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against_o their_o cavil_v q._n what_o must_v parent_n and_o master_n do_v in_o obedience_n to_o this_o commandment_n a._n they_o must_v exercise_v their_o child_n and_o servant_n in_o all_o religious_a duty_n public_a and_o private_a and_o restrain_v they_o from_o all_o contrary_a sin_n catechist_n the_o tenor_n of_o the_o commandment_n run_v thus_o thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n thy_o man_n servant_n thy_o maid_n servant_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o a_o example_n to_o all_o householder_n as_o well_o as_o king_n and_o prince_n joshua_n say_v chap._n 24.15_o as_o for_o i_o and_o my_o house_n we_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n so_o let_v all_o of_o we_o say_v let_v other_o person_n be_v careless_a how_o their_o family_n observe_v the_o lord_n day_n whether_o they_o come_v to_o the_o church_n or_o be_v absent_a how_o they_o misspend_v it_o in_o vain_a sport_n or_o profaneness_n i_o and_o i_o will_v do_v otherwise_o we_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n public_o and_o private_o 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the_o winepress_n and_o bring_v in_o sheaf_n and_o ass_n lade_v with_o wine_n grape_n and_o fig_n etc._n etc._n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n chap._n 13._o from_o ver_fw-la 15._o to_o 23._o for_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v 1_o cor._n 10_o 11._o these_o example_n be_v write_v for_o our_o learning_n or_o admonition_n upon_o who_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v come_v and_o as_o god_n give_v ten_o commandment_n so_o have_v this_o in_o special_a the_o same_o author_n and_o lawgiver_n as_o the_o other_o have_v even_o the_o eternal_a god_n the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o as_o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n prompt_v if_o he_o be_v god_n must_v be_v worship_v and_o glorify_v as_o god_n which_o can_v be_v unless_o some_o competent_a portion_n of_o time_n suppose_v one_o in_o seven_o be_v set_v apart_o for_o it_o and_o therefore_o although_o the_o ceremonial_a part_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v abrogate_a yet_o be_v the_o moral_a still_o obligatory_a to_o we_o christian_n and_o 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