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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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to_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n and_o affirm_v it_o humane_a that_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v paul_n to_o be_v a_o apostle_n the_o least_o whereof_o be_v great_a than_o john_n baptist_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o such_o great_a consequence_n and_o benefit_n to_o the_o church_n and_o otherways_o so_o back_v but_o let_v we_o labour_n to_o imitate_v these_o contemn_a publican_n and_o harlot_n in_o believe_v this_o point_n of_o the_o lordsday_n to_o be_v from_o heaven_n by_o divine_a institution_n and_o not_o of_o man_n by_o humane_a ordination_n suffer_v paul_n practice_n as_o a_o apostle_n to_o over-rule_v 〈…〉_o as_o john_n baptist_n as_o a_o prophet_n do_v they_o and_o frame_v our_o practice_n to_o ou●_n faith_n like_o they_o and_o so_o obey_v he_o and_o his_o minister_n let_v we_o not_o doubt_v in_o like_a case_n the_o approcation_n of_o christ_n in_o our_o behalf_n above_o the_o overwise_a unbeliever_n be_v they_o 〈…〉_o and_o you_o shall_v 〈…〉_o second_o treatise_n pag._n 22._o 〈…〉_o that_o o●_n take_v 〈…〉_o the_o lordsday_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la divino_fw-la in_o some_o sort_n namely_o not_o by_o personal_a but_o by_o delegate_v authority_n that_o be_v not_o prescribe_v personal_o and_o immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o but_o only_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o by_o god_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o order_n and_o govern_v of_o his_o church_n but_o be_v take_v for_o divine_a ordinance_n or_o commandment_n it_o be_v not_o the_o jure_fw-la divine_a and_o further_o he_o say_v to_o entitle_v a_o commandment_n divine_a be_v require_v 1._o that_o the_o authority_n be_v divine_a whereby_o it_o be_v ordain_v 2._o that_o the_o author_n himself_o that_o ordain_v be_v so_o also_o that_o be_v that_o both_o the_o power_n whereby_o and_o the_o person_n that_o do_v immediate_o establish_v it_o be_v divine_a which_o divine_a authority_n be_v confess_v to_o be_v in_o the_o apostolical_a constitution_n but_o the_o 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