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fast_v 207._o fast_v hooker_n eccles_n polit_fw-la l._n 5._o nu_fw-la 72._o pa._n 207._o some_o think_v it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o the_o jew_n make_v in_o fast_v on_o holy_a day_n till_o the_o public_a service_n be_v end_v and_o that_o their_o complaint_n against_o christ_n disciple_n 2._o disciple_n luke_n 6.1_o 2._o for_o rub_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n do_v imply_v so_o much_o for_o their_o meaning_n be_v say_v they_o to_o find_v fault_n with_o they_o mean_v be_v say_v they_o to_o find_v fault_n with_o they_o for_o break_v not_o the_o rest_n but_o the_o fast_o of_o the_o sabbath_n 250._o sabbath_n hebraeorum_n illa_fw-la fuit_fw-la à _fw-la majoribus_fw-la tradita_fw-la &_o usu_fw-la recipta_fw-la ac_fw-la tanquam_fw-la lege_fw-la probata_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la ut_fw-la von_fw-mi siceret_fw-la diebus_fw-la festis_fw-la cviquam_fw-la ante_fw-la sextam_fw-la boran_n prandere_fw-la baron_fw-fr ton_fw-fr 1._o ann_n 34._o nu_fw-la 243._o pag._n 250._o which_o by_o their_o custom_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v till_o dinner_n time_n or_o after_o the_o divine_a service_n and_o for_o this_o interpretation_n there_o may_v be_v give_v this_o reason_n that_o the_o rub_n of_o corn_n for_o stay_v of_o hunger_n be_v so_o small_a a_o work_n that_o in_o reason_n it_o can_v be_v think_v to_o offend_v any_o no_o not_o a_o pharisee_n it_o be_v less_o labour_n than_o every_o man_n do_v use_v at_o his_o ordinary_a meal_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n for_o the_o furnish_n of_o the_o table_n the_o dish_v out_o of_o the_o meat_n the_o draw_v of_o drink_n and_o carve_v that_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o every_o man_n use_n which_o not_o pharisee_n will_v reprove_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n will_v require_v as_o much_o both_o time_n &_o labour_n as_o that_o which_o the_o disciple_n here_o do_v bestow_v but_o let_v this_o go_v for_o a_o conjecture_n as_o i_o will_v not_o urge_v it_o for_o any_o point_n of_o faith_n thus_o much_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o 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unto_o his_o master_n that_o make_v abraham_n servant_n say_v 24.33_o say_v genes_n 24.33_o i_o will_v not_o eat_v till_o i_o have_v tell_v my_o errand_n and_o respect_v it_o be_v to_o his_o heavenly_a father_n that_o make_v our_o saviour_n to_o 4.34_o to_o joh._n 4.34_o refuse_v his_o own_o meat_n till_o he_o have_v do_v his_o father_n will_n and_o finish_v his_o worke._n and_o so_o it_o be_v respect_n unto_o god_n that_o 16.11_o that_o 1_o sam._n 16.11_o samuel_n will_v not_o sit_v down_o till_o david_n be_v send_v for_o that_o he_o may_v anoint_v he_o as_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o otherwise_o the_o service_n which_o they_o do_v do_v before_o meat_n might_n for_o any_o thing_n that_o do_v appear_v by_o the_o text_n have_v be_v as_o convenient_o perform_v after_o it_o and_o so_o we_o shall_v declare_v our_o respect_n to_o god_n and_o reverence_n to_o his_o holy_a
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hungry_a to_o clothe_v the_o naked_a etc._n etc._n by_o all_o which_o it_o do_v appear_v that_o god_n make_v no_o account_n of_o fast_v if_o it_o be_v not_o join_v with_o charity_n towards_o the_o poor_a and_o just_a deal_n towards_o all_o man_n the_o ancient_a father_n agreeable_o to_o scripture_n be_v eloquent_a and_o plentiful_a in_o this_o argument_n saint_n ambrose_n 61._o ambrose_n illi_fw-la qui_fw-la ieiunant_fw-la à _fw-la cibo_fw-la &_o non_fw-la se_fw-la abstinent_a à _fw-la malo_fw-la simile_n sunt_fw-la diabolo_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la manducat_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la à _fw-la malo_fw-la non_fw-la cessat_fw-la ambros_n serm._n 43._o p._n 61._o he_o that_o fa_v from_o meat_n and_o abstain_v not_o from_o sin_n be_v like_o the_o devil_n who_o do_v not_o eat_v and_o yet_o cease_v not_o from_o sin_n and_o again_o the_o same_o father_n 59_o father_n qui_fw-la abstinemus_fw-la prandia_fw-la nostra_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la praerogemus_fw-la sie_z tu_fw-la pro_fw-la delictia_fw-la tuis_fw-la ieiunus_fw-la dominum_fw-la rogue_n &_o ille_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la satiatus_fw-la exoret_fw-la utrumque_fw-la tibi_fw-la proficiens_fw-la &_o tua_fw-la fames_fw-la &_o saturitas_fw-la mendicorum_fw-la serm._n 41._o pag._n 59_o we_o that_o fast_o say_v he_o let_v we_o give_v our_o dinner_n to_o the_o poor_a so_o thou_o fast_a shall_v ask_v god_n pardon_v for_o thy_o sin_n and_o he_o be_v fill_v shall_v obtain_v it_o for_o thou_o and_o both_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v for_o thy_o good_a both_o thy_o fast_n and_o the_o poor_a man_n eat_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n speak_v saint_n augustin_n g._n augustin_n tum_o gratae_fw-la sunt_fw-la deo_fw-la nostrae_fw-la ieiunia_fw-la si_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la necessitate_v ieiunant_n reficiantur_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr temp._n ser._n 64._o pag._n 231._o g._n then_o be_v our_o fast_n accept_v with_o god_n say_v he_o if_o they_o which_o fast_o because_o they_o want_v meat_n be_v relieve_v by_o us._n and_o again_o the_o same_o father_n and_o in_o the_o same_o sermon_n e._n sermon_n dum_fw-la à _fw-la licitit_fw-la abstinemus_fw-la magis_fw-la ac_fw-la magis_fw-la admonemur_fw-la illicita_fw-la vitare_fw-la qui_fw-la enim_fw-la abstinemus_fw-la nos_fw-la à _fw-la carnibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la alijs_fw-la diebus_fw-la uti_fw-la licet_fw-la etc._n etc._n imprimis_fw-la peccata_fw-la fugiamas_fw-la quae_fw-la omninò_fw-la nunquam_fw-la license_fw-la itaque_fw-la si_fw-la volumus_fw-la bene_fw-la ieiunare_fw-la à _fw-la cibis_fw-la ante_fw-la omne_fw-la ieiunemus_fw-la &_o à _fw-la vitijs_fw-la augustin_n de_fw-fr temp._n serm._n 64._o dominic_n 1._o quadrage_n p._n 231._o e._n while_o we_o abstain_v from_o lawful_a thing_n we_o be_v admonish_v more_o and_o more_o to_o eschew_v unlanifull_a thing_n for_o we_o that_o abstain_v from_o flesh_n which_o at_o other_o time_n we_o may_v use_v ought_v especial_o to_o avoid_v sin_n which_o may_v never_o be_v use_v and_o therefore_o if_o woe_n will_v fast_o 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ieiunabat_fw-la christus_fw-la hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la dicitur_fw-la propter_fw-la duo_fw-la primò_fw-la propter_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la jeiunij_fw-la judaeorun_n nam_fw-la judaei_n quando_fw-la ieiunant_fw-la per_fw-la totam_fw-la diem_fw-la nihil_fw-la comedunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la post_fw-la occasum_fw-la solis_fw-la cùm_fw-la incipiunt_fw-la apparere_fw-la astra_fw-la per_fw-la noctem_fw-la comedunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n si_fw-mi ergo_fw-la diceretur_fw-la quòd_fw-la christus_fw-la ieiunavit_fw-la quadraginla_fw-la diebus_fw-la intelligeretur_fw-la quòd_fw-la per_fw-la noctes_fw-la comedebat_fw-la sicut_fw-la indaeis_n solitum_fw-la erat_fw-la tostat_fw-la in_o 4._o matt._n q._n 11._o pag._n 372._o b._n say_v that_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o fast_o as_o well_o the_o night_n as_o the_o day_n for_o two_o reason_n first_o because_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o they_o when_o they_o fast_o do_v eat_v nothing_o all_o the_o day_n
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