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public_a meeting_n but_o all_o man_n be_v leave_v unto_o their_o private_a devotion_n some_o utter_o forget_v what_o they_o owe_v unto_o god_n some_o neglect_v all_o and_o most_o through_o ignorance_n serve_v he_o with_o superstition_n in_o stead_n of_o true_a devotion_n 20.12_o ezech._n 20.12_o six_o the_o sabbath_n thus_o public_o keep_v be_v a_o sign_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o god_n both_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o heathen_a that_o know_v not_o god_n and_o to_o represent_v in_o some_o sort_n the_o sabbath_n that_o shall_v afterward_o be_v keep_v in_o heaven_n from_o month_n to_o month_n and_o from_o week_n to_o week_n for_o ever_o 66.23_o esa_n 66.23_o when_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n shall_v rest_v from_o all_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n world_n without_o end_n that_o even_o hereby_o they_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o some_o comfortable_a meditation_n of_o their_o happiness_n to_o come_v if_o it_o be_v some_o comfort_n to_o rest_n from_o toil_v for_o one_o day_n 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