4._o qu._n ex_fw-la n._n test_n 69._o second_o that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o keep_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o illis_fw-la decem_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la excepta_fw-la sabbati_fw-la observatione_fw-la dicatur_fw-la mihi_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la observandum_fw-la a_o christiano_n de_fw-fr sp_z &_o light_v c._n 14._o what_o be_v there_o say_v the_o father_n in_o all_o the_o decalogue_n except_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n which_o be_v not_o punctual_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o every_o christian._n more_o of_o the_o like_a occur_v âe_a genesi_fw-la contr_n manich._n l._n 1._o c_o 22._o contr_n adimant_n ca_fw-mi 2._o qu._n in_o exod._n l._n 2_o qu._n 173._o and_o three_o that_o it_o iâ_n not_o lawful_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n 3._o de_fw-fr vââ_n ãâã_d c._n 3._o for_o speak_v of_o the_o law_n how_o it_o be_v a_o pedagogue_n to_o bring_v we_o unto_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n he_o add_v that_o in_o those_o institute_n and_o ordinance_n quibus_fw-la christianis_fw-la uti_fw-la fas_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quale_fw-la est_fw-la sabâatum_fw-la circumcisio_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o be_v use_v by_o any_o christian_a such_o as_o be_v the_o sabbath_n circumcision_n sacrifice_n and_o such_o other_o thing_n many_o great_a mystery_n be_v contain_v and_o in_o another_o place_n quisquis_fw-la diem_fw-la illum_fw-la observat_fw-la sicut_fw-la litera_fw-la fonat_fw-la 14._o dâ_n sp._n &_o l._n â_o c._n 14._o carnaliter_fw-la sapit_fw-la sapere_fw-la autem_fw-la secundum_fw-la carnem_fw-la mors_fw-la est_fw-la he_o that_o do_v literal_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n savour_v of_o the_o flesh_n but_o to_o savour_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v death_n therefore_o no_o sabbath_n to_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o son_n of_o life_n 9_o no_o sabbath_n to_o be_v keep_v at_o all_o we_o affirm_v not_o so_o we_o know_v there_o be_v a_o christian_a sabbath_n a_o sabbath_n figure_v out_o unto_o we_o in_o the_o four_o commandment_n which_o every_o christian_a man_n must_v keep_v that_o do_v desire_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o rest_n of_o god_n this_o be_v that_o sabbath_n which_o the_o prophât_n isaiah_n have_v commend_v to_o we_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o keep_v 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prohibit_v by_o god_n holy_a prophet_n 20._o m_o ââmon_a ap_fw-mi aiâs_n in_o exit_fw-la 20._o the_o jew_n do_v thus_o
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darkness_n by_o the_o light_n of_o his_o most_o glorious_a resurrection_n 119._o âp_n 119._o the_o like_a s._n austin_n die_v dominicaâ_n christianis_fw-la resurrectione_n domini_fw-la declaratus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la ãâã_d cepit_fw-la habere_fw-la festivitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la the_o lord_n day_n be_v make_v know_v say_v he_o unto_o we_o christian_n by_o the_o resurrection_n and_o from_o that_o begin_v to_o be_v account_v holy_a see_v the_o like_a lib._n 22._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 30._o &_o serm_n 15._o de_fw-la verbis_fw-la aâstoli_n but_o than_o it_o be_v withal_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o this_o be_v only_o do_v on_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o by_o any_o precept_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n or_o any_o one_o of_o his_o apostle_n and_o first_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o preceââ_n extant_a at_o all_o in_o holy_a scripture_n 22._o li_z 5_o c._n 22._o socrates_n have_v affirm_v it_o in_o the_o general_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o design_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o to_o busy_v themselves_o in_o prescribe_v festival_n day_n but_o to_o instruct_v the_o people_n in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n now_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v that_o socrates_n be_v a_o nouâtian_n be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o all_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n we_o have_v the_o same_o ãâã_d de_fw-fr sabb._n &_o â_o ãâã_d almost_o verbatim_o in_o nicephorus_n li._n 12._o cap._n 32._o of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n s._n athanasâus_n say_v as_o much_o for_o the_o particular_a of_o the_o lord_n day_n that_o it_o be_v take_v up_o by_o a_o voluntary_a usage_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n without_o any_o commandment_n from_o above_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n as_o say_v the_o father_n it_o be_v command_v at_o the_o first_o that_o the_o sabbath_n day_n shall_v be_v observe_v in_o memory_n of_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o world_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d so_o do_v 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