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as_o before_o d_o jam._n 5.13_o be_v any_o man_n merry_a let_v he_o sing_v e_o 2._o chron._n 35.25_o and_o all_o sing_a man_n and_o sing_v woman_n mourn_v for_o josiah_n in_o their_o lamentation_n etc._n etc._n f_o psal_n 33.1_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n o_o you_o righteous_a for_o it_o become_v well_o the_o upright_a man_n to_o be_v thankful_a g_o exod._n 15.1_o then_o sing_v moses_n and_o all_o israel_n this_o song_n unto_o the_o lord_n also_o col._n 3.16_o sing_v with_o a_o grace_n unto_o the_o lord_n h_o math._n 26.30_o and_o when_o they_o have_v sing_v a_o psalm_n they_o go_v out_o to_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n i_o act_n 16.25_o now_o at_o midnight_n paul_n and_o silas_n pray_v and_o sing_v a_o psalm_n unto_o god_n etc._n etc._n k_o jam._n 5.13_o be_v any_o man_n merry_a let_v he_o sing_v what_o person_n must_v sanctify_v the_o sabbaoth_a day_n chap._n xiiii_o by_o who_o the_o lord_n day_n must_v be_v sanctify_v may_v appear_v by_o these_o word_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n thy_o man_n servant_n etc._n etc._n where_o we_o have_v two_o thing_n to_o consider_v 1_o what_o doctrine_n do_v arise_v from_o these_o word_n 2_o what_o objection_n be_v common_o make_v against_o the_o say_a doctrine_n see_v chap._n 15._o the_o doctrine_n arise_v from_o the_o former_a word_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v two_o 1_o that_o all_o superior_n must_v sanctify_v the_o sabbaoth_n themselves_o and_o be_v as_o careful_a that_o all_o their_o inferior_n which_o be_v under_o their_o authority_n may_v do_v the_o same_o 2_o that_o master_n of_o family_n and_o their_o whole_a family_n or_o so_o many_o as_o shall_v come_v at_o all_o must_v go_v together_o to_o the_o public_a sanctify_a of_o the_o sabbaoth_v day_n of_o the_o first_o that_o all_o superior_n may_v with_o their_o inferior_n sanctify_v the_o lord_n sabbaoth_o they_o have_v 1_o mean_n to_o effect_v the_o same_o 2_o reason_n to_o move_v they_o to_o execute_v the_o say_a mean_n the_o mean_n whereby_o they_o 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care_n over_o their_o family_n and_o according_a to_o this_o commandment_n do_v joshua_n promise_v that_o a_o god_n shall_v be_v serve_v 1_o by_o himself_o 2_o by_o his_o family_n because_o he_o know_v 1_o how_o many_o good_a mean_n he_o have_v to_o effect_v it_o by_o as_o 1_o godly_a exhortation_n 2_o love_v admonition_n 3_o severe_a chastisement_n 4_o authority_n to_o expel_v they_o his_o house_n if_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v he_o 2_o how_o the_o lord_n will_v bless_v the_o say_v mean_n which_o he_o purpose_v to_o put_v in_o practice_n for_o god_n glory_n and_o according_a to_o this_o rule_n also_o walk_v b_o david_n cornelius_n and_o