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name_n of_o sabbath_n be_v brief_o allege_v for_o the_o negative_a opinion_n stand_v these_o reason_n first_o he_o speak_v best_o of_o thing_n who_o language_n be_v most_o conformable_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v every_o where_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o alone_o speak_v of_o the_o christian_a man_n holiday_n as_o have_v be_v and_o existency_n call_v it_o the_o lord_n day_n no_o where_o the_o sabbath_n day_n the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v therefore_o best_a and_o fit_a to_o be_v use_v second_o we_o shall_v retain_v those_o name_n which_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o the_o pure_a time_n the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n chief_o use_v unless_o through_o any_o corruption_n or_o abuse_v they_o be_v scandalous_a but_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n have_v be_v chief_o use_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o in_o the_o pure_a time_n neither_o be_v it_o since_o through_o any_o abuse_n become_v scandalous_a ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n three_o we_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n shall_v not_o forsake_v the_o roman_a church_n but_o where_o necessity_n do_v enforce_v we_o for_o than_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o that_o schism_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o christian_a world_n neither_o shall_v we_o vary_v from_o ourselves_o so_o much_o as_o be_v it_o possible_a in_o sound_n and_o syllable_n for_o than_o we_o may_v be_v just_o note_v for_o singularity_n and_o affectation_n but_o both_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o all_o reform_a church_n use_v to_o style_v it_o the_o lord_n day_n not_o the_o sabbath_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n four_o we_o that_o be_v christian_n shall_v beware_v how_o we_o gratify_v the_o jew_n in_o their_o superstitious_a obstinacy_n against_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n in_o the_o least_o thing_n lest_o we_o partake_v with_o they_o in_o their_o hardness_n of_o heart_n the_o ancient_a christian_n fast_v saturday_n especial_o for_o this_o reason_n because_o the_o jew_n fast_v on_o sattâ—rday_o but_o in_o use_v the_o name_n sabbath_n we_o gratify_v the_o jew_n in_o their_o obstinacy_n against_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n for_o they_o abhor_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n as_o the_o great_a blasphemy_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n five_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n wisdom_n so_o to_o speak_v as_o not_o to_o put_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o his_o weak_a brethren_n he_o that_o do_v otherwise_o 14.15_o otherwise_o rom._n 14.15_o walk_v not_o charitable_o say_v the_o apostle_n but_o the_o name_n sabbath_n may_v be_v and_o be_v become_v a_o snare_n to_o many_o weak_a one_o especial_o in_o read_v of_o the_o scripture_n for_o where_o ever_o they_o find_v the_o name_n sabbath_n they_o present_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o and_o to_o agree_v to_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o many_o time_n by_o this_o mean_n fall_v into_o flat_a judaisme_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o quote_v of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o the_o question_n in_o hand_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n six_o that_o name_n which_o do_v less_o edify_v be_v less_o proper_a this_o i_o think_v will_v easy_o be_v agree_v on_o by_o all_o party_n but_o the_o name_n sabbath_n do_v less_o edify_v for_o it_o lead_v we_o only_o to_o a_o outward_a cessation_n from_o bodily_a labour_n which_o of_o itself_o and_o precise_o consider_v be_v indeed_o a_o duty_n of_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n but_o be_v not_o so_o of_o the_o christian_a festival_n as_o hereafter_o shall_v appear_v on_o the_o contrary_a the_o name_n lord_n day_n do_v best_a open_a and_o explain_v the_o whole_a nature_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o day_n as_o the_o remembrance_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o lordship_n over_o the_o church_n and_o all_o other_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n chap._n xiii_o wherein_o be_v brief_o show_v what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o this_o question_n it_o be_v a_o frequent_a rule_n in_o 11._o in_o cùm_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la constat_fw-la propter_fw-la quam_fw-la ver_fw-la ba_o dicuntur_fw-la de_fw-la verbis_fw-la non_fw-la debere_fw-la contendi_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la id_fw-la facit_fw-la imperitiâ_fw-la docendum_fw-la esse_fw-la simalitiâ_fw-la deserendum_fw-la aug._n count_v acad._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 13._o &_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o s._n austin_n that_o wise_a man_n shall_v not_o strive_v about_o word_n unless_o when_o there_o be_v some_o real_a difference_n in_o the_o thing_n but_o i_o doubt_v whether_o this_o question_n be_v only_o a_o fight_n about_o word_n for_o as_o the_o 10._o the_o non_fw-la illos_fw-la viros_fw-la â—os_v fuisse_fw-la arbitror_fw-la qui_fw-la rebus_fw-la nescirent_fw-la nomina_fw-la imponere_fw-la seâ—_n mihi_fw-la videntur_fw-la haec_fw-la vocabula_fw-la elegisse_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la occultandum_fw-la tardioribus_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la significandum_fw-la vigilantioribus_fw-la scientiam_fw-la svam_fw-la ibid._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o 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