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26._o 39_o &_o mar._n 14._o 36._o &_o luke_n 22._o 42._o &_o heb._n 10._o 9_o 9_o mat._n 20._o 23._o 23._o john_n 3._o 32._o 34._o &_o 4._o 34._o &_o 5._o 19_o 30_o 36_o 37_o 43._o 43._o john_n 6._o 38._o 38._o john_n 7._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 28._o 28._o john_n 8_o 28_o 29_o 38_o 42._o 42._o john_n 12._o 49_o 50._o 50._o john_n 14._o 10._o 24._o 24._o john_n 15._o 10._o 15._o 15._o john_n 17._o 2_o 4_o 6_o 8_o 14._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 24._o 24._o john_n 16._o 13._o 13._o exod._n 4._o 15._o 15._o exod_n 6_o 29._o 29._o heb._n 3._o 2._o 2._o jerem._n 1._o 9_o &_o 5._o 14._o 14._o exod._n 16._o 29._o ezek._n 20._o 12._o 12._o exod._n 31._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o ezek._n 20._o 12._o 20._o 20._o deut._n 5._o 12-15_a 12-15_a levit._fw-la 26._o 2._o etc._n etc._n also_o numb_a 28._o 2._o 9_o 10._o 10._o isai_n 56._o 1_o 8_o 8_o isai_n 58._o 13._o 13._o 14._o 14._o isai_n 66._o 23._o 23._o jerem._n 17._o 21_o 22_o 24_o 25._o 26._o 26._o ezek._n 20._o 11._o 12_o 13_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 41._o 41._o psal_n 92._o title_n compare_v with_o the_o rest_n rest_n mar._n 2._o 27._o mat._n 24._o 20._o 20._o exod._n 16._o 23_o 35_o 35_o comparae_n josh_n 5._o 12._o 12._o exod_n 20._o 9_o 10._o deut_n 5._o 13_o 14._o 14._o exod._n 31._o 14_o 15._o 15._o exod._n 35._o 2._o 2._o levit._fw-la 26._o 2_o 14_o 15_o 16._o etc._n etc._n t_o numb_a 15._o 30_o 36_o 36_o exod._n 31._o 14_o 15._o &_o 35_o 2._o 2._o jerem._n 17._o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 27._o 27._o ezek._n 20._o 10_o 21_o 21_o ezek._n 22_o 26._o 31._o 31._o amos._n 8._o 4-14_a 4-14_a nehem._n 13._o 15-22_a 15-22_a 2._o king_n 25._o mat._n 24._o 20._o act._n 13._o 44_o 48_o 48_o gen._n 1._o 26_o 27._o eccles_n 7._o 29._o ephes_n 4._o 24._o colos_n 3._o 10._o rom._n 2._o 14_o 15_o 26_o 27._o &_o 3._o 29._o 29._o gen._n 8._o 22._o jerem._n 31._o 35_o 36._o &_o 33._o 20_o 25._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 14._o romeâ—_n 20._o 20._o heb._n 4._o 10._o revel_v 14._o 13._o 13._o exod._n 23._o 12._o 12._o mognadim_n &_o contract_v mognadei_fw-la compare_v gen._n 1._o 14._o and_o psal_n 104._o 19_o &_o levit._n 23._o 2_o 3._o and_o numb_a 28._o 2._o 9_o 10_o &_o psa_n 136._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 9_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 3_o 4._o 4._o galat._n 4._o 8._o 8._o jam._n 3._o 7._o 7._o rom._n 2._o 27._o 27._o rom._n 11._o 24._o 24._o rom._n 1_o 26_o 27._o rom._n 11._o 24._o 24._o rom._n 2._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 14._o 14._o psal_n 51._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o eph._n 2._o 10._o &_o 4._o 24._o gal._n 6._o 15._o isa_n 41._o 20._o &_o 57_o 19_o ps_n 148._o 5_o 6._o ezek._n 28._o 13._o 15._o isai_n 4._o 5._o &_o 48._o 7._o jer._n 31._o 22._o psa_fw-la 102._o 18._o eph._n 3._o 9_o isa_n 65._o 18._o psa_fw-la 100_o 3._o &_o 149._o 2._o isa_n 27._o 11._o &_o 43._o 1._o 7_o 15_o 21._o and_o 44._o 2_o 21_o 24._o &_o 45._o 11._o &_o 51._o 13._o &_o 54._o 5._o eph._n 2._o 15._o isai_n 65._o 17._o &_o 66._o 22._o 2_o per._n 3._o 13._o rev._n 21._o 1_o 2._o prov._n 16._o 4._o rom._n 11._o 36._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 6._o heb._n 2._o 10._o rev._n 4._o 11._o cor._n 1._o 16._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 22._o hos_fw-la 2._o 18_o 21_o 22._o 22._o deut._n 32._o 4._o 4._o gen._n 28._o and_o 2._o 16_o 19_o psa_fw-la 8_o 6._o heb._n 7_o 8._o 8._o dan._n 7._o 25._o 1_o kin._n 12._o 32_o 33._o 33._o numb_a 28._o 9_o 10._o 10._o gen._n 2._o 2_o 3._o exod._n 5._o 13_o 19_o leu._n 23._o 37._o 1_o king_n 8._o 59_o ezek._n 24._o 2._o 2._o see_v the_o author_n of_o cosmical_a suspicion_n pag._n 19_o 20._o 20._o hâ—b_n 4._o 3_o 4._o 4._o act._n 15._o 13_o 21._o a_o commentator_n of_o note_n with_o many_o of_o the_o learned_a do_v cite_v diverse_a passage_n out_o of_o ecclesiastical_a history_n whereby_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o seventh-day-sabbath_n as_o well_o as_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v observe_v as_o festival_n christianâ—â—um_fw-la mos_fw-la velus_fw-la say_v he_o qui_fw-la diuâ—issime_fw-la mansit_fw-la in_fw-it oriente_fw-it convenire_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la sabbati_fw-la quam_fw-la dominicis_fw-la dielus_fw-la observe_v diuâ—issime_fw-la clemens_n constitutionum_fw-la 7._o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paria_fw-la habet_fw-la 8._o 33_o &_o 67._o asterius_n amascae_n episcopus_fw-la in_o homilia_fw-la de_fw-la repudio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregorius_n nyssenus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d balsamo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ideo_fw-la constantinus_n christianos_n non_fw-la minus_fw-la in_o sabbatum_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o diem_fw-la dominicum_fw-la vadari_fw-la vetuit_fw-la tesle_a eusclio_n hinc_fw-la etiam_fw-la ortum_fw-la illud_fw-la ut_fw-la sicut_fw-la diebus_fw-la dominicis_fw-la tanquam_fw-la â—etitiae_fw-la diebus_fw-la non_fw-la jejunabatur_fw-la sient_fw-la docet_fw-la gangrensis_fw-la synodus_fw-la canone_o 18._o ita_fw-la nec_fw-la sabbatis_fw-la excepto_fw-la uno_fw-la ante_fw-la pascha_fw-la sic_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d interpretatur_fw-la zâ—naras_n ad_fw-la canonem_fw-la apostolicum_fw-la 53._o ignatius_n ad_fw-la philippense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sabbatum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la nist_n in_fw-la pascha_fw-la jâ—junandum_fw-la ait_fw-la tertullianus_n de_fw-fr jejuniis_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o adversus_fw-la marcionem_fw-la 4._o privilegium_fw-la donatum_fw-la sabbato_fw-la a_o primordio_fw-la mundi_fw-la dicit_fw-la veniam_fw-la jejunii_fw-la qâ—are_fw-la 〈◊〉_d justinus_n &_o tertullianus_n patres_fw-la illos_fw-la anteâ—_n mosen_n negent_fw-la sabbatizasse_fw-la id_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la conventitus_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la rigido_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la diem_fw-la otio_fw-la thus_o he_o and_o more_o upon_o this_o place_n who_o so_o be_v both_o at_o leisure_n and_o willing_a to_o read_v more_o about_o this_o may_v see_v his_o explication_n of_o the_o decalogue_n at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o annotation_n on_o the_o book_n of_o the_o gospel_n pag._n 40_o 41._o 41._o that_o act_n april_n 6._o vulgar_o so_o call_v 165â—_n for_o the_o better_a observation_n of_o the_o lordsday_n as_o they_o wrong_v name_v the_o first_o day_n be_v give_v out_o on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o sabbath_n mean_v the_o seventh-day_n seventh-day_n an._n 1._o car._n 1._o cap._n 1._o &_o an._n 3._o cap._n 1._o an._n 5_o &_o 6._o fav_n 6._o cap._n 3._o p._n 133._o 133._o act_n 12._o 4._o be_v mis-translated_n it_o shall_v be_v passover_n for_o easter_n there_o be_v this_o passage_n in_o a_o query_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o concern_v easter_n propound_v to_o the_o parliament_n commissioner_n at_o holmby_n april_n 23._o 1647._o i_o conceive_v say_v he_o the_o celebration_n of_o this_o feast_n of_o easter_n be_v institute_v by_o the_o same_o authority_n which_o change_v the_o jewish_a sabbath_n into_o the_o lord_n day_n or_o sunday_n for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n where_o saturday_n be_v discharge_v to_o be_v keep_v or_o turn_v into_o the_o sunday_n wherefore_o it_o must_v be_v the_o church_n authority_n that_o change_v the_o one_o and_o institute_v the_o other_o therefore_o my_o opinion_n be_v that_o those_o who_o will_v not_o keep_v this_o feast_n may_v as_o well_o return_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o saturday_n and_o refuse_v the_o weekly_a sunday_n when_o any_o body_n can_v show_v i_o that_o herein_o i_o be_o in_o a_o error_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o shame_v to_o confess_v and_o amend_v it_o till_o when_o you_o know_v my_o mind_n c._n r._n hesychius_n call_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n another_o sabbath-day_n so_o in_o the_o council_n of_o friuli_n the_o first_o day_n be_v call_v sabbatum_fw-la primum_fw-la as_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v sabbatum_fw-la ultimum_fw-la council_n foro_fw-la juliense_n cap._n 13._o so_o ambrose_n in_o psal_n 37._o so_o scaliger_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a christian_n they_o call_v both_o of_o they_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o the_o first_o day_n by_o the_o name_n of_o sabbath_n thus_o doctor_n usher_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o dr._n twiss_n publish_v by_o dr._n bernard_n page_n 88_o 89._o 89._o rust-dagh_a in_o belgic_a or_o low-dutch_a low-dutch_a in_o his_o travel_n fol._n 173._o and_o purchas_n pilgrim_n 2d_o part_n fol._n 1176_o 1177._o c._n matt._n 5._o 17_o 18_o 19_o to_o a_o joâ—_n and_o chirek_n chirek_n gen._n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 3_o 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o pronoun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o or_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v behold_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 1._o 5_o 8_o 13_o 19_o 23_o 31._o and_o 2._o 2_o 3._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 47._o 23._o ezek._n 16._o 43._o 43._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v avenarius_n '_o s_z hebrew_n grammar_n p._n 23._o junius_n bythner_n mayr_n and_o
will_v remember_v unto_o they_o say_v jehovah_n aelohim_n speak_v of_o his_o covenant_a israel_n walk_v obedient_o the_o covenant_n of_o ancestor_n they_o who_o i_o bring_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o heathen_a to_o be_v unto_o they_o a_o god_n i_o jehovah_n thus_o do_v he_o often_o in_o that_o book_n of_o moses_n make_v over_o himself_o to_o his_o people_n in_o christ_n such_o delight_n do_v he_o take_v in_o take_v occasion_n to_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v and_o will_v be_v a_o god_n unto_o they_o be_v not_o here_o covenant_v grace_n and_o redeem_v love_n it_o be_v the_o fain_a that_o be_v make_v before_o with_o jacob_n isaac_n and_o abraham_n as_o sometime_o the_o order_n of_o word_n be_v in_o other_o place_n be_v mention_v from_o abraham_n downward_o to_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n but_o in_o one_o place_n of_o moses_n book_n it_o be_v mention_v renew_v and_o confirm_v go_v upward_o from_o the_o people_n near_o a_o deliverance_n in_o egypt_n to_o jacob_n to_o isaac_n to_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a thus_o lead_v they_o to_o that_o former_a and_o more_o ancient_a promise_n and_o gospel-covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o christ_n believer_n can_v say_v in_o the_o psalmist_n time_n that_o j._n â—â—lohim_n be_v their_o portion_n for_o ever_o have_v the_o lord_n gracious_o promise_v that_o a_o choose_a people_n shall_v be_v his_o people_n so_o they_o be_v of_o old_a in_o moses_n day_n if_o you_o shall_v walk_v in_o my_o stntute_n thus_o speak_v he_o to_o they_o and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o do_v they_o then_o i_o will_v walk_v among_o you_o and_o will_v be_v to_o you_o a_o god_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v to_o i_o a_o people_n jehovah_n have_v avouch_v or_o have_v cause_v to_o say_v or_o to_o promise_v by_o give_v he_o and_o by_o take_v thy_o word_n thou_o to_o be_v unto_o he_o for_o a_o people_n of_o peculiar_a treasure_n as_o be_v have_v speak_v unto_o thou_o and_o to_o keep_v all_o his_o commandment_n for_o jehovah_n '_o s_o 32._o portion_n be_v his_o people_n jacob_n the_o line_n of_o his_o inheritance_n ho_o have_v divide_v and_o separate_v they_o unto_o himself_o as_o his_o allot_v part_n and_o peculiar_a possession_n have_v he_o promise_v covenant_n teach_v and_o knowledge_n this_o also_o be_v a_o covenant_n privilege_n of_o old_a 4._o he_o teach_v they_o his_o name_n jehovah_n and_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o they_o by_o that_o name_n in_o put_v a_o be_v into_o his_o promise_n make_v to_o their_o father_n for_o their_o deliverance_n and_o proclaim_v this_o name_n to_o moses_n his_o people_n sit_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n receive_v of_o his_o word_n thus_o be_v christ_n disciple_n even_o then_o teach_v by_o he_o as_o their_o master_n thou_o say_v he_o to_o his_o people_n then_o have_v be_v make_v see_v to_o know_v that_o 40._o jehovah_n he_o aelohim_n none_o else_o beside_o he_o and_o thou_o shall_v know_v and_o cause_n to_o return_v into_o thy_o heart_n that_o jehovah_n he_o aelohim_n in_o the_o heaven_n above_o and_o on_o the_o earth_n beneath_o none_o else_o this_o do_v particular_o relate_v to_o their_o be_v instruct_v to_o acknowledge_v christ_n jehovahship_n 6._o in_o david_n time_n the_o secret_a of_o jehovah_n be_v to_o they_o who_o fear_v he_o and_o his_o covenant_n to_o make_v they_o for_o to_o know_v he_o reveal_v in_o the_o inner_a man_n of_o believer_n the_o hide_a mystery_n of_o wisdom_n will_v he_o be_v merciful_a to_o the_o unrighteousness_n of_o his_o covenant-people_n no_o more_o remember_v their_o sin_n and_o their_o iniquity_n the_o same_o free_a mercy_n and_o grace_n be_v manifest_v under_o the_o former_a dispensation_n 1â—2_n christ_n have_v put_v it_o into_o the_o second_o word_n or_o command_n and_o proclaim_v it_o as_o his_o name_n when_o moses_n go_v up_o into_o mount_n sinai_n as_o jehovah_n have_v command_v he_o take_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n jehovah_n jehovah_n god_n pitiful_a and_o 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