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A03146 The history of the Sabbath In two bookes. By Pet. Heylyn. Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662. 1636 (1636) STC 13274; ESTC S104023 323,918 504

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to_o saint_n austin_n the_o lord_n day_n be_v not_o take_v
to_o the_o emperor_n notice_n who_o be_v a_o friend_n of_o liberty_n and_o can_v not_o but_o well_o understand_v how_o acceptable_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o god_n that_o work_v of_o charity_n and_o mercy_n shall_v not_o be_v restrain_v on_o any_o day_n it_o please_v he_o to_o send_v out_o a_o second_o edict_n in_o the_o july_n follow_v direct_v to_o elpidius_n who_o be_v then_o praefectus_fw-la praetorio_fw-la as_o i_o take_v it_o wherein_o he_o authorize_v his_o minister_n to_o perform_v that_o office_n any_o thing_n in_o the_o former_a law_n unto_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o for_o so_o it_o remain_v ibid._n ibid._n sicut_fw-la indignissimum_fw-la videbatur_fw-la diem_fw-la solis_fw-la venerationis_fw-la suae_fw-la celebrem_fw-la altercantibus_fw-la jurgijs_fw-la &_o noxijs_fw-la partium_fw-la contentionibus_fw-la occupari_fw-la ita_fw-la gratum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o jucundum_fw-la eo_fw-la die_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la maxim_n votiva_fw-la compleri_fw-la atque_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o this_o perhaps_o be_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o lecture_n or_o exposition_n of_o the_o scripture_n such_o as_o be_v often_o use_v in_o the_o great_a city_n where_o there_o be_v much_o people_n and_o but_o little_a business_n for_o i_o conceive_v not_o that_o they_o meet_v every_o day_n in_o these_o time_n to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o wednesday_n and_o of_o friday_n it_o be_v plain_a they_o do_v not_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o saturday_n till_o the_o next_o section_n 289._o epl._n 289._o s._n basil_n name_v they_o all_o together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o it_o be_v say_v he_o a_o profitable_a and_o pious_a thing_n every_o day_n to_o communicate_v and_o to_o participate_v of_o the_o bless_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n our_o saviour_n he_o have_v tell_v we_o in_o plain_a term_n that_o whosoever_o eat_v his_o flesh_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n have_v eternal_a life_n we_o notwithstanding_o do_v 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