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A54044 The New-Covenant of the gospel distingnished [sic] from the Old Covenant of the law and the rest or sabbath of believers, from the rest or sabbath of the Jews, which differ as much from each other, as the sign and shadow doth from the thing signified and shadowed out : in answer to some queries of W. Salters, tending to enforce upon Christians the observation of the Jewish sabbath ... whereto are added Some considerations propounded to the Jews, tending towards their conversion to that which is the life and spirit of the law / by Isaac Penington ... Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.; Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679. Some considerations propounded to the Jewes. 1660 (1660) Wing P1180; ESTC R40658 44,112 58

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god_n who_o cause_v the_o light_n to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n shine_v in_o his_o heart_n when_o god_n begin_v the_o work_n of_o the_o new_a creation_n in_o he_o by_o his_o live_a light_n when_o the_o commandment_n come_v fresh_a from_o the_o spirit_n the_o commandment_n which_o be_v ordain_v to_o life_n rom._n 7.10_o which_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o letter_n be_v not_o no_o not_o to_o the_o jew_n but_o another_o deut._n 30.14_o 15._o than_o paul_n begin_v to_o feel_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n and_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n which_o now_o arise_v up_o in_o its_o strength_n to_o retain_v one_o of_o its_o subject_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o strong_a man_n than_o he_o from_o dispossess_v he_o if_o he_o can_v and_o now_o how_o be_v poor_a paul_n rend_v and_o tear_v and_o harrass_v by_o the_o enemy_n and_o make_v to_o see_v and_o feel_v his_o miserable_a captivity_n until_o he_o have_v pass_v through_o the_o death_n and_o be_v redeem_v from_o under_o sin_n and_o 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precept_n do_v not_o as_o strict_o bind_v we_o to_o keep_v holy_a the_o seven_o day_n of_o or_o from_o the_o creation_n as_o it_o bind_v we_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o a_o seven_o day_n answ_n the_o four_o commandment_n do_v not_o require_v the_o observation_n of_o a_o seven_o day_n in_o general_a but_o of_o the_o seven_o day_n in_o particular_a of_o those_o of_o who_o it_o require_v it_o for_o what_o the_o law_n require_v it_o require_v of_o those_o who_o be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o not_o of_o other_o rom._n 3.19_o quer._n 4._o if_o the_o seven_o day_n sabbath_n be_v not_o moral_a and_o perpetual_a then_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o it_o be_v institute_v or_o appoint_v from_o the_o first_o creation_n when_o man_n by_o guilt_n stand_v in_o no_o need_n of_o a_o saviour_n nor_o yet_o of_o such_o a_o ceremony_n gen._n 2.3_o answ._n that_o it_o be_v institute_v or_o appoint_v from_o the_o first_o creation_n or_o that_o god_n intend_v to_o require_v of_o man_n the_o 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