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they_o power_n to_o preach_v and_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n &_o discipline_n io._n 20._o 22._o 23._o with_o mar._n 16._o 15._o 16._o mat._n 28._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o this_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o night_n partly_o by_o christ_n appointment_n matth._n 28._o 16._o partly_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o jew_n not_o dare_v to_o assemble_v by_o day_n io._n 20._o 19_o the_o day_n notwithstanding_o sanctify_a by_o christ_n five_a fold_n appear_v and_o the_o disciple_n holy_a meditation_n &_o conference_n of_o and_o with_o christ_n the_o 3._o that_o christ_n appear_v the_o second_o time_n on_o that_o day_n seven-night_n conâ—â—â—â—ing_v comfort_a instruct_v reprove_v appear_v io._n 20._o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o where_o it_o be_v say_v after_o eight_o day_n include_v and_o count_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n for_o one_o of_o the_o eight_o which_o be_v that_o day_n seven-night_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o eight_o day_n after_o by_o a_o hebraisme_n the_o like_a speech_n 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by_o palpable_a experience_n and_o apprehend_v by_o he_o that_o either_o have_v a_o eye_n or_o wink_v not_o look_v for_o these_o sect._n 65._o and_o the_o four_o last_o section_n also_o to_o the_o christian_a reader_n many_o matter_n christian_n reader_n call_v into_o question_n at_o this_o day_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n and_o not_o a_o few_o of_o they_o very_o frivolous_a and_o unprofitable_a but_o there_o be_v also_o matter_n which_o doubtless_o can_v be_v deny_v to_o be_v of_o singular_a importance_n for_o the_o furtherance_n of_o our_o most_o holy_a faith_n and_o true_a religion_n and_o among_o the_o weighty_a of_o these_o there_o be_v almost_o none_o of_o great_a use_n nor_o of_o more_o necessity_n to_o be_v understand_v nor_o be_v understand_v to_o be_v more_o careful_o observe_v then_o this_o which_o hereafter_o ensue_v touch_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n common_o call_v sunday_n or_o the_o
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proleg_n f._n 22._o bellar._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la cap._n 11._o act._n 20._o 7._o 11._o 7._o chrysost_n ambr._n hierom._n reâ—â—g_v prâ—masius_n theophilact_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la august_n epist_n 119._o cap._n 13._o beza_n bullinger_n martyr_n aretius_n pezelius_n gualther_n geneva_n note_n lyra._n erasmus_n vatablus_n emmanuel_n sa._n rhemist_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la chemnitius_n zanchius_n vrsinus_n bb._n hooper_n piseator_n zepperus_n junius_n bucholcher_n marlolorati_fw-la enchir._n fulk_n book_n of_o homil._n babe_v bellar._n felisius_n cathec_fw-la rom._n locis_fw-la citatâ—_fw-la sutcliffe_n inâ—tit_fw-fr fideâ—_n fol._n 11._o 1._o cor._n 16._o 2._o citatis_fw-la 2._o â—lemens_fw-la â—an_v apostol_n ignatius_n justinus_n tertullian_n clemens_n alexand._n orig._n athan._n ambr._n hieronym_n august_n gregorius_n magnus_n leo._n hylarius_n occâ—â—neâ—ius_n primasius_n ansâ—â—â—_n martyr_n bull_v beza_n junius_n chemnitius_n zanchius_n sadeâ—l_n vrsinus_n pezelius_n 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