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nis_n day_n of_o the_o mon._n of_o april_n the_o feriae_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o two_o 5_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tear_v 2_o iii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 3_o iv_o vii_o  _fw-fr 4_o five_o 1_o  _fw-fr 5_o vi_o 2_o ☉_o in_o ♈_o 6_o vii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 7_o viii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 8_o ix_o 5_o  _fw-fr 9_o x_o â—_o exod._n 12._o v._o 3._o 10_o xi_o vii_o segregation_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb._n 11_o xii_o 1_o  _fw-fr 12_o xiii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 13_o fourteen_o 3_o  _fw-fr 14_o xv_o 4_o out_o of_o egypt_n 15_o xvi_o 5_o the_o pas_n first-born_a slay_v departure_n 16_o xvii_o 6_o they_o pitch_v their_o tent_n in_o etham_n 17_o xviii_o vii_o they_o pitch_v in_o pihahiroth_n 18_o xix_o 1_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n 19_o xx_o 2_o  _fw-fr 20_o xxi_o 3_o they_o pitch_v in_o marah_n 21_o xxii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxiii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 23_o xxiv_o 6_o  _fw-fr 24_o xxv_o vii_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxvi_o 1_o  _fw-fr 26_o xxvii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 27_o xxviii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 28_o xxix_o 4_o  _fw-fr 29_o xxx_o 5_o  _fw-fr 30_o i_o of_o may_v 6_o  _fw-fr d._n of_o the_o mon._n jiar_n day_n of_o the_o mon._n of_o may._n the_o feriae_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o two_o vii_o  _fw-fr 2_o iii_o 1_o  _fw-fr 3_o iv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 4_o five_o 3_o  _fw-fr 5_o vi_o 4_o  _fw-fr 6_o vii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 7_o viii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 8_o ix_o vii_o  _fw-fr 9_o x_o 1_o  _fw-fr 10_o xi_o 2_o  _fw-fr 11_o xii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 12_o xiii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 13_o fourteen_o 5_o  _fw-fr 14_o xv_o 6_o  _fw-fr 15_o xvi_o vii_o they_o come_v to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n 16_o xvii_o 1_o the_o gather_v of_o manna_n 17_o xviii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 18_o xix_o 3_o  _fw-fr 19_o xx_o 4_o  _fw-fr 20_o xxi_o 5_o  _fw-fr 21_o xxii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxiii_o vii_o no_o manna_n by_o
they_o act_v preposterous_o who_o give_v in_o their_o chronological_a write_n whole_a theory_n and_o those_o of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o fix_a star_n which_o petavius_n 886._o petavius_n de_fw-fr doctrina_fw-la temp_n lib._n 8._o de_fw-fr veris_fw-la &_o accutatis_fw-la solis_fw-la ac_fw-la lunae_fw-la motibus_fw-la &_o amborum_fw-la deliquiis_fw-la agitur_fw-la à _fw-la pag._n 696._o usque_fw-la pag._n 886._o have_v also_o do_v in_o a_o very_a prolix_a work_n whereas_o the_o knowledge_n of_o astronomy_n be_v suppose_v or_o take_v for_o grant_v by_o a_o chronologer_n §_o 3._o it_o may_v sometime_o happen_v the_o aequinox_n chronologer_n not_o only_o the_o mean_v timex_fw-la the_o aequinoe_n solstice_n and_o conjunction_n of_o the_o luminarier_n but_o also_o the_o true_a be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v by_o a_o chronologer_n solstice_n also_o the_o mean_a new_a and_o full_a moon_n may_v fall_v upon_o another_o day_n as_o the_o true_a may_v but_o whereas_o to_o find_v out_o the_o true_a place_n of_o the_o luminary_n require_v a_o more_o prolix_a calculation_n let_v the_o chronologer_n consult_v the_o astronomer_n but_o whereas_o such_o alteration_n seldom_o happen_v he_o may_v be_v not_o perfect_a in_o astronomy_n be_v content_a with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o mean_a motion_n §_o 4._o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o planet_n their_o assign_v other_o astronomical_a character_n beside_o what_o be_v lay_v down_o may_v be_v assign_v mutual_a aspect_n their_o ingress_n into_o other_o point_n of_o the_o zodiac_n beside_o the_o cardinal_n one_o with_o other_o character_n yet_o less_o frequent_a may_v be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o chronological_n concern_v chap._n ii_o of_o the_o hebdomatic_a or_o weekly_a character_n 1._o the_o weekly_a character_n be_v that_o whereby_o we_o distinguish_v one_o day_n of_o the_o week_n from_o another_o 2._o the_o week_n be_v a_o system_fw-la of_o 7_o day_n continual_o recur_v and_o to_o this_o end_n divine_o ordain_v that_o the_o 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sanctify_v and_o from_o hence_o man_n to_o who_o that_o law_n be_v give_v aught_o to_o continue_v it_o so_o since_o that_o sanction_n be_v make_v only_o 27._o only_o mark_v 2._o 27._o because_o of_o man_n but_o upon_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n this_o sanction_n be_v make_v from_o thence_o there_o be_v derive_v the_o remarkableness_n of_o this_o character_n add_v to_o this_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o scripture_n as_o a_o note_a thing_n even_o before_o the_o 26._o the_o exod._n 16_o 26._o law_n be_v make_v which_o without_o doubt_n the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o d_o heb._n refer_v assert_v that_o eternal_a rest_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o his_o child_n not_o only_o by_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n but_o also_o by_o that_o sabbath_n which_o be_v prefigure_v from_o the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n some_o also_o will_v refer_v to_o this_o that_o passage_n of_o 11._o of_o gen._n 8._o 11._o noah_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n send_v not_o out_o the_o bird_n till_o after_o the_o seven_o day_n to_o try_v whether_o the_o water_n be_v abate_v which_o argument_n sufficient_o restrain_v and_o fix_v the_o sanction_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n as_o a_o positive_a and_o moral_a duty_n upon_o man_n notwithstanding_o the_o objection_n of_o 3._o c_o chap._n 6._o 3._o rivetus_n 3._o â—ob_v loeum_fw-la tomarus_n rivetus_n some_o against_o it_o who_o will_v have_v the_o sabbath_n take_v its_o original_a from_o the_o rain_v of_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n §_o 2._o all_o chronologer_n who_o admit_v the_o antiquity_n time_n the_o order_n of_o the_o feriâ—_n or_o day_n in_o the_o week_n have_v be_v preserve_v always_o incorrupt_a till_o our_o time_n of_o the_o hebdomatic_a cycle_n always_o look_v upon_o the_o order_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n to_o have_v be_v the_o same_o so_o that_o to_o deny_v it_o will_v be_v to_o call_v in_o doubt_n one_o of_o the_o first_o principle_n in_o chronology_n §_o 3._o 8._o 3._o joseph_n scaliger_n lib_fw-la de_fw-la eâ—â—nt_fw-la temp._n p._n 8._o some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o roman_a feriae_fw-la why_o all_o the_o day_n in_o the_o week_n be_v now_o call_v feriae_fw-la church_n who_o all_o chronologer_n follow_v call_v every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n feria_n feria_n 1_o man_fw-mi feria_n 2_o da_fw-mi etc._n etc._n because_o the_o old_a ecclesiastical_a year_n begin_v from_o the_o pasca_fw-la and_o the_o pasca_fw-la be_v call_v annus_fw-la novus_fw-la as_o now_o in_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n in_o that_o of_o constantinople_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o pascal_n week_n be_v call_v feriati_fw-la as_o st._n jeromâ—_n and_o other_o ancient_n witness_n and_o hence_o it_o obtain_v for_o the_o day_n of_o the_o other_o week_n to_o be_v call_v feriae_fw-la in_o imitation_n of_o that_o some_o say_v we_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o this_o reckon_a of_o which_o hereafter_o but_o tostatus_n and_o after_o he_o cornâ—à _fw-la lapide_fw-la that_o the_o church_n by_o the_o institution_n of_o pope_n sylvester_n call_v all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n feriae_fw-la first_o because_o every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o holiday_n to_o a_o christian_a second_o that_o so_o far_o as_o relate_v to_o ecclesiastic_a office_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n those_o day_n be_v real_o feriâ—_n or_o festa_fw-la holiday_n and_o every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v rest_v from_o but_o divine_a worship_n §_o 4._o we_o can_v seek_v for_o the_o derivation_n of_o this_o word_n sabbath_n among_o the_o greek_n as_o plutarch_n have_v do_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o name_n of_o reveler_n nor_o among_o the_o egyptian_n à _fw-la sabbo_n a_o word_n signify_v a_o disease_n in_o the_o groin_n but_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v rest_n as_o refer_v to_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n when_o after_o six_o day_n creation_n he_o rest_v upon_o the_o seven_o 5._o seven_o lib._n 5._o cornelius_n tacitus_n be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o jewish_a custom_n have_v invent_v several_a fable_n about_o the_o original_a of_o the_o word_n which_o may_v be_v peruse_v by_o any_o one_o that_o think_v it_o worth_a his_o pain_n §_o 5._o in_o time_n past_a they_o do_v not_o only_o call_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o sabbath_n but_o from_o sabbath_n what_o it_o be_v we_o ought_v to_o understand_v about_o the_o use_n and_o signification_n â—f_o the_o word_n sabbath_n this_o very_a day_n all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n receive_v their_o denomination_n as_o our_o sunday_n they_o call_v the_o one_o or_o first_o 9_o first_o matth_n 28._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 16._o 2._o mark_v 16._o 9_o day_n after_o the_o sabbath_n our_o monday_n the_o second_o day_n after_o the_o sabbath_n tuesday_n the_o three_o and_o so_o on_o that_o by_o the_o word_n sabbath_n they_o sometime_o mean_v the_o whole_a week_n be_v evident_a from_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o proud_a pharisee_fw-mi 12._o pharisee_fw-mi luke_n 22._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o fast_o twice_o in_o the_o week_n on_o the_o contrary_a for_o the_o word_n week_n the_o ancient_n will_v sometime_o use_v the_o term_n sabbath_n as_o in_o this_o passage_n 11._o passage_n 2_o maccab_n 6._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v no_o more_o than_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n §_o 6._o among_o divers_a opinion_n about_o it_o that_o of_o 〈◊〉_d what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v of_o the_o sabbatum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scaliger_n seem_v to_o be_v most_o reasonable_a and_o have_v be_v approve_v of_o by_o b._n schmidius_n langius_n and_o other_o viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hebraicè_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o sabbath_n after_o the_o second_o of_o the_o
reason_n of_o the_o sabbath_n 23_o xxiv_o 1_o they_o come_v in_o raphidim_n 24_o xxv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxvi_o 3_o moses_n strike_v water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n 26_o xxvii_o 4_o the_o jew_n vanquish_v the_o amalekite_n 27_o xxviii_o 5_o jethro_n come_v to_o moses_n 28_o xxix_o 6_o election_n of_o the_o lxx_o elder_n 29_o xxx_o vii_o  _fw-fr d._n of_o the_o mon._n siv_n day_n of_o the_o mon._n of_o june_n the_o feriae_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o xxxi_o 1_o they_o come_v into_o the_o wildern_n of_o sinai_n exod._n 19_o v._o 1._o 2_o i_o june_n 2_o  _fw-fr 3_o two_o 3_o  _fw-fr 4_o iii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 5_o iv_o 5_o  _fw-fr 6_o five_o 6_o  _fw-fr 7_o vi_o vii_o beginning_n of_o the_o 40_o day_n moses_n stay_v 8_o vii_o 1_o upon_o the_o mount_n the_o end_n of_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o month_n of_o tamuz_n which_o be_v observe_v as_o a_o fastday_n by_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n 9_o viii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 10_o ix_o 3_o  _fw-fr 11_o x_o 4_o  _fw-fr 12_o xi_o 5_o  _fw-fr 13_o xii_o 6_o  _fw-fr 14_o xiii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 15_o fourteen_o 1_o  _fw-fr 16_o xv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 17_o xvi_o 3_o  _fw-fr 18_o xvii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 19_o xviii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 20_o xix_o 6_o  _fw-fr 21_o xx_o vii_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxi_o 1_o  _fw-fr 23_o xxii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 24_o xxiii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxiv_o 4_o  _fw-fr 26_o xxv_o 5_o  _fw-fr 27_o xxvi_o 6_o  _fw-fr 28_o xxvii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 29_o â—xviii_n 1_o  _fw-fr 3â—_n xxix_o 2_o  _fw-fr §_o 6._o the_o word_n in_o 6._o in_o cap._n 12._o v._n 6._o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a passover_n of_o the_o time_n when_o they_o kill_v the_o lamb_n for_o the_o passover_n assembly_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n shall_v kill_v it_o betwixt_o the_o two_o evening_n have_v meet_v with_o various_a interpretation_n aben_n ezra_n understand_v by_o it_o the_o interval_n betwixt_o sunset_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o night_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v also_o rabbi_n david_n kimchi_n but_o since_o according_a to_o judaic_n to_o l._n 7._o c._n 17._o de_fw-fr bel._n 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