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meafure_a time_n but_o after_o this_o account_n their_o day_n will_v differ_v in_o length_n of_o time_n days_n week_n and_o month_n from_o one_o another_o and_o so_o though_o they_o have_v the_o orderly_a succession_n of_o the_o set_v and_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n according_a to_o the_o orderly_a course_n of_o nature_n in_o those_o place_n yet_o the_o jewish_a seventh-day_n sabbath_n can_v possible_o this_o way_n be_v successive_o keep_v precise_o in_o proportion_n of_o time_n there_o like_a as_o it_o be_v in_o canaan_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o for_o any_o to_o argue_v for_o the_o precise_a succession_n of_o the_o jewish_a seventh-day_n sabbath_n from_o their_o first_o keep_v it_o or_o from_o the_o creation_n after_o those_o interruption_n of_o the_o orderly_a course_n of_o the_o day_n will_v consequent_o tend_v to_o draw_v we_o into_o great_a confusion_n about_o the_o sabbath_n and_o to_o maintain_v that_o in_o name_n which_o be_v not_o proper_o so_o in_o nature_n object_n 13._o the_o journey_v of_o the_o two_o disciple_n to_o emmaus_n 13_o luke_n â—4_n 13_o and_o back_o again_o be_v near_o fifteen_o mile_n which_o be_v more_o than_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n how_o then_o can_v their_o travel_a consist_v with_o the_o keep_n of_o that_o first-day_n of_o the_o week_n a_o sabbath_n answer_v 1_o we_o sin_v christ_n reprove_v they_o for_o their_o unbelief_n and_o if_o this_o will_v not_o be_v allow_v as_o inclusive_a for_o their_o journey_v from_o jerusalem_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v continue_v in_o faith_n with_o the_o eleven_o apostle_n thaâ—_n be_v there_o gather_v together_o than_o i_o may_v far_o add_v that_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v whether_o their_o journey_n be_v then_o lawful_a or_o unlawful_a for_o tho'_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a on_o the_o sabbath-day_n to_o journey_n at_o all_o on_o the_o account_n of_o any_o common_a or_o worldly_a business_n of_o our_o own_o yet_o there_o may_v possible_o be_v a_o moral_a necessity_n to_o journey_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n without_o sin_n as_o it_o may_v be_v for_o the_o save_v a_o person_n life_n and_o therefore_o we_o can_v conclude_v that_o the_o two_o disciple_n sin_v in_o travel_v on_o the_o first_o christian_a sabbath_n or_o do_v thereby_o make_v it_o a_o common_a day_n unless_o we_o know_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o 2._o those_o two_o disciple_n be_v not_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o eleven_o disciple_n or_o apostle_n of_o our_o lord_n which_o be_v themselves_o then_o but_o weak_a in_o faith_n and_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o gospel_n thing_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o less_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o those_o two_o disciple_n do_v not_o observe_v that_o day_n a_o sabbath_n when_o they_o doubt_v of_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o viz._n the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n till_o he_o appear_v to_o they_o which_o he_o also_o do_v to_o the_o eleven_o 28.8_o luke_n 24.33_o math._n 28.8_o and_o other_o who_o be_v wait_v together_o on_o that_o day_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o faith_n object_n 14_o the_o jew_n reckon_v their_o day_n to_o begin_v at_o evening_n and_o therefore_o the_o church_n of_o 〈◊〉_d act_v 20.7_o come_v together_o to_o break_v bread_n on_o the_o begiâ—â—â—â—_n of_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n viz._n on_o saturday_n night_n 〈◊〉_d so_o call_v after_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n be_v over_o and_o the_o next_o morning_n paul_n do_v go_v a_o soot_n to_o ass_n where_o he_o have_v appoâ—â—ted_v his_o companion_n to_o meet_v he_o with_o the_o ship_n so_o that_o paul_n and_o his_o company_n travel_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n and_o therefore_o though_o he_o preach_v and_o break_v bread_n on_o it_o the_o night_n before_o yet_o he_o keep_v it_o not_o as_o a_o sabbath_n answer_v it_o be_v true_a the_o jew_n be_v appoint_v to_o keep_v their_o sacred_a day_n from_o evening_n to_o evening_n or_o from_o sun_n set_v to_o sun_n set_v as_o mr._n 13.35_o see_v his_o reply_n to_o dr._n wallis_n 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