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apostle_n age_n be_v the_o first_o that_o write_v about_o it_o and_o all_o he_o say_v be_v from_o certain_a epistle_n receive_v by_o tradition_n 3._o n._n 3._o he_o say_v all_o the_o province_n of_o asia_n observe_v it_o on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n as_o from_o a_o more_o ancient_a tradition_n and_o a_o custom_n long_o before_o deliver_v to_o they_o which_o say_v the_o doctor_n consider_v the_o time_n wherein_o this_o question_n be_v agitate_a at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o century_n can_v amount_v to_o little_o less_o than_o apostolical_a but_o more_o than_o this_o in_o the_o epistle_n of_o pollycrates_n to_o victor_n he_o say_v many_o biship_n of_o asia_n observe_v the_o fourteen_o day_n according_a to_o the_o gospel_n keep_v exact_o the_o canon_n of_o faith_n no_o way_n waver_v from_o it_o a_o good_a while_n after_o come_v nicephorus_n no_o very_a credible_a author_n and_o say_v 10._o n._n 10._o follow_v the_o apostolical_a tradition_n upward_o or_o from_o the_o beginning_n and_o that_o express_o from_o saint_n peter_n the_o apostle_n which_o say_v the_o doctor_n most_o confident_o still_o leave_v the_o matter_n most_o evident_a and_o irrefragable_a that_o this_o feast_n of_o easter_n which_o sure_o be_v a_o christian_a festival_n be_v observe_v and_o celebrate_v by_o the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v speak_v for_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o western_a church_n whâ—_n keep_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n but_o the_o eastern_a observation_n may_v fall_v on_o any_o other_o day_n of_o the_o week_n as_o the_o jewish_a pasch_fw-mi do_v but_o socrates_n in_o his_o time_n observe_v 16._o n._n 16._o that_o several_a nation_n have_v their_o several_a custom_n of_o observe_a easter_n that_o be_v as_o his_o word_n be_v as_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n so_o also_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n by_o custom_n in_o every_o nation_n have_v a_o peculiar_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d private_a observation_n because_o none_o of_o the_o apostle_n give_v to_o any_o a_o law_n about_o it_o now_o these_o thing_n hang_v not_o well_o together_o i_o shall_v propound_v some_o consideration_n to_o cool_v the_o doctor_n confidence_n to_o weaken_v if_o not_o to_o break_v this_o his_o standard_n of_o all_o other_o festival_n and_o to_o make_v it_o more_o than_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v not_o apostolical_a 1._o the_o best_a and_o only_o ground_n he_o find_v to_o pitch_v his_o standard_n on_o be_v but_o tradition_n unwritten_a tradition_n not_o the_o least_o title_n of_o scripture_n consequence_n but_o that_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o by_o and_o by_o the_o plea_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o papist_n for_o their_o festival_n and_o other_o ceremony_n socrates_n who_o relate_v the_o debate_n between_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n and_o their_o plea_n on_o both_o side_n from_o several_a apostle_n add_v but_o not_o a_o man_n of_o either_o side_n can_v produce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o write_a demonstration_n of_o these_o thing_n they_o all_o plead_v unwritten_a uncertain_a tradition_n whereas_o a_o standard_n for_o all_o festival_n shall_v have_v at_o least_o one_o foot_n stand_v upon_o a_o write_a word_n it_o be_v too_o much_o though_o too_o ordinary_a for_o the_o doctor_n to_o comply_v with_o rome_n in_o the_o countenance_v of_o unwritten_a tradition_n 2._o tradition_n apostolical_a do_v sometime_o imply_v their_o write_a institution_n and_o instruction_n hold_v the_o tradition_n locum_fw-la tradition_n traditiones_fw-la vocat_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la &_o institutu_fw-la religionis_fw-la christianae_n etc._n etc._n estius_n in_o locum_fw-la which_o you_o have_v be_v teach_v by_o word_n or_o our_o epistle_n 2_o thes_n 2.15_o which_o no_o doubt_n be_v both_o the_o same_o but_o the_o doctor_n though_o in_o the_o authority_n plead_v he_o be_v content_a they_o shall_v use_v the_o word_n apostolical_a tradition_n often_o yet_o himself_o wave_v it_o and_o never_o call_v his_o festival_n a_o apostolical_a tradition_n but_o a_o apostolical_a observation_n doctor_n observation_n the_o word_n of_o nicephorus_n in_o the_o margin_n p._n 242._o n._n 5._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apostolical_a authority_n which_o be_v more_o than_o custom_n practice_n etc._n etc._n not_o english_v by_o the_o doctor_n custom_n practice_n n._n 10.17_o 18_o 19_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o a_o apostolical_a tradition_n to_o the_o church_n to_o keep_v may_v well_o infer_v a_o institution_n and_o so_o divine_a authority_n which_o he_o know_v he_o can_v never_o prove_v and_o therefore_o plead_v only_o the_o practice_n apostolical_a and_o not_o their_o command_v it_o by_o law_n n._n 17._o but_o say_v i_o apostolical_a practice_n only_o make_v it_o more_o uncertain_a and_o more_o unable_a to_o bear_v his_o standard_n because_o they_o practise_v many_o thing_n not_o as_o christian_n or_o to_o be_v convey_v to_o christian_a church_n but_o mere_o too_o comply_v with_o the_o jew_n their_o 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particular_a church_n as_o we_o shall_v place_v only_o in_o those_o of_o divine_a institution_n by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o so_o common_o man_n do_v account_v the_o church_n as_o holy_a as_o the_o temple_n be_v and_o festival_n as_o holy_a as_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o be_v not_o by_o the_o doctor_n teach_v their_o due_a proportion_n many_o thing_n be_v there_o propound_v to_o his_o consideration_n sect._n 39_o which_o we_o can_v but_o take_v ill_a to_o be_v slight_v as_o not_o concern_v he_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o first_o whether_o any_o but_o god_n can_v make_v a_o thing_n proper_o holy_a 2._o what_o proper_a holiness_n be_v 3._o the_o diffâ—…ence_n of_o holiness_n give_v by_o the_o different_a auâ—…_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o rest_n there_o propound_v the_o doctor_n wave_v all_o these_o for_o what_o reason_n he_o best_a know_v catch_v at_o a_o advantage_n from_o some_o word_n of_o i_o i_o say_v in_o time_n or_o place_n separate_v by_o god_n or_o man_n there_o be_v this_o difference_n beside_o other_o that_o those_o sanctify_v by_o god_n require_v holy_a duty_n to_o fill_v they_o up_o but_o those_o by_o man_n be_v to_o wait_v upon_o holy_a duty_n this_o he_o say_v without_o consideration_n be_v not_o so_o prayer_n and_o fast_v etc._n etc._n be_v not_o appoint_v for_o time_n or_o place_n sake_n etc._n etc._n he_o clear_o mistake_v i_o for_o i_o mean_v thus_o the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o temple_n be_v make_v holy_a by_o god_n require_v holy_a service_n to_o fill_v they_o up_o but_o time_n and_o place_n set_z apart_z by_o man_n have_v respect_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o worship_n sake_n not_o the_o worship_n for_o the_o time_n and_o place_n sake_n that_o be_v it_o that_o i_o say_v a_o little_a afore_o man_n can_v make_v any_o thing_n proper_o holy_a but_o only_o improper_o with_o respect_n to_o holy_a thing_n or_o duty_n and_o that_o be_v to_o make_v any_o time_n or_o place_n when_o and_o where_o those_o duty_n be_v perform_v as_o holy_a as_o any_o other_o time_n or_o place_n that_o be_v the_o one_o no_o more_o holy_a than_o another_o but_o this_o holiness_n i_o doubt_v will_v not_o serve_v the_o doctor_n turn_n yet_o it_o must_v if_o he_o be_v constant_a to_o his_o principle_n for_o he_o profess_v not_o to_o make_v his_o time_n and_o place_n festival_n and_o church_n part_v of_o worship_n but_o circumstance_n only_o of_o worship_n which_o any_o day_n or_o place_n be_v as_o well_o as_o his_o separate_a day_n and_o place_n and_o so_o one_o as_o holy_a as_o another_o 13._o p._n 87._o n._n 13._o but_o to_o this_o he_o have_v to_o say_v the_o time_n and_o place_n institute_v by_o god_n himself_o be_v as_o true_o a_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n as_o when_o institute_v by_o man_n and_o duty_n be_v equal_o the_o substance_n &c_n &c_n this_o be_v another_o of_o his_o mistake_n not_o that_o time_n and_o place_n institute_v by_o god_n be_v not_o as_o true_o circumstance_n as_o those_o by_o man_n but_o that_o they_o be_v more_o even_a part_n of_o worship_n so_o be_v the_o sabbath_n and_o temple_n but_o so_o be_v not_o his_o holiday_n and_o our_o church_n art_n thou_o a_o master_n in_o israel_n and_o know_v not_o these_o thing_n and_o now_o he_o may_v take_v home_o his_o twice_o his_o the_o doctor_n use_v the_o word_n till_o for_o fill_v the_o printer_n fault_n to_o give_v i_o a_o flout_n and_o that_o twice_o absurdity_n put_v upon_o i_o to_o himself_o i_o say_v i_o have_v think_v apostolical_a and_o divine_a have_v be_v both_o one_o with_o the_o doctor_n and_o so_o they_o be_v sometime_o but_o i_o perceive_v he_o make_v they_o differ_v etc._n etc._n he_o answer_v it_o be_v soon_o dispatch_v 14._o p._n 88_o n._n 14._o by_o say_v i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o apostle_n to_o be_v god_n too_o soon_o dispatch_v indeed_o do_v ever_o any_o man_n charge_v he_o to_o think_v so_o when_o he_o make_v apostolical_a institution_n to_o be_v divine_a and_o infallible_a be_v not_o this_o a_o miserable_a subterfuge_n when_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o how_o to_o distinguish_v between_o immediate_o divine_a so_o be_v christ_n own_o institution_n and_o mediate_o 1.21_o the_o scripture_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o divine_a inspiration_n or_o god_n inspire_v yet_o write_v by_o holy_a man_n 2_o pet._n 1.21_o by_o commission_n from_o he_o and_o inspiration_n from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o be_v the_o apostle_n divine_a why_o then_o do_v he_o speak_v thus_o sure_o it_o be_v either_o to_o bring_v apostolical_a down_o to_o ecclesiastical_a or_o to_o advance_v the_o latter_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o former_a and_o to_o make_v they_o equal_a but_o be_v it_o not_o uncharitable_a for_o i_o thus_o to_o judge_v no_o not_o at_o all_o know_v he_o so_o well_o as_o i_o do_v for_o he_o say_v express_o hereafter_o his_fw-la festival_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v found_v both_o on_o the_o same_o authority_n fest_n 5.57_o then_o either_o ecclesiastical_a be_v divine_a for_o so_o be_v apostolical_a or_o apostolical_a be_v but_o humane_a for_o so_o be_v ecclesiastical_a unless_o the_o doctor_n will_v join_v with_o papist_n and_o make_v the_o church_n sanction_n to_o be_v divine_a as_o be_v say_v afore_o but_o more_o of_o this_o hereafter_o yet_o before_o we_o part_v with_o this_o section_n one_o thing_n the_o doctor_n be_v desire_v in_o his_o next_o to_o satisfy_v how_o he_o will_v avoid_v that_o in_o the_o close_a by_o this_o distinction_n aforego_v of_o his_o the_o papist_n may_v excuse_v their_o gross_a superstition_n in_o place_v holiness_n in_o thing_n time_n place_n they_o may_v borrow_v the_o doctor_n answer_n they_o may_v say_v they_o account_v they_o holy_a but_o either_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o general_a or_o particular_a church_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o be_v no_o superstition_n say_v he_o say_v they_o something_o will_v be_v say_v to_o this_o sect._n 40_o 41_o 42._o but_o he_o go_v on_o if_o my_o voluntary_a oblation_n i_o perform_v as_o a_o voluntary_a oblation_n etc._n etc._n these_o three_o section_n the_o doctor_n pass_v over_o with_o a_o easy_a touch_n because_o it_o touch_v too_o near_o upon_o his_o will-worship_n and_o therefore_o tell_v i_o i_o beg_v the_o question_n 15._o p._n 28._o n._n 15._o to_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o his_o voluntary_a oblation_n be_v a_o eminent_a species_n of_o superstition_n against_o which_o punishment_n be_v denounce_v in_o the_o second_o commandment_n when_o his_o whole_a tract_n of_o will-worship_n undertake_v to_o demonstrate_v the_o contrary_a etc._n etc._n i_o can_v answer_v for_o myself_o that_o at_o my_o first_o draught_n i_o place_v he_o and_o my_o own_o tract_n of_o will-worship_n before_o that_o of_o superstition_n as_o he_o do_v and_o so_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v i_o have_v prove_v his_o will-worship_n to_o be_v a_o species_n of_o superstition_n but_o i_o say_v the_o place_n be_v proper_a enough_o here_o have_v in_o my_o discourse_n of_o 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false_a uncharitable_a conclusion_n etc._n etc._n how_o the_o doctor_n have_v vindicate_v his_o doctrine_n against_o i_o the_o indifferent_a reader_n 4._o p._n 89._o n._n 4._o must_v now_o be_v judge_n not_o we_o ourselves_o it_o only_o remain_v to_o see_v how_o he_o will_v vindicate_v his_o charity_n in_o his_o bitter_a conclusion_n which_o he_o go_v about_o first_o by_o his_o rhetoric_n crave_v to_o premise_v that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o severe_a satire_n against_o a_o vice_n and_o not_o a_o person_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v with_o he_o desire_v the_o judifferent_a reader_n to_o review_v those_o two_o last_o section_n and_o then_o give_v judgement_n whether_o he_o do_v not_o even_a point_n at_o the_o person_n who_o he_o mean_v not_o in_o particular_a name_v the_o man_n but_o in_o a_o plain_a
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infirmity_n in_o his_o 8._o and_o 9_o section_n etc._n p._n 252._o n._n 1._o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v little_a of_o moment_n to_o our_o main_a business_n some_o jerk_n and_o squib_n there_o be_v not_o worth_a take_v notice_n of_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v as_o he_o do_v with_o much_o more_o material_a thing_n of_o i_o take_v leave_v to_o pass_v they_o by_o untouched_a and_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o that_o i_o prove_v what_o i_o say_v 3._o p._n 255._o n._n 3._o that_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a age_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o observe_v his_o christmas_n be_v the_o scope_n of_o my_o 6_o and_o 7._o section_n of_o fest_n 1._o by_o disprove_v the_o antiquity_n of_o easter_n to_o be_v apostolical_a by_o three_o argument_n which_o be_v again_o apply_v sect._n 27._o to_o his_o christmas_n and_o the_o doctor_n ought_v to_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o they_o 2._o by_o the_o utter_a filence_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a record_n of_o the_o usage_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o 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ancient_a church_n dr._n ham._n of_o infant_n bapt._n p._n 97._o n._n 5._o yet_o not_o one_o word_n of_o christmas_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o and_o beginning_n of_o the_o three_o century_n tertullia_n and_o origenes_n time_n 2._o the_o analogy_n hold_v not_o in_o these_o two_o festival_n for_o first_o easter_n have_v a_o solemn_a feast_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o plead_v either_o its_o institution_n or_o observation_n but_o there_o be_v no_o feast_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o christmas_n but_o it_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v take_v up_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o gentile_a saturnalia_fw-la a_o good_a while_n after_o 2._o easter_n day_n the_o day_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n be_v particular_o set_v down_o and_o by_o the_o asiatic_n observe_v according_a to_o the_o jewish_a account_n or_o lunary_n year_n in_o all_o the_o four_o evangelist_n but_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n nativity_n as_o it_o can_v be_v discover_v out_o of_o scripture_n so_o be_v observe_v 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this_o i_o say_v many_o thing_n 1._o the_o dr._n pitiful_o and_o poor_o beg_v that_o those_o feast_n be_v institute_v in_o compliance_n with_o other_o the_o like_a festival_n of_o the_o church_n before_o they_o whereas_o if_o those_o be_v feast_n as_o after_o they_o be_v use_v they_o have_v better_a antiquity_n than_o not_o only_o his_o christmas_n but_o his_o easter_n also_o and_o have_v none_o before_o they_o unless_o he_o will_v plead_v st._n stephen_n day_n who_o be_v a_o martyr_n before_o they_o long_v after_o put_v to_o attend_v upon_o christmas_n day_n 2._o if_o these_o feast_n of_o ignatius_n which_o he_o often_o mention_n here_o and_o after_o be_v observe_v so_o near_o the_o apostle_n day_n as_o he_o assert_n do_v not_o the_o doctor_n 1._o cast_a dirt_n in_o his_o mother_n face_n for_o abolish_n those_o feast_n put_v they_o out_o of_o the_o calendar_n and_o separate_v from_o the_o apostolic_a and_o pure_a time_n 2._o do_v he_o not_o also_o much_o gratify_v the_o church_n of_o 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commendable_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n will-worsh_a s_o 16._o and_o again_o the_o more_o acceptable_a for_o the_o voluntary_n as_o be_v in_o that_o parallel_n to_o those_o oblation_n which_o be_v pronounce_v most_o acceptable_a s_o 19_o but_o i_o assume_v the_o observation_n and_o dedication_n of_o his_o festival_n together_o with_o the_o service_n do_v upon_o the_o day_n be_v such_o as_o god_n have_v not_o command_v by_o any_o particular_a precept_n but_o voluntary_a and_o therefore_o the_o more_o acceptable_a by_o the_o doctor_n divinity_n the_o conclusion_n than_o may_v not_o be_v refuse_v therefore_o he_o be_v superstitious_a 3._o to_o place_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o observation_n of_o a_o day_n which_o god_n have_v not_o make_v holy_a be_v superstitious_a so_o chemnitius_n charge_v the_o papist_n to_o do_v and_o this_o be_v by_o i_o lay_v down_o as_o a_o species_n of_o superstition_n sect._n 6._o &_o 8._o of_o super_v whereunto_o we_o have_v the_o doctor_n consent_n 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