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A62539 The seventh-day Sabbath sought out and celebrated, or, The saints last design upon the man of sin with their advance of Gods first institution to its primitive perfection ... : with the Christians glorious conquest over that mark of the beast, and recovery of the long-slighted seventh day to its antient glory, wherein Mr. Aspinwal may receive full answer to his late piece against the Sabbath / by Tho. Tillam ... Tillam, Thomas. 1657 (1657) Wing T1166; ESTC R4598 92,585 216

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beginning_n although_o the_o patriach_n transgress_v but_o be_v not_o reprove_v god_n law_n do_v not_o stand_v or_o fall_v as_o man_n either_o keep_v they_o or_o be_v reprove_v for_o the_o transgression_n but_o whether_o man_n observe_v they_o or_o not_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n be_v still_o in_o force_n object_n it_o be_v further_a object_v that_o gospel_n saint_n be_v not_o reprove_v or_o admonish_v about_o the_o sabbath_n as_o probable_o they_o will_v have_v it_o be_v a_o duty_n incumbent_n upon_o they_o 1._o answ_n possible_o it_o need_v not_o seeing_z we_o find_v even_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o his_o companion_n constant_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n yea_o and_o the_o gentile_n themselves_o desire_v to_o serve_v on_o the_o sabbath_n 13._o act_n 13._o 2._o have_v any_o of_o the_o christian_n prcphane_v the_o sabbath_n doubtless_o the_o priest_n and_o legal_a professor_n that_o be_v so_o hot_a about_o ceremony_n will_v have_v make_v the_o world●ring_n with_o 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