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A04128 Seven questions of the sabbath briefly disputed, after the manner of the schooles Wherein such cases, and scruples, as are incident to this subject, are cleared, and resolved, by Gilbert Ironside B.D. Ironside, Gilbert, 1588-1671. 1637 (1637) STC 14268; ESTC S107435 185,984 324

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one_o wherein_o thing_n receive_v their_o perfect_a be_v this_o all_o thing_n have_v upon_o the_o sixth_o day_n the_o other_o which_o regard_v not_o the_o be_v but_o only_o the_o operation_n of_o thing_n in_o be_v this_o be_v bestow_v on_o creature_n the_o seven_o day_n for_o then_o god_n rest_v from_o give_v be_v unto_o thing_n begin_v to_o set_v nature_n to_o the_o work_n of_o propagation_n but_o any_o man_n may_v see_v first_o that_o this_o be_v only_o say_v without_o any_o ground_n second_o that_o he_o be_v force_v thereunto_o by_o labour_v to_o reconcile_v the_o vulgar_a translation_n with_o that_o of_o saint_n austin_n the_o one_o read_v in_o the_o seven_o day_n the_o other_o in_o the_o sixth_o day_n god_n end_v his_o work_n 2.2_o gen._n 2.2_o but_o what_o a_o small_a fly_v this_o be_v to_o choke_v so_o great_a a_o camel_n will_v soon_o appear_v for_o the_o text_n mean_v not_o that_o god_n do_v any_o thing_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n as_o aquinas_n conceive_v but_o that_o 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messiah_n even_o that_o day_n on_o
serm_n 50._o in_o cant._n s._n bernard_n stick_v not_o to_o say_v that_o the_o literal_a observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v one_o of_o the_o precept_n which_o ezechiel_n call_v not_o good_a and_o number_n it_o with_o the_o law_n against_o swine-flesh_n 4._o swine-flesh_n damascen_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la orthod_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o damascen_n be_v large_a and_o particular_a in_o this_o point_n show_v where_o and_o how_o it_o be_v ceremonial_a operibus_fw-la ceremonial_a quies_n ab_fw-la operibus_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la amplius_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o christianismo_fw-la praecepta_fw-la ficut_fw-la scribit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la col._n 2._o necessaria_fw-la tamen_fw-la est_fw-la &_o instituta_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la propter_fw-la imperfectos_fw-la luth_n de_fw-fr bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la luther_n say_v plain_o that_o the_o outward_a rest_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o command_v we_o christian_n under_o the_o gospel_n and_o allege_v for_o proof_n the_o prophet_n 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be_v term_v moral_a the_o question_n therefore_o be_v not_o of_o this_o kind_n of_o morality_n but_o of_o the_o two_o former_a only_o viz._n whether_o the_o law_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v either_o a_o principle_n in_o nature_n know_v and_o evident_a of_o itself_o or_o at_o least_o such_o as_o every_o man_n that_o have_v the_o use_n of_o pure_a natural_a reason_n may_v without_o revelation_n easy_o find_v out_o for_o that_o it_o be_v under_o positive_a precept_n in_o the_o four_o commandment_n be_v never_o doubt_v we_o must_v in_o the_o next_o place_n understand_v how_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o four_o commandment_n in_o this_o question_n whether_o of_o the_o whole_a and_o every_o part_n thereof_o or_o of_o one_o or_o more_o part_n and_o clause_n and_o first_o there_o be_v that_o say_v that_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o rule_n of_o right_a reason_n there_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n any_o distinction_n of_o day_n as_o be_v direct_o 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