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true_a believer_n have_v authority_n and_o freedom_n to_o exempt_v himself_o from_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n for_o his_o own_o need_n and_o to_o yield_v to_o such_o necessity_n which_o be_v more_o urgent_a and_o of_o great_a importance_n than_o be_v the_o sabbath_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v the_o narrow_a strait_n whereunto_o hunger_n have_v drive_v christ_n disciple_n that_o be_v no_o less_o forcible_a to_o fight_v against_o the_o morality_n of_o the_o sabbath_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v already_o say_v 10_o such_o then_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o sabbath_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v not_o moral_a that_o of_o its_o self_n it_o oblige_v not_o the_o conscience_n to_o the_o keep_n of_o it_o that_o if_o it_o bind_v conscience_n it_o come_v from_o god_n command_n by_o a_o positive_a law_n such_o as_o he_o give_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o only_o when_o more_o enforce_a reason_n do_v not_o dispense_v with_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o as_o 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year_n for_o they_o deem_v that_o in_o the_o observe_n of_o they_o there_o be_v a_o point_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o god_n service_n which_o they_o be_v necessary_o oblige_v unto_o on_o god_n behalf_n and_o that_o for_o conscience_n sake_n either_o because_o the_o thing_n itself_o deserve_v as_o much_o or_o through_o respect_n to_o god_n commandment_n it_o be_v this_o surmise_n which_o the_o apostle_n blame_v for_o if_o the_o galatian_n have_v keep_v some_o day_n but_o as_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o a_o ecclesiastical_a order_n for_o the_o public_a practice_n of_o divine_a service_n by_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o ministry_n the_o celebration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o other_o holy_a duty_n more_o and_o more_o sanctify_a with_o prayer_n thanksgiving_n psalm_n hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n know_v and_o be_v persuade_v by_o the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o there_o be_v no_o divine_a obligation_n no_o religion_n tie_v to_o those_o day_n in_o themselves_o it_o be_v as_o sure_a as_o can_v be_v that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v censure_v for_o all_o that_o be_v do_v and_o may_v be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n hereupon_o i_o say_v that_o we_o fall_v manifest_o into_o the_o apostle_n censure_v if_o we_o keep_v a_o seven_o day_n of_o sabbath_n believe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o moral_a thing_n which_o god_n have_v express_o command_v and_o therefore_o necessary_a and_o as_o such_o bind_v the_o conscience_n for_o this_o be_v evident_o to_o observe_v day_n after_o the_o fashion_n which_o the_o apostle_n condemn_v 2_o it_o be_v answer_v to_o this_o that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o that_o chapter_n of_o judaical_a day_n month_n time_n and_o year_n only_o as_o they_o be_v ordain_v to_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o moses_n as_o for_o example_n to_o observe_v in_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o sabbath_n the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n which_o law_n be_v abolish_v he_o blame_v the_o galatian_n that_o 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discourse_n be_v this_o that_o to_o be_v religious_a about_o day_n and_o to_o be_v tie_v unto_o they_o by_o god_n command_n be_v a_o point_n of_o bondage_n belong_v to_o the_o rudiment_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v the_o law_n of_o liberty_n can_v suffer_v this_o bondage_n therefore_o he_o speak_v in_o general_a term_n you_o observe_v day_n and_o month_n and_o time_n and_o year_n and_o add_v not_o judaical_a or_o after_o the_o jewish_a fashion_n because_o also_o to_o keep_v other_o day_n than_o those_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o for_o the_o same_o opinion_n of_o religion_n which_o the_o jew_n have_v of_o their_o day_n although_o otherwise_o then_o they_o hâ—d_n be_v as_o bad_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v not_o so_o when_o day_n be_v keep_v simple_o for_o ecclesiastical_a order_n although_o they_o be_v judaical_a day_n and_o indeed_o the_o sabbath_n day_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o wit_n the_o last_o day_n 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