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venerable_a and_o solemn_a because_o thereon_o our_o saviour_n as_o the_o rise_a sun_n have_v dispellea_n the_o darkness_n of_o death_n shine_v forth_o by_o the_o light_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o elsewhere_o sanctitatem_fw-la elsewhere_o dies_fw-la sabbati_fw-la evat_fw-la dierum_fw-la ordine_fw-la posterior_n sanctificatione_n legis_fw-la anierior_fw-la sea_n ubi_fw-la finis_fw-la legis_fw-la advenit_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la jesus_n rom._n 10.4_o &_o resurrectione_n sva_fw-la octavam_fw-la sanctificavit_fw-la caepit_fw-la eadem_fw-la prima_fw-la esse_fw-la quae_fw-la octava_fw-la est_fw-la habens_fw-la ex_fw-la numeriordine_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la resurrectione_n domini_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v the_o last_o in_o order_n of_o day_n but_o the_o first_o in_o sanctification_n under_o the_o law_n but_o when_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n be_v come_v to_o wit_n jesus_n christ_n rom._n 10.4_o and_o by_o his_o resurrection_n 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t.t._n quote_v he_o also_o for_o the_o saturday-sabbath_n which_o he_o be_v a_o zealous_a disputer_n against_o and_o although_o he_o preach_v on_o that_o day_n it_o be_v but_o in_o preparation_n to_o the_o lord_n day_n 385._o hierom_n 10._o anno_fw-la 385._o hierom_n be_v the_o next_o writer_n of_o note_n and_o eminency_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o he_o also_o speak_v very_o honourable_o of_o the_o of_o the_o lord_n day_n in_o his_o book_n against_o vigilantius_n 4._o vigilantius_n per_fw-la unam_fw-la sabbati_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la in_o die_v dominico_n omnes_fw-la confer_v quae_fw-la hierosolymam_fw-la in_o solatium_fw-la dirigerentur_fw-la praecipit_fw-la paulus_n item_n ad_fw-la hedib_n quaestio_fw-la 4._o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v he_o command_v almost_o all_o church_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v collection_n for_o the_o poor_a upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n which_o be_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o inform_v we_o how_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o religious_a in_o his_o time_n eustoch_n time_n dominicos_fw-la dies_fw-la orationi_fw-la tantum_fw-la &_o lectioni_fw-la vacant_a ad_fw-la eustoch_n namely_o that_o they_o design_v the_o lord_n day_n whole_o unto_o prayer_n and_o read_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o which_o he_o commend_v they_o and_o by_o commend_v approve_v their_o practice_n but_o of_o observe_v the_o jew_n sabbath_n he_o speak_v not_o a_o word_n only_o he_o interpret_v gal._n 4.10_o as_o a_o repeal_n of_o the_o saturday_n sabbath_n and_o so_o do_v tertullian_n also_o libr._n 1._o contr._n marc._n ch._n 20._o after_o hierom_n come_v chrysostom_n 398._o chrysostom_n 11._o anno_fw-la 398._o a_o painful_a and_o powerful_a preacher_n in_o his_o time_n and_o she_o how_o he_o thunder_v against_o judaize_v christian_n 〈◊〉_d christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v close_v my_o sermon_n say_v he_o with_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v against_o you_o that_o if_o any_o of_o we_o present_a or_o those_o that_o be_v absent_a shall_v go_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o trumpet_n or_o meet_v in_o the_o synagogue_n or_o go_v up_o to_o matrona_n a_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n two_o or_o three_o mile_n from_o antiochia_n in_o daphne_n a_o pleasant_a village_n as_o himself_o describe_v it_o elsewhere_o or_o joy_n in_o their_o fast_n or_o partake_v of_o their_o sabbath_n or_o perform_v any_o other_o jewish_a custom_n great_a or_o small_a i_o be_o clear_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o you_o all_o these_o word_n shall_v stand_v up_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n between_o i_o and_o you_o and_o if_o you_o obey_v they_o shall_v give_v you_o great_a boldness_n but_o if_o you_o disobey_v or_o conceal_v any_o of_o they_o that_o presume_v to_o commit_v such_o like_a thing_n they_o shall_v rife_o up_o as_o vehement_a witness_n against_o you_o etc._n etc._n see_v how_o zealous_a this_o holy_a man_n be_v against_o jewish_a rite_n and_o custom_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n against_o their_o sabbath_n neither_o be_v it_o blind_a zeal_n but_o zeal_n according_a to_o knowledge_n for_o he_o know_v and_o have_v tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o paul_n persuade_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n to_o leave_v off_o circumcision_n to_o slight_v the_o sabbath_n and_o day_n legal_a day_n he_o mean_v and_o all_o other_o ceremonial_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christ_n have_v free_v we_o from_o these_o jewish_a observance_n neither_o be_v his_o practice_n in_o these_o thing_n intend_v for_o ouru_a pattern_n for_o as_o he_o keep_v the_o passover_n with_o the_o jew_n not_o that_o we_o shall_v keep_v it_o with_o they_o but_o that_o he_o may_v introduce_v the_o truth_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o shadow_n in_o like_a manner_n he_o also_o endure_v circumcision_n and_o observe_v sabbath_n and_o celebrate_v their_o festival_n and_o do_v all_o 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sin_n vanquish_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n break_v in_o piece_n therefore_o say_v he_o if_o we_o so_o honour_v our_o birthday_n how_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o honour_v this_o day_n which_o may_v well_o be_v call_v the_o birthday_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o how_o often_o do_v this_o father_n call_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o 16.2_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o john_n 20._o 1_o cor._n 16.2_o lord_n day_n a_o royal_a day_n a_o day_n of_o rest_n and_o the_o like_a so_o other_o extol_v it_o ignatius_n call_v it_o the_o queen_n of_o day_n the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n and_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o world_n as_o true_o the_o chief_a as_o it_o be_v undoubted_o the_o first_o of_o day_n say_v eusebius_n a_o most_o holy_a day_n say_v athanasius_n high_a than_o the_o high_a say_v nazianzen_n so_o sincere_o be_v the_o ancient_n devote_v to_o the_o solemnity_n of_o this_o day_n that_o in_o honour_n of_o christ_n the_o author_n of_o it_o they_o 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