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the_o law_n 1._o show_v wherein_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v more_o concern_v in_o sinai_n covenant_n than_o other_o nation_n page_n 5._o 2._o that_o the_o israelite_n be_v not_o absolute_o tie_v to_o stand_v or_o fall_v eternal_o by_o that_o covenant_n without_o relief_n in_o christ_n for_o the_o elect_n page_n 6._o 3._o of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o of_o their_o bind_a quality_n to_o the_o gentile_n page_n 7._o sect._n iv_o clear_v a_o proposition_n 1._o show_v that_o the_o gentile_n be_v not_o absolute_o require_v to_o keep_v the_o whole_a ceremonial_a law_n page_n 9_o 2._o that_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o believe_v the_o gentile_n before_o the_o law_n have_v some_o divine_a revelation_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n how_o they_o shall_v worship_v he_o and_o that_o they_o be_v require_v to_o sacrifice_v slay_v beast_n page_z 10_o 11_o 12._o sect._n v._o in_o four_o paragraph_n prove_v the_o ten_o commandment_n to_o be_v moral_o bind_v to_o all_o nation_n page_z 12_o etc._n etc._n sect._n vi._n treat_v of_o the_o morality_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n page_n 16._o and_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o sabbath_n be_v first_o sanctify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o seventh-day_n and_o not_o of_o the_o first-day_n sabbath_n which_o it_o may_v be_v so_o call_v respect_v its_o proper_a nature_n immediate_a end_n and_o principal_a use_n first_o to_o man_n page_z 17._o sect._n vii_o show_v that_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n be_v ceremonial_a and_o not_o moral_o bind_v to_o all_o nation_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n memorial_n of_o israel_n deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n page_n 19_o 2._o because_o it_o be_v abolish_v colos_n 2.16_o 17._o page_n 19_o 3._o from_o the_o order_n and_o necessity_n of_o nature_n wherein_o be_v show_v the_o alteration_n of_o the_o account_n of_o year_n page_n 21._o and_o of_o day_n page_n 23._o as_o also_o the_o interruption_n of_o the_o orderly_a course_n of_o the_o day_n page_n 29._o and_o the_o impossibility_n 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be_v of_o the_o gospel_n first-day_n sabbath_n under_o the_o law_n page_n 40._o sect._n xii_o show_v that_o christ_n arise_v from_o the_o dead_a on_o the_o first-day_n of_o the_o jewish_a week_n page_n 42._o 2._o that_o he_o appear_v to_o his_o disciple_n on_o the_o first-day_n of_o the_o week_n page_n 45._o 3._o the_o apostle_n order_v the_o church_n to_o make_v collection_n for_o the_o saint_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n ibid._n and_o 4._o he_o break_v bread_n with_o the_o church_n of_o troas_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n who_o on_o that_o day_n come_v together_o for_o that_o end_n page_z 46._o whereto_o be_v add_v a_o brief_a historical_a account_n that_o soon_o after_o st._n john_n writing_n the_o first-day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n day_n in_o distinction_n to_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n page_n 47._o sect._n
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the_o moral_a use_n and_o bind_v quality_n of_o the_o pattern_n in_o our_o first_o parent_n after_o christ_n be_v come_v and_o so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o first_o pattern_n of_o the_o sabbath_n which_o no_o doubt_n be_v bind_v to_o other_o after_o adam_n as_o precise_o to_o observe_v the_o same_o day_n as_o near_o to_o the_o orderly_a succession_n of_o the_o same_o time_n as_o can_v be_v according_a to_o the_o allowance_n of_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n in_o every_o climate_n wherein_o they_o dwell_v it_o be_v true_a it_o may_v be_v say_v we_o can_v keep_v the_o sabbath_n from_o our_o knowledge_n that_o we_o observe_v the_o same_o precise_a succession_n and_o order_n of_o time_n as_o adam_n do_v and_o other_o in_o the_o first_o age_n do_v or_o shall_v do_v in_o their_o feveral_a country_n but_o then_o as_o god_n be_v please_v 16._o exod._n 13.2_o 12_o to_o 16._o insigâ—d_v of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v the_o lord_n to_o require_v and_o accept_v 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hand_n for_o confirmation_n of_o elder_n or_o church_n officer_n and_o consummate_v their_o ordination_n be_v a_o diulne_a rite_n which_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o complete_a and_o orderly_a gospel_n church_n authoritative_o to_o practise_v ordination_n of_o elder_n be_v institute_v in_o titus_n 1.5_o but_o yet_o the_o manner_n of_o complete_n this_o institution_n be_v no_o otherwise_o know_v nor_o practise_v by_o we_o as_o i_o can_v find_v but_o from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a church_n act_n 14.23_o 26._o with_o chap._n 13.1_o 2_o 3._o chap._n 6.1_o to_o 7._o objection_n answer_v object_n 1._o the_o psalmist_n say_v 20._o psal_n 147.19_o 20._o he_o show_v his_o word_n anto_n jacob_n his_o statute_n and_o his_o judgement_n unto_o israel_n he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o natton_n and_o as_o for_o his_o judgement_n they_o have_v not_o know_v they_o answer_n this_o scripture_n be_v no_o way_n repugnant_a to_o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o 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