for_o first_o the_o refresh_n of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n though_o it_o be_v a_o consequent_a yet_o be_v never_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o moderation_n of_o our_o labour_n belong_v to_o the_o eight_o commandment_n that_o enjoin_v labour_n as_o for_o the_o quicken_a of_o adam_n spirit_n why_o may_v not_o he_o need_v a_o sabbath_n as_o well_o as_o a_o sacrament_n and_o although_o every_o day_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o sabbath_n to_o adam_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o easy_a labour_n and_o his_o holy_a converse_v with_o god_n even_o in_o his_o work_n about_o the_o creature_n yet_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o labour_v moderate_o and_o not_o at_o all_o and_o to_o serve_v god_n in_o order_v the_o creature_n according_a to_o his_o will_n and_o to_o serve_v he_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o own_o immediate_a worship_n so_o every_o day_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v spend_v by_o adam_n in_o a_o holy_a manner_n but_o not_o as_o a_o sabbath_n beside_o though_o the_o sabbath_n be_v make_v for_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o make_v for_o man_n alone_o but_o principal_o for_o god_n honour_n in_o his_o public_a worship_n in_o which_o respect_n adam_n as_o much_o need_v a_o sabbath_n as_o we_o do_v be_v create_v for_o god_n glory_n as_o well_o as_o we_o second_o as_o adam_n need_v a_o sabbath_n so_o he_o have_v mean_n to_o observe_v a_o sabbath_n he_o and_o his_o wife_n when_o there_o be_v no_o more_o person_n in_o the_o world_n make_v a_o public_a assembly_n there_o be_v be_v a_o gather_n of_o two_o or_o three_o as_o well_o as_o of_o a_o multitude_n matth._n 18.20_o and_o christ_n be_v present_a with_o they_o as_o well_o as_o with_o a_o great_a number_n nay_o further_o a_o man_n that_o be_v shut_v out_o from_o public_a meeting_n may_v keep_v a_o sabbath_n alone_o so_o then_o there_o be_v no_o impediment_n why_o this_o commandment_n for_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n may_v not_o be_v give_v to_o adam_n in_o paradise_n and_o moses_n record_v it_o in_o the_o first_o place_n among_o those_o law_n that_o be_v then_o give_v he_o we_o have_v no_o ground_n to_o doubt_v but_o that_o adam_n have_v this_o law_n then_o give_v unto_o he_o and_o in_o he_o unto_o all_o mankind_n so_o that_o we_o may_v 5._o observe_v the_o law_n give_v by_o god_n for_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v a_o law_n universal_a and_o perpetual_a universal_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v 1._o because_o in_o adam_n it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n which_o be_v entire_o in_o he_o at_o that_o time_n when_o he_o receive_v it_o 2._o and_o the_o use_n as_o well_o as_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o reach_v indifferent_o unto_o all_o man_n who_o be_v alike_o interest_v in_o all_o the_o work_n that_o god_n have_v wrought_v both_o of_o creation_n and_o redemption_n and_o alike_o oblige_v to_o honour_v he_o for_o they_o and_o have_v like_o need_n of_o those_o spiritual_a comfort_n and_o refresh_n which_o the_o religious_a observation_n of_o that_o bring_v unto_o &_o support_v the_o soul_n withal_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v perpetual_a for_o if_o it_o bound_v all_o man_n it_o must_v of_o necessity_n bound_v all_o age_n which_o also_o our_o saviour_n necessary_o imply_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o pharisee_n question_n about_o divorce_n matth._n 19.8_o wherein_o he_o affirm_v the_o divorce_n suppose_v to_o be_v permit_v by_o moses_n to_o be_v unwarrantable_a because_o it_o cross_v the_o law_n of_o marriage_n give_v to_o adam_n in_o paradise_n which_o answer_n must_v necessary_o suppose_v this_o ground_n that_o whatsoever_o law_n be_v give_v to_o adam_n in_o the_o beginning_n those_o law_n that_o respect_v his_o present_a condition_n as_o his_o labour_v in_o paradise_n and_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n except_v bind_v all_o his_o posterity_n in_o all_o age_n beside_o the_o place_n of_o this_o commandment_n among_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o decalogue_n which_o our_o saviour_n ratify_v in_o every_o jot_n or_o tittle_n of_o they_o matth._n 5.18_o further_a manifest_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o this_o law_n which_o our_o saviour_n will_v his_o disciple_n to_o be_v careful_a to_o observe_v matth._n 24.20_o even_o at_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 40_o year_n after_o his_o ascension_n when_o all_o other_o mutable_a and_o temporary_a law_n be_v take_v away_o nay_o although_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n between_o this_o precept_n concern_v the_o sabbath_n and_o some_o other_o law_n of_o the_o decalogue_n that_o this_o do_v not_o appear_v so_o evident_o to_o be_v a_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o they_o do_v yet_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v a_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o great_a part_n as_o that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o time_n for_o public_a worship_n a_o time_n of_o rest_n from_o other_o employment_n a_o fit_a time_n a_o set_a time_n a_o time_n that_o must_v return_v according_a to_o 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evident_a as_o all_o the_o rest_n what_o can_v be_v imagine_v more_o comfortable_a to_o man_n than_o the_o refresh_a both_o of_o his_o body_n and_o mind_n by_o cease_v from_o his_o labour_n and_o enjoy_v a_o holy_a communion_n with_o god_n in_o his_o ordinance_n in_o the_o religious_a observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n more_o necessary_a and_o useful_a to_o the_o support_v of_o his_o heart_n by_o faith_n by_o the_o help_n of_o that_o sacramental_a tree_n of_o life_n and_o mind_v he_o of_o his_o duty_n of_o obedience_n by_o the_o interdict_a fruit_n whereby_o he_o may_v continual_o be_v stir_v up_o to_o those_o holy_a duty_n by_o outward_a sensible_a object_n set_v always_o before_o he_o even_o in_o his_o ordinary_a and_o daily_a employment_n what_o more_o profitable_a to_o he_o then_o to_o labour_n for_o his_o own_o food_n what_o more_o comfortable_a and_o necessary_a to_o he_o then_o marriage_n afford_v so_o many_o fit_a help_n unto_o he_o for_o the_o support_n and_o comfort_n 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bestow_v on_o he_o and_o detain_v from_o he_o what_o he_o please_v and_o appoint_v he_o to_o be_v where_o he_o appoint_v and_o to_o do_v what_o he_o command_v but_o withal_o the_o whole_a relation_n lay_v before_o we_o the_o vanity_n subjection_n and_o emptiness_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n and_o man_n especial_o that_o god_n may_v be_v honour_v alone_o and_o all_o thing_n else_o abase_v before_o he_o wherefore_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o as_o all_o other_o creature_n so_o man_n himself_o be_v nothing_o at_o the_o first_o and_o after_o that_o a_o piece_n of_o base_a dead_a earth_n till_o god_n breathe_v the_o breath_n of_o life_n into_o he_o which_o he_o be_v direct_v to_o acknowledge_v in_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o creation_n in_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n and_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n testify_v his_o dependence_n on_o god_n for_o his_o life_n both_o present_a and_o future_a 2._o his_o subjection_n unto_o god_n will_n by_o which_o he_o be_v whole_o to_o be_v guide_v be_v manifest_v in_o his_o abstinence_n from_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n mere_o upon_o god_n command_n imply_v that_o he_o have_v no_o power_n to_o order_v his_o own_o way_n no_o not_o in_o the_o small_a thing_n wherein_o he_o be_v to_o guide_v himself_o only_o by_o that_o rule_n which_o god_n lay_v before_o he_o 3._o his_o weakness_n and_o vanity_n be_v in_o a_o lively_a manner_n represent_v to_o he_o in_o make_v use_n even_o of_o the_o base_a creature_n for_o the_o support_v of_o his_o life_n which_o he_o have_v also_o by_o god_n allowance_n and_o in_o his_o find_n of_o the_o uncomfortablenesse_n of_o his_o life_n by_o the_o want_n of_o a_o fit_a companion_n till_o god_n create_v the_o woman_n and_o give_v she_o unto_o he_o so_o that_o he_o have_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o but_o what_o be_v free_o bestow_v on_o he_o by_o god_n himself_o so_o that_o the_o advance_n of_o god_n honour_n and_o self-denial_n we_o may_v discover_v to_o be_v the_o 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thought_n raise_v up_o to_o the_o expectation_n and_o long_v after_o that_o more_o glorious_a estate_n which_o be_v to_o come_v seal_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o shadow_v out_o in_o some_o sort_n in_o the_o enjoy_n of_o god_n in_o his_o ordinance_n and_o sequester_v himself_o from_o the_o world_n in_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o holy_a rest_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o effect_n the_o scope_n of_o this_o and_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o one_o as_o we_o may_v easy_o observe_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v speak_v already_o namely_o the_o advancement_n of_o god_n alone_o with_o the_o abasement_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n before_o he_o which_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v our_o chief_a study_n in_o this_o life_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v our_o great_a happiness_n to_o discover_v and_o rejoice_v in_o it_o full_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v finis_fw-la chap._n iii_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n describe_v unto_o we_o the_o state_n of_o man_n in_o his_o innocency_n in_o the_o history_n in_o this_o chapter_n follow_v lay_v before_o we_o his_o fall_n with_o the_o cause_n order_n manner_n and_o consequent_n thereof_o wherein_o his_o main_a scope_n be_v so_o manifest_a to_o the_o world_n that_o god_n make_v man_n upright_o but_o that_o he_o seek_v out_o many_o invention_n eccles_n 7.29_o that_o be_v to_o clear_a god_n of_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o man_n sin_n and_o of_o the_o misery_n which_o come_v upon_o he_o thereby_o discover_v the_o cause_n of_o both_o to_o be_v satan_n malice_n and_o man_n own_o folly_n and_o consequent_o acquit_v god_n of_o all_o the_o evil_a that_o come_v upon_o man_n save_v the_o execution_n of_o his_o justice_n upon_o he_o according_a to_o his_o desert_n and_o that_o too_o temper_v with_o infinite_a mercy_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v to_o make_v this_o evident_a we_o have_v the_o whole_a history_n lay_v before_o we_o with_o all_o the_o 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2.14_o 15._o 2._o by_o the_o inward_a and_o secret_a persuasion_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o give_v they_o heart_n to_o return_v zech._n 12.12_o 3._o by_o the_o effectual_a ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n wherein_o he_o do_v not_o only_o offer_v unto_o we_o but_o persuade_v and_o beseech_v we_o to_o embrace_v those_o term_n of_o peace_n which_o he_o offer_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 2_o cor._n 5.20_o the_o reason_n be_v 1._o necessity_n see_v we_o can_v turn_v our_o heart_n unto_o he_o unless_o he_o draw_v we_o john_n 6.44_o which_o move_v the_o church_n to_o pray_v turn_v we_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v turn_v jer._n 31.18_o 2._o the_o fitness_n of_o this_o way_n to_o advance_v the_o free_a mercy_n of_o god_n the_o more_o that_o all_o man_n boast_n may_v be_v
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