56 The -Preface. At length this Matter fell into the handling of Tielor, `Bifliop of Rome. And his Judgmentwas that the Obfer- vation of eafer on the Lords Day, and not on the fourteenth day of the firfl Month precirely, according to the Computationof the Jews, in the Obfervation of the `Palover, was to be impofed on all the Churches of Chrift every where. It had all along until his timebeen judged a thing indifferent, wherein the Churches and all Believers were left unto the ufe of their own Liberty. He had no pretence of any Divine Inflitution making it necefiary, the Writers of thole days conftantly affirm- ing that the Apoftles made no Canons, Rules, or Lares about fuch things. He had Perfonsof as great Wórth as any in the World, as Melito, Palycrates, Polycarprms, that oppofed him, not only as unto the Impofition of his Pra&ice on others , but as unto his error as they judged in the Matter of Fa& and Right. Yet all this could not hinder but that he would needs have the Re- putation of the Father of sch.ifnes among the Churches of Chrift by his ImpofLions, and cut off all the If an Churches from Communion , declaring them and their Members Excommunicate. eufeeb. lib. 5. cap. a3. The Noire hereof coming abroad unto other Chur- ches,_great Offence was taken at it by many of them, and Vielor was roundlydealt withal by fundry of them who agreedwith him in Pra&ife, but abhorred his Im- poi tion of it, and making it a condition ofChurch Com- munion. Among thole who fo oppofed and rebúked him, Ire neew was the molt Eminent. And I 'hall obferve fome few
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