5. But that you may see how greatly you mistake the case of England; read but our eldest English Historian, Bede Hist. Eccles. As l. 1. 26. he mentioneth an old Church named St. Martins built in the Romans time, and cap. 33. a Church built by the ancient faithful Romans; (And by the way, I think it most probable that the Roman Soldiers first brought Christianity into Britain) so he oft describeth the Worship as agreeable to other Churches: And l. 2. c. 2. he begins his reproof of the Britons for not keeping Easter on the due Lords day, but never reproveth them for not keeping the Lords day it self. And though ⟨p. 175⟩the Britons and the Scots had so little regard of the English Bishops sent from Rome, that they awhile refused so much as to eat with them, yea or to eat in the same Inn (cap. 4. li. 2.) yet about the Lords day there was no Controversy. Lib. 3. c. 4. he tells you that the Scots difference about Easter day continued till, an. 716. for want of intelligence from other Churches, though Columbanus and his followers were very holy persons. And (that you may see you error) he there tells you that they did not keep Easter day with the Jews on the fourteenth day still, as some thought, but on the Lords day; but not in the right week: For (saith he) they knew (as being Christians) that the Lords Resurrection which was on the first day of the week, was always to be celebrated on the first day of the week; But being Barbarous and Rustics, they had not yet learned when that same first day of the week, which is now called the Lords day, did come.
5. But that you may see how greatly you mistake the case of England; read but our eldest English Historian, Beda Hist. Eccles. As l. 1. 26. he mentioneth an old Church named St. Martins built in the Romans time, and cap. 33. a Church built by the ancient faithful Romans; (And by the way, I think it most probable that the Roman Souldiers first brought Christianity into Brittain) so he oft describeth the Worship as agreeable to other Churches: And l. 2. c. 2. he begins his reproof of the Britains for not keeping Easter on the due Lords day, but never reproveth them for not keeping the Lords day it self. And though ⟨p. 175⟩the Britans and the Scots had so little regard of the English Bishops sent from Rome, that they awhile refused so much as to eat with them, yea or to eate in the same Inne (cap. 4. li. 2.) yet about the Lords day there was no Controversie. Lib. 3. c. 4. he tells you that the Scots difference about Easter day continued till, an. 716. for want of intelligence from other Churches, though Columbanus and his followers were very holy persons. And (that you may see you errour) he there tells you that they did not keep Easter day with the Jews on the fourteenth day still, as some thought, but on the Lords day; but not in the right week: For (saith he) they knew (as being Christians) that the Lords Resurrection which was on the first day of the week, was alwaies to be celebrated on the first day of the week; But being Barbarous and Rusticks, they had not yet learned when that same first day of the week, which is now called the Lords day, did come.
