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keep_v they_o to_o that_o hour_n be_v very_o hard_a to_o prove_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v 1_o cor._n 11.21_o will_v not_o do_v it_o it_o be_v translate_v feast_n mat._n 23.6_o mar._n 12.39_o luk._n 20.46_o and_o indifferent_o signify_v breakfast_n dinner_n or_o supper_n as_o may_v be_v show_v from_o many_o author_n mr._n titham_n say_v the_o lord_n supper_n be_v not_o administer_v till_o the_o next_o day_n for_o paul_n continue_v his_o speech_n till_o midnight_n and_o after_o this_o he_o restore_v eutychus_n and_o v._o 11._o when_o he_o be_v come_v up_o again_o and_o have_v break_v bread_n and_o eat_v and_o talk_v a_o long_a while_n even_o till_o break_v of_o day_n he_o depart_v but_o
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lord_n supper_n and_o he_o be_v to_o leave_v they_o preach_v something_o long_a than_o usual_o eutichus_n fall_v asleep_a fall_v from_o the_o window_n where_o he_o be_v and_o be_v take_v up_o dead_a paul_n the_o duty_n be_v do_v recover_v he_o to_o life_n again_o refresh_v himself_o with_o victual_n and_o discourse_v with_o they_o till_o break_v of_o the_o day_n and_o then_o depart_v last_o mr._n titham_n be_v mistake_v to_o say_v st._n paul_n once_o preach_v at_o troas_n be_v so_o stand_v upon_o as_o canonise_a a_o sabbath_n that_o which_o be_v insist_v upon_o be_v this_o that_o paul_n stay_v at_o troas_n seven_o day_n no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o christian_n there_o meet_v together_o any_o other_o day_n but_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o meet_v and_o meet_v on_o purpose_n for_o the_o most_o solemn_a gospel-service_n and_o break_v not_o up_o from_o they_o till_o midnight_n yea_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n mention_n their_o meeting_n that_o day_n as_o a_o usual_a customary_a thing_n mr._n brabourn_n put_v we_o to_o too_o hard_a a_o task_n to_o prove_v that_o they_o abstain_v from_o their_o servile_a labour_n we_o hope_v our_o brethren_n will_v not_o think_v that_o they_o be_v at_o their_o servile_a labour_n while_o paul_n be_v preach_v or_o while_o they_o be_v meâ—_n together_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o it_o be_v not_o very_o charitable_a for_o we_o to_o think_v if_o they_o have_v not_o keep_v this_o day_n as_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n that_o so_o near_o a_o solemn_a service_n which_o require_v preparation_n they_o shall_v be_v distract_n themselves_o with_o secular_a labour_n beside_o that_o this_o will_v fall_v as_o heavy_a upon_o our_o brethren_n what_o one_o text_n have_v our_o brethren_n to_o prove_v that_o paul_n or_o any_o christian_n abstain_v from_o all_o servile_a labour_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n which_o be_v the_o jewish_a sabbath_n or_o that_o they_o keep_v it_o it_o be_v indeed_o say_v act_v 13.14_o 15._o that_o paul_n come_v to_o antioch_n go_v into_o the_o synagogue_n and_o sit_v down_o and_o after_o the_o read_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n upon_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n paul_n preach_v a_o notable_a gospel-sermon_n to_o they_o to_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o error_n v._o 42._o the_o gentile_n desire_v that_o those_o word_n may_v be_v preach_v to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o translate_v it_o the_o next_o sabbath_n and_o i_o must_v ingenuous_o confess_v that_o if_o that_o translation_n be_v necessary_a it_o will_v have_v more_o colour_n for_o a_o argument_n on_o our_o brethren_n side_n than_o any_o place_n i_o know_v in_o scripture_n will_v afford_v they_o that_o the_o christian_n when_o the_o jew_n be_v go_v shall_v pitch_v upon_o the_o next_o sabbath_n above_o other_o day_n to_o hear_v paul_n again_o but_o as_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o translate_v it_o 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