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the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n from_o the_o time_n of_o david_n to_o the_o macchabee_n 1_o particular_a necessity_n must_v give_v place_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 2_o that_o david_n flight_n from_o saul_n be_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n 3_o what_o david_n do_v be_v king_n of_o israel_n in_o order_v thing_n about_o the_o sabbath_n 4_o elijah_n flight_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o what_o else_o happen_v on_o the_o sabbath_n in_o elijahsâ—ime_n â—ime_z 5_o the_o limitation_n of_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n not_o knowle_n among_o the_o jew_n when_o elisha_n live_v 6_o the_o lord_n become_v offend_v with_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n and_o on_o what_o occasion_n 7_o the_o sabbath_n 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o samaritan_o and_o their_o strange_a â—â—â—ities_n therein_o 8_o whether_o the_o sabbath_n be_v observe_v dâ—ring_v the_o captivity_n 9_o the_o special_a care_n of_o nehemiah_n to_o reform_v the_o sabbath_n 10_o the_o weekly_a read_n of_o the_o law_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n begin_v by_o 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milan_n he_o do_v not_o fast_o the_o sabbath_n nay_o which_o be_v more_o saint_n augustine_n tell_v we_o that_o many_o time_n in_o africa_n one_o and_o the_o self_n church_n 85._o epiâ—t_fw-la 85._o at_o least_o the_o several_a church_n in_o the_o selfsame_n province_n have_v some_o that_o dine_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o some_o that_o fast_v and_o in_o this_o difference_n it_o stand_v a_o long_a time_n together_o till_o in_o the_o end_n the_o roman_a church_n obtain_v the_o cause_n and_o saturday_n become_v a_o fast_n almost_o through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o western_a world_n i_o say_v the_o western_a world_n and_o of_o that_o alone_a the_o eastern_a church_n be_v so_o far_o from_o alter_v their_o ancient_a custom_n that_o in_o the_o â—ixt_a council_n of_o constantinople_n anno_fw-la 692_o they_o do_v admonish_v those_o of_o rome_n to_o forbear_v fast_v on_o that_o day_n upon_o pain_n of_o censure_n which_o i_o have_v note_v here_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n that_o we_o 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pope_n pius_n do_v not_o reach_v so_o far_o as_o the_o asian_a church_n and_o therefore_o it_o produce_v a_o effect_n according_o this_o be_v 159._o and_o seven_o year_n after_o polycarpus_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n a_o reverend_n and_o a_o holy_a man_n make_v away_o to_o rome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o euseb_n hist_o l_o 14._o c._n 13._o then_o to_o confer_v with_o anicetus_n than_o the_o roman_a prelate_n about_o this_o business_n and_o though_o one_o can_v not_o woo_v the_o other_o to_o desert_n the_o cause_n yet_o they_o communicate_v together_o and_o so_o part_v friend_n but_o when_o that_o blastus_n afterward_o have_v make_v it_o necessary_a which_o before_o be_v arbitrary_a and_o teach_v it_o to_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a to_o hold_v this_o feast_n at_o any_o other_o time_n than_o the_o jewish_a passâ—over_n become_v so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o quartâ—_n decimani_fw-la as_o they_o use_v to_o call_v they_o then_o do_v both_o eleuthâ—rius_n publish_v a_o decree_n that_o 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it_o so_o on_o the_o authority_n of_o beda_n who_o reckon_v christmas_n philogâ—n_n orat._n the_o philogâ—n_n easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n for_o majora_fw-la solennia_fw-la as_o they_o still_o be_v count_v but_o before_o bede_n it_o be_v so_o think_v over_o all_o the_o church_n chrysostome_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n or_o metropolis_n of_o all_o other_o feast_n and_o before_o he_o pope_n fabian_n 1._o seâ—_n binius_fw-la conc._n t._n 1._o who_o but_o now_o we_o speak_v of_o ordain_v that_o all_o lay-man_n shall_v communicate_v at_o least_o thrice_o a_o year_n which_o be_v these_o three_o festival_n etsi_fw-la non_fw-la frequentius_fw-la saltem_fw-la ter_z in_o anno_fw-la laici_fw-la homines_fw-la communicent_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o pascha_fw-la &_o pentecoste_n &_o natali_n domini_fw-la so_o quick_o have_v the_o annual_a get_v the_o better_a of_o the_o weekly_a festival_n according_a to_o which_o ancient_a canon_n the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v 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