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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominica_n filii_fw-la prodigi_fw-la memoria_fw-la 70_o annorum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o significationem_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la exilii_fw-la nostri_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la augustin_n l._n 3._o d._n doctr._fw-la christ._n and_o memory_n of_o the_o 70_o week_n dan._n 9_o 26._o in_o the_o end_n of_o which_o messiah_n the_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o but_o not_o for_o himself_o sexagesima_fw-la the_o eight_o sunday_n before_o easter_n day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quinquagesima_fw-la the_o seven_o sunday_n before_o easter-day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominica_n ingressâ—…s_fw-la seu_fw-la introitûs_fw-la jejunii_fw-la hiâ—…c_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…sse_n clâ—…is_n 〈◊〉_d svi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quadragesima_fw-la the_o six_o sunday_n before_o easter-day_n memoria_fw-la jejunii_fw-la domini_fw-la ord._n rom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hâc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d graeci_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propter_fw-la gulam_fw-la dominica_n invocavit_fw-la the_o whole_a week_n the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shrove-tuesday_n fastness_n tuesday_n ash-wednesday_n caput_fw-la jejunii_fw-la dies_fw-la â—…inerum_fw-la second_o sunday_n in_o lent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominica_n reminiscere_fw-la three_o sunday_n in_o lent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominica_n oculi_fw-la four_o sunday_n in_o lent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominica_n refectionis_fw-la dominica_n de_fw-fr panibus_fw-la dominica_n laetare_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d five_o sunday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominica_n passionis_fw-la propterquod_fw-la dominus_fw-la praedixit_fw-la câ—…_n diâ—…_n de_fw-fr instanti_fw-la passione_n suâ_fw-la â—…ive_v judica_fw-la friday_n in_o this_o week_n praeparatorium_fw-la lazari_n saturday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sabbatum_fw-la lazari_n six_o sunday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominica_n osannarum_fw-la dominica_n palmarum_fw-la palm-sunday_n the_o whole_a week_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sancta_fw-la hebdomada_fw-la septimana_fw-la passionis_fw-la hebdomas_fw-la xerophagiaâ—…um_fw-la hebdomada_fw-la poenosa_fw-la the_o great_a week_n hâc_fw-la hebdomada_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sicut_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d monday_n in_o this_o week_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feria_n secunda_fw-la passionis_fw-la tuesday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feria_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feria_n tertia_fw-la passionis_fw-la wednesday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feria_n quarta_fw-la in_o proditione_n judae_fw-la feria_n quarta_fw-la passionis_fw-la tenable_a wednesday_n and_o these_o four_o day_n before_o easter_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thursday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feria_n quinta_fw-la passionis_fw-la coena_fw-la domini_fw-la feria_n quinta_fw-la in_o coena_fw-la domini_fw-la feria_n mysterioâ—…um_fw-la â—…avipedium_fw-la dies_fw-la mandati_fw-la maundy_n thursday_n sheer_n thursday_n good_a friday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dies_fw-la paschae_fw-la parascheve_fw-mi crucifixionis_fw-la dies_fw-la sanctus_fw-la passionis_fw-la domini_fw-la pascha_fw-la quo_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la augustin_n ep_v 119._o â—…cclesia_n smyâ—…ensis_n ep._n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d polycarp_n saturday_n or_o easter-eve_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sabbatum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la vigilia_fw-la paschalis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nazianz_n easter-day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n greg._n nazianz._n orat._n in_o pasch._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conâ—…_n ancyr_n c._n 5._o dominica_n magna_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v psal._n 118._o 24._o monday_n in_o easter-week_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nazianz._n feria_n 2_o da._n resurrectionis_fw-la domini_fw-la secundus_fw-la dies_fw-la festi_fw-la tuesday_n feria_n 3_o in_o resurrectionis_fw-la domini_fw-la tertius_fw-la dies_fw-la festi_fw-la s._n aug._n d._n civ_o d._n l._n 22._o c._n 8._o wednesday_n feria_n 4_o a._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d candidatorum_fw-la thursday_n feria_n 5_o a._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seu_fw-la candidatorum_fw-la sunday_n after_o easter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n naz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregor_n nazianz._n dominica_n quasimodogeniti_a dominica_n in_o albis_n octava_fw-la paschalis_n low-sunday_n low-easter-day_n or_o the_o octave_n of_o easter_n the_o 2._o sunday_n after_o easter_n wednesday_n after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 3._o sunday_n from_o easter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 25_o day_n of_o the_o fifty_o dies_fw-la disputationis_fw-la christi_fw-la cum_fw-la doctoribus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sunday_n before_o ascension_n dominica_n rogationum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ascension-day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d holy_a thursday_n sunday_n after_o ascension_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominica_n expectationis_fw-la dominica_n hebdomadae_fw-la expectationis_fw-la whitsunday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d evagr._fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d festum_fw-la pentecostes_fw-la wied-sunday_n wh._n monday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quae_fw-la dicitur_fw-la â—…tiam_fw-la graecis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wh._n tuesday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wednesday_n friday_n etc._n etc._n jejunium_fw-la pentecostes_fw-la the_o four_o ember_n week_n of_o fast_v be_v call_v jejunia_fw-la quatuor_fw-la temporum_fw-la quae_fw-la &_o imbrem_fw-la vocat_fw-la council_n aenhamensâ—…_n can_v 16_o jejunium_fw-la primi_fw-la mensis_fw-la jejunium_fw-la pentecostes_fw-la jejunium_fw-la septimi_fw-la mensis_fw-la jejunium_fw-la decimi_fw-la mensis_fw-la ancient_o the_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n say_v lâ—…_n but_o since_o the_o wednesday_n friday_n and_o saturday_n next_o a_o cruse_n post_fw-la cineres_fw-la post_fw-la pentecos_n atque_fw-la luciae_fw-la the_o weekly_o lesser_a fasting-day_n of_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n be_v call_v stationes_n stationum_fw-la semijejunia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fasting-eve_n before_o certain_a holiday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anteferiale_n vigiliae_fw-la finis_fw-la some_o errata_fw-la of_o the_o press_n to_o be_v thus_o amend_v pag._n 33._o lin_v 12._o pro_fw-la eusebius_n lege_fw-la philo._n p._n 48._o l._n 11._o pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d league_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 165._o l._n ult_n pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d league_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 219._o pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d league_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 226._o pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 453._o l._n 20._o deal_n 2._o &_o pro_fw-la l._n 1._o lege_fw-la c._n 1._o p._n 463._o league_n religâ—…ous_a 〈◊〉_d religion_n p._n 475._o l._n 26._o lege_fw-la quidam_fw-la pro_fw-la alii_fw-la ibid._n l._n 28._o lege_fw-la pluribâ—…s_fw-la proâ—…ibus_fw-la â—…ibus_z ita_fw-la pro_fw-la etiam_fw-la ibid._n in_o mark_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o table_n pro_fw-la fastness_n tuesday_n league_n fasten_v eve_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o all_o with_o one_o sentence_n declare_v that_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n only_o easter_n day_n we_o do_v observe_v to_o end_v our_o paschal_n fast_n euseb._n l._n 5._o c._n 23._o you_o see_v both_o part_n agree_v in_o my_o conclusion_n that_o the_o feast_n of_o easter-day_n be_v to_o conclude_v certain_a fasting-day_n and_o all_o this_o be_v witness_v in_o eusebius_n l._n 5._o c._n 23_o 24._o difference_n there_o be_v 1._o about_o what_o day_n shall_v be_v that_o easter-day_n and_o conclusion_n of_o their_o fasting-day_n they_o have_v indeed_o receive_v different_a tradition_n s._n john_n and_o s._n philip_n find_v it_o useful_a in_o those_o part_n of_o asia_n where_o many_o jew_n inhabit_v by_o condescension_n to_o observe_v the_o christian_a easter_n on_o the_o same_o day_n with_o the_o jewish_a easter_n let_v they_o to_o see_v that_o we_o as_o festival_o remember_v jesus_n christ_n our_o true_a passeover_n and_o our_o deliverance_n by_o he_o 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