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A48316 Sunday a Sabbath, or, A preparative discourse for discussion of sabbatary doubts by John Ley ... Ley, John, 1583-1662. 1641 (1641) Wing L1886; ESTC R22059 159,110 245

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asebesis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o the_o grammatical_a sense_n do_v signify_v impiety_n and_o profaneness_n as_o locico_n as_o budaeus_fw-la in_o locico_n budaeus_fw-la render_v it_o but_o in_o plutarch_n it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o inordinate_a motion_n and_o agitation_n of_o the_o people_n devote_v to_o bacchus_n who_o be_v call_v in_o many_o place_n of_o greece_n sabboi_n and_o who_o in_o their_o bacchinal_n use_v to_o reiterate_v these_o word_n evoi_fw-fr and_o sabboi_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o oration_n of_o the_o crown_n which_o demosthenes_n make_v against_o eschines_n as_o also_o in_o the_o poet_n menander_n so_o far_o plutarch_n more_o like_o a_o vain_a poet_n than_o a_o grave_a historian_n as_o most_v what_o he_o be_v to_o which_o purpose_n it_o be_v pertinent_a to_o observe_v that_o as_o 11._o as_o hensius_n exercit_fw-la sacr_n cap._n 1._o pag._n 11._o hensius_n have_v it_o sabasius_n be_v one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o bacchus_n among_o the_o greek_n and_o thence_o be_v sabazein_o a_o word_n use_v as_o 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d budaeus_fw-la lexic_fw-la verb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d budaeus_fw-la note_v among_o the_o thracian_n import_v bacchanal_n excess_n and_o disorder_n from_o that_o plutarch_n say_v hensius_n insinuate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n sabbath_n to_o be_v derive_v but_o he_o be_v deceive_v i_o mean_v plutarch_n for_o both_o word_n and_o practice_n be_v rather_o greek_a then_o hebrew_n and_o hence_o be_v that_o which_o princip_n which_o graeco_fw-la more_fw-it potare_fw-la interpretantur_fw-la quidem_fw-la grandibus_fw-la poculis_fw-la se_fw-la invitare_fw-la cael_n rhod._n lib._n 18._o cap._n 16._o col_fw-fr 1292._o princip_n rhodiginus_fw-la note_v of_o the_o grecian_n viz._n that_o to_o drink_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o greek_n be_v to_o provoke_v one_o another_o to_o excess_n with_o great_a cup_n and_o pergraecari_fw-la in_o plautus_n be_v take_v for_o excessive_a eat_n