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solis_fw-la nunc_fw-la dominicuâ—_fw-la dicitur_fw-la jdem_fw-la jun._n trem._n bib_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o they_o and_o to_o what_o end_n and_o use_v ordain_v and_o to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o idol_n sabbaths_n or_o feast_n of_o false_a god_n or_o devil_n viz._n 1._o eternal_a celestial_a and_o glorious_a 2._o temporal_a and_o typical_a which_o be_v shadow_n of_o the_o other_o which_o temporal_a be_v some_o of_o year_n some_o of_o week_n and_o some_o of_o day_n yet_o in_o regard_n that_o only_o of_o day_n of_o the_o temporal_a be_v now_o remain_v i_o purpose_v to_o confine_v myself_o to_o that_o and_o pass_v over_o those_o ceremonial_a and_o jewish_a sacrifice_n which_o be_v whole_o cease_v as_o 2_o lamb_n of_o a_o year_n old_a without_o blemish_n 2_o ten_o deal_v of_o fine_a flower_n mingle_v with_o oil_n and_o one_o drink_v offer_v thereof_o numb_a 28._o 9_o â—0_n i_o will_v only_o point_v at_o some_o of_o these_o substantial_a and_o moral_a duty_n which_o god_n once_o command_v and_o never_o since_o forbid_v call_v the_o day_n what_o you_o please_v neither_o be_o i_o scrupulous_a or_o contentious_a about_o word_n 1._o either_o sunday_n which_o be_v a_o ordinary_a maâ—tâ—_n name_v of_o the_o day_n die_v luâ—â—_n diâ—s_v maâ—tâ—_n name_n of_o the_o day_n as_o monday_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o day_n saint_n luke_n call_v a_o certain_a hill_n in_o athens_n mars_n hill_n act_v 17._o 19_o 2._o or_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n as_o saint_n paul_n do_v 1._o cor._n 16._o 1._o 3._o or_o the_o lord_n day_n because_o the_o lord_n then_o 118._o cannon_n 13._o tertul._n lib_n de_fw-fr corona_fw-la â—ilitis_fw-la c._n 3._o cyprian_n epist_n 36._o ad_fw-la fidum_fw-la de_fw-la infanâ—ib_fw-la bab_fw-la p._n 231._o priâ—us_fw-la &_o dominicus_fw-la propterea_fw-la quod_fw-la dominus_fw-la a_o morte_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la redierit_fw-la dominicus_fw-la appellatur_fw-la t._n 1._o p._n 105._o 5._o in_o psal_n 118._o rise_v as_o saint_n john_n rev._n 1._o 9_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o church_n our_o pious_a statute_n make_v concern_v this_o day_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o gracious_a sovereign_a king_n charles_n this_o day_n be_v call_v the_o day_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o the_o profane_a the_o lord_n day_n of_o the_o saint_n say_v beza_n it_o be_v in_o time_n pass_v call_v the_o day_n of_o the_o sun_n now_o it_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n day_n say_v beza_n so_o tertullian_n say_v cyprian_a and_o other_o and_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o chrysostome_n because_o the_o lord_n in_o it_o return_v from_o death_n to_o life_n it_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n day_n 4._o or_o the_o sabbath_n which_o name_n be_v use_v and_o be_v not_o jewish_a 1._o the_o name_n be_v moral_a not_o ceremonial_a 2._o it_o lively_o express_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o day_n 3._o the_o rest_n be_v perpetual_a therefore_o the_o name_n may_v although_o our_o lord_n day_n have_v not_o that_o name_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o 1._o our_o saviour_n can_v not_o speak_v of_o it_o at_o all_o it_o not_o be_v till_o his_o resurrection_n and_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o the_o first_o day_n the_o lord_n day_n for_o distinction_n sake_n the_o better_a to_o be_v understand_v not_o abolish_n it_o therefore_o i_o hope_v i_o tax_v no_o man_n for_o call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o sunday_n none_o will_v fault_n i_o if_o i_o style_v it_o the_o lord_n day_n i_o have_v statute_n canon_n and_o divine_a law_n to_o warrant_v i_o and_o be_v entreat_v to_o keep_v the_o day_n holy_a by_o do_v such_o duty_n which_o remain_v to_o be_v perform_v of_o we_o under_o the_o gospel_n this_o keep_n be_v a_o mean_n of_o man_n communion_n with_o god_n in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o occasion_n and_o mean_n of_o hear_v god_n word_n whereby_o faith_n come_v and_o also_o of_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n and_o use_v of_o prayer_n whereby_o we_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n i_o will_v only_o
and_o that_o concise_o point_n at_o some_o of_o the_o lord_n day_n duty_n i_o handle_v they_o now_o only_o by_o way_n of_o use_n to_o another_o doctrine_n that_o we_o may_v keep_v the_o sabbath_n or_o the_o lord_n day_n we_o must_v observant_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o negative_a and_o affirmative_a precept_n negative_a precise_o prohibit_v the_o do_v of_o any_o manner_n of_o work_n 1._o servile_a wherein_o we_o serve_v ourselves_o not_o god_n therefore_o all_o sinful_a action_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o although_o these_o be_v strict_o forbid_v every_o day_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n to_o do_v they_o upon_o this_o day_n it_o offer_v few_o urge_v or_o allure_a provocation_n and_o afford_v more_o help_n and_o 7._o per_fw-la voceâ—â—pus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la intelliguntur_fw-la directè_fw-la opera_fw-la hominum_fw-la vitiosa_fw-la quia_fw-la ea_fw-la nunquam_fw-la conceduntur_fw-la sed_fw-la opera_fw-la servilia_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d servirâ—_n per_fw-la qua_fw-la scilicet_fw-la â—â—â—squisque_fw-la pro_fw-la ratione_fw-la vocationis_fw-la suae_fw-la victum_fw-la exâ—rcet_a etc._n etc._n wallaeus_n de_fw-fr 4._o precep_n pag._n 7._o mean_n against_o they_o 2._o all_o work_n of_o mind_n or_o body_n needless_a or_o unnecessary_a by_o the_o word_n thou_o shall_v do_v no_o manner_n of_o work_n be_v not_o understand_v the_o vicious_a work_n of_o man_n because_o they_o be_v never_o permit_v but_o servile_a work_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o serve_v by_o which_o every_o one_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o vocation_n do_v pursue_v his_o live_n say_v wallaeus_n but_o lest_o i_o shall_v wander_v in_o so_o wide_a and_o spacious_a a_o field_n i_o will_v therefore_o show_v you_o what_o other_o which_o i_o have_v read_v say_v and_o then_o give_v my_o answer_n only_o to_o some_o question_n omnis_fw-la christi_fw-la amator_fw-la dominicum_fw-la celebret_fw-la diem_fw-la diem_fw-la resurrectioni_fw-la consecratum_fw-la dominicae_fw-la reginam_fw-la &_o principem_fw-la dierum_fw-la omnium_fw-la in_fw-la quà _fw-la &_o vita_fw-la &c._n &c._n epist_n 3._o ad_fw-la magnefianos_n die_fw-la vero_fw-la qui_fw-la dominicus_n voco_fw-la quem_fw-la hebraei_n primum_fw-la vocant_fw-la graeci_fw-la autem_fw-la soli_fw-la distribuunt_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la ante_fw-la septimum_fw-la est_fw-la sancivit_fw-la a_o judicijs_fw-la alijsque_fw-la causis_fw-la universos_fw-la habere_fw-la vacationem_fw-la &_o in_o eo_fw-la tantum_fw-la orationibus_fw-la occupari_fw-la honorabat_fw-la sc_fw-la constantinus_n autem_fw-la dominicum_fw-la diem_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la christus_fw-la resurrexit_fw-la à _fw-la mortuis_fw-la sozomen_n histor_n eccl._n tripart_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 275._o dominicum_fw-la ergò_fw-la diem_fw-la apostoli_fw-la &_o apostolici_fw-la viri_fw-la ideò_fw-la religiosâ_fw-la solemnitate_fw-la habendum_fw-la sanxerunt_fw-la quià _fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la redemptor_n noster_fw-la à _fw-la mortuis_fw-la resurrexit_fw-la quique_fw-la ideò_fw-la dominicus_n appellatur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la à _fw-la terrenis_fw-la operibus_fw-la vel_fw-la mundi_fw-la illecebris_fw-la abstinentes_fw-la tantum_fw-la diviniâ—_n cultibus_fw-la serviamus_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la primus_fw-la dies_fw-la seculi_fw-la in_fw-la ipso_fw-la formatasunt_fw-la elementa_fw-la mundi_fw-la in_fw-la ipso_fw-la creati_fw-la sunt_fw-la angeli_fw-la in_fw-la ipso_fw-la quoque_fw-la resurrexit_fw-la à _fw-la mortuis_fw-la christus_fw-la etc._n etc._n serm._n 251._o dâ—_n tempore_fw-la videâ—mus_fw-la ne_fw-la sed_fw-la diâ—i_fw-la dominici_fw-la sequestrati_fw-la a_o rurali_fw-la opere_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omni_fw-la negotio_fw-la soli_fw-la divinâ—_n cultui_fw-la vacemus_fw-la ibid._n neque_fw-la venatione_fw-la se_fw-la occupet_fw-la &_o diabolico_fw-la mancipetur_fw-la officio_fw-la cirumvagando_fw-la campos_fw-la &_o sylvas_fw-la clamorem_fw-la &_o cachinnum_fw-la ore_fw-la exaltans_fw-la ibid._n tunc_fw-la ipsi_fw-la foris_fw-la aut_fw-la causas_fw-la dicere_fw-la aut_fw-la diversis_fw-la student_fw-la calumnijs_fw-la impugnare_fw-la aut_fw-la videlicet_fw-la in_o alea_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o jocis_fw-la inutilibus_fw-la insidiari_fw-la quatenus_fw-la unus_fw-la punctus_fw-la diâ—i_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la officium_fw-la &_o reliquum_fw-la diurnum_fw-la spatium_fw-la cum_fw-la nocte_fw-la simul_fw-la ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la deputetur_fw-la uâ—luptates_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n melius_fw-la utique_fw-la toto_fw-la die_fw-la foderent_fw-la quam_fw-la toto_fw-la die_fw-la saltarent_fw-la con._n 1._o part_n 1._o in_o psal_n 32._o melius_fw-la enim_fw-la arare_fw-la quam_fw-la saltare_fw-la in_o sabbato_fw-la illi_fw-la ab_fw-la opere_fw-la bono_fw-mi vacant_a opere_fw-la nugatorio_n non_fw-la vacant_a in_o titul_n psal_n 91._o non_fw-la hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la solum_fw-la ratione_fw-la aptum_fw-la est_fw-la tempus_fw-la ad_fw-la benignitatem_fw-la prompto_fw-la &_o alacri_fw-la animo_fw-la exercendam_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la habet_fw-la quietem_fw-la &_o remissionem_fw-la immunitatemque_fw-la &_o vacationem_fw-la a_o laboribus_fw-la chrys_n tom._n 4._o pag._n 545._o in_o 1._o cor._n homil._n 45._o primo_fw-la die_fw-la qui_fw-la dominicus_fw-la appellatur_fw-la celebres_fw-la magistri_fw-la ac_fw-la doctores_fw-la sancti_fw-la patres_fw-la nostri_fw-la nobis_fw-la canendum_fw-la &_o psallendum_fw-la centesimum_fw-la decimum_fw-la octanum_fw-la psalmum_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la t._n 1._o pag._n 1055._o ignatius_n that_o ancient_a bishop_n of_o antioch_n in_o his_o 3._o epistle_n which_o be_v none_o of_o his_o 5._o counterfeit_a epistle_n say_v let_v every_o one_o that_o love_v christ_n keep_v the_o lord_n day_n which_o be_v the_o queen_n of_o day_n in_o which_o death_n be_v overcome_v and_o life_n be_v spring_v up_o in_o christ_n renown_a constantine_n ordain_v as_o follow_v that_o day_n which_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n day_n which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o first_o day_n which_o the_o grecian_n attribute_v to_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v before_o the_o 7._o day_n he_o ordain_v that_o all_o shall_v cease_v from_o suit_n and_o other_o business_n and_o to_o be_v only_o occupy_v in_o prayer_n upon_o it_o and_o indeed_o he_o do_v honour_v the_o lord_n day_n because_o in_o it_o christ_n rise_v from_o the_o dead_a st._n augustine_n say_v the_o lord_n day_n the_o apostle_n and_o apostolical_a man_n have_v ordain_v with_o religious_a holiness_n to_o be_v keep_v because_o in_o the_o same_o our_o redeemer_n rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o therefore_o be_v call_v the_o dominical_a or_o lord_n day_n that_o in_o it_o we_o may_v only_o attend_v on_o the_o divine_a service_n this_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o world_n in_o it_o be_v create_v the_o element_n and_o the_o angel_n upon_o this_o day_n christ_n rise_v and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v &_o manna_n first_o descend_v 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