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nor_o a_o great_a bondage_n to_o keep_v the_o last_o then_o to_o keep_v the_o first_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n chapter_n nine_o reason_n 9_o 1_o a_o most_o forcible_a argument_n out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o colossian_n chap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 16._o where_o the_o apostle_n teach_v that_o christian_a man_n conscience_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o keep_n of_o holy_a day_n and_o of_o sabbath_n 2_o answer_n be_v make_v that_o the_o name_n of_o sabbath_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n show_v they_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o sabbath_n of_o holy_a day_n and_o not_o of_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n 3_o first_o reply_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o holy_a day_n the_o sabbath_n thereof_o be_v include_v 4_o second_o reply_n sabbaths_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n include_v necessary_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n which_o also_o be_v most_o frequent_o call_v sabbath_n in_o holy_a scripture_n 5_o third_z reply_n the_o apostle_n by_o sabbath_n understand_v only_o the_o 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deut._n 5._o ver_n 12_o 14_o 15._o and_o else_o where_o conformable_o to_o they_o this_o plural_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n by_o the_o writer_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o matthew_n 12._o verse_n 1_o 5_o 10_o 12._o matth._n 28._o ver_fw-la 1._o mark_n 1._o ver_fw-la 21._o mark_n 2._o ver_fw-la 24_o 28._o mark_n 3._o ver_fw-la 2._o luk._n 4._o ver_fw-la 16_o 31._o luk._n 13._o ver_fw-la 10._o john_n 20._o ver_n 1_o 19_o act_n 13._o ver_fw-la 14._o act_n 16._o ver_fw-la 13._o act_n 17._o ver_fw-la 2._o i_o say_v therefore_o that_o to_o conclude_v that_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o foresay_a passage_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n which_o return_v weekly_o because_o he_o use_v the_o word_n sabbath_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v a_o weak_a argument_n see_v in_o the_o scripture_n stile_n and_o manner_n of_o speak_v this_o word_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n have_v a_o single_a signification_n nay_o it_o may_v be_v affirm_v with_o 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the_o word_n still_o contain_v a_o precept_n item_n fuisse_fw-la ceremoniarum_fw-la partem_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la apparet_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la appellatur_fw-la signum_fw-la faederis_fw-la veteris_fw-la inter_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o judaeos_fw-la icti_fw-la exod._n 31._o 17._o &_o cum_fw-la sanctuario_fw-la conjungitur_fw-la levit._fw-la 19_o 30._o item_n &_o paulus_n inter_fw-la ceremonias_fw-la enumerat_fw-la col._n 2._o 16._o heb._n 4._o 9_o dupliciter_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la fuit_fw-la ceremoniale_a quatenus_fw-la fuit_fw-la 1._o cessatio_fw-la severa_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la opere_fw-la servili_fw-la &_o corporali_fw-la 2._o septima_fw-la dies_fw-la nominatim_fw-la &_o disertè_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la praescripta_fw-la erat_fw-la