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he_o thou_o own_o work_n consequens_fw-la n._n est_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la opera_fw-la sabbatho_fw-la auferret_fw-la quae_fw-la sex_n diebus_fw-la suprà _fw-la indixerat_fw-la for_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o he_o shall_v forbid_v those_o work_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n which_o he_o have_v before_o appoint_v for_o the_o six_o day_n and_o therefore_o he_o further_o add_v tua_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la humana_fw-la &_o quotidiana_fw-la i_o say_v thy_o own_o work_n be_v forbid_v that_o be_v worldly_a and_o daily_a business_n so_o that_o here_o we_o need_v not_o to_o descend_v further_o into_o particular_n or_o to_o use_v many_o word_n for_o the_o open_n of_o this_o matter_n it_o do_v so_o plain_o offer_v itself_o unto_o we_o that_o it_o may_v be_v both_o see_v and_o feel_v of_o we_o and_o here_o need_v no_o great_a capacity_n for_o the_o conceive_v of_o this_o point_n for_o if_o we_o live_v not_o altogether_o in_o idleness_n unprofitable_o spend_v away_o the_o time_n and_o 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all_o thus_o shall_v the_o labourer_n perceive_v that_o upon_o this_o day_n he_o must_v rest_v from_o his_o day_n labour_n whether_o it_o be_v dig_v or_o thrash_v or_o hedge_v or_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o the_o artificer_n from_o his_o daily_a craft_n and_o trade_n of_o make_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v incident_a to_o his_o call_n and_o the_o husbandman_n from_o sow_v and_o till_v and_o manure_v the_o earth_n and_o gather_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o and_o such_o like_a yea_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n as_o we_o have_v see_v exod._n 34._o to_o this_o end_n beside_o that_o that_o have_v be_v allege_v heretofore_o for_o this_o purpose_n i_o may_v put_v you_o in_o mind_n of_o one_o of_o those_o worthy_a law_n which_o charles_n the_o emperor_n deliver_v unto_o his_o visiter_n who_o he_o send_v with_o his_o authority_n to_o reform_v the_o church_n item_n we_o decree_v 6._o centur._n 8._o eccles_n lustre_n c._n 6._o that_o as_o god_n have_v command_v no_o servile_a work_n be_v 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such_o like_a mark_n the_o lord_n day_n be_v make_v famous_a and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v further_a 154._o idem_fw-la de_fw-la temp_n serm_n 154._o this_o be_v the_o day_n in_o which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n dry_a foot_n in_o which_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v baptize_v in_o jordan_n in_o which_o he_o turn_v water_n into_o wine_n in_o cana_n of_o galilee_n in_o which_o he_o feed_v 5000._o man_n with_o five_o loaf_n in_o the_o desert_n in_o which_o he_o come_v into_o his_o disciple_n when_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v in_o which_o we_o hope_v that_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o judgement_n many_o other_o thing_n be_v speak_v of_o this_o day_n as_o that_o upon_o it_o christ_n be_v bear_v upon_o this_o day_n the_o old_a covenant_n and_o testament_n be_v change_v into_o the_o new_a especial_o of_o some_o of_o the_o rabbin_n 1._o wolph_n chronol_fw-it lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o as_o wolphinus_n observe_v upon_o this_o day_n aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v consecrate_v to_o their_o office_n and_o the_o prince_n do_v begin_v to_o offer_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n so_o that_o as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v of_o jerusalem_n glorious_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o thou_o thou_o city_n of_o god_n so_o we_o may_v say_v many_o excellent_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o this_o day_n all_o which_o whether_o they_o be_v true_a or_o no_o we_o can_v tell_v and_o yet_o if_o they_o be_v they_o be_v all_o nothing_o to_o this_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n which_o alone_o have_v make_v it_o famous_a and_o have_v give_v it_o that_o honour_n which_o all_o the_o other_o beside_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v so_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n it_o may_v be_v true_o say_v of_o this_o day_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n 118.15_o psalm_n 118.15_o this_o be_v the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v let_v we_o be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v in_o it_o for_o this_o psalm_n principal_o pertain_v unto_o the_o messiah_n of_o who_o david_n be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n as_o master_n beza_n note_v psal_n beza_n paraphr_fw-mi in_o hunc_fw-la psal_n so_o that_o here_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n resurrection_n be_v commend_v unto_o we_o wherein_o he_o be_v deliver_v from_o death_n be_v make_v the_o head_n of_o the_o corner_n as_o david_n be_v deliver_v from_o his_o enemy_n be_v make_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n so_o that_o i_o say_v as_o for_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o first_o creation_n that_o seven_o day_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o which_o he_o rest_v from_o his_o work_n and_o thereby_o declare_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v most_o perfect_a when_o he_o wrought_v no_o more_o upon_o which_o consideration_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v bind_v to_o keep_v that_o day_n until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n even_o so_o he_o at_o his_o come_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o create_v as_o it_o be_v of_o a_o new_a world_n i_o mean_v the_o renew_n of_o it_o and_o redeem_v of_o it_o from_o sin_n and_o from_o that_o bondage_n 8.21_o rom._n 8.21_o corruption_n and_o vanity_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v wherein_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o sin_n and_o faithful_o perform_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o full_a not_o leave_v of_o any_o jot_n or_o title_n thereof_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o life_n to_o the_o last_o moment_n of_o his_o death_n yea_o and_o in_o his_o death_n and_o burial_n and_o resurrection_n most_o of_o all_o after_o which_o time_n he_o suffer_v no_o more_o but_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n and_o upon_o that_o day_n he_o begin_v and_o so_o continue_v it_o for_o ever_o that_o the_o most_o famous_a and_o worthy_a memory_n of_o his_o second_o creation_n may_v not_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o first_o but_o that_o the_o beauty_n and_o glory_n of_o it_o may_v shine_v more_o excellent_o in_o the_o church_n ordain_v therefore_o this_o day_n be_v appoint_v and_o none_o but_o this_o can_v be_v ordain_v then_o that_o of_o the_o other_o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v great_a therefore_o this_o day_n be_v ordain_v 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so_o likewise_o the_o other_o sacrament_n of_o circumcision_n be_v call_v by_o the_o lord_n a_o everlasting_a covenant_n 17.14_o gen._n 17.14_o because_o then_o the_o first_o world_n have_v a_o end_n that_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v and_o the_o new_a world_n begin_v in_o which_o respect_n the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v the_o world_n to_o come_v heb._n 2.5_o and_o therefore_o as_o the_o church_n by_o keep_v the_o first_o seven_o day_n do_v testify_v that_o they_o worship_v and_o depend_v upon_o that_o god_n which_o rest_v himself_o upon_o that_o day_n from_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o therefore_o sanctify_v it_o so_o we_o by_o keep_v this_o seven_o day_n do_v witness_v not_o only_o to_o all_o the_o church_n but_o to_o all_o turk_n infidel_n panim_n and_o atheist_n in_o the_o world_n that_o we_o serve_v and_o look_v assure_o to_o be_v save_v by_o that_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o by_o none_o other_o who_o by_o his_o resurrection_n upon_o this_o day_n do_v rest_n 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