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he_o always_o hold_v to_o the_o word_n as_o to_o life_n question_v not_o truth_n look_v to_o your_o company_n value_n the_o mean_a ordinance_n you_o will_v need_v all_o be_v very_o low_a and_o humble_a before_o the_o lord_n and_o grow_v in_o grace_n 2_o pet._n 3_o 18._o my_o dear_a child_n 24._o and_o because_o the_o first_o child_n that_o appear_v in_o view_n of_o this_o jesabel_n the_o mother_n of_o mischief_n error_n so_o call_v by_o john_n rev._n 2.20_o be_v about_o the_o sabbath_n either_o whole_o slight_v it_o or_o count_v it_o jewish_a or_o our_o day_n not_o the_o right_a day_n not_o the_o seven_o yea_o that_o every_o day_n be_v a_o sabbath_n with_o the_o like_a i_o mean_v beside_o all_o such_o as_o profane_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o day_n of_o sport_n pleasure_n and_o vanity_n i_o think_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o charge_v you_o as_o ever_o you_o mean_v or_o hope_v to_o enjoy_v that_o everlasting_a rest_n hereafter_o that_o you_o will_v value_v the_o sabbath_n read_v dod_n and_o 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country_n say_v it_o be_v france_n holland_n germany_n etc._n etc._n there_o you_o shall_v find_v religion_n low_a and_o at_o best_o waste_v itself_o into_o dispute_n but_o know_v that_o england_n which_o be_v most_o famous_a for_o religion_n get_v it_o from_o the_o sabbath_n upon_o which_o day_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v as_o prince_n by_o their_o almoner_n to_o give_v out_o his_o gift_n and_o crace_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n i_o be_v a_o witness_n that_o middleburgh_n in_o zealand_n grow_v famous_a for_o religion_n by_o teeling_n their_o preacher_n fetch_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n from_o england_n certain_o the_o four_o commandment_n be_v the_o key_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o how_o shall_v the_o rest_n be_v practise_v if_o not_o teach_v and_o how_o teach_v if_o not_o time_n allow_v and_o what_o time_n more_o likely_a to_o carry_v a_o blessing_n than_o god_n appointment_n it_o be_v as_o good_a to_o take_v down_o ministry_n and_o all_o ordinance_n as_o to_o take_v 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