shall_v have_v apply_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 14.21_o 22._o to_o have_v deter_v he_o therefrom_o wherefore_o see_v this_o piece_n be_v so_o dangerous_a and_o may_v do_v and_o already_o have_v do_v so_o much_o hurt_v it_o be_v very_o expedient_a if_o not_o moral_o necessary_a to_o endeavour_v a_o prevention_n of_o its_o evil_a consequence_n and_o there_o especial_o where_o the_o author_n be_v resident_a and_o it_o may_v most_o infect_v and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v deem_v a_o duty_n of_o some_o one_o of_o the_o dresser_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n where_o this_o weed_n or_o thorn_n be_v spring_v up_o to_o endeavour_v its_o eradication_n before_o it_o spread_v any_o far_a or_o wound_v any_o deep_a that_o province_n therefore_o which_o i_o most_o unable_a for_o and_o natural_o altogether_o averse_a from_o polemical_a dispute_n shall_v undertake_v and_o with_o the_o best_a skill_n and_o faithfulness_n that_o god_n shall_v afford_v 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law_n be_v give_v by_o he_o p._n 8_o sect._n iii_o whether_o after_o the_o creation_n the_o lord_n rest_v on_o the_o seventh-day_n and_o so_o sanctify_a and_o institute_v it_o and_o do_v himself_o observe_v it_o as_o that_o even_a adam_n in_o a_o state_n of_o innocence_n be_v bind_v by_o it_o and_o all_o mankind_n without_o distinction_n before_o the_o fall_n p._n 12_o sect._n iu._n whether_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v give_v by_o christ_n to_o jew_n and_o gentile_n p._n 21_o sect._n v._n whether_o christ_n in_o the_o flesh_n do_v confirm_v all_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o every_o tittle_n of_o the_o four_o and_o whether_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n do_v enjoin_v or_o do_v not_o rather_o speak_v against_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o seventh-day-sabbath_n p._n 24_o sect._n vi_o of_o the_o word_n seven_o in_o the_o four_o commandment_n the_o sabbath_n not_o recommend_v by_o christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n of_o commenius_n desire_n of_o reformation_n etc._n etc._n p._n 30_o sect._n vii_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o what_o be_v moral_a and_o positive_a what_o be_v true_o moral_a that_o the_o saturday_n seventh-day-sabbath_n be_v not_o more_o may_v be_v plead_v for_o circumcision_n p._n 35_o sect._n viii_o whether_o christ_n in_o his_o own_o person_n observe_v the_o seventh-week-day-sabbath_n and_o no_o other_o and_o what_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o it_o the_o argument_n for_o the_o seventh-day-sabbath_n equal_o hold_v for_o all_o the_o jewish_a ceremony_n of_o the_o pre-antiquity_n of_o that_o day_n and_o the_o falsity_n of_o that_o argument_n p._n 41_o sect._n ix_o whether_o christ_n rest_v on_o the_o seventh-day-sabbath_n while_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o grave_a and_o what_o may_v be_v argue_v from_o it_o p._n 44_o sect._n x._o upon_o what_o day_n of_o the_o week_n christ_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n whether_o the_o seventh-day_n or_o saturday_n p._n 48_o sect._n xi_o whether_o after_o the_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n of_o christ_n the_o 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