2._o tho'_o adam_n rest_v or_o rather_o abstain_v from_o work_n on_o god_n sabbath_n before_o he_o have_v pass_v six_o work_a day_n that_o he_o may_v perform_v his_o moral_a worship_n to_o god_n before_o he_o dress_v the_o garden_n or_o meddle_v in_o his_o own_o affair_n and_o praise_v he_o for_o the_o lordship_n he_o have_v receive_v over_o the_o creature_n which_o god_n have_v make_v and_o so_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o chief_a moral_a end_n for_o which_o the_o sabbath_n be_v first_o make_v for_o man_n it_o may_v have_v proper_o be_v call_v the_o first_o day_n sabbath_n throughout_o all_o generation_n yet_o see_v god_n have_v also_o design_v the_o sabbath_n to_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o a_o great_a rest_n in_o the_o seven_o thousand_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 7._o heb._n 4.3.10_o rev._n 20.4_o 5_o 7._o as_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o many_o christian_n it_o therefore_o can_v not_o have_v be_v so_o glorious_a a_o type_n if_o it_o have_v be_v deliver_v to_o we_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o first_o day_n so_o that_o the_o sabbath-day_n be_v appoint_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n not_o to_o deny_v adam_n moral_a obedience_n in_o keep_v his_o first_o day_n sabbath_n before_o his_o six_o work_a day_n to_o be_v a_o pattern_n to_o his_o posterity_n or_o that_o adam_n first_o sabbath_n can_v not_o proper_o be_v call_v afterward_o successive_o man_n first_o day_n sabbath_n but_o because_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o god_n rest_n and_o so_o consider_v as_o after_o man_n six_o work_a day_n do_v better_a suit_n the_o memorial_n of_o god_n creation_n and_o rest_n and_o the_o typical_a use_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n 3._o the_o sabbath_n be_v command_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o not_o of_o the_o first_o because_o though_o god_n abstain_v from_o work_n before_o the_o creation_n yet_o it_o can_v not_o be_v say_v he_o rest_v cease_v or_o abstain_v from_o work_n a_o day_n before_o a_o day_n be_v make_v or_o there_o be_v time_n measure_v by_o a_o day_n so_o that_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n place_v god_n sabbath_n after_o his_o creation_n day_n but_o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a necessity_n that_o adam_n shall_v have_v his_o sabbath_n before_o his_o six_o work_a day_n and_o therefore_o see_v that_o god_n sanctify_v the_o seven_o day_n on_o which_o he_o cease_v from_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n with_o respect_n to_o man_n that_o man_n shall_v abstain_v from_o his_o work_n to_o worship_n he_o 13.8_o mal._n 3.6_o isal_n 40.28_o heb._n 13.8_o and_o not_o because_o that_o god_n himself_o have_v need_v of_o rest_n for_o he_o faint_v not_o nor_o be_v weary_a neither_o be_v the_o most_o high_a changeable_a or_o subject_a to_o accident_n in_o his_o nature_n then_o the_o seventh-day_n sabbath_n bear_v this_o name_n from_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n in_o god_n example_n of_o measure_v time_n more_o than_o from_o its_o proper_a nature_n immediate_a end_n and_o principal_a use_n to_o man_n for_o in_o all_o these_o respect_n adam_n first_o sabbath_n be_v his_o first_o day_n sabbath_n 4._o the_o sabbath_n be_v express_o sanctify_v in_o gen._n 2.2_o 3._o and_o in_o the_o four_o command_n in_o these_o word_n the_o seven_o day_n and_o not_o asleep_o seven_o day_n to_o preserve_v the_o constant_a order_n of_o our_o six_o work_a day_n together_o and_o that_o man_n shall_v not_o choose_v any_o one_o day_n in_o the_o week_n and_o at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n alter_v the_o sabbath_n to_o any_o different_a day_n as_o to_o the_o first_o day_n in_o one_o week_n and_o the_o second_o or_o three_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o week_n follow_v so_o as_o they_o keep_v one_o or_o a_o day_n in_o seven_o in_o every_o week_n moreover_o it_o be_v not_o say_v asleep_o but_o the_o seventh-day_n to_o prevent_v man_n alteration_n of_o it_o to_o any_o other_o day_n than_o what_o we_o have_v a_o pattern_n for_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o as_o it_o be_v to_o bind_v adam_n and_o other_o after_o he_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o seventh-day_n successive_o after_o his_o first_o day_n sabbath_n without_o alteration_n so_o it_o be_v to_o oblige_v israel_n to_o keep_v the_o seventh-day_n sabbath_n successive_o after_o their_o first_o sabbath_n in_o the_o wilderness_n without_o a_o change_n and_o to_o tie_v we_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o jewish_a seventh-day_n sabbath_n be_v abrogate_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o you_o may_v see_v afterward_o in_o this_o treatise_n and_o that_o we_o have_v a_o pattern_n leave_v we_o to_o observe_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o jewish_a week_n that_o from_o thence_o we_o shall_v keep_v our_o christian_a sabbath_n successive_o on_o the_o seventh-day_n after_o its_o first_o take_v place_n by_o the_o abolish_n of_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n without_o alteration_n 17_o colos_n 2.16_o 17_o as_o adam_n and_o the_o israelit_n do_v after_o their_o first_o day_n sabbath_n which_o if_o the_o sabbath_n in_o gen._n 2.2_o 3._o and_o in_o the_o four_o command_n have_v be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o express_a word_n of_o asleep_o seventh-day_n and_o not_o of_o the_o seventh-day_n it_o may_v have_v occasion_v doubt_n and_o confusion_n about_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a several_a sabbath_n but_o it_o be_v express_o command_v in_o these_o word_n the_o seventh-day_n it_o do_v signify_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n so_o clear_o as_o both_o to_o prevent_v such_o confusion_n and_o yet_o to_o preserve_v the_o moral_a law_n in_o the_o four_o commandment_n unviolated_a under_o the_o change_n that_o have_v be_v make_v of_o the_o sabbath_n sect_n vii_o here_o i_o shall_v prove_v both_o from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o course_n and_o necessity_n of_o nature_n that_o the_o jewish_a seventh-day_n sabbath_n be_v ceremonial_a and_o not_o moral_o bind_v to_o all_o nation_n and_o 1._o this_o appear_v in_o that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o sign_n to_o israel_n as_o our_o gospel_n sabbath_n consider_v as_o the_o seventh-day_n be_v to_o we_o that_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n 17._o exod._n 31.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o on_o the_o seventh-day_n he_o rest_v but_o it_o be_v also_o a_o sign_n and_o a_o covenant_n throughout_o their_o generation_n that_o they_o shall_v remember_v that_o israel_n be_v a_o servant_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o thence_o through_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o by_o a_o stretch_a out_o arm_n 5.15_o deut._n 5.15_o therefore_o say_v moses_n the_o lord_n their_o god_n command_v they_o to_o keep_v the_o sabbath-day_n so_o then_o as_o their_o sabbath_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n with_o respect_n to_o their_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o it_o from_o evening_n to_o evening_n thereby_o to_o suit_v their_o other_o new_a day_n begin_v from_o their_o first_o passover_n evening_n and_o so_o to_o keep_v that_o deliverance_n in_o fresh_a memory_n it_o be_v ceremonial_a and_o cease_v as_o other_o sabbath_n and_o memorial_n of_o that_o deliverance_n have_v do_v by_o the_o come_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 2._o the_o old_a jewish_a seventh-day_n sabbath_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v ceremonial_a by_o the_o apostle_n word_n col._n 2.16_o 17._o let_v no_o man_n therefore_o judge_v you_o in_o meat_n or_o in_o drink_n or_o in_o respect_n of_o a_o holiday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o part_n of_o a_o feast_n or_o of_o the_o new_a moon_n or_o of_o the_o sabbath-day_n which_o be_v a_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o the_o body_n be_v of_o christ_n for_o as_o the_o holiday_n or_o feast-day_n new_a moon_n and_o sabbath_n herein_o mention_v must_v be_v take_v for_o those_o write_v by_o moses_n and_o give_v to_o israel_n because_o those_o only_a and_o not_o the_o heathen_a idolatrous_a holiday_n be_v give_v of_o god_n as_o type_n and_o shadow_n of_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v so_o the_o sabbath-day_n there_o distinct_o express_v from_o other_o holiday_n appoint_v for_o the_o observation_n of_o israel_n must_v be_v take_v for_o their_o weekly_a seventh-day_n sabbath_n and_o the_o two_o verse_n plain_o comprehend_v all_o their_o sabbath_n and_o holiday_n to_o be_v but_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o say_v the_o text_n the_o body_n be_v of_o christ_n object_n but_o some_o do_v say_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o sabbath_n here_o ought_v to_o be_v render_v week_n as_o the_o same_o greek_a word_n be_v render_v john_n 20.19_o luke_n 24.1_o mark_v 16.2_o matth._n 28.1_o answer_n the_o word_n sabbath_n in_o greek_a sabbaton_n use_v in_o those_o place_n be_v not_o there_o translate_v week_n for_o any_o other_o reason_n than_o because_o it_o be_v customary_a to_o call_v the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o day_n of_o the_o
their_o natural_a day_n of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n at_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o egyptian_a and_o romish_a priest_n at_o midnight_n ainsworth_n and_o mr._n hugh_n also_o say_v that_o the_o chaldean_n count_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o day_n at_o san_n rise_v now_o as_o for_o babylon_n in_o hebrew_n babel_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o chaldean_n it_o be_v first_o build_v by_o nimrod_n before_o abraham_n and_o lot_n time_n who_o be_v chaldean_n bear_v and_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n that_o lot_n and_o abraham_n generation_n reckon_v their_o natural_a day_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o chaldean_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o daylight_n and_o not_o the_o night_n as_o appear_v in_o gen._n 19_o 33_o 34._o and_o they_o make_v their_o father_n drink_v wine_n that_o night_n and_o the_o first-born_a go_v in_o and_o lay_v with_o her_o father_n and_o he_o perceive_v not_o when_o she_o lay_v down_o nor_o when_o she_o arise_v and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n that_o the_o first-born_a say_v unto_o the_o young_a behold_v i_o lay_v yesternight_o with_o my_o father_n let_v we_o make_v he_o drink_v wine_n this_o night_n also_o and_o in_o gen._n 31.26_o 29_o 36_o 42._o and_o laban_n say_v to_o jacob_n the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n speak_v unto_o i_o yesternight_o and_o jacob_n answer_v god_n have_v see_v my_o affliction_n and_o the_o labour_n of_o my_o hand_n and_o rebuke_v thou_o yesternight_o the_o hebrew_n word_n in_o these_o three_o place_n for_o yesternight_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d emesh_n heri_fw-la sero_fw-la yesterday_o late_o in_o the_o evening_n pagnin_n praterita_fw-la nocte_fw-la last_o night_n arias_n montanus_n hesternâ_fw-la nocte_fw-la yesterdaynight_n buxtorf_n leigh_n crit._n robertson_n lex_fw-la etc._n etc._n some_o add_v evening_n or_o yester_n evening_n which_o be_v sometime_o put_v for_o the_o whole_a night_n as_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n gen._n gen._n the_o evening_n and_o the_o morning_n be_v put_v for_o the_o day_n and_o night_n but_o that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n emesh_n do_v proper_o signify_v yesternight_n be_v far_a evidence_v because_o the_o hebrew_n have_v another_o word_n for_o yesterday_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d temol_n exod._n 5.14_o 1_o sam._n 20.27_o 2_o sam._n 15.20_o job_n 8.9_o psal_n 90.4_o see_v pagnin_n arias_n montan._n buxtorf_n leigh_n crit._n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ghnereb_n or_o ereb_n be_v proper_o the_o evening_n and_o betoken_v the_o mix_n of_o light_n with_o darkness_n after_o the_o sun_n be_v set_v so_o that_o the_o word_n emesh_n signify_v as_o it_o be_v right_o translate_v in_o our_o english_a bibles_n gett._n see_v ainsw_n gen._n 1.5_o leigh_n gett._n and_o as_o ainsworth_n read_v it_o yesternight_n or_o yesterdayright_v which_o be_v the_o same_o moreover_o this_o word_n in_o gen._n 19.34_o can_v be_v otherwise_o understand_v without_o a_o apparent_a wrong_n to_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n for_o it_o be_v say_v ver._n 33._o and_o they_o make_v their_o father_n drink_v wine_n that_o night_n and_o the_o first-born_a go_v in_o and_o lay_v with_o her_o father_n viz._n that_o same_o night_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n that_o the_o first-born_a say_v unto_o the_o young_a behold_v i_o lay_v yesternight_o with_o my_o father_n let_v we_o make_v he_o drink_v wine_n this_o night_n also_o and_o they_o make_v their_o father_n drink_v wine_n that_o night_n also_o now_o let_v it_o be_v due_o consider_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lailah_n which_o be_v proper_o night_n be_v in_o the_o context_n use_v in_o those_o three_o place_n and_o that_o the_o word_n lailah_n night_n in_o ver._n 33._o do_v undeniable_o confirm_v the_o word_n emesh_n in_o ver_fw-la 34._o to_o be_v there_o put_v for_o yesternight_n and_o not_o for_o yesterday_o or_o yesterday_o evening_n because_o the_o hebrew_n word_n lailah_n night_n be_v use_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n to_o express_v that_o same_o time_n and_o night_n which_o be_v call_v yesternight_o beside_o the_o follow_a word_n this_o night_n also_o do_v also_o far_o imply_v that_o the_o word_n emesh_n be_v put_v for_o yesternight_n so_o that_o beside_o the_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n the_o render_n of_o it_o according_a to_o our_o common_a english_a translation_n be_v confirm_v with_o a_o threefold_a evidence_n viz._n 1._o that_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n have_v other_o word_n to_o express_v yesterday_o and_o evening_n 2._o that_o the_o follow_v context_n do_v imply_v that_o emesh_n be_v put_v for_o yesternight_n and_o 3._o that_o the_o same_o time_n call_v yesternight_o ver_fw-la 34._o be_v call_v night_n ver_fw-la 33._o so_o that_o in_o lot_n and_o jacob_n time_n by_o the_o morrow_n next_o follow_v to_o yesternight_n it_o appear_v the_o daylight_n be_v count_v for_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o natural_a day_n 4._o this_o be_v far_a evident_a for_o when_o at_o night_n they_o speak_v of_o the_o daylight_n follow_v they_o use_v not_o to_o say_v to_o day_n or_o this_o day_n but_o to_o morrow_n or_o the_o morrow_n after_o numb_a 33.3_o they_o depart_v from_o ramese_n in_o the_o first_o month_n 16.20_o exod._n 12.6_o 8_o 10._o dent._n 10.6_o mark_v 14.17_o matth._n 16.20_o on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o passeover_n which_o be_v kill_v on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n at_o even_o and_o prepare_v at_o the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o sun_n and_o be_v eat_v within_o that_o night_n and_o not_o in_o the_o evening_n as_o our_o saviour_n show_v how_o the_o passeover_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v according_a to_o law_n for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o evening_n he_o come_v with_o the_o twelve_o and_o when_o the_o even_o be_v come_v he_o sit_v down_o with_o they_o 11.23_o matth._n 26.26_o 1_o cor._n 11.23_o and_o as_o they_o be_v eat_v it_o he_o institute_v the_o 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hand_n for_o confirmation_n of_o elder_n or_o church_n officer_n and_o consummate_v their_o ordination_n be_v a_o diulne_a rite_n which_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o complete_a and_o orderly_a gospel_n church_n authoritative_o to_o practise_v ordination_n of_o elder_n be_v institute_v in_o titus_n 1.5_o but_o yet_o the_o manner_n of_o complete_n this_o institution_n be_v no_o otherwise_o know_v nor_o practise_v by_o we_o as_o i_o can_v find_v but_o from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a church_n act_n 14.23_o 26._o with_o chap._n 13.1_o 2_o 3._o chap._n 6.1_o to_o 7._o objection_n answer_v object_n 1._o the_o psalmist_n say_v 20._o psal_n 147.19_o 20._o he_o show_v his_o word_n anto_n jacob_n his_o statute_n and_o his_o judgement_n unto_o israel_n he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o natton_n and_o as_o for_o his_o judgement_n they_o have_v not_o know_v they_o answer_n this_o scripture_n be_v no_o way_n repugnant_a to_o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o 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