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victor_n declare_v he_o proceed_v to_o peak_v of_o the_o usage_n this_o council_n rectify_v in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrat._v l._n 5._o c._n 22._o beside_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o that_o homily_n of_o st._n chrysostome_n we_o shall_v present_o cite_v notwithstanding_o what_o be_v say_v to_o the_o contrary_a by_o mr._n daille_n the_o quadrage_n pag._n 422_o that_o those_o of_o antioch_n in_o his_o time_n who_o do_v not_o conform_v to_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a do_v however_o keep_v their_o easter_n on_o a_o sunday_n for_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o be_v the_o calculation_n of_o the_o jew_n never_o so_o exact_a etc._n etc._n yet_o they_o can_v not_o keep_v the_o precise_a day_n because_o the_o first_o of_o unleavened_a bread_n and_o a_o friday_n will_v not_o always_o come_v together_o edit_fw-la savil._n tom._n 6._o p._n 383._o l._n 7._o and_o it_o be_v in_o that_o case_n say_v he_o impossible_a for_o we_o you_o or_o my_o one_o else_o to_o hit_v the_o very_a sunday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n p._n 384._o l._n 33._o he_o lay_v the_o difference_n too_o in_o the_o different_a reckon_a of_o the_o month_n as_o socrates_n do_v when_o he_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v careful_a of_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n worthy_o and_o with_o the_o wedding_n garment_n but_o that_o they_o need_v not_o be_v so_o fearful_a of_o keep_v their_o easter_n after_o the_o christian_a account_n be_v it_o less_o accurate_a for_o they_o be_v to_o answer_n and_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o the_o other_o neglect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 382._o l._n 32._o bâ—â—_n no_o man_n be_v ever_o punish_v or_o so_o much_o as_o find_v fault_n with_o for_o keep_v easter_n in_o this_o month_n and_o not_o in_o another_o c_o eus_n de_fw-fr vit._n const_n l._n 3._o c._n 17_o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o this_o place_n to_o be_v understand_v proper_o and_o exclusive_a of_o the_o asia_n proconsularis_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tomo_fw-la sexto_fw-la savil._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 381._o chap_n viii_o §_o i._o this_o forty_o season_n particular_o observe_v by_o the_o candidate_n for_o baptism_n §_o ii_o and_o by_o penitent_n §_o i._o for_o the_o time_n that_o follow_v we_o shall_v have_v little_a dispute_n about_o the_o practice_n of_o forty_o day_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o solemn_a time_n before_o easter_n some_o way_n or_o other_o observe_v in_o all_o the_o church_n none_o will_v deny_v this_o be_v evident_a and_o absolute_o unquestionable_a from_o st._n cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n st._n ambrose_n of_o milan_n st._n chrysostome_n st._n jerome_n and_o st._n augustine_n who_o express_o mention_v forty_o day_n as_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n and_o athanasius_n speak_v of_o more_o week_n than_o one_o of_o the_o forty_o season_n i_o shall_v not_o therefore_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o the_o unnecessary_a allegation_n of_o all_o those_o testimony_n but_o only_o 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