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nation_n for_o god_n have_v love_v their_o father_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n he_o therefore_o choose_v their_o seed_n aster_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n to_o intrust_v they_o with_o his_o oracle_n and_o counsel_n for_o all_o the_o world_n and_o to_o this_o end_n he_o renew_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n at_o mount_n sinai_n and_o direct_v it_o peculiar_o unto_o they_o and_o bring_v they_o under_o it_o as_o a_o visible_a covenant_n of_o work_n require_v their_o perfect_a obedience_n thereunto_o and_o to_o his_o whole_a reveal_v will_n in_o the_o ceremonial_a precept_n add_v to_o it_o and_o so_o the_o israelite_n be_v thus_o separate_v from_o all_o nation_n and_o under_o a_o special_a obligation_n of_o ceremonial_a and_o typical_a service_n and_o have_v a_o sacred_a record_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n with_o the_o promise_n and_o prophecy_n of_o the_o messiah_n that_o be_v to_o come_v 10.1_o exod_a 19.6_o isa_n 43.10_o heb._n 9.9_o 23._o ch_z 10.1_o transcribe_v by_o moses_n and_o deliver_v to_o they_o they_o become_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o they_o to_o all_o nation_n far_o witness_v to_o the_o messiah_n in_o the_o type_n and_o shadow_n of_o the_o law_n and_o by_o the_o writing_n of_o other_o prophet_n that_o be_v among_o they_o 29._o gen._n 12.3_o chap._n 26.4_o galat_n 3.16_o zach._n 10.4_o jer._n 23.5_o 6._o chap._n 11.1_o micah_n 5.2_o gen._n 49.10_o isa_n 53._o psal_n 16.10_o psal_n 68.18_o joel_n 2.28_o 29._o that_o christ_n shall_v come_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o shall_v be_v bear_v in_o bethlehem_n of_o judea_n that_o the_o sceptre_n â—â—ould_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o shiloh_n come_v of_o his_o sussering_n resurrection_n ascension_n and_o of_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n to_o point_n unto_o all_o the_o world_n where_o and_o when_o they_o shall_v look_v for_o the_o true_a messiah_n and_o how_o they_o shall_v know_v he_o when_o he_o come_v so_o that_o herein_o the_o jew_n be_v peculiar_o concern_v in_o sinai_n covenant_n that_o under_o its_o obligation_n and_o their_o trust_n of_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n together_o with_o it_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v declare_v and_o in_o the_o typical_a service_n of_o the_o visible_a covenant_n of_o work_n they_o shall_v minister_v as_o witness_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n to_o the_o gentile_a nation_n 2._o but_o tho'_o the_o jew_n with_o the_o gentile_a proselyte_n that_o put_v themselves_o under_o their_o covenant_n of_o work_n by_o circumcision_n be_v under_o a_o peculiar_a obligation_n of_o the_o whole_a moysaicall_a lâ—w_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o so_o absolute_o tie_v up_o unto_o this_o covenant_n of_o work_n 4.13_o deut._n 4.13_o as_o to_o be_v whole_o conclude_v by_o it_o unto_o their_o eternal_a state_n for_o god_n do_v not_o bring_v that_o people_n absolute_o under_o it_o in_o all_o the_o rigour_n of_o it_o according_a to_o its_o whole_a law_n and_o tenor_n so_o as_o to_o stand_v or_o fall_v absolute_o by_o it_o promise_v or_o threaten_n for_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n in_o christ_n be_v give_v upon_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o sin_n into_o the_o world_n and_o renew_v to_o abraham_n 430_o year_n before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n to_o his_o posterity_n 17._o gal._n 3.16_o 17._o there_o be_v a_o bless_a relief_n and_o salvation_n provide_v therein_o for_o the_o elect_n that_o betake_v themselves_o unto_o it_o and_o make_v use_v of_o it_o against_o the_o curse_n and_o threaten_n annex_v to_o the_o first_o covenant_n break_v in_o and_o by_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o to_o our_o personal_a transgression_n of_o the_o law_n so_o
2._o tho'_o adam_n rest_v or_o rather_o abstain_v from_o work_n on_o god_n sabbath_n before_o he_o have_v pass_v six_o work_a day_n that_o he_o may_v perform_v his_o moral_a worship_n to_o god_n before_o he_o dress_v the_o garden_n or_o meddle_v in_o his_o own_o affair_n and_o praise_v he_o for_o the_o lordship_n he_o have_v receive_v over_o the_o creature_n which_o god_n have_v make_v and_o so_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o chief_a moral_a end_n for_o which_o the_o sabbath_n be_v first_o make_v for_o man_n it_o may_v have_v proper_o be_v call_v the_o first_o day_n sabbath_n throughout_o all_o generation_n yet_o see_v god_n have_v also_o design_v the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o a_o great_a rest_n in_o the_o seven_o thousand_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 7._o heb._n 4.3.10_o rev._n 20.4_o 5_o 7._o as_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o many_o christian_n it_o therefore_o can_v not_o have_v be_v so_o glorious_a a_o type_n if_o it_o have_v be_v deliver_v to_o we_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o first_o day_n so_o that_o the_o sabbath-day_n be_v appoint_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n not_o to_o deny_v adam_n moral_a obedience_n in_o keep_v his_o first_o day_n sabbath_n before_o his_o six_o work_a day_n to_o be_v a_o pattern_n to_o his_o posterity_n or_o that_o adam_n first_o sabbath_n can_v not_o proper_o be_v call_v afterward_o successive_o man_n first_o day_n sabbath_n but_o because_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o god_n rest_n and_o so_o consider_v as_o after_o man_n six_o work_a day_n do_v better_a suit_n the_o memorial_n of_o god_n creation_n and_o rest_n and_o the_o typical_a use_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n 3._o the_o sabbath_n be_v command_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o not_o of_o the_o first_o because_o though_o god_n abstain_v from_o work_n before_o the_o creation_n yet_o it_o can_v not_o be_v say_v he_o rest_v cease_v or_o abstain_v from_o work_n a_o day_n before_o a_o day_n be_v make_v or_o there_o be_v time_n measure_v by_o a_o day_n so_o that_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n place_v god_n sabbath_n after_o his_o creation_n day_n but_o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a necessity_n that_o adam_n shall_v have_v his_o sabbath_n before_o his_o six_o work_a day_n and_o therefore_o see_v that_o god_n sanctify_v the_o seven_o day_n on_o which_o he_o cease_v from_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n with_o respect_n to_o man_n that_o man_n shall_v abstain_v from_o his_o work_n to_o worship_n he_o 13.8_o mal._n 3.6_o isal_n 40.28_o heb._n 13.8_o and_o not_o because_o that_o god_n himself_o have_v need_v of_o rest_n for_o he_o faint_v not_o nor_o be_v weary_a neither_o be_v the_o most_o high_a changeable_a or_o subject_a to_o accident_n in_o his_o nature_n then_o the_o seventh-day_n sabbath_n bear_v this_o name_n from_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n in_o god_n example_n of_o measure_v time_n more_o than_o from_o its_o proper_a nature_n immediate_a end_n and_o principal_a use_n to_o man_n for_o in_o all_o these_o respect_n adam_n first_o sabbath_n be_v his_o first_o day_n sabbath_n 4._o the_o sabbath_n be_v express_o sanctify_v in_o gen._n 2.2_o 3._o and_o in_o the_o four_o command_n in_o these_o word_n the_o seven_o day_n and_o not_o asleep_o seven_o day_n to_o preserve_v the_o constant_a order_n of_o our_o six_o work_a day_n together_o and_o that_o man_n shall_v not_o choose_v any_o one_o day_n in_o the_o week_n and_o at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n alter_v the_o sabbath_n to_o any_o different_a day_n as_o to_o the_o first_o day_n in_o one_o week_n and_o the_o second_o or_o three_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o week_n follow_v so_o as_o they_o keep_v one_o or_o a_o day_n in_o seven_o in_o every_o week_n moreover_o it_o be_v not_o say_v asleep_o but_o the_o seventh-day_n to_o prevent_v man_n alteration_n of_o it_o to_o any_o other_o day_n than_o what_o we_o have_v a_o pattern_n for_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o as_o it_o be_v to_o bind_v adam_n and_o other_o after_o he_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o seventh-day_n successive_o after_o his_o first_o day_n sabbath_n without_o alteration_n so_o it_o be_v to_o oblige_v israel_n to_o keep_v the_o seventh-day_n sabbath_n successive_o after_o their_o first_o sabbath_n in_o the_o wilderness_n without_o a_o change_n and_o to_o tie_v we_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o jewish_a seventh-day_n sabbath_n be_v abrogate_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o you_o may_v see_v afterward_o in_o this_o treatise_n and_o that_o we_o have_v a_o pattern_n leave_v we_o to_o observe_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o jewish_a week_n that_o from_o thence_o we_o shall_v keep_v our_o christian_a sabbath_n successive_o on_o the_o seventh-day_n after_o its_o first_o take_v place_n by_o the_o abolish_n of_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n without_o alteration_n 17_o colos_n 2.16_o 17_o as_o adam_n and_o the_o israelit_n do_v after_o their_o first_o day_n sabbath_n which_o if_o the_o sabbath_n in_o gen._n 2.2_o 3._o and_o 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seventh-day_n from_o the_o creation_n but_o of_o his_o sabbath_n institute_v in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o well_o as_o his_o word_n statute_n and_o judgement_n or_o whole_a will_n there_o appoint_v which_o be_v not_o so_o make_v know_v before_o to_o any_o nation_n object_n 7._o the_o sabbath_n be_v institute_v and_o fix_v to_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v on_o mount_n sinai_n and_o therefore_o it_o do_v not_o pertain_v unto_o it_o as_o a_o molaical_a new_a day_n but_o as_o it_o be_v sanctify_v from_o the_o creation_n it_o be_v then_o restore_v and_o soon_o after_o repeat_v and_o confirm_v again_o in_o the_o four_o commandment_n answer_v 1_o i_o have_v already_o show_v that_o adam_n sabbath_n and_o the_o day_n afterward_o begin_v with_o the_o morning_n daylight_n and_o that_o after_o israel_n departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o account_n of_o their_o day_n for_o their_o sabbath_n and_o holy_a thing_n be_v change_v from_o what_o they_o be_v reckon_v 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creation_n 2._o tho'_o the_o sabbath_n be_v give_v to_o israel_n before_o the_o law_n be_v promulgate_v on_o mount_n sinai_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o old_a precise_a seventh-day_n for_o if_o this_o shall_v pass_v for_o sufficient_a proof_n thereof_o than_o we_o may_v say_v the_o month_n of_o abib_fw-la etc._n exod._n 12.2_o 14_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 49._o chap._n 13.2_o 4._o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v command_v to_o be_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n to_o israel_n be_v count_v the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n before_o and_o that_o the_o institution_n for_o the_o passover_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n that_o one_o law_n shall_v be_v to_o he_o that_o be_v home-born_a and_o to_o the_o strange_a that_o sojourn_v among_o they_o that_o israel_n shall_v sanctify_v all_o their_o first-born_a of_o man_n and_o unclean_a beast_n as_o well_o as_o of_o clean_a beast_n that_o these_o as_o well_o as_o their_o sabbath-day_n by_o the_o same_o rule_n be_v all_o of_o a_o ancient_a date_n than_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n because_o they_o be_v command_v before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v on_o mount_n sinai_n 3._o from_o those_o word_n exod._n 16.27_o 28._o which_o be_v speak_v upon_o the_o go_v out_o of_o some_o of_o the_o people_n to_o gather_v manna_n on_o their_o first_o sabbath_n say_v how_o long_o resuse_v you_o to_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o my_o law_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o same_o duy_n be_v know_v to_o they_o for_o the_o sabbath-day_n before_o that_o present_a time_n of_o their_o gather_a 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o law_n and_o comuâ—â—ments_n of_o god_n be_v there_o express_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n compâ—â—â—â—ing_v of_o israâ—â—_n former_a disobedience_n must_v have_v respect_n to_o some_o other_o law_n and_o commandment_n make_v before_o chap._n 15.25_o 26._o and_o 18.15_o 16._o or_o to_o their_o murmur_n chap._n 14.11_o 12._o chap._n 15.24_o and_o 16.3_o 8_o and_o to_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n in_o leave_v some_o of_o the_o maunâ—_n till_o the_o morning_n vo_z 19_o 20._o all_o which_o be_v before_o the_o lord_n complein_v in_o the_o text_n of_o the_o â—â—ople_n for_o go_v forth_o on_o the_o first_o sabbath_n and_o therefore_o this_o scripture_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o to_o prove_v that_o israâ—ls_n sabbath_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v the_o old_a preâ—ise_n successive_a sabbath_n know_v to_o they_o and_o break_v by_o they_o before_o nor_o do_v the_o cantion_n give_v in_o the_o four_o commandment_n to_o remember_v the_o sabbath_n day_n to_o keep_v it_o holy_a show_n the_o same_o for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 13.3_o remember_v this_o day_n in_o which_o you_o come_v out_o from_o egypt_n beside_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 16.29_o see_v for_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v you_o the_o sabbath_n call_v a_o sabbath_n ver_fw-la 25._o therefore_o he_o give_v you_o on_o the_o sixth-day_n the_o bread_n of_o two_o day_n 13.22_o exod._n 13.22_o so_o that_o by_o the_o ruler_n come_v before_o to_o tell_v moses_n of_o the_o people_n gather_v the_o bread_n of_o two_o day_n as_o if_o they_o know_v not_o of_o the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o till_o moses_n tell_v they_o of_o it_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o they_o wherein_o he_o first_o make_v mention_n of_o their_o sabbath_n and_o also_o because_o it_o be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o as_o a_o day_n they_o have_v not_o know_v for_o a_o day_n of_o rest_n before_o it_o appear_v therefore_o to_o be_v a_o new_a day_n but_o new_o give_v and_o not_o the_o old_a preeise_v successive_a seventh-day_n from_o the_o creation_n object_n 8._o the_o reason_n for_o the_o sabbath_n in_o the_o four_o command_n show_v we_o and_o also_o because_o it_o be_v there_o call_v the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o