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a_o thief_n a_o false_a witness_n not_o to_o covet_v another_o man_n good_n not_o to_o love_n god_n and_o the_o neighbour_n be_v make_v for_o man_n and_o not_o man_n for_o they_o and_o that_o man_n may_v dispense_v with_o they_o for_o his_o owe_v particular_a interest_n very_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o a_o man_n to_o break_v these_o commandment_n as_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o he_o to_o break_v the_o sabbath_n for_o his_o own_o conservation_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v reference_n unto_o he_o nay_o he_o shall_v tread_v under_o foot_n all_o his_o own_o interest_n rather_o than_o transgress_v in_o any_o of_o those_o point_n which_o show_v evident_o that_o the_o commandment_n concern_v the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n that_o these_o other_o be_v of_o that_o these_o be_v moral_a be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v in_o themselves_o a_o essential_a justice_n and_o equity_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n be_v undispensable_a so_o bind_v conscience_n at_o all_o time_n that_o it_o can_v be_v lawful_a at_o any_o time_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o they_o that_o this_o of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v only_o a_o commandment_n of_o order_n of_o ceremonial_a policy_n of_o a_o positive_a law_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n liable_a to_o dispensation_n and_o abrogation_n as_o in_o effect_v it_o be_v dispense_v with_o in_o the_o forename_a occasion_n and_o christ_n by_o his_o come_n into_o the_o world_n have_v abolish_v under_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o particular_a commanment_n give_v concern_v it_o 5_o the_o observation_n which_o be_v make_v by_o some_o that_o christ_n say_v that_o man_n be_v not_o make_v for_o the_o sabbath_n or_o for_o the_o day_n of_o rest_n but_o say_v not_o that_o man_n be_v not_o make_v to_o sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a subtlety_n for_o by_o the_o sabbath_n christ_n understand_v both_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o day_n and_o the_o day_n of_o rest_n for_o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o word_n sabbath_n signify_v 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