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upon_o word_n and_o therefore_o due_a to_o the_o great_a i_o press_v further_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o scripture_n stand_v not_o only_o for_o holy_a service_n but_o for_o civil_a observance_n matth._n xviii_o that_o servant_n that_o owe_v his_o master_n more_o than_o he_o can_v pay_v fall_v down_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o worship_v he_o but_o evident_o levit._n xxiii_o 3._o the_o seven_o day_n be_v a_o sabbath_n of_o rest_n a_o holy_a convocation_n you_o shall_v do_v no_o work_n therein_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 72._o which_o must_v not_o stand_v for_o religious_a that_o be_v the_o day_n proper_a but_o for_o secular_a task_n and_o business_n once_o again_o let_v i_o strike_v upon_o the_o same_o pin_n how_o often_o do_v both_o these_o word_n present_a unto_o we_o the_o same_o thing_n even_o god_n holy_a service_n rom._n i._n 9_o god_n be_v my_o witness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o i_o serve_v in_o the_o spirit_n 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