rest_n especial_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o that_o particularise_v to_o concern_v both_o israelite_n themselves_o and_o their_o slave_n and_o those_o that_o sojourn_v within_o their_o gate_n but_o that_o be_v very_o considerable_a which_o excellent_a divine_n have_v observe_v that_o in_o the_o four_o commandment_n where_o be_v so_o large_a provision_n for_o bodily_a rest_n there_o the_o purpose_n of_o that_o rest_n be_v only_o point_v at_o in_o general_a term_n when_o it_o be_v command_v to_o be_v sanctify_v which_o be_v likewise_o do_v in_o all_o their_o solemnity_n when_o they_o be_v call_v assembly_n but_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o any_o particular_a work_n of_o the_o moral_a service_n of_o god_n wherewith_o the_o sabbath_n be_v command_v to_o be_v sanctify_v or_o for_o performance_n whereof_o they_o be_v command_v to_o assemble_v unless_o it_o be_v the_o read_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o the_o seven_o year_n command_v deut._n xxxi_o 12._o so_o that_o it_o seem_v the_o jew_n have_v reason_n when_o they_o observe_v that_o neither_o the_o form_n nor_o time_n of_o prayer_n be_v appoint_v they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o by_o the_o constitution_n of_o their_o elder_n maimoni_n of_o prayer_n c._n 1._o numb_a 1_o 2._o indeed_o that_o the_o spiritual_a service_n of_o god_n of_o prayer_n and_o his_o praise_n of_o hear_v the_o word_n and_o meditate_v upon_o his_o work_n be_v the_o thing_n for_o love_v whereof_o the_o jew_n be_v command_v to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n those_o miserable_a people_n who_o in_o most_o thing_n be_v blind_v with_o the_o letter_n and_o never_o look_v under_o the_o vail_n upon_o moses_n his_o face_n have_v be_v able_a always_o to_o perceive_v as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v by_o the_o say_n of_o their_o late_a and_o ancient_a writer_n josephus_n add_v v._o appionem_fw-la two_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d moses_n propound_v to_o the_o jew_n the_o most_o excellent_a and_o necessary_a learning_n of_o the_o law_n not_o by_o hear_v it_o once_o or_o twice_o but_o every_o seven_o day_n lay_v aside_o their_o work_n he_o command_v they_o to_o assemble_v for_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o law_n and_o thorough_o and_o exact_o to_o learn_v it_o philo_z de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la iii._o relate_v the_o passage_n of_o he_o that_o gather_v wood_n on_o the_o sabbath_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v numb_a xv_o 33._o they_o bring_v he_o unto_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o unto_o all_o the_o congregation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o take_v he_o say_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o ruler_n with_o who_o sit_v the_o priest_n all_o the_o multitude_n stand_v by_o to_o hear_v he_o observe_v that_o moses_n be_v then_o expound_v the_o law_n as_o upon_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o sabbath_n aaron_n that_o be_v as_o he_o expound_v it_o the_o priest_n sit_v on_o the_o bench_n with_o he_o the_o congregation_n stand_v by_o to_o hear_v the_o observation_n he_o prosecute_v with_o his_o reason_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o custom_n be_v always_o when_o occasion_n give_v way_n but_o principal_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n as_o i_o show_v afore_o to_o be_v exercise_v in_o knowledge_n the_o chief_a go_v afore_o and_o teach_v the_o rest_n increase_v in_o goodness_n and_o better_v in_o life_n and_o manner_n from_o whence_o at_o this_o day_n the_o jew_n study_v their_o country_n learning_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n dedicate_a that_o time_n to_o knowledge_n and_o the_o contemplation_n of_o nature_n for_o the_o synagogue_n in_o city_n what_o be_v they_o but_o school_n of_o wisdom_n and_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr decalogo_fw-la he_o derive_v the_o employment_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o consider_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o call_v their_o own_o work_n to_o account_v from_o that_o which_o god_n do_v in_o the_o beginning_n when_o he_o see_v all_o that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o behold_v it_o be_v good_a abenezra_n upon_o the_o four_o commandment_n exod._n xx_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o see_v that_o the_o year_n of_o remission_n be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o sabbath_n for_o it_o be_v likewise_o the_o seven_o of_o year_n and_o the_o lord_n command_v that_o they_o shall_v read_v the_o law_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o before_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n express_v the_o reason_n deut._n xxxi_o 12._o that_o they_o may_v hear_v and_o learn_v and_o observe_v and_o behold_v the_o sabbath_n be_v give_v to_o consider_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o to_o meditate_v upon_o his_o law_n as_o it_o be_v write_v psal_n xcii_o 4._o for_o thou_o lord_n have_v make_v i_o glad_a through_o thy_o work_n i_o will_v triumph_n in_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n r._n isaac_n abarbinel_n upon_o deut._n v._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beside_o part_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o allow_a day_n be_v to_o give_v to_o the_o bless_a god_n the_o seven_o of_o the_o week_n to_o learn_v the_o divine_a law_n and_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o word_n thereof_o the_o exposition_n of_o it_o and_o to_o mark_v well_o the_o nicety_n of_o it_o as_o they_o say_v that_o be_v their_o ancient_a talmud_n doctor_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la of_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n sabbath_n and_o feast_n be_v not_o give_v but_o to_o learn_v the_o law_n upon_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o say_v in_o the_o great_a midra_n or_o allegorical_a exposition_n of_o exodus_fw-la sect._n 26._o and_o of_o deuteronomy_n that_o the_o sabbath_n weigh_v against_o all_o the_o commandment_n as_o procure_v they_o to_o be_v know_v and_o observe_v a_o man_n may_v just_o marvel_n see_v the_o moral_a intent_n and_o purpose_n of_o this_o commandment_n be_v so_o well_o know_v among_o the_o learned_a of_o this_o people_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n charge_v the_o jew_n so_o deep_a for_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n with_o bodily_a ease_n and_o luxurious_a pastime_n ignatius_n epist_n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o understand_v that_o there_o be_v cause_n to_o think_v these_o word_n to_o be_v none_o of_o ignatius_n his_o own_o which_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v ancient_a enough_o for_o this_o purpose_n and_o in_o themselves_o remarkable_a if_o first_o we_o observe_v that_o the_o eastern_a christian_n of_o ancient_a time_n observe_v the_o sabbath_n in_o some_o measure_n for_o divine_a service_n as_o well_o as_o the_o lord_n day_n from_o whence_o come_v afterward_o the_o difference_n about_o fast_v on_o the_o saturday_n for_o immediate_o upon_o these_o word_n it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o he_o have_v keep_v the_o sabbath_n let_v every_o lover_n of_o christ_n keep_v the_o lord_n day_n festival_n thus_o then_o say_v the_o suppose_a ignatius_n let_v every_o one_o of_o you_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n spiritual_o take_v pleasure_n in_o meditation_n of_o the_o law_n not_o in_o bodily_a rest_n admire_v the_o workmanship_n of_o god_n not_o eat_v meat_n dress_v the_o day_n afore_o nor_o drink_v lukewarm_a drink_n and_o walk_v by_o measure_n and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o dance_v and_o senseless_a noise_n s._n augustine_n in_o joan._n tract_n four_o observa_fw-la diem_fw-la sabbati_fw-la magis_fw-la nobis_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la quia_fw-la spiritualiter_fw-la observandum_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la judaei_n enim_fw-la serviliter_fw-la observant_a diem_fw-la sabbati_fw-la ad_fw-la luxuriam_fw-la ad_fw-la ebrietatem_fw-la quantò_fw-la meliùs_fw-la foeminae_fw-la eorum_fw-la lanam_fw-la facerent_fw-la quà m_fw-la illo_fw-la die_fw-la in_o menianis_n saltarent_fw-la keep_v the_o sabbath_n be_v command_v we_o more_o because_o it_o be_v command_v we_o spiritual_o to_o be_v observe_v for_o the_o jew_n keep_v the_o sabbath_n day_n slavish_o for_o luxury_n for_o drunkenness_n how_o much_o better_o have_v their_o woman_n spin_v wool_n on_o that_o day_n then_o danse_v in_o the_o portico_n and_o in_o psal_n xcii_o ecce_fw-la &_o hodiernus_fw-la dies_fw-la sabbati_fw-la est_fw-la hunc_fw-la in_fw-la praesenti_fw-la tempore_fw-la otio_fw-la quodam_fw-la corporaliter_fw-la languido_fw-la &_o fluxo_fw-la &_o luxurioso_fw-la observant_a judaei_n vacant_a enim_fw-la ad_fw-la nugas_fw-la &_o cùm_fw-la deus_fw-la praeceperit_fw-la observari_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la illi_fw-la in_o his_o quae_fw-la deus_fw-la prohibet_fw-la exercent_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la vacatio_fw-la nostra_fw-la à _fw-la malis_fw-la operibus_fw-la vacatio_fw-la illorum_fw-la à _fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la est_fw-la meliùs_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la arare_fw-la quà m_fw-la saltare_fw-la illi_fw-la à _fw-la bono_fw-mi opere_fw-la vacant_a ab_fw-la opere_fw-la nugatorio_n non_fw-la vacant_a behold_v this_o be_v also_o a_o day_n of_o sabbath_n which_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o present_n keep_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o bodily_a languish_a dissolute_a and_o luxurious_a ease_n for_o they_o be_v at_o leisure_n for_o toy_n and_o whereas_o god_n command_v to_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n they_o spend_v the_o sabbath_n in_o that_o which_o god_n forbid_v our_o be_v at_o
law_n which_o they_o begin_v to_o read_v over_o again_o the_o next_o sabbath_n point_v at_o nehem._n viij_o 9_o ix_o 1._o as_o scaliger_n de_fw-fr emend_n temp._n seven_o not._n in_o comp._n jud._n have_v excellent_o observe_v it_o be_v first_o to_o be_v know_v that_o the_o festival_n of_o the_o law_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v solemnize_v with_o mirth_n and_o gladness_n of_o heart_n wherefore_o they_o be_v call_v num._n x._o 10._o the_o day_n of_o your_o gladness_n and_o in_o the_o psalm_n for_o the_o sabbath_n xcii_o 4._o the_o psalmist_n in_o this_o respect_n for_o thou_o lord_n have_v make_v i_o glad_a through_o thy_o work_n say_v he_o i_o will_v triumph_v in_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n express_v the_o subject_n of_o that_o gladness_n the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o creation_n upon_o that_o day_n celebrate_v though_o the_o observance_n of_o rest_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n be_v strict_a yet_o when_o our_o saviour_n go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a pharisees_n to_o eat_v bread_n on_o the_o sabbath_n luke_n fourteen_o 1._o this_o invitation_n and_o entertainment_n be_v argument_n enough_o that_o it_o be_v festival_n for_o the_o manner_n of_o observance_n hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o the_o people_n fall_v to_o weep_v upon_o hear_v the_o law_n read_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n nehem._n viij_o 9_o be_v forbid_v to_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o the_o feast_n and_o command_v to_o observe_v the_o day_n in_o the_o right_a nature_n of_o it_o whereas_o the_o people_n then_o be_v forbid_v to_o mourn_v on_o the_o festival_n be_v say_v ix_o 1._o to_o have_v fast_v on_o the_o xxiiii_o of_o that_o month_n we_o have_v cause_n to_o presume_v with_o he_o that_o the_o fast_a whereof_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o cause_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o that_o feast_n be_v defer_v till_o the_o usual_a solemnity_n of_o it_o be_v pass_v which_o by_o the_o law_n end_v upon_o the_o xxii_o and_o the_o fast_v not_o keep_v till_o the_o xxiiii_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o reason_n be_v the_o festival_n of_o the_o law_n fall_v then_o and_o observe_v upon_o the_o xxiii_o as_o now_o not_o by_o the_o law_n but_o by_o the_o constitution_n of_o their_o elder_n the_o three_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o wood-offering_a of_o which_o nehem._n x._o 34._o and_o we_o cast_v lot_n among_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n and_o the_o people_n for_o the_o wood-offering_a to_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o house_n of_o our_o god_n after_o the_o house_n of_o our_o father_n at_o time_n appoint_v year_n by_o year_n to_o burn_v upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n and_o xiii_o 31._o and_o for_o the_o wood-offering_a at_o time_n appoint_v the_o same_o scaliger_n conceive_v out_o of_o josephus_n that_o this_o festival_n fall_v upon_o the_o xxii_o of_o the_o month_n ab_n to_o which_o sense_n he_o refer_v the_o word_n of_o orach_n hajim_n ab_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la caederent_fw-la ligna_fw-la in_o sacrificium_fw-la ab_fw-la be_v a_o king_n among_o month_n because_o upon_o it_o they_o cut_v wood_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o which_o the_o misna_n relate_v mass_n taanith_n c._n four_o n._n 5._o that_o it_o be_v hold_v for_o nine_o day_n of_o several_a month_n whereof_o a_o great_a part_n fall_v in_o that_o month_n for_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o scripture_n say_v at_o time_n appoint_v year_n by_o year_n the_o last_o be_v the_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o judas_n maccabeus_n which_o our_o lord_n observe_v john_n x._o 22._o neither_o be_v it_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o common_a sense_n to_o imagine_v that_o he_o do_v otherwise_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o solemnity_n which_o be_v then_o for_o certain_a in_o the_o jew_n calendar_n as_o for_o their_o time_n of_o fast_v the_o day_n of_o atonement_n stand_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o rest_n appoint_v for_o it_o as_o strict_a as_o that_o of_o the_o sabbath_n but_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o observance_n quite_o otherwise_o with_o humiliation_n and_o afflict_v the_o soul_n there_o be_v divers_a other_o fast_n which_o that_o people_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o observe_v not_o upon_o the_o law_n but_o upon_o public_a order_n and_o custom_n upon_o set_a day_n of_o several_a month_n as_o in_o their_o calendar_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v whereof_o some_o be_v remember_v in_o the_o scripture_n zach._n seven_o 5._o and_o viij_o 19_o we_o read_v of_o the_o fast_n of_o the_o four_o and_o five_o and_o seven_o and_o ten_o month_n in_o remembrance_n of_o those_o calamity_n which_o god_n have_v punish_v the_o sin_n of_o that_o people_n with_o upon_o those_o day_n most_o of_o they_o still_o remember_v in_o their_o writing_n beside_o that_o which_o be_v read_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n num._n x._o 9_o and_o if_o you_o go_v to_o war_n in_o your_o land_n with_o your_o enemy_n that_o distress_n you_o than_o you_o shall_v blow_v a_o alarm_n with_o the_o trumpet_n have_v be_v from_o old_a time_n understand_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o that_o people_n of_o all_o distress_n that_o come_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o of_o proclaim_v fast_n for_o strict_a repentance_n and_o divert_v god_n wrath_n maimoni_n taanioth_n c._n i_o num_fw-la 1._o the_o order_n of_o which_o fast_n be_v ground_v upon_o that_o which_o the_o word_n of_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi point_n at_o luke_n xviii_o 12._o i_o fast_o twice_o in_o the_o week_n for_o without_o doubt_v the_o second_o and_o five_o day_n of_o the_o week_n mundaye_n and_o thursday_n be_v observe_v many_o age_n afore_o that_o for_o the_o purpose_n which_o the_o same_o rabbi_n specifi_v tephillah_n ubircath_n cohenim_fw-la c._n twelve_o n._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o lord_n moses_n appoint_v israel_n to_o read_v the_o law_n at_o morning_n prayer_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o second_o and_o the_o five_o that_o they_o may_v not_o rest_v three_o day_n from_o hear_v the_o law_n and_o esra_n appoint_v to_o read_v it_o at_o evening_n prayer_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n because_o of_o idle_a person_n and_o he_o order_v that_o three_o man_n shall_v read_v upon_o the_o second_o and_o five_o and_o not_o less_o than_o ten_o verse_n and_o in_o megillah_n c._n i_o num_fw-la 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o that_o dwell_v in_o village_n that_o assemble_v not_o in_o the_o synagogue_n but_o upon_o the_o second_o and_o the_o five_o these_o be_v his_o word_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o day_n be_v more_o solemn_a for_o assembly_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o week_n see_v that_o in_o village_n they_o assemble_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o synagogue_n which_o upon_o every_o day_n they_o do_v not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi bear_v further_o that_o they_o be_v observe_v with_o fast_v and_o beside_o epiphanius_n their_o own_o writer_n have_v deliver_v no_o less_o but_o the_o observance_n without_o doubt_n be_v not_o so_o 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god_n with_o prayer_n and_o fast_v act_v xiii_o 3_o 4._o xiiii_o 23._o but_o because_o disorder_v or_o coldness_n in_o this_o voluntary_a performance_n may_v disadvantage_n the_o faith_n it_o soon_o prove_a time_n to_o bring_v those_o voluntary_a observance_n to_o set_v rule_n of_o practice_n these_o cause_n thus_o dispose_v the_o church_n and_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o synagogue_n direct_v not_o to_o do_v less_o what_o course_n shall_v it_o observe_v but_o in_o stead_n of_o mundaye_n and_o thursday_n use_v in_o the_o synagogue_n to_o practise_v wednesday_n and_o friday_n for_o this_o purpose_n hold_v in_o they_o a_o convenient_a distance_n from_o the_o lord_n day_n as_o those_o other_o do_v from_o the_o sabbath_n their_o writer_n tell_v we_o beside_o the_o reason_n specify_v out_o of_o maimoni_n afore_o that_o they_o may_v not_o rest_v three_o day_n from_o hear_v the_o law_n that_o they_o make_v choice_n of_o mundaye_n and_o thursday_n in_o regard_n of_o some_o great_a calamity_n that_o befall_v their_o nation_n upon_o those_o day_n what_o marvel_n be_v it_o if_o the_o church_n have_v regard_n to_o those_o which_o befall_v our_o lord_n on_o the_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n the_o other_o moral_a reason_n of_o assemble_v once_o in_o three_o day_n for_o god_n service_n concur_v those_o ancient_a christian_n of_o tertullia_n time_n conceive_v that_o the_o fast_a afore_o easter_n be_v appoint_v in_o the_o scripture_n which_o say_v the_o day_n will_v come_v that_o the_o bridegroom_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o among_o you_o and_o then_o shall_v you_o fast_o in_o those_o day_n and_o tertullian_n be_v content_a to_o have_v it_o believe_v because_o montanus_n require_v that_o and_o more_o but_o s._n augustine_n find_v that_o there_o be_v a_o command_n in_o scripture_n to_o fast_o but_o no_o time_n command_v when_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v ep._n lxxxvi_o so_o he_o will_v have_v accept_v their_o reason_n as_o a_o allusion_n handsome_o symbolise_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o fast_v but_o the_o appointment_n he_o must_v needs_o refer_v to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o guide_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o much_o otherwise_o with_o those_o other_o day_n wherewith_o some_o enlarge_a the_o fast_a afore_o easter_n even_o afore_o ireneus_fw-la his_o
thanks_o for_o example_n among_o the_o daily_a xviii_o bless_a be_v thou_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n that_o remove_v sleep_v from_o our_o eye_n and_o slumber_v from_o our_o eyelid_n and_o let_v it_o please_v thou_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o god_n of_o our_o father_n to_o practice_v we_o in_o thy_o law_n and_o to_o make_v we_o cleave_v to_o thy_o precept_n and_o bring_v we_o not_o into_o sin_n and_o transgression_n and_o temptation_n and_o contempt_n and_o so_o forth_o end_v thus_o bless_a be_v thou_o o_o lord_n that_o give_v good_a grace_n the_o blessing_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o it_o be_v this_o bless_v be_v thou_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n the_o king_n of_o the_o world_n that_o have_v sanctify_v we_o with_o his_o precept_n &_o give_v we_o command_v concern_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o law_n and_o sweeten_v o_o god_n the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n in_o our_o mouth_n and_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o people_n the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o 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and_o language_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n which_o s._n ambrose_n say_v de_fw-fr iis_fw-la qui_fw-la mist_n init_fw-la c._n ix_o ante_fw-la consecrationem_fw-la alia_fw-la species_n nominatur_fw-la post_fw-la consecrationem_fw-la corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la significatur_fw-la before_o consecration_n another_o species_n be_v name_v that_o be_v the_o bread_n after_o it_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v signify_v and_o de_fw-fr sacr._n v._n 4._o dixi_fw-la vobis_fw-la quòd_fw-la ante_fw-la verba_fw-la christi_fw-la quod_fw-la offertur_fw-la panis_fw-la dicatur_fw-la ubi_fw-la christi_fw-la verba_fw-la depromta_fw-la fuerint_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la panis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sed_fw-la corpus_fw-la appellatur_fw-la i_o tell_v you_o that_o before_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n that_o which_o be_v offer_v be_v call_v bread_n after_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n â—â—e_v produce_v it_o be_v no_o more_o call_v bread_n it_o be_v call_v his_o body_n therefore_o whereas_o in_o this_o prayer_n the_o 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asscriptam_fw-la ratam_fw-la rationabilem_fw-la
man_n and_o woman_n vail_v or_o uncover_v their_o head_n in_o those_o assembly_n and_o concern_v celebrate_v the_o eucharist_n with_o the_o feast_n of_o love_n use_v then_o at_o common_a meeting_n with_o the_o ground_n whereupon_o they_o proceed_v add_v to_o both_o such_o passage_n of_o scripture_n as_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o speak_v home_n to_o what_o be_v do_v or_o prescribe_v to_o be_v do_v at_o their_o religious_a assembly_n perhaps_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o shall_v be_v furnish_v of_o such_o principle_n and_o such_o rule_v derive_v thence_o as_o the_o scripture_n afford_v the_o church_n to_o proceed_v upon_o as_o well_o in_o the_o substance_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o public_a service_n of_o god_n as_o in_o the_o form_n and_o course_n and_o circumstance_n of_o it_o and_o this_o upon_o the_o by_o will_v minister_v just_a occasion_n to_o inquire_v further_o into_o the_o condition_n of_o those_o grace_n and_o ministery_n by_o which_o 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do_v he_o acknowledge_v his_o brethren_n nor_o know_v his_o own_o child_n as_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o which_o follow_v they_o shall_v teach_v jacob_n thy_o statute_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n because_o they_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o dear_a relation_n in_o judgement_n therefore_o they_o shall_v teach_v jacob_n thy_o statute_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n by_o decide_v the_o controversy_n of_o it_o and_o all_o this_o because_o the_o original_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v proper_a to_o signify_v instruction_n by_o way_n of_o precept_n from_o whence_o the_o law_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o obligation_n or_o not_o obligation_n of_o it_o be_v in_o the_o language_n of_o their_o doctor_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o be_v it_o material_a though_o some_o of_o these_o scripture_n be_v otherwise_o understand_v for_o my_o purpose_n be_v not_o to_o say_v that_o the_o people_n be_v not_o teach_v at_o 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synagogue_n upon_o no_o other_o respect_n but_o the_o opinion_n which_o the_o world_n have_v of_o their_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o which_o they_o go_v so_o far_o beyond_o those_o that_o profess_v it_o no_o marvel_n if_o they_o be_v receive_v for_o doctor_n of_o it_o and_o philo_n of_o the_o essenes_n lib._n omnem_fw-la probum_fw-la liberum_fw-la esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v to_o their_o holy_a place_n call_v synagogue_n they_o sit_v down_o in_o rank_n according_a to_o year_n the_o young_a under_o the_o elder_n with_o fit_a decorum_n dispose_v to_o hear_v then_o one_o take_v the_o book_n and_o read_v another_o of_o the_o best_a practise_a come_v afterward_o and_o recognize_v that_o which_o be_v least_o understand_v that_o be_v expound_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o the_o name_n the_o jew_n give_v their_o sermon_n that_o the_o custom_n be_v for_o many_o of_o these_o doctor_n that_o sit_v in_o the_o head_n of_o synagogue_n to_o 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the_o school_n where_o they_o dispute_v but_o this_o posture_n of_o sit_v in_o the_o court_n in_o the_o school_n in_o the_o synagogue_n in_o judgement_n in_o learning_n in_o their_o service_n of_o god_n will_v be_v still_o better_o understand_v if_o we_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o that_o people_n to_o sit_v at_o meat_n no_o otherwise_o as_o do_v also_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n after_o they_o eat_z lying_z and_o lean_v on_o the_o elbow_n in_o a_o half_a round_n which_o they_o call_v sigma_fw-la from_o the_o ancient_a figure_n of_o that_o letter_n which_o be_v thus_o c._n this_o be_v call_v in_o the_o bible_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o chaldee_n it_o be_v translate_v
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upon_o the_o three_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n of_o s._n peter_n that_o go_v up_o to_o pray_v at_o the_o six_o hour_n and_o of_o peter_n and_o john_n that_o go_v up_o to_o the_o temple_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o prayer_n be_v the_o nine_o hour_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la suadet_fw-la danielis_fw-la quoque_fw-la argumentum_fw-la ter_z die_z orantis_fw-la utique_fw-la per_fw-la aliquarum_fw-la horarum_fw-la exceptionem_fw-la non_fw-la aliarum_fw-la autem_fw-la quà m_fw-la insigniorum_fw-la exinde_fw-la apostolicarum_fw-la tertiae_fw-la sextae_fw-la nonae_fw-la hinc_fw-la itaque_fw-la &_o petrum_fw-la dicam_fw-la ex_fw-la vetere_fw-la potiùs_fw-la usu_fw-la nonam_fw-la observasse_fw-la tertio_fw-la orantem_fw-la supremae_fw-la orationis_fw-la munere_fw-la which_o also_o daniel_n his_o pray_v thrice_o a_o day_n argue_v forsooth_o except_v some_o hour_n and_o those_o no_o other_o than_o these_o of_o the_o apostle_n which_o thence_o be_v more_o notable_a the_o three_o 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use_n of_o it_o by_o the_o whole_a congregation_n for_o the_o first_o expound_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n every_o woman_n pray_v or_o prophesy_v of_o say_v or_o sing_v the_o creed_n and_o the_o second_o say_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o catholic_n hymn_n be_v acknowledge_v before_o by_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o church_n this_o be_v then_o the_o order_n of_o that_o former_a part_n of_o public_a service_n which_o from_o the_o beginning_n the_o hearer_n and_o penitent_n be_v to_o be_v present_a at_o to_o learn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o profit_v in_o it_o so_o as_o to_o be_v think_v fit_a for_o baptism_n and_o for_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o eucharist_n for_o the_o latin_a mass_n aswell_o as_o all_o other_o liturgy_n extant_a though_o reduce_v to_o so_o small_a a_o model_n as_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o psalm_n and_o lesson_n and_o leave_v out_o the_o sermon_n always_o principal_a ingredient_n of_o it_o 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