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of_o god_n worship_n a_o load_n of_o duty_n and_o performance_n invent_v and_o impose_v without_o either_o special_a or_o general_a warrant_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o god_n which_o if_o they_o be_v institute_v as_o circumstance_n tend_v to_o decency_n and_o edification_n and_o as_o upon_o occasion_n abrogable_a the_o presumption_n be_v less_o but_o be_v thrust_v upon_o the_o church_n as_o doctrine_n and_o perform_v by_o the_o people_n as_o part_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n worship_n sure_o they_o advance_v not_o but_o rather_o evacuate_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n â—5_n esay_n 19.13_o matth._n â—5_n in_o vain_a do_v they_o worship_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o precept_n of_o man_n it_o be_v vanity_n then_o and_o idolatry_n which_o be_v daily_o practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n where_o tradition_n of_o man_n be_v receive_v and_o follow_v
child_n unless_o they_o be_v jacobs_n or_o josephs_n godly_a and_o righteous_a which_o none_o be_v without_o the_o conscionable_a observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n 24.15_o josh_n 24.15_o therefore_o the_o example_n of_o joshua_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v by_o all_o master_n of_o family_n do_v not_o only_o say_v i_o but_o i_o and_o my_o household_n will_v serve_v the_o lord_n and_o keep_v his_o holy_a sabbath_n seek_v that_o praise_n before_o god_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o abraham_n i_o know_v abraham_n 1._o gen_n 18.19_o 1._o sam._n 1._o say_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v command_v he_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o way_n with_o â—lcanah_n and_o hannah_n bring_v samuel_n to_o the_o temple_n whilst_o he_o be_v young_a that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o servant_n unto_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n with_o timothy_n grandmother_n 15._o 1._o tim_n 3_o 15._o breed_v in_o he_o thus_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n from_o a_o child_n 3.17_o ezech._n 3.17_o now_o howsoever_o the_o 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thou_o over_o who_o thou_o have_v none_o authority_n to_o return_v now_o to_o the_o proper_a question_n some_o hold_n that_o the_o lord_n do_v only_o remit_v his_o own_o right_n in_o say_v six_o day_n shall_v thou_o labour_v etc._n etc._n because_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v his_o otherwise_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v not_o do_v well_o in_o set_v apart_o some_o of_o the_o six_o day_n unto_o holy_a exercise_n here_o work_v upon_o six_o day_n command_v here_o upon_o any_o occasion_n whatsoever_o but_o they_o be_v deceive_v and_o their_o ground_n be_v too_o weak_a for_o in_o every_o commandment_n we_o be_v not_o only_o enjoin_v the_o duty_n reas_n 1_o but_o the_o help_n and_o furtherance_n hereunto_o now_o unto_o the_o right_n and_o free_a keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n it_o help_v not_o a_o little_a to_o spend_v the_o six_o day_n well_o about_o the_o work_n of_o our_o calling_n partly_o for_o that_o our_o worldly_a business_n be_v do_v we_o be_v the_o free_a from_o 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verify_v in_o this_o very_a thing_n in_o that_o the_o most_o idle_a which_o spend_v their_o time_n of_o the_o six_o day_n in_o game_n sport_v and_o least_o do_v be_v least_o holy_a and_o most_o profane_a upon_o the_o sabbath_n but_o contrariwise_o the_o honest_o diligent_a and_o intentive_a to_o their_o calling_n 2._o the_o injunction_n of_o work_v upon_o six_o day_n be_v give_v reas_n 2_o in_o the_o same_o command_a term_n in_o the_o original_n that_o the_o injunction_n of_o not_o work_v the_o seven_o be_v give_v in_o in_o the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v do_v work_n in_o the_o second_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v not_o do_v work_n 3._o as_o there_o be_v reason_n allege_v of_o cease_v from_o work_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n so_o there_o be_v reason_n lay_v down_o also_o of_o work_v reas_n 3_o king_n the_o six_o day_n as_o the_o main_a reason_n of_o the_o first_o be_v god_n rest_v the_o seven_o so_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o second_o be_v in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o wrought_v if_o it_o be_v say_v this_o need_v not_o to_o be_v here_o command_v it_o rather_o belong_v to_o the_o second_o table_n i_o answer_v that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o duty_n may_v belong_v to_o diverse_a commandment_n in_o diverse_a respect_n and_o in_o what_o respect_n this_o of_o labour_v belong_v unto_o this_o have_v be_v already_o show_v neither_o be_v my_o intent_n otherwise_o to_o bring_v it_o in_o here_o and_o for_o some_o question_n which_o be_v fit_o here_o further_o to_o be_v discuss_v again_o i_o say_v that_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o former_a assertion_n be_v too_o weak_a for_o not_o man_n but_o god_n himself_o have_v again_o set_v apart_o since_o the_o give_n of_o
unnatural_a sin_n that_o can_v be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o because_o other_o mean_n of_o punishment_n be_v take_v away_o the_o law_n do_v brand_v the_o dead_a carcase_n with_o infamous_a burial_n 2._o it_o be_v also_o the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o unrecoverable_a except_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o it_o seldom_o give_v any_o time_n of_o repentance_n and_o perhaps_o more_o seldom_o any_o probability_n he_o that_o die_v thus_o die_v alas_o in_o satan_n work_n and_o i_o fear_v i_o in_o satan_n hand_n yet_o i_o presume_v not_o to_o confine_v god_n extraordinary_a and_o boundless_a mercy_n that_o can_v reach_v itself_o forth_o inter_fw-la â—ontem_fw-la &_o fontâ—m_fw-la after_o voluntary_a headlong_a percipice_n i_o deny_v not_o this_o to_o be_v possible_a but_o o_o dreadful_a trial_n of_o this_o balance_n which_o in_o probability_n weigh_v down_o so_o heavy_a on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o to_o press_v wretched_a man_n to_o hell_n itself_o distress_a brother_n be_v thou_o tempt_v to_o this_o hellish_a and_o monstrous_a sin_n gather_v thy_o strength_n unto_o thou_o say_v avoid_v satan_n if_o thou_o tell_v i_o i_o shall_v notwithstanding_o be_v save_v commend_v my_o soul_n to_o god_n when_o i_o die_v say_v thou_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n for_o the_o truth_n say_v â—f_o a_o righteous_a man_n turn_v from_o his_o righteousness_n and_o commit_v iniquity_n in_o the_o sin_n wherein_o he_o be_v find_v he_o shall_v sure_o die_v if_o he_o tell_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v thus_o end_v thy_o sorrow_n say_v thou_o be_v herein_o a_o liar_n also_o satan_n i_o shall_v pass_v thus_o rather_o from_o sorrow_n to_o great_a sorrow_n from_o temporal_a woe_n to_o eternal_a to_o be_v gnaw_v upon_o by_o the_o worm_n that_o never_o die_v and_o to_o be_v burn_v with_o the_o fire_n that_o never_o go_v out_o if_o it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v some_o that_o die_v thus_o dâ—i_n object_n 2._o self-murder_n â—â—_o pâ—eseruâ—_fw-la virtue_n 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