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they_o murmur_v for_o bread_n and_o also_o count_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o their_o gather_a manna_n we_o can_v rational_o allow_v so_o little_a as_o seven_o day_n time_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o seventh-day_n after_o all_o this_o which_o be_v their_o first_o sabbath_n in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o which_o time_n from_o their_o come_n from_o the_o red_a sea_n they_o may_v have_v have_v at_o least_o two_o seventh-day_n sabbath_n and_o therefore_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o their_o gather_a manna_n six_o day_n before_o their_o sabbath_n be_v design_v of_o god_n as_o a_o fix_v six_o work_a day_n before_o their_o first_o sabbath_n see_v neither_o the_o scripture_n do_v so_o assign_v it_o nor_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v appoint_v either_o the_o first_o seventh-day_n after_o their_o first_o passover_n or_o after_o their_o deliverance_n from_o the_o red_a sea_n to_o be_v their_o sabbath_n but_o suffer_v they_o to_o break_v such_o a_o order_n by_o have_v more_o than_o six_o 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the_o same_o rule_n be_v all_o of_o a_o ancient_a date_n than_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n because_o they_o be_v command_v before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v on_o mount_n sinai_n 3._o from_o those_o word_n exod._n 16.27_o 28._o which_o be_v speak_v upon_o the_o go_v out_o of_o some_o of_o the_o people_n to_o gather_v manna_n on_o their_o first_o sabbath_n say_v how_o long_o resuse_v you_o to_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o my_o law_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o same_o duy_n be_v know_v to_o they_o for_o the_o sabbath-day_n before_o that_o present_a time_n of_o their_o gather_a 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o law_n and_o comuâ—â—ments_n of_o god_n be_v there_o express_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n compâ—â—â—â—ing_v of_o israâ—â—_n former_a disobedience_n must_v have_v respect_n to_o some_o other_o law_n and_o commandment_n make_v before_o chap._n 15.25_o 26._o and_o 18.15_o 16._o or_o to_o their_o murmur_n chap._n 14.11_o 12._o chap._n 15.24_o and_o 16.3_o 8_o and_o to_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n in_o leave_v some_o of_o the_o maunâ—_n till_o the_o morning_n vo_z 19_o 20._o all_o which_o be_v before_o the_o lord_n complein_v in_o the_o text_n of_o the_o â—â—ople_n for_o go_v forth_o on_o the_o first_o sabbath_n and_o therefore_o this_o scripture_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o to_o prove_v that_o israâ—ls_n sabbath_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v the_o old_a preâ—ise_n successive_a sabbath_n know_v to_o they_o and_o break_v by_o they_o before_o nor_o do_v the_o cantion_n give_v in_o the_o four_o commandment_n to_o remember_v the_o sabbath_n day_n to_o keep_v it_o holy_a show_n the_o same_o for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 13.3_o remember_v this_o day_n in_o which_o you_o come_v out_o from_o egypt_n beside_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 16.29_o see_v for_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v you_o the_o sabbath_n call_v a_o sabbath_n ver_fw-la 25._o therefore_o he_o give_v you_o on_o the_o sixth-day_n the_o bread_n of_o two_o day_n 13.22_o exod._n 13.22_o so_o that_o by_o the_o ruler_n come_v before_o to_o tell_v moses_n of_o the_o people_n gather_v the_o bread_n of_o two_o day_n as_o if_o they_o know_v not_o of_o the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o till_o moses_n tell_v they_o of_o it_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o they_o wherein_o he_o first_o make_v mention_n of_o their_o sabbath_n and_o also_o because_o it_o be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o as_o a_o day_n they_o have_v not_o know_v for_o a_o day_n of_o rest_n before_o it_o appear_v therefore_o to_o be_v a_o new_a day_n but_o new_o give_v and_o not_o the_o old_a preeise_v successive_a seventh-day_n from_o the_o creation_n object_n 8._o the_o reason_n for_o the_o sabbath_n in_o the_o four_o command_n show_v we_o and_o also_o because_o it_o be_v there_o call_v the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o