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defect_n than_o exuberance_n that_o way_n howbeit_o those_o rigid_a rhadamant_n lov_v luscious_a luxurious_a feast_n at_o all_o time_n else_o special_o on_o ashwendsday_n good-friday_n or_o other_o fast_a day_n more_o than_o any_o christmas_n man_n use_v heretofore_o yea_o the_o scot_n at_o first_o reformation_n cashire_v all_o popish_a custom_n and_o ceremony_n except_o their_o belove_a grece-cup_n which_o be_v to_o serve_v in_o at_o end_n of_o meal_n all_o liquorâ—_n then_o use_v whereof_o each_o drink_v what_o he_o list_v in_o sum_n christmas_n harmless_a sport_n in_o sit_v season_n be_v lawful_a summary_n summary_n good_a fire_n behooful_a holy_a hymn_n useful_a newyear_n gift_n fruitful_a beget_v mutual_a amity_n among_o neighbour_n and_o plentiful_a fare_n without_o surfeit_n or_o ebriety_n cheerful_a whatever_o sectist_n cavil_v in_o their_o chair_n or_o pulpit_n to_o the_o contrary_n it_o follow_v not_o that_o every_o thing_n which_o pagan_n or_o papist_n do_v be_v heathenish_a or_o popish_a for_o gentile_n do_v many_o excellent_a thing_n by_o nature_n principle_n which_o gospel_n principle_n confirm_v that_o be_v commendable_a in_o christian_n so_o papist_n retain_v sundry_a point_n of_o doctrine_n discipline_n and_o manner_n which_o protestant_n may_v imitat_fw-la ob._n such_o fe_v be_v not_o warrant_v by_o christ_n precept_n nor_o apostle_n practice_v nor_o any_o authentic_a authority_n ergo_fw-la be_v will-worship_n fitto_n be_v extirp_v or_o extermine_v sol._n the_o lord_n day_n have_v no_o warrant_n of_o precept_n or_o practice_n in_o scripture_n yet_o lawful_a necessary_a and_o generaly_a though_o not_o special_o moral_a by_o the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n but_o neither_o this_o nor_o christmas_n want_v authentic_a authority_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n through_o all_o age_n nor_o be_v one_o will-worship_n more_o than_o the_o other_o for_o will-worship_n as_o st._n paul_n 23._o col._n 2._o 23._o show_v have_v no_o scripture_n warrant_v general_a or_o special_a but_o only_o the_o vain_a will_n or_o fancy_n of_o man_n as_o worship_v angel_n and_o place_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o holiness_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a the_o general_a rule_n of_o st._n paul_n let_v all_o be_v do_v decent_o in_o order_n 40._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o be_v sufficient_a warrant_n without_o particular_a precept_n precedent_n or_o practice_v for_o christ_n spous_n to_o ordain_v occasional_a fe_v in_o themselves_o lawful_a and_o laudable_a tend_v to_o god_n glory_n and_o people_n good_a as_o some_o be_v often_o appoint_v among_o we_o upon_o emergent_a occasion_n or_o occurrent_n so_o the_o jew_n free_o observe_v a_o annal_a fest_n of_o dedicate_a the_o altar_n institute_v by_o judas_n machabeus_n â—9_n 1_o maâ—_n 4_o â—9_n after_o the_o temple_n have_v be_v idolatrous_o pollute_v by_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o specify_v much_o less_o sanctify_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n or_o canon_n of_o scripture_n but_o christ_n honour_v it_o with_o his_o presence_n as_o he_o do_v their_o septidial_a 22._o john_n 10_o 22._o marriage_n feast_n with_o his_o first_o transubstantiate_v miracle_n of_o turn_v water_n into_o wine_n in_o cana._n so_o the_o catholic_a church_n or_o any_o particular_a may_v constitut_v or_o celebrat_v set_v day_n for_o pious_a purpose_n yearly_a or_o extraordinary_a if_o they_o shall_v see_v good_a cause_n ob._n tattle_v tradition_n tell_v that_o christ_n be_v bear_v dec._n 25._o then_o at_o solstice_n immediate_o after_o midnight_n as_o the_o day_n begin_v to_o lengthen_v but_o the_o church_n of_o england_n celebrate_v the_o birth_n day_n full_o twelv_v day_n after_o the_o hyemal_a solstice_n ergo_fw-la she_o account_n be_v erroneous_a sol._n this_o be_v already_o answer_v to_o the_o first_o argument_n and_o the_o reason_n render_v of_o that_o deviation_n because_o we_o follow_v the_o julian_n calendar_n sans_o reformation_n but_o though_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v not_o observe_v the_o true_a precise_a time_n of_o the_o winter_n solstice_n yet_o she_o celebrat_v the_o true_a day_n dec._n 25._o according_a to_o the_o julian_n account_n still_o which_o be_v sufficient_a nor_o be_v the_o time_n so_o exact_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o the_o thing_n or_o benefit_n to_o be_v remember_v ob._n no_o magistrate_n can_v make_v day_n holy_a nor_o impose_v they_o 9_o gal._n 4_o 9_o to_o be_v necessary_o or_o perpetua_o observe_v for_o the_o apostle_n call_v such_o observance_n weak_a beggarly_a element_n the_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n 1._o gal_n 5._o 1._o and_o rudiment_n of_o the_o law_n which_o destroy_v christian_a liberty_n ergo_fw-la 20._o col._n 2_o 20._o they_o can_v institut_fw-la fe_v sol._n indeed_o they_o cannâ—t_v make_v day_n holy_a or_o impose_v they_o to_o be_v observe_v under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n which_o dâ—strois_fw-fr christian_n liberty_n and_o be_v a_o proper_a privilege_n of_o god_n power_n nor_o be_v day_n proper_o holy_a inherent_o no_o more_o than_o church_n or_o element_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o yet_o be_v call_v holy_a be_v appoint_v or_o appropriate_v to_o religious_a use_n so_o magistrate_n may_v sanctify_v or_o set_v apart_o certain_a day_n to_o holy_a service_n for_o god_n glory_n have_v free_a full_a power_n to_o order_v thing_n indifferent_a the_o jew_n ordain_v occasional_a fe_v which_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n observe_v with_o their_o presence_n so_o our_o magistrate_n appoint_v day_n of_o humiliation_n and_o thanksgiving_n which_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o keep_v holy_a much_o more_o christmas_n day_n for_o many_o reason_n 1._o god_n promise_v it_o when_o he_o say_v to_o the_o serpent_n 56._o john_n 8._o 56._o the_o woman_n seed_n shall_v break_v thy_o head_n 2._o christ_n say_v abraham_n rejoice_v to_o see_v this_o day_n 3._o jacob_n foretell_v it_o that_o the_o sceptre_n 14._o isai_n 7._o 14._o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o juda_n till_o shiloh_n come_v 4._o isaiah_n say_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceiv_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n call_v immanuel_n for_o unto_o we_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v to_o we_o a_o son_n be_v give_v the_o prince_n of_o peace_n at_o who_o birth_n be_v public_a peace_n through_o all_o the_o roman_a world_n saint_n paul_n call_v it_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n when_o man_n and_o angel_n 13._o gal._n 4._o 4._o luk_n 2._o 10_o 11_o 13._o be_v fill_v with_o ineffable_a joy_n and_o admiration_n the_o angel_n which_o tell_v the_o shepherd_n of_o his_o birth_n have_v a_o multitud_n of_o heavenly_a host_n praise_v god_n say_v glory_n to_o god_n in_o the_o high_a and_o on_o earth_n peace_n good_a will_n towards_o men._n clement_n a_o apostolic_a man_n bid_v christian_n keep_v fe_v diligent_o and_o in_o the_o first_o 1â—_n const_n apost_n l._n 5._o c._n 1â—_n place_n christ_n birth_n day_n which_o all_o primitiv_a father_n and_o other_o from_o age_n to_o age_n till_o our_o mad-brained_a day_n have_v most_o devout_o celebrate_v yea_o on_o the_o very_a twenty_o fith_n of_o december_n who_o exemple_n and_o exhortation_n in_o their_o sacred_a sermon_n homily_n and_o treatise_n the_o late_a reform_a church_n of_o helvetia_n bohemia_n bremen_n auspurg_n savoy_n poland_n hungary_n scotland_n france_n belgia_n palatinat_n beside_o denmarc_n sweden_n and_o all_o lutheran_n church_n in_o germany_n or_o elswer_n follow_v both_o by_o practice_n and_o precept_n ob._n the_o lord_n day_n sanctify_v weekly_o in_o memory_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n be_v sole-sufficient_a in_o stead_n of_o all_o else_o ergo_fw-la to_o ad_fw-la any_o on_o work_n day_n without_o warrant_n be_v superstitious_a will-worship_n special_o since_o it_o be_v command_v six_o day_n thou_o shall_v labour_v but_o keep_v holy_a the_o or_o a_o seven_o day_n sol._n thos_n harsh_a term_n of_o superstitious_a will-worship_n cast_v on_o book_n anatome_o 〈◊〉_d the_o service_n book_n christian_a fe_v be_v causeless_a calumny_n be_v their_o common_a brand_n or_o badge_n bestow_v on_o our_o public_a liturgy_n which_o they_o call_v rank_a atheism_n a_o proud_a strumpet_n a_o curse_a mass_n of_o superstition_n full_a of_o serpent_n bathe_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o body_n soul_n and_o estate_n the_o relic_n of_o popish_a dregs_o the_o very_a head_n not_o stâ—mp_n or_o lâ—â—_n of_o the_o dragon_n the_o juggle_n or_o conjure_v of_o magician_n and_o character_n of_o antichrist_n who_o say_v our_o thirty_o nine_o article_n be_v stuff_v with_o popery_n and_o arminianism_n but_o scorn_v the_o book_n of_o homily_n as_o most_o course_n contemptible_a kitchin-stuf_a if_o to_o rail_v or_o revile_v be_v sufficient_a who_o can_v be_v eloquent_a and_o how_o easy_a be_v it_o to_o cast_v such_o base_a dirt_n in_o their_o dear_a mother_n face_n which_o may_v fit_o be_v retort_v they_o reviv_v the_o petrusians_n heresy_n who_o decry_v all_o christian_a fe_v to_o introduce_v atheism_n which_o in_o mild_a language_n be_v style_v libertinism_n the_o lord_n day_n be_v most_o necessary_a and_o must_v be_v do_v yet_o the_o rest_n not_o leave_v undoon_v since_o all_o tend_v to_o
christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n viz._n baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n those_o fiv_n common_o call_v sacrament_n confirmation_n penance_n order_n matrimony_n extreme_a unction_n be_v not_o proper_o gospel_n sacrament_n be_v such_o as_o have_v grow_v up_o partly_o of_o corrupt_a interpret_n the_o apostle_n and_o partly_o be_v state_n of_o life_n allow_v in_o scripture_n but_o have_v not_o like_a nature_n of_o sacrament_n with_o the_o oâ—het_n two_o for_o they_o have_v no_o visible_a sign_n or_o element_n ordain_v by_o god_n the_o sacrament_n be_v not_o institute_v by_o christ_n to_o be_v gaze_v on_o or_o carry_v about_o but_o that_o we_o shall_v due_o use_v they_o and_o in_o such_o only_a as_o receiv_v they_o worthy_o they_o have_v a_o wholesome_a effect_n or_o operation_n but_o they_o that_o receiv_v the_o same_o unworthy_o purchase_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n as_o saint_n paul_n say_v article_n 26._o though_o in_o the_o visible_a church_n the_o evil_n be_v ever_o mingle_v with_o the_o good_a and_o sometime_o have_v chief_a authority_n in_o ministration_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n yet_o since_o they_o do_v not_o the_o same_o in_o their_o own_o name_n but_o in_o christ_n and_o minister_v by_o his_o commission_n or_o authority_n we_o may_v use_v their_o ministry_n both_o in_o hear_v god_n word_n and_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n nor_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o christ_n ordinance_n take_v away_o by_o their_o wickedness_n nor_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n gift_n impair_v from_o such_o as_o by_o faith_n right_o receiv_v the_o sacrament_n minister_v to_o they_o which_o be_v effectual_a by_o reason_n of_o christ_n institution_n and_o promise_v though_o they_o be_v minister_v by_o evil_a man_n nevertheless_o it_o appertain_v to_o the_o church_n discipline_n that_o inquiry_n be_v make_v of_o evil_a minister_n and_o that_o they_o be_v accuse_v by_o those_o which_o have_v knowledge_n of_o their_o offence_n and_o fina_o be_v find_v guilty_a by_o just_a judgement_n be_v depose_v article_n 27._o baptism_n be_v not_o only_o a_o sign_n of_o profession_n and_o mark_v of_o distinction_n whereby_o christian_n be_v discern_v from_o other_o not_o christen_v but_o be_v also_o a_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n or_o new_a birth_n whereby_o as_o by_o a_o instrument_n they_o that_o receiv_v baptism_n right_o be_v graft_v into_o the_o church_n the_o promise_n of_o sin_n fâ—rgiunes_n and_o our_o adoption_n to_o be_v son_n of_o god_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v visible_o sign_v and_o seal_v faith_n confirm_v and_o grace_n increase_v by_o virtu_n of_o prayer_n to_o god_n the_o baptism_n of_o young_a infant_n in_o any_o wise_n be_v to_o be_v retain_v in_o the_o church_n as_o most_o consonant_a to_o christ_n institution_n article_n 28._o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v not_o only_o a_o sign_n of_o christian_n lov_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v among_o themselves_o but_o rather_o a_o sacrament_n of_o our_o redemption_n by_o christ_n death_n so_o that_o to_o such_o as_o worthy_o receiv_v the_o same_o the_o bread_n which_o we_o break_v be_v partake_v of_o christ_n body_n and_o the_o cup_n of_o blessing_n be_v a_o partake_n of_o his_o blood_n transubstantiation_n or_o change_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n can_v be_v prove_v by_o holy_a writ_n but_o repugn_v the_o plain_a word_n of_o scripture_n overthrow_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o sacrament_n and_o giu_v occasion_n to_o sundry_a superstition_n christ_n body_n be_v give_v take_v and_o eat_v in_o the_o supper_n only_o after_o a_o spiritual_a heavenly_a manner_n and_o the_o mean_v whereby_o it_o be_v receive_v and_o earen_v be_v faith_n this_o sacrament_n by_o christ_n ordinance_n be_v not_o reserve_v carry_v about_o lift_v up_o or_o worship_v article_n 29._o the_o wicked_a and_o such_o as_o be_v void_a of_o life_n by_o faith_n though_o they_o do_v carnaly_a and_o visible_o press_v with_o their_o tooth_n as_o saint_n austin_n say_v the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n yet_o in_o no_o wise_a be_v partaker_n of_o christ_n but_o rather_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v the_o sign_n or_o sacrament_n of_o so_o great_a a_o thing_n to_o their_o condemnation_n article_n 30._o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v to_o lay_v people_n for_o both_o part_n of_o the_o lord_n sacrament_n by_o christ_n ordinance_n and_o commandment_n ought_v to_o be_v administer_v unto_o all_o christian_a man_n article_n 31._o the_o offer_v of_o christ_n once_o make_v be_v that_o right_n perfect_a redemption_n propitiation_n and_o satisfaction_n for_o all_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n both_o original_a and_o actual_a and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o satisfaction_n but_o that_o alone_a wherefore_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o mass_n in_o which_o it_o be_v common_o say_v the_o priest_n do_v offer_v christ_n for_o quick_a and_o dead_a to_o have_v remission_n of_o pain_n and_o guilt_n be_v blasphemous_a fable_n and_o dangerous_a deceit_n article_n 32._o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n be_v not_o command_v by_o god_n law_n either_o to_o vow_v the_o estate_n of_o single_a life_n or_o to_o abstain_v from_o marriage_n but_o it_o be_v also_o lawful_a for_o they_o as_o for_o all_o other_o christian_a man_n to_o marry_v at_o their_o own_o discretion_n as_o they_o shall_v judge_n it_o to_o serve_v better_o to_o godliness_n article_n 33._o that_o person_n which_o by_o open_a denunciation_n of_o the_o church_n be_v right_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o unity_n thereof_o and_o excommunicate_a aught_o to_o be_v take_v by_o the_o multitud_n of_o the_o whole_a faithful_a as_o a_o heathen_a or_o publican_n till_o he_o be_v open_o reconcile_v by_o penance_n and_o receive_v into_o the_o church_n by_o a_o judge_n that_o have_v authority_n thereto_o article_n 34._o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o tradition_n and_o ceremony_n be_v one_o or_o utter_o like_a in_o all_o place_n for_o they_o have_v be_v divers_a and_o change_v at_o all_o time_n according_a to_o diversity_n of_o country_n time_n and_o man_n manner_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v ordain_v against_o god_n word_n who_o ever_o do_v willing_o or_o purposely_o on_o his_o private_a judgement_n open_o break_v the_o church_n tradition_n and_o ceremony_n which_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o holy_a writ_n but_o be_v ordain_v and_o approve_v by_o common_a authority_n aught_o to_o be_v rebuke_v open_o that_o other_o may_v fear_v to_o do_v the_o like_a as_o one_o that_o offend_v against_o the_o public_a order_n of_o the_o church_n and_o wound_v the_o conscience_n of_o weak_a brethren_n every_o particular_a or_o nationall_n church_n have_v authority_n to_o ordain_v change_n and_o abolish_v ceremony_n or_o rite_n of_o the_o church_n ordain_v only_o by_o man_n authority_n so_o that_o all_o be_v do_v to_o edify_a article_n 35._o the_o secund_a book_n of_o homily_n who_o several_a title_n be_v join_v to_o this_o article_n contain_v godly_a wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o necessary_a for_o thes_n 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