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which_o christ_n undertake_v to_o make_v for_o man_n and_o which_o save_v god_n the_o labour_n of_o a_o new_a creation_n &_o make_v new_a creature_n and_o of_o repair_v by_o a_o mediation_n the_o breach_n which_o man_n fall_n have_v make_v in_o the_o word_n and_o so_o make_v for_o man_n use_n this_o ground_n do_v belong_v to_o all_o mankind_n in_o all_o age_n we_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n have_v as_o great_a or_o rather_o great_a interest_n in_o it_o than_o adam_n or_o the_o father_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o promise_n of_o christ_n &_o by_o mean_n of_o his_o undertake_n to_o be_v man_n mediator_n and_o of_o god_n rest_v in_o his_o mediation_n all_o live_a man_n and_o all_o creature_n make_v for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n do_v consist_v and_o have_v they_o in_o be_v in_o this_o world_n coloss._n 1.17_o and_o god_n by_o he_o the_o word_n of_o his_o power_n be_v make_v man_n and_o full_o exhibit_v aperfect_a redeemer_n do_v substaine_v and_o uphold_v 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to_o rest_v and_o cease_v from_o all_o worldly_a care_n and_o all_o labour_n and_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n which_o be_v consecrate_v by_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o weekly_a sabbath_n of_o all_o christian_n but_o if_o these_o scripture_n be_v diligent_o search_v and_o all_o circumstance_n well_o weigh_v it_o will_v appear_v upon_o good_a reason_n that_o both_o side_n be_v mistake_v and_o that_o the_o forename_a scripture_n do_v not_o import_v any_o such_o rigorous_a rest_n or_o burden_v some_o cessation_n for_o first_o of_o all_o though_o the_o pharisee_n and_o other_o strict_a sect_n and_o rabbinicall_a doctor_n and_o expounder_n of_o the_o law_n do_v of_o late_a time_n alittle_o before_o and_o at_o the_o appearance_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o flesh_n expound_v the_o law_n so_o strict_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o carnal_a and_o literal_a sense_n that_o thereby_o they_o lay_v heavy_a burden_n upon_o man_n as_o our_o saviour_n do_v charge_v they_o matth._n 23.4_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o beginning_n but_o even_o the_o isralite_n themselves_o who_o live_v under_o the_o law_n as_o under_o a_o school_n master_n and_o under_o the_o rudiment_n of_o the_o world_n they_o have_v liberty_n to_o go_v out_o of_o they_o place_n and_o dwelling_n a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n which_o be_v as_o their_o rabin_n write_v two_o thousand_o cubit_n that_o be_v as_o some_o take_v it_o a_o italian_a mile_n &_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o two_o mile_n and_o 2_o king_n 11.6.7_o it_o be_v record_v the_o priest_n and_o people_n go_v in_o and_o out_o to_z and_o from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n on_o every_o sabbath_n day_n they_o do_v also_o kindle_v fire_n for_o sacrifice_n &_o burn_a offering_n which_o they_o do_v offer_v unto_o god_n double_a morning_n and_o evening_n every_o sabbath_n day_n after_o they_o have_v kill_v and_o dress_v the_o beast_n and_o this_o according_a to_o the_o strict_a sense_n and_o 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