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a_o copy_n or_o collection_n of_o the_o roman_a law_n which_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o force_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d if_o britain_n be_v but_o actum_fw-la agere_fw-la but_o certain_o thoâ—gh_v those_o part_n of_o britain_n in_o which_o lucius_n reign_v be_v govern_v in_o part_n and_o bâ—t_o in_o part_n by_o the_o law_n of_o rome_n yet_o be_v the_o law_n of_o rome_n at_o that_o time_n more_o in_o number_n and_o of_o a_o far_o more_o general_a practice_n then_o to_o be_v limit_v to_o so_o narrow_a a_o part_n of_o their_o dominion_n two_o thousand_o volume_n we_o find_v of_o they_o in_o justinians_n time_n out_o of_o which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o theophilus_n trebonianus_n vita_fw-la and_o many_o other_o learned_a man_n of_o that_o noble_a faculty_n the_o emperor_n compose_v that_o book_n or_o body_n of_o law_n which_o from_o the_o universality_n of_o its_o comprehension_n we_o still_o call_v the_o pandect_n so_o that_o king_n lucius_n be_v desirous_a to_o inform_v himself_o in_o the_o 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74._o but_o leave_v he_o to_o stand_v or_o fall_v to_o his_o own_o master_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v what_o text_n of_o scripture_n ancient_a writer_n or_o approve_a council_n can_v be_v bring_v to_o justify_v bound_n doctrine_n which_o he_o affirm_v for_o ancient_a truth_n and_o consonant_a to_o holy_a scripture_n but_o more_o particular_o where_o he_o can_v show_v i_o any_o ground_n for_o the_o three_o position_n viz._n that_o there_o be_v as_o great_a reason_n why_o we_o christian_n shall_v take_v ourselves_o as_o straight_o bind_v to_o rest_v upon_o the_o lord_n day_n as_o the_o jew_n be_v upon_o their_o sabbath_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o moral_a commandment_n whereof_o all_o be_v of_o equal_a authority_n this_o if_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n be_v no_o ancient_a truth_n and_o whensoever_o it_o be_v receive_v and_o allow_v for_o truth_n will_v in_o conclusion_n lie_v as_o heavy_a and_o insupportable_a burden_n upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o god_n people_n as_o ever_o be_v impose_v 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