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contrivance_n or_o in_o the_o apostle_n language_n all_o filthiness_n 〈◊〉_d eph._n 5.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o foolish_a talk_n and_o jest_v or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o convenient_a christian_n shall_v not_o only_o consult_v what_o be_v lawful_a but_o what_o be_v decent_a and_o ornamental_a to_o the_o sabbath_n none_o of_o these_o thing_n must_v be_v so_o much_o as_o name_v on_o our_o day_n much_o less_o on_o god_n day_n christian_n look_v to_o it_o you_o may_v profane_v the_o sabbath_n by_o your_o word_n as_o well_o as_o your_o work_n and_o by_o vain_a word_n as_o well_o as_o by_o vile_a word_n but_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n further_o observable_a that_o be_v the_o note_n of_o appropriation_n viz._n thy_o own_o thou_o own_o way_n thy_o own_o pleasure_n thy_o own_o word_n thy_o own_o what_o be_v that_o answ_n in_o opposition_n to_o god_n way_n god_n pleasure_n god_n word_n thereby_o utter_o exclude_v not_o only_o wicked_a way_n and_o sinful_a pleasure_n and_o 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best_a and_o check_v thy_o too_o much_o greediness_n of_o they_o and_o another_o say_v well_o etc._n well_o citante_fw-la steph._n guazi_n de_fw-fr civili_fw-la conver_n p._n 376._o maluisse_fw-la se_fw-la infirmum_fw-la quam_fw-la delicatum_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o he_o have_v rather_o be_v infirm_a than_o delicate_a since_o weakness_n only_o can_v hurt_v the_o body_n alone_o but_o delicacy_n may_v at_o once_o corrupt_v both_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o more_o than_o that_o may_v also_o render_v any_o one_o unjust_a by_o reason_n they_o make_v he_o covetous_a to_o get_v that_o which_o may_v maintain_v they_o and_o also_o dull_a and_o regardless_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o service_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o country_n i_o have_v in_o my_o own_o observation_n see_v child_n prove_v well_o who_o have_v submit_v to_o the_o prudent_a restraint_n and_o admonition_n of_o their_o watchful_a parent_n and_o guide_n as_o to_o these_o thing_n and_o other_o ruin_v who_o 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