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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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that_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n must_v keep_v the_o commandment_n it_o be_v easy_a for_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o pass_v away_o than_o one_o tittle_n of_o the_o law_n to_o fail_v do_v not_o only_o concern_v the_o moral_a law_n though_o if_o they_o do_v we_o have_v sufficient_o show_v that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o concern_v in_o they_o but_o also_o the_o positive_a even_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n for_o while_o they_o be_v in_o force_n as_o they_o all_o be_v throughout_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n animal_n life_n which_o i_o so_o call_v to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o glorious_a life_n of_o his_o humanity_n upon_o earth_n after_o his_o resurrection_n they_o that_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n at_o least_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o proselyte_n to_o who_o only_o they_o be_v law_n and_o obligatory_a be_v bind_v to_o keep_v they_o and_o if_o they_o do_v wilful_o and_o persevere_o disobey_v they_o they_o will_v as_o certain_o be_v damn_v as_o if_o they_o have_v 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intend_v and_o produce_v all_o those_o end_n for_o which_o he_o design_v it_o now_o the_o ceremonial_a be_v intend_v by_o god_n to_o be_v no_o long_o a_o law_n than_o till_o our_o lord_n death_n or_o resurrection_n or_o mission_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o it_o be_v design_v only_o to_o typisie_v the_o lord_n christ_n and_o to_o lead_v believer_n to_o he_o as_o to_o the_o end_n and_o substance_n thereof_o which_o our_o lord_n be_v he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o destroy_v it_o that_o he_o perfect_o fulfil_v it_o though_o he_o abrogate_a its_o future_a legal_a authority_n and_o so_o not_o one_o tittle_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n do_v fail_v for_o all_o have_v its_o accomplishment_n on_o christ_n no_o more_o than_o a_o tittle_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n
can_v so_o that_o we_o have_v grant_v he_o his_o desire_n in_o show_v he_o what_o law_n christ_n mean_v in_o such_o passage_n even_o the_o ceremonial_a as_o well_o as_o the_o moral_a for_o they_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o superstitious_a jew_n great_a zeal_n and_o they_o persecute_v he_o and_o his_o disciple_n as_o the_o overthrower_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o therefore_o christ_n tell_v they_o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v they_o etc._n etc._n by_o all_o that_o have_v be_v already_o say_v be_v full_o show_v the_o impertinency_n of_o those_o quotation_n page_n 35._o 38._o where_o our_o saviour_n make_v use_v of_o a_o confirm_v the_o moral_a law_n for_o there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n of_o his_o sabbath_n in_o they_o all_o in_o our_o saviour_n carriage_n and_o language_n he_o vindicate_v the_o sanctity_n of_o the_o temple_n john_n 2.13_o 17._o so_o he_o do_v circumcision_n and_o authorise_v its_o administration_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o 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and_o thereby_o declare_v their_o rejection_n of_o it_o from_o be_v any_o part_n thereof_o and_o thus_o all_o the_o authority_n both_o divine_a and_o humane_a that_o he_o produce_v make_v nothing_o at_o all_o for_o he_o but_o very_o much_o rather_o against_o he_o with_o which_o this_o question_n be_v conclude_v sect_n viii_o he_o propose_v the_o question_n page_n 38._o whether_o christ_n in_o his_o own_o person_n do_v not_o observe_v the_o seven_o week-day-sabbath_n and_o no_o other_o during_o his_o life_n to_o which_o we_o answer_v affirmative_o with_o he_o that_o he_o do_v so_o that_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o that_o it_o be_v part_n of_o his_o righteousness_n which_o he_o be_v to_o fulfil_v for_o he_o be_v bear_v under_o the_o authority_n and_o obligation_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n administration_n even_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a one_o and_o therefore_o be_v circumcise_a the_o eight_o day_n go_v up_o to_o jereusalem_n with_o his_o mother_n in_o his_o childhood_n to_o keep_v the_o annual_a feast_n and_o in_o his_o manhood_n be_v a_o constant_a conscientious_a and_o obedient_a attender_n upon_o and_o observer_n of_o the_o passover_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o his_o life_n after_o his_o baptism_n and_o manifest_v himself_o to_o the_o world_n home_n to_o his_o death_n or_o just_a before_o his_o suffering_n and_o so_o doubtless_o do_v by_o all_o the_o other_o ceremonial_a law_n according_a to_o god_n injunction_n of_o they_o and_o be_v a_o observer_n of_o all_o other_o positive_a divine_a law_n and_o so_o consequent_o must_v he_o be_v of_o this_o for_o neither_o all_o the_o former_a nor_o this_o particular_a be_v to_o be_v abrogate_a and_o lie_v aside_o as_o to_o their_o authority_n till_o he_o himself_o be_v lie_v aside_o and_o bury_v in_o the_o grave_a without_o doubt_n he_o also_o dutiful_o keep_v and_o practise_v all_o the_o judicial_a law_n be_v bear_v a_o member_n of_o their_o state_n as_o well_o as_o of_o their_o church_n as_o far_o as_o their_o roman_a lord_n will_v permit_v for_o the_o authority_n of_o these_o law_n last_v as_o long_o as_o the_o judicial_a polity_n and_o with_o it_o decline_v and_o perfect_o expire_v will_v this_o pleader_n for_o the_o seven_o day_n contend_v for_o the_o authority_n of_o all_o those_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a law_n home_o to_o our_o day_n because_o our_o bless_a lord_n observe_v and_o keep_v they_o he_o must_v do_v so_o if_o this_o argument_n be_v of_o any_o weight_n and_o it_o have_v be_v the_o fate_n of_o all_o his_o argument_n hitherto_o to_o militate_v as_o much_o for_o all_o the_o ceremony_n except_o that_o of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v give_v in_o innnocency_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o for_o the_o seven_o day_n enough_o for_o their_o own_o confutation_n just_o another_o such_o medium_fw-la be_v cunning_o insinuate_v page_n 39_o to_o prove_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o observation_n of_o this_o sabbath_n viz._n its_o antiquity_n have_v be_v the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o church_n for_o four_o thousand_o year_n which_o will_v introduce_v sacrifice_n into_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n a_o bloody_a offer_v up_o of_o beast_n for_o they_o be_v as_o ancient_a within_o a_o day_n or_o two_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a for_o god_n teach_v adam_n to_o offer_v up_o such_o sacrifice_n as_o the_o type_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n who_o be_v to_o have_v his_o heel_n bruise_v by_o the_o serpent_n his_o humane_a nature_n murder_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o agent_n but_o then_o sacrifice_v and_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n as_o the_o expiratory_n victim_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o fallen_n man_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o those_o skin_n which_o god_n make_v coat_n of_o for_o adam_n may_v be_v of_o such_o sacrifice_a beast_n and_o adam_n teach_v his_o son_n to_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o we_o read_v gen._n 4.4_o that_o abel_n bring_v to_o god_n the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o the_o fat_a thereof_o will_v he_o therefore_o plead_v that_o their_o venerable_a 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be_v demand_v page_n 40._o whether_o christ_n do_v rest_v the_o seventh-day-sabbath_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o grave_a and_o it_o be_v affirmative_o resolve_v that_o his_o soul_n rest_v in_o heaven_n and_o his_o body_n rest_v in_o the_o grave_a that_o day_n all_o as_o a_o proof_n that_o our_o lord_n christ_n himself_o do_v in_o his_o state_n of_o death_n confirm_v that_o seventh-day-sabbath_n as_o well_o as_o by_o his_o practice_n and_o doctrine_n in_o life_n and_o so_o recommend_v it_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o all_o the_o future_a church_n which_o notion_n if_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v will_v do_v more_o for_o the_o seventh-day-sabbath_n than_o all_o the_o argument_n he_o have_v yet_o bring_v if_o he_o can_v rational_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o bless_a redeemer_n do_v rest_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n from_o all_o his_o humiliation_n and_o suffering_n he_o will_v then_o defeat_v the_o great_a ground_n on_o which_o all_o the_o church_n since_o our_o lord_n come_v and_o 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in_o this_o conjecture_n and_o according_a to_o his_o conjecture_n and_o the_o usual_a phrase_n of_o scripture_n our_o saviour_n will_v have_v continue_v forty_o two_o day_n upon_o earth_n for_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o number_n of_o day_n do_v usual_o include_v both_o the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n as_o in_o call_v the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o seven_o it_o take_v into_o the_o number_n both_o it_o and_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n for_o there_o be_v but_o seven_o in_o all_o and_o so_o when_o it_o say_v that_o our_o saviour_n rise_v the_o three_o day_n from_o the_o dead_a it_o include_v the_o first_o and_o last_o day_n of_o the_o three_o and_o therefore_o have_v the_o scriptural_a usual_a phrase_n on_o our_o side_n and_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n we_o have_v very_o good_a ground_n to_o conclude_v that_o he_o ascend_v upon_o thursday_n and_o he_o have_v no_o ground_n but_o his_o own_o conjecture_n for_o his_o opinion_n of_o his_o ascension_n 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and_o show_v how_o they_o remain_v solid_a and_o substantial_a other_o thing_n which_o follow_v be_v but_o appendix_n to_o this_o discourse_n and_o not_o of_o so_o great_a moment_n i_o shall_v but_o touch_v upon_o they_o as_o page_n 83._o about_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o sabbath_n he_o will_v have_v it_o to_o begin_v at_o even_o and_o we_o willing_o grant_v he_o that_o the_o seventh-day-sabbath_n do_v so_o for_o it_o begin_v when_o god_n have_v end_v his_o work_n of_o creation_n which_o be_v the_o evening_n before_o the_o sunrising_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n but_o i_o judge_v that_o now_o the_o best_a time_n to_o begin_v our_o lord_n day_n with_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n because_o 1._o it_o be_v on_o that_o time_n of_o the_o day_n early_o in_o the_o morning_n about_o break_v of_o day_n that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n rest_v from_o his_o work_n of_o redemption_n wherefore_o if_o the_o forego_n evening_n of_o the_o old_a testament-sabbath_n be_v its_o most_o convenient_a beginning_n 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every_o person_n give_v up_o and_o consecrate_v the_o whole_a lordsday_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n i_o mean_v the_o whole_a artificial_a day_n or_o rather_o the_o whole_a lightsome_a part_n thereof_o and_o then_o let_v he_o begin_v either_o at_o even_o or_o morning_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o if_o it_o be_v conscientious_o do_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n god_n will_v accept_v he_o but_o there_o he_o must_v not_o scandalize_v other_o by_o do_v common_a or_o mechanic_n work_v upon_o the_o follow_a evening_n of_o that_o day_n which_o the_o generality_n of_o christian_n among_o who_o he_o live_v account_v as_o sacred_a he_o seem_v page_n 84._o to_o imply_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v morning_n and_o evening_n religious_a service_n every_o day_n in_o public_a but_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o preach_a minister_n can_v have_v so_o much_o leisure_n beside_o his_o own_o personal_a and_o domestical_a devotion_n and_o beside_o our_o people_n will_v not_o attend_v it_o every_o day_n 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