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A47636	The keeping of holy days recommended in a sermon preached at Hadham before the Right Honourable and Right Reverend Father in God, Henry, Lord Bishop of London, &c. at his Lordships late conference with his clergy there / by Thomas Leigh ...	Leigh, Thomas, 1633 or 4-1686.	1684 (1684)	Wing L1021; ESTC R13950	18,956	38

the_o keep_n of_o holy_a day_n recommend_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o hadham_n before_o the_o right_n honourable_a and_o right_a reverend_n father_z in_o god_n henry_n lord_z bishop_n of_o london_n etc._n etc._n at_o his_o lordship_n late_a conference_n with_o his_o clergy_n there_o by_o thomas_n leigh_n b._n d._n vicar_n of_o bishop_n stortford_n london_n print_v by_o h._n hill_n jun._n for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1684._o cujus_fw-la mandato_fw-la hoc_fw-la quicquid_fw-la est_fw-la dudum_fw-la aures_fw-la multorum_fw-la nunc_fw-la oculos_fw-la omnium_fw-la metuit_fw-la villae_fw-la meae_fw-la natalis_fw-la domino_fw-la primario_fw-la vicariatûs_fw-la quo_fw-la ibidem_fw-la fungor_fw-la patrono_fw-la extraordinario_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la londini_fw-la &_o quaquà_fw-la patemus_fw-la trinobantes_n antistiti_fw-la vigilantissimo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n lumini_fw-la &_o columini_fw-la pietatis_fw-la primaevae_fw-la cultori_fw-la eximio_fw-la reformatae_fw-la religionis_fw-la adsertori_n fortissimo_fw-la cleri_fw-la svi_fw-la inspectori_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o speculo_fw-la vindici_fw-la pariter_fw-la ac_fw-la judici_fw-la integerrimo_fw-la henrico_n praenobilis_fw-la compto_fw-la norum_n familiae_fw-la summo_fw-la decori_fw-la &_o ornamento_fw-la viro_fw-la nullis_fw-la non_fw-la nominibus_fw-la honorando_fw-la i_fw-mi meáque_fw-la omne_fw-la quantâ_fw-la licet_fw-la demissione_fw-la atque_fw-la observantiâ_fw-la lmqddcq_n t._n l._n psalm_n 118.24_o this_o be_v the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v we_o will_v rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a in_o it_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o present_a meeting_n be_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n of_o set_v apart_o and_o keep_v certain_a day_n for_o the_o more_o special_a worship_n of_o god_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v holy_a and_o into_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v no_o better_o keep_v the_o former_a i_o shall_v chief_o speak_v to_o from_o 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from_o god_n rest_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v omit_v the_o reason_n express_v ex._n 20._o and_o still_o retain_v by_o we_o and_o this_o be_v insert_v in_o the_o room_n thereof_o remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o servant_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n bring_v thou_o out_o thence_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o by_o a_o outstretch_a arm_n therefore_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n command_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath-day_n 2._o that_o the_o passover_n be_v therefore_o also_o command_v be_v so_o notorious_a that_o i_o need_v say_v nothing_o this_o be_v a_o feast_n of_o seven_o day_n on_o the_o first_o whereof_o this_o deliverance_n be_v wrought_v this_o say_v ex._n 12.14_o day_n shall_v be_v to_o you_o for_o a_o memorial_n and_o you_o shall_v keep_v it_o a_o feast_n to_o the_o lord_n throughout_o your_o generation_n you_o shall_v keep_v it_o a_o feast_n by_o a_o ordinance_n for_o ever_o 3._o that_o of_o pentecost_n which_o be_v ordain_v in_o 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thy_o servant_n and_o thou_o shall_v remember_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o bondman_n in_o egypt_n 4._o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n have_v the_o like_a reference_n levit._n 23.42_o 43._o you_o shall_v dwell_v in_o booth_n seven_o day_n that_o your_o generation_n may_v know_v that_o i_o make_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o dwell_v in_o booth_n when_o i_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n 5._o add_v how_o the_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n call_v a_o sabbath_n a_o memorial_n of_o blow_v of_o trumpet_n a_o holy_a convocation_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v ordain_v in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o take_n of_o jericho_n by_o the_o blow_n of_o trumpet_n the_o take_n of_o which_o city_n be_v the_o first_o possession_n the_o israelite_n take_v of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o a_o earnest_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n we_o need_v not_o here_o dissemble_v what_o p._n fagius_n tell_v we_o how_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o 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