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A14653 The doctrine of the Sabbath Wherein the first institution of the vveekly Sabbath, with the time thereof, the nature of the law binding man to keep it, the true ground, and necessity of the first institution, and of the observation of it, on the severall day in the Old Testament, and also of the moving of it to the first day under the Gospel, are laid open and proved out of the Holy Scriptures. Also besides the speciall dueties necessarily required for the due sanctification thereof, those two profitable points are proved by demonstrations out of Gods Word. First, that the Lord Christ God and man, is the Lord of the Sabbath, on whom the Sabbath was first founded...2. That the faithfull under the Gospell are as necessarily bound to keep the weekly Sabbath of the Lords day... Deliverd in divers sermons by George Walker B. of Divinity and pastor of St. Iohn Evangelists Church in London. Walker, George, 1581?-1651. 1638 (1638) STC 24957; ESTC S103296 151,861 168

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dare_v be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o affirm_v that_o any_o of_o god_n people_n in_o any_o age_n be_v exempt_v from_o the_o holy_a duty_n by_o which_o the_o sabbath_n be_v sanctify_v and_o a_o seven_o day_n in_o every_o week_n keep_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n or_o that_o we_o in_o these_o evil_a and_o perilous_a time_n have_v not_o as_o much_o need_n of_o they_o for_o the_o uphold_v of_o true_a religion_n &_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o grace_n &_o godliness_n in_o our_o heart_n therefore_o undoubted_o all_o mankind_n in_o all_o generation_n and_o age_n be_v bind_v to_o keep_v a_o weekly_a sabbath_n my_o second_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o duty_n itself_o of_o keep_v holy_a a_o seven_o day_n weekly_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o thus_o i_o frame_v it_o argument_n every_o duty_n impose_v on_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n by_o god_n commandment_n which_o be_v in_o itself_o perpetual_o holy_a and_o just_a and_o of_o as_o great_a use_n to_o all_o man_n in_o all_o age_n &_o as_o 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whosoever_o exempt_v himself_o or_o other_o from_o a_o duty_n which_o be_v perpetual_o holy_a &_o just_a &_o useful_a &_o necessary_a for_o all_o man_n he_o in_o so_o do_v refuse_v to_o serve_v god_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n soul_n &_o might_n and_o teach_v other_o to_o transgress_v that_o great_a commandment_n the_o assumption_n also_o be_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n for_o first_o there_o can_v be_v no_o time_n nor_o age_n name_v since_o man_n fall_n &_o corruption_n which_o bring_v all_o mankind_n under_o the_o bondage_n of_o hand_n &_o toilsome_a labour_n &_o eat_v his_o bread_n with_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o face_n wherein_o the_o rest_n of_o one_o day_n in_o every_o week_n be_v not_o useful_a profi●table_n &_o needful_a for_o man_n body_n &_o most_o just_a &_o equal_a to_o be_v grant_v to_o their_o labour_a servant_n &_o toil_a cattle_n the_o very_a light_n of_o natural_a reason_n reqiure_v it_o for_o the_o common_a good_a &_o welbeing_n of_o all_o man_n he_o who_o deny_v this_o 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