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A55487 Sabbatum. The mystery of the Sabbath discovered Wherein the doctrine of the Sabbath according to the Scriptures, and the primitive church, is declared. The Sabbath moral, and ceremonial are described, and differenced. What the rest of God signified, and wherein it consisted. The fourth commandment expounded. What part of the fourth commandment is moral, and what therein is ceremonial. Something (occasionally) concerning the Christian Sunday. By Edm. Porter, B.D. sometime fellow of St John's Colledge in Cambridge, and Prebend of Norwich. Porter, Edmund, 1595-1670. 1658 (1658) Wing P2984; ESTC R218328 143,641 276

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also_o second_o rest_v spiritual_a which_o consist_v in_o the_o quiet_a and_o tranquillity_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o conscience_n when_o we_o be_v free_v and_o quit_v from_o the_o disturb_a perturbation_n of_o our_o conscience_n and_o turbulent_a horror_n of_o our_o soul_n upon_o consideration_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o fear_v of_o divine_a vengeance_n this_o spiritual_a rest_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o a_o seven_o day_n only_o but_o be_v a_o continual_a rest_n or_o sabbath_n to_o every_o holy_a christian_a st._n austin_n say_v 13._o say_v aug._n de_fw-fr genesi_fw-la ad_fw-la lit_fw-fr l._n 4._o c_o 13._o fidelium_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la observatur_fw-la i_o e._n the_o faithful_a keep_v a_o continual_a sabbath_n and_o again_o he_o say_v 91._o say_v ibid._n in_o psal_n 91._o nostrum_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o tranquillitate_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la est_fw-la gaudium_fw-la spei_fw-la nostrae-intus_a est_fw-la in_o cord_n sabbatum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la i_o e._n the_o 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indeed_o god_n do_v extraordinary_o provide_v in_o such_o year_n
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impute_v to_o the_o son_n or_o servant_n but_o to_o the_o parent_n or_o master_n that_o so_o command_v for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v sin_n or_o a_o transgression_n of_o this_o law_n in_o son_n or_o servant_n to_o work_v upon_o command_n and_o compulsion_n than_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o cattle_n also_o even_o the_o ox_n and_o the_o ass_n must_v have_v be_v under_o the_o obligation_n of_o this_o commandment_n and_o they_o also_o must_v have_v sin_v as_o byfield_n as_o against_o mr._n n._n byfield_n mr._n brerewood_n have_v observe_v which_o to_o affirm_v be_v most_o ridiculous_a but_o if_o the_o jewish_a son_n or_o servant_n or_o subject_n have_v wrought_v on_o their_o sabbath_n at_o their_o own_o choice_n without_o command_n or_o compulsion_n of_o their_o ruler_n then_o the_o transgression_n or_o sabbath-breach_n must_v have_v be_v their_o own_o and_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o inflict_v on_o themselves_o only_o and_o not_o otherwise_o thy_o manservant_n nor_o thy_o maid-servant_n 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they_o they_o be_v not_o only_o buy_v and_o sell_v like_o cattle_n but_o also_o esteem_v as_o vile_a or_o worse_o than_o their_o beast_n one_o make_v it_o a_o question_n 3._o question_n tul._n offic._n l._n 3._o utrum_fw-la equi_fw-la a●_n servi_fw-la jactura_fw-la eligenda_fw-la another_o say_v 143._o say_v a●g_v ps_n 143._o cariùs_fw-la equum_fw-la quàm_fw-la servum_fw-la emunt_fw-la and_o another_o 5._o another_o ambros_n n_o ser._n 41._o to._n 5._o quidam_fw-la canum_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la servorum_fw-la curam_fw-la habent_fw-la their_o labour_n be_v such_o as_o cattle_n be_v use_v for_o they_o call_v they_o diogen_n they_o laert._n in_o diogen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o they_o be_v nothing_o but_o foot_n they_o ground_n in_o the_o mill_n and_o carry_v their_o master_n in_o litter_n great_a journey_n as_o horse_n now_o do_v and_o when_o they_o be_v old_a and_o past_a work_n they_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o door_n to_o perish_v by_o famine_n which_o be_v the_o 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