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DIES
DOMINICA
Ignat. Epist. ad Magnes .
After the Sabbath , let all that love Christ , celebrate the Lords Day , as being consecrated to the Lords Resurrection , the Queen , and Princess of all dayes .
Lately
Translated
out
of
the
Aug. de verb. Apost. Serm. 15.
The Lords Resurrection hath promised us an eternal day , and consecrated for us the Lords Day : which is called the Lords Day , because it seemeth to belong properly to the Lord .
Acta Martyrum , apud Baronium , an. 303. n. 37 , &c.
The Martyrs being called into judgment , and ask'd of the Proconsul , Whether they had done their Collect , or celebrated the Lords day ? answered , with the same words often repeated , that they were Christians , that they had done thes Lords Collect , and celebrated the Lords Day , with a congruou devotion of Religion , because it could not be intermitted .
E
Leach
Nevil
Symmons
Pauls
Church-yard.
Lords
day
Judaizing
,
Touch
not
,
Taste
not
,
Handle
not
,
Go
but
a
Sabbath
dayes
journey
,
Heal
not
on
the
Sabbath
day
,
Rub
not
the
Ears
of
Corn
to
eat
,
The
Lords
Day
I
was
forbidden
,
and
man
must
be
obeyed
.
Knowledge
,
Holiness
Whether
they
would
receive
those
,
who
before
the
distraction
of
the
Church
,
were
the
interpreters
of
the
Scripture
and
Doctors
?
to
Thee
Hierom
,
to
read
the
Antients
,
try
Ep.
ad
all
things
,
hold
fast
what
is
good
,
and
not
recede
from
the
faith
of
the
Catholick
Church
.
That
he
profit
many
,
if
it
can
be
;
if
not
so
,
yet
a
few
;
if
not
so
,
yet
his
neighbours
;
if
not
so
,
yet
himself
.
Neither
is
there
among
us
any
that
knoweth
how
long
— Quis talia fando Temperat à lacrymis ? —
— Who can forbear At telling such events to shed a tear ?
(
which
do
obscure
the
grace
of
Christianity
,
and
give
farther
occasion
of
slander
to
those
who
blaspheme
the
name
of
Christ
Gunther
amnus
That
the
Lords
day
should
be
kept
religiously
.
Gunther
amnus
That
first
of
all
the
Priests
,
then
Kings
and
Princes
,
and
all
the
Faithfull
,
should
chiefly
see
to
it
,
that
the
due
observation
,
and
Religious
Devotion
of
so
great
a
Day
,
now
in
so
great
a
part
neglected
,
be
hereafter
for
a
sign
of
Christianity
more
devoutly
exhibited
:
and
that
the
Christian
Magistrates
excellency
be
humbly
desired
of
the
Priests
,
that
in
honour
and
reverence
of
so
great
a
Day
,
all
may
be
put
in
fear
,
that
men
presume
not
to
keep
markets
,
do
their
own
pleasure
,
and
works
,
on
this
Holy
and
Venerable
Day
.
Chrysostome
,
Homil.
post
prioris
exilii
reditum
;
Thou
stand'st
in
need
of
my
Doctrine
,
but
that
I
might
testifie
my
good
will
to
thee
,
Since
nothing
can
with
that
faithfulness
be
brought
to
light
out
of
the
pleasant
Gardens
of
the
Ancients
,
against
which
malevolous
detractors
do
not
whet
their
spiteful
tongues
:
therefore
knowing
the
temper
of
such
men
,
I
thought
it
would
be
for
the
Readers
profit
,
in
the
very
entrance
of
the
Treatise
,
to
make
mention
of
the
Places
,
and
times
of
the
Editions
of
the
Grave
Fathers
,
and
others
,
whose
Testimonies
are
here
alledged
;
to
the
end
that
both
the
Detractors
may
be
prevented
,
and
also
,
if
the
Reader
,
who
thirsted
after
Truth
should
any
where
stick
doubting
,
he
might
the
more
easily
make
recourse
to
the
Authors
cited
,
and
consult
their
meaning
;
and
so
all
occasion
of
doubting
being
cut
off
,
he
might
at
length
willingly
embrace
the
Truth
set
before
his
eyes
.
and
the
violent
shall
take
the
Kingdome
of
Heaven
by
force
.
Lords
Day
be
the
Queen
of
Dayes
Constantine
the
Great
to
set
apart
a
whole
Chrysost.
hom.
10.
in
Gen.
T.
5
day
within
the
compass
of
a
week
,
and
refer
it
for
Spiritual
Labour
:
which
were
Macrob.
Saturn
such
as
the
Praetors
according
to
their
arbitrary
power
did
proclaim
.
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
is
not
a
Creature
:
according
to
that
the
Holy
Ghost
is
true
God
,
as
co-essential
to
God
,
both
Father
,
and
the
Son
.
good
Laws
grew
out
of
evil
manners
.
by
the
rash
custome
of
some
,
who
exposed
the
Lords
day
to
contempt
.
they
did
not
appoint
any
new
thing
,
but
renew
the
old
.
they
do
not
institute
new
rules
,
but
having
recited
the
sacred
pages
of
their
fore-fathers
Canons
,
they
persist
to
embrace
with
greatest
devotion
,
and
〈…〉
with
a
fresher
style
,
the
things
that
were
digested
by
them
,
and
promulgated
by
a
wholsome
pen.
a
due
observation
,
and
the
religious
devotion
of
that
day
,
was
in
a
great
measure
neglected
.
Millain
:
Liberius
A
pud
Athanas
.
p.
397.
that
one
act
,
and
one
consent
should
be
kept
,
according
to
Gods
Laws
,
amongst
them
all
:
to
b
b
Cypr.
Ep.
29.
use
one
common
counsel
about
the
profit
of
Church-administration
:
but
the
association
of
Priests
,
although
large
,
was
so
coupled
together
with
the
glew
of
mutual-concord
,
and
bond
of
unity
,
that
one
falling
into
danger
,
the
rest
helped
him
.
Petrus
Alexandrinus
David
,
1
Sam.
21.
4.
St.
Paul
1
Cor.
7.
5.
to
abstain
from
our
Wives
on
that
day
Carnal
work
Athanasius
,
Ofius
there
must
be
no
bowing
of
the
knees
on
the
Lords
Dayes
,
or
from
the
Passover
to
Pentecost
,
in
pouring
out
prayers
to
God
.
Trulla
,
Spiritual
affinity
1.
Constantinop
Lords
Day
As
his
custome
was
de
verbis
Isaiae
by
making
a
band
in
their
Prayers
to
God
,
they
compassed
him
about
as
they
prayed
:
it
was
the
first
day
of
the
week
,
and
about
evening
of
that
day
,
after
eight
dayes
after
three
dayes
rise
again
.
Mar.
Luke
2.
21.
When
eight
dayes
were
accomplished
for
the
circumcising
of
the
Child
,
i.
e.
after
eight
dayes
the
day
of
Pentecost
fell
out
on
that
day
which
our
Saviour
rose
on
knew
very
well
that
the
Sabbath
was
at
an
end
,
from
his
converse
with
them
,
and
Doctrine
before
his
Passion
.
Holy
Congregations
are
held
at
this
day
of
right
in
Churches
,
because
on
that
day
Jesus
appeared
to
his
Apostles
,
as
they
were
met
together
.
Acts
of
the
Apostles
meeting
together
to
hear
the
word
of
God
,
coming
together
to
break
bread
to
come
together
ministring
to
the
Lord
.
as
his
manner
was
,
went
in
unto
them
,
and
three
Sabbath
dayes
reasoned
with
them
out
of
the
Scriptures
,
preached
Christ
on
the
Sabbath
dayes
out
of
the
City
,
by
a
River
side
,
to
the
women
which
resorted
to
publick
Prayers
according
to
their
custome
.
Hom.
43.
in
What
means
that
haste
of
his
?
it
was
not
for
the
Feast
,
but
for
the
Multitude
.
He
made
haste
to
preach
the
word
.
Areopagus
,
Act.
In
which
the
Schoolmasters
were
wont
to
explain
lib.
de
Idol
.
c.
the
names
,
genealogies
,
fables
,
and
histories
of
their
gods
,
to
observe
their
Feasts
,
and
instruct
their
Catechetae
in
their
rites
.
Justin
Martyr
Dial.
cum
to
observe
the
Sabbath
Martyr
▪
the
sick
cattel
should
infect
the
sound
.
Act.
20.
7.
1
Cor.
16.
1
,
2.
and
Apoc.
1.
10.
to
some
that
prophesie
some
things
are
revealed
,
whilst
other
sit
by
he
that
cannot
have
the
first
place
for
wisdome
,
may
have
the
second
for
modesty
,
there
are
more
Masters
,
when
they
judge
diversly
,
and
contradictorily
amongst
Beza
,
Gallacius
is
considered
Upon
the
first
day
of
the
week
,
when
the
Disciples
came
together
to
break
bread
,
preached
unto
them
,
ready
to
depart
on
the
morrow
,
and
continued
his
speech
until
midnight
.
i.
the
first
day
of
the
week
:
i.
breaking
of
bread
i.
very
early
in
the
morning
,
the
first
day
of
the
week
:
Justin
Martyr
&c.
One
of
the
Sabbaths
,
remaining
the
first
of
all
the
dayes
,
according
to
number
,
the
spaces
of
all
the
dayes
being
run
again
into
a
circle
,
is
called
the
eighth
;
and
remaineth
the
first
,
as
it
is
.
Act.
Apostol
one
of
the
Sabbaths
the
Lords
Day
One
of
the
Sabbaths
was
then
called
that
day
,
which
now
is
called
the
Lords
,
which
is
more
plainly
found
in
the
Gospel
.
breaking
of
bread
Cor.
Upon
set
dayes
they
made
common
tables
,
and
when
the
assembly
was
ended
,
after
communion
of
the
Sacraments
,
they
went
to
eat
and
drink
together
.
met
to
break
common
bread
was
the
express
cause
of
continuing
his
speech
,
because
he
desired
sufficiently
to
instruct
them
.
Now
concerning
the
collection
for
the
Saints
,
as
I
have
given
order
to
the
Churches
of
even
so
do
ye
upon
the
first
day
of
the
week
,
upon
the
first
day
of
every
week
.
Some
things
uttered
specially
are
to
be
understood
generally
For
you
must
not
think
Chrysostom
,
that
these
things
were
written
to
the
alone
,
but
to
every
one
of
us
,
and
all
that
shall
be
after
us
.
Let
us
do
therefore
as
prescribes
us
,
and
let
every
one
of
us
lay
by
him
at
home
on
the
Lords
Day
,
the
Lords
riches
and
hereupon
let
it
become
a
low
and
immutable
custome
,
&c.
Justin
Martyr
&c.
i.
because
on
the
Lords
day
there
should
be
a
Collection
,
toprepare
themselves
for
a
voluntary
devotion
,
and
that
every
one
according
to
his
ability
,
might
have
fellowship
in
that
most
sacred
oblation
:
Wallaeus
de
4.
Praec
.
c.
7.
the
solemnity
of
the
Sabbath
was
changed
into
the
Lords
Day
,
being
consecrated
by
the
Resurrection
of
our
Lord
.
Constantine
the
Great
that
the
Presbyters
and
Bishops
of
did
interpret
the
Scriptures
on
the
Sabbath
and
Lords
Day
.
Heresi
.
lib.
that
some
do
daily
partake
of
blood
and
body
on
the
Lords
day
and
others
only
on
the
Sabbath
and
Lords
day
and
in
other
places
only
on
the
Lords
day
.
Quartam
Sabbati
,
Parasceven
,
and
the
Lords
day
:
Socrates
,
Sozomen
,
Epiphanius
,
Hieronymus
,
Augustine
,
certain
Hereticks
reproached
the
Sabbath
,
that
the
God
of
the
whom
they
called
Evil
,
rested
on
that
day
,
therefore
they
fasted
on
the
Sabbath
:
Contrariwise
,
the
Catholicks
not
Judaizing
,
but
that
they
might
worship
him
as
God
the
Father
,
Creator
of
heaven
and
earth
,
with
a
solemn
celebrity
,
said
,
that
in
honour
of
him
the
Sabbath
,
as
well
as
the
Lords
day
to
the
glory
of
Christ
,
ought
to
be
celebrated
.
de
vit
Paulinus
.
Ambrose
Augustine
:
Augustine
he
dined
on
the
Sabbath
Conc.
Eliber
.
can
Aug.
Ep.
Alexandria
the
manner
of
meeting
on
the
Sabbath
held
not
.
Sozom.
Hist
Athanasius
Hom.
de
semente
that
he
never
medled
with
the
Sabbath
the
Sabbaths
are
extraneous
to
Christians
,
Holy
dayes
were
sometime
time
beloved
of
God
.
Constit
.
Ap.
lib.
the
Sabbath
in
the
great
week
,
of
the
Lords
burial
,
on
which
it's
fit
we
should
fast
,
but
not
celebrate
a
festival
.
Casulanus
,
Ep.
without
intermission
de
Sacram.
On
the
Lords
day
only
the
Communion
of
the
Lords
Body
and
Blood
is
used
.
Upon
those
Congregations
,
Prayers
and
hymns
were
had
,
in
these
an
oblation
was
made
on
every
Lords
day
:
it
is
not
the
Lords
day
Gregory
Nyssen
With
what
eyes
lookest
thou
on
the
Lords
Day
,
that
despisest
the
Sabbath
?
Dost
thou
not
know
that
these
dayes
are
Sisters
?
that
if
thou
reproach
the
one
,
thou
offendest
the
other
?
Concil.
Eliberitan
.
Can.
Conc.
Laodic
.
Can.
Athan.
de
semente
.
Ambros
.
Ep.
i.
e.
Synaxes
Ecclesiae
quarta
,
Prosabbato
,
&
Dominico
fartas
.
Constantine
the
Great
Constantine
gave
great
honour
to
the
holy
Cross
,
both
for
the
help
that
was
brought
him
in
managing
his
wars
against
his
enemies
,
through
its
vertūe
,
Conc.
Nic.
Basil
.
de
S.
Sancto
Tertul.
de
corona
milit
Luciferianos
.
Aug.
Austin
a
a
Ep.
86.
concludes
the
Lords
day
must
be
preferred
to
the
Sabbath
for
the
faith
of
the
Resurrection
,
not
for
custom
of
refection
,
it
was
declared
to
the
Christians
to
be
the
Lords
day
by
the
Resurrection
of
the
Lord
,
and
thereupon
began
to
have
its
own
festivity
.
defined
by
the
Lords
command
,
or
the
Apostles
on
what
dayes
to
fast
:
For
these
fifty
dayes
the
Church
knoweth
not
fasting
,
as
the
Lords
day
:
they
are
all
as
the
Lords
day
:
Justin
Martyr
Tertullian
de
cor.
mil.
Vincentius
Lirinensis
those
acknowledge
their
opinion
received
by
tradition
from
these
from
Eusebius
Hist.
l.
Christ
was
born
on
the
eighth
before
the
Calends
of
every
one
to
abound
in
his
own
sense
,
till
such
time
as
the
Lord
shall
reveal
to
every
one
of
us
what
must
be
holden
for
certain
.
Whether
the
Lord
Jesus
was
born
to
day
,
or
baptized
to
day
,
a
different
opinion
is
carried
about
in
the
world
,
and
according
to
the
variety
of
traditions
,
is
the
sentence
diverse
.
Casaubon
Exercit.
ad
apparat
.
Bar.
annal.
num.
Mother
of
all
Feasts
.
Orat.
de
Philognio
.
Gregory
Nyssen
the
holy
of
holies
,
and
feast
of
feasts
Gregory
Nazianzen
Let
every
lover
of
Christ
celebrate
the
Lords
day
,
which
was
consecrated
to
the
Lords
Resurrection
,
as
the
Qneen
and
Prince
Euseb.
de
vit.
ejus
,
lib.
of
all
other
dayes
Justin
Martyr
that
on
that
day
which
they
call
Sunday
,
were
holden
solemn
assemblies
of
all
that
lived
both
in
villages
and
cities
:
he
kept
holy
the
Lords
day
.
Tertullian
Lords
day
after
the
same
manner
as
the
Church
did
.
the
first
after
the
Sabbath
.
Basilius
M.
the
beginning
of
dayes
first
day
of
the
week
,
or
the
Lords
day
,
the
Christians
ceased
from
all
labour
:
that
by
their
relaxation
,
and
holy
dayes
,
the
minds
of
the
offerers
might
become
more
cheerful
.
on
the
Lords
day
,
after
the
readings
,
and
treating
of
the
Creed
,
communicated
to
the
Aug.
Retract
at
the
Fonts
of
the
Church
.
Austin
Ep.
Prol.
in
Psalmos
Valens
,
Theodosius
Arcadius
,
the
Sundayes
,
which
their
Ancestors
rightly
called
the
Lords-dayes
,
were
reckoned
.
the
Lords
day
to
be
alwayes
venerable
and
honoured
.
a
Leo
Constantine
the
Great
That
no
Judge
should
presume
on
his
own
authority
to
make
any
holy
dayes
.
while
they
prayed
on
that
day
towards
the
East
,
they
fell
into
a
suspicion
of
worshipping
the
Sun
whether
they
had
kept
the
Lords
day
?
Collect
,
and
kept
the
Lords
day
?
that
they
could
not
intermit
the
Lords
day
,
because
they
were
Christians
;
and
the
Law
num.
48.
)
had
warned
them
to
keep
it
.
celebrate
the
Lords
day
,
having
received
the
Lords
body
:
to
celebrate
the
Lords
solemnities
Solemnities
appointed
by
God
.
Concil.
Tarraconensi
de
Dominico
Cyprian
,
Ep.
Dominico
legit
comest
thou
in
without
a
sacrifice
se
Collectam
Dominicam
egisse
&
aderat
prebyter
)
convenisse
ex
more
Dominica
Sacramenta
celebrasse
?
Num.
for
burning
the
Scriptures
,
destroying
the
Temples
,
and
prohibiting
the
Christians
meetings
which
they
celebrated
on
the
Lords
day
.
Saturninus
,
Dominicum
egissent
,
&
c
but
at
that
time
whereon
the
congregations
of
the
common
people
were
made
?
i.
e.
synaxes
egerunt
Dominicum
,
(
i.
e.
Ignatius
,
Justin
Martyr
,
Constant
.
Mag.
Augustine
,
&c.
Athanasius
de
Sabb.
&
Circumcis
Luke
,
Acts
witnesses
of
the
Resurrection
the
Faith
of
Christians
would
be
vain
,
Greg.
Nazianzen
the
festival
of
festivals
,
a
solemnity
of
solemnities
,
which
,
doth
so
far
excell
all
the
other
,
not
only
the
humane
and
earthly
,
but
those
also
of
Christ
himself
,
and
are
celebrated
for
his
sake
,
as
the
Sun
excelleth
the
Stars
:
Gregory
Nazianzen
una
Sabbatoruni
every
week
is
divided
into
the
Sabbath
,
and
into
the
first
,
and
second
,
and
third
,
and
fourth
,
and
fifth
,
and
sixth
day
;
which
the
Heathens
called
by
the
names
of
their
Idols
and
Elements
:
from
finishing
and
the
day
of
rest
Ignatius
Epist.
ad
Magnes
.
Eusebius
Ebionites
,
Hist
&
de
Dionysio
Corinthiaco
,
Hist.
l.
Cyp.
Ep.
Constantine
the
Great
Austin
,
the
Lord
made
it
c
c
De
verbis
Apostoli
Serm
15.
the
Lords
Resurrection
hath
consecrated
for
us
the
Lords
day
,
and
it
seems
properly
to
belong
to
the
Lord
.
Justin
Martyr
that
he
and
the
Church
gave
themselves
to
rejoyce
on
the
Sunday
.
de
Corona
lib.
de
Idol
.
c.
that
it
may
be
called
Sunday
,
because
on
it
light
arose
to
the
world
,
and
the
Sun
of
righteousness
with
healing
in
his
wings
.
the
day
which
is
called
the
Lords
day
in
the
Church
,
by
the
men
of
the
world
is
called
Sunday
:
Manichees
,
worship
the
Sun
on
that
day
which
they
call
Sunday
:
as
we
call
the
same
the
Lords
day
,
because
on
it
we
reverence
not
the
Sun
,
but
the
Lords
Resurrection
:
for
the
Church
manner
of
speaking
comes
better
from
a
Christian
mouth
.
the
first
after
the
Sabbath
eighth
,
de
Sp.
Sanct.
Aug.
Epist.
Ruffinus
:
the
enemies
do
deride
our
Sabbaths
.
Ruffinus
beginning
of
the
world
Lords
day
Christian
Sabbath
Friuli
Can.
Dedicatum
Domini
,
i.
e.
Justin
Martyr
for
the
ambiguity
of
the
word
,
which
usual
speech
discerneth
not
,
that
might
seem
to
be
uttered
which
is
an
enemy
to
the
Christian
name
:
we
ought
not
to
confound
the
custome
of
mans
speech
by
foolish
loquacity
all
things
pertaining
ad
Synaxin
i.
e.
in
Act.
Ap.
that
in
the
Churches
of
Villages
and
Towns
,
the
Sacrament
was
wont
to
be
celebrated
only
on
Lords
dayes
,
but
Prayers
,
and
hymns
,
and
Synaxes
every
day
.
Alexander
Hales
,
because
the
Sabbath
day
taken
in
determinately
,
is
called
the
day
of
rest
,
or
vacation
to
God
,
after
this
manner
the
Lords
day
may
be
called
the
Sabbath
day
,
without
any
prejudice
of
the
Christian
name
,
or
scandal
of
Christians
.
obiter
,
&
ex
re
nata
,
intercisi
;
which
were
common
to
the
Gods
and
men
:
for
at
some
hours
of
them
it
was
lawful
to
sit
in
judgement
,
and
in
some
not
.
Gordian
Knot
.
Irenaeus
most
ancient
Churches
,
from
whom
may
be
learned
what
we
must
judge
of
the
present
question
.
whereon
continual
great
rain
is
mentioned
in
the
space
of
two
hours
or
little
more
who
judgeth
,
that
on
the
Lords
dayes
we
must
attend
Divine
worship
only
,
to
celebrate
the
Lords
day
with
a
religious
solemnity
,
as
the
ancients
were
commanded
about
the
Sabbath
reckon
one
point
of
this
day
to
the
service
of
God
,
and
the
remaining
space
of
the
day
,
together
with
the
night
,
to
their
pleasures
.
that
reckoned
one
or
two
hours
of
the
whole
day
to
God
,
and
came
to
Church
to
Prayer
,
or
heard
the
word
of
God
but
spent
their
chief
care
about
this
world
,
and
their
belly
.
I
think
that
one
of
these
seven
dayes
,
and
that
of
right
,
is
to
be
spent
in
the
worship
and
service
of
the
God
of
us
all
.
Joh.
Chrysostom
From
the
beginning
God
insinuated
this
Doctrine
to
us
,
teaching
us
,
that
in
the
compass
of
a
week
one
whole
day
is
to
be
set
apart
,
and
reserved
for
our
spiritual
work
.
did
teach
persevering
to
serve
God
the
whole
day
Conc.
Turonensi
being
sequestred
from
servile
work
,
to
persevere
in
praising
God
,
and
giving
of
thanks
.
the
daily
sacrifices
were
continued
from
the
beginning
of
the
day
,
to
the
middle
of
the
following
night
.
to
regard
on
that
day
the
things
that
pertain
to
their
souls
salvation
:
to
those
whom
Christ
hath
made
free
.
Conc.
Tarraconensis
Hierom
,
Austin
,
Conc.
Tarracon
.
that
on
the
Lords
day
the
vacation
must
be
to
no
other
purpose
,
but
for
Prayer
,
and
other
offices
of
piety
.
that
it
's
convenient
for
those
that
are
redeemed
by
the
grace
of
Christ
,
to
abstain
on
that
day
whereon
the
Author
of
Life
rose
again
,
and
gave
them
hope
of
a
Resurrection
,
from
these
things
that
are
fore-mentioned
i.
e.
and
be
filled
onely
with
spiritual
joyes
,
and
busily
vacant
with
all
their
heart
in
restless
praises
.
Conc.
Triburiensi
that
it
's
the
peoples
part
on
the
Lords
dayes
only
to
labour
in
the
holy
service
of
God
.
that
they
must
only
attend
on
God
on
the
Lords
dayes
.
Greg.
Mag.
a
whole
day
Math.
Let
your
eyes
and
hands
be
spread
out
to
God
all
that
whole
day
.
until
the
evening
Conc.
Trull
From
the
evenings
ingress
to
the
Altar
on
the
Sabbath
,
till
the
following
evening
on
the
Lords
day
.
de
Temp.
Socrat.
Hist
if
they
that
did
observe
a
certain
shadow
and
figure
,
did
so
greatly
reverence
the
Sabbath
Day
,
that
they
wholly
abstained
from
all
work
:
how
is
it
not
fitting
that
those
should
reverence
that
day
,
that
is
honoured
of
God
,
who
love
the
light
of
grace
,
and
the
truth
it self
?
if
we
would
have
our
servants
alwayes
employed
in
our
business
,
and
and
we
give
no
service
to
God
.
to
consume
six
dayes
in
carnal
,
and
be
unwilling
to
spend
one
in
spiritual
matters
.
How
is
it
not
the
part
of
a
wholly
dissolute
Religion
,
whereas
one
of
the
seven
dayes
is
consecrated
to
the
honour
of
God
,
not
to
preserve
it
inviolate
to
God
,
but
to
make
it
common
?
they
ask
who
he
was
?
i.
e.
●ure
divino
Lords
Day
1
Cor.
as
a
wise
master-builder
,
laid
a
foundation
,
I
do
not
command
as
an
Apostle
.
which
he
acknowledgeth
is
by
right
due
to
them
whom
the
Son
of
God
hath
chosen
:
and
he
affirmeth
,
that
by
how
much
we
are
inferiour
to
the
Apostles
in
time
,
we
are
so
much
inferiour
to
them
in
merit
.
that
he
is
far
from
the
Apostles
dignity
Legates
a
latere
to
lay
f
f
〈…〉
I
know
how
to
esteem
of
the
Apostles
in
one
manner
,
of
other
Doctors
after
another
;
that
those
alwayes
taught
the
truth
,
these
in
some
things
did
erre
as
men
.
Corinth.
1
Cor.
Acts
15.
2.
1
Cor.
that
all
who
are
well
in
their
wi●●
will
say
,
that
since
it
is
found
that
it
was
done
in
the
Apostles
times
,
it
could
not
be
ordained
,
and
commanded
to
be
kept
of
any
other
but
of
themselves
.
the
Queen
of
the
Sabbath
Christs
Divinity
for
none
is
Lord
of
the
Sabbath
,
but
he
that
hath
instituted
the
Sabbath
,
The
Sabbath
is
of
the
Lord
they
God
.
Whether
the
Ordinance
of
the
Lords
day
be
an
institution
of
God
or
his
Apostles
?
Tertullian
.
The
Apostles
chose
nothing
which
they
brought
in
at
their
own
pleasure
,
but
faithfully
appointed
to
the
nations
that
discipline
they
received
from
Christ
.
For
there
is
nothing
Petri
Motinaei
Apostolical
,
done
by
a
right
that
is
not
Apostolical
Divine
:
and
nothing
done
by
them
but
the
Holy
Ghost
endites
it
to
them
:
and
therefore
what
they
did
,
they
did
by
Divine
right
,
and
that
their
facts
(
which
are
certain
)
and
not
onely
their
saying
,
or
writings
are
of
Divine
right
cannot
be
denied
.
amanuenses
,
(
i.
e.
writ
their
Decrees
by
virtue
of
a
Divine
authority
)
abstinence
from
labours
on
the
Lords
Day
,
because
this
seemed
good
to
the
Holy
Ghost
;
and
the
Apostles
instituted
thereby
:
that
day
was
abundantly
honoured
by
the
Lord
.
Apostolical
grace
Ambrose
,
hath
raised
up
the
dead
,
Apostolical
Institution
cannot
see
the
wood
for
trees
.
Oper.
Imperf
If
any
of
the
people
offer
not
his
tithes
,
the
Priests
did
so
reprove
him
,
as
if
he
had
committed
some
great
fault
,
because
he
had
not
offered
the
tenth
part
of
any
thing
,
though
never
so
little
:
but
if
any
of
the
people
had
sinned
against
God
,
or
injured
any
one
,
or
done
any
such
thing
,
none
cared
for
reproving
him
,
as
though
he
had
committed
no
fault
,
who
had
sinned
against
God
;
and
very
careful
they
were
of
their
own
gain
,
but
careless
of
the
glory
of
God
,
and
salvation
of
men
.
one
is
to
be
set
apart
for
spiritual
operation
Learned
Rivet
de
Sabbato
,
chap.
Tense
,
Vajecol
,
Vaijsboth
,
Vajebarech
;
and
be
finished
,
and
ceased
,
and
blessed
,
that
God
from
the
beginning
did
sanctifie
the
seventh
day
,
by
resting
on
it
from
all
the
works
that
he
made
:
and
thereupon
said
to
the
People
,
Remember
to
keep
holy
the
Sabbath
day
,
Ps.
92.
apud
Jonath
A
Praise
and
Song
which
the
first
man
spoke
for
the
Sabbath
day
.
Jonathan
lived
God
rested
on
the
seventh
day
,
and
ceased
from
his
works
,
and
for
that
cause
do
the
celebrate
a
vacation
on
this
day
,
which
they
call
the
Sabbath
.
Josephus
that
nature
was
perfected
in
six
dayes
,
the
Father
added
honour
to
the
seventh
day
following
;
which
,
when
he
praised
,
he
vouchsafed
to
call
it
holy
.
that
the
Sabbath
day
had
a
priviledge
by
nature
,
since
the
birth
day
of
the
world
.
Moses
thought
it
sitting
that
all
those
who
were
enrolled
in
this
City
,
should
,
following
the
law
of
Nature
,
celebrate
the
Sabbath
.
since
which
he
began
as
it
were
to
rest
from
his
labours
.
Solomon
Iarchi
R.
Simson
Is
.
58.
Aben
Ezra
Exod.
20.
Da.
Kimchi
.
Manasses
Ben-Israel
,
Theophilus
Antiochenus
That
God
finished
the
work
that
he
made
,
on
the
seventh
day
,
and
blessed
the
seventh
day
,
and
sanctified
it
;
because
on
it
he
rested
from
every
work
he
made
,
that
the
seventh
day
was
solemnized
amongst
all
men
,
which
the
call
the
Sabbath
,
and
the
seventh
day
,
although
most
know
not
the
cause
of
that
name
.
Christ
fulfilled
the
Law
,
while
he
made
the
Sabbath
day
,
which
was
holy
from
the
beginning
,
by
the
blessing
of
the
Father
,
more
holy
by
his
own
doing
good
on
it
.
Seventh
day
Holy
day
from
the
Creation
of
the
world
,
obtained
authority
,
because
in
six
dayes
Gods
works
were
finished
,
and
the
seventh
consecrated
to
rest
,
as
holy
,
and
sanctifying
,
honoured
with
a
solemnity
of
vacation
,
and
entitled
to
the
sanctifying
Spirit
.
God
finished
the
world
,
and
this
admirable
work
of
the
Creation
,
in
six
dayes
space
,
and
then
ordained
the
seventh
day
,
whereon
he
rested
from
his
works
.
that
God
rested
when
he
had
finished
the
former
Creation
,
and
therefore
the
men
of
that
generation
observed
the
Sabbath
on
the
seventh
day
.
Greg.
Nyssen
Lo
▪
here
is
for
thee
,
the
Sabhath
blessed
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
:
mark
it
by
that
Sabbath
,
this
Sabbath
,
the
day
of
rest
,
which
God
hath
blessed
above
other
dayes
.
God
hath
blessed
and
sanctified
that
day
.
What
is
it
that
he
hath
sanctified
it
?
he
hath
set
it
apart
from
other
dayes
.
because
on
that
he
rested
from
all
his
works
,
which
God
began
to
make
.
Now
God
intimateth
to
us
this
Doctrine
from
the
beginning
,
teaching
us
,
that
within
the
compass
of
a
week
,
one
whole
day
is
to
be
set
apart
,
and
spent
in
spiritual
work
.
Aug.
ult.
cap.
postrem
.
lib.
de
Civitate
Dei
,
from
the
work
of
creation
that
God
sanctified
the
seventh
day
,
when
he
rested
on
it
from
all
his
works
,
and
afterwards
gave
command
about
its
observation
to
the
people
.
Augustine
He
hath
bestowed
a
blessing
on
the
seventh
day
,
instead
of
creating
,
les●
that
day
only
,
above
others
,
should
want
its
ho●
nour
:
and
he
hath
put
In
blessing
the
seventh
day
,
he
hath
shown
,
that
he
thought
it
not
an
unprofitable
and
superfluous
day
,
but
hath
ordained
it
to
be
applied
to
rest
.
because
the
God
of
all
hath
created
every
thing
in
six
dayes
;
but
on
the
seventh
day
he
made
nothing
,
but
honoured
this
day
with
a
blessing
:
as
it
is
added
,
in
six
dayes
the
Lord
thy
God
made
Heaven
and
Earth
,
and
rested
the
seventh
:
Alexander
Hales
when
God
had
finished
his
work
of
Creation
,
from
the
beginning
,
or
from
the
creation
of
the
world
,
when
he
had
rested
from
his
works
,
from
the
Creation
till
Christ
,
amongst
all
men
all
men
of
the
former
generation
,
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
till
Christ
,
Luther
,
Zuinglius
,
Calvin
,
Beza
,
Peter
Martyr
,
Bullinger
,
Zanchy
,
Ursin
,
Gualter
,
Aretius
,
Bonaventure
,
Bertram
,
Merrer
,
Antonius
Faius
,
Junius
,
Paraeus
,
Zepperus
,
Martinius
,
Dissertation
de
Sabbatho
Lambertus
Danaeus
,
Rod.
Hospinianus
,
Martinus
Chemnitius
,
●oh
.
Gerhardus
,
Conradus
P●eilen
,
Henricus
Butingus
,
Bartasius
,
Gonlartius
,
Tilenus
Judges
,
&c.
Sampson
,
Deborah
Antiochus
.
When
were
interdicted
upon
most
severe
punishments
the
observation
of
the
seventh
day
,
within
a
very
short
time
,
not
only
in
but
in
the
neighbouring
regions
,
the
Sabbath
was
neglected
.
Enoch
,
Melchisedech
,
Noah
,
Shem
,
That
the
seventh
day
is
sacred
,
not
only
the
but
also
the
know
;
on
which
the
universe
of
things
animate
and
inanimate
is
turned
about
,
Clemens
Alexandrinus
Hesiod
,
Homer
,
Callimachus
Euseb.
de
praepar
.
Erang
.
that
God
having
finished
his
works
,
allowed
us
a
day
for
rest
from
our
labours
.
put
him
off
till
the
seventh
day
.
Alexand.
Severo
Medul.
Theolog.
That
there
is
no
nation
,
either
of
or
any
where
else
,
amongst
whom
the
custome
of
the
seventh
day
,
which
the
used
to
keep
holy
,
was
not
grown
common
.
Clemens
Alexandrinus
Theophilus
Antiochenus
that
all
men
call
the
seventh
day
the
Sabbath
,
but
most
know
not
the
cause
of
its
appellation
.
viz
▪
Clemens
Alexandrinus
,
Eusebius
Justin
Martyr
were
just
,
without
the
observation
of
the
Sabbath
;
and
after
them
,
and
his
posterity
,
untill
pleased
God
.
there
was
no
need
of
celebrating
the
Sabbath
.
Jewish
Sabbath
Justin
Martyr
by
which
mercy
might
befall
him
from
God
,
that
he
might
have
some
hope
of
salvation
.
that
all
the
foresaid
Fathers
who
kept
the
Sabbath
,
pleased
not
God
.
He
that
contendeth
,
that
the
Sabbath
is
yet
to
be
observed
,
as
a
medicine
of
salvation
,
must
teach
,
that
those
who
observed
the
Sabbath
formerly
are
just
,
that
Gods
resting
on
it
,
did
from
the
beginning
sanctifie
the
seventh
day
.
i.
e.
Crit.
sa●r
Justin
Martyr
De
utilitate
ex
obscuritate
prophetiarum
Before
Christs
coming
,
faith
in
Christ
was
not
required
of
the
they
looked
for
the
Lamb
of
God
to
come
;
that
should
take
away
the
sins
of
the
world
:
Adv.
Jud.
Justin
Martyr
the
Sabbath
and
Circumcision
which
remaineth
also
in
the
new
Law
,
Alexander
Hales
is
said
to
be
so
two
manner
of
wayes
,
one
way
which
is
of
the
very
essence
of
the
Decalogue
,
according
to
the
primary
intention
,
and
so
vacation
to
a
time
indeterminately
is
moral
in
the
Decalogue
:
another
way
it
's
said
to
be
moral
,
in
the
Decalogue
,
which
is
to
determine
the
Decalogue
,
and
according
to
this
vacation
on
the
Lords
day
,
is
moral
in
the
Decalogue
,
in
the
time
of
grace
,
as
the
seventh
day
in
the
time
of
the
Law
,
and
that
is
moral
by
discipline
,
the
day
and
night
are
?
Psal.
Alexander
Hales
.
The
observance
of
a
day
indeterminately
,
that
at
some
time
we
should
attend
on
God
,
is
moral
in
nature
,
and
immutable
;
but
the
observance
of
a
determinate
time
,
is
moral
by
discipline
,
by
the
adding
of
Divine
institution
.
when
that
time
ought
to
be
,
is
not
for
man
to
determine
,
but
God
:
D.
G.
at
least
for
their
sakes
▪
who
attend
more
▪
upon
this
world
than
God
,
man
is
bound
to
no
act
to
which
he
is
not
bound
because
,
if
then
worship
be
not
to
be
exhibited
to
God
,
by
like
reason
not
now
,
and
by
the
same
reason
of
every
other
time
.
adv.
haeres
Fulfill
the
Law
which
the
Lord
thy
God
came
not
to
dissolve
,
but
to
fulfill
.
Remember
to
keep
holy
the
Sabbath
day
,
Alexander
Hales
the
vacation
of
the
Lords
day
is
the
Moral
part
of
the
Decalogue
in
the
time
of
grace
,
as
the
seventh
day
in
the
time
of
the
Law
.
For
it
's
not
for
man
Alexander
Hales
,
quaest.
to
determine
,
but
God
,
when
that
time
is
,
to
have
the
mark
of
God
in
their
foreheads
,
and
they
that
worshipped
the
Beast
,
received
his
mark
in
their
forehead
,
or
hand
,
the
Sabbaths
are
said
to
be
signs
between
God
and
them
,
that
it
might
be
known
that
the
Lord
was
their
God
.
Therefore
the
children
of
Israel
shall
observe
the
Sabbath
,
throughout
their
generations
,
for
a
perpetual
Covenant
.
It
is
a
sign
between
me
and
the
children
of
Israel
for
ever
for
in
six
dayes
the
Lord
made
Heaven
and
Earth
,
and
on
the
seventh
day
he
rested
,
and
was
refreshed
.
Athanasius
de
Sabbatho
&
Circumcisione
The
Sabbath
is
a
sign
,
whereby
the
day
might
be
known
on
which
the
Creation
was
finished
:
that
whosoever
received
these
Institutions
,
as
in
other
things
,
so
in
this
also
,
they
should
follow
God
,
in
working
six
dayes
,
and
resting
the
seventh
,
and
attending
on
the
contemplation
of
things
,
and
study
of
Wisdome
,
Follow
God
,
thou
hast
Gods
example
and
prescript
in
working
six
dayes
.
that
they
should
observe
the
very
day
of
the
Sabbath
,
Col.
2.
16.
Gal.
4.
10.
Jews
Sabbath
Lords
day
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
from
the
dead
:
believes
in
hin●
that
raised
up
Christ
from
the
dead
.
Manichee
.
It
is
not
a
diverse
doctrine
,
but
a
different
time
;
it
was
one
thing
for
these
things
that
they
must
be
foretold
by
figurative
prophecies
,
and
another
thing
,
that
they
must
now
be
fulfilled
by
the
truth
made
manifest
and
accomplished
.
D.
G.
the
Sun
of
Righteousness
Let
no
man
therefore
judge
you
in
meat
or
in
drink
,
or
in
respect
of
an
holy
day
,
or
of
the
new
moon
,
or
of
the
Sabbath
dayes
.
Even
as
in
the
Emperours
absence
his
image
hath
authority
,
but
when
he
is
present
hath
not
:
so
these
things
also
,
before
the
coming
of
the
Lord
,
in
their
time
were
to
be
observed
,
but
when
he
is
come
,
do
want
authority
.
to
the
same
beggarly
Elements
Ye
observe
dayes
,
and
months
,
and
times
,
and
yeares
.
Tertullian
contra
Marcion
Chrysostom
,
Theodoret
,
Primasius
Epist.
ad
ad
Cal.
weak
and
beggarly
elements
,
Gal.
i.
e.
Athanas
.
Hom.
de
semente
,
&
Homil.
de
Sab.
&
Circumcis
.
eighth
day
to
be
to
the
what
the
Sabbath
was
the
Image
of
the
Lords
day
.
August
.
Ep.
Sabbath
,
temporal
ad
Pop.
Aug.
contr.
Faust
.
Manich.
&
de
Gen.
ad
literam
.
Whereas
the
name
is
put
upon
the
seventh
day
,
and
the
observation
thereof
ordained
,
yet
we
,
Hilary
,
do
rejoyce
on
the
eighth
which
is
also
the
first
,
the
festival
of
the
Sabbath
being
finished
.
i.
e.
contr.
Faust
.
Manich.
it
is
no
diverse
doctrine
but
a
different
time
,
it
was
one
thing
for
these
things
,
that
they
must
be
foretold
by
figurative
prophecies
,
and
another
thing
that
they
now
must
be
fulfilled
by
the
truth
made
manifest
and
accomplished
.
August
.
de
tempore
that
the
glory
of
the
Sabbath
is
transferred
upon
the
Lords
day
:
that
every
holy
and
just
man
ought
to
observe
the
Sabbath's
festival
:
Leaving
therefore
the
Judaical
observations
of
the
Sabbath
,
let
us
see
how
the
Christian
ought
to
observe
the
Sabbath
.
On
the
Sabbath
day
,
he
ought
not
to
work
any
of
all
the
worlds
actions
.
If
therefore
thou
ceasest
from
all
thy
secular
works
,
and
doest
no
worldly
thing
,
but
attendest
on
spiritual
works
,
goest
to
the
Church
,
hearest
godly
Lectures
and
Treatises
,
lookest
not
after
present
and
visible
things
,
but
at
invisible
,
and
things
future
,
this
is
the
observation
of
the
Christian
Sabbath
.
he
observed
the
Sabbath
day
,
not
as
they
in
the
first
age
.
The
image
of
the
Lords
day
,
Cyprian
,
went
before
in
the
Sabbath
.
Constit
.
Apost
yet
they
alwayes
ordained
one
day
of
the
seven
to
be
bestowed
in
the
worship
and
service
of
the
common
Lord
of
us
all
.
i.
e.
the
Word
In
the
beginning
was
the
word
,
the
Lords
day
Chrysostom
▪
because
the
mind
being
free
from
labours
,
it
is
more
easily
perswaded
to
commi●eration
:
because
the
communicating
of
celestial
holy
things
,
being
had
on
that
day
,
will
strongly
provoke
men
to
the
duties
of
mercy
.
Justin
Martyr
as
pledges
of
piety
Iustin
Martyr
were
on
the
Sunday
deposited
with
the
President
,
out
of
which
provision
was
made
for
pupils
,
widows
,
and
those
who
were
in
want
,
through
sickness
,
or
any
other
cause
.
the
use
of
the
Lords
day
is
to
be
referred
to
the
Apostles
.
For
it
is
dangerous
either
to
say
or
write
,
that
the
Apostles
in
some
things
used
a
divine
inspiration
,
and
in
others
their
own
prudence
,
and
that
in
those
things
which
are
found
written
.
who
is
▪
Lord
of
the
Sabbath
,
D.
G.
Lord
made
the
day
,
on
which
the
Stone
which
the
builders
refused
,
was
made
the
head
stone
of
the
corner
,
that
on
it
we
should
rejoyce
.
Athanasius
,
Homil.
de
semente
.
In
time
past
,
with
the
ancients
,
the
Sabbath
was
of
great
account
:
which
solemnity
the
Lord
translated
to
the
Lords
day
:
neither
do
we
set
light
of
the
Sabbath
,
by
our selves
.
we
set
,
not
light
by
the
Sabbath
of
our selves
.
honour
it
we
hnour
the
Lords
day
Homil
,
de
sement
hath
prescribed
to
all
the
inhabitants
of
the
whole
world
,
whether
they
be
on
land
or
sea
,
that
meeting
weekly
on
one
day
,
they
should
celebrate
the
Lords
Festival
,
and
ordain
,
that
as
they
fed
their
bodies
with
food
,
so
they
should
refresh
their
Souls
with
divine
instructions
?
that
the
Lords
day
was
consecrated
by
Christs
Resurrection
Serm.
15.
de
verbis
Apostoli
and
since
that
time
he
began
to
have
his
festival
.
as
if
there
were
one
Lord
of
the
Sabbath
,
and
another
of
the
Lords
day
?
It
was
made
the
Lords
Day
through
Christ
.
the
Lord
made
it
Concil.
Forojubensi
The
Lord
hath
sanctified
it
by
the
glorious
Resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
.
These
reasons
we
think
are
sufficient
,
because
Christian
ears
cannot
endure
the
contrary
:
as
on
this
day
the
world
received
its
beginning
,
on
this
,
by
the
Resurrection
of
Christ
,
both
death
received
its
destruction
,
and
life
its
beginning
;
on
this
the
Apostles
took
up
thetrumpet
of
the
Gospel
,
to
preach
to
all
nations
;
on
this
,
lastly
,
the
Holy
Ghost
came
down
from
the
Lord
on
the
Apostles
.
Serm.
154.
de
Tempore
Concil.
Parisiensi
of
us
,
by
the
sight
of
our
own
countrey
men
,
and
many
of
us
by
the
relation
of
others
,
have
been
informed
,
that
certain
men
exercising
on
this
day
their
rural
works
,
have
been
slain
with
Lightning
,
others
punished
with
contraction
of
their
limbs
,
others
having
their
bodies
and
bones
also
consumed
in
an
instant
by
visible
fire
▪
and
on
a
sudden
resolved
into
ashes
,
have
died
in
great
torment
;
as
many
other
terrible
judgments
have
been
,
and
to
this
day
are
;
by
which
it
is
declared
,
that
God
is
offended
at
the
dishonour
of
so
great
a
day
.
the
disorderly
congregating
of
the
people
,
should
diminish
their
faith
in
Christ
:
the
Lords
day
,
or
the
first
day
of
the
week
,
because
of
Christs
Resurrection
,
the
birth
day
of
the
whole
humane
nature
.
It
is
not
fitting
,
that
this
new
manner
of
canons
should
be
brought
into
the
Church
:
for
where
is
there
such
an
Ecclesiastical
Canon
,
or
such
an
Apostolical
tradition
?
Chrysostom
,
Gregory
is
to
be
celebrated
with
the
festivity
of
the
Sabbath
August
.
Serm.
de
Temp.
251.
even
as
the
ancients
observed
the
Sabbath
.
The
Sabbath
was
not
allowed
for
idleness
,
but
that
men
being
withdrawn
from
the
cares
of
temporal
things
,
its
rest
should
be
spent
in
spirituals
:
Lazaro
.
Athanasius
de
Sabbat.
&
Circumcis
the
end
of
the
Sabbath
was
the
knowledge
of
the
creation
,
and
not
idleness
:
that
men
keeping
holy
that
day
,
they
might
know
God
,
who
rested
on
that
day
,
having
finished
the
work
of
Creation
.
that
they
might
go
more
easily
to
Church
to
pray
.
Priests
affirmed
,
that
Holy
dayes
were
polluted
if
any
work
was
done
upon
their
proclaimed
and
moveable
Feasts
.
that
alwayes
on
the
Priests
Festivals
the
Cryers
should
go
before
them
through
the
city
,
who
should
give
charge
,
that
men
should
rest
,
and
cease
from
their
works
.
Handy
labour
is
forbidden
on
a
Feast
day
,
that
you
may
exercise
your selves
more
entirely
in
Divine
matters
.
Seneca
derided
the
especially
for
their
Sabbaths
,
that
lost
the
seventh
part
of
their
life
time
in
idleness
,
and
did
not
many
urgent
affairs
in
their
season
.
They
would
not
give
themselves
up
to
their
commodities
,
when
the
season
called
for
obedience
.
1
Cor.
that
the
Lords
day
is
free
from
business
and
labours
,
and
hath
a
rest
appointed
for
it
those
that
meddle
with
worldly
cares
on
that
day
,
although
they
may
pretend
poverty
,
necessity
of
getting
food
,
and
other
urgent
occasions
.
You
must
not
when
you
are
returned
from
the
Church-meeting
,
intangle
your selves
in
businesses
contrary
to
this
exercise
:
but
returning
home
straightway
repeat
the
holy
Scriptures
,
and
call
▪
your
wife
and
children
together
to
confer
of
those
things
that
have
been
spoken
;
and
these
things
being
fixed
more
deeply
and
thoroughly
in
their
mind
,
than
to
go
and
look
after
the
things
which
are
necessary
for
this
life
,
Gunteramnus
,
Baron
Clem.
Alexand.
administring
necessaries
for
this
life
all
necessity
pertaining
to
life
Hom.
3.
de
Lazaro
Justin
Martyr
that
they
bestow
that
onely
day
of
the
whole
week
,
on
which
they
meet
to
hear
,
all
of
it
in
the
meditation
of
those
things
that
are
delivered
.
Gregory
the
Great
some
do
but
assign
an
hour
or
two
of
the
whole
day
to
God
,
and
come
to
prayer
in
the
Church
,
while
they
spend
the
rest
of
the
day
about
the
world
and
their
belly
:
Gregory
the
that
Antichrist
will
make
both
the
Sabbath
and
Lords
day
to
be
kept
free
from
all
labour
.
would
call
back
the
observation
of
the
Sabbath
It
is
therefore
called
the
Lords
day
,
that
we
abstaining
on
it
from
earthly
works
,
and
worldly
pleasures
,
should
onely
attend
on
Divine
worship
;
giving
honour
and
reverence
to
this
day
,
for
the
hope
of
our
resurrection
,
which
we
have
in
it
.
Augustin
,
Constantine
the
Great
i.
e.
i.
e.
that
honouring
the
Lords
day
,
they
should
rest
(
if
they
can
)
as
Christians
.
if
they
can
to
rest
if
they
can
Constantine
the
Great
that
no
Christian
should
be
forced
to
those
playes
.
Can.
1.
that
none
give
themselves
to
labours
,
as
on
private
dayes
,
as
they
speak
;
for
this
is
in
a
rash
manner
to
give
up
the
Lords
day
to
contempt
.
that
if
any
have
a
Church
near
him
,
that
the
body
of
all
the
people
should
assemble
on
that
day
,
to
exercise
their
devotion
,
if
any
have
a
Church
near
him
,
Let
all
go
to
the
Church
:
Concil.
Foroju
Prayers
&
Hymns
that
by
frequent
preaching
they
study
to
amend
the
people
,
by
Gods
providence
committed
to
their
charge
.
The
Lord
doth
not
require
of
us
to
celebrate
the
Lords
day
by
corporal
abstinence
Gen.
32.
28.
Thy
name
shall
be
called
no
more
Israel
.
1.
Sam.
8.
7.
They
have
not
despised
thee
,
but
me
Cor.
1.
17.
Christ
sent
me
not
to
baptize
,
but
to
preach
the
Gospel
Constantine
the
Great
sheep
which
is
on
the
Sabbath
day
fallen
into
a
pit
,
Narbo
,
that
every
man
,
as
well
free-born
,
as
servant
,
Goth
,
Roman
,
Syrian
,
Greek
,
or
Jew
,
should
do
no
work
on
the
Lords
day
,
nor
yoke
oxen
,
except
there
be
a
necessity
for
walling
[
otherwise
for
fetching
in
corn
Decret.
Greg.
de
feriis
,
Tit.
9.
cap.
licet
.
&
Gregorius
Ep.
Tertullian
,
the
law
of
the
Sabbath
forbad
humane
labours
,
not
divine
Macrob.
Saturn
Constantine
the
Great
Let
all
Judges
and
people
in
cities
,
and
all
crafts-men
rest
upon
the
honourable
Sunday
.
Yet
let
those
that
live
in
the
countrey
,
freely
,
and
at
their
liberty
,
serve
husbandry
:
because
it
frequently
falls
out
,
that
on
another
day
the
corn
and
vines
cannot
so
conveniently
be
committed
to
the
furrows
;
and
so
by
missing
of
that
advantage
,
the
profit
yielded
by
the
heavenly
providence
perish
.
Eliber
.
Concil
If
any
dwelling
in
the
Cities
shall
not
for
three
Lords
dayes
come
to
the
Church
,
let
him
abstain
for
a
while
,
that
he
may
be
thought
as
one
rebuked
.
Holy
dayes
Praetors
proclaimed
by
the
freedome
of
their
power
:
there
was
meeting
of
all
in
the
same
place
,
on
the
Sunday
,
whether
they
lived
in
City
or
Country
,
Just.
Martyr
witnesses
Elib
.
Council
Eliberitan
Council
Chrysostom
,
Hom.
that
on
the
Lords
day
servants
attend
in
the
Church
to
hear
the
Doctrine
of
Religion
.
that
men
and
women
,
old
men
and
children
,
bond
and
free
,
noble
and
ignoble
,
learned
,
and
unlearned
,
did
almost
daily
assemble
together
in
every
place
,
where-ever
the
men
lived
,
to
receive
the
discipline
of
Christ
,
from
the
rising
of
the
Sun
to
the
setting
thereof
.
that
the
doors
into
the
holy
Temple
are
open
for
servants
and
beggars
:
Constantine
the
Great
S.
A.
Euseb.
de
vita
Constantin
that
all
should
rest
from
their
works
.
The
Lords
day
therefore
by
little
and
little
he
studied
to
draw
them
to
the
true
worship
of
God
lest
through
occasion
of
a
moment
,
the
profit
yielded
by
the
heavenly
providence
perish
:
it
is
apparent
that
another
law
doth
contradict
that
law
which
commands
all
to
reverence
the
day
of
the
Lords
Resurrection
,
by
a
cessation
from
labours
,
which
determines
,
that
all
generally
are
not
prohibited
working
,
&
others
have
a
liberty
to
work
,
the
cause
of
which
profaning
that
day
is
grounded
on
no
reason
;
(
for
although
the
preservation
of
fruits
may
be
pretended
,
yet
that
is
of
no
weight
,
and
in
very
deed
is
foolish
:
since
not
the
diligence
of
husbandry
,
but
the
virtue
of
the
Sun
,
when
it
seems
good
to
the
bestower
of
fruits
,
doth
afford
the
abundance
of
fruits
;
)
because
,
I
say
,
such
a
law
is
come
forth
,
as
vilisies
the
Lords
worship
,
and
is
a
decree
differing
from
those
that
by
the
Holy
Ghost
have
gotten
the
victory
against
all
their
adversaries
;
we
ordain
also
,
which
seemed
good
to
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
the
Apostles
instituted
of
him
,
that
all
persons
cease
from
labour
that
day
,
whereon
our
innocency
was
restored
and
let
neither
husbandmen
,
nor
any
others
,
go
about
any
unlawful
work
on
that
day
.
For
if
they
who
observed
but
a
certain
shadow
and
figure
,
did
so
greatly
reverence
the
Sabbath
day
,
that
they
wholly
abstained
from
all
labour
;
how
is
it
not
reasonable
for
those
who
honour
the
light
of
grace
,
and
the
truth
it self
,
to
reverence
that
day
,
which
is
of
God
enriched
with
honour
,
and
on
which
deliverance
from
shameful
destruction
was
wrought
for
us
?
The
later
day
is
scholar
to
the
former
Concil.
Aceratensi
Turonensi
,
Can.
Moguntino
,
Can.
Rhemensi
,
Can.
Conc.
Aurelianensi
that
coming
to
the
Church
,
they
moght
more
easily
attend
upon
prayer
.
Conc.
Narbonensi
that
they
should
not
yoke
oxen
.
It
is
not
lawful
to
yoke
oxen
on
the
Lords
day
,
or
to
exercise
other
labours
.
We
define
that
none
at
all
presume
to
work
any
rural
labours
on
the
Lords
day
;
that
is
,
to
plow
,
to
reap
,
make
sale
,
or
any
thing
that
pertains
to
husbandry
.
Orleans
.
Hierom.
in
Epitaphio
Paulae
ad
Eustochium
,
that
the
women
returning
from
the
Church
,
on
the
Lords
day
,
with
were
busie
about
their
task
,
and
either
made
clothes
for
themselves
or
others
.
that
on
the
Lords
day
that
to
be
lawful
,
which
was
lawful
before
to
be
done
:
only
rural
labours
excepted
.
went
only
to
the
Church
on
the
Lords
day
.
that
on
the
Sabbath
whom
Christ
had
made
free
men
should
only
do
those
things
which
pertain
to
the
salvation
of
the
soul
.
who
on
the
Lords
dayes
did
only
attend
on
Prayer
and
reading
.
Epist.
ad
Eustochium
de
custodia
virginit
.
stated
works
and
those
being
ended
,
they
attended
on
Prayer
,
and
reading
also
:
which
thing
they
also
did
every
day
when
they
had
ended
their
labours
:
that
the
custome
of
some
men
is
not
to
be
followed
,
unless
first
we
enquire
whom
they
followed
:
Austin
,
commend
a
custom
,
which
is
known
to
usurp
nothing
against
the
Catholick
faith
.
Charles
the
Great
that
on
the
Lords
day
women
sow
not
their
clothes
.
he
would
not
have
the
custom
of
one
City
to
be
brought
out
against
him
,
for
,
the
authority
of
the
world
was
greater
than
the
Citie
's
.
that
whoever
were
made
free
,
the
Priests
being
witnesses
,
they
should
be
inrolled
into
the
number
of
the
Conc.
Toleran
Canones
Africanos
that
all
who
were
by
the
Priests
testimony
set
at
liberty
in
Churches
,
should
be
made
Denizons
of
the
Conc.
Carth.
Can.
Conc.
Toletan
Zonaras
,
Sozomen
did
indulge
those
that
were
at
odds
amongst
themselves
,
leave
to
meet
on
the
Lords
day
,
whereon
they
might
conferr
of
their
bargains
,
&
speak
of
their
transactions
.
We
do
not
celebrate
festival
dayes
in
luxury
and
banquettings
:
for
if
a
work
be
for
bidden
on
a
feast
day
,
that
by
the
body
may
be
exercised
for
necessity
of
life
,
that
we
may
more
entirely
attend
on
Divine
matters
:
are
not
those
things
by
better
right
prohibited
,
which
cannot
be
done
without
sin
,
and
grievous
offending
of
God
?
Greg.
Naz.
that
we
rejoyce
not
with
the
varnish
of
the
body
,
nor
change
of
garments
,
and
their
gorgeousness
,
not
in
rioting
and
drunkenness
,
whose
fruit
,
you
have
learned
,
chambering
and
wantonness
are
:
nor
let
us
crown
our
streets
with
flowers
,
nor
our
tables
with
the
deformity
of
oyntments
:
neither
let
us
adorn
our
porches
,
nor
let
our
houses
shine
with
a
visible
light
,
nor
sound
with
a
concord
and
shouting
of
Minstrels
:
for
this
is
the
manner
of
Heathens
celebrating
their
festivals
,
Bacchus
,
doth
more
stir
up
to
anger
the
Lord
of
the
celebrity
.
Johannis
Chinac●
give
up
themselves
either
to
honest
sports
,
surfeiting
,
dances
,
or
other
vanities
of
the
world
:
not
by
banquetting
,
not
by
pouring
out
wine
,
nor
attending
on
drunkenness
:
did
draw
with
him
to
an
hunting
,
some
servants
that
were
accidentally
hasting
to
the
Church
,
because
thereby
he
heaped
others
sins
on
his
own
pleasures
,
not
knowing
that
he
would
be
both
guilty
of
his
own
offence
,
and
the
perdition
of
the
servants
.
Ambrose
,
they
do
not
consider
,
that
although
they
be
servants
in
condition
,
yet
are
they
brethren
by
grace
;
for
they
have
as
well
put
on
Christ
,
partake
of
the
same
Sacraments
,
and
have
the
same
God
for
their
father
which
their
Masters
have
.
the
Lords
day
seemed
to
be
kept
in
some
reverent
manner
,
by
certain
Masters
,
yet
was
it
found
very
seldome
to
be
observed
with
due
honour
of
their
servants
under
subjection
.
to
discourse
of
what
they
heard
,
with
them
that
were
absent
,
by
which
means
,
they
might
hear
and
learn
from
them
,
what
they
lost
themselves
in
preparing
of
corporal
food
,
being
held
from
spiritual
,
a
killer
of
Christ
Concil.
Gangren
the
time
of
fasting
is
appointed
for
sorrow
;
but
a
festival
celebrity
for
mirth
and
joy
.
It
is
not
defined
by
our
Lords
command
,
or
of
the
Apostles
,
on
what
dayes
we
ought
not
,
and
on
what
to
fast
.
that
not
to
fast
is
to
be
drunk
.
Austin
,
because
he
shewed
hospitality
Whether
he
knew
that
he
knew
the
man
,
and
was
beloved
of
him
,
and
often
was
wont
to
feast
with
him
.
Paulinus
ibidem
Gregor.
Turonens
Sidonius
Apollinaris
that
a
Christian
may
on
the
Lords
day
be
refreshed
with
a
moderate
and
sober
dinner
,
that
those
who
fear
God
must
not
riot
on
the
Lords
Day
.
because
with
their
pleasures
they
defile
the
Lords
holy
day
When
the
belly
is
well
filled
,
then
follow
dances
Sathans
Festivals
run
to
playes
,
pageants
,
and
dancings
,
these
things
cannot
be
done
without
mocking
of
Gods
name
,
and
violation
of
the
day
:
that
festivals
being
dedicated
to
the
most
High
Majesty
,
are
by
no
pleasures
to
be
defiled
We
decree
the
Lords
day
alwayes
to
be
so
honourable
and
reverent
,
that
it
be
excused
from
all
executions
,
Nor
▪
yet
do
we
,
relaxing
the
rest
of
this
holy
day
,
suffer
any
one
to
be
witholden
by
obscene
pleasures
.
Let
the
scene
of
the
Theatre
,
or
the
fights
in
the
Cirque
,
or
the
doleful
sights
of
wild
beasts
,
challenge
nothing
to
themselves
on
that
day
:
and
if
any
solemnity
fall
out
to
be
celebrated
on
our
Birth-day
,
let
it
be
deferred
.
If
any
one
shall
ever
be
present
at
●●ghts
on
he
shall
sustain
the
loss
of
his
command
in
the
Militia
,
and
the
sale
of
his
patrimony
;
and
likewise
the
Serjeant
of
every
Judge
,
that
under
pretence
of
either
publick
or
private
business
,
doth
believe
that
these
things
which
are
ordained
in
this
law
are
to
be
violated
.
that
no
sights
should
be
shewed
on
the
Lords
day
,
or
any
other
of
the
festivals
.
it
is
our
mind
,
that
on
these
dayes
Fairs
be
prohibited
,
Taverns
be
shut
,
Riot
,
Drunkenness
,
Expences
,
Strifes
,
wicked
Sports
,
Dances
full
of
madness
,
evil
Communication
,
Bawdy
Songs
,
be
avoided
:
briefly
,
all
Luxury
:
for
by
these
,
and
the
blasphemies
and
perjuries
which
usually
attend
these
,
the
name
of
God
is
profaned
,
and
the
Sabbath
(
which
admonisheth
us
to
cease
from
doing
perversly
,
and
learn
to
do
well
)
is
defiled
.
Let
the
Bishop
carefully
prohibit
,
and
see
to
it
that
it
be
done
,
that
not
only
no
leapings
and
dancings
,
but
no
riot
,
playes
in
honour
of
the
Saints
,
and
other
profane
actions
,
unmeet
for
the
worship
of
those
festival
dayes
,
and
pious
institutions
,
be
any
wayes
publickly
acted
on
these
dayes
,
or
brought
in
under
pretence
or
occasion
of
them
.
who
in
other
things
following
the
Churches
authority
,
in
their
Monasteries
,
by
a
company
of
praised
God
,
using
tripudiations
,
and
dances
thereunto
.
Catholic
.
Apolog
that
a
man
is
bound
,
under
a
mortal
sin
,
to
sanctifie
a
Festival
,
but
he
is
not
bound
to
What
(
the
foul
ill
!
)
what
a
sanctifying
is
this
,
that
wants
without
which
,
no
action
can
be
acceptable
to
God
?
The
women
of
the
had
better
on
the
Sabbath
day
spin
,
than
dance
on
their
New
Moons
,
It
is
better
to
dig
,
than
dance
on
the
Sabbath
.
what
was
acted
on
the
solemn
birth-dayes
of
Princes
,
would
not
be
thought
comely
on
other
dayes
:
Shall
the
licentiousness
of
evil
manners
be
piety
?
an
occasion
of
Luxury
be
reckoned
Religion
?
Tertullian
,
That
it
is
for
men
of
the
true
Religion
,
to
celebrate
both
the
Emperours
solemnities
,
and
the
Lords
day
,
out
of
conscience
rather
than
licentiousness
.
in
which
there
is
much
comeliness
and
modesty
,
with
which
Christians
must
dance
,
not
to
the
measures
of
harp
and
pipe
,
for
they
themselves
ought
to
be
both
harp
and
pipe
to
the
Holy
Ghost
:
and
when
others
lead
the
dance
to
the
Devil
,
these
being
in
the
Church
,
offer
themselves
the
organs
and
vessels
to
the
Spirit
,
and
afford
their
souls
,
as
musical
instruments
which
the
Holy
Ghost
should
play
upon
,
and
move
;
and
they
give
their
hearts
as
Organs
,
into
which
he
may
inspire
his
grace
.
and
what
can
be
more
blessed
,
than
upon
the
earth
to
imitate
the
dance
of
Angels
?
Diabolical
,
Hom.
where
this
wanton
dancing
is
,
there
the
Devil
is
,
Gregory
Nazianzen
to
take
hymns
for
timbrels
,
singing
Psalms
,
for
filthy
and
ribald
songs
,
a
clapping
of
hands
when
we
give
thanks
,
for
clapping
the
hands
in
the
Theatre
;
gravity
for
laughter
,
prudent
speech
for
drunkenness
,
comliness
and
honesty
for
delicious
pleasures
.
And
if
it
be
convenient
for
thee
,
when
thou
celebratest
a
Festival
merrily
,
to
dance
,
then
dance
,
yet
not
the
dance
of
but
of
when
he
danced
for
the
resting
of
the
Ark
:
by
which
I
think
mystically
is
meant
,
the
nimbleness
and
volubility
of
our
holy
journeying
,
and
that
which
is
pleasing
to
God
.
Ephrem
Syrus
Let
us
honour
the
Lords
Festivals
divinely
,
not
in
a
worldly
manner
,
but
spiritually
,
not
after
the
custome
of
the
Heathens
,
but
Christians
:
let
us
not
lead
dances
,
nor
effeminate
our
ears
with
pipes
and
harps
.
—
You
,
both
small
and
great
,
men
and
women
,
let
us
in
a
Christian
manner
celebrate
the
Lords
Festivals
,
in
Psalms
,
and
Hymns
,
in
spiritual
Songs
,
and
Angelical
melody
.
Chrysostom
.
There
is
a
time
for
Prayers
,
not
for
drunkenness
,
and
that
alwayes
,
and
especially
at
solemnities
.
For
a
solemnity
is
therefore
instituted
,
not
to
live
filthily
,
nor
to
abound
in
sin
,
but
to
extoll
present
things
.
Ruffinus
,
that
when
we
are
idle
and
negligent
,
when
we
lift
not
up
our
mind
in
heavenly
desires
,
when
we
grow
cold
in
the
love
of
our
Lord
,
when
we
spend
the
day
in
fables
,
and
wicked
cogitations
,
then
we
more
attend
upon
the
Devil
than
God
.
The
enemy
derides
our
Sabbaths
,
when
they
see
us
to
be
at
leisure
for
the
idleness
and
vanities
of
the
evil
spirit
.
Bacchus
,
Venus
While
the
greatest
part
of
men
do
daily
more
and
more
spend
the
rest
of
Festival
dayes
not
in
praying
,
not
in
hearing
the
Scriptures
,
for
which
cause
the
rest
was
given
,
but
for
all
manner
of
encreasing
the
corruption
of
good
manners
:
saying
,
that
they
do
it
for
their
mind
sake
,
as
if
they
were
altogether
of
mind
,
who
said
,
that
for
that
very
purpose
did
God
institute
such
holy
Festivals
.
At
this
day
,
no
time
is
usually
more
spent
in
all
manner
of
sports
,
in
dances
,
wanton
love
,
company-keeping
,
dicing
,
bargains
,
and
fairs
.
whom
the
Doctrine
of
the
●…e
delights
,
such
extrinsecal
solaces
of
the
eyes
and
ears
,
do
nothing
interrupt
the
Religion
in
their
mind
and
conscience
:
as
though
God
could
not
be
offended
with
the
delight
of
man
;
which
,
without
any
prejudice
to
Gods
fear
and
honour
,
to
enjoy
in
fit
time
and
place
is
no
sin
:
Theatri
impudiciti●
Arenae
atrocitas
de
spectaculis
The
holy
,
and
general
Synod
those
Jesters
,
as
they
are
called
,
and
the
sights
of
them
:
forbiddeth
altogether
as
becometh
Saints
Chrysostom
,
Cyril
,
Ephrem
Syrus
,
Greg.
Naz.
Leo
,
Anthemius
yet
so
far
is
the
vigour
of
Ecclesiastical
discipline
enervated
,
and
by
the
languishing
whereof
,
we
are
thrown
down
into
so
bad
a
condition
,
that
now
not
only
an
excuse
,
but
authority
is
given
to
vice
.
Cyprians
,
there
are
not
wanting
fawning
assertors
,
and
indulgent
patrons
of
vices
,
who
give
authority
to
vice
.
honest
and
sober
dances
How
wise
doth
disputing
arrogance
think
it self
,
especially
when
it
fears
losing
any
thing
of
worldy
joyes
!
no
pleasures
Minuc
.
Felice
sights
and
pomps
honest
pleasures
:
Octavius
evil
pleasures
An
ape
is
an
ape
,
although
clad
in
purple
games
and
dances
might
altogether
be
left
off
:
he
could
not
deny
it
to
be
dishonest
and
unjust
.
danced
before
God
Lords
solemnity
sports
and
dances
Anthemius
;
sports
Colen
;
dancings
pleasures
of
showes
dances
,
as
leading
to
the
Devil
to
go
straight
out
of
Gods
Church
into
the
Devils
.
grant
that
such
a
desire
of
destructive
pleasure
be
prevented
from
his
people
.
For
we
must
honour
this
day
with
a
spiritual
honour
,
not
in
feasting
,
and
drinking
,
not
in
drunkenness
and
dances
,
de
Anima
reading
of
the
Scriptures
,
singing
of
Psalms
,
Adlocutiones
,
q.
d.
and
Prayers
The
Lord
be
with
you
Pax
vobiscum
Peace
be
to
you
Let
us
pray
Let
us
give
thanks
to
God
,
Cyprian
de
Lapsis
,
sect.
prima
.
Clemens
,
Constit
hath
sequestred
the
Lords
day
for
Divine
conventions
:
in
which
sometimes
they
continued
till
midnight
Parab
.
Virgin
.
they
began
their
meeting
at
mid-night
.
because
of
the
wickedness
committed
in
these
nocturnal
Vigils
,
Bellarm.
de
cultu
sanctorum
Theodor.
Hist
Tertul.
de
corona
milit
Plinius
Secundus
ad
Trajan
apud
Tertull
that
certain
prayers
,
for
certain
hours
and
dayes
,
after
the
custome
of
the
Church
,
should
be
selected
.
Niceph.
Hist.
for
many
of
them
were
gone
home
for
the
hour
of
the
day
after
the
solemnities
were
done
,
and
the
people
dismissed
.
The
Gentiles
are
come
into
Gods
inheritance
,
alwayes
present
at
the
morning
hymns
,
and
the
other
holy
service
,
or
morning
sacrifice
Clement
,
Constitut
.
Apost
Conc.
Laodic
should
be
performed
at
nine
of
the
clock
,
and
at
their
Vespers
.
Chrysost.
Orat.
de
Philogonio
Niceph.
Hist.
l.
Clemen
.
Constitut
.
Apost.
lib.
Gaesaria
,
Cappadocia
alwayes
about
evening
then
especially
should
we
meet
,
and
then
our
bodily
food
being
received
,
a
spiritual
banquet
ought
to
be
set
before
us
;
lest
after
satiety
of
bodily
food
,
the
soul
beginning
to
be
drowsie
,
it
feel
some
hurt
thereby
.
Hom.
ad
Populum
Antiochen
ad
pop.
Antioch
offered
in
the
morning
water
only
,
yet
when
they
came
to
Supper
,
they
offered
a
mix'd
cup
:
the
day
begins
in
Prayers
to
God
,
and
ends
in
Tertull.
de
Fuga
,
ult.
cap.
Tertull.
lib.
de
anima
,
cap.
Justin
Martyr
a
convention
of
the
Brethren
,
holy
Doctrine
,
Prayers
,
an
hearing
of
the
Divine
Law
,
or
a
Communication
with
God
,
and
discourse
with
men
.
There
was
devout
Prayer
,
devout
reading
of
Gods
Word
,
and
hearing
of
the
interpretation
All
things
,
that
I
may
speak
briefly
,
were
devout
,
which
are
said
or
done
in
the
Churches
of
God
according
to
his
Law
.
And
all
these
things
may
be
referred
to
the
Ministry
of
the
Word
,
publick
invocation
of
Gods
name
,
and
administration
of
the
Sacraments
.
The
Ministry
of
the
Word
by
whose
reading
faith
was
nourished
.
initio
Hom.
Luke
,
With
we
have
sent
our
brother
,
whose
praise
is
in
the
Gospel
,
throughout
all
the
Churches
▪
it
should
be
read
to
all
the
holy
brethren
,
1
Thes.
Laodiceans
,
Col.
Euseb.
Hist.
l.
2.
c.
Justin
Martyr
the
writings
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
were
read
on
Sunday
in
their
assemblies
.
Ex.
Hom.
The
Lord
alwayes
rains
down
from
Heaven
Manna
on
our
Lords
day
assembled
for
to
remember
those
Divine
things
that
were
read
.
de
Anima
,
c.
9.
Cyprian
of
one
that
was
ordained
a
Reader
of
him
,
to
read
the
Gospel
in
the
Church
,
Aug.
de
Civitate
Dei
Zonar
.
That
beside
the
Canonical
Scriptures
,
nothing
be
read
in
the
Church
under
the
name
of
Divine
Scripture
.
Tobit
,
Judith
Dionysius
Corinthiacus
ad
Corinth
Cat.
Script
.
Ecclesiast
that
Effraemus
Deacon
of
the
Church
at
came
to
such
renown
,
that
after
the
reading
of
the
Scriptures
,
his
writings
were
publickly
read
in
some
Churches
.
Concil.
Carthag
Tertul.
apo
that
the
book
of
the
Acts
of
the
Apostles
was
every
year
read
at
an
anniversary
solemnity
,
after
the
Lords
Passion
.
was
wont
to
be
read
every
year
,
in
the
last
week
before
the
Passion-day
of
Christ
,
all
the
people
being
attentive
.
which
were
annually
so
carefully
observed
,
that
no
others
could
be
more
.
in
prooem.
Epist.
Jo.
Celerinus
.
Ep.
ead
he
,
as
a
Deacon
read
the
Gospel
.
Sozomen
,
l.
Niceph.
l.
to
read
what
Christ
spoke
in
the
Gospel
.
Cyprian
,
Ep.
Doctor
audientium
the
teacher
of
them
that
hear
.
ab
audiendo
,
from
hearing
in
a
pulpit
,
or
tribunal
of
the
Church
,
i.
e.
Ezra
stood
in
a
pulpit
of
wood
,
which
he
had
made
for
the
purpose
,
that
he
might
speak
freely
in
the
face
of
the
congregation
.
he
that
read
the
Law
,
and
the
Gospel
of
our
Lord
,
being
raised
up
with
the
advantage
of
an
higher
place
,
was
seen
of
all
the
people
;
that
the
reading
of
the
Scriptures
might
better
be
observed
of
the
hearers
,
and
the
reader
being
set
on
high
,
might
be
seen
of
the
people
that
stood
about
him
.
Eusebius
that
the
Scriptures
were
so
publickly
read
in
the
Temples
,
that
through
the
world
were
erected
to
God
,
that
they
might
be
heard
of
all
.
Const.
Ap.
Jews
,
Neh.
Sabbath
was
given
for
understanding
the
Creatour
,
and
not
for
Idleness
sake
,
Athanasius
de
Sabb.
&
Circumcis
make
use
of
exhortation
,
or
comfort
,
After
the
Apostles
and
Prophets
writings
,
the
Minister
made
an
Oration
,
wherein
he
instructed
the
people
,
and
exhorted
them
to
the
imitation
of
such
excellent
things
in
their
readings
,
and
the
explication
of
them
,
did
exhort
the
people
to
piety
towards
the
blessed
and
great
God
,
and
to
other
virtues
,
the
inseparable
companions
of
piety
.
Austin
,
I
came
to
my
Sermon
.
Origen
exhorteth
to
reading
the
Scripture
,
and
Treating
.
Ambrose
l.
he
esteems
of
Apostles
after
one
sort
,
and
of
other
Treaters
after
another
.
Ep.
ad
August
Aug.
Ep.
was
chosen
by
lot
,
who
was
the
first
that
we
read
of
that
was
ordained
by
the
Apostles
because
they
are
the
Lords
lot
,
〈…〉
should
possess
him
for
their
lot
and
inheritance
,
with
the
children
of
for
ever
Austins
.
Hierom
they
are
the
Lords
lot
,
and
because
the
Lord
himself
is
the
lot
,
that
is
,
the
portion
of
the
Clergy
.
Jacob
,
Gen.
I
have
made
thee
a
watch-man
to
the
house
of
Israel
to
watch
for
the
souls
of
the
Church
.
these
watchmen
,
who
watch
the
actions
of
all
men
,
and
with
an
aim
of
religious
curiosity
,
spie
out
,
how
every
one
liveth
with
his
houshold
in
his
house
,
how
with
the
Citizens
in
a
City
.
lib.
de
dignitate
sacerdotali
Superintendentes
,
because
they
are
to
look
diligently
over
every
one
in
their
flock
Austin
Ep.
acknowledges
to
be
a
Pastor
carefully
governing
the
Lords
pasture
sheep
.
Austin
,
who
expounds
the
words
choose
to
understand
that
by
these
words
,
which
all
.
or
almost
all
the
Church
doth
often
use
.
which
the
Church
useth
,
the
office
of
a
Bishop
is
greater
than
that
of
a
Presbyter
:
i.
e.
that
it
can
profit
a
Bishop
nothing
at
all
to
have
the
testimony
of
his
virtues
in
his
own
mind
,
except
he
be
able
to
instruct
the
people
committed
to
him
.
he
is
bound
to
serve
the
Church
in
preaching
the
Gospel
.
did
expect
that
he
would
bring
them
meat
out
of
the
Doctrine
of
Scripture
.
for
a
Bishop
to
abstain
from
preaching
,
seemed
to
a
foul
shame
,
and
wicked
act
,
that
he
is
dead
that
walks
without
the
sound
of
preaching
.
Clem.
Alexand.
Strom.
l.
6.
Origen
b
b
Tract
.
24.
〈…〉
Math.
that
some
Deacons
in
his
age
,
did
seek
after
the
first
chairs
of
them
who
are
called
Presbyters
.
Paul
charge
them
to
take
heed
unto
themselves
,
and
to
all
the
flock
,
over
the
which
the
Holy
Ghost
had
made
them
overseers
,
to
feed
the
Church
of
God
?
Augustine
Sozom.
Hist.
l.
and
taught
them
so
gathered
together
,
as
an
assembly
.
Niceph.
l.
Arius
,
a
Presbyter
,
disputing
about
his
doctrine
,
introduced
a
new
one
.
Sozom.
Caesaria
,
Cappadocia
l.
5.
c.
Conc.
Vasens
secund.
Not
only
in
Cities
,
but
in
all
Parishes
,
the
power
of
preaching
was
given
to
Presbyters
.
Constit
.
Ap.
l.
2.
c.
and
in
breaking
of
the
Lords
body
and
bloud
are
partakers
with
Bishops
,
and
likewise
in
teaching
of
the
people
,
and
in
the
office
of
preaching
.
by
the
Apostles
sentence
,
that
double
honour
is
due
to
Conc.
Carth.
ex
utroque
Quaest.
in
&
Can.
Conc.
Ancyrani
to
preach
Laranda
,
Paulinus
Eusebius
Hist.
l.
6.
c.
20.
Nicephorus
Alexandria
,
l.
Hist.
l.
Const.
Ap.
l.
the
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
and
the
love
of
God
the
Father
,
and
the
communion
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
be
with
you
all
,
first
took
a
taste
of
Prayer
to
God
,
Prayer
determined
the
Feast
We
give
thanks
to
thee
for
all
thy
benefits
,
which
have
been
conferred
on
us
unworthy
wretches
,
from
the
first
to
this
present
day
;
for
those
we
know
,
and
those
we
know
not
:
for
those
that
are
manifest
,
and
those
that
are
not
manifest
:
for
what
have
been
done
in
work
or
word
:
for
what
have
been
done
voluntarily
,
and
unvoluntarily
:
for
all
things
that
have
been
made
for
us
unworthy
creatures
,
for
afflictions
,
for
recreations
,
for
Hell
,
for
punishment
,
for
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
.
We
pray
thee
preserve
our
soul
holy
,
having
a
pure
conscience
,
and
to
make
our
end
worthy
thy
clemency
.
Thou
that
hast
so
loved
us
,
as
to
give
us
thy
onely
begotten
son
;
vouchsafe
us
to
be
worthy
thy
love
.
Give
us
wisdom
in
thy
word
,
and
in
thy
fear
.
O
onely
begotten
Christ
,
inspire
us
with
thy
fortitude
.
Then
that
hast
given
for
us
thy
onely
begotten
,
and
sent
forth
thy
Holy
Spirit
for
the
remission
of
our
sins
;
if
we
have
willingly
,
or
against
our
will
sinned
,
pardon
it
,
and
impute
it
not
to
us
.
Remember
all
them
that
call
upon
thy
name
in
truth
.
Remember
all
that
wish
us
well
and
ill
.
For
we
are
all
of
us
men
.
i.
e.
before
it
he
said
nothing
he
begs
for
wisdom
in
the
word
.
Basilius
M.
Basil
.
de
Baptism
.
Austin
the
words
which
came
from
the
fountains
of
the
Scripture
,
but
with
the
words
he
joyned
Prayers
,
and
requests
to
God
,
that
both
for
himself
and
his
auditors
he
might
both
open
the
treasures
of
his
Sacraments
,
and
also
that
he
would
give
strength
to
supply
them
with
what
they
should
know
.
ought
to
teach
them
before
he
pray
,
and
that
at
the
same
time
,
before
he
let
loose
his
tongue
to
preach
,
he
lift
up
his
thirsty
soul
to
God
,
that
he
may
cast
up
that
which
he
hath
drunk
in
.
pray
that
God
would
give
good
words
into
his
mouth
,
that
he
might
utter
what
was
true
,
and
suitable
in
his
Sermon
,
and
what
the
hearers
might
understand
,
and
what
they
might
believe
.
that
the
Lessons
of
Scripture
were
rehearsed
in
the
assembly
,
as
the
quality
of
the
times
required
,
either
to
forewarn
,
or
to
call
to
remembrance
:
Justin
Martyr
August
.
Tract
.
in
of
those
things
that
had
been
read
,
Levit.
Athanasius
De
Semente
,
We
have
heard
now
how
Jesus
went
through
the
corn
fields
,
and
how
he
healed
the
withered
hand
;
wherefore
●
think
it
convenient
,
if
we
discourse
a
little
upon
the
Lesson
in
the
Gospel
.
Basil
M.
that
he
entertained
with
a
ready
mind
,
their
pious
admonition
in
Christ
,
about
the
most
glorious
baptism
of
Christ
:
and
acknowledgeth
,
that
he
will
be
very
ready
to
speak
of
it
according
to
his
ability
.
Tertull.
ap.
c.
39.
Justin
Martyr
,
Apol.
to
exhort
the
people
.
Origen
Celsum
,
lib.
expounded
the
Scriptures
as
they
read
them
,
that
they
might
exhort
the
people
to
piety
towards
God
,
and
unto
other
virtues
.
accommodated
the
Scriptures
,
as
they
were
read
,
to
the
present
use
and
edification
of
the
people
,
partly
,
by
teaching
,
and
partly
,
by
reproving
.
lib.
5.
Ep.
that
charge
,
by
convincing
,
rebuking
,
and
admonishing
.
Constit
.
Ap.
he
sate
in
the
pulpit
,
or
chair
,
as
his
manner
was
.
Niceph.
that
he
sate
in
the
pulpit
and
taught
.
t.
7.
p.
891.
All
sate
when
they
taught
the
people
,
Optatus
his
time
smelling
of
the
pride
of
this
world
,
who
,
being
set
as
in
a
watch-tower
,
will
scarcely
vouchsafe
to
look
upon
mortal
men
,
and
otherwise
their
fellow
servants
.
Samosatenus
,
that
he
,
being
not
content
with
a
mean
one
,
as
a
Disciple
of
Christ
,
hath
erected
himself
an
ascent
in
the
Church
,
and
a
chair
of
state
,
like
one
of
the
Princes
of
this
world
.
Hist.
7.
c.
24.
Gregory
Nazianzen
de
Semente
.
But
because
our
discourse
hath
proceeded
far
enough
,
let
us
arise
and
stretch
forth
holy
hands
,
that
having
called
upon
the
God
of
all
things
,
we
may
enjoy
his
assistance
,
through
Christ
our
Lord
.
Hom.
7.
Hexaemer
Justin
Martyr
We
,
being
converted
to
the
Lord
God
,
our
omnipotent
Father
,
let
us
with
a
pure
heart
give
him
,
so
far
as
our
weakness
is
able
,
great
and
unfeigned
thanks
,
praying
with
our
whole
mind
,
for
his
singular
meekness
,
that
in
his
good
pleasure
he
would
vouchsafe
to
hear
our
Prayers
:
and
that
by
his
power
he
would
expell
the
enemy
from
our
actions
and
thoughts
;
multiply
our
faith
,
rule
our
mind
,
afford
us
spiritual
cogitations
,
and
bring
us
to
his
blessedness
,
Through
Jesus
Christ
his
Son
,
and
our
Lord
,
who
liveth
and
reigneth
with
him
,
being
God
,
in
the
unity
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
through
all
ages
.
Amen
.
Serm.
30.
de
verbis
Domini
Concil.
Toletan
circ.
ann.
Basil
▪
Neither
did
they
begin
to
sing
Psalms
,
before
their
having
made
confession
to
God
,
they
rose
up
from
Prayer
.
Chrysostom
than
at
the
Fox
that
had
his
own
tayl
cut
off
,
who
perswaded
the
other
Foxes
also
to
cut
off
their
●ayles
,
Aurelius
Fuscus
i.
e.
that
Moses
was
preached
when
he
was
read
every
Sabbath
day
:
Philo
Judaeus
Euseb.
de
praeparat
.
Evang.
When
the
Priest
or
one
of
the
Elders
reads
the
Law
,
and
that
through
the
whole
seventh
day
.
when
he
would
have
an
open
mouth
,
and
free
to
preach
the
same
granted
,
Isaiah
,
Is.
greedy
dogs
,
feeding
themselves
,
that
are
ignorant
,
he
readeth
as
a
Clergy-man
i.
e.
to
divide
the
Word
of
truth
aright
who
is
sufficient
that
it
was
a
vain
,
and
less
necessary
labour
in
them
,
who
sought
for
any
knowledge
in
the
Divine
Scriptures
.
lest
the
Sermon
being
drawn
out
too
long
,
could
not
be
understood
that
a
satiety
in
a
Sermon
was
no
less
an
enemy
to
the
ears
,
than
too
much
meat
to
the
body
,
Greg.
Nazianz.
Orat.
Basilius
M.
ended
his
morning
Sermon
[
the
sooner
]
lest
he
should
make
his
auditors
more
dull
against
the
evening
assembly
.
that
they
might
better
consider
with
themselves
what
they
had
heard
.
yet
was
there
a
time
set
for
the
doctrine
of
the
Sermon
,
that
neither
the
Teachers
should
weary
themselves
with
the
multitude
of
words
,
nor
the
hearers
.
that
he
could
not
finish
yesterday
his
Sermon
with
them
,
under
an
houres
space
,
and
what
remained
,
he
deferred
till
the
following
day
.
they
assigned
one
or
two
hours
of
a
whole
day
to
God
,
and
come
to
prayer
in
the
Church
;
but
spend
their
principal
care
about
the
regard
of
the
world
and
their
belly
.
because
he
could
not
finish
this
question
,
within
the
space
of
an
hour
.
whereas
the
week
having
an
hundred
sixty
eight
houres
,
God
hath
set
apart
one
for
himself
,
and
they
would
spend
this
about
secular
,
and
ridiculous
matters
.
Hom.
de
non
contemnenda
Eccles
he
thought
that
if
any
necessity
arose
,
a
dinner
was
not
to
be
preferred
to
a
more
urgent
action
.
Homil.
de
non
contemnenda
Eccles
Concil.
Aurelian.
Concil.
Agathensis
,
ann.
In
princip.
Homil.
Yesterday's
Sermon
?
—
Ambr.
de
Sacramentis
,
should
preach
every
day
that
by
continuance
in
teaching
,
the
auditors
minds
might
retain
the
Sermon
.
de
sacerdotio
,
lib.
Ye
made
yesterday
,
which
had
been
the
Devils
Festival
,
to
be
the
Spirits
Feast-day
,
because
ye
received
what
we
said
to
you
,
with
a
great
desire
of
mind
,
Ye
learned
yesterday
the
excellent
modesty
of
the
The
reliques
of
yesterdayes
table
,
I
set
before
you
to
day
.
Although
I
have
spoken
to
you
of
this
matter
,
yesterday
,
and
the
day
before
yesterday
,
yet
shall
I
not
perswade
you
to
it
to
day
,
nor
to
norrow
,
nor
the
next
day
after
to
morrow
,
With
the
same
beginning
,
and
like
prefaces
,
with
which
I
begun
yesterday
,
and
the
day
before
yesterday
,
I
will
also
begin
to
day
.
Greg.
Nyss
Psalm
68.
The
later
part
of
the
Psalm
upon
which
we
spoke
yesterday
to
your
charity
,
remains
to
be
explained
by
me
to
day
.
Yesterdays
labour
yesterdayes
lesson
This
dayes
lesson
out
of
the
Gospel
follows
the
Sermons
that
I
repeated
to
you
,
yesterday
,
and
the
day
before
yesterday
,
Cyprian
,
De
Lapsis
Theodosius
junior
Socr.
l.
7.
c.
Cypr.
Ep.
For
it
be●oveth
those
that
are
set
over
Churches
,
on
all
dayes
,
but
especially
Lords
dayes
,
to
teach
all
the
Clergy
and
people
the
oracles
of
piety
,
and
the
right
Religion
.
so
they
judged
,
that
all
times
of
the
day
were
fit
for
a
spiritual
discourse
,
We
took
time
in
a
few
words
from
the
first
dawning
of
the
day
,
These
our
discourses
of
that
evening
,
being
now
occupied
from
this
evening
,
do
here
put
an
end
to
our
Oration
.
brought
morning
aliment
,
and
the
other
evening
joy
to
his
hearers
.
and
to
talk
among
themselves
of
those
things
which
both
early
,
and
in
the
evening
,
his
Oration
yesterday
had
offered
them
.
lest
the
exuberant
satiety
of
speech
make
his
auditors
more
dull
to
receive
his
evening
banquets
.
had
set
a
banquet
before
his
auditors
in
the
morning
,
Behold
,
the
Evening
time
commands
us
silence
,
the
Sun
being
now
set
a
pretty
while
since
,
here
therefore
we
think
it
meet
,
that
this
our
Oration
should
bring
us
to
our
bed
,
or
rest
.
What
we
have
said
to
day
,
is
very
like
to
that
which
we
yet
have
determined
to
speak
to
day
.
to
come
after
their
carnal
table
to
a
spiritual
banquet
?
Hom.
9.
ad
Populum
because
when
they
had
dined
they
met
in
the
Church
.
that
he
,
being
wearied
with
the
labours
of
the
morning
Sermon
,
reserved
the
rest
,
and
was
wonderfully
refreshed
with
the
presence
of
Flavianus
.
to
bend
their
mind
to
the
rest
of
the
Psalm
,
of
which
he
had
been
speaking
in
the
morning
.
Wonder
not
,
dear
brethren
,
if
I
to
day
this
third
time
,
by
Gods
assistance
,
preach
unto
you
.
because
before
he
came
to
them
,
he
had
preached
in
another
Church
:
Philo
Judaeus
Moses
,
the
Sabbath
day
,
to
sanctifie
it
,
as
the
Lord
thy
God
hath
commanded
thee
.
The
Sabbath
is
given
not
for
idleness
,
but
that
men
being
withdrawn
from
the
care
of
temporal
things
,
they
might
spend
the
rest
of
it
in
spiritual
matters
.
Theodoret
,
we
are
commanded
to
rest
,
but
it
's
not
any
kind
of
rest
;
since
the
Holy
Ghost
hath
multiplied
our
work
:
he
hath
commanded
us
to
labour
in
Prayers
and
Psalms
.
there
shall
be
an
holy
convocation
.
and
his
sons
were
separated
from
others
by
God
,
to
teach
the
children
of
the
statutes
of
God
for
they
instructed
all
in
the
Word
of
God
since
it
was
neither
new
moon
nor
Sabbath
?
Junius
.
Lyra
He
spoke
this
because
men
went
more
frequently
on
those
dayes
to
the
Prophets
,
to
hear
Gods
word
:
Rabbi
Aben
Ezra
De
Rep.
Hebraeorum
Moses
,
Lev.
for
Asaph
David
,
2
Chron.
Flavius
Josephus
Cunaeus
,
we
are
to
believe
next
to
the
Pen-men
of
Holy
Writ
opinion
is
learned
to
a
miracle
would
have
us
hear
the
Law
not
once
,
or
twice
,
or
oftner
,
but
he
commands
all
men
,
leaving
their
other
works
,
to
meet
together
to
hear
the
Law
,
and
perfectly
to
learn
it
,
Philo
Judaeus
more
patrio
Carolus
Sigonius
de
Rep.
Hebraeorum
,
l.
5.
c.
Cornelius
Bertramus
that
the
right
observation
of
Sabbaths
consisted
in
the
holiness
of
all
their
words
and
deeds
,
and
in
Divine
worship
and
Prayers
.
if
the
Lords
dayes
solemnities
could
not
be
celebrated
on
the
day
time
,
then
ought
they
to
keep
them
on
the
night
,
if
not
with
every
one
of
them
,
yet
at
least
with
three
.
Justin
,
Origen
,
Tertullian
,
Ambrose
,
Augustine
,
Cyprian
,
Ep.
that
he
was
sore
troubled
,
when
he
could
not
go
to
,
and
exhort
every
one
,
as
the
Lords
,
and
his
Gospel
Ministry
required
,
S.
A.
although
he
might
live
innocently
and
without
scandal
,
yet
that
conversation
without
preaching
,
would
do
hurt
by
silence
,
although
he
might
do
good
by
Example
,
Ep.
ad
Oceanum
that
supplications
,
prayers
,
intercessions
,
and
giving
of
thanks
be
made
in
Churches
,
to
continue
with
one
accord
in
prayer
and
supplication
,
continue
in
the
Apostles
doctrine
,
and
fellowship
,
and
in
breaking
of
bread
,
and
prayers
,
Petitions
were
sent
away
,
viz.
Tertullian
de
anima
that
we
praying
may
by
our
prayers
as
it
were
beset
God
about
with
a
company
made
up
that
after
the
manner
of
the
Church
,
there
should
be
certain
Prayers
for
certain
houres
and
dayes
.
Arnobius
lib.
4.
contr.
Gent.
Phrygia
,
who
burnt
all
the
people
together
with
the
Conventicle
.
to
insist
upon
prayers
.
lib.
Joh.
c.
Conc.
Laodic
they
could
not
obtain
what
they
prayed
for
,
of
any
one
else
,
therefore
in
Prayers
they
had
respect
to
God
,
as
being
one
who
alone
could
answer
their
petitions
.
And
it
is
a
point
of
great
folly
to
ask
of
those
who
are
no
Gods
,
as
if
they
were
Gods
.
Eus.
Hist.
l.
4.
c.
Justin
Martyr
l.
15.
c.
the
Mediator
of
God
and
Men
:
that
none
of
the
good
and
faithful
Christians
could
bear
that
made
a
Bishop
the
Mediatour
between
God
and
the
people
.
Greg.
Naz.
that
they
undertake
the
care
and
government
of
souls
,
and
do
the
part
of
Mediatours
between
God
and
men
.
that
by
Bishops
Prayers
wars
are
ended
,
invasions
of
Angels
kept
off
,
and
hurtful
spirits
repelled
.
that
it
is
the
part
of
a
Bishop
,
as
an
Ambassadour
,
to
intercede
for
a
whole
City
,
yea
,
for
the
whole
world
,
and
deprecate
God
,
that
he
may
be
propitious
to
men
.
that
the
preparation
of
the
mind
go
before
Prayer
,
to
worship
the
immortal
Gods
but
perswading
them
to
undertake
that
with
a
prepared
mind
.
Hoc
age
,
i.
e.
and
that
the
mind
should
think
of
nothing
at
that
time
but
what
it
prayed
for
only
:
having
premised
a
Preface
to
the
Prayer
,
did
prepare
the
minds
of
the
Brethren
,
by
saying
,
i.
up
with
your
hearts
have
up
,
or
we
have
them
for
the
Lord
they
were
put
in
mind
that
they
ought
to
think
of
nothing
else
but
the
Lord
.
i.
one
common
Prayer
,
which
they
uttered
with
one
mind
,
and
sincere
faith
in
Jesus
.
Clemens
Alexandrinus
the
multitude
of
them
that
prayed
had
as
it
were
one
common
voice
,
and
one
mind
.
Athanasius
that
all
might
make
one
and
the
same
voice
,
without
a
discord
.
Cyprian
,
de
Oratione
Dominica
there
was
a
common
and
publick
prayer
.
Acts
1.
14.
continued
with
one
accord
in
Prayer
,
when
they
declared
the
instancy
and
concord
of
their
prayer
.
since
there
ought
to
be
but
one
voice
in
the
Church
,
he
that
readeth
speaketh
alone
,
and
he
that
is
the
Bishop
sitteth
silent
in
the
mean
time
,
and
he
that
singeth
,
singeth
alone
,
and
when
all
sing
together
,
the
voice
is
uttered
as
by
one
mouth
,
and
he
that
preaches
to
the
people
,
preacheth
alone
,
Common
Prayers
were
made
by
the
Priest
,
and
others
,
and
all
made
one
Prayer
.
they
prayed
without
a
monitor
,
because
out
of
their
heart
put
up
prayers
,
and
giving
of
thanks
i.
as
well
as
he
could
.
Justin
Martyr
,
ap.
some
things
which
may
be
prayed
for
according
to
the
circumstance
of
every
one
,
first
premising
the
lawful
and
ordinary
Prayer
as
a
foundation
.
A
liberty
of
accidents
;
a
liberty
for
desires
to
be
put
out
into
occasional
prayers
.
that
we
may
beg
for
the
same
things
in
these
or
other
words
,
but
we
are
not
to
pray
for
other
things
since
t
was
for
them
to
pray
unto
God
,
that
he
might
divert
the
evils
that
hung
over
every
one
.
some
spake
in
their
Prayers
contrary
to
the
rule
of
Faith
it
should
be
lawful
for
none
to
compose
Forms
of
Prayer
at
their
pleasure
,
which
they
used
in
the
publick
assemblies
,
but
the
same
should
be
retained
in
every
meeting
.
should
conferr
with
the
more
able
Brethren
that
no
requests
or
A●
but
those
which
were
approved
by
a
Synod
.
(
Conc.
Milevit
.
in
Concilio
Africano
when
they
stood
at
the
altar
.
Conc.
Carthag
were
either
formerly
in
use
for
they
speak
of
some
who
name
the
Father
for
the
son
,
or
the
son
for
the
Father
:
and
who
had
written
out
Prayers
to
themselves
from
some
other
.
Conc.
Carth.
that
nothing
be
composed
against
the
Faith
,
either
through
ignorance
or
less
care
.
Lords
day
for
things
just
,
honest
,
and
meet
to
be
heard
.
cont.
Gent.
Justin
Martyr
.
Ap.
sec
Tertull.
apol
Tertull.
ibid.
Cypr.
de
Orat.
Dom.
Contr.
Celsum
that
the
right
Christians
did
not
in
their
prayers
make
use
of
the
usual
names
of
God
in
Holy
Writ
,
but
the
prayed
in
the
and
the
in
the
and
every
one
in
his
own
Language
,
and
praised
God
according
to
their
might
:
and
the
Lord
of
all
Languages
heard
them
pray
in
all
Languages
,
understanding
them
as
well
when
they
spake
in
divers
,
as
if
they
all
agreed
in
one
Language
,
that
I
may
say
so
,
and
as
men
of
one
voice
.
Justin
Martyr
that
they
prayed
standing
When
we
stand
we
ought
with
watchfulness
,
and
with
all
our
hearts
,
to
apply
our selves
to
prayer
.
Clem.
Alexand.
Strom.
that
they
fell
down
upon
the
earth
when
they
paryed
.
Euseb.
Hist.
Christians
,
when
with
joynt
Prayers
they
worshipped
God
,
they
were
prostrate
:
when
they
prayed
,
they
fell
upon
their
bended
knee
.
The
Church
,
commandeth
Prayers
to
be
made
with
all
diligence
,
and
with
kneeling
,
on
set
dayes
.
they
worshipped
not
on
their
knees
,
and
anciently
they
rejoyced
in
that
immunity
,
from
the
Passover
till
Pentecost
.
Just.
Mart.
Philippi
,
Acts
Hierusalem
,
Act.
prayed
with
their
face
turned
to
the
East
.
because
the
East
is
more
excellent
than
other
parts
of
the
Creation
Just.
Martyr
,
q.
because
the
light
of
knowing
the
truth
,
arose
in
the
east
,
even
as
the
Sun
doth
.
because
we
seek
for
our
ancient
countrey
,
namely
,
Paradise
,
which
God
consecrated
in
the
East
.
Basil
.
de
as
if
they
worshipped
the
Sun
.
Tertull.
Amen
.
Just.
Mart.
Const.
Amen
rung
again
like
Thunder
,
Zon.
in
Can.
75.
Conc.
Trull
.
When
ye
come
together
,
every
one
of
you
hath
a
Psalm
,
&c.
Dionysius
.
Euseh.
De
Anima
,
c.
Plinius
secundus
that
the
Christians
had
their
meetings
before
day
for
singing
to
Christ
,
and
God
.
Trajan
,
John
Gregor.
Nazianz.
to
take
hymns
for
timbrels
,
singing
of
Psalms
,
for
bawdy
and
wicked
songs
,
&c.
lib.
13.
c.
8.
Hom.
post
redit
.
Chrysostomi
,
Ruffin
.
Hist.
Eccles.
lib.
2.
cap.
that
he
would
send
to
him
▪
the
singing
of
the
Psalterium
,
i
▪
especially
because
the
manner
of
singers
was
not
used
amongst
them
,
nor
the
grace
of
an
hymn
was
known
in
their
mouth
.
Damas
.
that
Psalms
should
be
sung
,
both
on
the
day
and
night
by
the
Clergy
.
Psalms
should
be
sung
Polyd.
Virgil.
l.
Millainoys
;
For
when
the
people
watched
in
the
Church
,
and
then
it
was
appointed
,
that
Psalms
and
hymns
should
be
sung
,
according
to
the
custome
of
the
Oriental
countries
,
lest
the
people
should
pine
away
with
the
tediousness
of
sorrow
,
and
from
that
day
to
this
day
it
is
retained
,
many
,
and
now
almost
all
congregations
in
the
whole
world
imitating
it
.
Paulinus
they
sung
sometimes
Conf.
l.
Diodorus
did
teach
,
that
Psalms
were
to
be
sung
divine
Songs
of
the
Prophets
called
forth
to
sing
to
God
,
either
out
of
the
Holy
Scriptures
,
or
of
his
own
invention
.
Chrysostom
.
lib.
Davids
Psalms
Neither
could
they
that
sung
to
the
Lord
in
their
heart
,
any
otherwise
stir
up
themselves
by
Psalms
,
hymns
,
and
spiritual
songs
.
Austin
,
Confess
I
will
sing
with
the
spirit
,
and
I
will
sing
with
understanding
also
the
sweetness
of
the
voice
,
but
the
affection
of
the
mind
is
to
be
observed
.
to
worship
God
in
praises
and
hymns
that
are
tuned
in
a
pure
mind
,
which
God
onely
looketh
at
,
than
those
that
are
sung
with
a
loud
and
shrill
voice
:
did
soberly
sing
their
Divine
songs
of
the
Prophets
in
the
Church
,
whereas
the
sung
their
immodest
roarings
,
like
songs
composed
by
mans
wit
,
as
if
they
were
sounding
a
trumpet
to
battel
.
simple
singing
in
the
Church
who
was
some
time
more
moved
with
the
singing
,
than
the
thing
which
was
sung
:
Singing
of
Psalms
is
a
kind
of
deprecating
God
,
wherein
,
by
suppliant
prayers
,
we
beg
the
pardon
of
sins
.
our
singing
must
be
to
God
,
Nor
are
we
like
to
anoint
our
throat
and
mouth
with
sweet
modulation
,
that
our
Theatrical
tunes
and
songs
may
be
heard
in
the
Church
,
but
we
are
to
sing
with
reverence
,
indeed
,
and
in
knowledge
of
the
Scripture
.
There
are
some
men
who
,
contemning
God
,
and
reckoning
the
Oracles
of
the
Spirit
,
for
common
and
profane
,
do
utter
disordered
voices
,
carrying
themselves
no
better
than
those
that
are
mad
,
ruffling
and
rowling
with
the
whole
body
,
and
shewing
manners
far
off
from
a
spiritual
stability
.
O
wretched
and
unhappy
man
!
thou
oughtest
with
trembling
and
reverence
to
resound
the
angelical
glorification
,
and
with
terrour
to
make
confession
to
thy
Creatour
,
and
by
this
to
beg
the
pardon
of
sins
.
And
here
thou
bringest
in
the
fashions
of
Mimicks
and
Dancers
,
while
thou
throwest
the
hands
undecently
,
and
jumpest
with
the
feet
,
and
turnest
about
with
the
whole
body
.
And
how
is
it
,
that
thou
fearest
not
,
nor
tremblest
to
hear
of
these
things
against
such
Oracles
?
doest
thou
not
think
that
God
is
invisibly
present
here
,
who
measureth
the
motion
of
every
man
,
and
hath
a
consideration
of
the
conscience
?
doest
thou
not
think
,
that
the
Angels
do
stand
by
this
stupendous
table
,
and
with
reverence
compass
it
about
?
but
thou
dost
not
think
on
these
things
,
because
the
things
which
are
heard
and
seen
in
the
Theatres
have
darkned
thy
mind
;
and
therefore
doest
thou
bring
in
that
to
be
used
in
the
Church
,
which
is
done
there
?
therefore
doest
thou
discover
a
disordered
mind
,
in
clamours
that
signifie
nothing
certain
?
how
therefore
wilt
thou
beg
the
pardon
of
thy
sins
?
how
wilt
thou
receive
the
Lord
into
thy
house
,
who
dost
so
contemptuously
offer
him
a
prayer
?
Thou
sayest
,
and
declarest
,
that
thy
manners
are
far
from
mercy
.
Thou
criest
out
,
and
expressest
an
outward
shew
far
from
salvation
.
Why
are
thy
hands
spread
out
to
pray
,
which
are
alwayes
thrown
aloft
,
and
turned
about
in
an
unseemly
manner
.
Which
,
through
the
importunate
impulse
of
a
vehement
and
violent
spirit
,
make
a
sound
which
signifies
nothing
certain
?
are
not
those
examples
partly
of
silly
women
,
that
exercise
whorish
tricks
in
the
streets
,
and
partly
of
them
that
bawl
in
the
Theatres
?
lib.
9.
c.
unto
which
,
it
was
not
fit
to
give
over
the
soul
to
be
effeminated
they
had
all
one
voice
,
and
one
heart
.
and
when
all
sung
after
him
,
the
voice
came
as
it
were
out
of
one
mouth
.
now
when
they
sing
,
they
are
divided
into
two
parts
,
and
sing
after
one
another
by
course
,
then
this
charge
being
committed
to
one
of
these
persons
,
to
begin
before
the
rest
in
singing
,
then
the
rest
sung
after
him
when
day
appeared
,
they
all
offered
up
a
Psalm
to
God
,
as
with
one
mouth
,
and
one
heart
.
Socrates
,
Hist.
Plinius
Secundus
there
was
one
voice
of
all
in
the
Church
,
while
they
prayed
to
God
,
one
prayer
of
all
,
when
they
sung
hymns
:
the
voice
was
uttered
as
out
of
one
mouth
,
Hom.
36.
in
1
Ephraimus
Syrus
,
Soz.
Diodorus
:
who
having
divided
the
Quire
into
two
parties
,
gave
them
to
be
sung
by
course
Justin
Martyr
because
songs
,
rattles
,
and
organs
,
are
fitter
for
children
and
fools
than
the
Church
.
Plat.
in
vita
Leonis
when
the
people
and
Clergy
sung
promiscuously
,
through
the
unskilfulness
of
the
singers
,
it
oft
fell
out
,
that
by
the
disordered
sound
of
voices
,
the
diversity
marred
that
harmonious
singing
,
which
was
congruous
to
the
Churches
dignity
;
therefore
it
was
prohibited
the
people
in
the
Church
,
that
none
should
sing
but
those
unto
whom
this
work
was
assigned
.
in
Notis
Conc.
Laodic
the
Church
simple
singing
Gregory
the
Great
that
those
who
were
chosen
to
office
of
preaching
,
and
the
holy
Ministry
,
should
,
having
that
charge
,
betake
themselves
to
singing
:
Mauritius
.
Gregory
Readers
in
the
Church
ought
rather
to
attend
the
care
of
singing
,
than
the
reading
of
holy
bookes
.
Cornelius
Agrippa
Hearers
understanding
Elevation
of
the
Spirit
Babylonish
whore
Polydor
Virgil
,
De
inventione
rerum
,
Tertull
.
lib.
ad
Ux.
cap.
Lords
Feast
Act.
Ap.
Catechumeni
,
Audientes
,
Competentes
,
Poenitentes
,
Catechumens
,
Faithful
no
believing
without
catechising
Clemens
Alexand.
Catechizing
leads
to
the
faith
Const.
Ap.
lib.
Augustine
,
lib.
de
Fide
&
Operibus
,
cap.
Catechumeni
,
to
hear
how
they
ought
to
become
,
and
live
as
the
Faithful
.
that
they
hear
what
Faith
is
,
and
what
the
life
of
a
Christian
ought
to
be
.
Masters
of
Catechising
Origen
,
Euseb
Catal.
Eccles
Pantaenus
,
Eus
Greg.
Nazianz.
Tertnllian
speaks
without
the
compass
of
the
Temple
,
Dionys.
Areop
without
the
Temple
,
in
the
Porch
Zonar
.
in
Can.
So
Dyonys
.
Areop.
Eccles.
Hierarch
.
Augustine
,
after
Sermon
i.
e.
and
the
Faithful
remained
Doctor
Audientium
Having
dismissed
the
Catechumeni
Audientes
)
to
some
I
gave
the
Symbole
in
the
Fonts
.
as
firm
therein
,
they
sued
for
Baptism
.
Serm.
de
tempore
i.
let
the
go
out
Conc.
Ancyran
Baronius
,
an.
Centur
.
Magdeb.
Gregorius
Neocaesariensis
Baronius
,
or
sorrow
,
is
without
the
gate
of
the
Oratory
,
Let
the
offender
beg
pardon
with
teares
,
beg
with
sighs
,
beg
that
he
may
be
pardoned
at
the
weeping
of
all
the
people
.
to
kneel
to
the
Presbyters
,
and
the
dear
servants
of
God
.
they
sued
to
them
,
besought
them
,
fell
on
their
knees
,
kissed
their
footsteps
.
they
required
the
patronage
of
the
holy
people
to
God
for
them
.
to
have
opened
her
wound
to
all
,
while
she
had
her
sides
ripped
open
,
her
head
bare
,
her
mouth
shut
,
neither
did
she
enter
into
the
Church
of
the
Lord
,
but
sate
saparate
without
the
tents
,
with
Lateran
Cathedral
Hierom
,
ibid.
Dionysius
Areopagita
cap.
ult
Pope
Zephirinas
Constit
.
Apost.
l.
Conc.
Nic.
Conc.
Laodic
.
Baron
.
ibid.
Zonar
.
Conc.
Anoyrani
Constit
.
Apost
called
Substrati
,
Baron
.
ibid.
ibid.
Zonaras
Concil.
Ancyr
Ambr.
Ep.
Concil.
Ancyran
they
,
were
partakers
of
Prayer
with
the
people
,
without
offering
.
Learned
Hospinian
De
Templis
lest
the
disorderly
meeting
of
the
people
should
diminish
their
faith
in
Christ
,
and
to
procure
the
greater
gladness
amongst
them
,
by
a
mutual
seeing
one
another
Lords
Day
Prosper
,
De
vita
contempt
by
interrogatories
make
tryal
,
whether
they
retained
what
they
had
heard
.
he
would
discourse
some
time
with
his
Auditors
about
what
they
had
heard
Hom.
6.
ad
Pop.
Antioch
Hom.
9.
ad
Pop.
For
if
it
be
no
reproach
for
a
Physician
to
ask
his
patient
how
it
is
with
him
;
neither
is
it
amiss
in
us
to
be
still
inquiring
about
our
Hearers
salvation
;
for
we
being
thus
advertised
what
to
do
,
and
what
to
leave
undone
,
shall
apply
remedies
according
to
congruous
discipline
.
while
he
inculcated
some
things
to
them
,
who
entred
communication
with
him
privately
.
Hom.
prim
.
de
Lazaro
to
go
to
every
one
that
was
committed
to
his
care
,
and
to
exhort
them
cording
to
the
Ministry
of
the
Lord
and
of
his
Gospel
.
for
strengthening
all
by
their
daily
exhortations
.
ad
Pap.
Antioch
that
when
they
are
return'd
home
,
they
read
the
Holy
Scriptures
,
and
call
their
wife
and
children
together
,
to
confer
of
those
things
that
were
spoken
.
Chrysostom
,
Hom.
Whilst
they
do
not
search
out
the
sense
of
the
Scriptures
,
which
they
heard
in
the
assembly
:
&c.
Hom.
all
that
might
be
the
table
talk
to
the
hearers
Praef.
in
Psal
As
it
belongeth
to
us
to
speak
in
the
Church
to
you
,
so
it
belongeth
to
you
to
speak
of
it
in
your
houses
.
Basil
the
Great
that
in
this
daily
commotion
we
neglect
not
to
provide
viands
for
a
removal
into
that
life
that
never
will
have
end
.
Basil
The
Lords
Day
being
consecrated
by
the
Resurrection
of
Christ
,
doth
not
onely
prefigure
the
eternal
rest
of
the
Spirit
,
but
body
also
.
Ignatius
,
Epist.
ad
Magnes
.
in
meditating
of
the
Law
,
not
in
refreshing
and
releasing
of
the
body
,
and
admiring
the
works
of
God
:
in
Num.
bids
in
,
among
other
things
,
to
think
of
heavenly
things
,
to
be
careful
about
the
future
hope
,
to
have
before
our
eyes
the
Judgment
to
come
,
and
not
to
look
at
present
and
visible
things
,
but
at
invisible
and
future
.
their
conversation
may
be
in
heaven
,
from
whence
they
look
for
the
Saviour
,
in
Gen.
ad
Pop.
remaineth
a
Sabbatism
,
Heb.
Justin
Martyr
,
Ap.
Austin
,
If
he
have
any
thing
more
to
say
,
for
my
part
,
I
know
it
not
,
let
him
wrangle
with
the
Scriptures
,
not
with
us
that
what
God
hath
cleansed
,
they
call
not
common
.
Gregory
Nyssen
,
a
pronouncing
of
sentence
,
but
an
exercitation
,
and
disputation
.
truth
out
of
its
fountains
that
they
may
seek
novelty
in
the
bowels
of
antiquity
August . de Trinit. ● . 4. c. 16.
No sober man will hold an opinion against reason ; no Christian man against Scripture ; no peaceable man against the Church .