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it_o be_v in_o the_o hebreâ—_n word_n for_o word_n he_o further_o confirm_v what_o he_o say_v herâ—_n and_o answer_v all_o tillam_n objection_n and_o thaâ—_n about_o the_o work_n adam_n do_v of_o give_v name_n 〈◊〉_d all_o live_a creature_n which_o he_o show_v he_o may_v soon_o do_v and_o as_o to_o that_o of_o god_n say_v oâ—_n the_o six_o day_n he_o see_v all_o his_o work_n that_o theâ—_n be_v good_a therefore_o man_n have_v not_o then_o sinneâ—_n he_o reply_n that_o god_n day_n work_n be_v donâ—_n each_o day_n by_o a_o word_n speak_v or_o in_o a_o moâ—ment_n he_o do_v not_o work_v as_o man_n do_v so_o thaâ—_n on_o the_o six_o day_n early_o or_o as_o soon_o as_o maâ—_n be_v create_v he_o may_v say_v all_o his_o work_n werâ—_n good_a yet_o man_n may_v sin_v and_o fall_v before_o night_n 6._o he_o argue_v from_o adam_n not_o know_a hiâ—_n wife_n till_o he_o have_v sin_v and_o show_v that_o 〈◊〉_d good_a reason_n can_v be_v give_v why_o he_o shall_v noâ—_n have_v know_v she_o have_v he_o 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god_n set_v apart_o a_o thing_n a_o person_n etc._n etc._n for_o himself_o or_o to_o some_o holy_a legal_a use_n or_o service_n thus_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v sanctify_v and_o the_o priest_n and_o vessel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n etc._n etc._n be_v sanctify_v and_o their_o sabbath_n be_v a_o sign_n that_o they_o become_v god_n people_n in_o that_o legal_a and_o typical_a covenant_n or_o upon_o the_o term_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n they_o promise_v that_o all_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o they_o will_v do_v 3._o exod._n 24._o 2_o 3._o which_o confirm_v what_o we_o say_v before_o 4._o let_v none_o suppose_v that_o god_n take_v the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n into_o a_o special_a relation_n with_o himself_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n or_o that_o that_o covenant_n exod._n 20._o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n let_v they_o read_v what_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n say_v 33._o jer._n 31._o 31_o 32_o 33._o behold_v 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pentecost_n act_v 2._o 1._o it_o be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o week_n or_o of_o seven_o because_o from_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sheaf_n they_o reckon_v as_o many_o week_n to_o this_o feast_n as_o there_o be_v day_n in_o seven_o week_n which_o evident_o shadow_v out_o some_o weekly_a festiyal_a under_o the_o gospel_n the_o day_n whereof_o be_v note_v by_o that_o pentecost_n act_v 2._o 1_o 2._o 2._o it_o be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o first-fruit_n and_o of_o harvest_n because_o as_o they_o begin_v their_o harvest_n upon_o the_o first_o of_o the_o fifty_o day_n when_o they_o offer_v the_o sheaf_n of_o first-fruit_n so_o they_o end_v it_o upon_o the_o fifty_o day_n which_o be_v proper_o the_o feast-day_n upon_o which_o they_o offer_v the_o wave-loave_n and_o these_o fifty_o day_n or_o seven_o week_n be_v the_o appoint_a week_n of_o their_o harvest_n and_o by_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o sheaf_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o harvest_n there_o their_o after-fruit_n be_v sanctify_v 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