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in_o a_o fast_a and_o the_o thing_n require_v by_o the_o church_n rule_n he_o ult._n he_o ibid._n §._o ult._n tell_v we_o be_v three_o 1._o ut_fw-la qui_fw-la jeiunat_a semel_fw-la tantùm_fw-la in_o die_fw-la cibum_fw-la sumat_fw-la that_o he_o who_o fa_v do_v take_v meat_n but_o once_o only_o in_o the_o day_n 2._o ut_fw-la una_fw-la illa_fw-la refectio_fw-la sit_fw-la coena_fw-la non_fw-la prandium_fw-la that_o that_o one_o meal_n or_o refection_n be_v a_o supper_n not_o a_o dinner_n 3._o ut_fw-la habeatur_fw-la ciborum_fw-la delectus_fw-la that_o there_o be_v observe_v a_o choice_n of_o meat_n especial_o that_o man_n forbear_v flesh_n when_o they_o fast_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n thus_o bellarmine_n and_o valentia_n he_o note_v c._n note_v lo._n citat_fw-la pag._n 1753._o c._n 3._o thing_n as_o essential_a to_o this_o fast_a 1._o quòd_fw-la per_fw-la illud_fw-la diutiùs_fw-la quà m_fw-la exigit_fw-la communis_fw-la regula_fw-la temperantiae_fw-la abstinetur_fw-la à _fw-la cibo_fw-la that_o man_n do_v then_o forbear_v meat_n long_o than_o the_o common_a rule_n of_o temperance_n do_v require_v 2._o quòd_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la usu_fw-la cibi_fw-la abstinetur_fw-la à _fw-la quibusdam_fw-la escis_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o when_o man_n do_v eat_v they_o abstain_v from_o some_o certain_a meat_n flesh_n egg_n and_o milke-meate_n 3._o quòd_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la abstinentia_fw-la tum_fw-la quoad_fw-la diuturnitatem_fw-la tum_fw-la etiam_fw-la quoad_fw-la ciborum_fw-la qualitatem_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la ipsum_fw-la temperantiae_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la edomatio_fw-la carnis_fw-la &_o refraenatio_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la that_o this_o abstinence_n both_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o it_o and_o for_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o meat_n at_o the_o end_n of_o it_o be_v refer_v and_o ordain_v for_o the_o tame_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o bridle_n of_o lust_n that_o it_o do_v not_o too_o violent_o withstand_v reason_n these_o thing_n valentia_n require_v &_o thence_o frame_v a_o essential_a definition_n of_o a_o fast_a consist_v on_o these_o three_o thing_n as_o the_o essential_a part_n or_o property_n of_o it_o and_o pisanus_n another_o jesuite_n agree_v with_o his_o fellow_n for_o the_o substance_n describe_v this_o kind_n of_o fast_a thus_o 98._o thus_o est_fw-la igitur_fw-la ieiunium_fw-la abstinentia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la arctior_fw-la qua_fw-la home_n ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la cibis_fw-la aut_fw-la saltem_fw-la à _fw-la quibusdam_fw-la lautioribus_fw-la se_fw-la abstinet_fw-la qua_fw-la et_fw-la semel_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la in_o die_v nempe_fw-la post_fw-la consuetam_fw-la prandtorun_v horam_fw-la corpus_fw-la reficit_fw-la pisan_n de_fw-fr abstinent_a ca._n 1._o pa._n 98._o it_o be_v a_o straight_a kind_n of_o abstinence_n to_o wit_n than_o the_o rule_n of_o temperance_n do_v require_v by_o which_o a_o man_n do_v forbear_v all_o meat_n or_o at_o least_o some_o of_o the_o fine_a or_o more_o dainty_a meat_n in_o which_o abstinence_n also_o he_o do_v feed_v or_o refresh_v his_o body_n but_o once_o only_o in_o the_o day_n
&_o obseruata_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la notitiam_fw-la maiorum_fw-la pervenerit_fw-la qui_fw-la quum_fw-la cam_fw-la sciant_fw-la minimè_fw-la contradicunt_fw-la quum_fw-la commode_v si_fw-la vellent_fw-la contradicere_fw-la possent_fw-la &_o pravaricatores_fw-la punire_fw-la etc._n etc._n io._n medina_n cod._n de_fw-fr jeiun_n q._n 8._o pag._n 347._o nor_o be_v it_o needful_a in_o this_o case_n that_o the_o custom_n be_v reasonable_a and_o by_o prescription_n it_o be_v sufficient_a if_o it_o have_v be_v keep_v so_o long_o that_o it_o do_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o superior_n who_o when_o they_o know_v it_o do_v not_o contradict_v or_o gainsay_v it_o when_o they_o may_v convenient_o gainsay_v it_o if_o they_o will_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o medina_n subscribe_v unto_o by_o 149._o by_o prax._n fori_fw-la penitent_a l_o 4._o nu_fw-la 134._o p._n 148_o 149._o josephus_n angle_n that_o he_o have_v transcribe_v they_o out_o of_o he_o word_n for_o word_n and_o publish_v they_o for_o his_o own_o by_o this_o it_o may_v be_v see_v what_o power_n they_o place_n in_o their_o dispensation_n whether_o they_o be_v give_v by_o express_a word_n or_o only_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o connivance_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o all_o this_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o matter_n if_o pope_n and_o prelate_n be_v wary_a in_o grant_v dispensation_n and_o wink_v at_o licentious_a custom_n but_o it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o for_o 424._o for_o fuit_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la de_fw-fr abstinetia_fw-mi à _fw-la carnibus_fw-la primùm_fw-la clericis_fw-la impositum_fw-la deinde_fw-la ad_fw-la fideles_fw-la omnes_fw-la fuit_fw-la diffusum_fw-la in_fw-la omni_fw-la autem_fw-la loco_fw-la cibus_fw-la quadragesimalis_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la absque_fw-la ovis_fw-la &_o lacticinijs_fw-la jam_fw-la verò_fw-la est_fw-la communissima_fw-la dispensatio_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la obtinuerunt_fw-la sine_fw-la scrupulo_fw-la possunt_fw-la uti_fw-la praemissis_fw-la joseph_n angle_n in_o 4._o de_fw-la jeiunio_fw-la q._n 9_o difficult_a 2._o concl_n 4._o pag._n 424._o a_o dispensation_n against_o the_o rule_n of_o lent_n be_v most_o common_a which_o he_o that_o have_v obtain_v may_v without_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n use_v the_o premise_n that_o be_v he_o may_v eat_v flesh_n and_o white_a meat_n and_o 328._o and_o papa_n in_o bullis_n suis_fw-la concedit_fw-la pussim_fw-la faculâ—atem_fw-la comedendi_fw-la ova_fw-la caseum_fw-la &_o lac_fw-la in_o quadragesima_fw-la &_o carnem_fw-la ex_fw-la solo_fw-la medici_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o parum_fw-la deest_fw-la quin_fw-la generaliter_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dispenset_fw-la ut_fw-la ieiunent_fw-la carnes_z comedendo_fw-la sicut_fw-la dicitur_fw-la cum_fw-la multis_fw-la nobilibus_fw-la dispensasse_fw-la joh._n med._n cod._n de_fw-fr jeiun_n q._n 2._o pa._n 328._o the_o pope_n say_v medina_n do_v every_o where_n in_o his_o bull_n grant_v licence_n to_o cate_z egg_n cheese_n and_o milk_n in_o lent_n time_n yea_o and_o flesh_n too_o by_o the_o alone_a advice_n of_o a_o physician_n and_o there_o want_v but_o a_o little_a of_o dispense_n general_o with_o all_o man_n that_o they_o may_v fast_o with_o eat_v of_o flesh_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o have_v dispense_v with_o many_o nobleman_n and_o beyerlinck_fw-mi show_v the_o easiness_n of_o a_o roman_a fast_n nowadays_o over_o that_o it_o be_v in_o time_n past_a say_v that_o 64._o that_o veteres_n christiani_n quoad_fw-la hanc_fw-la ieiunandi_fw-la legem_fw-la admodum_fw-la rigidi_fw-la paucissimâ—s_fw-la ab_fw-la illius_fw-la obseruatione_n eximebant_fw-la nunc_fw-la infiniti_fw-la aut_fw-la imbecillitatis_fw-la aut_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la titulo_fw-la hac_fw-la obligatione_fw-la liberantur_fw-la beyer_n in_o festo_fw-la cineâ—um_fw-la tex_fw-la 3._o in_o fine_a pag._n 64._o the_o ancient_a christian_n be_v very_o strict_a and_o rigid_a about_o this_o law_n of_o fast_v do_v release_v very_o few_o from_o the_o observation_n and_o keep_n of_o it_o but_o now_o a_o infinite_a number_n upon_o pretence_n either_o of_o weakness_n or_o necessity_n be_v free_v from_o the_o bond_n of_o it_o so_o they_o be_v very_o liberal_a of_o their_o dispensation_n &_o that_o not_o only_o in_o ordinary_a fast_n and_o at_o common_a time_n but_o even_o in_o the_o holy_a and_o strict_a time_n of_o lent_n nor_o have_v these_o dispensation_n go_v so_o far_o but_o their_o custom_n by_o which_o the_o rule_n of_o abstinence_n be_v abrogate_a have_v extend_v much_o further_o for_o 148._o for_o consuetudo_fw-la abrogavit_fw-la ieiunium_fw-la rogationum_fw-la quod_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la in_o cap._n rogationes_fw-la de_fw-fr consecrat_fw-mi dist_n 3._o item_n ieiunium_fw-la quartae_fw-la &_o sextae_fw-la feriae_fw-la iam_fw-la inde_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la temporibus_fw-la in_o praecepto_fw-la positum_fw-la constat_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la abrogatum_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o arbitrio_fw-la nostro_fw-la relictum_fw-la denique_fw-la ieiunium_fw-la aduentus_fw-la alias_o solitum_fw-la seruari_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la contraria_fw-la consueludo_fw-la iam_fw-la sustulit_fw-la reginald_n prax._n l._n 4._o nu_fw-la 133._o pag_n 148._o custom_n not_o control_v by_o the_o prelate_n have_v abrogate_a the_o fast_a of_o the_o rogation_n week_n which_o be_v command_v by_o the_o canon_n law_n as_o also_o the_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n fast_o which_o as_o they_o say_v be_v enjoin_v by_o precept_n ever_o since_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o so_o likewise_o it_o have_v take_v away_o the_o fast_a of_o advent_a which_o otherwise_o be_v use_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o custom_n 346._o custom_n hinc_fw-la excusantur_fw-la a_o doctoribus_fw-la qui_fw-la iuxta_fw-la morem_fw-la &_o consuetudinem_fw-la patriae_fw-la in_o die_v ieiunij_fw-la longiores_fw-la collationes_fw-la faciunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n hinc_fw-la etiam_fw-la mediolanenses_n 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