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christ._n and_o this_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o repl._n pass_v over_o this_o example_n as_o of_o no_o moment_n for_o we_o do_v not_o fear_v as_o the_o rej._n imagine_v lest_o all_o the_o church_n of_o god_n will_v condemn_v we_o herein_o those_o that_o consent_n with_o geneva_n nor_o those_o of_o scotland_n except_o some_o of_o the_o new_a edition_n no_o nor_o any_o that_o follow_v bucers_n judgement_n in_o mat._n 12._o sanctificatur_fw-la ferias_fw-la alius_fw-la prater_fw-la diem_fw-la dominicum_fw-la sive_fw-la christi_fw-la etc._n etc._n optarim_n abrogatas_fw-la universas_fw-la zelus_n ille_fw-la quo_fw-la introductae_fw-la fuere_fw-la omni_fw-la verbo_fw-la &_o exemplo_fw-la scripturae_fw-la caruit_fw-la mereque_fw-la rationem_fw-la secutus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ferias_fw-la ethnico_fw-la rum_o seu_fw-la clavum_fw-la clavo_fw-la truderet_fw-la tantis_fw-la supâ—rtitionibus_fw-la contaminata_fw-la illa_fw-la festa_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la mirer_fw-la si_fw-la quisquam_fw-la christianus_n fit_a qui_fw-la ad_fw-la nomina_fw-la corum_fw-la non_fw-la exhorrescat_fw-la etc._n etc._n dominicum_fw-la diom_n resurrectionis_fw-la christigaudium_fw-la festiviorem_fw-la nobis_fw-la reddidit_fw-la etc._n etc._n nullum_fw-la prudentem_fw-la virum_fw-la audivi_fw-la quâ—_n non_fw-la censeat_fw-la magnam_fw-la pâ—râ—m_fw-la aliorum_fw-la festorum_fw-la abolendam_fw-la maximè_fw-la consentaneum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la princa_fw-la institutione_n &_o cum_fw-la scriptis_fw-la aposteliâ—_n ut_fw-la unus_fw-la tantum_fw-la dies_fw-la in_o sâ—ptimana_fw-la sanctificatur_fw-la i_o will_v to_o god_n that_o every_o holiday_n whatsoever_o beside_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v abolish_v that_o zeal_n which_o bring_v they_o first_o in_o be_v without_o all_o warrant_n of_o the_o word_n and_o mere_o follow_v corrupt_a reason_n forsooth_o to_o drive_v out_o the_o holy_a day_n of_o the_o pagan_n as_o one_o nail_n drive_v out_o another_o those_o holy_a day_n have_v be_v so_o taint_v with_o superstition_n that_o i_o wonder_v we_o tremble_v not_o at_o their_o very_a name_n see_v the_o place_n occolampadius_n in_o isaiam_n cap._n 1._o v._n 4._o think_v that_o no_o wise_a christian_n will_v condemn_v we_o i_o never_o hear_v wise_a man_n yet_o who_o do_v not_o judge_v that_o a_o great_a part_n at_o least_o of_o other_o feast_n beside_o the_o lord_n day_n shall_v be_v abolish_v he_o insinuate_v manifest_o more_o than_o he_o speak_v zanchie_a how_o favourable_a soever_o he_o speak_v of_o some_o festival_n can_v condemn_v we_o by_o that_o sentence_n of_o he_o in_o 4._o praec_fw-la it_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n and_o apostolical_a writing_n that_o only_o one_o day_n in_o the_o week_n be_v keep_v holy_a sect_n 33._o in_o this_o section_n which_o the_o repl._n think_v to_o require_v no_o answer_n the_o sum_n be_v that_o we_o be_v cross_v and_o contrary_a to_o the_o author_n of_o our_o seruice-booke_n who_o think_v our_o ceremony_n to_o 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