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place_n determine_v for_o religion_n and_o the_o constant_a keep_n to_o that_o place_n god_n have_v no_o more_o honour_n neither_o the_o soul_n any_o more_o benefit_n the_o least_o chapel_n that_o will_v hold_v all_o the_o company_n be_v equal_a to_o paul_n church_n or_o the_o large_a church_n in_o the_o world_n but_o so_o be_v not_o a_o hour_n equal_a to_o a_o day_n for_o continuance_n of_o the_o proportion_n of_o time_n not_o once_o a_o month_n equal_a to_o once_o a_o week_n there_o be_v not_o then_o a_o equality_n between_o time_n and_o place_n time_n xxxvii_o 12._o man_n may_v be_v trust_v with_o determination_n of_o place_n not_o of_o time_n 12._o and_o now_o from_o all_o this_o it_o follow_v that_o man_n can_v be_v trust_v with_o the_o whole_a determination_n of_o time_n for_o religion_n but_o man_n may_v be_v trust_v better_a with_o determine_v the_o place_n that_o be_v there_o needs_o be_v now_o no_o express_a determination_n from_o god_n of_o place_n of_o worship_n to_o
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rule_n to_o know_v a_o law_n to_o be_v moral_a though_o but_o positive_a chap._n iii_o every_o law_n of_o the_o decalogue_n be_v a_o moral_a and_o perpetual_a law_n chap._n iu._n the_o exception_n to_o the_o former_a rule_n answer_v chap._n v._o christ_n have_v confirm_v all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o decalogue_n as_o perpetual_a mat._n 5.17_o etc._n etc._n chap._n vi_o solemn_a worship_n be_v morall-naturall_a both_o solitary_a and_o conjoin_v in_o family_n and_o church_n and_o how_o far_o chap._n vii_o general_n consideration_n about_o time_n and_o its_o profitablenesse_n in_o reference_n to_o moral_a action_n of_o importance_n chap._n viii_o consideration_n of_o time_n in_o relation_n to_o religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n how_o far_o it_o may_v be_v profitable_a thereunto_o chap._n ix_o a_o determinate_a solemn_a time_n for_o god_n worship_n be_v morall-naturall_a and_o that_o in_o the_o first_o commandment_n and_o what_o kind_n and_o manner_n of_o determination_n of_o time_n for_o religion_n may_v be_v prove_v necessary_a by_o the_o law_n or_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o general_a rule_n of_o scripture_n chap._n x._o the_o determination_n of_o the_o chief_a solemn_a time_n of_o worship_n for_o all_o man_n necessary_o and_o ordinary_o sufficient_a for_o the_o chief_a time_n as_o also_o of_o the_o particular_a day_n for_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o man_n but_o to_o god._n chap._n xi_o two_o corollary_n from_o the_o former_a discourse_n about_o solemn_a time_n 1._o all_o time_n and_o day_n be_v not_o equal_a under_o the_o gospel_n 2._o time_n and_o place_n be_v not_o equal_a circumstance_n in_o religion_n chap._n xii_o the_o necessary_a sufficient_a chief_a time_n for_o religion_n together_o with_o the_o particular_a day_n for_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n and_o not_o a_o mere_a adjunct_n or_o circumstance_n only_o errata_fw-la page_n 108._o line_n 2._o and_o special_o etc._n etc._n unto_o the_o end_n of_o that_o paragraph_n shall_v have_v be_v insert_v line_n 16._o after_o the_o word_n please_v p._n 136._o l._n 33._o for_o much_o read_v which_o p._n 168._o l._n 7._o for_o coninuance_n r._n continuance_n p._n 233._o l._n 34._o for_o let_n r._n let_v p._n 242._o l._n 16._o for_o mahomet_n r._n mahomet_n l._n 33._o for_o if_o r._n if_o p._n 260._o l._n 19_o for_o puplique_a r._n public_a p._n 261._o l._n 17._o after_o of_o r._n it_o p._n 266._o l._n 32._o for_o chhistian_n r._n christian_n p._n 273._o l._n 3._o for_o pimitive_a r._n primitive_a p._n 274._o l._n 25._o for_o justification_n r._n institution_n p._n 275._o l._n 12._o for_o possibily_n r._n possibility_n p._n 276._o l._n 33._o for_o apostle_n r._n apostles_n p._n 277._o l._n 4._o for_o the_o r._n that_o p._n 282._o l._n 23._o for_o ver_fw-la 16._o r._n ver_fw-la 14._o p._n 283._o l._n 25._o blot_n out_o not_o p._n 296._o l._n 30._o for_o they_o r._n that_o l._n 36._o for_o charity_n r._n charybdis_n p._n 305._o l._n 13._o for_o mianly_a r._n main_o p._n 314._o l._n 5._o for_o referoed_a r._n refer_v p._n 318._o l._n 27._o for_o continue_v r._n contain_v p._n 322._o l._n 7._o for_o oligatory_a r._n obligatory_a p._n 332._o l._n 25._o for_o leu._n 23._o r._n leu._n 27._o p._n 346._o l._n 28._o for_o viz._n r._n both_o p._n 352._o l._n 15._o for_o that_o r._n the_o to_o the_o christian_a reader_n we_o be_v now_o christian_n reader_n to_o enter_v upon_o a_o very_a great_a work_n not_o so_o much_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o bulk_n and_o length_n as_o contain_v under_o it_o many_o controversy_n as_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o subject_a matter_n itself_o the_o worth_n and_o dignity_n of_o it_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n in_o the_o entrance_n and_o preface_n whereunto_o we_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o give_v thou_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o some_o particular_n which_o may_v not_o be_v satisfy_v stand_v as_o prejudices_fw-la in_o the_o read_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n and_o they_o be_v these_o 1._o what_o be_v 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ten_o speak_v by_o god_n himself_o with_o majesty_n and_o terror_n write_v in_o the_o table_n of_o stone_n with_o his_o own_o finger_n put_v in_o the_o ark_n by_o his_o own_o command_n together_o with_o the_o rest_n to_o signify_v as_o even_o one_o of_o the_o adversary_n say_v the_o perpetuity_n of_o it_o scripture_n 2._o in_o particular_a 1._o the_o frequent_a mention_n of_o it_o in_o all_o part_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n more_o particular_o 1._o there_o be_v as_o frequent_a mention_n of_o it_o as_o of_o any_o one_o commandment_n imply_v as_o on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o importance_n of_o it_o so_o on_o the_o other_o man_n untowardness_n and_o backwardness_n in_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o scripture_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o something_o remarkable_a of_o a_o sabbath_n moses_n 1._o in_o the_o law_n or_o five_o book_n
be_v universal_a and_o bind_v all_o mankind_n and_o now_o we_o infer_v if_o christ_n do_v not_o destroy_v or_o free_a man_n from_o some_o other_o positive_a law_n how_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o he_o come_v to_o destroy_v or_o free_a man_n from_o the_o obedience_n of_o any_o positive_a law_n of_o the_o decalogue_n which_o be_v confess_v to_o be_v mean_v at_o least_o in_o some_o part_n by_o the_o law_n in_o our_o saviour_n discourse_n 2._o it_o concern_v our_o anti-sabbatizers_a more_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o four_o commandment_n be_v ceremonial_a in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n or_o else_o we_o fear_v they_o will_v fall_v under_o the_o heavy_a censure_n of_o our_o saviour_n for_o make_v void_a more_o than_o a_o jot_n or_o a_o title_n of_o a_o commandment_n even_o a_o whole_a commandment_n of_o the_o decalogue_n both_o break_v it_o themselves_o and_o also_o teach_v other_o so_o to_o do_v we_o wish_v they_o sad_o to_o consider_v it_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v except_v by_o some_o 6._o xix_o excep_v 6._o that_o christ_n in_o all_o this_o long_a sermon_n of_o three_o whole_a chapter_n make_v not_o the_o least_o mention_n of_o the_o sabbath_n or_o four_o commandment_n and_o so_o seem_v to_o exclude_v that_o out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o law_n he_o profess_v to_o ratify_v we_o brief_o answer_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v no_o express_a mention_n of_o the_o sol._n 1_o first_o commandment_n nor_o the_o second_o nor_o the_o five_o yet_o no_o man_n think_v they_o be_v exclude_v 2._o it_o be_v too_o much_o boldness_n in_o any_o to_o prescribe_v word_n to_o christ_n sol._n 2_o that_o unless_o he_o mention_v this_o or_o that_o they_o will_v not_o grant_v that_o he_o mean_v it_o when_o yet_o they_o hear_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o least_o commandment_n even_o of_o a_o jot_n or_o title_n lawyer_n warn_v not_o to_o except_v where_o the_o law_n except_v not_o and_o a_o man_n will_v think_v christ_n have_v here_o sufficient_o warn_v man_n not_o to_o exclude_v any_o of_o the_o 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