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A04128 Seven questions of the sabbath briefly disputed, after the manner of the schooles Wherein such cases, and scruples, as are incident to this subject, are cleared, and resolved, by Gilbert Ironside B.D. Ironside, Gilbert, 1588-1671. 1637 (1637) STC 14268; ESTC S107435 185,984 324

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it_o if_o we_o relinquish_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v not_o the_o seven_o but_o the_o eight_o in_o number_n of_o day_n and_o so_o 58._o so_o tertul._n de_fw-fr idolol_n cyril_n in_o io._n lib._n 12._o c._n 58._o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n style_v it_o if_o we_o still_o confine_v ourselves_o to_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o week_n and_o withal_o dissolve_v the_o reference_n which_o one_o day_n have_v to_o another_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o creation_n we_o may_v make_v it_o any_o other_o number_n what_o we_o please_v last_o this_o argument_n suppose_v the_o question_n viz._n that_o god_n have_v command_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n under_o the_o gospel_n one_o of_o seven_o and_o this_o in_o particular_a to_o be_v keep_v sabbath_n whereas_o all_o outward_a observation_n which_o be_v command_v in_o general_a be_v leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o church_n when_o we_o once_o descend_v to_o particular_n to_o the_o second_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o all_o particular_n 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upon_o good_a ground_n &_o christian_a consideration_n be_v neither_o good_a subject_n nor_o good_a christian_a it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o conscience_n be_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n yet_o i_o think_v no_o man_n will_v so_o restrain_v he_o to_o that_o throne_n as_o to_o say_v he_o can_v put_v another_o thereinto_o that_o 70._o that_o lex_fw-la aliqua_fw-la potest_fw-la cond●_n cvi_fw-la sit_fw-la necessariò_fw-la etiàm_fw-la 〈◊〉_d mortali_fw-la parendum_fw-la quaeque_fw-la vi_fw-la suâ_fw-la quamvis_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la dependentèr_fw-la à_fw-la lege_fw-la divinâ_fw-la &_o aeternâ_fw-la obliget_fw-la sub_fw-la mortali_fw-la greg._n val._n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la humh_o vbi_fw-la pater_fw-la iubet_fw-la quod_fw-la centra_fw-la dominum_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la sic_fw-la audiendus_fw-la est_fw-la quomodo_fw-la deus_fw-la aug._n in_o ps_n 70._o our_o superior_n especial_o those_o that_o derive_v their_o power_n immediate_o from_o god_n himself_o may_v if_o cause_n so_o 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