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the_o spiritual_a exercise_n of_o prayer_n and_o praise_n they_o keep_v it_o as_o a_o solemn_a holy_a day_n but_o how_o often_o what_o once_o a_o year_n nay_o once_o a_o week_n as_o he_o testify_v in_o the_o 14._o ch_z of_o his_o book_n concern_v idolatry_n where_o he_o speak_v ibid._n speak_v ethnicis_fw-la sentel_n annuus_fw-la dies_fw-la cuique_fw-la festus_fw-la est_fw-la tibi_fw-la vero_fw-la octavus_fw-la excerpe_fw-la fingulas_fw-la solennitates_fw-la nationum_fw-la &_o in_fw-la ordinem_fw-la texe_n pentecostem_fw-la implere_fw-la non_fw-la poterunt_fw-la de_fw-fr idol_n p._n 736._o edit_fw-la basil_n â—o_n melior_fw-la fides_fw-la nationum_fw-la in_o svam_fw-la sectam_fw-la quae_fw-la nullam_fw-la christianorum_fw-la selevitatem_fw-la fibi_fw-la vendicat_fw-la non_fw-la dominicam_fw-la non_fw-la pentecostem_fw-la etiam_fw-la si_fw-la nossent_fw-la nobiscunt_fw-la non_fw-la communicassent_fw-la ne_fw-la christiani_n viaerentur_fw-la nos_fw-la ne_fw-la ethnici_fw-la pronunciemur_fw-la non_fw-la veremur_fw-la ibid._n thus_o to_o the_o christian_a who_o observe_v 52._o lord_n day_n every_o year_n whereas_o all_o the_o annual_a festivity_n of_o pagan_n come_v short_a of_o pentecost_n or_o 50_o to_o the_o heathen_n every_o festival_n be_v some_o annual_a day_n but_o to_o thou_o every_o eight_o day_n etc._n etc._n and_o here_o he_o take_v up_o a_o sad_a complaint_n against_o some_o apostatise_v christian_n who_o keep_v heathenish_a holy-day_n as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o lord_n day_n enough_o in_o the_o year_n o_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o nation_n better_a than_o we_o to_o ward_n their_o own_o sect_n as_o who_o challenge_v not_o to_o themselves_o any_o christian_a solemnity_n not_o that_o of_o the_o lord_n day_n nor_o that_o of_o pentecost_n do_v they_o know_v it_o they_o will_v not_o communicate_v with_o we_o lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v christian_n we_o christian_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o be_v account_v heathen_n where_o two_o thing_n be_v worthy_a of_o note_n first_o that_o he_o style_v the_o lord_n day_n the_o christian_n solemnity_n or_o solemn_a day_n second_o that_o he_o make_v it_o the_o christian_n livery_n or_o badge_n of_o cognizance_n therefore_o the_o heathen_n will_v not_o keep_v it_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o christian_n and_o indeed_o so_o it_o be_v the_o keep_n holy_a of_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v ever_o the_o distinguish_a character_n of_o a_o true_a christian_a hence_o as_o we_o note_v before_o the_o persecute_v pagan_n use_v to_o question_v the_o primitive_a christian_n upon_o this_o interrogatory_n have_v thou_o keep_v the_o lord_n day_n 303._o anno_fw-la 303._o just_a as_o the_o bloody_a papist_n in_o queen_n mary_n time_n examine_v the_o protestant_n about_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o the_o common_a answer_n be_v i_o be_o a_o christian_n i_o date_n not_o intermit_v it_o for_o the_o law_n admonish_v i_o of_o it_o 4._o lex_fw-la eos_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la agendo_fw-la admonuisset_fw-la seil_fw-fr lex_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la ipfi_n martyr_n exponunt_fw-la num_fw-la 51._o non_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o margin_n a_o baronio_n annotatur_fw-la num._n 48._o vide_fw-la theoph._n philokur_n lib._n ch_n 4._o namely_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o christ_n and_o christianity_n which_o answer_n cost_v many_o a_o christian_n his_o life_n never_o be_v two_o truth_n more_o deep_o dye_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n than_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n have_v be_v the_o one_o under_o popish_a the_o other_o under_o pagan_a persecution_n but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o author_n tertullian_n testimony_n be_v clear_a for_o the_o christian_n keep_v of_o the_o lord_n day_n but_o do_v they_o not_o keep_v the_o saturday-sabbath_n too_o in_o his_o time_n no_o he_o deny_v that_o once_o and_o again_o as_o in_o the_o forementioned_a book_n concern_v idolatry_n etc._n idolatry_n nobis_fw-la quibus_fw-la sabbata_n extranea_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o neomenia_n &_o seriae_fw-la aliquando_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la dilectae_fw-la saturnalia_fw-la &_o januriae_n frequentantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n shall_v we_o say_v he_o frequent_a heathenish_a festival_n to_o who_o the_o sabbath_n new_a moon_n and_o holy_a day_n sometime_o so_o dear_o belove_v of_o god_n be_v strange_a strange_a through_o disuse_a doubtless_o not_o through_o ignorance_n therefore_o it_o be_v clear_a they_o do_v not_o keep_v they_o but_o more_o clear_a be_v that_o which_o he_o write_v in_o his_o apologetic_n against_o thegentiles_n where_o he_o acknowledge_v 848._o acknowledge_v neque_fw-la de_fw-la victus_fw-la exceptionibus_fw-la neque_fw-la de_fw-la solennitatibus_fw-la dierum_fw-la neque_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la signaculo_fw-la corporis_fw-la neque_fw-la de_fw-la consortio_fw-la nominis_fw-la cum_fw-la judaeis_n agimus_fw-la p._n 848._o that_o the_o christian_n have_v no_o correspondence_n with_o the_o jew_n neither_o in_o difference_n of_o meant_n nor_o solemnity_n of_o day_n nor_o in_o signature_n of_o body_n mean_v circumcision_n nor_o in_o society_n of_o name_n mark_v it_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o jew_n in_o solemnity_n of_o day_n i_o e._n jewish_a day_n therefore_o not_o in_o the_o solemnisation_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n which_o tertullian_n express_o call_v 125._o call_v lib._n advers._fw-la judaeos_fw-la p._n 125._o sabbatum_fw-la temporale_fw-la a_o temporary_a sabbath_n thus_o we_o have_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o time_n add_v further_a proof_n to_o the_o change_n of_o the_o day_n our_o next_o author_n be_v origen_n who_o testimony_n concern_v the_o lord_n day_n be_v not_o to_o be_v contemn_v however_o his_o judgement_n in_o all_o things-cannot_a be_v approve_v we_o be_v not_o now_o plead_v his_o orthodoxy_n but_o his_o veracity_n he_o may_v err_v but_o sure_o he_o will_v not_o lie_v be_v so_o ready_a to_o die_v for_o christ_n let_v we_o hear_v what_o he_o have_v to_o say_v to_o this_o christian_a cause_n treat_v upon_o the_o story_n of_o the_o israelite_n gather_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o manna_n on_o the_o sixth_o day_n because_o none_o be_v to_o be_v find_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n etc._n day_n quare_fw-la ergo_fw-la qua_fw-la die_v caeperit_n manna_n caelitus_fw-la dari_fw-la