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be_v not_o repugnant_a s._n luke_n in_o the_o 23._o chap._n 56._o vers_fw-la where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o woman_n after_o they_o have_v behold_v the_o sepulchre_n and_o how_o the_o lord_n body_n be_v lay_v return_v and_o prepare_v odour_n and_o ointment_n and_o rest_v the_o sabbath_n day_n according_a to_o the_o commandment_n which_o word_n seem_v to_o import_v that_o they_o prepare_v their_o spice_n before_o the_o sabbath_n for_o the_o order_n and_o coherence_n of_o these_o word_n do_v not_o design_n the_o like_a order_n and_o coherence_n of_o thing_n but_o they_o must_v be_v understand_v after_o this_o manner_n be_v return_v they_o prepare_v their_o odour_n and_o or_o rather_o but_o they_o rest_v the_o sabbath_n day_n to_o wit_n first_o and_o before_o this_o preparation_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o conference_n of_o the_o 54._o vers_fw-la where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o tomb_n and_o the_o woman_n behold_v where_o it_o be_v lay_v 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sabbath_n it_o follow_v that_o we_o be_v even_o so_o make_v free_a from_o the_o necessity_n of_o forbear_v absolute_o all_o work_n because_o this_o do_v belong_v also_o to_o these_o weak_a and_o beggarly_a rudiment_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o meat_n and_o drink_n rom._n 14._o vers_fw-la 17._o so_o may_v we_o say_v that_o it_o consist_v neither_o in_o bake_v nor_o in_o not_o bake_v meat_n neither_o in_o kindle_v nor_o in_o not_o kindle_v the_o fire_n neither_o in_o carry_v nor_o in_o not_o carry_v burden_n for_o the_o gospel_n establish_v no_o holiness_n in_o the_o abstinence_n of_o such_o action_n upon_o one_o day_n more_o than_o upon_o another_o day_n and_o declare_v no_o man_n guilty_a for_o do_v they_o but_o leave_v in_o the_o one_o and_o in_o the_o other_o the_o conscience_n free_a 8_o when_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o colossian_n 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