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t.t._n quote_v he_o also_o for_o the_o saturday-sabbath_n which_o he_o be_v a_o zealous_a disputer_n against_o and_o although_o he_o preach_v on_o that_o day_n it_o be_v but_o in_o preparation_n to_o the_o lord_n day_n 385._o hierom_n 10._o anno_fw-la 385._o hierom_n be_v the_o next_o writer_n of_o note_n and_o eminency_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o he_o also_o speak_v very_o honourable_o of_o the_o of_o the_o lord_n day_n in_o his_o book_n against_o vigilantius_n 4._o vigilantius_n per_fw-la unam_fw-la sabbati_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la in_o die_v dominico_n omnes_fw-la confer_v quae_fw-la hierosolymam_fw-la in_o solatium_fw-la dirigerentur_fw-la praecipit_fw-la paulus_n item_n ad_fw-la hedib_n quaestio_fw-la 4._o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v he_o command_v almost_o all_o church_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v collection_n for_o the_o poor_a upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n which_o be_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o inform_v we_o how_o it_o be_v observe_v 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not_o always_o put_v for_o the_o old_a seven_o day_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n as_o here_o it_o be_v therefore_o i_o conclude_v as_o before_o that_o the_o day_n and_o not_o the_o duty_n be_v he_o set_v for_o a_o temporary_a sign_n the_o duty_n no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o it_o be_v peculiar_o relate_v to_o the_o day_n it_o be_v not_o a_o sabbath_n in_o general_n much_o less_o the_o commandment_n concern_v a_o weekly_a sabbath_n but_o the_o old_a sabbath_n then_o in_o use_n which_o be_v give_v the_o jew_n as_o a_o sign_n and_o so_o design_v for_o change_n for_o change_n i_o mean_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o time_n not_o of_o the_o thing_n according_a to_o that_o of_o augustine_n who_o write_v against_o faustus_n the_o manichee_n who_o seek_v to_o overthrow_v the_o faith_n of_o christian_n by_o maintain_v that_o moses_n and_o christ_n be_v opposite_a in_o their_o doctrine_n allege_v among_o other_o thing_n that_o there_o be_v one_o tradition_n of_o 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