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be_v further_a prove_v by_o some_o other_o scripture_n 1_o god_n do_v command_v we_o fall_v man_n in_o the_o four_o commandment_n to_o remember_v the_o sabbath_n day_n to_o sanctify_v it_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v add_v because_o in_o it_o he_o rest_v from_o all_o the_o work_n that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o for_o that_o reason_n jâ—hovah_n do_v bless_v the_o seven_o day_n and_o sanctify_v it_o exod._n 20._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o 2_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v that_o god_n do_v bless_v the_o sabbath_n day_n namely_o for_o the_o good_a of_o fall_a man_n for_o say_v he_o bless_v be_v the_o man_n that_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n and_o pollute_v iâ—_n nol_n es_fw-ge 56._o 2._o 3_o our_o saviour_n do_v tâ—llus_fw-la that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v make_v for_o man_n mar._n 2._o 27._o namely_o for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n in_o misery_n but_o adam_n in_o good_a god_n do_v not_o leave_v adam_n &_o eve_n to_o spend_v the_o seven_o day_n in_o private_a speculation_n but_o he_o bless_v the_o first_o 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2._o and_o the_o father_n give_v he_o a_o commandment_n what_o to_o say_v joh._n 12._o 49_o 50._o and_o he_o it_o be_v that_o do_v instruct_v all_o the_o father_n and_o therefore_o stephen_n say_v that_o he_o the_o god_n of_o glory_n appear_v to_o abraham_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o valde_n act._n 7._o 2._o and_o his_o apparition_n to_o abraham_n be_v in_o such_o a_o familiar_a manner_n that_o it_o do_v work_v in_o he_o a_o inward_a regard_n and_o attention_n to_o his_o word_n whereby_o his_o soul_n be_v convince_v and_o convert_v in_o some_o such_o manner_n do_v he_o appear_v to_o adam_n and_o eve_n when_o he_o do_v instruct_v they_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o person_n and_o office_n and_o of_o the_o use_n of_o his_o public_a ordinance_n wherewith_o he_o be_v please_v to_o bless_v the_o seven_o day_n now_o the_o several_a ordinance_n wherewith_o god_n be_v please_v to_o bless_v the_o seven_o day_n i_o will_v distinguish_v into_o two_o sort_n or_o rank_n 1_o into_o such_o ordinance_n as_o be_v plain_a and_o manifest_a 2_o into_o such_o as_o be_v typical_a and_o mystical_a 1_o i_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o plain_a and_o manifest_a ordinance_n these_o be_v often_o use_v without_o the_o typical_a but_o the_o typical_a can_v not_o well_o be_v use_v without_o some_o of_o these_o be_v add_v thereto_o by_o these_o plain_a and_o manifest_a ordinance_n god_n appoint_v adam_n as_o a_o prophet_n by_o the_o exercise_n of_o they_o to_o instruct_v himself_o his_o wife_n and_o posterity_n by_o open_v the_o misery_n of_o his_o fall_n and_o the_o remedy_n by_o the_o promise_a seed_n 1_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o these_o manifest_a ordinance_n be_v in_o preach_v and_o proclaim_v his_o own_o miserable_a condition_n by_o his_o disobedience_n seed_n god_n command_v adam_n to_o preach_v every_o seven_o day_n either_o upon_o his_o miserable_a fall_n or_o else_o upon_o the_o richeâ—_n of_o god_n grace_n for_o his_o recovery_n by_o the_o promise_a seed_n in_o eat_v of_o the_o 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the_o lord_n be_v also_o please_v to_o add_v a_o gracious_a promise_n in_o vers_fw-la 27._o saying_n they_o shall_v put_v my_o name_n upon_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n and_o i_o will_v bless_v 27_o numb_a 6._o 24_o 27_o they_o and_o this_o blessing_n be_v often_o remember_v and_o repeat_v as_o a_o encouragement_n to_o all_o the_o godly_a to_o attend_v his_o sabbath-ordinance_n psal_n 115._o 13._o psal_n 134._o 3._o psal_n 147._o 13._o object_n you_o seem_v to_o apply_v god_n blessing_n to_o his_o sabbath-ordinances_a only_a but_o experience_n do_v tell_v we_o that_o god_n do_v often_o bless_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n upon_o the_o weekday_n to_o the_o conversion_n of_o many_o soul_n ans_fw-fr i_o answer_v it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o god_n do_v often_o bless_v the_o preach_n of_o his_o word_n on_o the_o weekday_n as_o well_o as_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n to_o the_o conversion_n of_o many_o thousand_o soul_n but_o that_o let_v not_o but_o that_o preach_v must_v still_o be_v 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service_n let_v no_o man_n therefore_o mistake_v i_o for_o though_o i_o do_v not_o make_v private_a duty_n to_o be_v command_v in_o the_o first_o place_n yet_o i_o believe_v that_o private_a duty_n be_v command_v and_o bless_v of_o god_n as_o necessary_a handmaid_n to_o the_o public_a and_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n for_o it_o 1_o our_o barren_a heart_n our_o stony_a heart_n our_o thorny_a heart_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o bless_a seed_n of_o the_o word_n the_o take_v root_n and_o to_o thrive_v there_o unless_o we_o do_v prepare_v they_o like_v to_o well-manured_n ground_n 2_o in_o hear_v christ_n give_v this_o caution_n take_v heed_n how_o you_o hear_v and_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n say_v when_o any_o go_v to_o hear_v the_o law_n read_v 11._o see_v ain_n in_o deâ—t_n 31._o 11._o or_o expound_v they_o must_v prepare_v their_o heart_n and_o make_v their_o ear_n attentive_a to_o hear_v with_o fear_n and_o reverence_n and_o with_o joy_n and_o tremble_a as_o in_o the_o day_n when_o 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