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A26468 VindiciƦ sabbathi, or, An answer to two treatises of Master Broads the one, concerning the Sabbath or seaventh day, the other, concerning the Lord's-day or first of the weeke : with a survey of all the rest which of late have written upon that subject / by George Abbot. Abbot, George, 1604-1649. 1641 (1641) Wing A66; ESTC R3974 196,378 288

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on_o that_o day_n broad_n chap._n ix_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n after_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n the_o four_o commandment_n be_v ceremonial_a and_o abrogate_a and_o for_o proof_n hereof_o ●_o say_v 1._o that_o i_o have_v see_v many_o say_n of_o father_n and_o other_o show_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n whereof_o i_o will_v set_v down_o some_o in_o this_o place_n more_o may_v be_v find_v in_o my_o other_o book_n tertull._n lib._n adversus_fw-la jud._n denique_fw-la doceant_fw-la judaei_n imagination_n though_o the_o jew_n can_v prove_v this_o yet_o some_o christian_n can_v in_o their_o imagination_n adam_n sabbatizasse_n etc._n etc._n last_o let_v the_o jew_n prove_v if_o they_o can_v that_o adam_n abel_n or_o noah_n keep_v the_o sabbath_n or_o that_o melchisedech_n receive_v the_o law_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o his_o priesthood_n but_o the_o jew_n will_v reply_v and_o say_v since_o this_o 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son_n in_o law_n george_n abbot_z dear_a friend_n i_o doubt_v not_o that_o god_n shall_v have_v honour_n by_o this_o book_n from_o other_o let_v he_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o it_o from_o yourself_o when_o we_o come_v to_o give_v up_o our_o account_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v our_o receipt_n first_o as_o from_o god_n 20._o matth._n 25._o 20._o master_n thou_o deliver_v i_o five_o talent_n then_o our_o gain_n and_o improvement_n by_o and_o of_o they_o unto_o god_n for_o we_o trade_n for_o our_o master_n and_o not_o for_o ourselves_o there_o be_v light_n in_o the_o treatise_n more_o than_o have_v show_v in_o former_a time_n or_o author_n as_o the_o declaration_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o world_n be_v progressive_a so_o be_v the_o illumination_n of_o the_o spirit_n not_o only_o in_o particular_a man_n soul_n but_o in_o the_o whole_a church_n which_o must_v have_v her_o growth_n as_o well_o as_o particular_a man_n and_o what_o if_o somebody_o in_o after_o time_n may_v stand_v on_o your_o 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