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A53694 Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred rest wherein the original of the Sabbath from the foundation of the world, the morality of the Fourth commandment with the change of the Seventh day are enquired into : together with an assertion of the divine institution of the Lord's Day, and practical directions for its due observation / by John Owen. Owen, John, 1616-1683. 1671 (1671) Wing O751; ESTC R25514 205,191 378

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sabboi_n sympos_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 15._o which_o thing_n be_v ridiculous_a lactantius_n with_o sundry_a other_o of_o the_o ancient_n fall_v into_o no_o less_o though_o a_o less_o offensive_a mistake_n hic_fw-la say_v he_o est_fw-la dies_fw-la sabbati_fw-la qui_fw-la lingua_fw-la hebraeorum_n à_fw-la numero_fw-la nomen_fw-la accepit_fw-la unde_fw-la septenarius_fw-la numerus_fw-la legitimus_fw-la &_o plenus_fw-la est_fw-la institut_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 14._o procopius_n gazaeus_n on_o the_o pentateuch_n have_v a_o singular_a conceit_n speak_v of_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o month_n tizri_n term_v sabbaton_n sabbat_n he_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v have_v it_o the_o day_n of_o the_o conception_n of_o john_n baptist_n the_o forerunner_n of_o christ_n when_o the_o remission_n and_o repentance_n that_o he_o preach_v begin_v and_o thence_o conjecture_n the_o etymology_n of_o the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v from_o sabachta_n that_o be_v the_o syriack_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v remission_n that_o day_n be_v remit_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o seven_o day_n which_o be_v sabaa_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vanity_n of_o which_o conjecture_n be_v apparent_a to_o all_o the_o reason_n and_o rise_v of_o this_o appellation_n be_v manifest_a hence_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o usual_a name_n of_o this_o day_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v expressive_a of_o its_o occasion_n nature_n and_o end_n the_o word_n also_o have_v other_o form_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exod._n 16._o 23._o chap._n 35._o 2._o sabbaton_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lam._n 1._o 7._o mishbat_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n be_v still_o retain_v neither_o yet_o be_v this_o word_n peculiar_o sacred_a as_o to_o what_o it_o denote_v but_o be_v use_v to_o express_v thing_n common_a or_o profane_a even_o any_o cessation_n rest_v or_o give_v over_o the_o first_o time_n it_o occur_v gen._n 2._o 3._o it_o be_v render_v in_o targum_fw-la by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o common_a word_n to_o rest_n see_v isa._n 14._o 4._o chap._n 24._o 8._o and_o many_o other_o place_n it_o be_v also_o apply_v to_o signify_v a_o week_n because_o every_o week_n or_o seven_o of_o day_n have_v a_o sabbath_n or_o day_n of_o rest_n necessary_o include_v in_o it_o levit._n 23._o 15._o you_o shall_v count_v to_o yourselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seven_o complete_a sabbath_n that_o be_v week_n each_o have_v a_o sabbath_n in_o it_o for_o its_o close_a for_o the_o reckon_n be_v to_o expire_v on_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seven_o sabbath_n v._n 16._o and_o this_o place_n be_v expound_v by_o onkelos_n in_o his_o targum_fw-la of_o a_o week_n nachmanides_n say_v upon_o it_o that_o if_o it_o be_v so_o which_o he_o also_o grant_v and_o plead_v than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o will_v be_v two_o tongue_n in_o one_o verse_n or_o the_o same_o word_n use_v twice_o in_o the_o same_o verse_n with_o different_a signification_n namely_o that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v denote_v both_o the_o holy_a day_n of_o rest_n and_o also_o a_o week_n of_o day_n and_o he_o give_v another_o instance_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judg._n 10._o 4._o jair_a the_o gileadite_n have_v thirty_o son_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v in_o the_o first_o place_n colt_n of_o ass_n and_o in_o the_o latter_a city_n and_o the_o common_a number_n of_o seven_o be_v express_v by_o it_o levit._n 25._o 8._o thou_o shall_v number_v unto_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seven_o sabbath_n of_o year_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v