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or_o weekly_a memorial-fast_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n take_v away_o and_o pascha_fw-la as_o that_o which_o all_o christian_n have_v receive_v and_o be_v ready_a to_o answer_v for_o if_o object_v by_o celsus_n but_o also_o in_o his_o ten_o homily_n upon_o leviticus_n &_o sunt_fw-la origenis_n say_v gerard_n right_o of_o these_o homily_n thus_o witness_v habemus_fw-la enim_fw-la quadragesimae_fw-la dies_fw-la jejuâ—…iis_fw-la consecratos_fw-la quartam_fw-la &_o sextam_fw-la septimanae_fw-la dies_fw-la quibus_fw-la solenniter_fw-la jejunamus_fw-la and_o all_o this_o he_o call_v abstinentiam_fw-la christianam_fw-la the_o abstinence_n of_o christian_n which_o must_v needs_o have_v the_o first_o teacher_n of_o christianity_n for_o its_o author_n we_o have_v the_o day_n of_o lent_n consecrate_v to_o fasting_n the_o four_o and_o six_o day_n also_o of_o the_o week_n on_o which_o we_o fast_o solemn_o say_v origen_n my_o three_o witness_n in_o this_o age_n be_v dionysius_n the_o bishop_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n who_o have_v bring_v we_o unto_o this_o revolution_n of_o this_o time_n grant_v unto_o we_o as_o combatant_n enter_v upon_o this_o beginning_n to_o show_v forth_o the_o firmness_n and_o intention_n of_o perseverance_n that_o we_o may_v attain_v unto_o the_o day_n which_o be_v proper_a for_o reward_n now_o it_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o commemoration_n of_o our_o saviour_n passion_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v of_o retribution_n daniel_n a_o man_n of_o desire_n who_o fast_v 3._o week_n and_o learn_v the_o lion_n to_o fast_o their_o prey_n be_v before_o they_o the_o next_o witness_n be_v s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n in_o his_o forty_o first_o and_o second_o oration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o have_v fast_v speak_v of_o the_o fast_o in_o lent_n because_o we_o fast_v not_o from_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n have_v be_v overcome_v thereby_o for_o fast_v be_v a_o old_a command_n and_o coaeval_fw-fr with_o we_o it_o be_v the_o 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orbe_fw-la baptismi_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la celebrantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n uno_n die_fw-la sine_fw-la aliquo_fw-la dolore_fw-la multos_fw-la filios_fw-la &_o filias_fw-la solet_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la parturire_fw-la the_o day_n of_o easter_n be_v come_v the_o sacrament_n or_o mystery_n of_o baptism_n be_v celebrate_v in_o all_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n in_o one_o day_n without_o any_o pang_n the_o church_n virgin_n and_o mother_n be_v wont_a to_o bring_v forth_o multitude_n