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their_o religion_n feign_v the_o other_o matter_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o worship_n to_o be_v prescribe_v by_o their_o god_n in_o oracle_n vision_n dream_n and_o the_o like_a according_a to_o that_o natural_a principle_n which_o be_v the_o general_a affirmative_a part_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n god_n every_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v with_o his_o own_o prescribe_a worship_n so_o according_a to_o the_o general_a meaning_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n or_o at_o least_o according_a to_o part_n of_o the_o general_a meaning_n of_o that_o second_o foremention_v they_o ever_o ascribe_v the_o institution_n of_o their_o chief_a and_o ordinary_a holiday_n and_o solemn_a time_n for_o their_o religion_n and_o the_o service_n of_o their_o god_n 21._o dij_fw-la miserati_fw-la laboriosum_fw-la a_o natura_fw-la genus_fw-la humanion_n remissiones_fw-la laborum_fw-la ipsi_fw-la constituerunt_fw-la de_fw-fr leg_n 2._o lxxix_o the_o 5._o general_a arg._n from_o confession_n of_o 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sabbatum_fw-la redivivum_fw-la or_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n vindicated_n in_o a_o full_a discourse_n concern_v the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n wherein_o whatsoever_o have_v be_v write_v of_o late_a for_o or_o against_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n be_v exact_o but_o modest_o examine_v and_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o a_o sabbath_n deduce_v from_o ground_n of_o nature_n and_o religious_a reason_n by_o daniel_n cawdrey_n and_o herbert_n palmer_n member_n of_o the_o assembly_n of_o divine_n divide_v into_o four_o part_n 1._o of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o general_a and_o other_o law_n of_o god_n together_o with_o the_o relation_n of_o time_n to_o religion_n 2._o of_o the_o four_o commandment_n of_o the_o decalogue_n in_o special_a 3._o of_o the_o old_a sabbath_n in_o particular_a 4._o of_o the_o lord_n day_n in_o particular_a the_o first_o part_n ezek._n 22.26_o they_o have_v hide_v their_o eye_n from_o my_o sabbath_n and_o i_o be_o profane_v among_o they_o mark_n 2.28_o the_o son_n 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rule_n to_o know_v a_o law_n to_o be_v moral_a though_o but_o positive_a chap._n iii_o every_o law_n of_o the_o decalogue_n be_v a_o moral_a and_o perpetual_a law_n chap._n iu._n the_o exception_n to_o the_o former_a rule_n answer_v chap._n v._o christ_n have_v confirm_v all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o decalogue_n as_o perpetual_a mat._n 5.17_o etc._n etc._n chap._n vi_o solemn_a worship_n be_v morall-naturall_a both_o solitary_a and_o conjoin_v in_o family_n and_o church_n and_o how_o far_o chap._n vii_o general_n consideration_n about_o time_n and_o its_o profitablenesse_n in_o reference_n to_o moral_a action_n of_o importance_n chap._n viii_o consideration_n of_o time_n in_o relation_n to_o religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n how_o far_o it_o may_v be_v profitable_a thereunto_o chap._n ix_o a_o determinate_a solemn_a time_n for_o god_n worship_n be_v morall-naturall_a and_o that_o in_o the_o first_o commandment_n and_o what_o kind_n and_o manner_n of_o determination_n of_o time_n for_o religion_n may_v be_v prove_v necessary_a by_o the_o law_n or_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o general_a rule_n of_o scripture_n chap._n x._o the_o determination_n of_o the_o chief_a solemn_a time_n of_o worship_n for_o all_o man_n necessary_o and_o ordinary_o sufficient_a for_o the_o chief_a time_n as_o also_o of_o the_o particular_a day_n for_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o man_n but_o to_o god._n chap._n xi_o two_o corollary_n from_o the_o former_a discourse_n about_o solemn_a time_n 1._o all_o time_n and_o day_n be_v not_o equal_a under_o the_o gospel_n 2._o time_n and_o place_n be_v not_o equal_a circumstance_n in_o religion_n chap._n xii_o the_o necessary_a sufficient_a chief_a time_n for_o religion_n together_o with_o the_o particular_a day_n for_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n and_o not_o a_o mere_a adjunct_n or_o circumstance_n only_o errata_fw-la page_n 108._o line_n 2._o and_o special_o etc._n etc._n unto_o the_o end_n of_o that_o paragraph_n shall_v have_v 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