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inftead of next after the vernal Equinox, we fay, next after 
the 2 ill of March: But then it is faid (by miftake, as Dr. 
Willis luppofes) after the firft full moon, inftead of upon, or 
next after the firft full-moon (for fb it is to be underftood) and 
then it is added, and if the full-moon happen on a Stwday, 
£after day is the Sunday after; which niuft needs be a 
miftake 5 for in fuch cafe, it is to be that Sunday, and not the 
Sunday after j and fo the tables agree contrary to this note, 
both that for 40 years, and that to find Ecificr for ever ; and 
fo it was obferved in the years 1^68, 1^78, and 1582 j and 
whenever it happens that the ecclefiaftical fliU-moon falls on a 
Sunday: The only doubt remains, on what day we muft 
reckon the ecclefiaftical full-moon to fall on ; for we are not to 
judge either the Equinox, or the full-moon, according as they 
happen in the he.ivens, or in our almanacs, but according to 
the Pafchal tables, fitted to the time of the Nicene council ^ and 
accordingly we are to account the Equinox to be now, as then 
it was, on March 2 1 : The golden number, adapted to the 
cycle of 19 years, after the end of which it begins again at i, 2, 
2, ^c. is placed in the firft column of our calendar, to inform 
us on what day, of fuch a year, the nev; moon is fuppofed to 
happen in each month; and the 1 5th day of that moon is repu- 
ted the full; thus the golden number for the year 1^98 is 8, 
that is, this is the 8th year of fuch decennoval cycle, or circle 
of 19 years, commonly called Cyclus Panaris, or the cycle of 
the moon ; as the other circle of 18 years is called Cyclus So- 
laris, the circle of the fun, or rather of the Sunday letter; and 
this number 8 ftands in the calendar at Mar.6i\ which we muft 
therefore fuppofe to be new moon, tho' the new moon were 
indeed Ji^r. 2d ; now ]\[ar.6t\i being the new moon, or firft 
(Jay of the reputed lunar month for iiich year, March 20th will 
be the 15th day, or the reputed full moon for the month of 
March this year, which.happens to be Sunday, the Dominical 
letter for this year being B; but this happening before March 
2ift, the fuppofed 5j7.w;cx:, cannot be the Pafchal full moon, 
but we muft wait for another; and we fhall then find the 
golden number 8 ftanding at April 5th, for the new moon of 
l4pril the fame year; and therefore the full moon, or 15th day 
of that reputed lunar month is April rpth; which being 'I'upf- 
day, the Sunday next following is April 24th, where ftands B, 
the Sunday letter for this year, which is therefore to be Eafter 
day, according to the intent of thele tables, and it was obferved 
accordingly : But it were to be wifhed, there had been fonie- 
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