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know_v that_o the_o lord_n day_n itself_o have_v not_o be_v secure_v from_o the_o same_o unhappy_a adherence_n and_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v charge_v on_o that_o that_o the_o heathen_n worship_v the_o sun_n on_o that_o day_n and_o that_o revel_v upon_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o such_o heathen_a feast_n then_o for_o christian_n as_o the_o diatribist_n can_v suggest_v in_o this_o place_n that_o the_o saturnalia_fw-la be_v celebrate_v about_o the_o same_o time_n that_o christmas_n be_v and_o that_o the_o excess_n of_o the_o follow_a day_n be_v service_n fit_a for_o the_o revel_n of_o bacchus_n and_o saturn_n or_o the_o birth_n day_n of_o herod_n then_o for_o the_o festivity_n of_o a_o spiritual_a saviour_n all_o this_o be_v true_a and_o equal_o grant_v by_o both_o party_n and_o so_o have_v no_o propriety_n or_o pertinency_n to_o the_o dispute_n between_o we_o sect._n 16._o christmas_n if_o of_o the_o same_o original_n with_o easter_n certain_o apostolical_a however_o of_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n all_o render_v of_o motive_n no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o 27_o §_o be_v introductory_n to_o a_o discourse_n more_o general_a to_o show_v by_o what_o authority_n festival_n in_o general_a and_o particular_o this_o of_o christmas_n pretend_v to_o stand_v in_o the_o catholic_a church_n which_o i_o acknowledge_v not_o to_o be_v by_o any_o institution_n of_o christ_n but_o to_o have_v have_v the_o beginning_n from_o the_o apostle_n or_o the_o succeed_a church_n to_o the_o view_n hereof_o he_o now_o proceed_v and_o brief_o set_v to_o it_o to_o disprove_v each_o of_o these_o original_n begin_v first_o with_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o this_o he_o think_v he_o need_v say_v no_o more_o then_o to_o appeal_v to_o the_o same_o argument_n which_o he_o have_v use_v against_o the_o apostle_n institution_n of_o easter_n §_n 6._o viz._n 1._o the_o no_o mention_n of_o such_o institution_n in_o the_o scripture_n 2._o the_o express_a word_n of_o socrates_n that_o neither_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n command_v the_o feast_n of_o easter_n to_o be_v observe_v but_o to_o both_o these_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o i_o owe_v no_o return_n have_v now_o pay_v it_o so_o punctual_o in_o the_o 4_o h_z §_o where_o beside_o clear_a answer_n to_o the_o diatribist_n argument_n i_o add_v evidence_n undeniable_a that_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n be_v observe_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o i_o can_v doubt_v but_o they_o will_v be_v of_o force_n with_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v take_v leisure_n to_o weigh_v they_o and_o than_o if_o the_o case_n shall_v be_v acknowledge_v the_o same_o betwixt_o easter_n &_o christmas_n that_o of_o the_o resurrection_n &_o this_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o diatribist_n seem_v to_o acknowledge_v in_o tender_v no_o one_o argument_n more_o against_o the_o apostolicalness_n of_o christmas_n than_o he_o have_v before_o produce_v against_o the_o institution_n of_o easter_n by_o they_o than_o it_o be_v evident_a my_o affirmation_n must_v ascend_v high_a than_o it_o ever_o mean_v to_o have_v do_v and_o not_o proceed_v disjunctive_o that_o this_o feast_n of_o the_o nativity_n be_v derive_v either_o from_o the_o apostle_n or_o the_o succeed_a church_n but_o leave_v out_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o partition_n fix_v upon_o the_o former_a that_o be_v yield_v to_o have_v the_o same_o original_n with_o easter_n it_o be_v certain_o derive_v from_o the_o apostle_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o of_o easter_n be_v derive_v to_o which_o purpose_n we_o have_v already_o produce_v some_o evidence_n which_o may_v just_o pretend_v to_o some_o force_n at_z least_z ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la to_o he_o that_o have_v no_o more_o against_o this_o then_o against_o all_o other_o christian_a festival_n viz._n those_o from_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o ignatius_n and_o polycarp_n write_v by_o those_o that_o be_v present_a at_o they_o and_o so_o live_v soon_o after_o the_o apostle_n that_o of_o polycarp_n record_v in_o that_o famous_a epistle_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n i_o have_v set_v down_o at_o large_a and_o make_v my_o inference_n from_o it_o §_o §_o 33._o and_o 34._o of_o that_o treatise_n of_o festival_n to_o which_o i_o have_v here_o former_o add_v that_o other_o parallel_a testimony_n from_o the_o act_n of_o ignatius_n so_o that_o now_o i_o hope_v i_o may_v safe_o resume_v my_o former_a affirmation_n without_o all_o diffidence_n that_o other_o festival_n beside_o that_o of_o the_o weekly_a lord_n day_n be_v derive_v to_o we_o some_o certain_o from_o the_o apostle_n other_o from_o the_o church_n immediate_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n in_o one_o of_o which_o rank_n though_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v but_o this_o of_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v place_v yet_o because_o we_o have_v not_o those_o evidence_n of_o the_o fact_n which_o we_o have_v for_o easter_n and_o other_o i_o shall_v not_o build_v upon_o any_o degree_n of_o uncertainty_n nor_o affirm_v more_o than_o what_o that_o treatise_n have_v show_v out_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n that_o this_o feast_n be_v deduce_v to_o we_o early_o from_o the_o first_o antiquity_n and_o against_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a neither_o socrates_n nor_o my_o l._n of_o falkland_n who_o be_v join_v next_o to_o he_o have_v suggest_v any_o thing_n &_o than_o what_o be_v thus_o do_v by_o they_o must_v not_o in_o equity_n fare_v the_o worse_a for_o my_o add_v the_o mention_n of_o a_o motive_n or_o incitement_n that_o may_v reasonable_o recommend_v it_o to_o they_o which_o be_v therefore_o present_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o show_n of_o wisdom_n as_o if_o all_o reasonable_a motive_n be_v to_o be_v blast_v under_o that_o title_n as_o all_o uncommand_v performance_n here_o be_v say_v to_o be_v by_o the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o 2_o commandment_n &_o col._n 2._o 23._o but_o sure_o we_o have_v former_o speak_v enough_o of_o this_o argue_v sect._n 17._o the_o encaenia_fw-la a_o religious_a feast_n institute_v by_o the_o the_o jew_n and_o approve_v by_o christ_n vindicate_v from_o all_o his_o exception_n marriage_n feast_n religious_a feast_n can_v be_v unlawful_a if_o civil_a be_v lawful_a the_o feast_n of_o purim_n a_o religious_a feast_n the_o 29_o §_o proceed_v to_o consider_v what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o encaenia_fw-la among_o the_o jew_n the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n not_o institute_v by_o god_n in_o the_o law_n but_o in_o commemoration_n of_o the_o purge_n of_o the_o altar_n by_o judas_n maccabeus_n and_o yet_o this_o observe_v by_o the_o jew_n and_o approve_v by_o christ_n presence_n at_o it_o joh_n 10._o 23._o to_o this_o the_o diatribist_n answer_v that_o there_o may_v be_v many_o mistake_v in_o this_o and_o true_o it_o matter_n not_o how_o many_o there_o may_v be_v as_o long_o as_o
imaginable_a sect._n 8._o how_o the_o comparison_n hold_v between_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o christmas_n day_n institution_n usage_n apostolical_a for_o festival_n no_o law_n in_o scripture_n for_o the_o lord_n day_n now_o follow_v his_o view_n of_o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o lord_n day_n not_o institute_v by_o christ_n or_o god_n himself_o but_o by_o the_o apostle_n without_o any_o mention_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n of_o any_o prescription_n or_o law_n for_o the_o observe_n of_o it_o to_o this_o he_o be_v very_o glad_a to_o proceed_v hope_v for_o some_o great_a advantage_n from_o it_o let_v we_o see_v what_o the_o success_n will_v prove_v and_o 1._o say_v he_o there_o want_v not_o learned_a man_n who_o think_v that_o christ_n do_v design_n the_o day_n but_o i_o must_v demand_v whether_o he_o can_v imagine_v that_o those_o learned_a man_n be_v in_o the_o right_n in_o this_o or_o have_v herein_o express_v any_o of_o their_o learning_n if_o he_o can_v think_v they_o have_v why_o do_v he_o lose_v time_n and_o gain_v nothing_o by_o the_o mention_n of_o they_o if_o he_o can_v why_o do_v he_o not_o so_o much_o as_o offer_v their_o ground_n of_o thus_o opine_v when_o he_o know_v nor_o scripture_n nor_o antiquity_n say_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o and_o when_o it_o be_v as_o tolerable_a in_o any_o opposer_n to_o offer_v his_o opinion_n also_o that_o christmas_n day_n be_v by_o christ_n himself_o design_v also_o but_o then_o 2_o say_v he_o if_o the_o apostle_n do_v institute_v it_o that_o be_v more_o than_o he_o dare_v say_v of_o christmas_n day_n and_o what_o if_o it_o be_v do_v that_o prejudge_v the_o observe_n of_o christmas_n suppose_v it_o certain_a as_o i_o do_v suppose_v that_o it_o be_v either_o of_o the_o apostle_n or_o the_o succeed_a church_n suppose_v some_o feast_n of_o the_o jew_n institute_v by_o god_n or_o moses_n other_o by_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o by_o moses_n as_o the_o purim_n and_o encaenia_fw-la be_v not_o these_o 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former_a as_o the_o encaenia_fw-la be_v as_o lawful_a as_o the_o passover_n and_o be_v obligatory_a also_o though_o not_o by_o the_o same_o authority_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v certain_a obligation_n for_o the_o observe_n of_o christmas_n though_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o certainty_n of_o the_o apostle_n institute_v it_o next_o he_o demand_v if_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v institute_v by_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o their_o institution_n carry_v in_o they_o divine_a prescription_n or_o law_n i_o answer_v that_o if_o by_o institution_n be_v mean_v give_v law_n for_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o than_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o his_o proposition_n the_o predication_n be_v identical_a institution_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v prescribe_v or_o give_v law_n but_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o institution_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n by_o the_o apostle_n may_v signify_v another_o thing_n viz._n that_o the_o apostle_n practice_n assemble_v weekly_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n shall_v have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o institution_n or_o a_o law_n with_o the_o succeed_a church_n though_o indeed_o the_o apostle_n give_v no_o law_n for_o it_o or_o if_o they_o do_v no_o such_o law_n appear_v from_o they_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o only_a way_n of_o convey_v some_o usage_n to_o we_o without_o any_o their_o prescript_n law_n and_o according_o in_o this_o sense_n also_o i_o consent_v to_o the_o diatribist_n that_o their_o institution_n carry_v in_o they_o divine_a prescription_n or_o law_n and_o so_o i_o shall_v no_o way_n contend_v with_o he_o in_o this_o matter_n only_o upon_o these_o ground_n i_o shall_v demand_v that_o whatsoever_o else_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n derive_v to_o we_o through_o all_o age_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o may_v be_v acknowledge_v also_o to_o carry_v a_o divine_a impression_n upon_o it_o and_o then_o to_o omit_v episcopacy_n which_o he_o can_v but_o know_v have_v perfect_o as_o much_o to_o be_v say_v for_o it_o in_o every_o respect_n as_o the_o lord_n day_n i_o shall_v insist_v only_o on_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n which_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o apostle_n and_o so_o be_v a_o instance_n of_o all_o that_o i_o pretend_v in_o the_o point_n of_o festival_n leave_v christmas_n day_n to_o the_o equity_n of_o proportion_n and_o the_o other_o evidence_n that_o be_v produce_v for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o it_o next_o he_o proceed_v to_o what_o i_o far_o say_v of_o the_o no_o law_n that_o appear_v in_o scripture_n for_o the_o lord_n day_n in_o order_n to_o which_o i_o say_v that_o if_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n be_v seek_v there_o it_o will_v rather_o appear_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o annual_a then_o weekly_a feast_n of_o the_o resurrection_n name_v 1_o cor._n 5._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o keep_v the_o feast_n and_o the_o mention_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n day_n rev._n 1._o 10._o by_o some_o thought_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o annual_a day_n also_o against_o these_o he_o urge_v some_o authority_n of_o some_o ancient_a and_o modern_a writer_n which_o say_v he_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o understand_v these_o place_n thus_o and_o though_o it_o be_v no_o impossible_a thing_n to_o answer_v those_o testimony_n yet_o i_o shall_v never_o discourage_v he_o in_o that_o very_a reasonable_a course_n of_o appeal_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o father_n and_o other_o such_o learned_a man_n but_o yield_v he_o all_o he_o desire_v of_o both_o these_o place_n i_o must_v only_o desire_v he_o to_o remember_v that_o this_o will_v no_o whit_n advantage_v he_o or_o prejudice_v i_o unless_o he_o can_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n some_o other_o place_n which_o be_v more_o apodicticall_a evidence_n of_o apostolical_a law_n for_o the_o weekly_a lord_n day_n than_o these_o be_v for_o the_o annual_a for_o the_o matter_n be_v clear_a all_o that_o i_o be_v there_o to_o prove_v be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n in_o scripture_n for_o either_o of_o they_o sect._n 19_o aërius_n be_v heresy_n that_o festival_n be_v unlawful_a st_n augustine_n testimony_n add_v to_o epiphanius_n '_o s._n the_o diatribi_v inconstancy_n the_o testimony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n a_o evidence_n of_o keep_v the_o day_n of_o tho_o apostle_n martyrdom_n the_o testimony_n from_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o ignatius_n according_a with_o it_o testimony_n for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o festival_n in_o the_o 32_o §_o to_o epiphanius_n censure_n of_o aërius_n as_o of_o a_o heretic_n for_o affirm_v festival_n unlawful_a his_o answer_n be_v that_o all_o be_v not_o heresy_n that_o epiphanius_n call_v so_o nor_o all_o aërius_n opinion_n just_o censure_v as_o heretical_a and_o so_o indeed_o the_o diatribist_n be_v concern_v to_o think_v both_o in_o respect_n of_o this_o and_o some_o other_o interest_n that_o especial_o of_o episcopacy_n but_o for_o the_o avert_n of_o so_o great_a a_o crime_n it_o will_v well_o become_v the_o accuse_v to_o offer_v some_o reason_n for_o the_o clear_n himself_o and_o not_o only_o to_o have_v mention_v the_o name_n of_o osiander_n the_o epitomiser_n of_o the_o centuriator_n whose_o word_n be_v not_o affirm_v to_o belong_v to_o this_o particular_a of_o festival_n and_o if_o they_o do_v who_o authority_n be_v sure_a so_o incompetent_a to_o weigh_v with_o epiphanius_n in_o set_v down_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n that_o in_o all_o reason_n some_o evidence_n shall_v have_v be_v annex_v to_o add_v weight_n to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v i_o must_v not_o thing_n strange_a that_o they_o which_o transcribe_v that_o affirmation_n from_o aërius_n will_v not_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v heresy_n