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evangelicall_n duty_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n seven_o though_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o four_o precept_n be_v ceremonial_a yet_o be_v the_o equity_n thereof_o moral_a and_o of_o this_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n require_v not_o only_o public_a sacrifice_a but_o command_v also_o private_a rest_n for_o no_o man_n be_v to_o go_v out_o of_o his_o place_n say_v the_o 16.29_o the_o exod._n 16.29_o text_n the_o christian_n therefore_o on_o their_o lord_n day_n be_v in_o allequitie_n and_o proportion_n bind_v not_o only_o to_o the_o public_a but_o private_a duty_n of_o holiness_n it_o be_v bern._n be_v juxta_fw-la illud_fw-la legis_fw-la mosaicae_n maneat_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la apud_fw-la seipsum_fw-la nullus_fw-la egrediatur_fw-la ostium_fw-la domus_fw-la suae_fw-la die_fw-la sabbathi_o bern._n s._n bernard_n argument_n in_o his_o octo_fw-la puncta_fw-la eight_o it_o be_v moral_a in_o the_o commandment_n that_o every_o man_n learn_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o his_o salvation_n this_o proposition_n be_v set_v down_o in_o terminis_fw-la by_o a_o epipâ—_n a_o quicquid_fw-la sit_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praecepto_fw-la cer_fw-la tè_fw-la lege_fw-la naturae_fw-la &_o fidei_fw-la tenentur_fw-la christiani_n ea_fw-la discere_fw-la quae_fw-la suae_fw-la saluti_fw-la sunt_fw-la necessaâ—ia_fw-la est_fw-la 3._o send_v do_v 37._o par_fw-fr 14._o festivis_fw-la &_o maximè_fw-la in_o praecipuis_fw-la solennitatibus_fw-la magis_fw-la circa_fw-la â—a_n quae_fw-la solennitat_fw-la be_v sunt_fw-la immorandum_fw-la videtur_fw-la ut_fw-la paâ—â—tèr_n &_o eruâ—iatur_fw-la animus_n &_o exciâ—etur_fw-la affectus_fw-la bern._n ser._n 3._o in_o epipâ—_n popish_a schooleman_n far_o be_v it_o from_o any_o good_a protestant_n to_o speak_v less_o honourable_o of_o the_o lord_n day_n then_o such_o but_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o learn_v from_o the_o public_a those_o thing_n that_o 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earth_n etc._n etc._n recognition_n of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n remembrance_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o mannah_n and_o their_o settle_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n the_o equity_n therefore_o and_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o commandment_n require_v that_o we_o not_o only_a worship_n god_n in_o public_a but_o also_o private_o study_v and_o be_v good_a proficient_o in_o the_o school_n of_o nature_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o great_a work_n of_o god_n majesty_n and_o power_n and_o in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o our_o redemption_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n last_o authority_n be_v infinite_a the_o 47._o the_o syn._n arelat_n c._n 19_o syn._n turon_n c._n 40._o syn._n mogun_n c._n 37_o syn._n matiscon_n c._n 7._o syn._n agath_fw-mi c._n 47._o synod_n general_o say_v we_o shall_v continue_v in_o holy_a duty_n until_o night_n have_v our_o eye_n and_o our_o hand_n stretch_v out_o unto_o he_o all_o the_o day_n long_o sequester_v 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