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a_o religious_a respect_n to_o the_o sabbath_n which_o moses_n forthwith_o explain_v vers_fw-la 23._o to_o morrow_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o holy_a sabbath_n etc._n etc._n and_o vers_n 29._o see_v because_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v you_o this_o sabbath_n therefore_o he_o have_v give_v you_o on_o the_o six_o day_n the_o bread_n of_o two_o day_n philo_z judaeus_n say_v that_o the_o hebrew_n be_v teach_v by_o this_o which_o be_v the_o birthday_n of_o the_o world_n whereof_o their_o forefather_n be_v ignorant_a a_o very_a likely_a thing_n that_o abraham_n shall_v not_o know_v the_o patriarchal_a sabbath_n l'estrange_n will_v have_v it_o thus_o that_o the_o elder_n make_v not_o strange_a at_o the_o sabbath_n but_o at_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o rest_n now_o command_v but_o he_o shall_v have_v call_v to_o mind_n that_o nothing_o be_v speak_v of_o that_o till_o after_o the_o elder_n be_v come_v to_o moses_n and_o if_o we_o due_o weigh_v the_o story_n the_o elder_n will_v be_v find_v to_o have_v think_v it_o strange_a why_o the_o people_n gather_v this_o double_a portion_n on_o friday_n for_o the_o elder_n know_v that_o a_o double_a portion_n be_v to_o be_v gather_v on_o the_o six_o day_n six_o day_n before_o and_o therefore_o will_v doubtless_o have_v apply_v themselves_o to_o moses_n before_o now_o for_o a_o resolution_n if_o they_o have_v then_o question_v for_o what_o end_n they_o be_v to_o gather_v double_a on_o the_o six_o day_n and_o no_o other_o reason_n can_v be_v imagine_v of_o that_o delay_n but_o that_o their_o thought_n be_v suspend_v all_o that_o while_n upon_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o patriarchal-week_n which_o be_v saturday_n till_o they_o see_v the_o people_n gather_v on_o the_o six_o day_n in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o gather_a day_n and_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o they_o come_v to_o moses_n that_o he_o may_v resolve_v they_o whether_o the_o precept_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v of_o the_o six_o day_n in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o 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timerarious_a in_o their_o account_n of_o day_n and_o therefore_o acquaint_v moses_n with_o it_o who_o moses_n thus_o resolve_v this_n be_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v to_o morrow_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o holy_a sabbath_n unto_o the_o lord_n when_o do_v god_n say_v this_o but_o in_o his_o precept_n to_o gather_v twice_o as_o much_o on_o the_o six_o day_n so_o that_o here_o moses_n comment_v upon_o the_o precept_n tell_v they_o that_o thereby_o god_n appoint_v to_o the_o jew_n the_o morrow_n follow_v to_o be_v thenceforward_a their_o weekly_a sabbath_n whereas_o if_o they_o have_v be_v use_v before_o to_o keep_v saturday-sabbath_n the_o ruler_n need_v not_o to_o have_v apply_v themselves_o to_o moses_n for_o the_o resolution_n of_o such_o a_o question_n as_o a_o child_n may_v have_v unriddle_v for_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v but_o the_o day_n before_o the_o patriarchal_a sabbath_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n a_o preparation_n to_o it_o whereon_o reason_n will_v tell_v man_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o set_v their_o secular_a affair_n in_o such_o good_a order_n as_o they_o may_v not_o be_v distract_v by_o they_o in_o the_o sacred_a exercise_n of_o the_o sabbath_n which_o from_o the_o first_o be_v so_o to_o be_v sanctify_v as_o no_o servile_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v thereon_o and_o see_v the_o israelite_n at_o this_o time_n have_v no_o other_o servile_a work_n to_o do_v but_o gather_v and_o dress_v of_o manna_n if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v restrain_v from_o that_o on_o the_o sabbath_n there_o will_v have_v be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o that_o and_o other_o day_n in_o respect_n of_o cessation_n from_o common_a work_n and_o therefore_o upon_o that_o supposition_n that_o saturday_n be_v their_o ancient_a sabbath_n the_o elder_n must_v have_v be_v child_n in_o understanding_n if_o they_o perceive_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o precept_n for_o gather_v twice_o as_o much_o on_o friday_n to_o sum_v up_o the_o whole_a of_o this_o argument_n this_o be_v the_o first_o saturday-sabbath_n we_o find_v celebrate_v in_o the_o wrold_a for_o 2453_o year_n at_o the_o low_a account_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v live_v to_o that_o age_n without_o a_o sabbath_n be_v the_o most_o incredible_a of_o incredible_n in_o order_n to_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o patriarchal-church_n from_o so_o black_a a_o crime_n i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o show_v that_o sunday-sabbath_n be_v observe_v before_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o jewish_a saturday-sabbath_n from_o the_o first_o instance_n and_o i_o shall_v give_v more_o clear_a and_o unexceptionable_a proof_n thereof_o in_o the_o other_o forename_a instance_n draw_v from_o exod._n 12._o 3._o speak_v you_o unto_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n say_v on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o mouth_n they_o shall_v take_v to_o they_o a_o lamb_n etc._n etc._n sect_n viii_o 2d_o instance_n if_o we_o reckon_v backward_o from_o the_o 15_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n which_o we_o demonstrate_v to_o have_v be_v sunday_n till_o we_o come_v to_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o ten_o day_n to_o have_v be_v sunday_n and_o to_o have_v be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o israelite_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o egyptian_n also_o their_o keep_n thereon_o a_o solemn_a religious_a state_v assembly_n on_o course_n 1._o that_o this_o ten_o day_n fall_v on_o sunday_n may_v be_v thus_o collect_v by_o a_o retrograde_a calculation_n of_o day_n from_o the_o fifteen_o of_o the_o second_o month_n to_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o first_o second_o month_n day_n 15_o 8_o 1._o first_o month_n day_n 24_o 17_o 10_o be_v 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o account_n wherein_o i_o assign_v 30_o day_n to_o a_o month_n i_o have_v the_o plain_a testimony_n of_o moses_n gen._n 7._o 24._o compare_v with_o chap._n 8._o 4._o where_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o 150_o day_n of_o the_o water_n prevail_v above_o the_o earth_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o 17_o day_n of_o the_o month_n and_o the_o end_n of_o those_o day_n the_o 17_o of_o the_o seven_o month_n that_o be_v just_a five_o month_n if_o we_o assign_v to_o each_o month_n 30_o day_n and_o deut._n 12._o 13._o she_o shall_v bewail_v her_o father_n and_o mother_n a_o month_n of_o day_n this_o will_v have_v be_v a_o lesbian_a rule_n if_o their_o month_n have_v not_o consist_v of_o a_o equal_a number_n of_o day_n and_o if_o the_o day_n of_o every_o of_o those_o month_n wherein_o the_o water_n prevail_v have_v not_o be_v thirty_o the_o space_n from_o the_o 17_o of_o the_o second_o to_o the_o 17_o of_o the_o seven_o month_n will_v not_o have_v amount_v to_o 150_o day_n these_o text_n be_v so_o plain_a as_o i_o wonder_v how_o so_o many_o man_n of_o great_a and_o deserve_a name_n come_v to_o be_v lull_v except_o by_o rabbinical_a sorcery_n into_o so_o deep_a a_o sleep_n as_o to_o dream_v of_o the_o jewish_a month_n have_v assign_v to_o they_o alternatim_fw-la 30_o and_o 29_o day_n and_o to_o forsake_v moses_n his_o conduct_n in_o so_o plain_a a_o path_n a_o error_n which_o the_o industrious_a and_o learned_a usher_n give_v his_o testimony_n against_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o annal_n the_o year_n say_v he_o there_o of_o the_o patriarch_n egyptian_n and_o hebrew_n consist_v of_o twelve_o equal_a month_n of_o thirty_o day_n aepiece_o for_o that_o the_o hebrew_n use_v lunary_n month_n before_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n be_v more_o than_o can_v be_v prove_v from_o this_o so_o infallible_a a_o evidence_n that_o the_o patriarch_n reckon_v thirty_o day_n to_o the_o month_n what_o ever_o innovation_n after-age_n introduce_v be_v not_o here_o material_a a_o demonstrative_a proof_n may_v be_v draw_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o first_o instance_n also_o that_o the_o 15_o of_o the_o second_o month_n exod._n 16._o
design_n and_o ambition_n be_v to_o be_v serviceable_a in_o promote_a the_o eternal_a interest_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n your_o servant_n in_o our_o common_a lord_n j._n s._n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o patriarch_n have_v state_v assembly_n for_o public_a worship_n pag._n 3._o sect._n 1_o they_o have_v state_v place_n for_o divine_a worship_n p._n 4._o sect._n 2._o state_v minister_n with_o maintenance_n jacob_n vow_n the_o egyptian_a priests-land_n cain_n offer_v p._n 6._o chap._n ii_o the_o patriarch_n have_v state_v time_n prove_v from_o gen._n 4._o 3._o and_o gen._n 1._o 4._o p._n 17._o chap._n iii_o these_o state_v time_n be_v weekly_o p._n 19_o sect._n 1_o the_o computation_n of_o time_n by_o septimanes_n common_a to_o all_o age_n week_n of_o year_n gen._n 29._o 27._o affront_v sacred_a chronology_n p._n 20_o etc._n etc._n sect._n 2._o and_o to_o all_o nation_n computation_n by_o month_n and_o year_n of_o human_a invention_n by_o week_n of_o divine_a institution_n p._n 25._o sect._n 3_o at_o the_o end_n of_o day_n gen._n 4._o 3._o be_v the_o end_n of_o a_o week_n p._n 28._o sect._n 4._o son_n of_o god_n job_n 1._o 6._o not_o angel_n but_o church-member_n p._n 30._o sect._n 5._o son_n of_o god_n different_a from_o morning-star_n what_o be_v the_o cornerstone_n job_n 38._o p._n 38._o sect._n 6._o the_o son_n of_o god_n joh._n 1._o 6._o prove_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o son_n of_o god_n gen._n 2._o 6._o from_o the_o proximity_n of_o the_o time_n job_n contemporarian_n with_o phaleg_n prove_v from_o length_n of_o his_o age._n job_n be_v jobab_v the_o son_n of_o joctan_n daughter_n of_o edom_n in_o the_o land_n of_o we_o lam._n 4._o explain_v by_o jer._n 25._o job_n country_n arabia_n petraea_n p._n 43._o sect._n 7._o elihu_n write_v the_o history_n of_o job_n p._n 51._o sect._n 8._o son_n of_o god_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n be_v their_o church-convention_n on_o state_v day_n weekly_o p._n 56._o sect._n 9_o the_o chimaera_n of_o a_o prolepsis_n gen._n 2._o prove_v p._n 61._o chap._n iu._n the_o weekly_a patriarchal-sabbath_n be_v sunday_n p._n 64._o sect._n 1_o the_o patriarchal_a sabbath_n be_v not_o saturday_n prove_v from_o testimony_n of_o heathen_n father_n scripture_n which_o make_v a_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o four_o precept_n and_o that_o enjoin_v the_o jew_n by_o moses_n p._n 64._o sect._n 2._o the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o four_o precept_n and_o mosaic_a ground_v upon_o different_a reason_n p._n 77._o sect._n 3_o the_o patriarchal_a sabbath_n be_v sunday_n prove_v by_o two_o argument_n saturday-sabbaterians_a silence_v p._n 91._o sect._n 4._o the_o first_o instance_n of_o celebrate_v sunday_n before_o the_o institution_n of_o saturday-sabbath_n exod._n 16._o the_o point_v of_o the_o septuagint_n refer_v the_o 15_o day_n to_o their_o morning_n why_o that_o preferable_a before_o the_o hebrew_n p._n 97._o sect._n 5._o the_o assembly_n ex._n 16._o 2._o a_o church-assemble_o celebrate_v on_o course_n instruct_v by_o a_o ecclesiastical_a minister_n p._n 115._o sect._n 6._o this_o 15_o day_n be_v sunday_n p._n 122._o sect._n 7._o the_o saturday_n follow_v be_v the_o first_o saturday-sabbath_n that_o ever_o be_v keep_v p._n 126._o sect._n 8._o the_o other_o instance_n of_o a_o sunday-sabbath_n keep_v before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n by_o moses_n gen._n 12._o the_o ten_o day_n there_o mention_v be_v sunday_n it_o be_v on_o that_o day_n not_o the_o 14_o that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n speak_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o the_o israelite_n assemble_v not_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a call_n but_o on_o course_n for_o religious_a worship_n p._n 132._o chap._n v._o god_n rest_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n in_o his_o new_a creation_n man_n restore_v by_o faith_n p._n 146._o sect._n 1_o prove_v in_o gross_a from_o the_o analasis_n of_o gen._n chap._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o p._n ibid._n sect._n 2._o adam_n fall_v on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o creation_n p._n 151._o sect._n 3_o he_o be_v restore_v the_o same_o day_n he_o fall_v the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o covenant_n betwixt_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n betwixt_o god_n and_o adam_n confirm_v by_o oath_n how_o sect._n 4._o from_o thence_o god_n smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n and_o not_o before_o chap._n vi_o saturday-sabbath_n be_v the_o six_o day_n in_o order_n of_o the_o creation_n be_v institute_v upon_o other_o ground_n than_o that_o of_o the_o four_o precept_n where_o it_o have_v not_o footing_n but_o only_o in_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v to_o expire_v at_o christ_n death_n and_o give_v place_n to_o the_o patriarchal_a p._n 179._o sect._n 1_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n a_o discriminate_a badge_n a_o antidote_n against_o idolatry_n by_o worship_v the_o sun_n the_o day_n of_o rest_n from_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n p._n 180._o sect._n 2._o plain_a intimation_n of_o its_o be_v local_a and_o temporary_a p._n 181._o the_o patriarchal_a sabbath_n chap._n i._o sect._n i._n the_o patriarchal_a sabbath_n institute_v gen._n 2._o 3._o celebrate_a by_o the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o mosaic-law_n and_o reinforce_v by_o the_o four_o precept_n of_o the_o decalogue_n be_v the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o week_n viz._n sunday_n that_o the_o christian_a church_n celebrate_v in_o memory_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o redemption_n of_o mankind_n for_o the_o illustration_n and_o proof_n of_o this_o assertion_n it_o will_v be_v requisite_a that_o proof_n be_v make_v of_o these_o particular_n 1._o the_o patriarch_n have_v solemn_a state_v assembly_n for_o public_a worship_n 2._o they_o have_v solemn_a set_a time_n for_o the_o administration_n of_o religious_a worship_n in_o those_o assembly_n 3._o these_o set_a and_o appoint_v time_n be_v weekly_a sabbath_n 4._o these_o weekly_a sabbath_n be_v sunday_n 5._o the_o new-creature_n man_n restore_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o promise_a seed_n be_v that_o 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first_o preach_v enter_v not_o in_o because_o of_o unbelief_n the_o consequence_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o it_o need_v not_o be_v repeat_v to_o wit_n that_o therefore_o they_o that_o have_v believe_v be_v enter_v and_o again_o or_o furthermore_o vers_fw-la 7._o he_o limit_v a_o certain_a day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v to_o david_n to_o day_n after_o so_o long_a a_o time_n it_o be_v say_v to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v my_o voice_n that_o be_v the_o day_n that_o david_n speak_v of_o can_v be_v the_o jewish_a saturday-sabbath_n for_o the_o jew_n be_v very_o zealous_a in_o keep_v that_o carnal_a commandment_n insomuch_o as_o he_o that_o do_v but_o gather_v a_o few_o stick_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o in_o recompense_n thereof_o have_v bodily_a rest_n give_v they_o by_o joshua_n in_o canaan_n but_o it_o be_v many_o hundred_o of_o year_n after_o that_o that_o david_n speak_v of_o another_o day_n and_o another_o rest_n which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v if_o that_o have_v be_v god_n seven_o day_n be_v rest_v conduct_v they_o to_o the_o true_a rest_n for_o if_o jesus_n i._n e._n joshua_n have_v give_v they_o rest_n then_o will_v he_o not_o afterward_o have_v speak_v of_o another_o day_n vers_fw-la 8._o from_o all_o which_o premise_n the_o apostle_n draw_v this_o conclusion_n there_o remain_v therefore_o a_o rest_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o sabbatism_n remain_v or_o be_v leave_v or_o fall_v to_o the_o share_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n i.e._n to_o the_o christian_a church_n according_a to_o that_o rom._n 9_o 25._o i_o will_v call_v they_o my_o people_n that_o be_v not_o my_o people_n and_o now_o sabbatism_n be_v not_o so_o hard_a to_o be_v