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for_o that_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v abrogate_a but_o this_o be_v not_o so_o it_o be_v change_v but_o not_o abrogate_a as_o mere_a ceremony_n be_v iv_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n say_v they_o between_o god_n and_o the_o israelite_n exod._n 31._o 13_o 17._o ezek._n 20._o 12._o god_n in_o give_v his_o law_n say_v no_o such_o thing_n and_o still_o we_o must_v make_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n itself_o and_o what_o after_o be_v add_v for_o instruction_n as_o the_o then_o state_n of_o the_o people_n require_v again_o every_o sign_n be_v not_o a_o ceremony_n for_o the_o rainbow_n be_v a_o sign_n gen._n 9_o yet_o no_o ceremony_n moreover_o the_o reason_n add_v why_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n belong_v to_o we_o for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v beaven_n and_o earth_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o rest_v exod._n 31._o 17._o the_o end_n why_o he_o make_v it_o a_o sign_n do_v a_o like_a appertain_v to_o we_o to_o wit_n that_o they_o may_v know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o sanctify_a they_o exod._n 31._o 13._o ezek._n 20._o 12._o and_o be_v not_o we_o to_o learn_v and_o know_v as_o much_o in_o keep_v our_o rest-day_n in_o holy_a duty_n yea_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o do_v learn_v this_o lesson_n to_o know_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o do_v sanctify_v they_o in_o the_o use_n of_o his_o ordinance_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o our_o rest_n v._o it_o be_v a_o memorial_n say_v they_o of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n deut._n 5._o 15._o this_o reason_n be_v moses_n addition_n to_o move_v the_o people_n to_o pity_v their_o servant_n and_o cattle_n must_v moses_n his_o charitable_a use_n make_v of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o his_o argument_n to_o persuade_v they_o to_o mercy_n from_o god_n mercy_n to_o they_o alter_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o precept_n and_o disannul_v it_o the_o word_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n may_v be_v conceive_v in_o a_o parenthesis_n and_o be_v bring_v in_o only_a as_o a_o memorial_n of_o that_o great_a deliverance_n as_o god_n remember_v it_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o all_o the_o commandment_n to_o move_v they_o to_o observe_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o the_o word_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 14_o verse_n as_o indeed_o it_o ought_v in_o sense_n and_o reason_n which_o be_v so_o the_o word_n prove_v not_o the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v institute_v for_o a_o memorial_n of_o their_o deliverance_n from_o egypt_n though_o they_o have_v good_a cause_n to_o remember_v it_o on_o this_o day_n and_o in_o keep_v the_o four_o commandment_n impose_v rest_n as_o also_o in_o observe_v the_o first_o and_o all_o the_o other_o for_o as_o i_o say_v it_o be_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o whole_a law_n as_o never_o to_o be_v forget_v of_o they_o but_o to_o be_v remember_v as_o a_o strong_a motive_n to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o obedience_n vi_o say_v they_o it_o be_v rank_v by_o the_o apostle_n col._n 2._o 16_o 17._o among_o shadow_n but_o the_o place_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n i._o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n and_o therefore_o durable_a not_o abolish_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o these_o sabbath_n ii_o the_o apostle_n speak_v here_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o can_v agree_v with_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n 1._o the_o term_n ordinance_n vers_fw-la 14._o show_n where_o the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o week_n be_v call_v a_o ordinance_n 2._o the_o word_n ordinance_n be_v expound_v to_o be_v the_o commandment_n contain_v in_o ordinance_n and_o these_o be_v the_o middle_a partition-wall_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n take_v away_o on_o the_o cross_n eph._n 2._o 15._o but_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o partition-wall_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o gentile_n for_o we_o keep_v still_o a_o sabbath_n unto_o the_o lord_n 3._o they_o be_v the_o hand_n writing_n against_o we_o and_o contrary_a to_o we_o blot_v out_o and_o abolish_v col._n 2._o 14._o eph._n 2._o 15._o but_o not_o so_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n 4._o these_o be_v a_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v whereof_o the_o body_n be_v christ_n vers_fw-la 17._o but_o the_o acknowledge_v the_o general_o the_o father_n take_v it_o to_o prefigure_v christ_n rest_n that_o day_n only_o full_a and_o whole_o in_o his_o praise_n as_o d._n andr_n in_o his_o star-chamber_n speech_n acknowledge_v sabbath_n of_o the_o week_n be_v no_o such_o thing_n if_o we_o consider_v it_o in_o it_o original_n and_o not_o of_o the_o declaratory_a clothe_v with_o it_o accessory_n as_o bp_o lake_n speak_v for_o say_v he_o before_o the_o fall_n the_o sabbath_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o rest_n shadow_v out_o our_o eternal_a rest_n but_o not_o of_o that_o whereof_o christ_n be_v the_o body_n to_o we_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v a_o foretaste_n of_o that_o eternal_a rest_n and_o i_o hold_v the_o shadow_n to_o be_v as_o lasting_a as_o the_o world_n thus_o this_o learned_a father_n and_o doctor_n in_o our_o church_n who_o say_v further_o that_o they_o who_o allege_v the_o col._n 2._o 16._o be_v out_o of_o the_o argument_n because_o le_fw-fr speak_v of_o shadow_n whereof_o christ_n be_v the_o body_n which_o he_o deni_v of_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n consider_v it_o in_o the_o original_a institution_n and_o not_o after_o the_o fall_n make_v a_o shadow_n by_o accessory_n iii_o here_o the_o sabbath_n be_v equalise_v with_o meat_n drink_n holiday_n new_a moon_n which_o be_v the_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v therefore_o hereby_o must_v be_v understand_v other_o sabbath_n such_o be_v these_o sabbath_n the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n leu._n 23._o 24_o 32._o the_o seven_o year_n leu._n 25._o 4._o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n leu._n 25._o 8_o 11._o so_o the_o holy_a convocation_n of_o the_o festival_n time_n the_o first_o day_n leu._n 23._o 7._o the_o seven_o day_n vers_fw-la 8._o the_o eight_o and_o the_o ten_o vers_fw-la 27_o 32._o all_o which_o be_v call_v sabbath_n 39_o the_o same_o mention_v with_o the_o new_a moon_n esa_n 1._o 13._o call_v appoint_v feast_n verse_n 14._o those_o kind_n of_o sabbath_n must_v be_v here_o mean_v 1._o these_o be_v call_v ordinance_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v they_o here_o 2._o these_o be_v of_o the_o partition-wall_n and_o abolish_v and_o take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n 3._o a_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v 4._o thus_o the_o word_n sabbath_n take_v agree_v well_o with_o meat_n drink_n new_a moon_n and_o holy_a day_n 5._o the_o apostle_n vary_v the_o number_n from_o new_a moon_n and_o holy_a day_n singular_o to_o sabbath_n plural_o will_v have_v we_o to_o understand_v the_o annex_v convocation_n call_v sabbath_n leu._n 23._o 39_o before_o mention_v thus_o we_o see_v their_o argument_n what_o little_a strength_n they_o have_v to_o prove_v the_o four_o commandment_n ceremonial_a section_n xxiii_o that_o the_o four_o commandment_n be_v in_o no_o part_n ceremonial_a it_o be_v clear_a enough_o that_o the_o four_o commandment_n be_v not_o ceremonial_a not_o in_o part_n as_o some_o do_v grant_v it_o much_o less_o the_o whole_a as_o some_o of_o late_a bold_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v 1._o the_o institution_n of_o the_o sabbath_n on_o which_o the_o commandment_n be_v ground_v command_v no_o more_o then_o at_o the_o first_o institution_n be_v before_o the_o fall_n when_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o ceremony_n 2._o god_n never_o make_v himself_o a_o example_n of_o any_o ceremonial_a precept_n as_o he_o do_v in_o this_o 3_o a_o ceremonial_a precept_n consist_v whole_o or_o in_o part_n of_o some_o ceremonial_a service_n prescribe_v by_o it_o but_o no_o such_o service_n neither_o in_o whole_a nor_o in_o part_n in_o this_o neither_o in_o the_o day_n nor_o in_o the_o strict_a observation_n of_o it_o as_o before_o be_v prove_v 4._o all_o and_o every_o ceremonial_a precept_n and_o political_a be_v give_v mediate_o only_o by_o moses_n levit._n 27._o 34._o deut._n 4._o 14._o but_o this_o be_v give_v immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o 5._o that_o which_o be_v ceremonial_a be_v proper_o and_o direct_o the_o schoolmaster_n to_o christ_n for_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v that_o proper_a and_o direct_a schoolmaster_n gal._n 4._o 24._o but_o this_o precept_n be_v not_o any_o part_n of_o that_o schoolmaster_n to_o christ_n proper_o and_o direct_o 6._o whatsoever_o be_v ceremonial_a be_v carnal_a heb._n 7._o 16._o and_o a_o beggarly_a rudiment_n gal._n 4._o but_o saint_n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o moral_a law_n call_v it_o holy_a just_a good_a and_o spiritual_a rom._n 7._o 12_o 14._o of_o which_o moral_a law_n this_o be_v a_o undelible_a precept_n and_o not_o a_o carnal_a and_o beggarly_a rudiment_n 7._o all_o ceremonial_a precept_n be_v abrogate_a by_o christ_n as_o
day_n be_v to_o show_v their_o delight_n in_o the_o lord_n count_v the_o day_n honourable_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o learn_v to_o express_v self_n denial_n of_o their_o own_o thought_n delight_n and_o work_v be_v 58._o 13_o 14._o 6._o on_o this_o day_n they_o do_v not_o fast_o judith_n 8._o 6._o but_o make_v merry_a for_o it_o be_v call_v the_o day_n of_o their_o gladness_n num._n 10._o 10._o wherein_o they_o may_v cheerful_o refresh_v themselves_o and_o send_v relief_n unto_o the_o poor_a after_o such_o former_a duty_n do_v towards_o the_o evening_n but_o this_o mirth_n be_v for_o their_o understanding_n of_o the_o word_n neh._n 8._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o holy_a day_n to_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n but_o why_o they_o may_v not_o now_o do_v so_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n i_o see_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_n for_o the_o strict_a precept_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v out_o of_o date_n and_o the_o primitive_a church_n who_o observe_v our_o christian_a sabbath_n in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o jewish_a do_v make_v a_o feast_n after_o the_o end_n of_o divine_a service_n see_v for_o the_o observation_n of_o that_o sabbath_n philo_n judaeus_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la de_fw-la vita_fw-la contempla_fw-la de_fw-fr legatione_fw-la sva_fw-la ad_fw-la cajum_fw-la câ—sarem_fw-la cite_v by_o wallâ—us_n de_fw-fr sab._n pag._n 127._o 134._o 135._o 136._o see_v also_o dau._n kimchâ—on_n psa_n 92._o cite_v by_o goniarus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr sab._n pag._n 81._o section_n xxvii_o of_o judaize_v and_o true_a understanding_n thereof_o it_o please_v some_o to_o tax_v other_o of_o judaisme_n concern_v the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o why_o of_o judaisme_n know_v they_o why_o judaisme_n be_v from_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o sabbath_n be_v long_o before_o this_o name_n become_v peculiar_a to_o a_o single_a tribe_n in_o israel_n judah_n so_o call_v see_v they_o fasten_v as_o they_o must_v judaisme_n upon_o the_o jew_n let_v we_o see_v after_o this_o tribe_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n how_o they_o do_v sabbatise_v for_o so_o we_o shall_v behold_v their_o judaisme_n that_o we_o may_v judge_v with_o righteous_a judgement_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n hereof_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o jew_n as_o before_o christ_n come_n when_o he_o be_v come_v and_o afterward_o in_o the_o time_n follow_v of_o these_o we_o must_v have_v a_o twofold_a consideration_n as_o faultless_a or_o faulty_a 1._o as_o faultless_a this_o be_v no_o judaize_v for_o in_o our_o discourse_n be_v take_v in_o ill_a part_n they_o ever_o hold_v and_o do_v hold_v the_o four_o commandment_n perpetual_a and_o so_o ought_v we_o as_o be_v before_o prove_v they_o hold_v the_o seven_o day_n sabbath_n from_o the_o creation_n which_o they_o have_v a_o warrant_n from_o god_n to_o do_v till_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n so_o far_o faultless_a without_o judaize_v in_o a_o ill_a sense_n as_o faulty_a and_o thus_o i._o before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n we_o shall_v read_v that_o they_o be_v 1._o observer_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o a_o bare_a rest_n from_o servile_a work_n but_o then_o do_v their_o own_o way_n find_v their_o own_o pleasure_n not_o delight_v themselves_o in_o the_o lord_n nor_o labour_v for_o self-denial_n on_o that_o day_n of_o this_o their_o sabbatize_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v who_o herein_o labour_v to_o reform_v they_o isai_n 58._o 13_o 14._o 2._o great_a prophaner_n of_o the_o sabbath_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o prophet_n complaint_n jer._n 17._o 27._o ezech._n 20._o 13_o 16_o 21_o 24_o and_o 22._o 8._o by_o god_n punish_v of_o they_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o their_o land_n as_o captive_n for_o tbe_n breach_n of_o the_o sabbath_n 2_o chron._n 36._o 21._o as_o god_n have_v threaten_v levit._n 26._o 34_o 35._o by_o the_o story_n in_o nebe_n 13._o 15_o 18._o where_o nehemiah_n tell_v they_o that_o the_o profane_v of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n and_o the_o evil_a of_o their_o captivity_n befall_v they_o for_o it_o now_o who_o with_o we_o do_v so_o judaize_v and_o sabbatise_v both_o these_o way_n let_v the_o world_n judge_n ii_o at_o christ_n come_n we_o may_v read_v that_o the_o jew_n cease_v from_o such_o former_a prophanesse_n now_o be_v become_v gross_o superstitious_a not_o allow_v such_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v as_o may_v be_v lawful_o do_v without_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n as_o in_o former_a instance_n be_v clear_v this_o foolish_a superstition_n our_o saviour_n confute_v by_o word_n and_o by_o his_o work_n and_o therefore_o none_o of_o sound_a judgement_n with_o we_o do_v so_o sabbatise_v our_o only_a care_n be_v to_o observe_v the_o commandment_n as_o the_o godly_a jew_n do_v show_v in_o the_o former_a 26_o section_n and_o as_o the_o holy_a rest_n require_v in_o keep_v the_o day_n holy_a as_o set_v apart_o for_o holy_a end_n without_o put_v any_o holiness_n in_o the_o day_n itself_o iii_o after_o christ_n ascension_n and_o his_o kingdom_n erect_v the_o jew_n do_v faulty_a in_o their_o sabbatize_v 1._o in_o observe_v the_o seven_o day_n from_o the_o creation_n which_o be_v at_o that_o time_n out_o of_o date_n and_o now_o not_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o any_o christian_a if_o any_o do_v these_o be_v sabbatarian_o and_o do_v proper_o judaize_v and_o not_o other_o it_o be_v a_o foul_a sin_n to_o belie_v and_o slander_v man_n and_o to_o brand_v they_o with_o name_n of_o reproach_n false_o 2._o in_o carnal_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n as_o the_o imperial_a edict_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a do_v speak_v for_o these_o keep_v it_o in_o idleness_n in_o dance_v and_o revel_v see_v ignatius_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o magn._n st._n augustine_n de_fw-fr consensu_fw-la evangelist_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 77._o this_o jewish_a sabbatize_v let_v those_o be_v blame_v for_o who_o be_v guilty_a and_o the_o fault_n be_v where_o it_o be_v thus_o much_o for_o the_o mosaical_a sabbath_n finis_fw-la a_o large_a treatise_n of_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n the_o lord_n day_n also_o now_o common_o call_v sunday_n by_o richard_n bernard_n rectour_n of_o batcombe_n we_o ought_v to_o do_v all_o thing_n for_o the_o truth_n but_o nothing_o against_o it_o for_o he_o that_o strive_v against_o the_o truth_n strive_v against_o god_n for_o god_n be_v truth_n let_v every_o friend_n of_o christ_n observe_v the_o lord_n day_n ignatius_n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la in_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n his_o resurrection_n clem._n rom._n const_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 24._o london_n print_v by_o r._n bishop_n for_o edward_n blackmore_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n the_o content_n of_o this_o treatise_n chapter_n 1._o the_o preface_n show_v wherein_o we_o general_o consent_v and_o agree_v in_o one_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o title_n of_o lord_n day_n and_o of_o the_o name_n sunday_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o name_n sabbath_n give_v to_o this_o our_o lord_n day_n or_o sunday_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o may_v be_v so_o call_v without_o offence_n chap._n 5._o in_o what_o circuit_n of_o time_n this_o day_n have_v be_v keep_v to_o wit_n weekly_o with_o the_o reason_n thereof_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o also_o the_o seven_o day_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o time_n when_o this_o first_o day_n begin_v to_o be_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o upon_o what_o ground_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o divers_a opinion_n concern_v the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o wherein_o conscience_n may_v rest_v itself_o chap._n 9_o the_o authority_n be_v divine_a by_o which_o it_o be_v establish_v chap._n 10._o it_o be_v of_o divine_a authority_n from_o christ_n himself_o chap._n 11._o of_o some_o objection_n which_o may_v be_v make_v against_o it_o answer_v chap._n 12._o that_o this_o day_n can_v be_v change_v chap._n 13._o of_o the_o honourable_a esteem_n of_o this_o our_o lord_n day_n and_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o other_o festival_n day_n chap._n 14._o this_o day_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a and_o the_o whole_a day_n too_o chap._n 15._o how_o this_o day_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a moral_o as_o the_o ancient_a sabbath_n be_v keep_v chap._n 16._o how_o our_o lord_n day_n be_v keep_v in_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o the_o primitive_a time_n chap._n 17._o how_o our_o church_n will_v have_v our_o sunday_n keep_v holy_a chap._n 18._o how_o christian_a emperor_n will_v have_v it_o keep_v by_o their_o imperial_a constitution_n chap._n 19_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o edict_n of_o christian_a king_n in_o this_o our_o kingdom_n chap._n 20._o how_o our_o late_a sovereign_a king_n james_n and_o now_o our_o king_n
bound_n and_o limit_n of_o truth_n out_o of_o inconsiderate_a zeal_n be_v all_o other_o to_o be_v censure_v to_o be_v man_n of_o the_o same_o mould_n brotherly_o love_n and_o charity_n can_v but_o be_v better_a judge_n 2_o we_o see_v it_o carry_v antiquity_n with_o it_o and_o have_v have_v allowance_n for_o a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n 3_o it_o be_v our_o rest_n day_n and_o so_o indeed_o a_o sabbath_n for_o the_o word_n sabbath_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o rest_n so_o the_o name_n well_o agree_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n 4_o this_o name_n best_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o day_n which_o be_v to_o cease_v from_o weekly_a work_n which_o be_v not_o work_n of_o piety_n work_v of_o charity_n nor_o work_n of_o necessity_n and_o to_o employ_v our_o holy_a rest_n on_o this_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o public_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o other_o christian_a duty_n as_o be_v very_o excellent_o set_v forth_o in_o our_o 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and_o this_o come_v as_o there_o we_o find_v to_o be_v abuse_v even_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n we_o may_v learn_v of_o s._n paul_n who_o be_v a_o pattern_n to_o they_o no_o doubt_n in_o the_o end_n and_o break_v up_o of_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o depart_v with_o prayer_n as_o he_o do_v act_v 20._o 36._o 9_o of_o what_o be_v do_v when_o the_o congregation_n be_v break_v up_o when_o the_o public_a service_n be_v end_v s._n paul_n go_v into_o a_o house_n where_o he_o be_v invite_v and_o there_o pray_v act_v 16._o 16._o such_o no_o doubt_n as_o be_v well_o mind_v as_o the_o berean_o search_v the_o scripture_n concern_v the_o thing_n teach_v they_o act._n 17._o 11._o but_o for_o this_o the_o father_n tell_v we_o what_o people_n ought_v to_o do_v saint_n ambrose_n exhort_v the_o people_n 259._o ser._n 33._o tom_n 3._o pag._n 259._o to_o be_v conversant_a all_o the_o day_n in_o prayer_n or_o read_v or_o if_o any_o can_v not_o read_v that_o he_o shall_v labour_v to_o be_v feed_v 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non_fw-la caenam_fw-la caenassent_v quam_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la from_o this_o father_n speech_n we_o may_v observe_v first_o that_o the_o love-feast_n be_v a_o supper_n they_o abide_v then_o in_o the_o assembly_n late_o in_o the_o afternoon_n second_o that_o at_o that_o feast_n in_o the_o afternoon_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o saint_n augustine_n and_o saint_n basiles_n word_n they_o have_v care_n of_o modesty_n and_o chastity_n three_o that_o they_o receive_v instruction_n for_o their_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o food_n for_o their_o body_n four_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o congregation_n they_o take_v heed_n not_o to_o go_v into_o the_o rout_n of_o swashbuckler_n nor_o into_o the_o company_n of_o rambler_n such_o as_o do_v run_v up_o and_o down_o hither_o and_o thither_o not_o into_o the_o break_n out_o of_o the_o wanton_a and_o lascivious_a sort_n but_o five_o they_o have_v care_n of_o the_o like_a modesty_n and_o chaste_a behaviour_n out_o of_o the_o church_n which_o they_o show_v when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o congregation_n thus_o the_o primitive_a christian_n keep_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o if_o credit_n may_v be_v give_v to_o that_o which_o theodoret_n write_v as_o doctor_n heylin_n cit_v he_o of_o the_o festival_n in_o those_o time_n above_o 1200_o year_n ago_o how_o they_o be_v modestae_fw-la castae_fw-la temperantia_fw-la plenae_fw-la perform_v with_o modesty_n and_o great_a sobriety_n not_o as_o the_o festival_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o excess_n and_o riot_n and_o also_o be_v solemnize_v with_o spiritual_a hymn_n and_o religious_a sermon_n and_o that_o the_o people_n use_v to_o empty_v out_o their_o soul_n to_o god_n in_o fervent_a and_o affectionate_a prayer_n not_o without_o sigh_n and_o tear_n what_o may_v we_o think_v then_o of_o such_o godly_a christian_n but_o that_o they_o devout_o and_o with_o high_a reverence_n observe_v the_o lord_n day_n so_o much_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o festival_n as_o have_v be_v before_o declare_v in_o chapter_n thirteen_o hear_v what_o durand_n say_v in_o rational_a lib._n 5._o de_fw-la vesperis_fw-la who_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o evening_n meeting_n wherein_o they_o do_v confer_v of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n his_o word_n be_v these_o postremò_fw-la notandum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la religiosi_fw-la ante_fw-la completorium_fw-la permittunt_fw-la collationem_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la sanctis_fw-la patribus_fw-la originem_fw-la traxit_fw-la qui_fw-la dictis_fw-la vesperis_fw-la convenire_fw-la &_o the_o scripture_n sacris_fw-la confer_v solebant_fw-la ad_fw-la instar_fw-la operariorum_fw-la ad_fw-la recreationem_fw-la ad_fw-la inuicem_fw-la confabulantium_fw-la ideoque_fw-la tunc_fw-la vitas_fw-la vel_fw-la collationem_fw-la patrum_fw-la quae_fw-la potius_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la recreationem_fw-la &_o delectationem_fw-la legunt_fw-la &_o eruditiores_fw-la si_fw-la dubium_fw-la occurrerit_fw-la interrogant_a chap._n xvii_o how_o our_o church_n will_v have_v our_o sunday_n keep_v holy_a our_o church_n have_v take_v order_n for_o the_o keep_n holy_a of_o the_o lord_n day_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n whereof_o let_v we_o look_v into_o her_o certain_a judgement_n evidence_v by_o the_o undeniable_a record_n establish_v by_o the_o supreme_a authority_n and_o subscribe_v unto_o by_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n the_o first_o be_v the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 1._o it_o make_v our_o sunday_n to_o be_v observe_v for_o a_o holy_a day_n 2._o it_o appoint_v our_o assemble_v and_o therein_o to_o perform_v holy_a duty_n as_o first_o prayer_n second_o read_v the_o scripture_n three_o sing_v of_o psalm_n four_o sermon_n five_o collection_n for_o the_o poor_a six_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n seven_o prayer_n at_o the_o departure_n 3._o and_o that_o the_o day_n may_v be_v well_o observe_v it_o order_v this_o meeting_n both_o for_o the_o forenoon_n and_o afternoon_n call_v the_o one_o morning_n 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