Theparsongaveusamosteruditesermonontheritesandceremonies
ofChristmas，andtheproprietyofobservingitnotmerelyasadayof
thanksgiving，butofrejoicing；supportingthecorrectnessofhis
opinionsbytheearliestusagesofthechurch，andenforcingthemby
theauthoritiesofTheophilusofCesarea，St。Cyprian，St。Chrysostom，