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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 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or_o lord_n day_n for_o it_o be_v not_o we_o for_o common_a use_n but_o to_o rest_v and_o refresh_v ourselves_o to_o worship_n and_o serve_v the_o lord_n 58.13_o isa_n 58.13_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v his_v holy_a day_n as_o other_o thing_n be_v call_v his_v that_o be_v set_v apart_o from_o common_a use_n to_o his_o service_n yea_o though_o they_o be_v not_o the_o very_a same_o from_o the_o original_a 27.8_o ezra_n 6.16_o 17._o zach._n 6.14_o and_o 7.2_o 3._o exod._n 13.2_o 12_o 13_o 15._o chap._n 12.29_o 30._o â—evit_fw-la 27.8_o as_o 1._o the_o new_a temple_n build_v in_o ezra_n time_n be_v call_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o which_o solomon_n build_v 2._o the_o first-born_a among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n both_o of_o man_n and_o of_o beast_n be_v sanctify_v and_o set_v apart_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v say_v to_o be_v his_o and_o yet_o the_o same_o in_o kind_n be_v not_o always_o require_v of_o 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say_v that_o because_o the_o sabbath_n give_v to_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v call_v the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o there_o be_v ground_n to_o believe_v it_o be_v the_o same_o precise_a successive_a seventh-day_n from_o the_o creation_n 2._o mr._n ainsworth_n translate_v the_o hebrew_n text_n exod._n 16.23_o to_o morrow_n be_v the_o sabbatism_n the_o sabbath_n of_o holiness_n too_o jehovah_n and_o ver_fw-la 25._o it_o be_v the_o sabbath_n to_o day_n unto_o jehouâ—th_o and_o levit_n 23.3_o but_o in_o the_o seven_o shall_v be_v asleep_o sabbath_n of_o sabbatism_n and_o deut._n exposition_n mr._n rebertsons_n gate_n to_o the_o holy_a tongue_n page_n 110._o see_v mr._n hughes_n in_o his_o analitical_a exposition_n 5.13_o but_o the_o seventh-day_n be_v asleep_o sabbath_n too_o jehovah_n thy_o god_n and_o exod._n 20.10_o but_o the_o seventh-day_n be_v asleep_o sabbath_n too_o jehovah_n thy_o god_n which_o two_n last_o place_n ari._n montanus_n read_v et_fw-la 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