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his_o religious_a assembl_n bless_a be_v thou_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n the_o king_n of_o the_o world_n that_o have_v sanctify_v we_o with_o thy_o precept_n and_o give_v we_o command_v concern_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o law_n and_o sweeten_v o_o lord_n the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n in_o our_o mouth_n and_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o people_n the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o make_v we_o all_o and_o our_o child_n and_o our_o child_n child_n knower_n of_o thy_o name_n and_o learner_n of_o thy_o law_n for_o itself_o bless_a be_v thou_o o_o lord_n which_o teach_v thy_o people_n israel_n the_o law_n so_o far_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o benediction_n a_o benediction_n make_v by_o the_o self_n same_o author_n who_o as_o it_o be_v conceive_v by_o scaliger_n do_v ordain_v the_o festival_n the_o like_a authority_n be_v exercise_v by_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o institute_v set_v and_o appoint_v fast_n for_o the_o chastise_v of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o afflict_a of_o the_o soul_n 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in_o s._n luke_n be_v call_v the_o minister_n cap._n four_o 20._o be_v come_v unto_o the_o prayer_n which_o begin_v with_o this_o he_o that_o hear_v abraham_n etc._n etc._n and_o end_v with_o these_o word_n viz._n bless_a be_v thou_o o_o lord_n god_n our_o god_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n the_o people_n answer_v bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o his_o glorious_a kingdom_n to_o all_o generation_n and_o for_o evermore_o then_o say_v the_o officer_n of_o the_o synagogue_n unto_o the_o priest_n which_o blow_v the_o trumpet_n sound_v you_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n sound_z and_o then_o pray_v again_o and_o though_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o rabbin_z etc._n id._n in_o tanaioth_n c._n 4._o n._n 14._o cite_v by_o mr._n thorndike_n cap._n of_o his_o religious_a assembly_n etc._n etc._n that_o this_o prescribe_a form_n be_v fit_v only_o to_o the_o meridian_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o there_o be_v little_a question_n to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o it_o serve_v also_o 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before_o the_o other_o but_o that_o conceive_n both_o alike_o they_o think_v it_o best_a to_o give_v precedency_n to_o the_o elder_a and_o rather_o break_v the_o sabbath_n than_o put_v off_o circumcision_n to_o a_o further_a day_n hence_o grow_v it_o into_o a_o common_a maxim_n among_o that_o people_n circumcision_n pellit_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la that_o circumcision_n drive_v away_o the_o sabbath_n as_o before_o i_o note_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v that_o they_o conceive_v a_o great_a or_o more_o strict_a necessity_n to_o be_v in_o circumcision_n than_o in_o the_o sabbath_n the_o penalty_n and_o danger_n as_o before_o we_o show_v you_o be_v alike_o in_o both_o for_o in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o the_o space_n of_o 40_o year_n together_o when_o in_o some_o fort_n they_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n most_o certain_a that_o they_o circumcise_a not_o one_o not_o one_o of_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o so_o long_a a_o time_n again_o have_v god_n intend_v circumcision_n to_o have_v be_v so_o necessary_a that_o there_o be_v no_o defer_v of_o it_o for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o he_o either_o have_v not_o make_v the_o sabbath_n rest_v so_o exact_a and_o rigid_a or_o else_o out_o of_o that_o generul_a rule_n have_v make_v exception_n in_o this_o case_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n have_v he_o intend_v that_o the_o sabbath_n rest_n shall_v have_v be_v literal_o observe_v and_o that_o no_o manner_n of_o work_n shall_v be_v do_v therein_o he_o have_v not_o so_o precise_o limit_v circumcision_n to_o the_o eight_o day_n only_o tryph._n just_a martin_n count_v tryph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o though_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n but_o will_v have_v respite_v the_o same_o till_o another_o day_n the_o act_n of_o circumcision_n be_v not_o restrain_v unto_o the_o eight_o day_n so_o precise_o but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v sometime_o defer_v upon_o occasion_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o moses_n child_n and_o the_o whole_a people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n before_o remember_v indeed_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hasten_v and_o perform_v before_o not_o out_o of_o any_o mystery_n in_o the_o number_n which_o may_v adapt_v it_o for_o that_o business_n as_o some_o rabbin_n think_v but_o because_o child_n till_o that_o time_n be_v hardly_o purge_v of_o that_o blood_n and_o slime_n which_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o into_o the_o world_n 27._o levit._fw-la 22._o v._o 27._o upon_o which_o ground_n the_o lord_n appoint_v thus_o in_o the_o law_n levitical_a when_o a_o bullock_n or_o a_o sheep_n or_o a_o goat_n be_v bring_v forth_o it_o shall_v be_v seven_o day_n under_o the_o dam_n and_o from_o the_o eight_o day_n and_o thenceforth_a it_o shall_v be_v accept_v for_o a_o offering_n to_o the_o lord_n this_o make_v it_o manifest_a that_o the_o jew_n think_v the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o morallaw_n and_o therefore_o give_v precedency_n to_o circumcision_n as_o the_o old_a ceremony_n not_o because_o it_o be_v of_o moses_n 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on_o another_o sabbath_n that_o in_o the_o synagogue_n he_o behold_v a_o man_n with_o a_o wither_a hand_n and_o call_v he_o forth_o and_o make_v he_o come_v into_o the_o midst_n and_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o then_o restore_v it_o hereupon_o athanasius_n note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o christ_n reserve_v his_o great_a miracle_n for_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o that_o he_o bid_v the_o man_n stand_v forth_o in_o defiance_n as_o it_o be_v of_o all_o their_o malice_n and_o inform_a humour_n his_o heal_n of_o the_o woman_n which_o have_v be_v crooked_a 18._o year_n and_o of_o the_o man_n that_o have_v the_o dropsy_n one_o in_o the_o synagogue_n the_o other_o in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o principal_a pharisee_fw-mi 9_o joh._n 9_o be_v proof_n sufficient_a that_o he_o fear_v not_o their_o accufation_n but_o that_o great_a cure_n he_o wrought_v on_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v blind_a be_v most_o remarkable_a to_o this_o purpose_n first_o in_o relation_n to_o our_o saviour_n 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