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taste_v how_o sweet_a the_o lord_n be_v if_o you_o will_v receive_v the_o king_n of_o glory_n build_v yourselves_o 12._o young_a man_n i_o speak_v this_o to_o you_o for_o you_o be_v his_o house_n because_o by_o faith_n you_o be_v conqueror_n over_o satan_n and_o have_v overcome_v that_o evil_n father_n i_o speak_v it_o also_o to_o you_o you_o be_v his_o house_n because_o you_o have_v know_v he_o who_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n sweet_a babe_n i_o speak_v it_o even_o to_o you_o also_o you_o be_v his_o house_n because_o your_o sin_n be_v forgive_v you_o for_o his_o name_n sake_n matron_n and_o sister_n i_o may_v not_o hold_v it_o from_o you_o you_o be_v also_o
and_o proclaim_v gâ—matisaâ—aâ—_n which_o sign_n fi_v a_o prohibition_n or_o forbid_v of_o ordinary_a work_n and_o be_v the_o same_o hebrew_n word_n wherewith_o those_o feast_n day_n be_v note_v in_o the_o law_n wherein_o they_o shall_v rest_v the_o reason_n of_o which_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v that_o they_o abstain_v that_o day_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v convenient_o from_o meat_n so_o they_o may_v abstain_v from_o their_o daily_a work_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v bestow_v the_o whole_a day_n in_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o humble_v themselves_o in_o the_o congregation_n confess_v their_o fault_n and_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o turn_v away_o from_o his_o fierce_a wrath_n in_o this_o case_n the_o church_n have_v commandment_n to_o make_v a_o holiday_n mâ—y_n and_o aught_o to_o do_v it_o as_o the_o church_n which_o be_v in_o babylon_n do_v during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o captivity_n but_o where_o it_o be_v destitute_a of_o a_o commandment_n it_o may_v 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scripture_n declare_v thereby_o in_o what_o esteem_n they_o have_v it_o if_o it_o have_v be_v of_o no_o further_a authority_n then_o on_o decree_n or_o then_o a_o canon_n of_o one_o of_o the_o council_n it_o have_v be_v presumption_n to_o have_v bring_v it_o into_o the_o library_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o sum_n of_o my_o answer_n be_v that_o this_o decree_n be_v divine_a and_o not_o ecclesiastical_a only_o 2_o mac._n 15_o 34._o â—_o mac._n 4._o 55._o 55._o commemoratio_fw-la apostolica_fw-la passionis_fw-la toâ—las_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la magistra_fw-la à _fw-la cunctis_fw-la jure_fw-la celebratur_fw-la cod._n l._n 3_o tiâ—_n 12_o l.7_n l.7_n t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 153._o for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o old_a people_n do_v never_o keep_v any_o feast_n or_o holiday_n for_o remembrance_n either_o of_o moses_n etc._n etc._n etc._n t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 153._o the_o people_n whâ—n_v it_o be_v call_v st._n paul_n day_n or_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n day_n can_v understand_v nothing_o thereby_o but_o that_o they_o be_v institute_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n paul_n or_o the_o virgin_n mary_n unless_o they_o be_v otherwise_o teach_v and_o if_o you_o say_v let_v they_o to_o be_v teach_v i_o have_v answer_v that_o the_o teach_n in_o this_o land_n can_v by_o any_o other_o which_o be_v yet_o take_v come_v to_o the_o most_o part_n of_o those_o which_o have_v drink_v this_o poison_n etc._n etc._n etc._n scilicet_fw-la ignorant_a nos_fw-la nec_fw-la christum_fw-la unquam_fw-la relinquere_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la totius_fw-la servandorum_fw-la mundi_fw-la saluâ—e_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la alium_fw-la quempiam_fw-la colere_fw-la posse_fw-la nam_fw-la hunc_fw-la quidem_fw-la tanquam_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la a_o loramus_fw-la martyr_n verò_fw-la tanquam_fw-la discipulos_fw-la &_o imitatores_fw-la domini_fw-la digne_fw-fr proptet_fw-la insuperabilem_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la ac_fw-la praeceprorem_fw-la benevolenuam_fw-la diligismus_fw-la quorum_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la consory_n &_o dicipulos_fw-la fieri_fw-la optamus_fw-la euseb._n hist._n eccles._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 15._o 15._o t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 153._o as_o for_o all_o the_o commodity_n etc._n etc._n etc._n t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 154._o 154._o t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 154._o we_o condemn_v not_o the_o church_n of_o england_n neither_o in_o this_o nor_o in_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v reform_v for_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o mislike_v another_o thing_n to_o condemn_v and_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o condemn_v something_o in_o the_o church_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o condemn_v the_o church_n for_o it_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr clauâ—io_n dictum_fw-la apud_fw-la dionys._n lib._n 50._o mark_v 2._o 27._o numb_a 15.32_o 15.32_o he_o vacare_fw-la consueti_fw-la sunt_fw-la seprima_fw-la die_fw-la &_o neque_fw-la aâ—ma_fw-la portaâ—e_fw-la in_o praedictis_fw-la diebâ—s_fw-la neque_fw-la terrae_fw-la culturam_fw-la contingere_fw-la neque_fw-la alterius_fw-la cujuspiam_fw-la curam_fw-la habere_fw-la parluntur_fw-la sed_fw-la â—â—_o templis_fw-la extendenâ—es_v manoâ—_n adorare_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vesperam_fw-la solitisunt_fw-la ingrediente_fw-la verb_n in_fw-la civiâ—aâ—em_fw-la lagoâ—um_fw-la â—um_z exerciâ—_n &_o mulâ—is_fw-la hominibus_fw-la cum_fw-la custodiâ—e_fw-la dobueriâ—t_fw-la civiâ—aâ—em_fw-la ipsis_fw-la â—â—â—titiam_fw-la observantibus_fw-la provinciâ—_n quidem_fw-la dominum_fw-la suscepit_fw-la amarissimum_fw-la lex_fw-la verò_fw-la manifesâ—â—ta_fw-la est_fw-la malaâ—â—_n habere_fw-la solennitatem_fw-la agathâ—râ—bid_v apuâ—_fw-la joseph_n lib._n 1._o coâ—â—r_n appiâ—â—_n vide_fw-la &_o dionys._n lib._n 37._o 37._o 1_o mac._n 2.40_o 2.40_o nehe._n 13._o 15._o 15._o coâ—_n l._n 3_o â—â—_o 12_o l.3_n l.3_n leo_fw-la constiâ—_n 54._o 54._o t._n c._n lib._n 3._o â—â—_o â—2_n die_v sesâ—oâ—_n sesâ—oâ—_n matth._n 28.1_o mark_v 16.1_o luke_n 24.1_o john_n 20.1_o 1_o cor._n 16.2_o apoc._n 1.10_o 1.10_o apostolis_n prâ—â—csiâ—om_n suiâ—_n â—on_v uâ—_n beges_fw-fr de_fw-fr sestis_fw-la diebus_fw-la celebrâ—nd_n sancirent_fw-la ie_v uâ—recte_v vivendi_fw-la caâ—ioâ—â—â—â—â—_n &_o pie_n 〈…〉_z bis_fw-ge authores_fw-la essent_fw-la socra_fw-la hill_n lib._n cap._n 23._o 23._o quae_fw-la toto_fw-la tertarum_fw-la or_o he_o servantur_fw-la vel_fw-la db_fw-la ipsâ—s_fw-la apostolis_n vel_fw-la consilus_fw-la gâ—neralibus_fw-la quorum_fw-la 〈…〉_z rimain_n in_o ecclesia_fw-la authoritas_fw-la â—â—â—_o stratut_v est_fw-la ntelligere_fw-la liceâ—â—_n sicuâ—â—_fw-la quâ—d_fw-la domini_fw-la passio_fw-la &_o resurrectio_fw-la &_o in_o coelum_fw-la ascensus_fw-la &_o adventus_n spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la anniversaria_fw-la solemnitaâ—e_fw-la celebrarenuâ—_n august_n epist._n 118._o 118._o luk_n 2.14_o of_o day_n appoint_v as_o well_o for_o ordinary_a as_o for_o extraordinary_a fast_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 30._o i_o will_v not_o enter_v now_o to_o discuss_v whether_o it_o be_v well_o do_v to_o fast_a iâ—_n aâ—l_a place_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n you_o oppose_v ambrose_n and_o augustine_n i_o can_v oppose_v ignatius_n and_o tertullian_n whereof_o the_o one_o say_v it_o be_v aefos_n a_o deâ—â—â—ble_a thing_n to_o fast_a upon_o the_o lord_n day_n the_o other_o that_o it_o be_v to_o kill_v the_o lord_n tertulâ—_n the_o coron_n il_fw-fr ignatius_n epist_n the_o phillips_n and_o although_o ambese_n and_o augustine_n be_v private_a man_n at_o rome_n will_v have_v so_o do_v yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o if_o they_o have_v be_v citizen_n and_o minister_n there_o that_o they_o will_v have_v do_v and_o if_o they_o have_v do_v so_o yet_o it_o follow_v 〈…〉_z but_o they_o will_v hase_fw-mi speak_v against_o that_o appointment_n of_o day_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o fast_v whereof_o eusebius_n say_v that_o moâ—taâ—â—â—_n be_v the_o first_o author_n i_o speak_v of_o that_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v for_o otherwise_o i_o know_v they_o both_o think_v corrupt_o of_o fast_n when_o as_o the_o one_o say_v it_o be_v a_o remedy_n or_o reward_v to_o fast_a other_o day_n â—_o in_o 〈…〉_z not_o in_o fast_a be_v in_o and_o the_o other_o ask_v what_o salvation_n we_o