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so_o on_o the_o authority_n of_o beda_n who_o reckon_v christmas_n philogân_n orat._n the_o philogân_n easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n for_o majora_fw-la solennia_fw-la as_o they_o still_o be_v count_v but_o before_o bede_n it_o be_v so_o think_v over_o all_o the_o church_n chrysostome_n call_v it_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o mother_n or_o metropolis_n of_o all_o other_o feast_n and_o before_o he_o pope_n fabian_n 1._o seâ_n binius_fw-la conc._n t._n 1._o who_o but_o now_o we_o speak_v of_o ordain_v that_o all_o lay-man_n shall_v communicate_v at_o least_o thrice_o a_o year_n which_o be_v these_o three_o festival_n etsi_fw-la non_fw-la frequentius_fw-la saltem_fw-la ter_z in_o anno_fw-la laici_fw-la homines_fw-la communicent_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o pascha_fw-la &_o pentecoste_n &_o natali_n domini_fw-la so_o quick_o have_v the_o annual_a get_v the_o better_a of_o the_o weekly_a festival_n according_a to_o which_o ancient_a canon_n the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v appoint_v 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the_o motion_n of_o the_o planet_n give_v to_o each_o day_n the_o name_n of_o that_o particular_a planet_n by_o which_o the_o first_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n be_v govern_v as_o their_o astrologer_n have_v teach_v they_o now_o the_o apostle_n be_v jew_n retain_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n call_v that_o day_n on_o which_o our_o saviour_n rise_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d una_fw-la sabbati_fw-la the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n as_o our_o english_a read_v it_o the_o father_n many_o of_o they_o follow_v their_o example_n saint_n austin_n thereupon_o call_v thursday_n by_o the_o name_n of_o quintum_fw-la sabbati_fw-la epist._n 118_o and_o so_o do_v venerable_a beda_n hist._n lib._n 4._o c._n 25._o saint_n hierome_n tuesday_n tertium_fw-la sabbati_fw-la in_o epitaph_n paulae_fw-la tertullian_n friday_n by_o the_o old_a name_n parasceve_v l._n 4._o advers._fw-la martion_n saturday_n they_o call_v general_o the_o sabbath_n and_o sunday_n sometime_o die_v solis_fw-la and_o be_v sometime_o dominicus_n 6._o de_fw-fr invent_v rerum_fw-la l._n 5_o 6._o pope_n silvester_n as_o polydore_n virgil_n be_v of_o opinion_n vaâorum_fw-la deorum_fw-la memoriam_fw-la abhorrens_fw-la hate_v the_o name_n and_o memory_n of_o the_o gentile-god_n give_v order_n that_o the_o day_n shall_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o fâriae_n and_o the_o distinction_n to_o be_v make_v by_o prima_fw-la feria_fw-la secunda_fw-la feria_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n hold_v their_o name_n and_o place_n as_o before_o they_o do_v hence_o that_o of_o hânorius_n augustodunensis_n hebraeinominant_a dies_fw-la suos_fw-la una_fw-la vel_fw-la prima_fw-la sabbati_fw-la 2d_o de_fw-fr imagine_v mundi_fw-la cap_n 2d_o etc._n etc._n pagani_n sic_fw-la dies_fw-la solis_fw-la lunae_fw-la etc._n etc._n christiani_n vero_fw-la sic_fw-la dies_fw-la nominant_fw-la viz._n die_v dominicus_n feria_fw-la prima_fw-la etc._n etc._n sabbatâm_n but_o by_o their_o leaf_n this_o be_v no_o universal_a rule_n the_o writer_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n noâ_n tie_v up_o their_o hand_n so_o strict_o as_o to_o give_v the_o day_n what_o name_n they_o please_v save_v that_o the_o saturday_n be_v call_v among_o they_o by_o no_o other_o name_n then_o that_o which_o former_o it_o have_v the_o sabbath_n so_o that_o when_o ever_o for_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o upward_o we_o meet_v with_o sabbatum_fw-la in_o any_o writer_n of_o what_o name_n soever_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o no_o day_n but_o saturday_n as_o for_o the_o other_o day_n the_o day_n of_o the_o resurrection_n all_o the_o evangelist_n and_o saint_n paul_n take_v notice_n of_o no_o other_o name_n then_o of_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n s._n john_n and_o after_o he_o ignatius_n call_v it_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o lord_n day_n but_o then_o again_o justin_n martyr_n for_o the_o second_o century_n do_v in_o two_o several_a passage_n call_v it_o not_o otherwise_o then_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_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 terââullian_n for_o the_o three_o who_o use_v both_o and_o call_v it_o sometime_o diemsolis_n 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 âither_o contrary_a 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 vâlentinian_n valens_n gratian_n honorius_n arcadius_n thendosius_fw-la christian_n 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 mâây_o fair_a year_n after_o they_o the_o synod_n hold_v at_o dingulafinum_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 chap._n iii_o that_o in_o the_o four_o age_n from_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n to_o saint_n austin_n the_o lord_n day_n be_v not_o take_v
ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_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 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 289._o epl._n 289._o s._n basil_n name_v they_o all_o together_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d &_o 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_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_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 martyr_n be_v perhaps_o observe_v 22._o eâpos_fw-la use_v âath_n 11._o 22._o epiphanius_n go_v a_o little_a further_o and_o he_o derive_v the_o wednesday_n and_o the_o friday_n service_n even_o from_o the_o apostle_n rank_v they_o in_o the_o same_o antiquity_n and_o ground_v they_o upon_o the_o same_o authority_n that_o he_o do_v the_o sunday_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d only_o it_o seem_v the_o differencâ_n be_v that_o whereas_o former_o it_o have_v be_v the_o custom_n not_o to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n on_o these_o two_o day_n be_v both_o of_o they_o fast_v day_n and_o so_o account_v long_o before_o until_o towards_o evening_n it_o have_v be_v change_v of_o late_a and_o they_o do_v celebrate_v in_o the_o morning_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v accustom_v whether_o the_o meeting_n on_o these_o day_n be_v of_o such_o antiquity_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v they_o be_v i_o will_v not_o meddle_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v very_o ancient_a in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o that_o of_o origen_n and_o tertullian_n before_o remember_v so_o that_o if_o we_o consider_v either_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n the_o ministration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n or_o the_o public_a prayer_n the_o sunday_n in_o the_o eastern_a church_n have_v no_o great_a prerogative_n above_o other_o day_n especial_o above_o the_o wednesday_n and_o the_o friday_n save_v that_o the_o meeting_n be_v more_o solemn_a and_o the_o concourse_n of_o people_n great_a than_o at_o other_o time_n as_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a the_o footstep_n of_o this_o ancient_a custom_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o church_n of_o england_n by_o which_o it_o be_v appoint_v that_o no_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n weekly_a 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