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hierom_n chrysostome_n and_o gregory_n the_o great_a man_n of_o renown_n for_o piety_n and_o learning_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o by_o many_o other_o learned_a man_n in_o the_o time_n succeed_v though_o otherwise_o of_o different_a persuasion_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n but_o ryvet_n and_o the_o lord_n primate_n hold_v the_o same_o opinion_n both_o of_o they_o ground_v the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o sabbath_n on_o a_o positive_a law_n legem_fw-la de_fw-la sabbato_fw-la positivam_fw-la non_fw-la naturalem_fw-la agnoscimus_fw-la be_v the_o word_n of_o ryvet_n p._n 173._o which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o lord_n primate_fw-la jus_o divinum_fw-la positivum_fw-la though_o in_o different_a term_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v no_o marvel_n if_o ryvet_v argument_n be_v cry_v up_o for_o vindicate_v that_o passage_n in_o the_o second_o of_o genesis_n in_o so_o full_a a_o manner_n that_o the_o lord_n primate_n can_v see_v no_o reason_n in_o the_o earth_n why_o any_o man_n shall_v make_v doubt_n thereof_o and_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v good_a reason_n for_o it_o though_o he_o see_v it_o not_o now_o that_o the_o seven_o day_n sabbath_n be_v not_o a_o part_n or_o branch_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v a_o necessary_a consequent_a follow_v upon_o the_o fix_v of_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o it_o in_o the_o second_o of_o genesis_n will_v evident_o appear_v by_o the_o concurrent_a testimony_n of_o learned_a man_n both_o of_o the_o elder_n and_o last_o time_n it_o be_v indeed_o natural_o ingraff_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o grecian_a orator_n imprimis_fw-la venerare_fw-la dium_n say_v the_o latin_a poet._n and_o it_o be_v also_o natural_o ingraff_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n not_o
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precept_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n or_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o to_o be_v dispense_v withal_o upon_o any_o occasion_n or_o necessity_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v and_o much_o less_o to_o be_v change_v and_o abrogate_a at_o the_o will_n of_o man_n which_o explanation_n not_o to_o dispute_v the_o mutability_n or_o immutability_n of_o a_o positive_a law_n will_v find_v as_o many_o adversary_n as_o the_o proposition_n as_o that_o which_o cross_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o some_o of_o the_o first_o martyr_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o with_o the_o first_o reformer_n and_o other_o lead_a man_n of_o the_o protestant_n and_o reform_a church_n and_o first_o it_o be_v resolve_v thus_o by_o mr._n tyndal_n a_o man_n sufficient_o famous_a for_o his_o great_a pain_n in_o translate_n 287._o the_o bible_n into_o english_a who_o suffer_v martyrdom_n in_o the_o year_n 1536._o as_o for_o the_o sabbath_n say_v he_o we_o be_v lord_n over_o the_o sabbath_n and_o may_v yet_o change_v 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people_n shall_v come_v together_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o ordain_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o sabbath_n which_o be_v saturday_n the_o next_o day_n follow_v which_o be_v sunday_n and_o although_o they_o may_v have_v keep_v the_o saturday_n with_o the_o jew_n as_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a yet_o they_o do_v much_o better_o which_o word_n of_o he_o if_o they_o seem_v rather_o to_o demonstrate_v the_o church_n power_n in_o alter_v the_o time_n of_o worship_n from_o one_o day_n to_o another_o than_o the_o mutability_n of_o the_o precept_n on_o the_o which_o it_o be_v found_v i_o be_o sure_a that_o zuinglius_fw-la the_o first_o reformer_n of_o the_o church_n among_o the_o swisser_n will_v speak_v more_o full_o to_o the_o purpose_n harken_v now_o 254._o valentine_n say_v he_o by_o what_o way_n and_o mean_v the_o sabbath_n may_v be_v make_v a_o ceremony_n if_o either_o we_o observe_v that_o day_n which_o the_o jew_n once_o do_v or_o think_v the_o lord_n day_n so_o affix_v unto_o any_o time_n ut_fw-la nefas_fw-la sit_fw-la illum_fw-la in_o aliud_fw-la tempus_fw-la transfer_v that_o we_o conceive_v it_o a_o impiety_n it_o shall_v be_v change_v unto_o another_o on_o which_o as_o well_o as_o upon_o that_o we_o may_v not_o rest_v from_o labour_n and_o hearken_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n if_o perhaps_o such_o necessity_n shall_v be_v this_o will_v indeed_o make_v it_o become_v a_o ceremony_n but_o calvin_n speak_v more_o plain_a than_o he_o when_o he_o profess_v that_o he_o regard_v not_o so_o much_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o ut_fw-la ejus_fw-la servituti_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la astringeret_fw-la as_o to_o enthral_v the_o church_n unto_o it_o and_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o much_o as_o can_v be_v comprehend_v in_o so_o narrow_a a_o compass_n more_o large_o vrsine_n the_o divinity_n reader_n in_o the_o university_n of_o heidelberg_n and_o a_o great_a follower_n of_o calvin_n in_o all_o his_o write_n who_o make_v this_o difference_n between_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o the_o sabbath_n that_o it_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a to_o the_o jew_n either_o to_o neglect_v or_o change_v the_o sabbath_n without_o express_a 103._o commandment_n from_o god_n himself_o as_o be_v a_o ceremonial_a part_n of_o divine_a worship_n but_o for_o the_o christian_a church_n that_o that_o may_v design_n the_o first_o or_o second_o or_o any_o other_o day_n to_o god_n public_a service_n so_o that_o our_o christian_a liberty_n be_v not_o thereby_o infringe_v or_o any_o opinion_n of_o necessity_n or_o holiness_n affix_v unto_o they_o ecclesia_fw-la verò_fw-la christiana_n primum_fw-la vel_fw-la alium_fw-la diem_fw-la tribuit_fw-la ministerio_fw-la salva_fw-la sua_fw-la libertate_fw-la sine_fw-la opinion_n cultus_fw-la vel_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la as_o his_o own_o word_n be_v chemnitius_n yet_o more_o plain_o for_o the_o lutheran_n church_n who_o frequent_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v libera_fw-la observatio_fw-la a_o voluntary_a observation_n that_o 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four_o so_o they_o which_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o sanctify_a of_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o be_v not_o the_o moral_a part_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n do_v imply_v no_o less_o of_o which_o opinion_n beside_o tostatus_n and_o the_o schoolman_n before_o remember_v we_o find_v also_o calvin_n to_o have_v be_v lib._n instit_n 2._o c._n 8._o 11._o 34._o beside_o simler_n in_o exod._n 20._o aretius_n in_o his_o common_a place_n loco_fw-la 55._o franciscus_n gomarus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la &_o institutione_n sabbati_fw-la ryvet_n in_o exod._n 20._o p._n 190._o to_o who_o chemnitius_n may_v be_v add_v for_o the_o lutheran_n church_n in_o one_o of_o which_o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o the_o sanctify_a of_o a_o seven_o day_n rather_o then_o of_o the_o eight_o or_o nine_o juris_fw-la est_fw-la divini_fw-la sed_fw-la ceremonialis_fw-la and_o if_o it_o be_v ceremonial_a only_o 20._o though_o of_o god_n appointment_n it_o must_v be_v subject_a unto_o change_n and_o mutability_n as_o well_o as_o circumcision_n and_o the_o passover_n or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o legal_a or_o moysaicall_a ordinance_n and_o by_o another_o it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o can_v neither_o be_v make_v good_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o text_n of_o scripture_n or_o any_o solid_a argument_n draw_v sabbati_fw-la from_o thence_o vnum_fw-la è_fw-la septem_fw-la diebus_fw-la ex_fw-la vi_fw-la praecepti_fw-la quarti_fw-la ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la dei_fw-la necessariò_fw-la observandum_fw-la that_o by_o the_o four_o commandment_n one_o day_n in_o seven_o be_v of_o necessity_n to_o be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n service_n which_o do_v as_o plain_o contradict_v the_o lord_n primate_fw-la second_v proposition_n as_o the_o explication_n of_o it_o be_v find_v contrary_a to_o the_o rest_n before_o the_o second_o way_n whereby_o the_o lord_n primate_n do_v strengthen_v and_o support_v his_o positive_a law_n and_o make_v it_o to_o come_v more_o near_o to_o the_o sabbatarian_o of_o these_o late_a time_n be_v by_o his_o fix_v the_o first_o institution_n of_o it_o on_o the_o second_o of_o genesis_n which_o make_v it_o equal_a in_o a_o manner_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n if_o not_o part_v thereof_o for_o that_o the_o institution_n of_o it_o in_o the_o first_o beginning_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o make_v it_o a_o part_n or_o branch_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v infer_v first_o from_o these_o word_n of_o tostatus_n in_o gen._n 2._o num_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la cum_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la sanctificatum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la in_o primordio_fw-la rerum_fw-la etc._n etc._n whether_o the_o sabbath_n be_v sanctify_v by_o god_n in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o world_n have_v be_v observe_v by_o man_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o second_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v from_o dr._n prideaux_n in_o his_o tract_n de_fw-fr sabbato_fw-la sect._n 2._o some_o say_v he_o fetch_v the_o original_a of_o the_o sabbath_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n
by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n l._n 5._o stromat_n &_o eusebius_n lib._n 13._o de_fw-fr praeparat_fw-la evangel_n which_o verse_n and_o four_o other_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n he_o may_v have_v find_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o sabbath_n part_n 1_o chap_n 4._o num._n 9_o and_o there_o he_o may_v have_v find_v also_o that_o those_o verse_n have_v be_v former_o allege_v by_o a_o learned_a jew_n name_v aristobulus_n who_o live_v about_o the_o time_n of_o ptolemy_n philometor_n king_n of_o egypt_n the_o three_o poet_n which_o i_o find_v here_o cite_v be_v homer_n linus_n and_o callimachus_n the_o three_o verse_n these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o these_o verse_n which_o prove_v either_o the_o proposition_n or_o the_o supposition_n touch_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n more_o than_o any_o other_o but_o only_o that_o the_o poet_n be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o creation_n be_v finish_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n as_o himself_o acknowledge_v p._n 86._o now_o how_o these_o poet_n come_v to_o know_v that_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v finish_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v tell_v we_o by_o aristobulus_n before_o mention_v namely_o that_o euseb_n the_o poet_n have_v consult_v with_o the_o holy_a bible_n and_o from_o thence_o suck_v this_o knowledge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o his_o own_o word_n be_v and_o this_o may_v be_v agreeable_a enough_o to_o the_o time_n they_o live_v in_o for_o homer_n who_o be_v the_o old_a of_o they_o flourish_v about_o 500_o year_n from_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n which_o happen_v in_o or_o near_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n the_o son_n of_o david_n the_o most_o mighty_a monarch_n of_o the_o hebrew_n at_o what_o time_n the_o people_n manage_v a_o great_a trade_n in_o egypt_n and_o hold_v good_a correspondence_n with_o those_o of_o tyre_n from_o both_o of_o which_o be_v seafaring_a nation_n the_o greek_n may_v come_v unto_o the_o knowledge_n derive_v to_o they_o from_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n and_o as_o for_o callimachus_n who_o be_v the_o late_a of_o the_o three_o he_o live_v not_o till_o 700._o year_n from_o the_o time_n of_o homer_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o seleucus_n nicanor_n the_o first_o king_n of_o syria_n of_o the_o macedonian_a race_n or_o lineage_n when_o the_o jew_n be_v under_o the_o command_n of_o one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o greece_n as_o successor_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a in_o his_o eastern_a conquest_n now_o for_o tertullian_n on_o who_o authority_n the_o lord_n primate_n do_v most_o rely_v we_o find_v he_o cite_v pag._n 84._o in_o two_o several_a place_n each_o place_n relate_v to_o a_o several_a tract_n of_o that_o learned_a writer_n the_o first_o be_v take_v from_o the_o first_o book_n and_o thirteen_o chapter_n of_o his_o tract_n inscribe_v ad_fw-la nationes_fw-la publish_v first_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o work_n in_o the_o edition_n of_o rigaltius_n and_o not_o long_o after_o in_o a_o small_a volume_n by_o itself_o at_o geneva_n anno_fw-la 1625._o with_o gothofred_n his_o note_n upon_o it_o suppose_v by_o some_o to_o be_v but_o the_o rude_a draught_n of_o his_o apologetic_a adversus_fw-la gentes_fw-la but_o whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o not_o we_o must_v take_v it_o as_o it_o lie_v before_o we_o and_o the_o word_n be_v these_o viz._n qui_fw-la solemn_a &_o diem_fw-la ejus_fw-la nobis_fw-la exprobratis_fw-la agnoscite_fw-la vicinitatem_fw-la non_fw-la longè_fw-la à _fw-fr saturno_n &_o sabbatis_fw-la vestris_fw-la sumus_fw-la where_o first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o tertullian_n speak_v not_o this_o of_o the_o ancient_a gentile_n but_o apply_v himself_o to_o those_o only_a of_o the_o time_n he_o live_v in_o and_o therefore_o no_o fit_a author_n either_o to_o prove_v the_o proposition_n that_o the_o heathen_n do_v attribute_v some_o holiness_n to_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o give_v it_o a_o peculiar_a honour_n above_o the_o other_o day_n of_o the_o week_n unless_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o the_o heathen_n among_o who_o he_o live_v much_o less_o to_o justify_v the_o perpetual_a tradition_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n which_o the_o l_o primate_n will_v not_o have_v to_o be_v derive_v unto_o they_o from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n but_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n and_o second_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o many_o of_o the_o gentile_n at_o that_o time_n when_o tertullian_n write_v that_o tract_n unto_o they_o have_v take_v up_o many_o of_o the_o jewish_a custom_n &_o among_o other_o the_o observation_n of_o their_o sabbath_n who_o riotous_a feast_n on_o the_o same_o may_v be_v communicate_v very_o ready_o unto_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o this_o can_v be_v no_o proof_n at_o all_o for_o the_o time_n precede_v especial_o before_o the_o jew_n begin_v to_o intermingle_v in_o the_o province_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o much_o 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shall_v always_o fall_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n and_o therefore_o god_n himself_o be_v bring_v upon_o the_o stage_n and_o must_v work_v a_o miracle_n every_o year_n to_o make_v up_o the_o matter_n for_o so_o it_o follow_v viz_o god_n say_v he_o so_o order_v the_o matter_n that_o in_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o week_n the_o seven_o day_n parid._n shall_v purposely_o be_v pass_v over_o and_o that_o solemnity_n shall_v be_v keep_v upon_o the_o first_o p._n 90_o and_o this_o i_o needs_o must_v look_v on_o as_o a_o high_a presumption_n in_o another_o man_n absit_fw-la reverentia_fw-la vero_fw-la in_o the_o poet_n language_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v entitle_v to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o our_o private_a fancy_n and_o bring_v to_o act_v his_o part_n without_o any_o necessity_n in_o the_o abet_v of_o man_n quarrel_n the_o heathen_a poet_n be_v a_o better_a divine_a than_o so_o who_o will_v not_o have_v god_n make_v a_o actor_n in_o the_o common_a 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several_a greek_a edition_n above_o mention_v and_o find_v they_o so_o well_o back_v and_o countenance_v by_o those_o holy_a father_n which_o succeed_v in_o their_o several_a time_n need_v not_o be_v trouble_v at_o the_o start_n out_o of_o a_o old_a latin_a manuscript_n so_o different_a from_o the_o greek_a edition_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v nor_o to_o recede_v from_o any_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v cite_v out_o of_o those_o edition_n because_o the_o lord_n primate_n find_v it_o not_o in_o his_o latin_a manuscript_n the_o passage_n of_o ignatius_n ad_fw-la magnesianos_fw-la cite_v by_o the_o historian_n be_v justify_v by_o so_o many_o good_a author_n all_o live_a and_o write_v except_o socrates_n only_a in_o the_o four_o first_o century_n we_o must_v next_o see_v what_o the_o lord_n primate_n have_v to_o object_n against_o it_o or_o any_o thing_n therein_o deliver_v or_o rather_o to_o confirm_v his_o correction_n of_o it_o out_o of_o the_o old_a latin_a copy_n in_o the_o library_n 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