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to_o worship_n and_o he_o shall_v make_v himself_o ridiculous_a that_o will_v imagine_v any_o man_n so_o simple_a as_o to_o place_v the_o extreme_a of_o the_o seven_o commandment_n under_o the_o head_n of_o superstition_n yet_o of_o some_o commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n it_o be_v apparent_a there_o may_v be_v extreme_n and_o so_o one_o in_o the_o defect_n another_o in_o the_o excess_n though_o not_o under_o the_o head_n of_o superstition_n ergo_fw-la in_o the_o five_o commandment_n not_o to_o honour_v our_o parent_n be_v the_o defect_n to_o honour_v they_o above_o god_n be_v a_o excess_n in_o the_o six_o neglect_v of_o our_o own_o or_o other_o life_n be_v a_o defect_n to_o violate_v it_o be_v a_o excess_n say_v the_o same_o of_o the_o 7.8.9_o commandment_n but_o this_o be_v a_o needless_a quarrel_n only_o to_o make_v some_o sport_n do_v not_o the_o doctor_n know_v that_o moral_a virtue_n stand_v between_o two_o vice_n in_o the_o extreme_n one_o in_o the_o excess_n the_o other_o in_o the_o defect_n suppose_v it_o be_v fortitude_n justice_n chastity_n by_o he_o name_v and_o the_o rest_n shall_v i_o need_v to_o send_v he_o to_o his_o ethic_n to_o find_v out_o the_o extreme_n to_o every_o virtue_n to_o conclude_v be_v there_o not_o sius_fw-la of_o omission_n and_o commission_n in_o every_o commandment_n the_o one_o against_o the_o affirmative_a part_n of_o the_o command_n leave_v undo_v what_o be_v command_v the_o other_o against_o the_o negative_a part_n thereof_o do_v what_o be_v forbid_v and_o be_v not_o do_v too_o much_o and_o leave_v undo_v what_o be_v command_v which_o be_v do_v too_o little_a the_o two_o extreme_n in_o the_o excess_n and_o defect_n and_o because_o all_o this_o discourse_n be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o main_a question_n that_o superstition_n be_v a_o vice_n contrary_n to_o religion_n in_o the_o excess_n i_o shall_v show_v he_o a_o learned_a heathen_a that_o give_v he_o both_o the_o extreme_n in_o religion_n 〈◊〉_d religion_n plutarc_n in_o vit_fw-fr camilli_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n by_o name_n who_o bewail_v the_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n of_o man_n not_o keep_v within_o due_a bound_n but_o run_v one_o while_n into_o superstition_n and_o vanity_n another_o while_n into_o neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o divine_a thing_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v oppose_v as_o the_o excess_n and_o defect_n and_o present_o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d religion_n set_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n as_o the_o virtue_n between_o those_o two_o extreme_n i_o hope_v this_o old_a learning_n will_v please_v the_o doctor_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o he_o section_n 3._o and_n hence_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o some_o be_v too_o short_a in_o
have_v or_o can_v bring_v to_o prove_v those_o that_o neglect_v his_o festival_n to_o be_v heretic_n or_o if_o the_o doctor_n shall_v be_v partial_a to_o himself_o i_o shall_v appeal_v to_o the_o impartial_a reader_n whether_o he_o be_v not_o by_o his_o word_n and_o by_o strong_a reason_n oblige_v to_o do_v more_o then_o deny_v the_o accusation_n the_o rest_n in_o this_o section_n as_o they_o have_v be_v often_o speak_v to_o so_o they_o be_v impertinent_a to_o the_o main_a business_n and_o i_o pass_v they_o over_o and_o now_o have_v make_v it_o appear_v which_o be_v my_o main_a design_n that_o the_o institution_n of_o his_o festival_n be_v not_o apostolical_a and_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o as_o of_o late_a be_v attend_v with_o superstition_n and_o make_v a_o will-worship_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o draw_v the_o see_v any_o long_o about_o the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o and_o other_o festival_n this_o may_v suffice_v for_o they_o all_o if_o they_o be_v institute_v at_o first_o as_o holiday_n part_n of_o worship_n etc._n etc._n they_o can_v be_v free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o superstition_n etc._n etc._n if_o only_o as_o circumstance_n of_o time_n to_o meet_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o our_o dispute_n and_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v any_o holy_a than_o other_o day_n so_o it_o be_v by_o i_o from_o the_o beginning_n to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o last_o diatribe_n grant_v lawful_a see_v sect._n 75._o due_a caution_n be_v observe_v wherein_o the_o doctor_n ingenuity_n suffer_v not_o a_o little_a that_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o these_o my_o concession_n but_o carry_v it_o so_o as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v his_o reader_n believe_v i_o absolute_o make_v such_o time_n unlawful_a as_o for_o those_o testimony_n of_o origen_n cyprian_n and_o chrysostome_n produce_v he_o say_v in_o his_o pract._n cat._n 11_o p._n 288._o n._n 11_o p._n 180._o the_o first_o origen_n speak_v indeed_o of_o innocent_n day_n in_o his_o time_n observe_v but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o christmas_n day_n the_o next_o of_o cyprian_a in_o the_o three_o century_n if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o his_o sermon_n de_fw-fr nativitate_fw-la it_o be_v brand_v by_o many_o learned_a man_n as_o spurious_a and_o none_o of_o he_o so_o be_v that_o of_o chrysost_n also_o as_o i_o can_v have_v plead_v but_o that_o i_o see_v no_o validity_n in_o his_o proof_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o festival_n but_o much_o uncertainty_n both_o that_o he_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v not_o fix_v at_o antioch_n in_o his_o time_n to_o such_o a_o day_n which_o different_a observation_n argue_v it_o not_o to_o be_v apostolical_a as_o also_o that_o he_o palpable_o mistake_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o demonstration_n that_o zachary_n be_v high_a priest_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n which_v both_o be_v prove_v false_a but_o the_o doctor_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o this_o my_o answer_n but_o think_v to_o evade_v by_o say_v that_o the_o question_n at_o that_o time_n 11_o p._n 291._o n._n 11_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o festivity_n itself_o but_o only_o to_o the_o particularity_n of_o the_o day_n the_o 25._o of_o decemb._n for_o its_o observable_a that_o he_o also_o speak_v of_o the_o feast_n itself_o p._n 512._o l._n 25._o that_o the_o feast_n be_v so_o speedy_o promulgate_v and_o ascend_v to_o so_o great_a a_o height_n and_o flourish_v and_o the_o word_n a_o little_a before_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_a and_o illustrious_a to_o all_o that_o dwell_v from_o thrace_n to_o gadeira_n with_o the_o doctor_n comment_n on_o they_o from_o east_n to_o west_n which_o sure_o with_o he_o signify_v all_o the_o world_n over_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o particular_a day_n for_o then_o there_o will_v have_v be_v no_o question_n in_o chrysost_n time_n about_o it_o if_o the_o day_n have_v be_v so_o manifest_a and_o illustrious_a all_o the_o world_n over_o beside_o chrysost_n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n himself_o if_o it_o be_v he_o tell_v we_o afore_o that_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o ten_o year_n since_o this_o day_n be_v manifest_v therefore_o in_o the_o other_o word_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o feast_n itself_o not_o of_o the_o particular_a day_n so_o likewise_o in_o those_o word_n allude_v to_o gamaliels_n speech_n what_o he_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o gospel_n sure_a i_o speak_v the_o same_o of_o this_o day_n if_o it_o be_v of_o god_n etc._n etc._n not_o only_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v dissolve_v but_o every_o year_n increase_v and_o be_v more_o illustrious_a can_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o particular_a day_n which_o be_v different_a in_o divers_a place_n but_o of_o the_o festivity_n itself_o and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o preach_a must_v not_o be_v mean_v of_o it_o 13._o n._n 13._o i._n e._n the_o day_n certain_o as_o the_o doctor_n gloss_n it_o for_o the_o word_n may_v better_o bear_v this_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n because_o the_o preach_v also_o i._n e._n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o which_o gamaliel_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o day_n in_o a_o few_o year_n take_v possession_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n etc._n etc._n which_o if_o it_o be_v take_v of_o the_o feast_n or_o day_n will_v prove_v more_o than_o the_o doctor_n intend_v that_o the_o apostle_n not_o only_o observe_v but_o institute_v the_o festivity_n also_o it_o be_v not_o fair_o do_v for_o the_o doctor_n in_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n to_o leave_v out_o the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o there_o must_v signify_v also_o as_o speak_v of_o another_o thing_n however_o this_o very_a testimony_n of_o the_o different_a time_n of_o observation_n of_o it_o to_o i_o be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v it_o not_o of_o apostolical_a observation_n much_o less_o institution_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o the_o doctor_n premise_n be_v thus_o invalidate_v 2._o p._n 292._o n._n 2._o his_o conclusion_n must_v needs_o be_v weak_a and_z as_o it_o be_v unjust_a charge_v those_o that_o reject_v or_o observe_v not_o his_o festival_n both_o as_o heretic_n as_o new_o afore_o as_o also_o as_o schismatic_n as_o a_o act_n of_o affect_a departure_n from_o the_o universal_a church_n in_o all_o age_n etc._n etc._n which_o i_o suppose_v all_o sober_a and_o indifferent_a man_n will_v look_v upon_o when_o they_o have_v read_v and_o consider_v what_o have_v be_v say_v to_o his_o premise_n as_o a_o most_o injurious_a caluminy_n for_o it_o have_v be_v make_v appear_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v no_o apostolical_a institution_n 2._o nor_o observation_n 3._o nor_o universal_o observe_v in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n of_o the_o church_n 4._o nor_o when_o it_o be_v observe_v be_v it_o uniform_o observe_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o day_n in_o epiphanius_n time_n it_o be_v observe_v on_o the_o same_o day_n with_o that_o they_o call_v the_o epiphany_n 2._o epiphany_n the_o fixth_n of_o january_n cassian_n collat._n 10._o c._n 2._o or_o twelve_o day_n by_o the_o britain_n on_o midwinter_n day_n about_o the_o winter_n solstice_n the_o 10._o or_o 11_o of_o decemb._n in_o chrysost_n time_n the_o particular_a day_n be_v not_o fix_v at_o antioch_n but_o very_o late_o come_v to_o be_v know_v and_o the_o dr._n himself_o twice_o have_v tell_v we_o it_o be_v not_o universal_o observe_v all_o the_o world_n over_o till_o about_o 400_o year_n after_o christ_n but_o he_o complain_v of_o wrong_n in_o my_o citation_n of_o the_o place_n as_o misreport_v 8._o p._n 294._o n._n 8._o to_o which_o purpose_n he_o produce_v one_o of_o the_o place_n at_o large_a to_o demonstrate_v what_o fidelity_n i_o use_v in_o cite_v it_o let_v the_o reader_n peruse_v his_o very_a word_n and_o he_o will_v acquit_v i_o from_o this_o charge_n and_o i_o think_v will_v conclude_v as_o much_o from_o he_o as_o i_o say_v thus_o he_o say_v though_o the_o particular_a day_n be_v not_o fix_v at_o antioch_n till_o chrysostom_n time_n yet_o from_o rome_n over_o all_o the_o west_n it_o have_v be_v so_o observe_v from_o the_o most_o ancient_a record_n of_o christianity_n upon_o which_o my_o conclusion_n be_v that_o it_o appear_v at_o least_o to_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n very_o early_o receive_v over_o all_o the_o west_n the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o christendom_n and_o within_o 400_o year_n universal_o solemnize_v etc._n etc._n take_v a_o short_a comment_n upon_o these_o word_n the_o particular_a day_n be_v not_o know_v at_o antioch_n till_o chrysost_o time_n in_o the_o four_o century_n be_v it_o probable_a that_o in_o such_o a_o universal_a observation_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a church_n they_o shall_v not_o have_v agree_v on_o the_o day_n yet_o over_o the_o west_n it_o have_v be_v so_o observe_v but_o the_o west_n be_v not_o over_o