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they_o be_v institute_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n alone_o and_o the_o faithful_a be_v congregat_v to_o they_o to_o holy_a performance_n but_o this_o be_v very_o improper_a indeed_o for_o beside_o that_o by_o be_v institute_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n alone_o he_o mean_v not_o that_o the_o day_n institute_v or_o observe_v be_v any_o special_a or_o immediate_a honour_n to_o god_n positive_o but_o only_o that_o negative_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o his_o honour_n when_o they_o be_v not_o institute_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o creature_n saint_n or_o angel_n among_o orthodox_n christian_n though_o they_o be_v among_o the_o idolatrous_a papist_n but_o beside_o this_o we_o say_v if_o the_o faithful_a congregate_a can_v make_v a_o day_n a_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n than_o any_o day_n or_o every_o day_n of_o the_o week_n or_o year_n may_v be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n when_o the_o faithful_a meet_v to_o that_o purpose_n which_o no_o man_n affirm_v 204.1_o p._n 204.1_o but_o hear_v he_o once_o again_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o indiction_n of_o such_o day_n but_o the_o day_n themselves_o be_v no_o part_n of_o worship_n but_o a_o adjunct_n only_o or_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v say_v the_o learned_a professor_n speak_v it_o only_o of_o the_o holy_a day_n appoint_v by_o the_o church_n we_o answer_v we_o know_v he_o do_v so_o but_o then_o he_o must_v remember_v that_o he_o make_v the_o very_a lord_n day_n to_o be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n only_o which_o can_v make_v a_o thing_n a_o proper_a part_n of_o worship_n and_o so_o the_o same_o be_v appliable_a to_o the_o lordsday_n also_o but_o he_o be_v not_o alone_o in_o this_o assertion_n his_o fellow_n professor_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n which_o we_o wonder_v at_o for_o the_o lordsday_n when_o he_o put_v this_o difference_n between_o the_o jewish_a time_n and_o we_o that_o the_o very_a day_n 93.95_o d._n wal._n de_fw-fr sab._n p._n 93.95_o and_o the_o rest_n upon_o they_o be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n to_o the_o jew_n but_o we_o only_o a_o necessary_a circumstance_n thereof_o another_o follow_v thus_o to_o speak_v proper_o a_o day_n make_v no_o part_n of_o god_n service_n 278._o primr_n p._n 250._o &_o 278._o under_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o be_v only_o a_o accidental_a circumstance_n thereof_o and_o again_o time_n appoint_v now_o make_v no_o part_n of_o god_n service_n and_o be_v not_o appoint_v but_o relative_a to_o the_o public_a exercise_n 287._o p._n 287._o etc._n etc._n we_o need_v say_v no_o more_o for_o the_o state_v the_o question_n the_o difference_n be_v apparent_a they_o say_v the_o time_n be_v only_o a_o necessary_a circumstance_n we_o say_v it_o be_v more_o than_o so_o a_o special_a part_n of_o worship_n which_o thus_o we_o come_v to_o manifest_v by_o these_o ensue_a argument_n that_o time_n which_o the_o lord_n require_v out_o of_o all_o our_o time_n worship_n viii_o arg._n 1._o it_o be_v god_n portion_n ergo_fw-la a_o part_n of_o worship_n as_o his_o peculiar_a portion_n be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n but_o the_o necessary_a sufficient_a chief_a time_n for_o religion_n together_o with_o the_o particular_a day_n for_o it_o be_v that_o time_n which_o god_n require_v out_o of_o all_o our_o time_n as_o his_o peculiar_a portion_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n the_o proposition_n be_v make_v good_a by_o instance_n of_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v challenge_v by_o god_n as_o his_o peculiar_a portion_n become_v thereby_o part_n of_o worship_n part_n of_o the_o special_a homage_n due_a to_o he_o immediate_o tend_v to_o his_o honour_n as_o 1._o the_o place_n which_o god_n do_v peculiar_o choose_v out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n to_o set_v his_o name_n there_o as_o the_o place_n often_o be_v the_o lord_n house_n the_o lord_n temple_n be_v by_o virtue_n of_o such_o divine_a challenge_n of_o it_o a_o part_n of_o worship_n sc_fw-la of_o the_o ceremonial_a worship_n undeniable_o and_o the_o present_v there_o their_o service_n be_v a_o special_a part_n of_o the_o jew_n homage_n to_o god_n and_o a_o immediate_a honour_n to_o he_o as_o also_o a_o matter_n of_o special_a acceptation_n with_o god_n even_o so_o far_o as_o that_o no_o other_o legal_a service_n be_v otherwhere_o acceptable_a at_o all_o except_o upon_o extraordinary_a command_n as_o elijah_n be_v 1_o king_n 18._o and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o with_o place_n then_o there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n but_o it_o be_v so_o with_o time_n now_o though_o not_o now_o in_o a_o typical_a respect_n but_o moral_a whether_o natural_a or_o positive_a it_o be_v all_o one_o 2._o so_o be_v it_o also_o of_o old_a with_o the_o tithe_n which_o god_n challenge_v as_o his_o peculiar_a portion_n out_o of_o every_o man_n substance_n leu._n 27.30_o
32._o it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v the_o lord_n his_o part_n his_o tribute_n and_o so_o the_o payment_n of_o they_o be_v a_o special_a homage_n to_o he_o a_o immediate_a honour_n a_o part_n of_o worship_n and_o that_o which_o be_v special_o to_o be_v note_v antecedent_n to_o any_o particular_a use_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o put_v they_o to_o and_o whereto_o he_o do_v afterward_o apply_v they_o sc_n the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o priest_n &_o levite_n for_o this_o we_o read_v not_o of_o till_o num._n 18._o which_o be_v divers_a year_n after_o whereupon_o it_o be_v there_o and_o elsewhere_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o levi_n that_o be_v levi_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o lord_n portion_n of_o tithe_n as_o also_o of_o offering_n but_o this_o use_n of_o they_o be_v secondary_a and_o we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o in_o this_o considration_n the_o payment_n of_o they_o be_v proper_o worship_n for_o it_o be_v not_o immediate_o to_o god_n honour_n but_o only_o mediate_v in_o as_o much_o as_o those_o levite_n that_o be_v maintain_v by_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n that_o which_o make_v they_o part_n of_o worship_n be_v antecedent_n as_o we_o say_v to_o this_o namely_o god_n challenge_v they_o as_o his_o portion_n his_o own_o primary_o and_o original_o though_o now_o make_v the_o levite_n his_o receiver_n hence_o the_o withhold_v they_o be_v call_v rob_v of_o god_n not_o defraud_v or_o rob_v the_o levite_n mal._n 3._o and_o if_o we_o understand_v aright_o this_o be_v that_o sacrilege_n mention_v rom._n 2._o where_o after_o the_o apostle_n have_v twice_o say_v thou_o break_v the_o same_o commandment_n thou_o teach_v other_o not_o to_o break_v steal_v and_o commit_v adultery_n he_o add_v thou_o that_o abhor_v idol_n or_o image_n do_v thou_o commit_v sacrilege_n do_v thou_o break_v the_o same_o commandment_n viz._n the_o second_o rob_v god_n of_o part_n of_o his_o worship_n by_o detain_v his_o portion_n of_o tithe_n however_o to_o be_v sure_a they_o be_v his_o portion_n former_o and_o so_o a_o part_n of_o his_o worship_n 3._o and_o so_o be_v that_o share_n which_o god_n reserve_v to_o himself_o out_o of_o the_o midianite_n spoil_n 29.41_o the_o lord_n heave-offering_a v._o 29.41_o num._n 31._o which_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n tribute_n the_o lord_n portion_n and_o be_v he_o a_o part_n of_o homage_n to_o he_o a_o part_n of_o his_o worship_n on_o that_o occasion_n antecedent_o to_o the_o special_a use_n he_o afterward_o allot_v that_o also_o to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n as_o we_o there_o read_v now_o if_o these_o thing_n by_o this_o mean_n become_v part_n of_o worship_n so_o be_v it_o in_o reason_n with_o that_o time_n which_o god_n challenge_v as_o his_o tribute_n or_o peculiar_a portion_n out_o of_o all_o our_o time_n it_o must_v be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n in_o that_o it_o be_v his_o allot_v to_o his_o honour_n antecedent_n to_o any_o particular_a use_n which_o it_o be_v put_v to_o to_o any_o particular_a duty_n of_o worship_n which_o yet_o become_v the_o employment_n of_o it_o namely_o one_o or_o other_o of_o they_o or_o more_o than_o one_o even_o all_o the_o variety_n of_o duty_n do_v actual_o employ_v this_o time_n unto_o god_n honour_n but_o antecedent_n we_o say_v to_o any_o particular_a duty_n the_o time_n be_v god_n his_o portion_n be_v to_o his_o honour_n immediate_o and_o a_o part_n of_o worship_n and_o consequent_o call_v for_o some_o particular_a duty_n of_o worship_n to_o help_v employ_v it_o to_o god_n honour_n in_o a_o word_n though_o it_o can_v be_v actual_o employ_v to_o god_n honour_n without_o some_o particular_a duty_n yet_o have_v it_o a_o distinct_a consideration_n abstract_v from_o the_o duty_n as_o require_v and_o call_v for_o and_o even_o command_v as_o we_o say_v former_o of_o solemn_a time_n in_o general_n duty_n to_o attend_v it_o some_o or_o other_o and_o so_o be_v distinct_o by_o and_o of_o itself_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n immediate_o as_o well_o as_o the_o duty_n themselves_o though_o not_o actual_o separate_v from_o all_o for_o that_o be_v a_o contradiction_n in_o religion_n to_o say_v that_o a_o time_n can_v be_v to_o god_n honour_n and_o not_o be_v employ_v in_o some_o religious_a duty_n or_o other_o but_o we_o have_v say_v enough_o as_o we_o conceive_v to_o illustrate_v and_o evince_v the_o proposition_n of_o our_o argument_n that_o the_o time_n which_o be_v god_n portion_n be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n the_o assumption_n that_o the_o necessary_a sufficient_a chief_a time_n for_o religion_n be_v the_o time_n which_o together_o with_o the_o particular_a day_n for_o it_o god_n require_v out_o of_o all_o our_o time_n out_o of_o all_o man_n time_n as_o his_o peculiar_a portion_n that_o be_v above_o all_o other_o time_n have_v be_v prove_v abundant_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n 9_o &_o 10._o and_o this_o we_o also_o conceive_v to_o be_v mean_v in_o those_o word_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n the_o seven_o day_n or_o a_o seven_o day_n one_o day_n of_o seven_o be_v the_o sabbath_n or_o a_o sabbath_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n or_o to_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n namely_o that_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o thy_o time_n as_o of_o all_o thing_n else_o that_o be_v thou_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o and_o challenge_v for_o himself_o while_o he_o allow_v thou_o six_o day_n main_o for_o thy_o worldly_a business_n this_o proportion_n of_o time_n of_o one_o whole_a day_n of_o seven_o 16.9_o the_o lord_n day_n if_o from_o divine_a authority_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n and_o more_o holy_a than_o other_o day_n g.i._n pag._n 16.9_o as_o his_o peculiar_a portion_n to_o be_v sanctify_v employ_v to_o his_o immediate_a honour_n and_o like_v to_o this_o as_o we_o conceive_v be_v the_o meaning_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n of_o the_o term_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n it_o be_v the_o particular_a day_n which_o he_o have_v take_v and_o challenge_v to_o himself_o as_o his_o peculiar_a portion_n out_o of_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n to_o be_v sanctify_v whole_o to_o his_o honour_n whence_o the_o conclusion_n follow_v inevitable_o that_o this_o time_n in_o all_o the_o respect_n of_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n a_o part_n of_o the_o special_a homage_n and_o tribute_n due_a to_o he_o from_o all_o man_n and_o special_o accept_v by_o he_o we_o proceed_v to_o another_o argument_n ergo._n ix_o arg._n 2._o it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o a_o moral_a commandment_n of_o the_o first_o tab_v e._n ergo._n proper_o respect_v the_o necessary_a sufficient_a chief_a time_n for_o continuance_n and_o frequency_n joint_o thus_o the_o obedience_n to_o and_o observation_n of_o a_o moral_a commandment_n of_o the_o first_o table_n be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n immediate_a worship_n but_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o necessary_a sufficient_a chief_a time_n for_o religion_n be_v the_o obedience_n to_o and_o observation_n of_o a_o moral_a commandment_n of_o the_o first_o table_n ergo_fw-la the_o observation_n of_o this_o time_n be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n immediate_a worship_n both_o the_o proposition_n be_v confess_v and_o grant_v by_o our_o disputer_n 2._o prim._n p._n 2._o therefore_o they_o must_v own_v the_o child_n issue_v from_o such_o parent_n the_o major_n be_v thus_o express_v whatsoever_o be_v moral_a be_v universal_o a_o essential_a part_n of_o god_n service_n the_o minor_a thus_o the_o moral_n substance_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n be_v to_o have_v a_o time_n regulate_v frequent_a etc._n etc._n and_o general_o they_o all_o speak_v of_o a_o sufficient_a time_n as_o moral_a natural_a it_o be_v then_o a_o part_n of_o worship_n a_o proper_a and_o essential_a part_n of_o it_o by_o their_o own_o sentence_n but_o we_o will_v a_o little_a further_o prove_v and_o illustrate_v it_o also_o by_o our_o own_o ground_n and_o not_o depend_v upon_o they_o 1._o for_o the_o major_n we_o say_v that_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o first_o table_n do_v all_o of_o they_o plain_o concern_v the_o immediate_a worship_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o object_n of_o those_o commandment_n namely_o the_o thing_n and_o action_n outward_a or_o inward_o command_v in_o they_o be_v matter_n of_o divine_a worship_n therefore_o the_o obedience_n to_o those_o commandment_n the_o observation_n of_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o part_n of_o worship_n of_o our_o homage_n to_o god_n and_o redound_v to_o his_o immediate_a honour_n for_o 2._o whatsoever_o be_v to_o be_v present_v to_o god_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o moral_a commandment_n of_o the_o first_o table_n be_v to_o be_v present_v to_o he_o by_o all_o man_n as_o a_o special_a homage_n they_o all_o owe_v to_o he_o as_o when_o a_o landlord_n keep_v court_n require_v all_o his_o
religion_n 17._o as_o all_o time_n be_v god_n and_o none_o we_o for_o worldly_a business_n we_o xlii_o 17._o all_o time_n be_v god_n all_o place_n be_v we_o but_o by_o his_o indulgence_n and_o indulgence_n of_o his_o we_o have_v none_o that_o we_o can_v secure_o challenge_v sufficient_a for_o worldly_a occasion_n but_o the_o six_o day_n in_o a_o week_n mention_v in_o the_o four_o commandment_n which_o indulgence_n can_v be_v perpetuate_v without_o the_o perpetuate_n also_o and_o first_o of_o the_o command_n of_o one_o day_n of_o seven_o for_o god_n and_o religion_n so_o that_o without_o this_o commandment_n and_o indulgence_n we_o trespass_n upon_o god_n continual_o in_o follow_v our_o worldly_a business_n but_o as_o for_o place_n though_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v god_n yet_o in_o express_a term_n he_o have_v give_v it_o to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n psal_n 115._o by_o a_o general_a indulgence_n neither_o call_v for_o any_o of_o it_o back_o under_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o he_o 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