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apply_v to_o the_o say_v nayler_n and_o he_o for_o his_o part_n profess_v that_o he_o may_v not_o refuse_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v move_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o he_o think_v the_o father_n do_v command_v they_o to_o do_v it_o a_o woman_n quaker_n say_v that_o she_o witness_v the_o holy_a of_o holies_n be_v rise_v which_o move_v she_o so_o to_o do_v see_v naylers_n trial_n pag._n 4.5_o however_o my_o argument_n for_o sing_v of_o psalm_n remain_v untouched_a yet_o he_o move_v two_o objection_n against_o our_o way_n of_o sing_v object_n 1._o though_o sing_v of_o psam_n in_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o they_o be_v allowable_a yet_o as_o use_v by_o we_o be_v abominable_a because_o the_o person_n use_v it_o be_v a_o mix_a multitude_n answer_n he_o have_v not_o prove_v it_o unlawful_a to_o join_v in_o sing_v with_o a_o mix_a multitude_n have_v god_n any_o where_o forbid_v their_o sing_n we_o find_v in_o scripture_n that_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v call_v upon_o to_o sing_v praise_n 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the_o rest_n of_o the_o sabbath_n verse_n 4._o 2._o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n verse_n 8._o if_o jesus_n that_o be_v joshua_n have_v give_v they_o rest_n than_o will_v he_o not_o have_v speak_v oâ—_n another_o rest_n it_o follow_v then_o that_o the_o rest_n which_o believer_n only_o shall_v enter_v into_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o heaven_n verse_n 9_o there_o remain_v therefore_o a_o rest_n for_o the_o people_n of_o god._n now_o because_o there_o be_v a_o eternal_a rest_n promise_v to_o the_o believe_v obedient_a people_n of_o god_n say_v this_o any_o thing_n why_o they_o shall_v not_o observe_v one_o day_n of_o seven_o as_o a_o sabbath_n unto_o the_o lord_n oh_o the_o conscientious_a keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v a_o comfortable_a evidence_n of_o those_o that_o shall_v be_v admit_v to_o this_o rest_n sect_n ii_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v set_v a_o part_n for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n by_o divine_a authority_n he_o add_v if_o 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of_o it_o this_o tittle_n as_o i_o remember_v the_o lord_n be_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n attribute_v but_o to_o two_o thing_n namely_o to_o the_o supper_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o the_o supper_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n because_o he_o do_v institute_v and_o appoint_v it_o and_o so_o the_o day_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n because_o christ_n be_v the_o author_n and_o appointer_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o in_o keep_v this_o day_n we_o walk_v obedient_o to_o the_o four_o command_n which_o require_v on_o day_n to_o be_v observe_v as_o a_o sabbath_n which_o the_o lord_n appoint_v we_o then_o keep_v this_o day_n because_o it_o be_v a_o day_n institute_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n neither_o must_v those_o two_o expression_n the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v confound_v for_o all_o day_n wherein_o god_n execute_v judgement_n upon_o sinner_n be_v day_n of_o the_o lord_n amos_n 5.18.20_o but_o the_o 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god_n so_o it_o make_v nothing_o against_o the_o keep_n of_o a_o weekly_a sabbath_n for_o the_o jew_n before_o christ_n be_v bind_v every_o day_n to_o serve_v god_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o observance_n of_o a_o weekly_a sabbath_n thus_o my_o former_a charge_n be_v still_o make_v good_a against_o quaker_n that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n but_o the_o ordinance_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o they_o disowne_v head_n fourteen_o concern_v original_a sin_n which_o quaker_n deny_v he_o affirm_v page_n 62._o that_o the_o thing_n which_o we_o intend_v by_o original_a sin_n be_v not_o express_v in_o scripture_n ans_fw-fr be_v it_o not_o express_v in_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v corruption_n and_o sin_n in_o we_o from_o our_o conception_n and_o birth_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o we_o intend_v by_o original_a sin_n for_o this_o the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a joh._n 3.6_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n intimate_v that_o 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