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A63003 An explication of the Decalogue or Ten Commandments, with reference to the catechism of the Church of England to which are premised by way of introduction several general discourses concerning God's both natural and positive laws / by Gabriel Towerson ... Towerson, Gabriel, 1635?-1697.; Towerson, Gabriel, 1635?-1697. Introduction to the explication of the following commandments. 1676 (1676) Wing T1970; ESTC R21684 636,461 560

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treatise_n of_o the_o sabbath-day_n p._n 72._o church_n of_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n and_o throughout_o africa_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v ancient_o the_o most_o eminent_a in_o the_o christian_a world_n so_o where_o it_o have_v it_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v proceed_v not_o so_o much_o from_o any_o firm_a belief_n of_o its_o obligation_n as_o from_o weakness_n in_o some_o and_o compliance_n in_o other_o and_o in_o both_o a_o unwillingness_n utter_o to_o shake_v off_o that_o day_n which_o have_v by_o god_n himself_o be_v set_v apart_o for_o religious_a exercise_n witness_v their_o prescribe_v not_o to_o observe_v it_o after_o a_o jewish_a manner_n 57_o manner_n interpolat_a epist_n ignat._n ad_fw-la magnesianos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n vser_n ign._n p._n 57_o who_o advise_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o day_n the_o loc_fw-la the_o vid._n vsser_n in_o notis_fw-la ad_fw-la loc_fw-la observation_n of_o it_o in_o such_o place_n where_o the_o jew_n most_o be_v as_o 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〈◊〉_d allege_v against_o those_o who_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o our_o saviour_n certain_a psalm_n and_o song_n write_v ancient_o by_o the_o brethren_n wherein_o they_o magnify_v christ_n as_o god_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o he_o say_v not_o in_o that_o place_n that_o they_o be_v sing_v in_o the_o church_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o render_v that_o testimony_n so_o much_o the_o more_o defective_a but_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o tertullian_n canere_fw-la tertullian_n apol._n c._n 39_o post_fw-la aquam_fw-la manualem_fw-la &_o lumina_fw-la ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la de_fw-la scripture_n sanctis_fw-la vel_fw-la de_fw-la proprio_fw-la ingenio_fw-la potest_fw-la provocatur_fw-la in_o medium_n deo_fw-la canere_fw-la that_o man_n be_v invite_v to_o sing_v in_o their_o assembly_n as_o well_o their_o own_o composition_n as_o those_o of_o scripture_n so_o eusebius_n elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d elsewhere_o eccl._n hist_o lib._n 7._o c._n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v we_o plain_o to_o 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