great_a and_o so_o dangerous_a a_o burden_n true_o irenaeus_n do_v witness_v that_o in_o time_n past_o the_o observation_n of_o fast_a in_o church_n be_v diverse_a and_o free_a as_o it_o be_v read_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 14._o in_o the_o same_o book_n eusebius_n make_v mention_v that_o one_o apollonius_n a_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n among_o other_o argument_n use_v this_o for_o one_o to_o confute_v the_o doctrine_n of_o montanus_n the_o heretic_n because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o make_v law_n for_o fast_n thereupon_o chrysostome_n say_v in_o a_o vertaine_a place_n fast_v be_v good_a but_o let_v no_o man_n be_v compel_v thereunto_o and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o exhort_v he_o that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o fast_a to_o abstain_v from_o dainty_n and_o yet_o affirm_v that_o it_o do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o fast_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a weapon_n to_o repress_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o devil_n moreover_o experience_n also_o 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colour_n of_o his_o service_n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v offend_v he_o more_o greevouslie_o our_o minister_n have_v condemn_v the_o most_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v use_v in_o the_o sing_n and_o prayer_n of_o ecclesiastical_a man_n for_o it_o be_v too_o too_o manifest_a that_o these_o have_v degenerate_v from_o the_o first_o appointment_n &_o use_n of_o the_o father_n for_o no_o man_n which_o understand_v the_o writing_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o they_o wise_o to_o rehearse_v also_o to_o expound_v a_o few_o psalm_n with_o some_o chapter_n of_o the_o scripture_n whereas_o now_o adays_o many_o psalm_n be_v chant_v for_o the_o most_o part_n without_o understanding_n and_o of_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n there_o be_v only_o the_o beginning_n of_o chapter_n leave_v unto_o we_o and_o innumerable_a thing_n be_v take_v up_o one_o after_o a_o other_o which_o serve_v rather_o for_o superstition_n then_o 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