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but_o also_o for_o the_o cement_n of_o baptism_n i_o find_v it_o thus_o in_o justin_n martyr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n whosoever_o be_v perssade_v lat_fw-la justin_n martyr_n in_o apol._n secunda_fw-la p._n 93._o edit_n gr_n lat_fw-la and_o do_v believe_v that_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o teach_v be_v true_a and_o do_v resolve_v to_o live_v according_o be_v teach_v to_o fast_o and_o pray_v and_o call_v on_o god_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n the_o whole_a church_n also_o fast_v and_o pray_v with_o they_o then_o be_v they_o bring_v by_o we_o to_o a_o certain_a place_n in_o which_o water_n be_v and_o be_v regenerate_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o be_v before_o be_v baptise_a in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n father_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o laver_n as_o he_o after_o tell_v we_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d illumination_n because_o the_o mind_n of_o those_o who_o dispose_v themselves_o to_o learn_v those_o thing_n be_v enlighten_v by_o it_o then_o he_o proceed_v and_o let_v we_o know_v 94._o ibid._n p._n 94._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o after_o the_o party_n be_v baptise_a 97._o id._n ibid._n p._n 97._o they_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o congregation_n whither_o the_o brethren_n be_v assemble_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animo_fw-la intento_fw-mi say_v the_o latin_a with_o all_o the_o earnestness_n they_o can_v that_o they_o may_v all_o be_v find_v fit_a and_o worthy_a to_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o become_v fruitful_a of_o good_a work_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v find_v to_o have_v be_v faithful_a keeper_n of_o god_n commandment_n and_o final_o enjoy_v everlasting_a life_n which_o prayer_n be_v end_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o salute_v one_o another_o with_o a_o holy_a kiss_n this_o be_v the_o form_n sum_v up_o in_o brief_a by_o justin_n martyr_n in_o which_o if_o we_o find_v not_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o cross_n the_o several_a abrenuntiation_n nor_o any_o of_o the_o other_o ceremony_n speak_v of_o before_o it_o be_v not_o that_o they_o be_v not_o then_o in_o use_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v very_o short_o but_o that_o the_o father_n purpose_v to_o express_v no_o more_o concern_v baptism_n than_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o that_o sacrament_n and_o now_o be_v fall_v on_o justin_n martyr_n we_o will_v from_o he_o before_o we_o leave_v he_o describe_v the_o form_n use_v in_o it_o he_o celebration_n of_o the_o bless_a eucharist_n together_o with_o the_o course_n and_o order_n of_o the_o sunday_n service_n first_o for_o the_o sunday_n service_n it_o be_v thus_o as_o follow_v â—8_o id._n p._n â—8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o sunday_n all_o which_o inhabit_v in_o the_o town_n or_o village_n do_v meet_v together_o in_o one_o place_n and_o there_o the_o commentary_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o write_n of_o the_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o much_o as_o serve_v for_o that_o time_n be_v read_v unto_o we_o the_o reader_n have_v do_v the_o bishop_n or_o precedent_n of_o the_o congregation_n make_v a_o oration_n exhort_v the_o people_n to_o the_o follow_v of_o those_o godly_a lesson_n and_o instruction_n which_o be_v lay_v before_o they_o then_o we_o rise_v all_o together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o send_v our_o prayer_n up_o to_o the_o lord_n our_o prayer_n be_v finish_v and_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o water_n be_v offer_v or_o present_v in_o a_o readiness_n the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o if_o you_o will_v the_o precedent_n of_o the_o congregation_n do_v offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o thanks_o give_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o might_n where_o by_o the_o way_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o howsoever_o it_o be_v turn_v by_o langius_n into_o quantum_fw-la pro_fw-la virili_fw-la sva_fw-la potest_fw-la 1._o smectymn_n p._n 1._o and_o that_o by_o some_o translate_v thus_o according_a unto_o his_o ability_n as_o if_o the_o bishop_n do_v not_o pray_v by_o a_o present_a liturgy_n but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o ability_n in_o the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n yet_o plain_o here_o it_o mean_v more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o former_a place_n to_o show_v the_o earnestness_n he_o use_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o office_n now_o for_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n 97._o justin_n martyr_n apol._n 2._o p._n 97._o he_o describe_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n prayer_n be_v do_v we_o salute_v one_o another_o with_o a_o holy_a kiss_n then_o be_v present_v to_o the_o precedent_n bread_n with_o a_o cup_n of_o water_n and_o wine_n who_o receive_v they_o gives_z praise_n and_o glory_n unto_o god_n the_o father_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o render_v thanks_o unto_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o be_v do_v vouchsafe_v these_o his_o creature_n to_o we_o which_o prayer_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_o be_v end_v the_o people_n which_o be_v present_a do_v with_o a_o joyful_a acclamation_n say_v amen_o the_o precedent_n have_v thus_o consecrate_a the_o eucharist_n for_o so_o i_o take_v it_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o people_n have_v testify_v their_o assent_n thereto_o those_o who_o be_v call_v deacon_n distribute_v unto_o every_o one_o there_o present_a the_o consecrate_a bread_n and_o wine_n and_o carry_v it_o to_o those_o who_o be_v absent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o nourishment_n say_v he_o be_v call_v by_o we_o eucharist_n whereof_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a unto_o any_o to_o be_v partaker_n but_o such_o as_o do_v believe_v our_o doctrine_n and_o have_v be_v baptise_a for_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o purpose_n to_o form_v their_o life_n according_a unto_o their_o profession_n this_o be_v the_o course_n or_o order_n of_o divine_a service_n in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o holy_a martyr_n in_o which_o we_o have_v a_o intermixture_n of_o prayer_n and_o praise_n the_o read_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o then_o the_o sermon_n as_o now_o the_o sermon_n follow_v on_o the_o read_n of_o the_o epistle_n and_o gospel_n and_o after_o all_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n the_o whole_a be_v shut_v up_o with_o thanksgiving_n to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n a_o clear_a illustration_n of_o this_o course_n we_o shall_v see_v anon_o mean_a while_n proceed_v we_o to_o tertullian_n and_o see_v how_o he_o describe_v the_o rite_n of_o baptism_n as_o in_o his_o time_n use_v aquam_fw-la adituri_fw-la ibidem_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o aliquanto_fw-la prius_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la sub_fw-la antistitis_fw-la manu_fw-la contestamur_fw-la nos_fw-la renuntiare_fw-la diabolo_fw-it &_o pompa_fw-la &_o angelis_n ejus_fw-la dehinc_fw-la ter_z mergitamur_fw-la militis_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr corona_n militis_fw-la amplius_fw-la aliquid_fw-la respondentes_fw-la quam_fw-la dominus_fw-la evangelio_n determinavit_fw-la we_o go_v say_v he_o unto_o the_o water_n and_o there_o as_o not_o long_a time_n before_o we_o promise_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n that_o we_o will_v renounce_v the_o devil_n and_o his_o pomp_n and_o his_o angel_n then_o be_v we_o thrice_o dip_v into_o the_o water_n make_v more_o answer_n to_o the_o interrogatory_n propose_v unto_o we_o than_o the_o lord_n prescribe_v in_o his_o holy_a gospel_n and_o for_o the_o cross_n though_o we_o find_v nothing_o in_o this_o place_n we_o have_v it_o sure_o in_o another_o viz._n in_o that_o so_o celebrate_a speech_n of_o he_o carnis_fw-la id._n the_o resurrectione_n carnis_fw-la caro_fw-la signature_n ut_fw-la anima_fw-la muniatur_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o flesh_n be_v mark_v or_o sign_v with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n for_o of_o that_o he_o speak_v that_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v defend_v and_o fortify_v against_o all_o assault_n next_o let_v we_o look_v on_o their_o assembly_n their_o custom_n and_o behaviour_n there_o and_o he_o make_v this_o relation_n of_o the_o course_n or_o order_v use_v by_o the_o christian_n of_o his_o time_n in_o the_o congregation_n coimus_fw-la in_o coetum_fw-la &_o congregationem_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la quasi_fw-la manu_fw-la fact_n a_o precationibus_fw-la ambiamus_fw-la orantes_fw-la ea_fw-la vis_fw-la deo_fw-la grata_fw-la est_fw-la oramus_fw-la etiam_fw-la pro_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la pro_fw-la ministris_fw-la eorum_fw-la &_o potestaibus_fw-la pro_fw-la statu_fw-la seculi_fw-la pro_fw-la rerum_fw-la quiet_a pro_fw-la mora_fw-la finis_fw-la cogimur_fw-la ad_fw-la sacrarum_fw-la literarum_fw-la commemorationem_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la praesentium_fw-la rerum_fw-la qualitas_fw-la aut_fw-la praemonere_fw-la cogit_fw-la aut_fw-la recognoscere_fw-la certain_o fidem_fw-la sanctis_fw-la vocibus_fw-la poscimus_fw-la spem_fw-la erigimus_fw-la fiduicam_fw-la figimus_fw-la 39_o tertullian_n
in_o particular_a house_n or_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o some_o man_n dedicate_v and_o apply_v to_o religious_a office_n will_v appear_v most_o plain_o by_o that_o of_o gregory_n thaumaturgus_n in_o the_o follow_a age_n where_o he_o divide_v the_o church_n extant_a in_o his_o time_n into_o five_o part_n or_o distribution_n ep_v greg._n thaumat_n canon_n ep_v according_a to_o the_o remote_a or_o near_a admission_n then_o give_v to_o penitent_n a_o distribution_n which_o few_o house_n build_v for_o private_a use_n though_o afterward_o dedicate_v to_o god_n service_n and_o no_o one_o room_n in_o any_o house_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o but_o it_o appear_v more_o plain_o by_o that_o great_a number_n of_o church_n or_o place_n of_o god_n public_a worship_n which_o either_o be_v destroy_v or_o take_v from_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o persecution_n of_o aurelianus_n and_o restore_v again_o by_o galienus_n the_o roman_a emperor_n for_o which_o consult_v eusebius_n hist_o eccl_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 12._o but_o it_o appear_v most_o plain_o by_o another_o passage_n in_o the_o say_v eusebius_n where_o speak_v of_o the_o peaceable_a time_n which_o the_o church_n enjoy_v immediate_o before_o the_o persecution_n raise_v by_o dioclesian_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o christian_n antiquis_fw-la illis_fw-la aedificiis_fw-la haud_fw-la quaquam_fw-la amplius_fw-la contenti_fw-la 8._o euseb_n hist_o eccl._n lib._n 8._o amplas_fw-la spatiosasque_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la urbibus_fw-la ex_fw-la fundamentis_fw-la erexerunt_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o not_o content_v themselves_o long_o with_o those_o ancient_a edifice_n which_o have_v be_v build_v unto_o their_o hand_n in_o the_o time_n forego_v they_o erect_v large_a and_o goodly_a church_n from_o the_o very_a foundation_n in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o which_o last_o evidence_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o christian_n have_v in_o most_o city_n some_o church_n or_o place_n of_o assembly_n of_o a_o old_a erection_n as_o old_a perhaps_o as_o the_o last_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o those_o old_a erection_n be_v grow_v unable_a to_o contain_v their_o multitude_n they_o be_v necessitate_v to_o build_v new_a one_o of_o a_o large_a size_n and_o of_o capacity_n proportionable_a to_o such_o infinite_a number_n which_o place_n of_o assembly_n as_o they_o first_o call_v ecclesiae_fw-la as_o they_o also_o do_v the_o congregation_n of_o assembly_n itself_o so_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o this_o age_n they_o begin_v to_o be_v call_v dominicae_fw-la by_o the_o latin_n and_o in_o the_o same_o signification_n by_o the_o greek_n kuriacae_fw-la from_o which_o last_o word_n the_o english_a word_n church_n and_o the_o kirk_n of_o the_o scot_n be_v very_o probable_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v derive_v from_o this_o time_n forward_o the_o christian_n spare_v no_o cost_n to_o adorn_v their_o church_n the_o fabric_n more_o magnificent_a than_o they_o have_v be_v former_o the_o ornament_n within_o proportionable_a to_o the_o outward_a beauty_n the_o altar_n furnish_v with_o rich_a plate_n even_o to_o the_o envy_n and_o astonishment_n of_o the_o spiteful_a gentile_n insomuch_o as_o felix_n a_o proconsul_n in_o the_o time_n of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n a_o little_a after_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o follow_a century_n at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o church_n be_v give_v up_o unto_o spoil_n and_o rapine_n be_v say_v to_o have_v cry_v out_o on_o the_o sight_n thereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v behold_v in_o what_o rich_a vessel_n they_o administer_v to_o the_o son_n of_o mary_n so_o little_o be_v it_o think_v in_o those_o happy_a time_n that_o there_o shall_v one_o day_n come_v a_o generation_n of_o man_n profess_v piety_n who_o shall_v deface_v those_o altar_n and_o destroy_v those_o temple_n and_o cry_v down_o with_o they_o down_o with_o they_o even_o to_o the_o ground_n but_o of_o this_o great_a increase_n of_o church_n with_o their_o 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carrying_z two_o cup_n full_a of_o red-wine_n to_o wash_v the_o circumcisers_n mouth_n when_o the_o work_n be_v do_v another_o bear_v the_o circumcisers_n knife_n a_o three_o a_o dish_n of_o sand_n whereinto_o the_o foreskin_n must_v be_v cast_v be_v once_o cut_v off_o a_o four_o a_o dish_n of_o oil_n wherein_o be_v linen_n clout_n to_o be_v apply_v unto_o the_o wound_n some_o other_o spice_n and_o strong_a wine_n to_o refresh_v those_o that_o faint_v if_o any_o shall_v all_o this_o be_v necessary_o require_v as_o preparation_n to_o the_o act_n of_o circumcision_n nor_o be_v the_o act_n less_o troublesome_a than_o the_o preparation_n make_v show_v of_o which_o i_o will_v now_o describe_v but_o that_o i_o be_o persuade_v i_o have_v say_v enough_o to_o make_v it_o know_v how_o much_o ado_n be_v like_a to_o be_v use_v about_o it_o and_o though_o perhaps_o some_o of_o these_o ceremonic_n be_v not_o use_v in_o this_o present_a time_n whereof_o we_o speak_v yet_o they_o grow_v up_o and_o become_v ordinary_a many_o of_o they_o before_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n be_v destroy_v and_o ruinate_v sement_fw-la hom._n de_fw-fr sement_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o there_o be_v circumcision_n there_o must_v be_v knife_n and_o sponge_n to_o receive_v the_o blood_n and_o such_o other_o necessary_n say_v athanasius_n and_o not_o such_o other_o only_o as_o conclern_v the_o work_n 7._o in_o joh._n l._n 4._o l._n 50._o lib._n 7._o but_o such_o as_o appertain_v also_o to_o the_o follow_v cure_n circumciditur_fw-la &_o curatur_fw-la homo_fw-la circumcisus_fw-la in_o sabbato_fw-la as_o st._n cyril_n note_v it_o which_o argument_n our_o saviour_n use_v in_o his_o own_o defence_n viz_o that_o he_o as_o well_o may_v make_v a_o man_n every_o whit_n whole_a on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n as_o they_o one_o part_n now_o that_o this_o act_n of_o circumcision_n be_v a_o plain_a break_n of_o the_o sabbath_n beside_o the_o troublesomeness_n of_o the_o work_n be_v affirm_v by_o many_o of_o the_o father_n 32._o l._n 1._o haeres_fw-la 30._o n._n 32._o by_o epiphanius_n express_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n the_o circumcision_n of_o that_o child_n take_v away_o the_o sabbath_n and_o st._n chrysestâ—m_n speak_v more_o home_n than_o he_o joh._n hom._n 49._o in_o joh._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sabbath_n say_v the_o father_n be_v break_v many_o way_n among_o the_o jew_n but_o in_o no_o one_o thing_n more_o than_o in_o circumcision_n now_o what_o shall_v move_v the_o jew_n to_o prefer_v circumcision_n before_o the_o sabbath_n unless_o it_o be_v because_o that_o circumcision_n be_v the_o old_a ceremony_n i_o will_v glad_o learn_v especial_o consider_v the_o resemblance_n that_o be_v between_o they_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o circumsiance_n be_v circumcision_n make_v to_o be_v a_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n gen._n 17.17_o so_o be_v the_o sabbath_n between_o god_n and_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n exod._n 31.17_o be_v circumcision_n a_o perpetual_a covenant_n with_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n in_o their_o generation_n gen._n 17.7_o so_o be_v the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v keep_v throughout_o their_o generation_n for_o a_o perpetual_a covenant_n also_o exod_n 31.16_o be_v circumcision_n so_o exact_v that_o whosoever_o be_v not_o circumcise_a that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o people_n of_o god_n gen._n 17.14_o so_o god_n have_v say_v it_o of_o his_o sabbath_n that_o whosoever_o break_v it_o or_o do_v any_o manner_n of_o work_n therein_o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o the_o people_n exod._n 31.14_o in_o all_o these_o point_n there_o be_v a_o just_a and_o plain_a equality_n between_o they_o but_o have_v the_o sabbath_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n it_o must_v have_v infinite_o go_v before_o circumcision_n what_o then_o shall_v move_v the_o jew_n to_o prefer_v the_o one_o before_o the_o other_o but_o that_o conceive_n both_o alike_o they_o think_v it_o best_a to_o give_v precedency_n to_o the_o elder_a and_o rather_o break_v the_o sabbath_n than_o put_v off_o circumcision_n to_o a_o further_a day_n hence_o grow_v it_o into_o a_o common_a maxim_n among_o that_o people_n circumcision_n pellit_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la that_o circumcision_n drive_v away_o the_o sabbath_n as_o before_o i_o note_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v that_o they_o conceive_v a_o great_a or_o more_o strict_a necessity_n to_o be_v in_o circumcision_n than_o in_o the_o sabbath_n the_o penalty_n and_o danger_n as_o before_o we_o show_v you_o be_v alike_o in_o both_o for_o in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o the_o space_n of_o 40_o year_n together_o when_o in_o some_o fort_n they_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n most_o certain_a that_o they_o circumcise_a not_o one_o not_o one_o of_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o so_o long_a a_o time_n again_o have_v god_n intend_v circumcision_n to_o have_v be_v so_o necessary_a that_o there_o be_v no_o defer_v of_o it_o for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o he_o either_o have_v not_o make_v the_o sabbath_n rest_v so_o exact_a and_o rigid_a or_o else_o out_o of_o that_o generul_a rule_n have_v make_v exception_n in_o this_o case_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n have_v he_o intend_v that_o the_o sabbath_n rest_n shall_v have_v be_v literal_o observe_v and_o that_o no_o manner_n of_o work_n shall_v be_v do_v therein_o he_o have_v not_o so_o precise_o limit_v circumcision_n to_o the_o eight_o day_n only_o tryph._n just_a martin_n count_v tryph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o though_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n but_o will_v have_v respite_v the_o same_o till_o another_o day_n the_o act_n of_o circumcision_n be_v not_o restrain_v unto_o the_o eight_o day_n so_o precise_o but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v sometime_o defer_v upon_o occasion_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o moses_n child_n and_o the_o whole_a people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n before_o remember_v indeed_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hasten_v and_o perform_v before_o not_o out_o of_o any_o mystery_n in_o the_o number_n which_o may_v adapt_v it_o for_o that_o business_n as_o some_o rabbin_n think_v but_o because_o child_n till_o that_o time_n be_v hardly_o purge_v of_o that_o blood_n and_o slime_n which_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o into_o the_o world_n 27._o levit._fw-la 22._o v._o 27._o upon_o which_o ground_n the_o lord_n appoint_v thus_o in_o the_o law_n levitical_a when_o a_o bullock_n or_o a_o sheep_n or_o a_o goat_n be_v bring_v forth_o it_o shall_v be_v seven_o day_n under_o the_o dam_n and_o from_o the_o eight_o day_n and_o thenceforth_a it_o shall_v be_v accept_v for_o a_o offering_n to_o the_o lord_n this_o make_v it_o manifest_a that_o the_o jew_n think_v the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o morallaw_n and_o therefore_o give_v precedency_n to_o circumcision_n as_o the_o old_a ceremony_n not_o because_o it_o be_v of_o moses_n but_o of_o the_o father_n that_o be_v 49._o l._n 4._o in_o joh._n c._n 49._o say_v cyril_n on_o that_o place_n because_o they_o think_v not_o fit_a to_o lay_v aside_o a_o ancient_a custom_n of_o their_o ancestor_n for_o the_o sabbath_n sake_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la putabant_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la patrum_fw-la propter_fw-la honorem_fw-la sabbati_fw-la contemnendam_fw-la esse_fw-la as_o the_o father_n have_v it_o nay_o so_o far_o do_v they_o prize_v the_o one_o before_o the_o other_o that_o by_o this_o break_n of_o the_o sabbath_n they_o be_v persuade_v very_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o law_n moses_n say_v christ_n our_o saviour_n give_v you_o circumcision_n and_o you_o on_o be_v sabbath_n day_n circumcise_v a_o man_n that_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n shall_v not_o be_v break_v 7.22_o job_n 7.22_o it_o seem_v that_o circumcision_n be_v much_o like_o terminus_n and_o juventus_n in_o the_o toman_n story_n who_o
the_o right_a meaning_n of_o it_o that_o for_o the_o residue_n of_o time_n wherein_o it_o be_v to_o be_v in_o force_n they_o may_v no_o long_o be_v mislead_v by_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o such_o blind_a guide_n as_o do_v abuse_v they_o thus_o have_v i_o brief_o sum_v together_o what_o i_o find_v scatter_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n which_o who_o desire_v to_o find_v at_o large_a may_v look_v into_o irenaeus_n li._n 4._o ca._n 19_o &_o 20._o origen_n in_o num._n hom_n 23._o tertul._n li._n 4._o contr_n martion_n athanas_n hom_n de_fw-fr sement_fw-la p._n 1061._o &_o 1072._o edit_n gr_n lat_fw-la victor_n antioch_n cap._n 3._o in_o marcum_n chrysost_n hom_n 39_o in_o matth._n 12._o epiphan_n li._n 1._o haeres_fw-la 30._o n._n 33._o hierom_n in_o matth._n 12._o ambros_n in_o cap._n 3._o luk._n li._n 3._o augustin_n count_v faustum_n li._n 16._o ca._n 28._o &_o lib._n 19_o ca._n 9_o to_o descend_v no_o low_o with_o one_o of_o which_o last_o father_n save_n 2._o cont._n adimant_n ca._n 2._o we_o conclude_v this_o list_n non_fw-la ergo_fw-la dominus_fw-la rescindit_fw-la scripturam_fw-la vet._n test_n sed_fw-la cogit_fw-la intelligi_fw-la our_o saviour_n purpose_n say_v the_o father_n be_v not_o to_o take_v away_o the_o law_n but_o to_o expound_v it_o not_o then_o to_o take_v away_o the_o law_n it_o be_v to_o last_v a_o little_a long_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o pronounce_v consummatum_fw-la est_fw-la that_o the_o law_n be_v abrogate_a nor_o may_v it_o seem_v so_o proper_a for_o he_o to_o take_v away_o one_o sabbath_n from_o we_o which_o be_v rest_n from_o labour_n until_o he_o have_v provide_v we_o of_o another_o which_o be_v rest_n from_o sin_n and_o to_o provide_v we_o such_o a_o sabbath_n be_v to_o cost_v he_o dear_a than_o word_n and_o argument_n he_o heal_v we_o by_o his_o word_n before_o now_o he_o must_v heal_v we_o by_o his_o stripe_n or_o else_o no_o entrance_n into_o his_o rest_n the_o eternal_a sabbath_n beside_o the_o temple_n stand_v as_o yet_o and_o while_o that_o stand_v or_o be_v in_o hope_n to_o be_v rebuilt_a there_o be_v no_o end_n to_o be_v expect_v of_o the_o legal_a ceremony_n the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o temple_n do_v both_o end_n together_o and_o which_o be_v more_o remarkable_a on_o a_o sabbath_n day_n the_o jew_n be_v still_o sick_a of_o their_o old_a disease_n and_o will_v not_o stir_v a_o foot_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n beyond_o their_o compass_n no_o though_o it_o be_v to_o save_v their_o temple_n and_o in_o that_o their_o sabbath_n or_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v most_o dear_a unto_o they_o nay_o they_o be_v more_o superstitious_a now_o than_o they_o be_v before_o for_o whereas_o in_o the_o former_a time_n it_o have_v be_v think_v unlawful_a to_o take_v arm_n and_o make_v war_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n 4._o joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la li._n 4._o ca._n 4._o unless_o they_o be_v assault_v and_o their_o life_n in_o danger_n now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v pronounce_v unlawful_a even_o to_o treat_v of_o peace_n a_o fine_a contradiction_n agrippa_z lay_v this_o home_n unto_o they_o when_o first_o they_o entertain_v a_o rebellious_a purpose_n against_o the_o roman_n 16._o id._n li._n 2._o c._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o you_o observe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o in_o they_o do_v nothing_o it_o will_v be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o bring_v you_o under_o for_o so_o your_o ancestor_n find_v in_o their_o war_n with_o pompey_n who_o ever_o defer_v work_n until_o that_o day_n wherein_o his_o enemy_n be_v idle_a and_o make_v no_o resistance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o on_o the_o other_o side_n you_o take_v arm_n that_o day_n than_o you_o transgress_v your_o country_n law_n yourselves_o and_o so_o i_o see_v no_o cause_n why_o you_o shall_v rebel_v where_o note_n agrippa_z calls_z the_o sabbath_n a_o custom_n and_o their_o country_n law_n which_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o they_o think_v it_o not_o any_o law_n of_o nature_n now_o what_o agrippa_n say_v do_v in_o fine_a fall_n out_o the_o city_n be_v take_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n as_o jos_n scaliger_n compute_v it_o or_o the_o parasceve_n of_o the_o sabbath_n as_o rab._n joses_n have_v determine_v most_o likely_a that_o it_o be_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n itself_o for_o dion_n speak_v of_o this_o war_n 66._o lib._n 66._o and_o of_o this_o take_n of_o the_o city_n conclude_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jerusalem_n say_v he_o be_v take_v on_o the_o saturday_n which_o the_o jew_n most_o reverence_n till_o this_o day_n thus_o fall_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o with_o it_o all_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n 6._o demonst_a l._n 1._o c._n 6._o since_o when_o according_a as_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o that_o people_n either_o to_o sacrifice_v according_a to_o the_o law_n or_o to_o build_v a_o temple_n or_o erect_v a_o altar_n to_o consecrate_v their_o priest_n or_o anoint_v their_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o final_o to_o hold_v their_o solemn_a assembly_n or_o any_o of_o their_o festival_n ordain_v by_o moses_n for_o that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v to_o end_v with_o other_o legal_a ceremony_n be_v by_o this_o apparent_a first_o that_o it_o be_v a_o institute_n of_o moses_n and_o second_o a_o institute_n peculiar_a to_o the_o jewish_a nation_n both_o which_o we_o have_v already_o prove_v and_o therefore_o be_v to_o end_v with_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o state_n of_o jewry_n father_n there_o be_v good_a store_n which_o affirm_v as_o much_o some_o of_o the_o which_o shall_v be_v produce_v to_o express_v themselves_o that_o we_o may_v see_v what_o they_o conceive_v of_o the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o first_o for_o justin_n martyr_n it_o be_v his_o chief_a scope_n and_o purpose_n in_o his_o conference_n with_o tyrpho_n trypbon_n dial._n cum_fw-la trypbon_n to_o 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lib._n 10._o there_o be_v only_o now_o two_o place_n of_o respect_n and_o credit_n that_o of_o the_o maximus_n curio_n and_o the_o pontifex_n maximus_n both_o which_o the_o noble_n do_v pretend_v to_o belong_v to_o they_o but_o the_o tribune_n be_v resolve_v to_o have_v it_o otherwise_o according_a to_o which_o resolution_n 26._o id._n lib._n 26._o c._n manilius_n get_v the_o office_n of_o the_o maximus_n curio_n and_o in_o the_o close_a of_o all_o 22._o rofin_n antiq._n rom._n l._n 3._o c._n 22._o but_o a_o good_a while_n after_o omnibus_fw-la honoribus_fw-la plebi_fw-la communicatis_fw-la after_o all_o other_o honour_n be_v confer_v upon_o they_o or_o rather_o communicate_v to_o they_o one_o t._n coruncanius_n be_v declare_v the_o pontifex_n maximus_n all_o this_o and_o more_o they_o have_v but_o it_o will_v not_o satisfy_v for_o there_o be_v want_v still_o both_o the_o power_n of_o judicature_n and_o the_o supreme_a majesty_n of_o the_o state_n to_o make_v all_o complete_a and_o to_o gain_v this_o the_o tribune_n must_v bestir_v themselves_o both_o with_o art_n and_o violence_n or_o else_o they_o can_v not_o hope_v to_o estate_n it_o on_o they_o a_o business_n of_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n that_o it_o be_v never_o in_o a_o way_n to_o be_v bring_v about_o till_o the_o two_o gracchi_n undertake_v the_o contrivance_n of_o it_o who_o be_v man_n of_o excellent_a part_n and_o great_a ability_n do_v most_o unfortunate_o fall_v on_o the_o undertake_n and_o be_v fall_v upon_o it_o do_v devise_v all_o way_n which_o either_o art_n or_o wit_n can_v present_v unto_o they_o to_o effect_v the_o work_n of_o these_o tiberius_n be_v the_o elder_a who_o stumble_v in_o the_o way_n on_o the_o lex_fw-la agraria_fw-la as_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o make_v the_o poor_a people_n more_o considerable_a and_o the_o rich_a less_o powerful_a and_o find_v that_o octavius_n one_o of_o his_o colleague_n do_v oppose_v he_o in_o it_o depose_v he_o from_o his_o office_n by_o force_n and_o violence_n 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which_o be_v to_o add_v unto_o the_o senate_n a_o equal_a number_n of_o the_o equites_fw-la or_o the_o roman_a knight_n who_o be_v to_o be_v of_o equal_a power_n and_o to_o have_v liberty_n of_o vote_v in_o all_o public_a business_n with_o the_o ancient_a senator_n in_o pass_v which_o and_z other_o of_o his_o popular_a law_n he_o get_v this_o trick_n and_o he_o be_v very_o constant_a to_o it_o that_o if_o he_o find_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o house_n to_o be_v against_o he_o and_o be_v not_o like_a to_o carry_v with_o he_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o voice_n he_o will_v quarrel_v with_o his_o fellow_n tribune_n to_o spin_v out_o the_o time_n till_o his_o party_n be_v all_o come_v together_o and_o if_o that_o can_v not_o do_v it_o neither_o than_o he_o adjourn_v the_o assembly_n to_o some_o other_o day_n but_o yet_o for_o all_o these_o artifices_fw-la and_o unworthy_a practice_n he_o can_v not_o compass_v the_o design_n but_o leave_v it_o to_o be_v finish_v by_o his_o brother_n caius_n who_o take_v the_o same_o course_n to_o engage_v the_o people_n which_o his_o brother_n have_v pursue_v before_o bring_v those_o design_n about_o which_o tiberius_n fail_v in_o ibid._n id._n ibid._n for_o first_o whereas_o the_o senate_n be_v the_o only_a judge_n in_o matter_n which_o concern_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o make_v they_o no_o less_o reverence_v by_o the_o roman_a knight_n than_o by_o other_o of_o the_o common_a people_n caius_n prevail_v so_o far_o that_o he_o gain_v a_o law_n for_o add_v three_o hundred_o of_o these_o equites_fw-la to_o as_o many_o senator_n for_o the_o senate_n do_v consist_v of_o three_o hundred_o ancient_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v they_o equal_a power_n of_o judge_v in_o all_o cause_n which_o be_v bring_v before_o they_o so_o that_o by_o gain_v this_o and_o the_o former_a law_n of_o appeal_n to_o the_o people_n upon_o all_o occasion_n the_o people_n be_v estate_v in_o the_o power_n of_o judicature_n and_o the_o dernier_fw-fr resort_n as_o the_o lawyer_n call_v it_o be_v in_o they_o alone_o the_o only_a point_n now_o leave_v be_v the_o supreme_a majesty_n and_o that_o do_v caius_n very_o handsome_o confer_v upon_o they_o without_o noise_n or_o trouble_v for_o whereas_o all_o other_o orator_n when_o they_o make_v their_o speech_n turn_v themselves_o towards_o the_o palace_n where_o the_o senate_n sit_v he_o on_o the_o contrary_n turn_v himself_o towards_o the_o market_n place_n where_o the_o people_n be_v and_o teach_v all_o other_o orator_n by_o his_o example_n to_o do_v the_o like_a and_o thus_o say_v plutarch_n by_o the_o only_a turn_n of_o his_o look_n he_o gain_v a_o point_n of_o infinite_a consequence_n and_o importance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d change_v the_o commonwealth_n from_o a_o aristocratie_n to_o a_o mere_a democraty_n which_o be_v
posset_n de_fw-la illo_fw-la statim_fw-la vindicari_fw-la by_o vigour_n of_o his_o episcopal_a function_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o chair_n he_o have_v power_n enough_o to_o be_v straightway_o avenge_v of_o he_o for_o the_o same_o yet_o be_v the_o matter_n be_v refer_v unto_o he_o he_o declare_v his_o thought_n that_o if_o the_o deacon_n who_o he_o write_v of_o will_v repent_v his_o folly_n and_o give_v some_o humble_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o offend_a bishop_n he_o may_v not_o do_v amiss_o to_o remit_v the_o fault_n but_o if_o he_o do_v provoke_v he_o further_o by_o his_o perverse_a and_o petulant_a behaviour_n fungeris_fw-la circa_fw-la eum_fw-la potestate_fw-la honoris_fw-la tui_fw-la ut_fw-la eum_fw-la vel_fw-la deponas_fw-la vel_fw-la abstineas_fw-la he_o shall_v exercise_v the_o authority_n of_o his_o place_n or_o honour_n and_o either_o degrade_v or_o excommunicate_v he_o as_o he_o see_v occasion_n here_o be_v no_o send_n to_o the_o clergy_n to_o have_v their_o advice_n no_o offering_n of_o the_o matter_n unto_o their_o better_a consideration_n but_o all_o refer_v unto_o the_o bishop_n to_o do_v therein_o as_o unto_o he_o seem_v best_o of_o his_o own_o authority_n so_o that_o both_o cyprian_a and_o other_o bishop_n both_o might_n and_o do_v and_o dare_v do_v many_o thing_n without_o advise_v with_o the_o clergy_n contrary_a to_o what_o some_o have_v tell_v we_o and_o this_o they_o may_v do_v well_o enough_o without_o dread_n or_o fear_n ibid._n smectymn_n sect_n 9_o p._n 38._o ibid._n that_o any_o of_o their_o sentence_n may_v be_v make_v irrita_fw-la or_o void_a by_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n which_o be_v not_o hold_v until_o 130_o year_n and_o upward_o after_o cyprian_n death_n and_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o people_n in_o these_o public_a censure_n i_o find_v they_o not_o at_o all_o consider_v but_o where_o the_o crime_n be_v heinous_a and_o the_o church_n scandalize_v by_o the_o sin_n and_o lewdness_n of_o the_o party_n punish_v in_o which_o case_n there_o be_v such_o regard_n have_v of_o they_o that_o the_o sentence_n be_v publish_v in_o fancy_n ecclesiae_fw-la in_o the_o full_a congregation_n of_o god_n people_n and_o that_o as_o well_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o hearty_o detest_v such_o scandalous_a and_o sinful_a course_n as_o that_o they_o may_v eschew_v his_o company_n and_o conversation_n as_o they_o will_v do_v the_o company_n of_o a_o heathen_a or_o of_o a_o publican_n tunc_fw-la se_fw-la ab_fw-la ejus_fw-la conjunctione_n salubriter_fw-la continet_fw-la 2._o aug._n count_v ep._n parmen_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 2._o ut_fw-la nec_fw-la cibum_fw-la quisquam_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la sumat_fw-la not_o one_o of_o they_o so_o much_o as_o eat_v with_o the_o man_n who_o be_v so_o accurse_a which_o as_o they_o be_v st._n augustine_n word_n so_o by_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o place_n they_o seem_v to_o intimate_v st._n cyprian_n practice_n so_o that_o if_o excommunication_n have_v not_o pass_v in_o former_a time_n 40._o smectymn_n p._n 40._o without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o the_o delinquent_n do_v belong_v as_o some_o man_n suppose_v it_o be_v upon_o this_o reason_n only_o as_o themselves_o affirm_v because_o the_o people_n be_v to_o forbear_v communion_n with_o such_o and_o be_v that_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o excommunication_n of_o notorious_a sinner_n be_v public_o present_v unto_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o people_n for_o that_o very_a reason_n because_o they_o shall_v avoid_v the_o company_n of_o excommunicate_v person_n i_o see_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o particular_a i_o mean_v as_o to_o the_o publication_n of_o the_o sentence_n in_o which_o the_o church_n of_o england_n differ_v from_o the_o primitive_a and_o ancient_a practice_n and_o do_v our_o bishop_n keep_v the_o power_n of_o excommunicate_v to_o themselves_o alone_o and_o not_o devolve_v it_o upon_o other_o they_o do_v not_o any_o thing_n herein_o but_o what_o be_v practise_v by_o saint_n cyprian_n for_o reconcile_a of_o the_o penitent_a which_o natural_o and_o of_o course_n be_v to_o come_v after_o excommunication_n i_o find_v indeed_o that_o many_o time_n st._n cyprian_n take_v along_o with_o he_o the_o counsel_n and_o consent_n both_o of_o his_o presbyter_n and_o people_n and_o certain_o it_o stand_v with_o reason_n that_o it_o shall_v so_o be_v that_o as_o the_o whole_a church_n have_v be_v scandalize_v at_o the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o offence_n so_o the_o whole_a church_n also_o shall_v have_v satisfaction_n in_o the_o sincerity_n of_o the_o repentance_n many_o and_o several_a be_v the_o passage_n in_o this_o father_n write_n which_o do_v clear_o prove_v it_o none_o more_o exact_o than_o that_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o cornelius_n where_o wish_v that_o he_o be_v in_o presence_n when_o perverse_a person_n do_v return_v from_o their_o sin_n and_o folly_n videres_fw-la quis_fw-la mihi_fw-la labour_n sit_fw-la persuadere_fw-la patientiam_fw-la fratribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la 55._o cypr._n ep._n 55._o you_o will_v then_o see_v say_v he_o what_o pain_n i_o take_v to_o persuade_v our_o brethren_n that_o suppress_v their_o just_a grief_n of_o heart_n recipiendis_fw-la malis_fw-la curandisque_fw-la consentiant_fw-la they_o will_v consent_v to_o the_o receive_n and_o the_o cure_v consequent_o of_o such_o evil_a member_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o so_o tie_v himself_o to_o this_o observance_n but_o that_o sometime_o according_a as_o he_o see_v occasion_n unus_fw-la atque_fw-la alius_fw-la obnitente_fw-la plebe_fw-la &_o contradicente_fw-la mea_fw-la tamen_fw-la facilitute_n suscepti_fw-la sunt_fw-la some_o though_o not_o many_o have_v be_v reconcile_v and_o reimbosomed_a with_o the_o church_n not_o only_o without_o the_o people_n knowledge_n but_o against_o their_o will_n so_o that_o the_o interest_n which_o the_o people_n have_v in_o these_o relaxation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n be_v not_o belong_v to_o they_o as_o in_o point_n of_o right_n but_o only_o in_o the_o way_n of_o contentation_n the_o lead_a voice_n be_v always_o in_o the_o bishop_n and_o so_o the_o negative_a voice_n be_v also_o when_o it_o come_v to_o that_o he_o be_v to_o give_v his_o fiat_fw-la first_o before_o the_o clergy_n have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v therein_o st._n cyprian_n tell_v of_o himself_o ibid._n id._n ibid._n quam_fw-la prompta_fw-la &_o plena_fw-la dilectione_n that_o he_o receive_v such_o penitent_n as_o come_v unto_o he_o with_o such_o affection_n and_o facility_n that_o by_o his_o overmuch_o indulgence_n to_o they_o pene_fw-la ipse_fw-la delinque_fw-la he_o be_v even_o culpable_a himself_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o otherwise_o in_o his_o time_n with_o the_o church_n of_o carthage_n in_o this_o case_n there_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v in_o the_o three_o council_n there_o assemble_v the_o bishop_n have_v not_o only_o the_o lead_a voice_n but_o the_o direct_n and_o dispose_v power_n 32._o council_n car._n iii_o cap._n 32._o a_o negative_a voice_n into_o the_o bargain_n for_o there_o it_o be_v ordain_v ut_fw-la presbyter_n episcopo_fw-la inconsulto_fw-la non_fw-la reconciliet_fw-la poenitentem_fw-la that_o the_o presbyter_n be_v not_o to_o reconcile_v a_o penitent_a unless_o it_o be_v in_o the_o bishop_n absence_n or_o in_o a_o case_n of_o urgent_a and_o extreme_a necessity_n as_o in_o point_n of_o death_n it_o be_v there_o declare_v withal_o that_o it_o belong_v unto_o the_o bishop_n 31._o ibid._n c._n 31._o poenitentiae_fw-la tempora_fw-la designare_fw-la to_o appoint_v the_o time_n and_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o penance_n as_o he_o see_v occasion_n and_o this_o to_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o s._n cyprian_n time_n be_v most_o clear_a and_o evident_a by_o the_o displeasure_n he_o conceive_v against_o some_o presbyter_n who_o have_v admit_v man_n which_o before_o be_v lapse_v without_o leave_n from_o he_o to_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n 10._o cypr._n ep._n 10._o a_o matter_n which_o he_o aggravate_v to_o the_o very_a height_n charge_v they_o that_o neither_o mindful_a of_o the_o gospel_n nor_o their_o own_o place_n and_o station_n nor_o of_o the_o future_a day_n of_o judgement_n nor_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o he_o their_o bishop_n they_o have_v admit_v such_o as_o fall_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n to_o the_o church_n sacrament_n not_o be_v by_o he_o authorize_v so_o to_o do_v and_o this_o he_o say_v be_v sure_o a_o insolency_n quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la omnino_fw-la sub_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la factum_fw-la which_o never_o have_v be_v do_v in_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n time_n and_o be_v now_o do_v cum_fw-la contumelia_fw-la &_o contemptu_fw-la praepositi_fw-la be_v do_v in_o manifest_a contempt_n and_o reproach_n of_o their_o bishop_n threaten_v withal_o that_o if_o they_o do_v persist_v in_o these_o wilful_a course_n he_o will_v make_v use_n of_o that_o authority_n qua_fw-la i_o uti_fw-la dominus_fw-la jubet_fw-la which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o for_o that_o purpose_n viz._n suspend_v they_o from_o their_o ministry_n and_o bring_v they_o
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bestow_v on_o celerinus_n and_o aurelius_n the_o place_n of_o reader_n in_o the_o church_n do_v also_o give_v unto_o they_o or_o assign_v the_o same_o full_a maintenance_n 34._o id._n epi._n 34._o which_o be_v allow_v to_o any_o of_o the_o presbyter_n presbyterii_fw-la honorem_fw-la designasse_n nos_fw-la illis_fw-la jam_fw-la sciatis_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o sportulis_fw-la iisdem_fw-la cum_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la honorentur_fw-la &_o divisiones_fw-la menstruas_fw-la aequatis_fw-la portionibus_fw-la partiantur_fw-la know_v you_o say_v he_o in_o a_o epistle_n to_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o carthage_n that_o we_o have_v assign_v they_o to_o the_o full_a honour_n of_o presbyter_n appoint_v that_o they_o shall_v receive_v the_o same_o proportion_n of_o allowance_n and_o have_v as_o great_a a_o share_n in_o the_o monthly_a dividend_n as_o any_o of_o the_o presbyter_n have_v where_o by_o the_o way_n this_o portion_n or_o allowance_n have_v the_o name_n of_o sportula_fw-la from_o the_o reward_n or_o fee_n which_o ancient_o be_v allow_v to_o judge_n and_o by_o that_o name_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o civil_a law_n which_o be_v assign_v to_o the_o presbyter_n pro_fw-la singulorum_fw-la meritis_fw-la according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o person_n to_o some_o more_o some_o less_o at_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o bishop_n give_v they_o the_o name_n of_o fratres_n sportulantes_fw-la whereof_o we_o read_v in_o cyprian_a ep._n 66._o and_o they_o be_v call_v divisiones_fw-la mensurnae_fw-la the_o monthly_a dividend_n because_o that_o as_o the_o contribution_n of_o the_o people_n be_v make_v once_o every_o month_n menstrua_fw-la quaque_fw-la die_fw-la as_o tertullian_n a_o presbyter_n of_o this_o church_n have_v tell_v we_o so_o as_o it_o seem_v 36._o tertul._n in_o apolog_n c._n 36._o the_o dividend_n be_v make_v according_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o money_n have_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o bishop_n hand_n so_o also_o in_o the_o way_n of_o punishment_n when_o any_o of_o the_o clergy_n have_v offend_v the_o bishop_n have_v authority_n to_o withdraw_v his_o maintenance_n and_o withhold_v his_o stipend_n for_o when_o complaint_n be_v make_v to_o cyprian_a of_o philumenus_n and_o fortunatus_n two_o of_o his_o subdeacons_a 28._o cypr._n ep._n 28._o and_o of_o favorinus_n a_o acolythite_n qui_fw-la medio_fw-la tempore_fw-la recesserunt_fw-la who_o former_o have_v forsake_v their_o call_n and_o now_o desire_v to_o be_v restore_v again_o unto_o it_o although_o he_o neither_o will_v nor_o can_v determine_v in_o it_o before_o he_o have_v consult_v with_o his_o colleague_n and_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o his_o people_n the_o matter_n be_v great_a and_o weighty_a yet_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o suspend_v they_o from_o their_o monthly_a pay_n interim_n se_fw-fr à _fw-fr divisione_n mensurna_fw-la tantum_fw-la contineant_fw-la as_o he_o there_o resolve_v it_o leave_v the_o cause_n to_o be_v determine_v of_o at_o better_a leisure_n this_o be_v a_o plain_a suspension_n à _fw-la 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p._n 46._o to_o show_v that_o neither_o presbyter_n nor_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v molest_v