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ad_fw-la negotia_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la delicias_fw-la &_o voluptales_fw-la est_fw-la otium_fw-la hâ—nesâ—um_fw-la &_o neâ—essarium_fw-la quo_fw-la boni_fw-la viri_fw-la reddunt_fw-la seize_v aptiores_fw-la ad_fw-la negotia_fw-la &_o vocationes_fw-la svas_fw-la sectandas_fw-la tale_n otium_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la suasit_fw-la sed_fw-la mandavit_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la dum_fw-la instituit_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la &_o iuber_n in_o co_fw-la non_fw-la hominem_fw-la tantum_fw-la verumetiam_fw-la iwenta_fw-la quiescere_fw-la otiemur_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la luxum_fw-la quod_fw-la impij_fw-la &_o ignavi_fw-la solent_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la pietatem_fw-la etc_n etc_n that_o be_v there_o be_v a_o beastly_a and_o slothful_a idleness_n which_o idle_a person_n get_v to_o themselves_o not_o for_o labour_n but_o for_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n there_o be_v also_o a_o honest_a and_o a_o necessary_a idleness_n whereby_o good_a man_n be_v make_v more_o apt_a and_o ready_a to_o do_v their_o labour_n and_o vocation_n whereunto_o they_o be_v call_v this_o kind_n of_o idleness_n god_n do_v not_o only_o persuade_v but_o also_o command_v it_o in_o his_o law_n in_o that_o he_o appoint_v the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o command_v that_o in_o it_o not_o only_a man_n shall_v rest_v but_o the_o beast_n also_o let_v we_o then_o be_v idle_a not_o for_o carnal_a pleasure_n as_o the_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a be_v wont_a but_o for_o godliness_n and_o virtue_n sake_n etc_n etc_n master_n bullinger_n also_o say_v sabbatum_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la institutum_fw-la est_fw-la â—â—_o non_fw-la propter_fw-la otium_fw-la per_fw-la se._n otium_fw-la enim_fw-la deus_fw-la nuspiam_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la approbat_fw-la proinde_fw-la otium_fw-la sabbati_fw-la commendantur_fw-la propter_fw-la aliud_fw-la nimirum_fw-la propter_fw-la diligens_fw-la religionis_fw-la studium_fw-la ideò_fw-la enim_fw-la feriandum_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la à _fw-la laboribus_fw-la manurijs_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la totum_fw-la tempus_fw-la impendamus_fw-la exercitio_fw-la
religionis_fw-la that_o be_v the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v appoint_v of_o god_n not_o for_o idleness_n simp_o idleness_n of_o itself_o be_v not_o where_o allow_v of_o god_n therefore_o the_o idleness_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v commend_v for_o another_o purpose_n that_o be_v for_o the_o study_n and_o diligent_a desire_n of_o religion_n therefore_o he_o command_v to_o rest_v from_o our_o handy_a labour_n that_o we_o may_v bestow_v all_o that_o time_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v likewise_o in_o the_o very_a same_o commandment_n say_v 20.11_o that_o god_n rest_v the_o seven_o day_n etc_n etc_n shall_v we_o conclude_v with_o the_o heretic_n that_o god_n sit_v idle_o in_o heaven_n and_o have_v no_o care_n of_o his_o creature_n by_o his_o heavenly_a providence_n now_o he_o have_v once_o create_v they_o god_n forbid_v this_o rest_n of_o god_n as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v be_v à _fw-la creatione_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la gubernation_n it_o be_v from_o create_v but_o not_o from_o govern_v and_o order_v they_o for_o he_o do_v always_o by_o his_o power_n sustain_v they_o by_o his_o providence_n govern_v and_o rule_v they_o and_o by_o his_o goodness_n nourish_v they_o we_o must_v rest_v therefore_o from_o handy_a and_o bodily_a work_n but_o we_o must_v not_o cease_v from_o such_o work_n as_o pertain_v unto_o the_o true_a worship_v of_o god_n this_o service_n among_o the_o father_n be_v use_v in_o iiij_o thing_n that_o be_v first_o in_o read_v interpret_n and_o hear_v of_o scripture_n second_o in_o prayer_n public_a and_o private_a in_o celebrate_v and_o receive_v of_o sacrament_n three_o in_o collect_v and_o gather_v for_o the_o poor_a and_o indigent_a 16.2_o four_o in_o visit_v and_o distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o make_v of_o peace_n and_o unity_n among_o neighbour_n where_o any_o controversy_n be_v youth_n then_o i_o perceive_v we_o must_v refrain_v from_o all_o other_o labour_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n except_o those_o which_o 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the_o lord_n and_o break_v his_o commandment_n he_o shall_v be_v utter_o cut_v off_o from_o among_o the_o people_n etc_n etc_n whereby_o you_o may_v perceive_v that_o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o contempt_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n lyraâ—_n suppose_v this_o man_n be_v first_o keep_v in_o prison_n ordi_fw-la until_o it_o be_v try_v out_o whether_o he_o do_v it_o contemptuous_o or_o ignorant_o and_o for_o that_o god_n say_v 31.14_o he_o that_o defile_v the_o sabbath_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n etc_n etc_n it_o be_v repeat_v of_o god_n for_o a_o special_a point_n teach_v hereby_o that_o the_o whole_a keep_n of_o the_o law_n stand_v in_o the_o true_a use_n of_o the_o sabbath_n which_o be_v to_o cease_v from_o our_o work_n and_o to_o obey_v the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n do_v extend_v as_o well_o unto_o the_o faith_n we_o have_v in_o god_n as_o unto_o the_o charity_n of_o our_o neighbour_n also_o by_o this_o 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this_o my_o travail_n &_o good_a meaning_n in_o the_o best_a part_n thus_o i_o bid_v thou_o farewell_n from_o henbury_n john_n northbrooke_n ¶_o a_o treatise_n against_o idleness_n idle_a pastime_n and_o play_n youth_n age_n god_o bless_v you_o and_o well_o overtake_v good_a father_n age._n age_n and_o you_o also_o good_a son_n youth_n youth_n from_o whence_o come_v you_o now_o good_a father_n if_o i_o may_v be_v so_o bold_a to_o presume_v of_o your_o courtesy_n to_o demand_v of_o you_o age_n i_o come_v from_o thence_o whereas_o you_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v and_o resort_v unto_o youth_n what_o place_n be_v that_o i_o pray_v you_o declare_v to_o i_o age_n in_o good_a sooth_n it_o be_v that_o place_n which_o you_o
qui_fw-la nullius_fw-la eget_fw-la etc_n etc_n voluntas_fw-la hominum_fw-la &_o divites_fw-la faciunt_fw-la &_o pauperes_fw-la non_fw-la pecuniarum_fw-la vel_fw-la abundantia_fw-la vel_fw-la defectus_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o be_v not_o a_o poor_a man_n i_o say_v that_o have_v nothing_o but_o he_o be_v a_o poor_a man_n that_o covet_v and_o lust_v again_o he_o be_v not_o rich_fw-fr that_o have_v and_o enjoy_v much_o good_n but_o he_o that_o covet_v no_o other_o man_n good_n etc_n etc_n the_o will_n and_o desire_n of_o man_n make_v rich_fw-fr and_o poor_a seneca_n not_o the_o want_n or_o abundance_n of_o money_n seneca_n say_v dives_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la qui_fw-la magis_fw-la habet_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la minus_fw-la cupit_fw-la he_o be_v rich_fw-fr not_o that_o have_v much_o but_o that_o covet_v least_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n say_v 6.6_o godliness_n be_v great_a gain_n if_o a_o man_n be_v content_a with_o that_o he_o have_v etc_n etc_n whereby_o you_o see_v prove_v 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reason_n for_o it_o but_o yet_o i_o must_v needs_o confess_v these_o reason_n of_o they_o be_v sift_v very_o deep_a and_o very_o hard_a and_o marvellous_a precise_a youth_n i_o pray_v you_o let_v i_o hear_v what_o their_o reason_n be_v that_o they_o seem_v to_o persuade_v by_o age_n their_o reason_n be_v these_o see_v say_v they_o that_o we_o must_v yield_v account_n to_o god_n of_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n and_o of_o each_o particular_a deed_n thereof_o they_o ask_v what_o account_n we_o be_v able_a to_o yield_v to_o god_n of_o the_o time_n that_o we_o lose_v in_o play_n and_o see_v say_v they_o that_o we_o must_v forbear_v every_o idle_a word_n that_o god_n rebuke_v we_o for_o 36._o yea_o though_o it_o be_v neither_o oath_n nor_o blaspheme_v of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n but_o only_o because_o it_o be_v idle_a and_o speak_v to_o no_o purpose_n 19.32_o how_o then_o say_v they_o can_v we_o excuse_v ourselves_o of_o all_o the_o idle_a time_n that_o we_o spend_v in_o play_v we_o must_v do_v all_o say_v they_o that_o we_o do_v be_v we_o great_a or_o small_a rich_fw-fr or_o poor_a to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o when_o we_o play_v can_v we_o say_v that_o therein_o we_o glorify_v god._n 5.16_o paul_n say_v they_o will_v we_o to_o redeem_v the_o time_n which_o we_o have_v lose_v in_o fond_a and_o evil_a thing_n when_o we_o be_v idolater_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o to_o lose_v and_o spend_v the_o same_o in_o play_n now_o when_o we_o be_v call_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o say_v saint_n peter_n that_o we_o have_v spend_v the_o time_n pass_v of_o this_o life_n after_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o gentile_n 4.3_o walk_v in_o wantonness_n lust_n drunkenness_n in_o gluttony_n drink_v and_o in_o abominable_a idolatry_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o time_n that_o we_o shall_v live_v in_o this_o flesh_n we_o shall_v live_v no_o more_o after_o the_o concupiscence_n of_o man_n 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