a_o place_n of_o continual_a servile_a toil_n can_v not_o sudden_o be_v wain_v and_o draw_v unto_o contrary_a office_n without_o some_o strong_a impression_n of_o terror_n and_o also_o for_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o needful_a then_o to_o punish_v with_o extremity_n the_o first_o transgression_n of_o those_o law_n that_o require_v a_o more_o exact_a observation_n for_o many_o age_n to_o come_v therefore_o as_o the_o jew_n superstitious_o addict_v to_o their_o sabbath_n rest_v for_o a_o long_a time_n not_o without_o danger_n to_o themselves_o and_o 37._o obloquy_n to_o their_o very_a law_n do_v afterward_o perceive_v and_o amend_v wise_o their_o former_a error_n not_o doubt_v that_o bodily_a labour_n be_v make_v by_o 2.40_o accessity_n venial_a though_o otherwise_o especial_o on_o that_o day_n rest_v be_v more_o convenient_a so_o at_o all_o time_n the_o voluntary_a scandalous_a contempt_n of_o that_o rest_n from_o labour_n wherewith_o publiclk_o god_n be_v serve_v we_o can_v too_o 15._o severe_o correct_v and_o bridle_v the_o emperor_n constantine_n l.3_n have_v with_o overgreat_a facility_n licence_v sunday_n labour_n in_o country_n village_n under_o that_o pretence_n whereof_o there_o may_v just_o no_o doubt_n sometime_o consideration_n be_v have_v namely_o leave_v any_o thing_n which_o god_n by_o his_o providence_n have_v bestow_v shall_v miscarry_v not_o be_v take_v in_o due_a time_n leo_n which_o afterward_o see_v that_o this_o ground_n will_v not_o bear_v so_o general_a and_o large_a indulgence_n as_o have_v be_v grant_v do_v by_o a_o contrary_a edict_n both_o reverse_n and_o severe_o censure_v his_o predecessor_n remissness_n say_v 54._o we_o ordain_v according_a to_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o of_o the_o apostle_n thereby_o direct_v that_o on_o the_o sacred_a day_n wherein_o our_o own_o integrity_n be_v restore_v all_o do_v rest_n and_o surcease_v labour_n that_o neither_o husbandman_n nor_o other_o on_o that_o day_n 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or_o how_o can_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n now_o endure_v to_o be_v so_o much_o call_v on_o and_o preach_v unto_o by_o that_o which_o every_o 1.10_o dominical_a day_n throughout_o the_o year_n that_o which_o year_n by_o year_n so_o many_o festival_n time_n 23._o if_o not_o command_v by_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o who_o care_n at_o that_o time_n be_v of_o great_a thing_n yet_o institute_v either_o by_o such_o 118._o universal_a authority_n as_o no_o man_n or_o at_o the_o least_o such_o as_o we_o with_o no_o reason_n may_v despise_v do_v as_o sometime_o the_o holy_a angel_n do_v from_o heaven_n sing_v 2.14_o glory_n be_v unto_o god_n on_o high_a peace_n on_o earth_n towards_o man_n good_a will_n for_o this_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o very_a song_n that_o all_o christian_a feast_n do_v apply_v as_o their_o several_a occasion_n require_v how_o shall_v the_o day_n and_o time_n continual_o thus_o inculcate_v what_o god_n have_v do_v and_o we_o refuse_v to_o agnize_v the_o benefit_n of_o such_o remembrance_n that_o very_a benefit_n which_o cause_v moses_n to_o acknowledge_v those_o guide_n of_o day_n and_o night_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n which_o enlighten_v the_o world_n not_o more_o profitable_a to_o nature_n by_o give_v all_o thing_n life_n than_o they_o be_v to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n by_o occasion_n of_o the_o use_n they_o have_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o appoint_a festival_n time_n that_o which_o the_o head_n of_o all_o philosopher_n have_v say_v of_o woman_n if_o they_o be_v good_a the_o half_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v happy_a wherein_o they_o be_v the_o same_o we_o may_v fit_o apply_v to_o time_n well_o to_o celebrate_v these_o religious_a and_o sacred_a day_n be_v to_o spend_v the_o flower_n of_o our_o time_n happy_o they_o be_v the_o splendour_n and_o outward_a dignity_n of_o our_o religion_n forcible_a witness_n of_o ancient_a truth_n provocation_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o all_o piety_n shadow_n of_o our_o endless_a felicity_n in_o heaven_n on_o earth_n everlasting_a record_n and_o memorial_n wherein_o they_o which_o can_v be_v draw_v to_o hearken_v unto_o that_o we_o teach_v may_v only_o by_o look_v upon_o that_o we_o do_v in_o a_o manner_n read_v whatsoever_o we_o believe_v god_n 72._o the_o match_v of_o contrary_a thing_n together_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o illustration_n to_o both_o have_v therefore_o speak_v thus_o much_o of_o festival_n day_n the_o next_o that_o offer_v themselves_o to_o hand_n be_v day_n of_o pensive_a humiliation_n and_o sorrow_n fast_n be_v either_o of_o man_n own_o free_a and_o voluntary_a accord_n as_o their_o particular_a devotion_n do_v move_v they_o thereunto_o or_o else_o they_o be_v public_o enjoin_v in_o the_o church_n and_o require_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o man_n there_o be_v which_o altogether_o disallow_v not_o the_o former_a kind_n and_o the_o latter_a they_o great_o commend_v so_o that_o it_o be_v upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n only_o epist._n and_o
and_o proclaim_v gâ—matisaâ—aâ—_n which_o sign_n fi_v a_o prohibition_n or_o forbid_v of_o ordinary_a work_n and_o be_v the_o same_o hebrew_n word_n wherewith_o those_o feast_n day_n be_v note_v in_o the_o law_n wherein_o they_o shall_v rest_v the_o reason_n of_o which_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v that_o they_o abstain_v that_o day_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v convenient_o from_o meat_n so_o they_o may_v abstain_v from_o their_o daily_a work_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v bestow_v the_o whole_a day_n in_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o humble_v themselves_o in_o the_o congregation_n confess_v their_o fault_n and_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o turn_v away_o from_o his_o fierce_a wrath_n in_o this_o case_n the_o church_n have_v commandment_n to_o make_v a_o holiday_n mâ—y_n and_o aught_o to_o do_v it_o as_o the_o church_n which_o be_v in_o babylon_n do_v during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o captivity_n but_o where_o it_o be_v destitute_a of_o a_o commandment_n it_o may_v not_o presume_v by_o any_o decree_n to_o restrain_v that_o liberty_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v joâ—l_o 12._o 15._o exod._n 13_o 3._o esib._n 9_o t._n c._n lib._n 3._o pag_n 193._o the_o example_n out_o of_o esther_n be_v no_o sufficient_a warrant_n for_o these_o feast_n n_o question_n for_o first_o as_o in_o other_o case_n so_o in_o this_o case_n of_o day_n the_o estate_n of_o christian_n under_o the_o gospel_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o ceremonious_a as_o be_v they_o under_o the_o law_n second_o that_o which_o be_v do_v there_o be_v do_v by_o a_o special_a direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n either_o through_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o prophet_n whâ—ch_o they_o have_v or_o by_o some_o other_o extraordinary_a mean_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v follow_v by_o we_o this_o may_v appear_v by_o another_o place_n zaâ—h_n 8._o where_o the_o jew_n change_v their_o fast_n into_o feast_n only_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n through_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o prophet_n for_o further_a prâ—ol_n whereof_o first_o i_o take_v the_o â—â—_o verse_n where_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o be_v a_o order_n to_o enâ—ure_v always_o even_o as_o long_o as_o the_o other_o feast_n day_n which_o be_v institute_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o so_o that_o what_o abuse_v soever_o be_v of_o that_o feast_n yet_o as_o a_o perpetual_a decree_n of_o god_n it_o ought_v to_o have_v remain_v whereas_o our_o church_n can_v make_v no_o such_o decree_n which_o may_v not_o upon_o change_n of_o time_n and_o at_o her_o circumstance_n be_v alter_v for_o the_o other_o proof_n hereof_o i_o take_v the_o last_o verse_n for_o the_o prophet_n content_v not_o himself_o with_o that_o that_o he_o have_v rehearse_v the_o decree_n as_o he_o do_v sometime_o the_o decree_n of_o propane_n king_n but_o odit_v precise_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o decree_n be_v make_v it_o be_v register_v in_o this_o book_n of_o esther_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o bâ—oks_n of_o canonical_a scripture_n declare_v thereby_o in_o what_o esteem_n they_o have_v it_o if_o it_o have_v be_v of_o no_o further_a authority_n then_o on_o decree_n or_o then_o a_o canon_n of_o one_o of_o the_o council_n it_o have_v be_v presumption_n to_o have_v bring_v it_o into_o the_o library_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o sum_n of_o my_o answer_n be_v that_o this_o decree_n be_v divine_a and_o not_o ecclesiastical_a only_o 2_o mac._n 15_o 34._o â—_o mac._n 4._o 55._o 55._o commemoratio_fw-la apostolica_fw-la passionis_fw-la toâ—las_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la magistra_fw-la à _fw-la cunctis_fw-la jure_fw-la celebratur_fw-la cod._n l._n 3_o tiâ—_n 12_o l.7_n l.7_n t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 153._o for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o old_a people_n do_v never_o keep_v any_o feast_n or_o holiday_n for_o remembrance_n either_o of_o moses_n etc._n etc._n etc._n t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 153._o the_o people_n whâ—n_v it_o be_v call_v st._n paul_n day_n or_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n day_n can_v understand_v nothing_o thereby_o but_o that_o they_o be_v institute_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n paul_n or_o the_o virgin_n mary_n unless_o they_o be_v otherwise_o teach_v and_o if_o you_o say_v let_v they_o to_o be_v teach_v i_o have_v answer_v that_o the_o teach_n in_o this_o land_n can_v by_o any_o other_o which_o be_v yet_o take_v come_v to_o the_o most_o part_n of_o those_o which_o have_v drink_v this_o poison_n etc._n etc._n etc._n scilicet_fw-la ignorant_a nos_fw-la nec_fw-la christum_fw-la unquam_fw-la relinquere_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la totius_fw-la servandorum_fw-la mundi_fw-la saluâ—e_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la alium_fw-la quempiam_fw-la colere_fw-la posse_fw-la nam_fw-la hunc_fw-la quidem_fw-la tanquam_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la a_o loramus_fw-la martyr_n verò_fw-la tanquam_fw-la discipulos_fw-la &_o imitatores_fw-la domini_fw-la digne_fw-fr proptet_fw-la insuperabilem_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la ac_fw-la praeceprorem_fw-la benevolenuam_fw-la diligismus_fw-la quorum_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la consory_n &_o dicipulos_fw-la fieri_fw-la optamus_fw-la euseb._n hist._n eccles._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 15._o 15._o t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 153._o as_o for_o all_o the_o commodity_n etc._n etc._n etc._n t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 154._o 154._o t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 154._o we_o condemn_v not_o the_o church_n of_o england_n neither_o in_o this_o nor_o in_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v reform_v for_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o mislike_v another_o thing_n to_o condemn_v and_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o condemn_v something_o in_o the_o church_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o condemn_v the_o church_n for_o it_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr clauâ—io_n dictum_fw-la apud_fw-la dionys._n lib._n 50._o mark_v 2._o 27._o numb_a 15.32_o 15.32_o he_o vacare_fw-la consueti_fw-la sunt_fw-la seprima_fw-la die_fw-la &_o neque_fw-la aâ—ma_fw-la portaâ—e_fw-la in_o praedictis_fw-la diebâ—s_fw-la neque_fw-la terrae_fw-la culturam_fw-la contingere_fw-la neque_fw-la alterius_fw-la cujuspiam_fw-la curam_fw-la habere_fw-la parluntur_fw-la sed_fw-la â—â—_o templis_fw-la extendenâ—es_v manoâ—_n adorare_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vesperam_fw-la solitisunt_fw-la ingrediente_fw-la verb_n in_fw-la civiâ—aâ—em_fw-la lagoâ—um_fw-la â—um_z exerciâ—_n &_o mulâ—is_fw-la hominibus_fw-la cum_fw-la custodiâ—e_fw-la dobueriâ—t_fw-la civiâ—aâ—em_fw-la ipsis_fw-la â—â—â—titiam_fw-la observantibus_fw-la provinciâ—_n quidem_fw-la dominum_fw-la suscepit_fw-la amarissimum_fw-la lex_fw-la verò_fw-la manifesâ—â—ta_fw-la est_fw-la malaâ—â—_n habere_fw-la solennitatem_fw-la agathâ—râ—bid_v apuâ—_fw-la joseph_n lib._n 1._o coâ—â—r_n appiâ—â—_n vide_fw-la &_o dionys._n lib._n 37._o 37._o 1_o mac._n 2.40_o 2.40_o nehe._n 13._o 15._o 15._o coâ—_n l._n 3_o â—â—_o 12_o l.3_n l.3_n leo_fw-la constiâ—_n 54._o 54._o t._n c._n lib._n 3._o â—â—_o â—2_n die_v sesâ—oâ—_n sesâ—oâ—_n matth._n 28.1_o mark_v 16.1_o luke_n 24.1_o john_n 20.1_o 1_o cor._n 16.2_o apoc._n 1.10_o 1.10_o apostolis_n prâ—â—csiâ—om_n suiâ—_n â—on_v uâ—_n beges_fw-fr de_fw-fr sestis_fw-la diebus_fw-la celebrâ—nd_n sancirent_fw-la ie_v uâ—recte_v vivendi_fw-la caâ—ioâ—â—â—â—â—_n &_o pie_n 〈…〉_z bis_fw-ge authores_fw-la essent_fw-la socra_fw-la hill_n lib._n cap._n 23._o 23._o quae_fw-la toto_fw-la tertarum_fw-la or_o he_o servantur_fw-la vel_fw-la db_fw-la ipsâ—s_fw-la apostolis_n vel_fw-la consilus_fw-la gâ—neralibus_fw-la quorum_fw-la 〈…〉_z rimain_n in_o ecclesia_fw-la authoritas_fw-la â—â—â—_o stratut_v est_fw-la ntelligere_fw-la liceâ—â—_n sicuâ—â—_fw-la quâ—d_fw-la domini_fw-la passio_fw-la &_o resurrectio_fw-la &_o in_o coelum_fw-la ascensus_fw-la &_o adventus_n spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la anniversaria_fw-la solemnitaâ—e_fw-la celebrarenuâ—_n august_n epist._n 118._o 118._o luk_n 2.14_o of_o day_n appoint_v as_o well_o for_o ordinary_a as_o for_o extraordinary_a fast_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n t._n c._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 30._o i_o will_v not_o enter_v now_o to_o discuss_v whether_o it_o be_v well_o do_v to_o fast_a iâ—_n aâ—l_a place_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n you_o oppose_v ambrose_n and_o augustine_n i_o can_v oppose_v ignatius_n and_o tertullian_n whereof_o the_o one_o say_v it_o be_v aefos_n a_o deâ—â—â—ble_a thing_n to_o fast_a upon_o the_o lord_n day_n the_o other_o that_o it_o be_v to_o kill_v the_o lord_n tertulâ—_n the_o coron_n il_fw-fr ignatius_n epist_n the_o phillips_n and_o although_o ambese_n and_o augustine_n be_v private_a man_n at_o rome_n will_v have_v so_o do_v yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o if_o they_o have_v be_v citizen_n and_o minister_n there_o that_o they_o will_v have_v do_v and_o if_o they_o have_v do_v so_o yet_o it_o follow_v 〈…〉_z but_o they_o will_v hase_fw-mi speak_v against_o that_o appointment_n of_o day_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o fast_v whereof_o eusebius_n say_v that_o moâ—taâ—â—â—_n be_v the_o first_o author_n i_o speak_v 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