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Known whether this is the first, Second or third time the Party has
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been brought before the Court, and upon the whole more Satisfaction
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given than has hither to been on Indictments preferred of this Kind
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and Nature, and Should the Court be of this Opinion to appoint this
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or any other fixed & Stated time it may be further Ordered that when the
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gives Notice that an Indictment is fourd against the
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Deft. for an Offence of this Nature as is now the Rule of the Court
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that he Should So do, that he at the Same time inform the Deft. of
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the Day and time fixed by the Sessions for hearing & determining
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On the whole Matter your Committee are of Opinion that the
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debarring and hindring of all Persons from exercising their Trades
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on the Lords Day is Consonant both to the Laws of God and man
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that it was got to that height Some years past that it was a
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Scandal to the Religion we profess, tha the putting a Stop to
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it and entirely Suppressing of it will be of great Use and Service
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both to those who trade & exercise their Calling as well as to
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those who are concerned and deal with Tradesmen as it will
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take away all temptation from the first to do what many of
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them Sample doing but must do it if others do, or otherwise lose
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Business, and to those who do not Scruple it, it is taking an
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Opportunity from them of doing an unlawfull Act, And to all
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it is giving them more time and leisure for the Purposes designed
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by the Said Act of Parliament which are there expressed to be, that
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they may apply themselves to the Observation of the Lords Day by
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exercising themselves there on in the Duties of Piety and true
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Religion publickly and privately, and particularly that they
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repair to the Church on the Said Day which as it is the great Means
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under God of keeping up the little Religion & Sobriety which is
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left among us, So when once neglected and left off it is to
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be feared will be attended with very fatal Consequences to
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the Publick and to every private Person and Family and
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make it therefore necessary for the Magistrates to guard
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against and prevent any thing which has a manifest tendency
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