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prayer_n of_o josuah_n etc._n etc._n can_v not_o but_o make_v some_o alteration_n about_o the_o sabbath_n 9_o what_o be_v the_o priest_n work_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o sabbath_n rest_n 10._o the_o scatter_n of_o the_o levite_n over_o all_o the_o tribe_n have_v no_o relation_n unto_o the_o read_n of_o the_o law_n on_o the_o sabbaths-day_n we_o leave_v this_o people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o the_o law_n be_v give_v they_o and_o whether_o this_o commandment_n be_v there_o keep_v or_o not_o have_v be_v make_v a_o question_n and_o that_o both_o by_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n and_o by_o the_o christian_n some_o have_v resolve_v it_o negative_o that_o it_o be_v not_o keep_v in_o all_o that_o time_n which_o be_v forty_o year_n and_o other_o that_o it_o be_v at_o some_o time_n omit_v according_a to_o the_o station_n or_o remove_n of_o israel_n or_o other_o great_a and_o weighty_a business_n which_o may_v intermit_v it_o it_o be_v affirm_v 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people_n far_o more_o observant_a of_o the_o sabbath_n than_o they_o will_v have_v be_v who_o be_v at_o first_o but_o backward_o in_o the_o keep_n of_o it_o as_o be_v apparent_a by_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o sixteenth_o of_o exod._n v._n 27._o and_o therefore_o stand_v the_o more_o in_o need_n not_o only_o of_o a_o watchword_n or_o memento_n even_o in_o the_o very_a front_n of_o the_o law_n itself_o but_o of_o some_o sharp_a course_n to_o stir_v up_o their_o memory_n therefore_o this_o execution_n be_v the_o more_o requisite_a at_o this_o instant_n as_o well_o because_o the_o jew_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o long_a abode_n in_o a_o place_n of_o continual_a servile_a toil_n can_v not_o be_v sudden_o draw_v unto_o contrary_a office_n without_o some_o strong_a impression_n of_o terror_n as_o also_o because_o nothing_o be_v more_o needful_a than_o with_o extremity_n to_o punish_v the_o first_o transgressor_n of_o those_o law_n that_o do_v require_v a_o more_o exact_a observation_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v what_o time_n this_o tragedy_n be_v act_v be_v not_o know_v for_o certain_a by_o torniellus_n it_o be_v place_v in_o the_o year_n 2548._o of_o the_o world_n creation_n which_o be_v some_o four_o year_n after_o the_o law_n be_v give_v more_o than_o this_o be_v not_o extant_a in_o the_o scripture_n touch_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n all_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n what_o be_v do_v after_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o this_o place_n to_o take_v a_o little_a notice_n of_o those_o several_a duty_n wherein_o the_o sanctify_a of_o the_o sabbath_n do_v consist_v especial_o that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o better_a what_o we_o be_v to_o look_v for_o at_o the_o people_n hand_n when_o we_o bring_v they_o thither_o two_o thing_n the_o lord_n command_v in_o his_o holy_a scripture_n that_o concern_v the_o sabbath_n the_o keep_v holy_a of_o the_o same_o one_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o 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papist_n shall_v call_v they_o temple_n choose_v to_o symbolize_v rather_o with_o the_o jew_n than_o their_o christian_a brethren_n chap._n vi_o what_o do_v occur_v concern_v liturgy_n and_o set_a form_n of_o worship_n betwixt_o the_o death_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o empire_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a 1._o the_o form_n observe_v in_o baptism_n and_o ministration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n and_o in_o the_o celebrate_v of_o the_o sunday_n service_n according_a unto_o justin_n martyr_n 2._o the_o order_n use_v in_o baptism_n and_o in_o the_o public_a meeting_n of_o the_o congregation_n in_o tertullia_n time_n 3._o that_o in_o those_o time_n the_o use_n of_o psalm_n and_o hymn_n be_v intermingle_v with_o the_o other_o part_n of_o public_a worship_n 4._o tertullian_n clear_v from_o a_o wrong_a sense_n impose_v on_o he_o in_o the_o point_n of_o worship_n by_o some_o late_a writer_n 5._o the_o course_n and_o order_n of_o the_o ministration_n according_a to_o the_o author_n of_o 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this_o law_n and_o that_o it_o be_v imprint_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n
as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v make_v a_o live_a creature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o that_o father_n have_v it_o but_o neither_o he_o nor_o any_o other_o do_v ever_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v a_o part_n of_o this_o law_n of_o nature_n nay_o 20._o in_o ezech._n c._n 20._o some_o of_o they_o express_o have_v affirm_v the_o contrary_a theodoret_n for_o example_n that_o these_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v and_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n alios_fw-la quoque_fw-la homines_fw-la natura_fw-la edocuit_fw-la be_v general_o implant_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n but_o for_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n it_o come_v not_o in_o by_o nature_n but_o by_o moses_n law_n at_o sabbati_fw-la observandi_fw-la non_fw-la natura_fw-la magistra_fw-la sed_fw-la latio_fw-la legis_fw-la so_o theodoret._n and_o answerable_o thereunto_o sedulius_n do_v divide_v the_o law_n 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than_o of_o any_o other_o and_o though_o that_o be_v grant_v yet_o do_v i_o not_o find_v that_o to_o be_v any_o cause_n at_o all_o in_o scripture_n why_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v be_v command_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a rather_o than_o the_o six_o or_o eight_o and_o in_o the_o former_a page_n the_o special_a reason_n why_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v be_v rather_o keep_v than_o any_o other_o be_v not_o the_o excellency_n or_o perfection_n of_o that_o number_n or_o that_o there_o be_v any_o mystery_n in_o it_o or_o that_o god_n delight_v more_o in_o it_o than_o in_o any_o other_o though_o i_o confess_v say_v he_o that_o much_o be_v say_v that_o way_n both_o in_o divine_a and_o humane_a writer_n much_o have_v be_v say_v therein_o indeed_o so_o much_o that_o we_o may_v wonder_v at_o the_o strange_a nicety_n of_o some_o man_n and_o the_o unprofitable_a pain_n they_o have_v take_v among_o they_o in_o fearch_v
be_v thursday_n follow_v they_o be_v advance_v so_o far_o as_o to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n i_o say_v the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o three_o month_n for_o where_o the_o text_n have_v it_o 19.1_o exod._n 19.1_o in_o the_o three_o month_n when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v go_v forth_o out_o from_o egypt_n the_o same_o day_n come_v they_o into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n by_o the_o same_o day_n be_v mean_v the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o month_n which_o be_v the_o three_o day_n 11._o exod._n 19_o ver_fw-la 3.10_o 11._o be_v thursday_n after_o our_o account_n the_o morrow_n after_o go_v moses_n up_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v commandment_n from_o he_o to_o sanctify_v the_o people_n that_o day_n and_o to_o morrow_n and_o to_o make_v they_o ready_a against_o the_o three_o day_n god_n mean_v on_o that_o day_n to_o come_v down_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o the_o people_n in_o mount_n sinai_n and_o to_o make_v know_v his_o will_n unto_o they_o verse_n 17_o that_o day_n 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those_o of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n zanchius_n have_v so_o resolve_v it_o among_o the_o protestant_n not_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o schoolman_n who_o affirm_v the_o same_o 1._o de_fw-fr redempti_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 11._o th._n 1._o ut_fw-la politicae_fw-la &_o ceremoniales_fw-la sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la morales_fw-la leges_fw-la quae_fw-la decalogi_fw-la nomine_fw-la significantur_fw-la quatenus_fw-la per_fw-la mosen_n traditae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la israelitis_n ad_fw-la nos_fw-it christianos_n nihil_fw-la pertinent_a etc._n etc._n as_o neither_o the_o judicial_a nor_o the_o ceremonial_a so_o nor_o the_o moral_a law_n contain_v in_o the_o decalogue_n do_v any_o way_n concern_v we_o christian_n as_o give_v by_o moses_n to_o the_o jew_n but_o only_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o bind_v all_o alike_o and_o after_o be_v confirm_v and_o ratify_v by_o christ_n our_o king_n his_o reason_n be_v because_o that_o if_o the_o 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resolve_v it_o it_o be_v true_a that_o irenaeus_n tell_v we_o how_o god_n 31._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 31._o the_o better_a to_o prepare_v we_o to_o eternal_a life_n decalogi_fw-la verba_fw-la per_fw-la semetipsum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la similiter_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la do_v by_o himself_o proclaim_v the_o decalogue_n to_o all_o people_n equal_o which_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v in_o full_a force_n among_o we_o as_o have_v rather_o be_v enlarge_v than_o dissolve_v by_o our_o saviour_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n which_o word_n of_o irenaeus_n if_o consider_v right_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n which_o indeed_o be_v moral_a or_o else_o the_o four_o commandment_n must_v not_o be_v reckon_v as_o a_o part_n or_o member_n of_o the_o decalogue_n because_o it_o do_v receive_v no_o such_o enlargement_n as_o do_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o commandment_n by_o our_o saviour_n preach_v whereof_o see_v matth._n 5.6_o and_o 7_o chapter_n but_o a_o dissolution_n rather_o by_o his_o practice_n triphone_n dial._n cum_fw-la triphone_n justin_n the_o martyr_n more_o express_o in_o his_o dispute_n with_o trypho_n a_o learned_a jew_n maintain_v the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v only_o a_o moysaicall_a ordinance_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o more_o full_o and_o that_o it_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o israelite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o their_o hard_a heartedness_n and_o irregularity_n judaeos_fw-la contra_fw-la judaeos_fw-la tertullian_n also_o in_o his_o treatise_n against_o the_o jew_n say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o spiritual_fw-la &_o aeternum_fw-la mandatum_fw-la sed_fw-la temporale_fw-la quod_fw-la quandoque_fw-la cessaret_fw-la not_o a_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a institution_n but_o a_o temporal_a only_o saint_n austin_n yet_o more_o full_o that_o it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n galat._n in_o epistola_fw-la ad_fw-la galat._n for_o he_o divide_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n into_o these_o two_o part_n sacrament_n and_o moral_a duty_n account_v circumcision_n the_o new_a moon_n sabbath_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n to_o appertain_v unto_o the_o first_o ad_fw-la mores_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la occides_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o these_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v nor_o commit_v adultery_n nor_o bear_v false_a witness_n and_o the_o rest_n 11._o de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o lit_fw-fr c._n 11._o to_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o scond_v nay_o more_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o moses_n do_v receive_v a_o law_n to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o people_n write_v in_o two_o table_n make_v of_o stone_n by_o the_o lord_n own_o finger_n wherein_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v find_v either_o of_o circumcision_n or_o the_o jewish_a sacrifice_n and_o then_o he_o add_v in_o illis_fw-la igitur_fw-la decem_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la ecceepta_fw-la sabbati_fw-la observatione_fw-la dicatur_fw-la mihi_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la observandum_fw-la à _fw-la christiano_n tell_v i_o say_v he_o what_o be_v there_o in_o the_o decalogue_n except_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n which_o be_v not_o careful_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o a_o christian_a man_n to_o this_o we_o may_v refer_v all_o those_o several_a place_n wherein_o he_o call_v the_o four_o commandment_n praeceptum_fw-la figuratum_fw-la &_o in_o umbra_fw-la positum_fw-la a_o sacrament_n a_o shadow_n and_o a_o figure_n as_o tract_n the_o three_o in_o joh._n 1._o and_o tract_n 17._o and_o 20._o in_o joh._n 5._o ad_fw-la bonifac._n l._n 3._o t._n 7._o contra_fw-la faust_n manich._n l._n 19_o c._n 18._o the_o 14_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o lit_fw-fr before_o remember_v and_o final_o to_o go_v no_o further_o qu._n in_o exod._n l._n 2._o qu._n 173._o where_o he_o speak_v most_o home_n and_o to_o the_o purpose_n exit_fw-la decem_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la hoc_fw-la solum_fw-la figurate_a dictum_fw-la est_fw-la of_o all_o the_o ten_o commandment_n this_o only_o be_v deliver_v as_o a_o sign_n or_o figure_n see_v 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these_o day_n the_o clerk_n or_o sexton_n go_v about_o from_o door_n to_o door_n to_o give_v notice_n of_o it_o 9_o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 9_o the_o time_n be_v so_o indeed_o so_o josephus_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o jerusalem_n one_o of_o the_o priest_n continual_o stand_v upon_o a_o pillar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v know_v upon_o the_o even_o before_o by_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n which_o time_n the_o sabbath_n do_v begin_v and_o on_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o sabbath_n at_o which_o time_n it_o end_v that_o so_o the_o people_n may_v be_v certify_v both_o at_o what_o time_n to_o rest_v from_o labour_n and_o at_o what_o time_n they_o may_v again_o apply_v their_o mind_n and_o hand_n unto_o it_o now_o what_o josephus_n say_v of_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n the_o same_o be_v do_v say_v philo_n in_o the_o new-moon_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v much_o alike_o 10.10_o num._n 10.10_o and_o consequent_o we_o may_v say_v the_o same_o of_o the_o annual_a sabbath_n in_o which_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n be_v to_o blow_v the_o trumpet_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o new-moon_n or_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n as_o for_o the_o work_v prohibit_v or_o permit_v on_o these_o day_n of_o preparation_n whether_o before_o the_o weekly_a or_o the_o anntal_a sabbath_n i_o find_v little_a difference_n this_o i_o be_o sure_a of_o that_o it_o be_v as_o much_o unlawful_a for_o the_o judge_n to_o sit_v on_o any_o capital_a crime_n the_o day_n before_o the_o annual_a sabbath_n as_o before_o the_o weekly_a and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o morrow_n after_o of_o which_o sort_n soever_o be_v though_o to_o be_v no_o fit_a day_n for_o execution_n 20._o ap._n casaub_n exc._n 1._o n._n 20._o judices_fw-la rerum_fw-la capitalium_fw-la non_fw-la judicant_fw-la in_o parasceve_fw-la sabbati_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o parasceve_fw-la diei_fw-la festi_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la id_fw-la fieri_fw-la &_o reus_fw-la occidi_fw-la postridie_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la so_o say_v rabbi_n maimony_n of_o the_o ridiculous_a nicety_n of_o the_o modern_a jew_n in_o these_o paraseeve_n we_o shall_v speak_v hereafter_o to_o come_v unto_o the_o day_n itself_o it_o be_v say_v express_o in_o the_o law_n that_o therein_o thou_o shall_v do_v no_o manner_n of_o work_n what_o no_o work_n at_o all_o how_o can_v they_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o put_v on_o their_o clothes_n these_o be_v some_o manner_n of_o work_n yet_o do_v every_o sabbath_n yea_o by_o the_o pharisee_n themselves_o 12._o in_o matth._n 12._o which_o be_v most_o strict_a observer_n of_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n quis_fw-la pharisaeorum_fw-la say_v saint_n hierom_n in_o die_v sabbati_fw-la non_fw-la extendit_fw-la manum_fw-la portans_fw-la cibum_fw-la porrigens_fw-la calicem_fw-la &_o cetera_fw-la quae_fw-la victui_fw-la sunt_fw-la necessaria_fw-la yet_o all_o these_o be_v work_n how_o can_v they_o circumcise_v and_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o set_v on_o the_o shewbread_n on_o the_o sabbath_n sure_o all_o these_o be_v work_n too_o some_o of_o they_o very_o troublesome_a yet_o common_o perform_v on_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n of_o which_o more_o anon_o therefore_o when_o all_o be_v do_v we_o must_v expound_v these_o word_n of_o ordinary_a and_o servile_a labour_n such_o as_o be_v toilsome_a in_o themselves_o and_o aim_v at_o profit_n 4._o in_o mandate_n 4._o zanchie_a i_o be_o sure_a do_v expound_v they_o so_o nomen_fw-la operis_fw-la quod_fw-la hic_fw-la habet_fw-la moses_n non_fw-la significat_fw-la opus_fw-la simplicitur_fw-la sed_fw-la opus_fw-la quod_fw-la propter_fw-la opes_fw-la comparandas_fw-la suscipitur_fw-la tale_n autem_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la veer_fw-la servile_a 58.13_o in_o esa_n 58.13_o saint_n hierom_n also_o expound_v it_o lege_fw-la preceptum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o sabbatis_fw-la opus_fw-la servile_a faciamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o be_v command_v in_o the_o law_n to_o do_v no_o servile_a work_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o on_o the_o five_o of_o amos_n he_o affirm_v the_o same_o jubet_fw-la ne_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la operis_fw-la servilis_fw-la fiat_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o so_o tertullian_n nec_fw-la dubium_fw-la est_fw-la eos_fw-la opus_fw-la servile_a operatos_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o his_o second_o book_n against_o martion_n if_o so_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o between_o the_o weekly_a and_o the_o annual_a sabbath_n in_o this_o one_o particular_a because_o all_o servile_a work_n express_o be_v forbid_v in_o they_o also_o as_o before_o we_o show_v but_o take_v it_o in_o the_o very_a word_n no_o manner_n of_o work_n and_o ask_v the_o hebrew_n doctor_n what_o they_o mean_v thereby_o they_o will_v then_o tell_v you_o first_o there_o must_v be_v no_o market_n no_o not_o buy_n of_o victual_n for_o which_o they_o cite_v the_o 13_o of_o nehemiah_n verse_n 16_o 17._o nor_o no_o embalm_v of_o the_o dead_a in_o which_o they_o vouch_v saint_n luke_n gospel_n chap._n 27._o v._n 54_o 56._o this_o we_o acknowledge_v for_o a_o truth_n but_o then_o we_o say_v withal_o that_o neither_o of_o these_o two_o be_v lawful_a on_o the_o annual_a sabbath_n for_o when_o it_o happen_v any_o time_n as_o sometime_o it_o do_v that_o a_o weekly_a sabbath_n and_o a_o annual_a sabbath_n come_v next_o day_n together_o the_o jew_n do_v common_o in_o their_o late_a time_n put_v off_o the_o annual_a sabbath_n to_o a_o far_a day_n and_o this_o they_o do_v as_o themselves_o tell_v we_o because_o of_o burial_n and_o of_o meat_n which_o be_v fit_a for_o eat_v lest_o by_o defer_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o the_o carcase_n shall_v putrify_v and_o the_o meat_n be_v spoil_v 20._o ap._n casaub_n exerc._n 10._o n._n 20._o non_fw-la facimus_fw-la duo_fw-la sahbata_fw-la continua_fw-la propter_fw-la olera_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la mortuos_fw-la ut_fw-la rabbini_n dictitant_fw-la which_o need_v not_o be_v in_o case_n they_o hold_v it_o lawful_a either_o to_o bury_v or_o to_o buy_v on_o the_o annual_a sabbath_n they_o tell_v we_o next_o that_o the_o jew_n can_v not_o travel_v on_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n and_o this_o from_o exod._n 16.29_o whether_o that_o text_n be_v so_o intend_v we_o shall_v see_v anon_o but_o sure_o i_o be_o that_o when_o the_o jew_n begin_v to_o reckon_v it_o a_o unlawful_a matter_n to_o travel_v on_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n they_o hold_v it_o altogether_o as_o unlawful_a to_o travel_v on_o the_o annual_a sabbath_n 16._o joseph_n antiq._n l._n 13._o c._n 16._o nic._n damascen_n report_v as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o how_o that_o antiochus_n the_o great_a king_n of_o syria_n erect_v a_o trophy_n near_o the_o flood_n lycus_n and_o abode_n there_o awodays_o at_o the_o request_n of_o hyrcanus_n the_o king_n of_o jewry_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o solemn_a feast_n at_o that_o time_n whereon_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o jew_n to_o travel_v in_o which_o he_o be_v no_o wise_a mistake_v for_o say_v josephus_n the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n be_v that_o year_n the_o morrow_n after_o the_o sabbath_n for_o at_o that_o troublesome_a time_n the_o pentecost_n be_v not_o defer_v what_o then_o it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o unto_o we_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a either_o upon_o our_o sabbath_n or_o our_o feast_n to_o journey_n any_o whither_o they_o tell_v we_o also_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o execute_v a_o malefactor_n on_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n although_o it_o be_v command_v that_o he_o must_v be_v punish_v nor_o do_v they_o do_v it_o on_o the_o feast_n or_o annual_a sabbath_n as_o before_o we_o note_v as_o also_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o marry_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n nor_o on_o the_o even_o before_o the_o sabbath_n nor_o the_o morrow_n after_o lest_o they_o pollute_v the_o sabbath_n by_o dress_v meat_n for_o the_o feast_n and_o on_o the_o solemn_a festival_n or_o the_o annual_a sabbath_n they_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o be_v marry_v lest_o say_v the_o rabbin_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o festival_n be_v forget_v through_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o wedding_n 23._o ap._n ainsw_n in_o levit._n 23._o the_o many_o other_o trifle_a matter_n which_o have_v be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n and_o be_v now_o practise_v by_o that_o senseless_a and_o besotted_a people_n shall_v somewhere_o be_v present_v to_o you_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o this_o first_o book_n again_o demand_v of_o these_o great_a doctor_n since_o it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o we_o shall_v do_v no_o manner_n of_o work_n whether_o there_o be_v at_o all_o no_o case_n in_o which_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o do_v work_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o then_o they_o have_v as_o many_o shift_n to_o put_v off_o the_o sabbath_n as_o they_o have_v nicety_n before_o wherewithal_o to_o beautify_v it_o a_o woman_n be_v in_o travel_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o the_o midwife_n to_o discharge_v her_o duty_n although_o it_o be_v for_o gain_v and_o her_o
be_v there_o nothing_o at_o all_o therein_o in_o which_o the_o people_n be_v to_o do_v no_o not_o so_o much_o except_o some_o few_o as_o to_o be_v spectator_n the_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v only_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o in_o the_o temple_n after_o when_o they_o have_v a_o temple_n the_o people_n be_v scatter_v over_o all_o the_o country_n in_o their_o town_n and_o village_n of_o any_o read_n of_o the_o law_n or_o exposition_n of_o the_o same_o unto_o the_o people_n or_o public_a form_n of_o prayer_n to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o congregation_n we_o find_v no_o footstep_n now_o nor_o a_o long_a time_n after_o none_o in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n for_o he_o have_v hardly_o perfect_v the_o law_n before_o his_o death_n the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n be_v dedicate_v by_o he_o a_o very_a little_a before_o god_n take_v he_o none_o in_o a_o long_a time_n after_o no_o not_o till_o nehemiahs_n day_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o in_o that_o place_n and_o time_n the_o rest_v of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o thing_n command_v in_o imitation_n of_o god_n rest_v when_o his_o work_n be_v finish_v that_o as_o he_o rest_v from_o the_o work_n which_o he_o have_v create_v so_o they_o may_v also_o rest_v in_o memorial_n of_o it_o but_o the_o employment_n of_o this_o rest_n to_o particular_a purpose_n either_o of_o contemplation_n or_o devotion_n that_o be_v not_o declare_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o leave_v at_o large_a either_o unto_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n or_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n now_o what_o the_o people_n do_v how_o they_o employ_v this_o rest_n of_o they_o that_o philo_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o moses_n moses_n say_v he_o ordain_v that_o since_o the_o world_n be_v finish_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n all_o of_o his_o commonwealth_n follow_v therein_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n shall_v spend_v the_o seven_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o festival_n delight_n rest_v therein_o from_o all_o their_o work_n yet_o not_o to_o spend_v it_o as_o some_o do_v in_o laughter_n childish_a sport_n or_o as_o the_o roman_n do_v their_o time_n of_o public_a feast_n in_o behold_v the_o activity_n either_o of_o the_o jester_n or_o common_a dancer_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o little_a after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o study_n of_o true_a philosophy_n and_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o do_v command_v decalog_n de_fw-fr decalog_n say_v he_o that_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n so_o in_o this_o also_o they_o shall_v imitate_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n work_v six_o day_n and_o rest_v on_o the_o seven_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o spend_v it_o in_o meditation_n of_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n as_o before_o be_v say_v and_o not_o so_o only_o but_o that_o upon_o that_o day_n they_o shall_v consider_v of_o their_o action_n in_o the_o week_n before_o if_o haply_o they_o have_v offend_v against_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o so_o they_o may_v correct_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o and_o be_v the_o better_o arm_v to_o offend_v no_o more_o so_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr mundi_fw-la opisicio_fw-la he_o affirm_v the_o same_o that_o they_o employ_v that_o day_n in_o divine_a philosophy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o for_o the_o better_n of_o their_o manner_n and_o reckon_n with_o their_o conscience_n that_o thus_o the_o jew_n do_v spend_v the_o day_n or_o some_o part_n thereof_o be_v very_o probable_a and_o we_o may_v take_v it_o well_o enough_o upon_o philo_n word_n but_o that_o they_o spend_v it_o thus_o by_o the_o direction_n or_o command_n of_o moses_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o prove_v as_o it_o be_v affirm_v though_o for_o my_o part_n i_o willing_o dare_v assent_v unto_o it_o for_o be_v it_o moses_n so_o appoint_v yet_o this_o concern_v only_o the_o behaviour_n of_o particular_a person_n and_o reflect_v nothing_o upon_o the_o public_a duty_n in_o the_o congregation_n it_o be_v true_a that_o philo_n tell_v we_o in_o a_o book_n not_o extant_a how_o moses_n also_o do_v ordain_v these_o public_a meeting_n 8._o ap_fw-mi eâ—seb_n praepar_fw-la l._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o then_o do_v moses_n order_v to_o be_v do_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n he_o do_v appoint_v say_v he_o that_o we_o shall_v meet_v all_o in_o some_o place_n together_o and_o there_o sit_v down_o with_o modesty_n and_o a_o general_a silence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o hear_v the_o law_n that_o none_o plead_v ignorance_n of_o the_o same_o which_o custom_n we_o continue_v still_o harken_v with_o wonderful_a silence_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n unless_o perhaps_o we_o give_v some_o joyful_a acclamation_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o it_o some_o of_o the_o priest_n if_o any_o present_a or_o otherwise_o some_o of_o the_o elder_n read_v the_o law_n and_o then_o expound_v it_o unto_o we_o till_o the_o night_n come_v on_o which_o do_v the_o people_n be_v dismiss_v full_a of_o divine_a instruction_n and_o true_a piety_n so_o he_o or_o rather_o out_o of_o he_o eusebius_n but_o here_o by_o philo_n leave_n we_o must_v pause_v a_o while_n this_o be_v indeed_o the_o custom_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n and_o when_o philo_n live_v and_o he_o be_v willing_a as_o it_o seem_v to_o fetch_v the_o pedigree_n thereof_o as_o far_o as_o possible_o he_o can_v 10._o annales_n an._n 2546._o n._n 10._o so_o salianus_n tell_v he_o on_o the_o like_a occasion_n videtur_fw-la philo_n judaeorum_fw-la merem_fw-la in_o synagogis_fw-la disserendi_fw-la antiquitate_fw-la donare_fw-la voluisse_fw-la quem_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la &_o apostolis_n observatum_fw-la legimus_fw-la the_o same_o reply_n we_o make_v to_o josephus_n also_o who_o tell_v we_o of_o their_o lawmaker_n that_o he_o appoint_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v only_o hear_v the_o law_n once_o or_o twice_o a_o year_n 6.7_o cont._n ap._n 2._o deut._n 6.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o once_o every_o week_n we_o shall_v come_v together_o to_o hear_v the_o law_n that_o we_o may_v perfect_o learn_v the_o same_o which_o thing_n say_v he_o all_o other_o lawmaker_n do_v omit_v and_o so_o do_v moses_n too_o by_o josephus_n leave_v unless_o we_o make_v a_o day_n and_o a_o year_n all_o one_o for_o be_v now_o to_o take_v his_o farewell_n of_o that_o people_n and_o have_v oft_o advise_v they_o in_o his_o exhortation_n to_o meditate_v on_o the_o word_n that_o he_o have_v speak_v even_o when_o they_o tarry_v in_o their_o house_n and_o walk_v by_o the_o way_n when_o they_o rise_v up_o and_o when_o they_o go_v to_o bed_n he_o call_v the_o priest_n unto_o he_o 11._o verse_n 31.9_o verse_n 10._o verse_n 11._o and_o give_v the_o law_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o he_o command_v they_o and_o say_v at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o solemnity_n of_o 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spiritualibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la quae_fw-la pro_fw-la animae_fw-la salute_v agenda_fw-la deus_fw-la praeceperat_fw-la omne_fw-la legitima_fw-la sabbati_fw-la ad_fw-la ocium_fw-la luxuriamque_fw-la contulere_fw-la so_o say_v gaudentius_n brixianus_n they_o jew_n say_v he_o neglect_v those_o spiritual_a duty_n which_o god_n command_v on_o that_o day_n abuse_v the_o sabbath_n rest_v unto_o ease_n and_o luxury_n for_o whereas_o be_v free_a from_o temporal_a care_n 8._o cwil_n in_o amos_n 8._o they_o ought_v to_o have_v employ_v that_o day_n to_o spiritual_a ufe_n and_o to_o have_v spend_v the_o same_o in_o modesty_n and_o temperance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o repetition_n and_o commemoration_n of_o god_n holy_a word_n they_o on_o the_o other_o side_n do_v the_o contrary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d waste_v the_o day_n in_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n and_o idle_a delicacy_n how_o far_o sr._n augustine_n charge_v they_o with_o the_o selfsame_a crime_n we_o 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suppose_v by_o calvin_n 1._o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n absolute_a monarch_n at_o the_o first_o 2._o of_o the_o decline_a of_o the_o regal_a power_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o that_o state_n when_o lycurgus_n undertake_v to_o change_v the_o government_n 3._o what_o power_n lycurgus_n give_v the_o senate_n and_o what_o be_v leave_v unto_o the_o king_n 4._o the_o ephori_fw-la appoint_v by_o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n to_o ease_v themselves_o and_o curb_v the_o senate_n 5._o the_o blunder_a and_o mistake_n of_o joseph_n scaliger_n about_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la 6._o the_o ephori_fw-la from_o mean_a beginning_n grow_v to_o great_a authority_n and_o by_o what_o advantage_n 7._o the_o power_n and_o influence_n which_o they_o have_v in_o the_o public_a government_n 8._o by_o what_o degree_n the_o ephori_fw-la encroach_v on_o the_o spartan_a king_n 9_o the_o
x._o the_o form_n of_o minister_a the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o bless_a eucharist_n describe_v by_o dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n page_n 100_o xi_o that_o of_o the_o minister_a of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o holy_a baptism_n describe_v by_o he_o and_o second_v by_o the_o constitution_n ascribe_v to_o clemens_n page_n 101_o xii_o place_n appoint_v in_o this_o age_n of_o god_n public_a worship_n and_o honour_v with_o the_o name_n of_o church_n page_n 103_o chap._n vi_o what_o do_v occur_v concern_v liturgy_n and_o set_a form_n of_o worship_n betwixt_o the_o death_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o empire_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a i._o the_o form_n observe_v in_o baptism_n and_o administration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n and_o in_o celebrate_v of_o the_o sunday_n service_n according_a unto_o justin_n martyr_n page_n 105_o ii_o the_o order_n use_v in_o baptism_n and_o in_o the_o public_a meeting_n of_o the_o congregation_n in_o tertullia_n time_n page_n 106_o iii_o that_o in_o those_o time_n the_o use_n of_o psalm_n and_o hymn_n be_v intermingle_v with_o the_o other_o part_n of_o public_a worship_n page_n 107_o iu._n tertullian_n clear_v from_o a_o wrong_a sense_n impose_v on_o he_o in_o the_o point_n of_o worship_n by_o some_o late_a writer_n ibid._n v._o the_o course_n and_o order_n of_o the_o ministration_n according_a to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o constitution_n who_o live_v about_o those_o time_n in_o their_o account_n who_o place_v he_o late_a page_n 108_o vi_o the_o order_n of_o read_v holy_a scripture_n in_o the_o congregation_n prescribe_v and_o regulate_v in_o those_o time_n page_n 109_o vii_o proof_n for_o a_o public_a liturgy_n or_o set_v form_n of_o prayer_n from_o the_o work_n of_o origen_n page_n 110_o viii_o as_o also_o from_o the_o write_n of_o saint_n cyprian_n page_n 111_o ix_o touch_v the_o form_n of_o prayer_n prescribe_v by_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o army_n page_n 112_o x._o that_o prescribe_a form_n of_o prayer_n be_v not_o occasion_v by_o the_o arian_n or_o pelagian_a heresy_n as_o it_o be_v suppose_v page_n 113_o xi_o what_o be_v decree_v conduce_v to_o set_v form_n of_o prayer_n in_o the_o ancient_a council_n of_o laodicea_n ibid._n xii_o several_a office_n or_o form_n of_o prayer_n at_o that_o time_n in_o use_n agreeable_o unto_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o people_n in_o the_o congregation_n page_n 114_o xiii_o a_o list_n of_o several_a solemn_a festival_n appoint_v by_o the_o church_n for_o god_n public_a worship_n in_o those_o early_a day_n page_n 116_o fourteen_o church_n erect_v by_o the_o christian_n in_o these_o two_o age_n for_o the_o public_a duty_n of_o religion_n ibid._n chap._n vii_o apparent_a proof_n for_o liturgy_n and_o set_a form_n of_o worship_n betwixt_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n and_o st._n augustine_n death_n i._o the_o form_n of_o baptism_n describe_v by_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n conform_v unto_o the_o ancient_a pattern_n page_n 118_o ii_o as_o also_o of_o administer_a the_o blessed_a eucharist_n page_n 119_o iii_o conclusive_a proof_n for_o liturgy_n or_o set_a form_n of_o worship_n in_o saint_n basils_n time_n ibid._n iu._n and_o from_o the_o write_n of_o saint_n chrysostom_n page_n 120_o v._o the_o liturgy_n of_o chrysostom_n and_o basil_n vindicate_v and_o the_o objection_n answer_v which_o be_v make_v against_o they_o page_n 121_o vi_o liturgy_n or_o set_a form_n of_o worship_n in_o the_o western_a church_n by_o who_o and_o what_o degree_n establish_v page_n 122_o vii_o proof_n for_o the_o intient_a liturgy_n and_o prescribe_v form_n of_o worship_n from_o augustine_n work_n page_n 123_o viii_o what_o be_v decree_v concern_v liturgy_n or_o prescribe_a form_n of_o worship_n in_o the_o african_a council_n page_n 124_o ix_o the_o form_n of_o order_v bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n prescribe_v and_o regulate_v page_n 125_o x._o a_o prescribe_a form_n of_o marriage_n and_o set_v rite_n of_o burial_n use_v ancient_o in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n page_n 126_o xi_o touch_v the_o habit_n use_v of_o old_a by_o god_n priest_n and_o minister_n in_o the_o officiate_a his_o divine_a service_n in_o the_o congregation_n page_n 127_o xii_o several_a gesture_n use_v by_o god_n people_n in_o the_o congregation_n according_a to_o the_o several_a part_n of_o public_a worship_n page_n 128_o xiii_o a_o brief_a essay_n concern_v the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o gloria_fw-la patri_fw-la the_o time_n when_o it_o be_v first_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o public_a liturgy_n and_o the_o accustom_a gesture_n at_o the_o pronounce_v of_o the_o same_o page_n 129_o chap._n viii_o a_o corollary_n touch_v the_o dedication_n of_o church_n and_o of_o the_o anniversary_n feast_n thereby_o occasion_v 1._o dedication_n of_o religious_a place_n use_v ancient_o by_o all_o nation_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o page_n 133_o 2._o a_o repetition_n of_o some_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v before_o with_o reference_n and_o application_n to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n page_n 134_o 3._o the_o tabernacle_n consecrate_v by_o god_n own_o appointment_n and_o the_o consequent_n of_o it_o ibid._n 4._o antiquity_n of_o the_o like_a dedication_n among_o the_o roman_n and_o by_o who_o perform_v page_n 135_o 5._o the_o form_n and_o ceremony_n use_v in_o those_o dedication_n by_o the_o ancient_a roman_n page_n 136_o 6._o the_o antiquity_n and_o constant_a usage_n of_o such_o dedication_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n page_n 137_o 7._o titulus_fw-la and_o encaenia_fw-la what_o they_o signify_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a notion_n page_n 138_o 8._o the_o great_a solemnity_n and_o feast_n use_v by_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n in_o the_o dedication_n of_o their_o temple_n page_n 139_o 9_o as_o also_o by_o the_o primitive_a christian_n page_n 140_o 10._o dedication_n feast_n make_v anniversary_n by_o the_o roman_a gentile_n page_n 141_o 11._o and_o by_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o great_a purity_n ibid._n 12._o continue_a till_o our_o time_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n page_n 142_o 13._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o the_o author_n submission_n of_o it_o to_o the_o supreme_a judg._n page_n 143_o of_o the_o form_n of_o prayer_n appoint_v to_o be_v use_v by_o preacher_n before_o their_o sermon_n 1._o the_o introduction_n to_o the_o whole_a page_n 148_o 2._o the_o canon_n of_o the_o year_n 1603._o page_n 149_o 3._o the_o meaning_n and_o purpose_n of_o that_o canon_n ibid._n 4._o the_o injunction_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n ibid._n 5._o the_o injunction_n of_o king_n edward_n vi_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n page_n 150_o 6._o the_o like_a injunction_n of_o king_n henry_n viii_o ibid._n 7._o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o injunction_n of_o that_o king_n and_o the_o exemplification_n of_o it_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o bishop_n latimer_n ibid._n 8._o the_o difference_n between_o invocation_n and_o that_o bid_n of_o prayer_n which_o be_v require_v by_o the_o canon_n page_n 151_o 9_o the_o canon_n justify_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o bishop_n andrews_n page_n 152_o 10._o by_o the_o practice_n of_o bishop_n jewel_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n page_n 153_o 11._o by_o the_o practice_n of_o archbishop_n parker_n in_o king_n edward_n time_n ibid._n 12._o by_o the_o like_a practice_n of_o bishop_n latimer_n in_o that_o king_n time_n also_o page_n 154_o 13._o more_o of_o the_o practice_n of_o bishop_n latimer_n in_o this_o point_n ibid._n 14._o the_o same_o prove_v also_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o bishop_n gardiner_n page_n 155_o 15._o the_o result_n arise_v both_o from_o the_o precept_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n herein_o ibid._n 16._o how_o the_o now_o form_n of_o prayer_n by_o way_n of_o invocation_n be_v first_o take_v up_o page_n 156_o 17._o no_o prayer_n by_o way_n of_o invocation_n use_v by_o the_o ancient_n in_o their_o sermon_n page_n 157_o 18._o the_o prayer_n appoint_v by_o the_o canon_n and_o the_o injunction_n use_v rather_o heretofore_o as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o sermon_n than_o as_o a_o preparation_n to_o it_o ibid._n 19_o bid_v of_o prayer_n more_o consonant_a unto_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n than_o any_o set_a prayer_n in_o the_o way_n of_o invocation_n page_n 158_o 20._o bid_v of_o prayer_n more_o proper_a for_o the_o place_n or_o pulpit_n which_o be_v not_o make_v for_o prayer_n but_o for_o exhortation_n ibid._n 21._o the_o like_a conclude_v from_o the_o posture_n of_o the_o preacher_n also_o page_n 159_o 22._o some_o inconvenience_n arise_v from_o the_o form_n of_o prayer_n by_o invocation_n ibid._n 23._o more_o inconvenience_n of_o that_o nature_n by_o accuse_v the_o liturgy_n as_o defective_a page_n 160_o 24._o the_o conclusion_n and_o submission_n of_o the_o whole_a to_o his_o lordship_n judgement_n page_n 161_o the_o undeceive_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o point_n of_o tithe_n 1._o that_o never_o any_o
christ_n synag_fw-mi l._n 6._o c._n 6._o which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o as_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o suspect_v the_o author_n it_o be_v not_o without_o good_a cause_n affirm_v by_o the_o historian_n if_o one_o shall_v look_v no_o further_o than_o those_o outward_a circumstance_n novos_fw-la illic_fw-la ritus_fw-la &_o caeteris_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la contrarios_fw-la 5._o tacit._n hist_o l._n 5._o the_o very_a same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v affirm_v of_o they_o in_o the_o book_n of_o hester_n viz._n their_o law_n be_v diverse_a from_o all_o people_n final_o 3.8_o hester_n 3.8_o at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o prayer_n the_o people_n which_o be_v present_a use_v to_o say_v amen_o which_o word_n from_o thence_o have_v be_v derive_v and_o incorporate_v into_o all_o the_o language_n which_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o faith_n only_o observe_v that_o they_o have_v several_a amen_n among_o they_o 5._o christ_n synag_fw-mi l._n 1._o c._n 6._o §_o 5._o the_o first_o of_o which_o they_o call_v pupillum_fw-la when_o one_o understand_v not_o what_o he_o answer_v the_o second_o surreptum_fw-la when_o he_o say_v amen_o before_o the_o prayer_n be_v full_o end_v the_o three_o be_v otiosum_fw-la when_o a_o man_n think_v of_o something_o else_o and_o so_o say_v it_o idle_o the_o four_o justorum_fw-la of_o the_o just_a when_o a_o man_n mind_n be_v set_v on_o his_o devotion_n and_o think_v upon_o no_o other_o thing_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o rite_n and_o gesture_n which_o they_o use_v in_o prayer_n but_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o aynsworth_n that_o as_o the_o lamp_n mention_n whereof_o be_v make_v in_o the_o 30_o of_o exodus_fw-la do_v signify_v the_o light_n of_o god_n word_n and_o incense_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n 30._o aynsw_n annot._n in_o exod._n 30._o so_o the_o do_v of_o both_o these_o at_o one_o time_n the_o incense_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v when_o the_o lamp_n be_v either_o dress_v or_o light_v as_o before_o be_v say_v do_v signify_v the_o join_n of_o the_o word_n with_o prayer_n we_o must_v look_v therefore_o in_o the_o next_o place_n what_o room_n there_o be_v or_o whether_o any_o room_n at_o all_o for_o read_v of_o the_o law_n in_o god_n holy_a temple_n and_o first_o for_o that_o of_o solomon_n take_v the_o temple_n in_o the_o large_a and_o most_o ample_a sense_n not_o only_o for_o the_o house_n but_o the_o court_n and_o outwork_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o moses_n in_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n that_o there_o the_o law_n shall_v public_o be_v read_v at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n to_o the_o congregation_n at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o seven_o year_n say_v he_o in_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n when_o all_o israel_n be_v come_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n in_o the_o place_n that_o he_o shall_v choose_v thou_o shall_v read_v this_o law_n before_o all_o israel_n 31.11_o deut._n 31.11_o in_o their_o hear_n but_o then_o withal_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o such_o a_o read_n as_o be_v there_o command_v can_v not_o be_v take_v as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o public_a liturgy_n for_o by_o the_o order_n and_o prescript_n of_o moses_n the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v read_v public_o before_o the_o people_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n only_o in_o the_o year_n of_o release_n because_o then_o servant_n be_v manumit_v from_o their_o bondage_n and_o debtor_n from_o the_o danger_n of_o their_o creditor_n they_o may_v attend_v the_o hear_n of_o the_o law_n with_o the_o great_a cheerfulness_n and_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n because_o it_o last_v long_o than_o the_o other_o festival_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v read_v with_o the_o great_a leisure_n and_o than_o it_o be_v but_o this_o law_n too_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n this_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v in_o that_o place_n alone_o in_o which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v to_o place_v his_o tabernacle_n and_o afterward_o to_o build_v his_o temple_n so_o make_v it_o little_a if_o at_o all_o unto_o the_o frequent_a read_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n it_o be_v true_a that_o philo_n tell_v we_o in_o a_o book_n not_o extant_a that_o moses_n do_v ordain_v the_o public_a read_n of_o the_o law_n every_o sabbath_n day_n 7._o philo._n ap_fw-mi euseb_n de_fw-fr praepar_n evang._n l._n 8._o c._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n what_o then_o do_v moses_n order_v to_o be_v dene_fw-mi on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n he_o do_v appoint_v say_v he_o that_o we_o shall_v meet_v all_o in_o some_o place_n together_o and_o there_o sit_v down_o with_o modesty_n and_o a_o general_a filence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o hear_v the_o law_n that_o none_o plead_v ignorance_n thereof_o which_o custom_n we_o continue_v still_o say_v he_o breakn_v with_o wonderful_a silence_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n unless_o perhaps_o we_o give_v some_o joyful_a acclamation_n on_o the_o bear_n of_o it_o some_o of_o the_o priest_n if_o any_o 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