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5._o rupertuâ—_n harp_v on_o the_o same_o string_n that_o the_o other_o do_v save_o that_o he_o think_v the_o sabbath_n give_v for_o no_o other_o cause_n then_o that_o the_o labour_a man_n be_v weary_v with_o his_o weekly_a toil_n may_v have_v some_o time_n to_o refresh_v his_o spirit_n sabbatum_fw-la nihil_fw-la ally_v est_fw-la nisi_fw-la requâ—es_fw-la vel_fw-la qâ—am_fw-la ob_fw-la caâ—sam_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la ut_fw-la operarius_fw-la fessus_fw-la caeteris_fw-la septimanae_fw-la diebus_fw-la uno_fw-la die_fw-la requiesceret_fw-la gaudentius_n brixianus_n in_o his_o twelve_o homily_n or_o sermon_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n also_o that_o the_o other_o be_v these_o seem_v to_o ground_n themselves_o on_o the_o five_o of_o deutronomy_n 14._o vers._n 14._o where_o god_n command_v his_o people_n to_o observe_v his_o sabbath_n that_o thy_o manservant_n and_o thy_o maid-servant_n may_v rest_v as_o well_o as_o thou_o and_o then_o it_o follow_v 1â—_n vers._n 1â—_n 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in_o man_n 2._o de_fw-fr resurrect_v chr._n orat._n 2._o his_o inbred_a corruption_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v his_o aim_n in_o circumcision_n and_o in_o the_o sabbath_n and_o in_o forbid_v they_o some_o kind_n of_o meat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o by_o the_o sabbath_n he_o inform_v they_o of_o a_o rest_n from_o 〈◊〉_d to_o cite_v more_o father_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v a_o thing_n unnecessary_a and_o indeed_o sâ—nsibile_fw-la super_fw-la sensum_fw-la this_o yet_o confirm_v we_o further_o that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v intend_v for_o the_o jew_n alone_o for_o â—ad_a god_n give_v the_o sabbath_n to_o all_o other_o people_n as_o he_o do_v to_o they_o it_o must_v have_v also_o be_v a_o â—igâ—e_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v sanctify_v all_o people_n as_o he_o do_v the_o jew_n 7_o there_o be_v another_o motive_n yet_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o that_o concerneâ—_n as_o well_o the_o day_n as_o the_o institution_n god_n may_v have_v give_v the_o jew_n a_o sabbath_n 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or_o five_o day_n a_o sabbath_n 20._o in_o exod._n 20._o indeed_o as_o many_o as_o he_o please_v sivolâ—isset_fw-la deuâ—_n absolute_a 〈◊〉_d svo_fw-la potâ—itplures_fw-la dies_fw-la imper_n be_v cultui_fw-la svo_fw-la impendendos_fw-la so_o faith_n doctor_n ryuet_o one_o of_o the_o professor_n of_o leiden_fw-mi and_o a_o great_a friend_n to_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o sabbath_n what_o be_v the_o principal_a motive_n then_o why_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v choose_v for_o this_o purpose_n and_o â—one_n but_o that_o phone_o dial._n cum_fw-la try_n phone_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o keep_v god_n always_o in_o their_o mind_n so_o say_v justin_n martyr_n but_o why_o shall_v that_o be_v rather_o doâ—â—_n by_o a_o seven_o day_n sabbath_n then_o by_o any_o other_o 6._o de_fw-fr fest_n paschal_n â—om_n 6._o saint_n cyrill_n answer_v to_o that_o point_n exceed_v full_o the_o jew_n say_v he_o become_v infeâ—ted_v with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o egypt_n worship_v the_o 〈…〉_o host_n of_o heaven_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v insinuate_v in_o the_o four_o of_o deut._n vers_fw-la 19_o therefore_o that_o they_o may_v understand_v the_o heaven_n to_o be_v god_n workmanship_n â—os_v 〈◊〉_d suum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d jubet_fw-la he_o will_v they_o that_o they_o imitate_v their_o creator_n that_o rest_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n they_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o festival_n which_o if_o they_o do_v say_v he_o in_o case_n they_o rest_v on_o that_o day_n whereon_o god_n have_v rest_v it_o be_v a_o plain_a confession_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o and_o consequent_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n beside_o he_o et_fw-la haec_fw-la una_fw-la ratio_fw-la sabbato_fw-la indicte_n quietis_fw-la indeed_o the_o one_o and_o only_a reason_n that_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o commandment_n which_o respect_v only_o on_o god_n rest_n from_o all_o his_o work_n which_o he_o have_v make_v and_o leave_v that_o as_o the_o absolute_a and_o sole_a 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augustine_n so_o report_v he_o in_o his_o sixth_o book_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la 1â—_n cap._n 1â—_n and_o this_o be_v that_o opie_n de_fw-fr mund_o opie_n which_o philo_n mean_v when_o as_o he_o call_v the_o sabbath_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o general_a festival_n of_o all_o people_n when_o he_o sot_n up_o this_o challenge_n against_o all_o the_o world_n 2._o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mos._n l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n what_o man_n be_v there_o in_o all_o the_o world_n who_o do_v not_o reverence_v this_o our_o holy_a sabbath_n which_o bring_v rest_n and_o ease_v to_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n master_n and_o servant_n bond_n and_o free_a yea_o to_o the_o very_a bruit_n beast_n also_o not_o that_o they_o know_v the_o sabbath_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o have_v observe_v the_o same_o in_o all_o age_n past_a but_o that_o they_o have_v admit_v it_o in_o philos_n time_n as_o a_o jewish_a ceremony_n for_o let_v josephus_n be_v the_o comment_n upon_o 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circumciâ—â—_n cumcise_v and_o abstain_v from_o swine_n flesh_n otherwise_o we_o may_v well_o believe_v that_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n they_o have_v not_o bind_v themselves_o so_o general_o to_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n be_v no_o part_n nor_o member_n of_o the_o jewish_a state_n consider_v that_o such_o stranger_n as_o live_v among_o they_o not_o be_v circumcise_a nor_o within_o the_o covenant_n be_v not_o oblige_v so_o to_o do_v 14._o in_o exod._n â—0_n qu._n 14._o tostatus_n tell_v we_o of_o two_o sort_n of_o stranger_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o first_o qui_fw-la adveniebat_fw-la de_fw-fr gentilitate_fw-la &_o convertebatur_fw-la ad_fw-la judaismum_fw-la etc._n etc._n who_o be_v original_o of_o the_o gentile_n have_v be_v convert_v to_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o be_v circumcise_v and_o live_v among_o they_o and_o such_o be_v bind_v say_v he_o to_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n &_o omnes_fw-la observantias_fw-la legis_fw-la and_o all_o other_o rite_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n this_o be_v evident_a by_o that_o in_o the_o twelve_o of_o exodus_fw-la where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o every_o manservant_n buy_v with_o money_n when_o he_o be_v circumcise_v shall_v eat_v the_o passover_n but_o that_o the_o foreigner_n and_o hire_a servant_n conceive_v it_o not_o be_v circumcise_v may_v not_o eat_v thereof_o the_o other_o sort_n of_o stranger_n be_v such_o as_o live_v among_o they_o only_o for_o a_o certain_a time_n to_o trade_n and_o traffic_n or_o upon_o any_o other_o business_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o and_o they_o say_v he_o be_v not_o oblige_v by_o the_o commandment_n to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la poterant_fw-la cogi_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquam_fw-la obseruantiam_fw-la lâ—galem_fw-la nisi_fw-la vellent_fw-la accipere_fw-la circumcisionem_fw-la because_o they_o can_v not_o be_v constrain_v to_o any_o legal_a ordinance_n except_o they_o will_v be_v circumcise_v which_o be_v the_o door_n unto_o the_o rest_n final_o he_o resolve_v it_o 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people_n who_o though_o themselves_o milk_n not_o their_o kine_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n 1â—_n
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tollam_fw-la sabbata_n nostra_fw-la colo_fw-la de_fw-la stercore_fw-la surgere_fw-la nolo_fw-la sabbata_n nostra_fw-la quidem_fw-la solomon_n celebrabis_fw-la ibidem_fw-la friend_n solomon_n thy_o hand_n upreare_a and_o from_o the_o jakes_n i_o will_v thou_o bear_v our_o sabbath_n i_o so_o high_o prize_n that_o from_o the_o place_n i_o will_v not_o rise_v then_o solomon_n without_o more_o ado_n our_o sabbath_n thou_o shall_v keep_v there_o too_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o sabbath_n as_o they_o begin_v it_o early_o on_o the_o day_n before_o so_o they_o prolong_v it_o on_o the_o day_n till_o late_o at_o night_n and_o this_o they_o do_v in_o pity_n to_o the_o soul_n in_o hell_n who_o all_o the_o while_n the_o sabbath_n last_v have_v free_a leave_n to_o play_v for_o as_o they_o tell_v we_o silly_a wretch_n upon_o the_o eve_n before_o the_o sabbath_n it_o be_v proclaim_v in_o hell_n that_o every_o one_o may_v go_v his_o way_n and_o take_v his_o pleasure_n and_o when_o the_o 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in_o the_o christian_a church_n where_o there_o be_v never_o any_o know_v in_o all_o time_n before_o or_o upon_o what_o authority_n they_o have_v presume_v to_o lay_v heavy_a burden_n upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o poor_a man_n which_o be_v free_a in_o christ_n we_o shall_v the_o better_o see_v by_o trace_v down_o the_o story_n from_o our_o saviour_n time_n unto_o the_o time_n in_o which_o we_o live_v but_o i_o will_v here_o set_v down_o and_o rest_n beseech_v god_n who_o enable_v i_o thus_o far_o to_o guide_v i_o onward_o to_o the_o end_n tu_fw-la qui_fw-la principio_fw-la medium_n medio_fw-la adjice_fw-la finem_fw-la the_o history_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o second_o book_n from_o the_o first_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n to_o these_o present_a time_n by_o pet._n heylyn_n coloss._n 2._o 16_o 17._o let_v no_o man_n judge_v you_o in_o meat_n or_o in_o drink_n or_o in_o respect_n of_o a_o holy_a day_n or_o of_o the_o new_a moon_n or_o of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n which_o be_v a_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o the_o body_n be_v of_o christ._n london_n print_v by_o thomas_n harper_n for_o henry_n seyle_n at_o the_o tiger_n head_n in_o saint_n paul_n churchyard_n 1636._o to_o the_o christian_a reader_n and_o such_o i_o hope_v to_o meet_v with_o in_o this_o point_n especial_o which_o treat_v of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n can_v but_o be_v displease_v unto_o tâ—em_n which_o be_v not_o christianly_o affect_v our_o former_a book_n we_o destinate_a to_o the_o jewish_a part_n of_o this_o enquiry_n wherein_o though_o long_o it_o be_v before_o we_o find_v it_o yet_o at_o the_o last_o we_o find_v a_o sabbath_n a_o sabbath_n which_o begin_v with_o that_o state_n and_o church_n and_o end_v also_o when_o they_o be_v no_o long_o to_o be_v call_v a_o nation_n but_o a_o disperse_a and_o scatter_a ruin_n of_o what_o once_o they_o be_v in_o that_o which_o follow_v our_o enquiry_n must_v be_v more_o diffuse_v of_o the_o same_o latitude_n with_o the_o church_n a_o church_n not_o limit_v and_o confine_v to_o some_o tribe_n and_o kindred_n but_o general_o spread_v over_o all_o the_o world_n we_o may_v affirm_v it_o of_o the_o gospel_n what_o florus_n sometime_o say_v of_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n ita_fw-la late_a per_fw-la orbem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la arma_fw-la circumtulit_fw-la ut_fw-la quire_n ejus_fw-la legunt_fw-la non_fw-la unius_fw-la populi_fw-la sed_fw-la generis_fw-la humani_fw-la facta_fw-la discunt_fw-la the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o the_o world_n be_v of_o like_a extent_n so_o that_o the_o search_n herein_o as_o unto_o i_o it_o be_v more_o painful_a in_o the_o do_n so_o unto_o thou_o will_v it_o be_v more_o please_a be_v do_v because_o of_o that_o variety_n which_o it_o will_v afford_v thou_o and_o this_o part_n we_o have_v call_v the_o history_n of_o the_o sabbath_n too_o although_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o entertainment_n of_o the_o same_o in_o all_o time_n and_o age_n since_o that_o institution_n be_v the_o chief_a thing_n whereof_o it_o treat_v for_o be_v it_o be_v say_v by_o some_o that_o the_o lord_n day_n succeed_v by_o the_o lord_n appointment_n into_o the_o place_n and_o right_n of_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n so_o to_o be_v caâ—â—ed_v and_o so_o to_o be_v observe_v as_o the_o sabbath_n be_v this_o book_n be_v whole_o to_o bâ—_n spend_v in_o the_o search_n thereof_o whether_o in_o all_o or_o any_o age_n of_o the_o church_n either_o such_o doctrine_n have_v be_v preach_v or_o such_o practice_n press_v upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o god_n people_n and_o search_v indeed_o we_o do_v with_o all_o care_n and_o diligence_n to_o see_v if_o we_o can_v find_v a_o sabbath_n in_o any_o evidence_n of_o scripture_n or_o writing_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n or_o edict_n of_o emperor_n or_o decree_n of_o counsel_n or_o final_o in_o any_o of_o the_o public_a act_n &_o monument_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n but_o after_o several_a search_n make_v upon_o the_o alias_o and_o the_o plury_n we_o still_o return_v non_fw-la est_fw-la inventus_fw-la and_o thereupon_o resolve_v in_o the_o poet_n language_n et_fw-la quod_fw-la invenis_fw-la usquam_fw-la esse_fw-la pute_fw-la nusquam_fw-la that_o which_o be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v find_v may_v very_o strong_o be_v conclude_v not_o to_o be_v at_o all_o buxdorfius_n in_o the_o 11._o chapter_n of_o his_o synagoga_fw-la judaica_n out_o of_o antonius_n margarita_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o jew_n quod_fw-la die_fw-la sabbatino_fw-la praeter_fw-la animam_fw-la consuâ—tam_fw-la praediti_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la that_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n they_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a soul_n infuse_v into_o they_o which_o do_v enlarge_v their_o heart_n and_o rouse_v up_o their_o spirit_n ut_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la multo_fw-la honorabilius_fw-la peragere_fw-la possint_fw-la that_o they_o may_v celebrate_v the_o sabbath_n with_o the_o great_a honour_n and_o though_o this_o sabbatarie_a soul_n may_v by_o a_o pythagorical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seem_v to_o have_v transmigrate_v from_o the_o jew_n into_o the_o body_n of_o some_o christian_n in_o these_o late_a day_n yet_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o give_v myself_o good_a hope_n that_o by_o present_v to_o their_o view_n the_o constant_a practice_n of_o god_n church_n in_o all_o time_n before_o and_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o god_n church_n at_o this_o present_a they_o may_v be_v dispossess_v thereof_o without_o great_a difficulty_n it_o be_v but_o anima_fw-la superflua_fw-la as_o buxdorfius_n call_v it_o and_o may_v be_v better_o spare_v then_o keep_v because_o superfluous_a however_o i_o shall_v easy_o persuade_v myself_o that_o by_o this_o general_a representation_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n i_o may_v confirm_v the_o waver_a in_o a_o right_a persuasion_n and_o assure_v such_o as_o be_v already_o well_o affect_v by_o show_v they_o the_o
darkness_n by_o the_o light_n of_o his_o most_o glorious_a resurrection_n 119._o â—p_n 119._o the_o like_a s._n austin_n die_v dominicaâ—_n christianis_fw-la resurrectione_n domini_fw-la declaratus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cepit_fw-la habere_fw-la festivitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la the_o lord_n day_n be_v make_v know_v say_v he_o unto_o we_o christian_n by_o the_o resurrection_n and_o from_o that_o begin_v to_o be_v account_v holy_a see_v the_o like_a lib._n 22._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 30._o &_o serm_n 15._o de_fw-la verbis_fw-la aâ—stoli_n but_o than_o it_o be_v withal_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o this_o be_v only_o do_v on_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o by_o any_o precept_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n or_o any_o one_o of_o his_o apostle_n and_o first_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o preceâ—â—_n extant_a at_o all_o in_o holy_a scripture_n 22._o li_z 5_o c._n 22._o socrates_n have_v affirm_v it_o in_o the_o general_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o design_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o to_o busy_v themselves_o in_o prescribe_v festival_n day_n but_o to_o instruct_v the_o people_n in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n now_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v that_o socrates_n be_v a_o nouâ—tian_n be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o all_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n we_o have_v the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr sabb._n &_o â—_o 〈◊〉_d almost_o verbatim_o in_o nicephorus_n li._n 12._o cap._n 32._o of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n s._n athanasâ—us_n say_v as_o much_o for_o the_o particular_a of_o the_o lord_n day_n that_o it_o be_v take_v up_o by_o a_o voluntary_a usage_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n without_o any_o commandment_n from_o above_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o say_v the_o father_n it_o be_v command_v at_o the_o first_o that_o the_o sabbath_n day_n shall_v be_v observe_v in_o memory_n of_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o do_v we_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n day_n as_o a_o memorial_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o new_a creation_n where_o note_v the_o difference_n here_o deliver_v by_o that_o reverend_a prelate_n of_o the_o jew_n sabbath_n it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v command_v to_o be_v keep_v but_o of_o the_o lord_n day_n there_o be_v no_o commandment_n only_o a_o positive_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o honour_n voluntary_o afford_v it_o by_o consent_n of_o man_n therefore_o whereas_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o homily_n entitle_v de_n sement_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o christ_n transfer_v the_o sabbath_n to_o the_o lord_n day_n this_o must_v be_v understand_v not_o as_o if_o do_v by_o his_o commandment_n but_o on_o his_o occasion_n the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o lord_n upon_o that_o day_n be_v the_o principal_a motive_n which_o do_v induce_v his_o church_n to_o make_v choice_n thereof_o for_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n for_o otherwise_o it_o will_v plain_o cross_v what_o former_o have_v be_v say_v by_o athaâ—asius_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o he_o only_o but_o the_o whole_a cloud_n of_o witness_n all_o the_o catholic_n father_n in_o who_o there_o be_v not_o any_o word_n which_o reflect_v that_o way_n but_o much_o in_o affirmation_n of_o the_o contrary_n for_o beside_o what_o be_v say_v before_o &_o elsewhere_o shall_v be_v say_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n the_o council_n hold_v at_o paris_n an._n 829_o ascribe_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n at_o most_o to_o apostolical_a tradition_n confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n 50._o cap._n 50._o for_o so_o the_o council_n christianorun_n religiosae_fw-la devotionis_fw-la quae_fw-la ut_fw-la creditur_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la traditione_n immo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la autoritate_fw-la descendit_fw-la mos_fw-la â—inolevit_fw-la ut_fw-la dominicum_fw-la diem_fw-la ob_fw-la dominicae_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la memoriam_fw-la honorabiliter_fw-la colat_fw-la and_o last_o of_o all_o tostatus_n put_v this_o difference_n between_o the_o festival_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o those_o now_o solemnize_v in_o the_o new_a that_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n god_n appoint_v all_o the_o festival_n that_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o novo_fw-la nulla_fw-la festivitas_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la legislatore_fw-la determinata_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la praelati_fw-la ista_fw-la statuunt_fw-la but_o in_o the_o new_a there_o be_v no_o festival_n at_o all_o prescribe_v by_o christ_n as_o be_v leave_v unto_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o church_n by_o they_o to_o be_v appoint_v as_o occasion_n be_v what_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n 10_o cap._n 24._o v._o 10_o and_o what_o the_o protestantâ—ivines_n â—ivines_z have_v affirm_v herein_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o see_v in_o their_o proper_a place_n as_o for_o these_o word_n of_o our_o redeemer_n in_o s._n matthews_n gospel_n pray_v that_o your_o flight_n be_v not_o in_o the_o winter_n neither_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n they_o have_v indeed_o be_v much_o allege_v to_o prove_v that_o christ_n do_v intimate_v at_o the_o least_o unto_o his_o apostle_n and_o the_o rest_n that_o there_o be_v a_o particular_a day_n by_o he_o appooint_v where_o of_o he_o will_v they_o to_o be_v careful_a which_o be_v not_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n must_v of_o necessâ—â—â—_n as_o they_o think_v be_v the_o lord_n day_n but_o certain_o the_o fâ—â—â—ers_n tâ—ll_v we_o no_o such_o matter_n nay_o they_o say_v the_o contraâ—y_n and_o make_v these_o word_n apart_o of_o our_o redeemer_n admonition_n to_o the_o jew_n â—4_n in_o math_n â—4_n not_o to_o the_o apostle_n â—aint_a châ—ysostâ—â—e_n have_v it_o so_o express_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n behold_v say_v he_o how_o he_o address_v his_o discourse_n unto_o the_o jew_n &_o tell_v they_o of_o the_o evil_n which_o shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o for_o neither_o be_v the_o apostle_n bind_v to_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n nor_o be_v they_o there_o when_o those_o calamity_n fall_v upon_o the_o jewish_a nation_n nâ—t_v in_o the_o winter_n nor_o on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o why_o so_o say_v he_o because_o their_o flight_n be_v so_o quick_a &_o sudden_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o the_o jew_n will_v dare_v to_o fly_v on_o the_o sabbath_n for_o such_o their_o superstition_n be_v in_o the_o late_a time_n nor_o will_v the_o winter_n but_o be_v very_o troublesome_a in_o such_o distress_n 24._o in_o math_n 24._o theophilact_n do_v affirm_v express_o that_o this_o be_v speak_v unto_o the_o jew_n &_o speak_v upon_o the_o selfsame_a reason_n add_v withal_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o before_o any_o of_o those_o misery_n fall_v upon_o that_o nation_n the_o apostle_n be_v all_o depart_v from_o out_o jerusalem_n s._n hierom_n say_v as_o much_o as_o unto_o the_o time_n that_o those_o calamity_n which_o by_o our_o saviour_n be_v foretell_v be_v general_o refer_v unto_o the_o war_n of_o titus_n and_o vespasian_n and_o that_o both_o in_o his_o comment_n on_o s._n mathews_n gospel_n and_o his_o epistle_n to_o algasia_n 4._o qu._n 4._o and_o for_o the_o thing_n that_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o disciple_n be_v all_o depart_v from_o jerusalem_n before_o that_o heavy_a war_n begin_v be_v no_o less_o evident_a in_o story_n for_o the_o apostle_n long_o before_o that_o time_n be_v either_o martyr_v or_o disperse_v in_o several_a place_n for_o the_o enlargement_n of_o the_o gospel_n not_o any_o of_o they_o resident_a in_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o s._n james_n who_o be_v bishop_n there_o and_o for_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o disciple_n they_o have_v forsake_v the_o country_n also_o before_o the_o war_n be_v admonish_v so_o to_o do_v by_o a_o heavenly_a vision_n which_o warn_v they_o to_o withdraw_v from_o thence_o and_o repair_v to_o pella_n beyond_o jordan_n as_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o 5_o hist._n eccl._n l._n 3._o c._n 5_o so_o that_o these_o word_n of_o our_o redeemer_n can_v not_o be_v speak_v as_o to_o the_o apostle_n and_o in_o they_o unto_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o disciple_n which_o shall_v follow_v after_o but_o to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o who_o our_o saviour_n give_v this_o caâ—tion_n not_o that_o he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o fâ—ie_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n but_o that_o as_o thing_n than_o be_v and_o as_o their_o conscience_n be_v entangle_v by_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n he_o find_v that_o they_o will_v count_v it_o a_o most_o grievous_a misery_n to_o be_v put_v unto_o it_o to_o return_v then_o unto_o our_o story_n as_o the_o chief_a reason_n why_o the_o christian_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n do_v set_v apart_o this_o day_n to_o religious_a use_n be_v because_o christ_n that_o day_n do_v rise_v again_o from_o death_n to_o life_n for_o our_o
lord_n day_n be_v 12_o the_o name_n of_o sunday_n often_o use_v for_o the_o lord_n day_n by_o the_o primitive_a christian_n but_o the_o sabbath_n never_o 1_o we_o show_v you_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n what_o ever_o do_v occur_v in_o the_o act_n and_o monument_n of_o the_o apostle_n touch_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o the_o sabbath_n how_o that_o the_o one_o of_o they_o be_v abrogate_a as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n the_o other_o rise_v by_o degree_n from_o the_o ruin_n of_o it_o not_o by_o authority_n divine_a for_o aught_o appear_v but_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n as_o for_o the_o duty_n of_o that_o day_n they_o be_v most_o likely_a such_o as_o former_o have_v be_v use_v in_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n read_v the_o law_n and_o prophet_n open_o to_o the_o congregation_n and_o afterward_o expound_v part_n thereof_o as_o occasion_n be_v call_v upon_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o sing_v psalm_n and_o hymn_n unto_o 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v._o 17._o that_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_o shall_v be_v read_v unto_o all_o the_o holy_a brethren_n and_o also_o that_o to_o the_o colossian_n to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o laodicean_n as_o that_o from_o laodicea_n 16._o ca_o ulâ—_n v._o 16._o in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o colossian_n by_o which_o example_n not_o only_o all_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o many_o of_o the_o writing_n of_o apostolical_a man_n be_v public_o read_v unto_o the_o people_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n one_o appoint_v to_o exercise_v the_o ministry_n of_o a_o reader_n in_o the_o congregation_n so_o ancient_a be_v the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o this_o by_o way_n of_o comment_n or_o application_n be_v add_v as_o we_o find_v by_o s._n paul_n direction_n the_o use_n of_o prophecy_n or_o preach_v 3._o 1_o cor._n 14._o â—_o 3._o interpretation_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o edify_v and_o to_o exhortation_n and_o to_o comfort_v this_o exercise_n to_o be_v perform_v with_o the_o head_n uncover_v 4._o 1._o coâ—_n 11._o 4._o as_o well_o the_o preacher_n as_o the_o hearer_n every_o man_n pray_v or_o prophesy_v with_o his_o head_n cover_v dishonour_v his_o head_n as_o the_o apostle_n have_v inform_v we_o where_o we_o have_v public_a prayer_n also_o for_o the_o congregation_n the_o priest_n to_o offer_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n of_o the_o people_n and_o they_o to_o say_v amen_o unto_o those_o prayer_n which_o the_o priest_n make_v for_o they_o these_o to_o contain_v in_o they_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o all_o supplication_n 2._o 1._o tim._n 2._o prayer_n intercession_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_o and_o to_o extend_v to_o all_o man_n also_o especial_o unto_o king_n and_o such_o as_o be_v in_o authority_n that_o under_o they_o we_o may_v be_v godly_a and_o quiet_o govern_v lead_v a_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n 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theodoret_n do_v refer_v it_o to_o flavianus_n and_o diodorus_n priest_n of_o antiochia_n 24._o hist._n l._n 2_o c._n 24._o during_o the_o bustling_n of_o the_o arian_n heretic_n dâ—maso_n in_o dâ—maso_n and_o platina_n unto_o damasus_n pope_n of_o rome_n theodoret_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v of_o the_o restitution_n of_o this_o custom_n have_v be_v leave_v off_o and_o platina_n of_o the_o bring_n of_o it_o into_o the_o western_a church_n for_o that_o it_o be_v in_o use_n in_o ignatius_n time_n who_o suffer_v in_o the_o time_n of_o trajan_n and_o therefore_o probable_o begin_v by_o he_o as_o be_v say_v by_o socrates_n be_v evident_a by_o that_o which_o pliny_n signify_v to_o the_o self_n same_o trajan_n where_o he_o inform_v he_o of_o the_o christian_n quod_fw-la soliti_fw-la essent_fw-la stato_fw-la die_fw-la ante_fw-la lucem_fw-la convenire_fw-la carmenque_fw-la christo_fw-la tanquam_fw-la deo_fw-la dioere_o secum_fw-la inuicem_fw-la etc._n etc._n their_o great_a crime_n say_v he_o 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have_v first_o tell_v we_o that_o circumcision_n and_o the_o sabbath_n be_v both_o give_v for_o sign_n and_o have_v speak_v particular_o of_o abraham_n noah_n lot_n and_o enoch_n that_o they_o be_v justify_v without_o they_o add_v for_o the_o close_a of_o all_o that_o all_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o faithful_a before_o abraham_n be_v justify_v without_o the_o one_o et_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la â—orum_fw-la qui_fw-la ante_fw-la mosen_n fuerunt_fw-la and_o all_o the_o patriarch_n which_o precede_v moses_n without_o the_o other_o judâ—â—s_o adu._n judâ—â—s_o tertullian_n next_o dispute_v thus_o against_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o which_o think_v the_o sabbath_n must_v be_v still_o observe_v as_o necessary_a to_o salâ—ation_n or_o circumcision_n to_o be_v use_v upon_o pain_n of_o death_n doceant_fw-la in_o praeteritum_fw-la justos_fw-la sabbatriasse_n aut_fw-la circumcidisse_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la amicos_fw-la dei_fw-la effectos_fw-la esse_fw-la aught_o first_o of_o all_o say_v he_o to_o 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etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n which_o precede_v moses_n and_o be_v quite_o ignorant_a of_o his_o law_n whereof_o he_o make_v the_o sabbath_n a_o especial_a part_n dispose_v their_o way_n according_a to_o a_o voluntary_a kind_n of_o piety_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d frame_v their_o life_n and_o action_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 5._o adv_n haereses_fw-la l._n 1._o n._n 5._o this_o argument_n be_v also_o use_v by_o epiphanius_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n inform_v we_o that_o as_o then_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n among_o man_n in_o matter_n of_o opinion_n no_o judaisme_n nor_o kind_n of_o heresy_n whatsoever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o that_o the_o faith_n do_v now_o flourish_v in_o god_n church_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n if_o so_o no_o sabbath_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o time_n of_o old_a because_o none_o in_o he_o i_o can_v enlarge_v my_o catalogue_n but_o that_o some_o testimony_n be_v to_o be_v reserve_v to_o another_o place_n when_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o show_v you_o that_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v publish_v to_o god_n people_n 4._o see_v ch._n 4._o by_o moses_n only_o and_o that_o to_o none_o but_o to_o the_o jew_n after_o so_o many_o of_o the_o father_n the_o modern_a writer_n may_v perhaps_o seem_v unnecessary_a 12._o 2_o edit_n p_o 12._o yet_o take_v one_o or_o two_o first_o musculus_fw-la as_o doctor_n bind_v inform_v i_o for_o i_o take_v his_o word_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v keep_v before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n either_o from_o adam_n to_o noah_n or_o from_o the_o flood_n to_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n or_o of_o abraham_n and_o his_o posterity_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o we_o shall_v see_v short_o out_o of_o eusebius_n hospinian_n next_o â—_o defâ—â—is_fw-la 1_o cap_n â—_o who_o though_o he_o fain_o will_v have_v the_o sanctify_a of_o the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v as_o old_a as_o the_o begin_n 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twenty_o 6_o doctrina_fw-la temp_n l_o 4_o c._n 6_o petavius_n by_o his_o computation_n make_v the_o first_o sabbath_n to_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o november_n and_o scaliger_n in_o his_o last_o edition_n the_o five_o and_o twenty_o of_o october_n more_o near_o to_o one_o another_o then_o before_o they_o be_v yet_o say_v not_o scaliger_n that_o that_o primum_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la have_v any_o reference_n to_o adam_n though_o first_o he_o leave_v it_o so_o at_o large_a that_o probable_o some_o might_n so_o conceive_v it_o for_o in_o his_o late_a thought_n he_o declare_v his_o meaning_n to_o be_v this_o sabbatum_fw-la primum_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la deus_fw-la requievit_fw-la ab_fw-la opere_fw-la hexaâ—meri_fw-la indeed_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n seem_v to_o affirm_v of_o adam_n that_o he_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n for_o where_o the_o 92_o psalm_n do_v bear_v this_o title_n a_o song_n or_o psalm_n for_o the_o sabbath_n day_n the_o author_n of_o that_o paraphrase_n do_v expound_v it_o thus_o laus_n &_o canticum_fw-la quod_fw-la dixit_fw-la homo_fw-la primus_fw-la pro_fw-la die_fw-la sabbati_fw-la the_o song_n or_o psalm_n which_o adam_n say_v for_o the_o sabbath_n day_n somewhat_o more_o wary_a in_o this_o point_n be_v rabbi_n kimchi_n who_o tell_v we_o how_o that_o adam_n be_v create_v upon_o friday_n about_o three_o of_o the_o clock_n fall_v at_o eleven_o be_v censure_v and_o drive_v out_o of_o paradise_n at_o twelve_o that_o all_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o day_n and_o the_o follow_a night_n he_o bemoan_v his_o misery_n be_v take_v into_o grace_n next_o morning_n be_v sabbath_n day_n and_o take_v then_o into_o consideration_n all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n break_v out_o into_o such_o word_n as_o those_o although_o though_o not_o the_o same_o a_o tale_n that_o have_v as_o much_o foundation_n as_o that_o narration_n of_o zanchie_n before_o remember_v who_o though_o he_o seem_v to_o put_v the_o matter_n out_o of_o doubt_n with_o his_o three_o non_fw-la dubito_n that_o christ_n himself_o do_v sanctify_v the_o first_o sabbath_n with_o our_o father_n adam_n and_o do_v command_v he_o ever_o after_o to_o observe_v that_o day_n yet_o in_o another_o place_n he_o make_v it_o only_o a_o matter_n of_o probability_n that_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o sabbath_n mandaâ—un_n iu_n 4._o mandaâ—un_n be_v give_v at_o all_o to_o our_o first_o parent_n quomodo_fw-la autem_fw-la sanctificavit_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la decreto_fw-la &_o voluntate_fw-la sed_fw-la reipsa_fw-la quia_fw-la illum_fw-la diem_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la pauci_fw-la volunt_fw-la &_o probabile_fw-la est_fw-la mandavit_fw-la primis_fw-la parentibus_fw-la sanctificandum_fw-la so_o easy_o do_v he_o overthrow_v his_o former_a structure_n but_o to_o return_v unto_o the_o rabbin_n and_o this_o dream_n of_o they_o beside_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o adam_n shall_v continue_v not_o above_o eight_o hour_n in_o paradise_n and_o yet_o give_v name_n to_o all_o the_o creature_n fall_v into_o such_o a_o heavy_a sleep_n and_o have_v the_o woman_n take_v out_o of_o he_o that_o she_o must_v be_v instruct_v tempt_v and_o that_o both_o must_v sin_v and_o both_o must_v suffer_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n beside_o all_o this_o the_o christian_a father_n be_v express_v that_o adam_n never_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n justine_n the_o martyr_n in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o trypho_n a_o learned_a jew_n make_v adam_n one_o of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v neither_o circumcise_a nor_o keep_v any_o sabbath_n be_v yet_o accept_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o tertullian_n in_o a_o treatise_n write_v against_o the_o jew_n judaeos_fw-la adv_n judaeos_fw-la affirm_v of_o adam_n quod_fw-la nec_fw-la circumcisum_fw-la nec_fw-la sabbatizantem_fw-la deus_fw-la â—um_fw-la instituerit_fw-la nay_o which_o be_v more_o he_o make_v a_o challenge_n to_o the_o jew_n to_o prove_v unto_o he_o if_o they_o
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after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o study_n of_o true_a philosophy_n and_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o another_o place_n decâ—log_n de_fw-fr decâ—log_n he_o do_v command_v say_v he_o that_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n so_o in_o this_o also_o they_o shall_v imitate_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n work_v six_o day_n and_o rest_v on_o the_o seven_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o spend_v it_o in_o meditation_n of_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n as_o before_o be_v say_v and_o not_o so_o only_o but_o that_o upon_o that_o day_n they_o shall_v consider_v of_o their_o action_n in_o the_o week_n before_o if_o happy_o they_o have_v offend_v against_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o so_o they_o may_v correct_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o and_o be_v the_o better_o arm_v to_o offend_v no_o more_o so_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr mundi_fw-la opificio_fw-la he_o affirm_v the_o â—ame_n that_o they_o employ_v that_o day_n in_o divine_a philosophy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o for_o the_o better_n of_o their_o manner_n and_o reckon_n with_o their_o conscience_n that_o thus_o the_o jew_n do_v spend_v the_o day_n or_o some_o part_n thereof_o be_v very_o probable_a and_o we_o may_v take_v it_o well_o enough_o upon_o philo_n word_n but_o that_o they_o spend_v it_o thus_o by_o the_o direction_n or_o command_n of_o moses_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o prove_v as_o it_o be_v affirm_v though_o for_o my_o part_n i_o willing_o dare_v assent_v unto_o it_o for_o be_v it_o moses_n so_o appoint_v yet_o this_o concern_v only_o the_o behaviour_n of_o particular_a person_n and_o reflect_v nothing_o upon_o the_o public_a duty_n in_o the_o congregation_n 4_o it_o be_v true_a that_o philo_n tell_v we_o in_o a_o book_n not_o extant_a how_o moses_n also_o do_v ordain_v these_o public_a meeting_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o ap._n euseb._n praepar_n l._n 8_o 7._o what_o then_o do_v moses_n order_v to_o be_v do_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n he_o do_v appoint_v say_v he_o that_o we_o shall_v meet_v all_o in_o some_o place_n together_o and_o there_o set_v down_o with_o modesty_n and_o a_o general_a silence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o hear_v the_o law_n that_o none_o plead_v ignorance_n of_o the_o same_o which_o custom_n we_o continue_v stiâ—l_o harken_v with_o wonderful_a silence_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n unless_o perhaps_o we_o give_v some_o joyful_a acclamation_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o it_o some_o of_o the_o priest_n if_o any_o present_a or_o otherwise_o some_o of_o the_o elder_n read_v the_o law_n and_o then_o expound_v it_o unto_o we_o till_o the_o night_n come_v on_o which_o do_v the_o people_n be_v dismiss_v full_a of_o divine_a
law_n unto_o the_o people_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n as_o after_o in_o the_o synagogue_n for_o where_o those_o city_n be_v but_o four_o in_o every_o tribe_n one_o with_o another_o the_o people_n must_v needs_o travail_v further_o than_o six_o furlong_n which_o be_v a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n of_o the_o large_a measure_n as_o before_o we_o note_v or_o else_o that_o nice_a restriction_n be_v not_o then_o in_o use_n and_o be_v it_o that_o they_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o go_v up_o unto_o they_o yet_o be_v not_o those_o few_o city_n able_a to_o contain_v the_o multitude_n when_o joab_n not_o long_o after_o this_o â—4_n 2_o sâ—m_n â—4_n do_v muster_v israel_n at_o the_o command_n of_o david_n he_o find_v no_o few_o than_o thirteen_o hundred_o thousand_o fight_a man_n suppose_v we_o then_o that_o unto_o every_o one_o fight_v man_n there_o be_v three_o old_a man_n woman_n and_o child_n fit_a to_o hear_v the_o law_n as_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v put_v these_o together_o and_o it_o will_v 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1_o thus_o have_v we_o trace_v the_o sabbath_n from_o the_o mount_n to_o silo_n the_o space_n of_o forty_o five_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o wherein_o it_o be_v observe_v sometime_o and_o sometime_o break_v break_v by_o public_a order_n from_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o break_v by_o the_o public_a practice_n both_o of_o priest_n and_o people_n no_o precept_n in_o the_o decalogue_n so_o control_v and_o justle_v by_o the_o legal_a ceremony_n force_v to_o give_v place_n to_o circumcision_n because_o the_o young_a and_o to_o the_o legal_a sacrifice_n though_o it_o be_v their_o elder_n t_o and_z all_o this_o while_n no_o blame_n or_o imputation_n to_o be_v lay_v on_o they_o that_o so_o profane_v it_o man_n dare_v not_o thus_o have_v dally_v with_o the_o other_o nine_o no_o noâ—_n with_o this_o neither_o have_v it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n yet_o have_v the_o sabbath_n be_v lay_v by_o in_o such_o case_n only_o wherein_o the_o lord_n have_v special_o declare_v his_o 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writer_n be_v to_o occasion_v we_o to_o break_v those_o bond_n wherewith_o we_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 9_o aquinas_n 1._o 2_o ae_z qu._n 100_o art_n 9_o nor_o be_v this_o only_a protestant_a divinity_n for_o that_o praecepta_fw-la decalogi_fw-la omnino_fw-la sint_fw-la indispensabilia_fw-la be_v a_o note_a maxim_n of_o the_o schoolman_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o only_a school_n divinity_n 6â—_n qu._n 〈◊〉_d n._n test._n 6â—_n for_o the_o father_n teach_v it_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o saint_n augustine_n illud_fw-la quod_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la semper_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la nec_fw-la aliqua_fw-la necessitate_v mitigatur_fw-la ut_fw-la admissum_fw-la non_fw-la obsit_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la semper_fw-la illicitum_fw-la quod_fw-la legibus_fw-la quia_fw-la criminosum_fw-la est_fw-la prohibetur_fw-la that_o say_v the_o father_n which_o be_v unlawful_a in_o itself_o be_v unlawful_a always_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o exigent_n or_o extremity_n that_o can_v so_o excuse_v it_o be_v do_v but_o that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n obnoxious_a unto_o god_n displeasure_n for_o that_o be_v always_o to_o be_v reckon_v a_o unlawful_a thing_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n because_o simple_o evil_a so_o that_o in_o case_n this_o rule_n be_v true_a as_o no_o doubt_n it_o be_v and_o that_o the_o four_o commandment_n prohibit_v all_o manner_n of_o work_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n as_o simple_o evil_a be_v to_o be_v reckon_v part_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n they_o that_o transgress_v this_o law_n in_o what_o case_n soever_o be_v in_o the_o selfsame_a state_n with_o those_o who_o to_o preserve_v their_o life_n or_o fortune_n renounce_v their_o faith_n in_o god_n and_o worship_v idol_n which_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o do_v no_o though_o it_o be_v to_o gain_v the_o world_n for_o what_o will_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n to_o gain_v the_o world_n and_o to_o lose_v his_o soul_n 2_o but_o sure_a the_o jew_n account_v not_o the_o sabbath_n of_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n as_o not_o to_o venture_v the_o transgress_a of_o that_o law_n if_o occasion_n be_v whereof_o or_o of_o the_o keep_n it_o we_o have_v no_o monument_n in_o scripture_n till_o we_o come_v to_o david_n the_o residue_n of_o josuah_n and_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n give_v we_o nothing_o of_o it_o nor_o have_v we_o much_o in_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o the_o king_n but_o what_o we_o have_v we_o shall_v present_v unto_o you_o in_o due_a place_n and_o order_n and_o first_o for_o david_n we_o read_v in_o scripture_n how_o he_o stand_v in_o fear_n of_o saul_n his_o master_n 20._o 1._o sam._n 20._o how_o in_o the_o festival_n of_o the_o new-moon_n his_o place_n be_v empty_a how_o saul_n become_v offend_v at_o it_o and_o public_o declare_v his_o malicious_a purpose_n which_o in_o his_o heart_n he_o have_v before_o conceive_v against_o he_o on_o the_o next_o morning_n jonathan_n take_v his_o bow_n and_o arrow_n go_v forth_o a_o shoot_v take_v a_o boy_n with_o he_o to_o bring_v back_o his_o arrow_n and_o by_o a_o signal_n former_o agree_v between_o they_o gives_z david_n notice_n that_o his_o father_n do_v seek_v his_o life_n david_n on_o this_o make_v haste_n and_o come_v to_o nob_n unto_o abimelech_n the_o priest_n and_o be_v a_o hungry_a desire_v some_o sustenance_n at_o his_o hand_n the_o priest_n not_o have_v ought_v else_o in_o readiness_n set_v the_o shewbread_n before_o he_o which_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o eat_v but_o the_o priest_n alone_o now_o if_o we_o ask_v the_o father_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n what_o day_n this_o be_v on_o which_o poor_a david_n flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o saul_n they_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath_n saint_n athanasius_n doubt_o semâ—nâ—â—_n hâ—m_fw-la dâ—_n semâ—nâ—â—_n with_o a_o peradventure_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
buxdoâ—f_n syâ—agog_n c._n 1â—_n permissum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o iis_fw-la ut_fw-la die_v sabbatino_n dicant_fw-la christiano_n etc._n etc._n yet_o they_o may_v give_v a_o christian_a leave_n to_o perform_v that_o office_n and_o then_o to_o buy_v the_o milk_n of_o he_o for_o a_o toy_n or_o trifle_n add_v here_o what_o former_o wâ—â—_n note_v of_o their_o servant_n of_o who_o we_o tell_v you_o out_o of_o rabbi_n maimony_n 1._o ch._n 3._o n._n 1._o that_o if_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_v or_o baptise_v they_o be_v as_o sojourn_v stranger_n and_o may_v do_v work_n for_o themselves_o open_o on_o the_o sabbath_n as_o any_o of_o the_o israelite_n may_v on_o a_o work_a day_n by_o which_o it_o seem_v that_o stranger_n yea_o and_o servant_n too_o in_o case_n they_o be_v not_o circumcise_v or_o otherwise_o initiate_v into_o their_o church_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n which_o plain_o show_v that_o by_o the_o jew_n themselves_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o take_v for_o a_o moral_a law_n or_o to_o concern_v any_o but_o themselves_o and_o those_o of_o their_o religion_n only_o for_o have_v they_o take_v it_o for_o a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o universal_o to_o be_v observe_v as_o any_o other_o they_o have_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v break_v among_o they_o before_o their_o face_n and_o that_o without_o control_n or_o censure_v no_o more_o than_o they_o will_v have_v permit_v a_o sojourn_v stranger_n to_o blaspheme_v their_o god_n or_o public_o to_o set_v up_o idolatry_n or_o without_o punishment_n to_o steal_v their_o good_n or_o destroy_v their_o person_n the_o rather_o since_o their_o sabbath_n have_v prevail_v to_o far_o as_o to_o be_v take_v up_o with_o other_o part_n of_o their_o religion_n in_o many_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n or_o otherwise_o by_o way_n of_o imitation_n so_o much_o in_o use_n among_o the_o gentile_n and_o this_o i_o have_v the_o rather_o note_v in_o this_o place_n and_o time_n because_o that_o in_o these_o time_n the_o country_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v most_o resort_v to_o by_o all_o sort_n of_o stranger_n and_o they_o themselves_o in_o favour_n with_o the_o roman_a emperor_n 5_o indeed_o these_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n do_v fly_v about_o the_o roman_a empire_n with_o a_o swift_a wing_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o countenance_n which_o great_a augustus_n caesar_n do_v show_v both_o to_o the_o man_n caium_fw-la pâ—â—â—lo_n leg_n ad_fw-la caium_fw-la and_o unto_o their_o sabbath_n first_o for_o the_o man_n he_o do_v not_o only_o suffer_v they_o to_o enjoy_v the_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o there_o to_o have_v their_o synagogue_n and_o public_a place_n of_o assembly_n as_o before_o they_o have_v but_o he_o permit_v they_o to_o inhabit_v a_o great_a part_n of_o rome_n and_o there_o to_o live_v according_a to_o their_o country_n law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o say_v he_o he_o know_v that_o they_o have_v their_o proseâ—chas_n or_o oratory_n that_o they_o assemble_v in_o the_o same_o especial_o on_o the_o holy_a sabbath_n &_o final_o that_o there_o they_o be_v instruct_v in_o their_o own_o religion_n then_o for_o the_o sabbath_n the_o jew_n have_v ancient_o be_v accustom_v not_o to_o appear_v in_o judgement_n either_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n or_o the_o eve_n before_o augustus_n do_v confirm_v this_o priâ—iledge_n 10._o jos._n antiq_fw-la l._n 16._o c_o 10._o bestow_v upon_o their_o synagogue_n the_o prerogative_n of_o sanctuary_n enable_v they_o to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o their_o own_o country_n and_o final_o threaten_v severe_a punishment_n on_o those_o which_o shall_v presume_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o his_o edict_n the_o tenor_n of_o which_o edict_n be_v as_o follow_v câ—â—sar_n augustus_n pont._n max._n trib._n pleb_n 〈…〉_o gens_fw-fr semper_fw-la â—â—da_fw-la &_o grata_fw-la fuit_fw-la populo_fw-la rom._n &c_n &c_n placet_fw-la mihi_fw-la de_fw-la 〈◊〉_d senatus_n sententia_fw-la eos_fw-la propriis_fw-la uti_fw-la legibus_fw-la &_o ritibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la utebantur_fw-la tempore_fw-la hyrâ—ani_fw-la pontificiâ—_n dei_fw-la maâ—imâ—_n &_o eorum_fw-la â—anis_fw-la jus_o asyli_fw-la manerâ—_n etc._n etc._n â—eque_fw-la cogi_fw-la ad_fw-la prâ—standa_fw-la uâ—dimonia_fw-la sabbatis_fw-la aut_fw-la pridie_fw-la sabbatorum_fw-la post_fw-la hâ—ram_fw-la nonam_fw-la in_o parasceve_v qâ—id_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la contra_fw-la decretum_fw-la â—â—sus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la gravi_fw-la poena_fw-la mâ—â—ctabitur_fw-la this_o edict_n be_v set_v forth_o anno_fw-la 4045._o and_o after_o many_o of_o that_o kind_n be_v publish_v in_o several_a province_n by_o mark_n agrippa_n prouâ—st_a general_n under_o câ—â—sar_n as_o also_o by_o norbanus_n â—laccus_fw-la and_o julius_n antonius_n proconsul_n at_o that_o time_n whereof_o see_v josephus_n nay_o câ—iâ—m_fw-la phil._n legate_n ad_fw-la câ—iâ—m_fw-la when_o the_o jew_n be_v grow_v so_o strict_a 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die_v the_o same_o year_n with_o he_o which_o be_v 1274._o have_v determine_v thus_o intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la praeâ—eptum_fw-la illud_fw-la habet_fw-la aliquid_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la more_fw-mi morale_fw-mi etc._n etc._n precept_n serm._n de_fw-fr dcceâ—_n precept_n it_o be_v to_o be_v conceive_v say_v he_o that_o in_o the_o four_o commandment_n there_o be_v something_o which_o be_v simple_o moral_a some_o thing_n again_o that_o be_v plain_o ceremonial_a and_o something_o mix_v the_o sanctify_a of_o a_o day_n be_v moral_a the_o sanctify_a of_o a_o seven_o day_n ceremonial_a rest_n from_o the_o work_n of_o labour_n be_v mix_v of_o both_o quod_fw-la praecipit_fw-la deus_fw-la sanctificationem_fw-la est_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la morale_fw-la est_fw-la &_o in_fw-la hoc_fw-la praecepto_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ceremoniale_a ut_fw-la figuratio_fw-la diei_fw-la septimae_fw-la item_n continetur_fw-la aliquid_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la partim_fw-la morale_fw-la partim_fw-la ceremoniale_a ut_fw-la cessatio_fw-la ab_fw-la operibus_fw-la last_o to_o status_fw-la bishop_n of_o avila_n in_o spain_n have_v resolve_v the_o same_o aliquid_fw-la est_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la juris_fw-la naturalis_fw-la aliquid_fw-la legalis_fw-la 11._o in_o exod._n 20._o qu._n 11._o that_o in_o the_o four_o commandment_n there_o be_v some_o thing_n natural_a and_o something_o legal_a that_o it_o be_v partly_o morell_a and_o partly_o ceremonial_a naturale_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la dum_fw-la deum_fw-la colimus_fw-la abalij_fw-la sab_fw-la stineamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n moral_a &_o natural_a it_o be_v that_o for_o the_o time_n we_o worship_v god_n do_v abstain_v from_o every_o thing_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o which_o may_v divert_v our_o thought_n from_o that_o holy_a action_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v design_n in_o every_o week_n one_o day_n unto_o that_o employment_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a day_n be_v thereto_o appoint_v and_o that_o in_o all_o that_o day_n a_o man_n shall_v do_v no_o manner_n of_o work_n those_o thing_n he_o reckon_v there_o to_o be_v ceremonial_a 2_o so_o for_o the_o lord_n day_n 4._o 2._o 2a_fw-la qu._n 122._o art_n 4._o ad_fw-la 4._o it_o be_v thus_o determine_v by_o aquinas_n that_o it_o depend_v on_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n the_o custom_n and_o consent_n of_o god_n faithful_a servant_n and_o not_o on_o any_o obligation_n lay_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o four_o commandment_n diei_fw-la dominicae_fw-la observantia_fw-la in_o nova_fw-la lege_fw-la â—uccedit_fw-la observantiae_fw-la sabbati_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la vi_fw-la praecepti_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la constitutione_n ecclesiae_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la populi_fw-la christiani_n what_o follow_v thereupon_o et_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la itae_fw-la arcta_fw-la prohibitio_fw-la operandi_fw-la in_o die_v dominica_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o die_fw-la sabbati_fw-la therefore_o say_v he_o the_o prohibition_n of_o do_v no_o work_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v not_o so_o rigorous_a and_o severe_a as_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n many_o thing_n be_v licence_v on_o the_o one_o which_o be_v forbid_v on_o the_o other_o as_o dress_v meat_n and_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n and_o nature_n and_o not_o so_o only_o but_o he_o give_v we_o a_o dispensatur_fw-la facilius_fw-la in_o nova_fw-la lege_fw-la a_o easy_a hope_n of_o dispensation_n under_o the_o gospel_n in_o case_n upon_o necessity_n we_o meddle_v with_o prohibit_v labour_n then_o possible_o can_v have_v be_v get_v under_o the_o law_n the_o like_a to_o status_fw-la tell_v we_o though_o in_o different_a word_n save_v that_o he_o do_v extend_v the_o prohibition_n as_o well_o to_o all_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o all_o the_o holy_a day_n of_o the_o new_a and_o neither_o to_o the_o sabbath_n nor_o the_o lord_n day_n only_o in_o veteri_fw-la lege_fw-la major_a fuit_fw-la strictio_fw-la in_o observatione_fw-la festorum_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o nova_fw-la lege_fw-la 13._o in_o exod._n 20._o qu._n 13._o how_o so_o in_o omnibus_fw-la enim_fw-la festivitatibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la quantâ—cunque_fw-la sint_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o say_v he_o in_o all_o our_o festival_n how_o great_a soever_o whether_o they_o be_v the_o lord_n day_n or_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n or_o any_o of_o the_o high_a rank_n it_o be_v permit_v to_o dress_v meat_n and_o to_o kindle_v fire_n etc._n etc._n as_o for_o the_o ground_n whereon_o they_o stand_v he_o make_v this_o difference_n between_o they_o that_o the_o jew_n sabbath_n have_v its_o warrant_n from_o divine_a commandment_n but_o that_o the_o lord_n day_n though_o it_o come_v in_o the_o place_n thereof_o be_v found_v only_o on_o 〈◊〉_d constitution_n 148._o in_o math._n 23._o qu._n 148._o 〈◊〉_d sabbatum_fw-la â—x_fw-la man_n 〈◊〉_d cujus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d successit_fw-la dies_fw-la dominica_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la observatio_fw-la dici_fw-la dominicae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la divino_fw-la 〈…〉_o canonico_n this_o be_v plain_a enough_o and_o this_o he_o prove_v because_o the_o church_n have_v still_o a_o power_n 〈◊〉_d illum_fw-la diem_fw-la vel_fw-la totaliter_fw-la tollere_fw-la either_o to_o change_v the_o â—ay_n or_o take_v it_o utter_o away_o and_o to_o dispense_v touch_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o same_o which_o possible_o it_o neither_o can_v noâ—_n ought_v to_o do_v be_v the_o lord_n day_n of_o any_o other_o institution_n than_o the_o church_n only_o they_o only_o have_v the_o power_n to_o repeal_v a_o law_n which_o have_v power_n to_o make_v it_o qui_fw-fr habeâ—_n institutionem_fw-la habet_fw-la destitutionem_fw-la as_o be_v the_o bishop_n plea_n in_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la as_o for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o two_o power_n that_o by_o the_o church_n the_o day_n may_v be_v transfer_v and_o abrogate_a suarez_n have_v thus_o distinguish_v in_o it_o verum_fw-la id_fw-la esse_fw-la absolute_a non_fw-fr practice_n that_o be_v as_o i_o conceive_v his_o meaning_n that_o such_o a_o power_n be_v absolute_o in_o the_o church_n though_o not_o convenient_a now_o to_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n according_a unto_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n which_o probable_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o distinction_n all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a for_o i_o but_o