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which_o signify_v both_o to_o meditate_v and_o to_o pray_v daniel_n pray_v in_o the_o lion_n den_n ionas_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n s._n peter_n upon_o the_o house_n top_n we_o have_v a_o state_v rule_n for_o private_a worship_n when_o thou_o pray_v enter_v into_o thy_o closet_n there_o we_o may_v take_v a_o impartial_a account_n of_o our_o sincerity_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o spectator_n like_o a_o burning-glass_n do_v often_o kindle_v the_o fire_n of_o public_a devotion_n ii_o as_o part_n of_o a_o family_n and_o so_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o join_v with_o those_o with_o who_o we_o live_v in_o a_o oeconomical_a state_n every_o master_n of_o a_o family_n be_v invest_v with_o a_o domestic_a power_n his_o authority_n over_o his_o child_n be_v found_v in_o generation_n over_o other_o in_o a_o tacit_n or_o explicit_a compact_n this_o power_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o use_v to_o the_o utmost_a in_o promote_a the_o glory_n of_o the_o supreme_a be_v in_o every_o society_n the_o chief_a governor_n 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door_n one_o contain_v part_n of_o the_o 6._o c._n of_o deut._n from_o the_o four_o to_o the_o 9th_o ver_fw-la the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o 11_o c._n from_o the_o 13_o to_o 21._o place_n choose_v out_o on_o purpose_n to_o inculcate_v the_o duty_n of_o master_n of_o family_n which_o be_v to_o sharpen_v and_o instruct_v those_o in_o the_o law_n who_o be_v under_o their_o inspection_n and_o engage_v they_o in_o a_o conformity_n to_o its_o demand_n this_o custom_n jonathan_n ben_n vziel_n have_v in_o his_o eye_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o interpret_v those_o word_n and_o have_v not_o dedicate_v it_o &_o non_fw-la fixit_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la post_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v metonymical_o for_o the_o parchment_n fasten_v to_o the_o post_n of_o the_o door_n in_o which_o those_o portion_n of_o the_o law_n be_v write_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o have_v plain_a indication_n of_o this_o duty_n s._n paul_n after_o he_o have_v declare_v the_o engagement_n incumbent_a upon_o those_o relation_n which_o constitute_v a_o family_n as_o husband_n wife_n parent_n child_n master_n servant_n he_o subjoin_v this_o exhortation_n continue_v in_o prayer_n and_o watch_v in_o the_o same_o with_o thanksgiving_n col._n 4.2_o and_o that_o we_o may_v understand_v it_o be_v not_o solitary_a prayer_n only_o which_o he_o mean_v it_o be_v add_v in_o the_o 3d._n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pray_v together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_n to_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v a_o adverb_n of_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o land_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v they_o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v together_o gen._n 13.6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o cow_n and_o the_o bear_n shall_v feed_v together_o es_fw-ge 11.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v live_v together_o
to_o sit_v still_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n there_o be_v as_o much_o holiness_n in_o this_o as_o in_o offer_v a_o brute_n beast_n unto_o god_n be_v stamp_v with_o a_o divine_a command_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n signify_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o sin_n as_o the_o sacrifice_n do_v the_o holiness_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o what_o be_v assert_v by_o the_o learned_a author_n of_o the_o epilogue_n to_o which_o i_o reply_v 1._o it_o be_v no_o good_a consequence_n because_o the_o precept_n extend_v to_o cattle_n which_o be_v in_o no_o capacity_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o sabbath_n but_o only_o cease_v from_o bodily_a labour_n that_o therefore_o nothing_o but_o bodily_a rest_n be_v enjoin_v in_o it_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o king_n of_o niniveh_n concern_v the_o fast_o do_v reach_v to_o cattle_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o nothing_o be_v command_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n but_o what_o may_v be_v perform_v 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