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To: NobleFree
pre·scribe prəˈskrīb/ verb
recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial.
"marriage is often prescribed as a universal remedy" synonyms: advise, recommend, advocate, suggest, endorse, champion, promote
"traditional values prescribe a life of domesticity" state authoritatively or as a rule that (an action or procedure) should be carried out.
"rules prescribing five acts for a play are purely arbitrary"
synonyms: stipulate, lay down, dictate, specify, determine, establish, fix
"rules prescribing your duty"
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Prescribe | Definition of Prescribe by Merriam-Webster https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prescribe transitive verb.
1 a : to lay down as a guide, direction, or rule of action : ordain b : to specify with authority.
36 posted on 12/21/2016 11:01:06 AM PST by BipolarBob
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To: BipolarBob
So you ARE saying that when the Lord said "Six days you shall labor and do all your work" He meant and-not-a-day-less - that is, that He did proscribe getting your week's work done in five days?
38 posted on 12/21/2016 11:07:09 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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