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the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n have_v enjoin_v and_o this_o he_o do_v in_o two_o respect_n first_o because_o he_o violate_v god_n mediate_a command_n who_o have_v authorize_v the_o church_n in_o his_o right_n and_o by_o his_o power_n to_o ordain_v such_o thing_n so_o that_o to_o neglect_v the_o church_n in_o this_o case_n be_v to_o neglect_v god_n second_o because_o the_o immediate_a precept_n of_o god_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o church_n by_o which_o that_o which_o by_o he_o be_v leave_v indefinite_a be_v define_v and_o determine_v but_o that_o liberty_n either_o for_o ordinary_a labour_n or_o honest_a recreation_n which_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o observation_n of_o these_o precept_n no_o man_n can_v just_o account_v sinful_a unless_o he_o can_v produce_v not_o the_o fancy_n of_o some_o zelotes_n or_o the_o opinion_n of_o this_o or_o that_o man_n though_o account_v never_o so_o good_a or_o learned_a but_o some_o other_o precept_n give_v by_o god_n or_o those_o who_o god_n have_v command_v we_o to_o obey_v for_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a maxim_n which_o the_o apostle_n deliver_v where_o no_o law_n be_v there_o be_v no_o transgression_n 15._o the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o law_n only_o be_v that_o whereby_o thing_n be_v exempt_v from_o our_o power_n and_o liberty_n which_o otherwise_o except_o in_o case_n of_o scandal_n remain_v entire_a and_o this_o alone_a be_v sufficient_a to_o terminate_v this_o dispute_n upon_o which_o we_o will_v join_v issue_n with_o those_o that_o be_v contrary_a mind_v be_v not_o more_o confident_a that_o they_o can_v show_v no_o bind_a precept_n for_o the_o restrain_v of_o our_o christian_a liberty_n in_o this_o case_n then_o willing_a to_o retract_v what_o have_v be_v say_v if_o they_o shall_v prove_v themselves_o able_a to_o do_v it_o finis_fw-la what_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v what_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v what_o the_o judicial_a law_n be_v aquin._n 1._o 2._o qu._n 101._o col._n 2._o 17._o aq._n 1._o 2._o q._n 100_o moral_a precept_n not_o all_o equal_o belong_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n aq._n ibid._n ibid._n inter_fw-la emnia_fw-la illa_fw-la 10._o praecepta_fw-la solum_fw-la ibi_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la sabbato_fw-la positum_fw-la est_fw-la sigurate_a observandum_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la aug._n ep_n 118_o cap._n 12._o caetera_fw-la ibi_fw-la praecepta_fw-la propriè_fw-la sicut_fw-la praecepta_fw-la sunt_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la figura_fw-la a_o significatione_n observamus_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n inst_n l._n 2._o &_o 8_o §._o 28._o vinbratile_n veteres_fw-la nuncupare_fw-la solent_fw-la dinudia_fw-la tantum_fw-la exparte_v rem_fw-la attingunt_fw-la id._n ibid._n ibid._n sabbati_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la est_fw-la partim_fw-la morale_n partim_fw-la ceremoniale_a unde_fw-la into_o contineâ—…er_fw-la aliquid_fw-la aternum_fw-la et_fw-la aliquid_fw-la temporarium_fw-la mart._n thes_n in_o exod._n 2._o
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sanae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la aut_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la contrarium_fw-la quominus_fw-la cum_fw-la utilitate_fw-la publicâ_fw-la imprimi_fw-la possit_fw-la ita_fw-la tamen_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la intra_fw-la tres_fw-la menses_fw-la proximè_fw-la sequentes_fw-la typis_fw-la mandetur_fw-la haec_fw-la licentia_fw-la sit_fw-la omnino_fw-la irrita_fw-la exit_fw-la aedibus_fw-la lambethanis_n novemb_n 18._o 1635._o guilford_n bray._n r._n p._n d._n arch._n cant._n capel_n domesticus_n a_o discourse_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o lord_n day_n that_o man_n may_v not_o be_v deceive_v with_o show_n and_o mistake_v judaisine_n for_o christianity_n or_o that_o they_o who_o so_o mistake_v use_v to_o disrellish_v all_o thing_n which_o suit_v not_o with_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o catechism_n may_v not_o think_v they_o have_v ingross_v all_o religion_n and_o piety_n to_o themselves_o and_o they_o thereby_o encourage_v to_o proceed_v in_o their_o hard_a censure_n of_o those_o 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