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sabbatha_n saepe_fw-la traduxit_fw-la cal._n in_o exod._n praeceâ—_n 4._o m._n calvin_n call_v it_o a_o illustrious_a sign_n of_o great_a note_n and_o use_v to_o separate_v the_o jew_n from_o the_o gentile_a than_o circumcision_n can_v be_v and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o devil_n raise_v up_o so_o many_o blasphemous_a tongue_n against_o it_o among_o the_o heathen_a 7.22_o heathen_a
day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v long_a or_o short_a than_o other_o but_o if_o the_o lord_n day_n as_o the_o rest_n have_v not_o twenty_o four_o hour_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v short_a &_o that_o which_o be_v next_o there_o unto_o either_o go_v before_o or_o come_v after_o must_v be_v long_o than_o any_o other_o day_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n three_o it_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n which_o the_o rabbin_n give_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o take_v from_o that_o which_o be_v holy_a to_o add_v to_o that_o which_o be_v profane_a but_o on_o the_o contrary_a but_o if_o the_o day_n of_o god_n public_a worship_n among_o we_o have_v not_o allow_v it_o so_o many_o hour_n as_o other_o day_n we_o take_v from_o that_o which_o be_v holy_a and_o add_v to_o that_o which_o be_v profane_a even_o our_o own_o secular_a employment_n which_o be_v impious_a and_o sacrilegious_a therefore_o etc._n etc._n four_o if_o the_o jew_n sabbath_n be_v to_o consist_v of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n then_o much_o more_o the_o 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plain_o appear_v by_o their_o vigil_n and_o overnight_o assembly_n not_o only_o in_o time_n of_o persecution_n but_o when_o the_o emperor_n themselves_o be_v christian_n every_o man_n know_v and_o we_o read_v unto_o this_o day_n the_o sermon_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n in_o their_o vigil_n which_o doubtless_o have_v never_o be_v but_o that_o they_o hold_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o a_o twenty-foure-houre_n sabbath_n at_o the_o least_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n last_o divers_a good_a authority_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o this_o purpose_n not_o only_o of_o some_o private_a man_n as_o tempore_fw-la as_o sicut_fw-la antiquis_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr sabbatho_n dicente_fw-la legislatore_fw-la à _fw-la vespere_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la veâ—eram_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la st_n augustine_n and_o 31._o and_o irenaeus_n contra_fw-la valent._n l._n 4._o cap._n 31._o irenaeus_n but_o whole_a 1._o whole_a observemus_fw-la igitur_fw-la diem_fw-la dominicum_fw-la &_o 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