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part_n of_o our_o redemption_n by_o he_o perform_v as_o namely_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n his_o nativity_n circumcision_n passion_n resurrection_n assension_n and_o descension_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n some_o other_o bear_v the_o name_n and_o memorial_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n the_o apostle_n and_o other_o of_o the_o saint_n the_o former_a sort_n as_o they_o be_v in_o every_o reform_a church_n in_o the_o world_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o practise_a except_v in_o geneva_n which_o only_o observe_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n nativity_n caluin_n epist_n 118._o fol._n 215._o &_o argentorat_n or_o strausbourg_n caluin_n epist._n 128._o fol._n 226._o as_o namely_o in_o the_o church_n of_o denm_fw-la heming_n syntag._n in_o 4._o leg_n decal_n §_o 22._o fol._n 363._o 364._o of_o bohem._n harm_n confess_v §_o 16._o fol._n 179._o saxony_n and_o high_a germany_n harm_n confess_v §_o 16._o augustan_n fol._n 186._o helvetia_n harm_n confess_v §_o 16._o heluet._n posterior_n fol._n 179._o item_n in_o libello_fw-la de_fw-la ritibus_fw-la eccles_n tigur_n 8._o fol._n 1._o of_o basil_n polan_n syntagm_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 35._o fol._n 4147._o belgic_a or_o low-countries_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o last_o letter_n of_o the_o brownist_n unto_o junius_n last_o letter_n berne_n aretius_n problem_n loc_fw-la 99_o fol._n 289._o fulke_o in_o rhem._n apoc._n 1._o 10._o fol._n 854._o and_o in_o gal._n 4._o 10._o §_o 5._o fol._n 63._o so_o do_v all_o good_a and_o godly_a judgement_n that_o i_o can_v light_v of_o except_v only_a piscator_fw-la in_o gal._n 4._o 9_o 10._o 11._o obseruat_fw-la fol._n 426._o concur_v together_o to_o approve_v of_o they_o so_o do_v bucer_n script_n anglican_n in_o censura_fw-la fol._n 493._o cap._n 26._o pet._n martyr_n loc_fw-la come_v inter_fw-la epistolas_fw-la fol._n 1087._o bull_v in_o epist_n caluin_n 129._o fol._n 227._o zanch._n confess_v cap._n 25._o fol._n 250._o &_o in_o
any_o one_o of_o those_o ceremony_n which_o he_o say_v they_o do_v enjoin_v be_v as_o inconvenient_a and_o evil_a as_o we_o be_v and_o for_o this_o point_n he_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v answer_v unto_o the_o two_o former_a part_n of_o his_o assumption_n 2._o though_o he_o have_v prove_v that_o they_o do_v enjoin_v unto_o some_o one_o or_o some_o few_o person_n such_o ceremony_n as_o be_v both_o for_o number_n and_o for_o nature_n as_o bad_a as_o we_o yet_o unless_o he_o have_v show_v that_o they_o have_v enjoin_v they_o unto_o whole_a church_n he_o have_v not_o conclude_v that_o which_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n and_o therefore_o that_o which_o he_o bring_v of_o paul_n circumcise_n of_o timothy_n or_o james_n persuade_v paul_n to_o purify_v himself_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n 3._o he_o have_v not_o prove_v nor_o ever_o will_v be_v able_a to_o do_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v join_v the_o practice_n of_o any_o one_o of_o those_o ceremony_n to_o 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elder_n do_v ill_o in_o press_v paul_n so_o far_o in_o this_o matter_n 23._o matter_n caluin_n in_o act_n 21._o 22._o 23._o other_o stand_v in_o doubt_n whether_o they_o do_v well_o in_o it_o or_o no_o sure_o it_o be_v he_o can_v never_o sound_o prove_v either_o out_o of_o this_o or_o any_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o they_o do_v it_o by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o commandment_n of_o god_n the_o place_n which_o he_o put_v most_o confidence_n in_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o three_o point_n be_v act_n 15._o for_o there_o we_o read_v indeed_o of_o a_o decree_n send_v by_o the_o apostle_n unto_o sundry_a church_n and_o that_o decree_n be_v make_v by_o the_o inspiration_n or_o direction_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o to_o this_o place_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o thing_n mention_v in_o this_o decree_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v so_o many_o ceremony_n or_o so_o bad_a as_o we_o be_v which_o he_o must_v still_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n that_o 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this_o abstinence_n be_v not_o any_o such_o mystical_a signification_n as_o it_o have_v under_o the_o law_n but_o only_o to_o avoid_v the_o offence_n of_o the_o jew_n it_o can_v no_o more_o be_v call_v a_o jewish_a ceremony_n then_o if_o either_o out_o of_o a_o natural_a loathe_n of_o those_o meat_n or_o respect_n have_v to_o their_o health_n or_o some_o such_o like_a consideration_n they_o have_v forbear_v the_o same_o neither_o let_v mr._n spr._n think_v it_o strange_a that_o the_o same_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v in_o the_o law_n be_v a_o ceremony_n shall_v now_o be_v command_v by_o the_o apostle_n alter_v the_o nature_n and_o become_v no_o ceremony_n let_v he_o consult_v with_o the_o best_a divine_n and_o interpreter_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o he_o shall_v find_v that_o though_o circumcision_n be_v a_o sacrament_n under_o the_o law_n yet_o timothy_n his_o circumcision_n 3._o caluin_n in_o act._n 16._o 3._o be_v no_o sacrament_n and_o that_o all_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n be_v so_o abrogate_a by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n as_o that_o though_o some_o use_n of_o they_o do_v remain_v for_o a_o time_n yet_o they_o do_v no_o long_o belong_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v figure_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n nor_o be_v observe_v in_o conscience_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n in_o which_o thing_n consist_v the_o very_a life_n and_o essence_n of_o a_o jewish_a ceremony_n and_o without_o which_o nothing_o can_v in_o good_a propriety_n of_o speech_n be_v call_v a_o ceremony_n but_o what_o need_v any_o more_o be_v say_v of_o this_o matter_n when_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o speak_v of_o this_o decree_n affirm_v that_o they_o that_o say_v the_o gentile_n ought_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n do_v in_o say_v so_o seek_v to_o subvert_v their_o soul_n that_o they_o have_v write_v and_o conclude_v that_o the_o believe_a gentile_n shall_v observe_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o vow_v shave_v of_o the_o head_n purify_n etc._n etc._n 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