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A16567 A defence of that most ancient and sacred ordinance of Gods, the Sabbath day Consequently, and together with it. 2. A defence of the iiijth commandement. 3. A defence of the integrity and perfection of the Decalogue, morall law, or X. commandements. 4. A defence also of the whole and intire worship of God, in all the partes thereof, as it is prescribed, in the first table of the Decalogue. 5. A discouery of the superstition, impurity and corruption of Gods worship; yea, and idolatry, committed by multitudes, in sanctifying the Lords day, for a Sabbath day, by the iiijth commandement. Vndertaken against all anti-Sabbatharians, both of Protestants, Papists, Antinomians, and Anabaptists; and by name and especially against the X ministers, ... by Theophilus Brabourne. Brabourne, Theophilus, b. 1590. 1632 (1632) STC 3473; ESTC S120442 538,800 670

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the_o sabbath_n day_n according_a to_o the_o commandment_n in_o which_o text_n we_o may_v note_v these_o particular_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o our_o point_n 1._o that_o the_o party_n who_o rest_v this_o sabbath_n day_n they_o be_v christian_n namely_o christian_a woman_n as_o mary_n magdalen_n &_o joanna_n &_o mary_n the_o mother_n of_o james_n and_o other_o woman_n with_o they_o as_o the_o text_n speak_v luk._n 24.10_o two_o we_o may_v note_v that_o this_o sabbath_n day_n be_v sanctify_v after_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n for_o christ_n suffer_v the_o day_n before_o it_o three_o it_o be_v sanctify_v after_o the_o abolition_n of_o all_o ceremony_n for_o all_o ceremony_n end_v upon_o christ_n cross_n as_o we_o read_v in_o colos_n 2.14_o so_o that_o a_o end_n be_v put_v unto_o all_o ceremony_n on_o the_o day_n before_o this_o sabbath_n be_v sanctify_v four_o the_o sanctification_n of_o this_o sabbath_n day_n be_v record_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n unto_o all_o succeed_v church_n as_o 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