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This, too, we ought to know,--that from the evening of Saturday which
precedes the Sunday, up to the following evening, among the Egyptians
they never kneel, nor from Easter to Whitsuntide; nor do they at these
times observe a rule of fasting, the reason for which shall be Explained
in its proper place in the Conferences of the Elders, if the Lord
permits. At present we only propose to run through the causes very briefly,
lest our book exceed its due limits and prove tiresome or burdensome to the
reader.
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