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in_o which_o s._n paul_n preach_v at_o troas_n and_o from_o a_o window_n whereof_o eutychus_n fall_v down_o and_o be_v take_v up_o dead_a 20.8_o act._n 20.8_o but_o to_o return_v again_o to_o the_o coenaculum_fw-la zion_n beforementioned_a certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o relation_n to_o those_o duty_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v there_o perform_v it_o be_v enclose_v afterward_o with_o a_o beautiful_a church_n common_o call_v the_o church_n of_o zion_n and_o by_o s._n cyril_n a_o godly_a bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16._o cyril_n hier._n catech_n 16._o the_o upper_a church_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v there_o say_v by_o he_o to_o have_v fall_v upon_o they_o begird_v in_o follow_v time_n with_o the_o cell_n or_o lodging_n of_o religious_a person_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o monastery_n of_o which_o bede_n thus_o in_o superiori_fw-la montis_fw-la zion_n planicie_n sanctis_fw-la beda_n tom_n 3._o de_fw-fr locis_fw-la sanctis_fw-la monachorum_fw-la cellulae_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la magnam_fw-la circundant_fw-la illic_fw-la ut_fw-la perhibent_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n fundatam_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la ibi_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la accepere_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la etiam_fw-la locus_fw-la coenae_fw-la domini_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o uppermost_a plain_a of_o mount_n zion_n the_o cell_n of_o monk_n begird_v a_o fair_a and_o spacious_a church_n there_o found_v as_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o the_o holy_a apostle_n because_o in_o that_o place_n they_o have_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o where_o they_o show_v the_o place_n in_o which_o the_o lord_n do_v institute_v his_o holy_a supper_n where_o by_o the_o way_n this_o church_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v found_v by_o the_o apostle_n not_o that_o they_o build_v it_o from_o the_o ground_n but_o because_o be_v
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est_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la operetur_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la producat_fw-la solemn_a suum_fw-la super_fw-la bonos_fw-es &_o malos_fw-la no_o sabbath_n whereon_o god_n do_v rest_n from_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o world_n by_o he_o create_v whereon_o he_o do_v not_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o shine_v both_o on_o good_a and_o bad_a whereon_o he_o rain_v not_o plenty_n upon_o the_o sinner_n and_o the_o just_a as_o origen_n have_v true_o note_v nor_o be_v this_o more_o than_o what_o our_o saviour_n say_v in_o his_o holy_a gospel_n i_o work_v and_o my_o father_n also_o work_v 6._o contra_fw-la faustum_n man._n l._n 16._o c._n 6._o a_o say_n as_o saint_n augustine_n note_n at_o which_o the_o jew_n be_v much_o offend_v our_o saviour_n meaning_n by_o those_o word_n that_o god_n rest_v not_o nec_fw-la ullum_fw-la sibi_fw-la cessationis_fw-la statuisse_fw-la diem_fw-la and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o day_n wherein_o he_o tend_v not_o the_o preservation_n of_o 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5._o see_v n._n 5._o though_o they_o miscarry_v not_o in_o birth_n yet_o common_o they_o serve_v to_o no_o other_o use_n than_o monster_n in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v see_v and_o show_v with_o wonder_n at_o all_o time_n and_o sometime_o with_o pity_n have_v such_o a_o thing_n occur_v in_o pet._n comestors_n supplement_n which_o he_o make_v unto_o the_o bible_n it_o have_v be_v more_o tolerable_a the_o legendary_n and_o the_o rabbin_n may_v fair_o also_o have_v be_v excuse_v if_o any_o such_o device_n have_v be_v extant_a in_o they_o the_o gravity_n of_o the_o man_n make_v the_o tale_n more_o pitiful_a though_o never_o the_o more_o to_o be_v regard_v for_o certain_o have_v there_o be_v such_o a_o weighty_a conference_n between_o god_n and_o man_n and_o so_o much_o tend_v unto_o information_n and_o instruction_n it_o be_v not_o probable_a but_o that_o
sabbath_n know_v thou_o not_o that_o these_o day_n be_v sister_n and_o that_o whoever_o do_v despise_v the_o one_o do_v affront_v the_o other_o sister_n indeed_o and_o so_o account_v in_o those_o church_n not_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o public_a meeting_n but_o in_o this_o also_o that_o they_o be_v both_o exempt_a from_o the_o lenten_a fast_o of_o which_o more_o anon_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o may_v remember_v how_o saturday_n be_v by_o s._n basil_n make_v one_o of_o those_o four_o time_n whereon_o the_o christian_n of_o those_o part_n do_v assemble_v weekly_a to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n as_o before_o we_o note_v and_o final_o it_o be_v say_v by_o epiphanius_n that_o howsoever_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n which_o it_o seem_v hold_v more_o correspondence_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n than_o those_o of_o asia_n 24._o expos_fw-la fidei_fw-la cathol_n 24._o yet_o in_o some_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o use_v to_o celebrate_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o hold_v their_o public_a meeting_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n so_o as_o the_o difference_n be_v but_o this_o that_o whereas_o in_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n several_a day_n be_v in_o commission_n for_o god_n public_a service_n the_o lord_n day_n in_o both_o place_n be_v of_o the_o quorum_fw-la and_o therefore_o have_v the_o great_a worship_n because_o more_o business_n they_o hold_v their_o public_a meeting_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n yet_o do_v not_o keep_v it_o like_o a_o sabbath_n the_o father_n of_o this_o learned_a age_n know_v that_o sabbath_n have_v be_v abrogate_a and_o profess_v as_o much_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n before_o remember_v though_o it_o ascribe_v much_o to_o this_o day_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o congregation_n then_o hold_v upon_o it_o yet_o it_o condemn_v the_o jewish_a observation_n of_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o christian_n say_v the_o 29._o canon_n to_o judaize_n and_o do_v no_o manner_n of_o work_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n but_o to_o pursue_v their_o ordinary_a labour_n on_o it_o conceive_v it_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o be_v no_o impediment_n to_o the_o public_a meeting_n then_o appoint_v and_o in_o the_o close_a of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o any_o shall_v be_v find_v so_o to_o play_v the_o jew_n let_v they_o be_v anathema_n so_o athanasius_n though_o he_o defend_v the_o public_a meeting_n on_o this_o day_n stand_v strong_o notwithstanding_o for_o the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n not_o on_o the_o by_o but_o in_o a_o whole_a discourse_n write_v and_o continue_v especial_o for_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n entitle_v de_n sabbato_fw-la &_o circumcisione_n one_o may_v conjecture_v by_o the_o title_n by_o couple_v of_o these_o two_o together_o what_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o contrive_v they_o both_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o condition_n and_o in_o his_o homily_n de_fw-fr sement_fw-la 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festival_n whatsoever_o they_o shall_v abstain_v from_o every_o kind_n of_o bodily_a labour_n save_v what_o belong_v to_o dress_v meat_n but_o that_o which_o needs_o must_v most_o afflict_v they_o be_v that_o the_o council_n do_v profess_v this_o abstinence_n from_o bodily_a labour_n which_o be_v there_o decree_v to_o be_v no_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o exact_v no_o such_o duty_n from_o we_o and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a exhortation_n only_o and_o no_o more_o but_o so_o and_o if_o no_o more_o but_o so_o it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o undertake_n to_o bring_v all_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o yield_v unto_o the_o prescript_n of_o a_o private_a and_o particular_a canon_n make_v only_o for_o a_o private_a and_o particular_a cause_n and_o if_o no_o more_o but_o so_o it_o conclude_v no_o sabbath_n yet_o notwithstanding_o these_o restraint_n from_o work_n and_o labour_n the_o church_n do_v never_o so_o resolve_v it_o that_o any_o work_n be_v in_o itself_o 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bishop_n of_o smyrna_n and_o both_o martyr_n sagaris_n b._n of_o laodicea_n papyrus_fw-la and_o melito_n and_o many_o other_o who_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o easter_n as_o the_o asian_o do_v as_o for_o himself_o he_o certifi_v that_o follow_v the_o tradition_n of_o his_o elder_n he_o have_v do_v the_o like_a that_o seven_o of_o his_o kindred_n have_v be_v bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d himself_o be_v the_o eight_o and_o all_o which_o do_v so_o observe_v the_o feast_n of_o easter_n when_o the_o jew_n do_v prepare_v the_o passeover_n that_o have_v serve_v god_n 65_o year_n diligent_o canvas_v over_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o hold_v both_o intercourse_n and_o correspondence_n with_o many_o of_o the_o brethren_n over_o all_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v the_o least_o disturb_a at_o those_o bruta_n fulmina_fw-la add_v withal_o that_o he_o may_v here_o commemorate_v those_o several_a bishop_n that_o be_v assemble_v at_o his_o call_n to_o debate_v the_o point_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o this_o bare_a retital_n of_o their_o name_n be_v too_o great_a a_o trouble_n who_o though_o they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o imperfection_n yet_o think_v that_o he_o bear_v not_o those_o gray_a hair_n for_o nought_o do_v willing_o subscribe_v unto_o his_o epistle_n so_o far_o 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n c._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n irenaeus_n write_v unto_o victor_n utter_o dislike_v that_o his_o severe_a and_o rigid_a manner_n of_o proceed_v in_o cut_v off_o so_o many_o church_n from_o the_o communion_n of_o our_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o because_o they_o do_v adhere_v to_o the_o tradition_n of_o their_o ancestor_n in_o a_o point_n of_o ceremony_n show_v how_o much_o he_o differ_v in_o this_o business_n from_o the_o temper_n and_o moderation_n of_o his_o predecessor_n soter_n anicetus_n pius_n higinus_n sixtus_n and_o telesphorus_n who_o though_o they_o hold_v the_o same_o opinion_n that_o he_o do_v do_v notwithstanding_o entertain_v the_o asian_a bishop_n when_o they_o come_v unto_o they_o with_o great_a affection_n and_o humanity_n send_v to_o those_o who_o live_v far_o distant_a the_o most_o bless_a eucharist_n in_o testimony_n of_o their_o fellowship_n and_o communion_n with_o they_o nor_o do_v he_o write_v thus_o unto_o victor_n only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o to_o the_o governor_n or_o bishop_n of_o many_o other_o church_n also_o and_o certain_o it_o be_v but_o need_n that_o such_o a_o moderator_n shall_v be_v raise_v to_o atone_v the_o difference_n the_o billow_n beat_v very_o high_o and_o victor_n be_v beset_v on_o every_o side_n for_o his_o stiff_a perverseness_n by_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sharp_o assault_v he_o both_o with_o word_n and_o write_n for_o the_o compose_n of_o this_o business_n before_o it_o grow_v to_o such_o a_o heat_n there_o can_v no_o better_a mean_n be_v think_v of_o than_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n in_o their_o several_a quarter_n shall_v meet_v together_o to_o debate_v and_o determine_v of_o it_o and_o so_o according_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 5._o c._n 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o many_o synod_n and_o assembly_n of_o the_o bishop_n be_v hold_v about_o it_o viz._n one_o in_o caesarea_n of_o palestine_n wherein_o theophilus_n b._n of_o the_o place_n and_o narcissus_n b._n of_o jerusalem_n do_v sit_v as_o precedent_n another_o at_o rome_n a_o three_o of_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o pontus_n in_o the_o which_o palmas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o chief_a among_o they_o of_o that_o order_n do_v then_o preside_v a_o four_o there_o be_v of_o the_o french_a or_o gallic_a church_n in_o the_o which_o irenaeus_n sit_v
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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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of_o the_o text_n do_v affirm_v and_o teach_v that_o in_o what_o ever_o posture_n any_o man_n be_v find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o the_o selfsame_a he_o be_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o until_o the_o evening_n i_o say_v if_o this_o be_v he_o as_o some_o say_v because_o there_o be_v another_o dositheus_n a_o samaritan_n too_o that_o live_v more_o near_o unto_o the_o time_n of_o origen_n and_o be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v the_o man_n however_o we_o may_v take_v it_o for_o a_o samaritan_n device_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v though_o not_o so_o ancient_a as_o to_o take_v beginning_n with_o the_o first_o entertainment_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o that_o place_n and_o people_n this_o transportation_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n for_o their_o many_o sin_n be_v a_o fair_a warning_n unto_o those_o of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n to_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o amend_v their_o life_n and_o observe_v his_o sabbath_n his_o 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the_o scripture_n nor_o be_v more_o specify_v in_o particular_a but_o sure_o more_o be_v keep_v the_o certain_a number_n of_o the_o which_o may_v easy_o be_v find_v by_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o punishment_n god_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v remain_v in_o bondage_n 36.21_o 1_o chrom_n 36.21_o until_o the_o land_n have_v enjoy_v her_o sabbath_n for_o so_o long_o as_o she_o lay_v desolate_a she_o keep_v sabbath_n to_o fulfil_v threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n so_o that_o as_o many_o year_n as_o they_o be_v in_o bondage_n so_o many_o sabbath_n of_o year_n they_o have_v neglect_v now_o from_o the_o year_n 2593._o which_o be_v the_o seven_o year_n after_o their_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n unto_o the_o year_n 3450._o which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o their_o captivity_n there_o pass_v in_o all_o 857._o year_n just_a of_o which_o 122_o be_v year_n sabbatical_a by_o which_o account_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o they_o have_v keep_v in_o all_o that_o time_n but_o 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and_o the_o weckly_a sabbath_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v non_fw-la neomeniae_fw-la non_fw-la sabbati_fw-la exercere_fw-la laetitiam_fw-la 2._o in_o hos_n 2._o nee_n emne_v festivitates_fw-la quas_fw-la uno_fw-la nomine_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la as_o saint_n hierom_n have_v it_o for_o that_o they_o use_v to_o work_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n both_o in_o the_o harvest_n and_o the_o vintage_n during_o the_o captivity_n we_o have_v just_a reason_n to_o suspect_v consider_v what_o great_a difficulty_n nehemiah_n find_v to_o redress_v those_o error_n so_o little_o have_v that_o people_n profit_v in_o the_o school_n of_o piety_n that_o though_o they_o feel_v god_n heavy_a anger_n for_o the_o breach_n thereof_o yet_o can_v they_o hardly_o be_v induce_v to_o amend_v their_o folly_n but_o present_o on_o their_o return_n from_o babylon_n they_o rear_v up_o the_o altar_n and_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o burnt-offering_n day_n by_o day_n and_o afterward_o the_o continual_a burnt-offering_a 5._o ezra_n 3.4_o 5._o both_o in_o the_o new-moon_n and_o the_o solemn_a feast-day_n that_o have_v be_v consecrate_v unto_o the_o lord_n this_o the_o first_o work_n that_o be_v endeavour_v by_o zorobabel_n and_o other_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n and_o it_o be_v somewhat_o that_o they_o go_v so_o far_o in_o the_o reformation_n as_o to_o revive_v the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o public_a festival_n i_o say_v the_o sabbath_n among_o other_o for_o so_o josephus_n do_v express_v it_o they_o celebrate_v at_o that_o time_n say_v he_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n according_a as_o their_o lawmaker_n have_v ordain_v and_o afterward_o they_o offer_v oblation_n and_o continual_a sacrifice_n observe_v their_o sabbath_n and_o all_o holy_a solemnity_n yet_o they_o observe_v they_o not_o so_o true_o but_o that_o some_o evil_a custom_n which_o have_v creep_v among_o they_o during_o the_o captivity_n be_v as_o yet_o continue_v market_n permit_v on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o public_a festival_n burden_n bring_v in_o and_o out_o the_o vintage_n no_o less_o follow_v on_o those_o day_n than_o on_o any_o other_o and_o so_o continue_v till_o the_o year_n 3610._o which_o be_v some_o ninety_o year_n after_o they_o be_v return_v from_o babel_n what_o time_n they_o celebrate_v that_o great_a feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o ezra_n public_o read_v the_o law_n before_o all_o the_o people_n upon_o which_o act_n this_o good_a ensue_v that_o both_o the_o priest_n and_o prince_n and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o people_n do_v enter_v covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n that_o if_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n bring_v ware_n 31._o nch._n 10._o v._o 31._o or_o any_o victual_n to_o sell_v they_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n that_o we_o will_v not_o buy_v it_o of_o they_o on_o the_o sabbath_n or_o on_o the_o holiday_n and_o that_o we_o will_v
on_o another_o sabbath_n that_o in_o the_o synagogue_n he_o behold_v a_o man_n with_o a_o wither_a hand_n and_o call_v he_o forth_o and_o make_v he_o come_v into_o the_o midst_n and_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o then_o restore_v it_o hereupon_o athanasius_n note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o christ_n reserve_v his_o great_a miracle_n for_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o that_o he_o bid_v the_o man_n stand_v forth_o in_o defiance_n as_o it_o be_v of_o all_o their_o malice_n and_o inform_a humour_n his_o heal_n of_o the_o woman_n which_o have_v be_v crooked_a 18._o year_n and_o of_o the_o man_n that_o have_v the_o dropsy_n one_o in_o the_o synagogue_n the_o other_o in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o principal_a pharisee_fw-mi 9_o joh._n 9_o be_v proof_n sufficient_a that_o he_o fear_v not_o their_o accufation_n but_o that_o great_a cure_n he_o wrought_v on_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v blind_a be_v most_o remarkable_a to_o this_o purpose_n first_o in_o relation_n to_o our_o saviour_n who_o have_v before_o heal_v other_o with_o his_o word_n alone_o but_o here_o he_o spit_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o make_v clay_n thereof_o and_o anoint_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a man_n with_o the_o clay_n 32._o l._n 1._o haeres_fw-la 30._o n._n 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o to_o mould_n clay_n and_o make_v a_o plaster_n be_v questionless_a a_o work_n so_o say_v epiphanius_n next_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o patient_n who_o he_o command_v to_o go_v into_o the_o pool_n of_o siloam_n and_o then_o wash_v himself_o which_o certain_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o bodily_a labour_n these_o word_n and_o action_n of_o our_o saviour_n at_o before_o we_o say_v give_v the_o first_o hint_n to_o his_o disciple_n for_o the_o abolish_n of_o the_o sabbath_n among_o other_o ceremony_n which_o be_v to_o have_v a_o end_n with_o our_o saviour_n suffering_n to_o be_v nail_v with_o he_o to_o his_o cross_n and_o bury_v with_o he_o in_o his_o grave_n for_o ever_o now_o where_o it_o be_v object_v in_o s._n augustine_n time_n why_o christian_n do_v not_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n since_o christ_n affirm_v it_o of_o himself_o that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o 9_o cont._n faust_n l._n 19_o c._n 9_o the_o father_n thereto_o make_v reply_n that_o therefore_o they_o observe_v it_o not_o quia_fw-la quod_fw-la ea_fw-la figura_fw-la profitebatur_fw-la jam_fw-la christus_fw-la implevit_fw-la because_o our_o saviour_n have_v fulfil_v whatever_o be_v intend_v in_o that_o law_n by_o call_v we_o to_o a_o spiritual_a rest_n in_o his_o own_o great_a mercy_n for_o as_o it_o be_v most_o true_o say_v by_o epiphanius_n 32._o lib._n 1_o haer_fw-mi 30._o n._n 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o be_v the_o great_a and_o everlasting_a sabbath_n whereof_o the_o less_o and_o temporal_a sabbath_n be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n which_o have_v continue_v till_o his_o come_n by_o he_o command_v in_o the_o law_n in_o he_o destroy_v and_o yet_o by_o he_o fulfil_v in_o the_o holy_a gospel_n so_o epiphanius_n neither_o do_v he_o or_o his_o disciple_n ordain_v another_o sabbath_n in_o the_o place_n of_o this_o as_o if_o they_o have_v intend_v only_o to_o shift_v the_o day_n and_o to_o transfer_v this_o honour_n to_o some_o other_o time_n their_o doctrine_n and_o their_o practice_n be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o so_o new_a a_o fancy_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o some_o tract_n of_o time_n the_o church_n in_o honour_n of_o his_o resurrection_n do_v set_v apart_o that_o day_n on_o the_o which_o he_o rise_v to_o holy_a exercise_n but_o this_o upon_o their_o own_o authority_n and_o without_o warrant_n from_o above_o that_o we_o can_v hear_v of_o more_o than_o the_o general_n warrant_v which_o god_n give_v his_o church_n that_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o comely_a order_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v tell_v we_o by_o athanasius_n sement_fw-la hom._n de_fw-fr sement_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o honour_v the_o lord_n day_n for_o the_o resurrection_n so_o maximus_n taurinensis_n dominicum_fw-la diem_fw-la ideo_fw-la solennem_fw-la esse_fw-la pentecost_n hom._n 3._o de_fw-fr pentecost_n quia_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la salvatur_fw-la velut_fw-la sol_fw-la oriens_fw-la discussis_fw-la infernorum_fw-la tenebris_fw-la luce_fw-fr resurrectionis_fw-la emicuerit_fw-la that_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v therefore_o solemn_o observe_v because_o thereon_o our_o saviour_n like_o the_o rise_a sun_n dispel_v the_o cloud_n of_o hellish_a darkness_n by_o the_o light_n of_o his_o most_o glorious_a resurrection_n the_o like_a s._n austin_n die_v dominicus_n christianis_fw-la resurrectione_n domini_fw-la declaratus_fw-la est_fw-la 119._o â—p_n 119._o &_o ex_fw-la illo_fw-la cepit_fw-la habere_fw-la fostivitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la the_o lord_n day_n be_v make_v know_v say_v he_o unto_o we_o christian_n by_o the_o resurrection_n and_o from_o that_o begin_v to_o be_v account_v holy_a see_v the_o like_a lib._n 22._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 30._o &_o serm_n 15._o de_fw-la verbis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la but_o than_o it_o be_v withal_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o this_o be_v only_o do_v on_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o by_o any_o precept_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n or_o any_o one_o of_o his_o apostle_n and_o first_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o precept_n extant_a at_o all_o in_o holy_a scripture_n socrates_n have_v affirm_v it_o in_o the_o general_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 22._o li._n 5._o c._n 22._o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o design_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o to_o busy_v themselves_o in_o prescribe_v festival_n day_n but_o to_o instruct_v the_o people_n in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n now_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v that_o socrates_n be_v a_o novatian_a be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o all_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n we_o have_v the_o same_o almost_o verbatim_o in_o nicephorus_n li._n 12._o cap._n 32._o of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n circumcis_n de_fw-fr sabb._n &_o circumcis_n s._n athanasius_n say_v as_o much_o for_o the_o particular_a of_o the_o lord_n day_n that_o it_o be_v take_v up_o by_o a_o voluntary_a usage_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n without_o any_o commandment_n from_o above_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o say_v the_o father_n it_o be_v command_v at_o the_o first_o that_o the_o sabbath_n day_n shall_v be_v observe_v in_o memory_n of_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o do_v we_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n day_n as_o a_o memorial_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o new_a creation_n where_o note_v the_o difference_n here_o deliver_v by_o that_o reverend_a prelate_n of_o the_o jew_n sabbath_n it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v command_v to_o be_v keep_v but_o of_o the_o lord_n day_n there_o be_v no_o commandment_n only_o a_o positive_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o honour_n voluntary_o afford_v it_o by_o consent_n of_o man_n therefore_o whereas_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o homily_n entitle_v de_n sement_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o christ_n transfer_v the_o sabbath_n to_o the_o lord_n day_n this_o must_v be_v understand_v not_o as_o if_o do_v by_o his_o commandment_n but_o on_o his_o occasion_n the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o lord_n upon_o that_o day_n be_v the_o principal_a motive_n which_o do_v induce_v his_o church_n to_o make_v choice_n thereof_o for_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n for_o otherwise_o it_o will_v plain_o cross_v what_o former_o have_v be_v say_v by_o athanasius_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o he_o only_o but_o the_o whole_a cloud_n of_o witness_n all_o the_o catholic_n father_n in_o who_o there_o be_v not_o any_o word_n which_o reflect_v that_o way_n but_o much_o in_o affirmation_n of_o the_o contrary_n for_o beside_o what_o be_v say_v before_o and_o elsewhere_o shall_v be_v say_v in_o its_o proper_a 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philaster_n do_v affirm_v seditionem_fw-la sub_fw-la apostolis_n commovisse_fw-la cerintho_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la in_o cerintho_n that_o he_o have_v raise_v a_o faction_n against_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v crush_v but_o by_o a_o apostolical_a and_o general_a council_n this_o man_n and_o those_o that_o come_v down_o with_o he_o be_v so_o enamour_v on_o the_o ceremony_n and_o rite_n of_o moses_n that_o though_o they_o entertain_v the_o gospel_n yet_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o leave_v the_o law_n and_o therefore_o do_v resolve_v it_o seem_v to_o make_v a_o mixture_n out_o of_o both_o hence_o teach_v they_o that_o except_o all_o man_n be_v circumcise_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o moses_n they_o can_v not_o be_v save_v where_o note_n 15.1_o act_n 15.1_o that_o though_o they_o speak_v only_o of_o circumcision_n yet_o they_o intend_v all_o the_o law_n sabbath_n and_o other_o legal_a ordinance_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o docuit_fw-la cerinthus_n observationem_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sunday_n as_o then_o the_o gentile_n call_v it_o and_o we_o call_v it_o now_o and_o so_o tertullian_n for_o the_o three_o who_o use_v both_o and_o call_v it_o sometime_o diem_fw-la solis_fw-la and_o sometime_o dominicum_fw-la as_o before_o be_v say_v which_o questionless_a neither_o of_o they_o will_v have_v do_v on_o what_o respect_n soever_o have_v it_o be_v either_o contrary_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o scandalous_a unto_o his_o church_n so_o for_o the_o after_o age_n in_o the_o edict_n of_o constantine_n valentinian_n valens_n gratian_n honorius_n arcadius_n theodosius_n christian_a prince_n all_o it_o have_v no_o other_o name_n than_o sunday_n or_o dies_fw-la solis_fw-la and_o many_o fair_a year_n after_o they_o the_o synod_n hold_v at_o dingulofinum_fw-la in_o the_o low_a bavaria_n anno_fw-la 772._o call_v it_o plain_o sunday_n festo_fw-la die_fw-la solis_fw-la prophanis_fw-la negotiis_fw-la abstineto_fw-la of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o and_o aventine_n 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affect_v and_o thus_o dispute_v the_o case_n with_o faustus_n manichaeus_n deorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la gentes_fw-la imposuerunt_fw-la diebus_fw-la istis_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o gentile_n say_v the_o father_n give_v unto_o every_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o name_n of_o one_o or_o other_o of_o their_o god_n and_o so_o they_o do_v also_o unto_o every_o month_n if_o then_o we_o keep_v the_o name_n of_o march_n and_o not_o think_v of_o mars_n why_o may_v we_o not_o say_v he_o preserve_v the_o name_n of_o saturday_n and_o not_o think_v of_o saturn_n i_o add_v why_o may_v we_o not_o then_o keep_v the_o name_n of_o sunday_n and_o not_o think_v of_o phoebus_n or_o apollo_n or_o by_o what_o other_o name_n soever_o the_o old_a poet_n call_v he_o this_o though_o it_o satisfy_v the_o manichee_n will_v not_o perhaps_o now_o satisfy_v some_o curious_a man_n who_o do_v as_o much_o dislike_n the_o name_n of_o month_n as_o of_o the_o day_n to_o other_o i_o presume_v it_o may_v give_v some_o reason_n why_o we_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o sunday_n not_o
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prince_n that_o public_o profess_v the_o gospel_n be_v the_o first_o also_o that_o make_v any_o law_n about_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n or_o sunday_n 18._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n lib._n 4._o c._n 18._o of_o he_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o that_o think_v that_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o proper_a day_n for_o the_o devotion_n of_o his_o subject_n he_o present_o declare_v his_o pleasure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o every_o one_o who_o live_v in_o the_o roman_a empire_n shall_v take_v their_o ease_n or_o rest_n in_o that_o day_n weekly_o which_o be_v entitle_v to_o our_o saviour_n now_o where_o the_o soldier_n in_o his_o camp_n be_v partly_o christian_n and_o partly_o the_o gentile_n it_o be_v permit_v unto_o they_o who_o profess_v the_o gospel_n upon_o the_o sunday_n so_o he_o call_v it_o free_o to_o go_v unto_o the_o church_n and_o there_o offer_v up_o their_o prayer_n to_o almighty_a god_n but_o such_o as_o have_v continue_v still_o in_o their_o ancient_a error_n be_v order_v to_o assemble_v in_o the_o open_a field_n upon_o those_o day_n and_o on_o a_o signal_n give_v to_o make_v their_o prayer_n unto_o the_o lord_n after_o a_o form_n by_o he_o prescribe_v the_o form_n be_v in_o the_o latin_a tongue_n be_v this_o that_o follow_v te_fw-la solum_fw-la deum_fw-la agnoscimus_fw-la te_fw-la regem_fw-la prositemur_fw-la te_fw-la adjutorem_fw-la invocamus_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la victorias_fw-la consecuti_fw-la sumus_fw-la 20._o cap._n 20._o per_fw-la te_fw-la host_n superavimus_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la &_o praesentem_fw-la felicitatem_fw-la consecuntos_fw-la fatemur_fw-la &_o futuram_fw-la adepturos_fw-la speramus_fw-la tui_fw-la omnes_fw-la supplices_fw-la sumus_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la petimus_fw-la ut_fw-la constantinum_n imperatorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la piis_fw-la ejus_fw-la liberis_fw-la quam_fw-la diutissime_fw-la nobis_fw-la salvum_fw-la &_o victorem_fw-la conserves_n in_o english_a thus_o we_o do_v acknowledge_v thou_o to_o 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scrobibus_fw-la mandentur_fw-la
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o own_o language_n catech._n orat_fw-la 7._o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o morrow_n after_o the_o lord_n day_n cat._n 14._o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d catech._n mystag_n 2._o the_o like_a be_v very_o frequent_a in_o saint_n ambrose_n also_o hesterno_fw-la die_fw-la de_fw-la fonte_fw-la disputavimus_fw-la de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o hesternus_fw-la noster_fw-la sermo_fw-la ad_fw-la sancti_fw-la altaris_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la deductus_fw-la est_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 1._o and_o in_o other_o place_n the_o like_a in_o chrysostom_n as_o in_o many_o other_o place_n too_o many_o to_o be_v point_v at_o in_o this_o place_n and_o time_n so_o in_o his_o 18._o hom._n on_o the_o 3d_o of_o gen._n 〈◊〉_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 289._o epl._n 289._o 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 saint_n basil_n name_v they_o all_o together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 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 communicate_v but_o four_o time_n weekly_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n on_o the_o lord_n day_n the_o wednesday_n the_o friday_n and_o the_o saturday_n unless_o on_o any_o other_o day_n the_o memory_n of_o some_o 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without_o incur_v the_o crime_n of_o treason_n or_o disloyalty_n not_o only_o to_o oppose_v but_o resist_v they_o in_o it_o the_o like_a to_o which_o occurr_v for_o the_o realm_n of_o hungary_n wherein_o k._n andrew_n give_v authority_n to_o his_o bishop_n lord_n 37._o bonfinius_n de_fw-fr edict_n publ_n p._n 37._o and_z other_z nobles_z sine_fw-la nota_fw-la alicujus_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la that_o without_o any_o imputation_n of_o disloyalty_n they_o may_v contradict_v oppose_v and_o resist_v their_o king_n if_o they_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o violation_n of_o some_o law_n and_o sanction_n in_o poland_n the_o king_n take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n at_o his_o coronation_n to_o confirm_v all_o the_o privilege_n right_n and_o liberty_n which_o have_v be_v grant_v to_o his_o subject_n of_o all_o rank_n and_o order_n by_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o then_o add_v this_o clause_n quod_fw-la si_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la meum_fw-la violavero_fw-la incolae_fw-la regni_fw-la nullam_fw-la 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part_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n page_n 359_o 3._o the_o annual_a sabbath_n no_o less_o solemn_o observe_v and_o celebrate_v than_o the_o weekly_a be_v if_o not_o more_o solemn_o page_n 360_o 4._o of_o the_o parasceve_fw-la or_o preparation_n to_o the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o solemn_a festival_n page_n 361_o 5._o all_o manner_n of_o work_n as_o well_o forbid_v on_o the_o annual_a as_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n page_n 362_o 6._o what_o thing_n be_v lawful_a to_o be_v do_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n page_n 363_o 7._o touch_v the_o prohibition_n of_o not_o kindle_v fire_n and_o not_o dress_v meat_n page_z 364_o 8._o what_o move_v the_o gentile_n general_o to_o charge_v the_o jew_n with_o fast_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n page_n 365_o 9_o touch_v this_o prohibition_n let_v no_o man_n go_v out_o of_o his_o place_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n page_n 366_o 10_o all_o lawful_a recreation_n as_o dance_v feast_v manlike_a exercise_n allow_v and_o practise_v by_o the_o jew_n upon_o their_o sabbath_n ibid._n chap._n vi_o touch_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n unto_o the_o time_n the_o people_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o promise_v land_n 1._o the_o sabbath_n not_o keep_v constant_o during_o the_o time_n the_o people_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n page_n 368_o 2._o of_o he_o that_o gather_v stick_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n ibid._n 3._o wherein_o the_o sanctify_a of_o the_o sabbath_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n page_n 369_o 4._o the_o law_n not_o order_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o congregation_n every_o sabbath_n day_n page_n 370_o 5._o the_o sack_n of_o hiericho_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o that_o people_n be_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n page_n 371_o 6._o no_o sabbath_n after_o this_o without_o circumcision_n and_o how_o that_o ceremony_n can_v consist_v with_o the_o sabbath_n rest_n page_z 372_o 7._o what_o move_v the_o jew_n to_o prefer_v circumcision_n before_o the_o sabbath_n page_n 373_o 8._o the_o stand_v still_o of_o the_o sun_n at_o the_o 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 ibid._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 page_z 374_o 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 sabbath-day_n page_n 375_o chap._n vii_o touch_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n from_o the_o time_n of_o david_n to_o the_o maccabee_n 1._o particular_a necessity_n must_v give_v place_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n page_n 376_o 2._o that_o david_n flight_n from_o saul_n be_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n page_n 377_o 3._o what_o david_n do_v be_v king_n of_o israel_n in_o order_v thing_n about_o the_o sabbath_n ibid._n 4._o elijah_n flight_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o what_o else_o happen_v on_o the_o sabbath_n in_o elijah_n time_n page_n 378_o 5._o the_o limitation_n of_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n not_o know_v among_o the_o jew_n when_o elisha_n live_v page_n 379_o 6._o the_o lord_n become_v offend_v with_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n and_o on_o what_o occasion_n ibid._n 7._o the_o sabbath_n entertain_v by_o the_o samaritan_n and_o their_o strange_a nicety_n therein_o page_n 380_o 8._o whether_o the_o sabbath_n be_v observe_v during_o the_o captivity_n ibid._n 9_o the_o special_a care_n of_o nehemiah_n to_o reform_v the_o sabbath_n page_n 381_o 10._o the_o weekly_a read_n of_o the_o law_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n begin_v by_o ezra_n page_n 382_o 11._o no_o synagogue_n nor_o weekly_a read_n of_o the_o law_n during_o the_o government_n of_o the_o king_n page_z 383_o 11._o the_o scribe_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n impose_v new_a rigour_n on_o the_o people_n about_o their_o sabbath_n page_n 384_o chap._n viii_o what_o do_v occur_v about_o the_o sabbath_n from_o the_o maccabee_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n 1._o the_o jew_n refuse_v to_o fight_v in_o their_o own_o defence_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o what_o be_v order_v thereupon_o page_n 385_o 2._o the_o pharisee_n about_o these_o time_n have_v make_v the_o sabbath_n burdensome_a by_o their_o tradition_n page_n 386_o 3._o jerusalem_n twice_o take_v by_o the_o roman_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n page_n 387_o 4._o the_o roman_n many_o of_o they_o judaize_n and_o take_v up_o the_o sabbath_n as_o other_o nation_n do_v by_o the_o jew_n example_n page_n 388_o 5._o augustus_n caesar_n very_o gracious_a to_o the_o jew_n in_o matter_n that_o concern_v their_o sabbath_n page_n 390_o 6._o what_o our_o redeemer_n teach_v and_o do_v to_o rectify_v the_o abuse_n of_o and_o in_o the_o sabbath_n ibid._n 7._o the_o final_a ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o jewish_a ceremony_n on_o a_o sabbath_n day_n page_n 391_o 8._o the_o sabbath_n abrogate_a with_o the_o other_o ceremony_n page_n 392_o 9_o wherein_o consist_v the_o christian_a sabbath_n mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o among_o the_o father_n page_n 393_o 10._o the_o idle_a and_o ridiculous_a nicety_n of_o the_o modern_a jew_n in_o their_o perasceve_n and_o their_o sabbath_n conclude_v the_o first_o part._n page_n 394_o book_n ii_o chap._n i._o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o find_v in_o scripture_n touch_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n 1._o the_o sabbath_n not_o intend_v for_o a_o perpetual_a ordinance_n page_n 400_o 1._o preparative_n unto_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o sabbath_n by_o our_o saviou_n christ_n page_n 401_o 3._o the_o lord_n day_n not_o enjoin_v in_o the_o place_n thereof_o either_o by_o christ_n or_o the_o apostle_n but_o institute_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n page_n 402_o 4._o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n and_o apparition_n on_o the_o same_o make_v it_o not_o a_o sabbath_n page_n 404_o 5._o the_o come_n down_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n make_v it_o not_o a_o sabbath_n 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restraint_n of_o husbandry_n on_o that_o day_n in_o that_o age_n first_o think_v of_o page_z 441_o 7._o the_o so_o much_o cite_v canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o mascon_n prove_v no_o lord_n day_n sabbath_n page_n 442_o 8._o of_o public_a honour_n do_v in_o these_o age_n to_o the_o lord_n day_n by_o prince_n and_o prelate_n page_n 443_o 9_o no_o evening_n service_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n till_o these_o present_a age_n page_n 444_o 10._o of_o public_a order_n now_o establish_v for_o the_o better_a regulate_v of_o the_o lord_n day-meeting_n page_n 445_o 11._o all_o business_n and_o recreation_n not_o by_o law_n prohibit_v be_v in_o themselves_o as_o lawful_a on_o the_o lord_n day_n as_o on_o any_o other_o ibid._n chap._n v._o that_o in_o the_o next_o six_o hundred_o year_n from_o pope_n gregory_n forward_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v not_o reckon_v of_o as_o of_o a_o sabbath_n 1._o pope_n gregory_n care_n to_o set_v the_o lord_n day_n free_a from_o some_o jewish_a rigour_n at_o that_o 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