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A43506 Keimēlia 'ekklēsiastika, The historical and miscellaneous tracts of the Reverend and learned Peter Heylyn, D.D. now collected into one volume ... : and an account of the life of the author, never before published : with an exact table to the whole. Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.; Vernon, George, 1637-1720. 1681 (1681) Wing H1680; ESTC R7550 1,379,496 836

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on_o another_o sabbath_n that_o in_o the_o synagogue_n he_o behold_v a_o man_n with_o a_o wither_a hand_n and_o call_v he_o forth_o and_o make_v he_o come_v into_o the_o midst_n and_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o then_o restore_v it_o hereupon_o athanasius_n note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o christ_n reserve_v his_o great_a miracle_n for_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o that_o he_o bid_v the_o man_n stand_v forth_o in_o defiance_n as_o it_o be_v of_o all_o their_o malice_n and_o inform_a humour_n his_o heal_n of_o the_o woman_n which_o have_v be_v crooked_a 18._o year_n and_o of_o the_o man_n that_o have_v the_o dropsy_n one_o in_o the_o synagogue_n the_o other_o in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o principal_a pharisee_fw-mi 9_o joh._n 9_o be_v proof_n sufficient_a that_o he_o fear_v not_o their_o accufation_n but_o that_o great_a cure_n he_o wrought_v on_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v blind_a be_v most_o remarkable_a to_o this_o purpose_n first_o in_o relation_n to_o our_o saviour_n 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object_v in_o s._n augustine_n time_n why_o christian_n do_v not_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n since_o christ_n affirm_v it_o of_o himself_o that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o 9_o cont._n faust_n l._n 19_o c._n 9_o the_o father_n thereto_o make_v reply_n that_o therefore_o they_o observe_v it_o not_o quia_fw-la quod_fw-la ea_fw-la figura_fw-la profitebatur_fw-la jam_fw-la christus_fw-la implevit_fw-la because_o our_o saviour_n have_v fulfil_v whatever_o be_v intend_v in_o that_o law_n by_o call_v we_o to_o a_o spiritual_a rest_n in_o his_o own_o great_a mercy_n for_o as_o it_o be_v most_o true_o say_v by_o epiphanius_n 32._o lib._n 1_o haer_fw-mi 30._o n._n 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o be_v the_o great_a and_o everlasting_a sabbath_n whereof_o the_o less_o and_o temporal_a sabbath_n be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n which_o have_v continue_v till_o his_o come_n by_o he_o command_v in_o the_o law_n in_o he_o destroy_v and_o yet_o by_o he_o fulfil_v in_o the_o holy_a gospel_n so_o epiphanius_n neither_o do_v he_o or_o his_o disciple_n ordain_v another_o sabbath_n in_o the_o place_n of_o this_o as_o if_o they_o have_v intend_v only_o to_o shift_v the_o day_n and_o to_o transfer_v this_o honour_n to_o some_o other_o time_n their_o doctrine_n and_o their_o practice_n be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o so_o new_a a_o fancy_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o some_o tract_n of_o time_n the_o church_n in_o honour_n of_o his_o resurrection_n do_v set_v apart_o that_o day_n on_o the_o which_o he_o rise_v to_o holy_a exercise_n but_o this_o upon_o their_o own_o authority_n and_o without_o warrant_n from_o above_o that_o we_o can_v hear_v of_o more_o than_o the_o general_n warrant_v which_o god_n give_v his_o church_n that_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o comely_a order_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v tell_v we_o by_o athanasius_n sement_fw-la hom._n de_fw-fr sement_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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