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ox_n nor_o thy_o ass_n nor_o any_o of_o thy_o cattle_n shall_v do_v any_o work_n upon_o that_o day_n of_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o man_n and_o a_o christian_a man_n god_n require_v more_o than_o so_o he_o will_v have_v thou_o not_o only_o to_o rest_v from_o thy_o own_o labour_n but_o to_o spend_v the_o day_n so_o far_o as_o thy_o bodily_a necessity_n will_v permit_v in_o such_o religious_a duty_n as_o may_v make_v thou_o a_o more_o holy_a and_o a_o better_a man_n the_o hebrew_n word_n sabbat_n from_o whence_o the_o sabbath_n day_n receive_v the_o name_n signify_v not_o such_o a_o rest_n as_o wherein_o one_o sit_v still_o and_o do_v nothing_o as_o the_o word_n noach_n do_v but_o only_o a_o rest_a and_o cease_v from_o that_o which_o he_o do_v before_o so_o god_n be_v say_v genesis_n 2.2_o to_o have_v rest_v the_o seven_o day_n not_o that_o he_o rest_v from_o all_o work_n for_o my_o father_n work_v hitherto_o and_o i_o work_v say_v our_o saviour_n john_n 5.17_o but_o because_o he_o rest_v 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the_o commonwealth_n and_o civil_a state_n verse_n 25._o then_o shall_v there_o enter_v into_o the_o gate_n of_o this_o city_n king_n and_o prince_n sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n ride_v in_o chariot_n and_o upon_o horse_n they_o and_o their_o prince_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o this_o city_n shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o will_v maintain_v the_o honour_n and_o dignity_n the_o wealth_n and_o strength_n the_o peace_n and_o safety_n of_o this_o state_n and_o kingdom_n the_o second_o blessing_n that_o be_v promise_v concern_v the_o church_n and_o state_n of_o religion_n verse_n 26._o and_o they_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o city_n of_o juda_n and_o from_o the_o place_n about_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v my_o solemn_a assembly_n shall_v be_v due_o frequent_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o sect_n and_o heresy_n no_o schism_n or_o separation_n i_o will_v continue_v my_o own_o worship_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o my_o holy_a religion_n among_o you_o you_o see_v belove_v by_o this_o one_o place_n how_o much_o god_n be_v please_v even_o with_o the_o outward_a rest_n from_o our_o own_o work_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o what_o a_o happiness_n it_o will_v bring_v both_o to_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n if_o even_o that_o be_v observe_v on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v worth_a the_o note_n how_o all_o public_a judgement_n and_o common_a calamity_n that_o ever_o befall_v god_n people_n be_v impute_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o no_o one_o sin_n more_o than_o to_o the_o profanation_n of_o
the_o sabbath_n yea_o even_o to_o the_o neglect_n of_o this_o outward_a rest_n from_o our_o own_o work_n on_o that_o day_n if_o you_o compare_v 2_o chronicle_n 36.21_o with_o leviticus_n 26.34_o 35._o you_o shall_v find_v this_o note_a for_o a_o chief_a cause_n of_o that_o miserable_a captivity_n that_o god_n people_n do_v endure_v in_o babylon_n because_o the_o land_n do_v not_o rest_n in_o your_o sabbath_n say_v the_o lord_n when_o you_o dwell_v upon_o it_o and_o nehemiah_n tell_v they_o so_o much_o after_o their_o return_n from_o that_o captivity_n nehemiah_n 13.18_o that_o god_n do_v bring_v all_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v come_v upon_o they_o and_o upon_o jerusalem_n because_o their_o father_n have_v profane_v the_o sabbath_n so_o as_o they_o then_o do_v how_o be_v that_o sure_o they_o suffer_v man_n to_o tread_v winepresses_a on_o the_o sabbath_n a_o work_n that_o be_v not_o in_o use_n among_o we_o but_o our_o grind_n of_o corn_n and_o make_n of_o malt_n be_v equivalent_a unto_o it_o and_o they_o suffer_v man_n to_o go_v in_o and_o our_o with_o burden_n and_o carriage_n and_o to_o buy_v and_o sell_v ware_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n as_o you_o shall_v find_v verse_n 15_o 16_o of_o that_o chapter_n and_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n of_o which_o he_o say_v verse_n 18._o do_v not_o your_o father_n thus_o and_o do_v not_o our_o god_n bring_v all_o this_o evil_a upon_o we_o and_o upon_o this_o city_n and_o look_v what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o every_o church_n and_o kingdom_n that_o the_o flourish_a estate_n or_o ruin_n thereof_o depend_v great_o upon_o the_o observation_n or_o neglect_n even_o of_o this_o outward_a rest_n the_o same_o may_v be_v also_o say_v doubtless_o of_o every_o town_n and_o family_n and_o particular_a person_n that_o their_o welfare_n and_o undo_n depend_v much_o upon_o this_o never_o be_v any_o man_n make_v the_o poor_a by_o the_o strict_a observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n by_o refuse_v to_o buy_v or_o sell_v or_o do_v any_o of_o his_o 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year_n a_o sabbath_n all_o the_o year_n long_o thus_o far_o forth_o the_o seven_o year_n shall_v be_v a_o sabbath_n of_o rest_n to_o the_o land_n say_v the_o lord_n there_o verse_n 4_o 5._o a_o sabbath_n for_o the_o lord_n thou_o shall_v neither_o sow_v thy_o field_n nor_o prune_v thy_o vineyard_n no_o nor_o reap_v and_o gather_v that_o that_o grow_v of_o it_o own_o accord_n to_o thy_o private_a use_n for_o so_o the_o 5_o verse_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v and_o if_o you_o shall_v say_v and_o object_n say_v the_o lord_n verse_n 20_o 21._o what_o shall_v we_o eat_v the_o seven_o year_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v how_o shall_v we_o live_v then_o that_o year_n see_v we_o shall_v neither_o sow_v nor_o reap_v as_o indeed_o they_o have_v much_o more_o reason_n to_o object_v this_o against_o the_o keep_n of_o one_o year_n in_o seven_o than_o we_o have_v against_o the_o keep_n of_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o for_o a_o sabbath_n the_o lord_n answer_v this_o verse_n 21._o i_o will_v command_v my_o blessing_n upon_o you_o in_o the_o six_o year_n and_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n for_o three_o year_n so_o may_v i_o say_v to_o thou_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n conscionable_o remember_v the_o sabbath_n day_n before_o it_o come_v and_o cast_v for_o it_o by_o dispatch_v before_o hand_n all_o that_o thou_o have_v to_o do_v as_o neither_o thou_o nor_o thy_o servant_n may_v have_v any_o thing_n leave_v to_o be_v do_v upon_o that_o day_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v command_v his_o blessing_n upon_o thy_o labour_n in_o the_o six_o day_n according_o so_o as_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v impoverish_v ever_o a_o whit_n but_o enrich_v by_o it_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o lord_n have_v be_v wont_a to_o reveal_v his_o wrath_n from_o heaven_n upon_o town_n and_o family_n and_o upon_o particular_a person_n as_o much_o for_o this_o one_o sin_n of_o profane_v the_o sabbath_n as_o for_o any_o other_o and_o namely_o by_o that_o fearful_a judgement_n of_o consume_a fire_n by_o which_o 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in_o do_v of_o his_o work_n in_o exercise_v themselves_o in_o those_o duty_n of_o piety_n and_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o be_v do_v upon_o that_o day_n especial_o in_o see_v they_o keep_v his_o sabbath_n spiritual_o and_o conscionable_o certain_o they_o that_o do_v so_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v bless_v and_o reward_v of_o god_n for_o it_o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v worth_a the_o observe_v that_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v mark_v 2._o â—7_n that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v at_o the_o first_o make_v for_o man_n for_o the_o great_a benefit_n and_o behoof_n of_o man_n man_n can_v not_o no_o not_o adam_n in_o his_o innocency_n have_v be_v without_o it_o but_o with_o great_a danger_n and_o loss_n unto_o he_o so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v that_o twice_o of_o the_o sabbath_n gen._n 2.3_o and_o exodus_fw-la 20.11_o that_o he_o never_o say_v of_o any_o other_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n bless_v that_o day_n that_o be_v appoint_v it_o to_o be_v a_o mean_a of_o a_o great_a 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sin_n even_o without_o word_n applic._n be_v a_o more_o effectual_a confession_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n than_o all_o the_o most_o excellent_a word_n in_o the_o world_n without_o a_o humble_a heart_n such_o as_o be_v mary_v magdalen_n of_o who_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o christ_n answer_n to_o she_o luke_n 7.48_o he_o say_v unto_o she_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v that_o she_o have_v confess_v and_o complain_v of_o her_o sin_n yet_o speak_v she_o never_o a_o word_n but_o weep_v and_o sob_v abundant_o verse_n 38_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n this_o be_v that_o that_o make_v the_o confession_n the_o hypocrite_n do_v make_v of_o his_o sin_n odious_a unto_o god_n yea_o that_o make_v the_o confession_n most_o of_o we_o make_v utter_o fruitless_a and_o uncomfortable_a unto_o we_o that_o they_o be_v verbal_a only_o and_o from_o the_o tooth_n outward_a our_o heart_n be_v not_o at_o all_o affect_a with_o that_o we_o say_v we_o declare_v our_o iniquity_n often_o unto_o god_n as_o david_n say_v he_o will_v do_v psal._n 38.18_o but_o we_o leave_v out_o the_o other_o and_o i_o will_v be_v sorry_a for_o my_o sin_n and_o what_o man_n will_v not_o think_v himself_o mock_v and_o scorn_v by_o he_o that_o have_v do_v he_o wrong_n and_o will_v pretend_v a_o desire_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o confess_v the_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v he_o but_o without_o all_o show_n of_o sorrow_n for_o it_o four_o the_o sincere_a confession_n be_v holy_a and_o honest_a join_v always_o with_o a_o unfeigned_a hatred_n of_o sin_n and_o resolution_n to_o forsake_v it_o the_o true_a confessor_n do_v as_o hearty_o desire_v to_o be_v disburden_v and_o deliver_v from_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o his_o sin_n as_o from_o the_o sting_n and_o punishment_n of_o they_o mark_v this_o in_o the_o confession_n that_o good_a shecaniah_n make_v ezra_n 10.2_o 3._o we_o have_v trespass_v against_o our_o god_n and_o take_v strange_a wife_n now_o therefore_o let_v we_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o our_o god_n 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man_n in_o the_o confession_n they_o make_v of_o their_o sin_n to_o god_n 1._o they_o confess_v they_o but_o they_o forsake_v they_o not_o they_o return_v with_o the_o dog_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 2_o pet._n 2.22_o greedy_o to_o those_o very_a sin_n which_o they_o seem_v to_o loath_a and_o cast_v up_o thus_o do_v saul_n he_o confess_v his_o sin_n against_o david_n sundry_a time_n and_o that_o with_o tear_n 1_o sam._n 24.16_o 17._o and_o yet_o chap._n 26.2_o he_o pursue_v he_o again_o as_o eager_o as_o ever_o he_o do_v 2._o yea_o many_o a_o man_n embolden_v himself_o to_o sin_v the_o more_o free_o even_o by_o this_o because_o he_o be_v persuade_v that_o by_o confess_v his_o sin_n as_o the_o drunkard_n by_o his_o vomit_v he_o shall_v be_v ease_v of_o all_o and_o free_v from_o the_o burden_n of_o his_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o confidence_n that_o the_o dissolute_a papist_n put_v in_o his_o confession_n and_o i_o will_v that_o none_o do_v so_o but_o they_o sure_o the_o lord_n in_o 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open_a his_o grief_n unto_o he_o look_v for_o health_n and_o comfort_n by_o it_o thus_o do_v daniel_n in_o that_o large_a confession_n he_o make_v dan._n 9.9_o to_o thou_o o_o god_n belong_v mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n though_o we_o have_v rebel_v against_o thou_o thus_o do_v shecaniah_n ezr._n 10.2_o we_o have_v transgress_v against_o our_o god_n and_o have_v take_v strange_a wife_n yet_o now_o there_o be_v hope_n in_o israel_n concern_v this_o thing_n so_o the_o prodigal_a though_o he_o have_v so_o despise_v and_o provoke_v and_o forsake_v his_o father_n as_o he_o have_v do_v yet_o go_v in_o this_o manner_n and_o with_o this_o affection_n of_o heart_n unto_o he_o luke_n 15.18_o i_o will_v arise_v and_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o will_v say_v to_o he_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n only_o that_o make_v we_o able_a to_o supplicate_v and_o confess_v and_o humble_v ourselves_o in_o a_o right_n and_o kind_o manner_n as_o you_o may_v 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