A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…

But he hath yet more to say against us. If the King (saith he,) may command a cessation from economical and private works, for works Sect. V civill and public, such as the defence of the Crown, the liberty of the Country, &c. What reason have ye, why he may not enjoin a day of cessation from all kind of bodily labour, for the honour of God and exercise of Religion, &c. Ans. this kind of reasoning is most vicious, for three respects, 1. It supposeth, that he who may command a cessation from one kind of labour, upon one of the six days, may also command a cessation from all kind of labour, but there is a difference: for the Law of God hath allowed us to labour six days of every week, which liberty no human power can take from us. But we can not say, that the law of God alloweth us six days of every week, to Economical and private works, (for then we should never be bound to put our hands to a public work.) Whence it cometh, that the Magistrate hath power left him to command a necessa•ion from some labour, but not from all. 2. The Bishop reasoneth from a cessation from ordinary labour for extraordinary labour, to a cessation from ordinary labour for no labour: for they who use their weapons for the defence of the Crown or liberty of the Country, do not cease from labour, but only change ordinary labour into extraordinary, and private labour into public: Whereas our Opposites plead for a cessation from all labour upon their holy days. 3. He skippeth de genere in genus: because the King may command a cessation for civill works, therefore he may command a holy rest for the exercise of Religion, as if he had so great power in Sacred as in Civill things.

But he hath yet more to say against us. If the King (saith he,) may command a cessation from oeconomicall and privat workes, for workes Sect. V civill and publike, such as the defence of the Crowne, the liberty of the Country, &c. What reason have ye, why he may not injoyne a day of cessation from all kinde of bodily labour, for the honour of God and exercise of Religion, &c. Ans. this kinde of reasoning is most vitious, for three respects, 1. It supposeth, that he who may command a cessation from one kind of labour, upon one of the sixe dayes, may also command a cessation from all kind of labour, but there is a difference: for the Law of God hath allowed us to labour sixe dayes of every week, which liberty no human power can take from us. But we can not say, that the law of God alloweth us sixe dayes of every week, to Oeconomicall and private workes, (for then we should never be bound to put our hands to a publike worke.) Whence it commeth, that the Magistrate hath power left him to command a necessaion from some labour, but not from all. 2. The Bishop reasoneth from a cessation from ordinary labour for extraordinary labour, to a cessation from ordinary labour for no labour: for they who use their weapons for the defence of the Crowne or liberty of the Country, doe not cease from labour, but only change ordinary labour into extraordinary, and private labour into publike: Whereas our Opposites pleade for a cessation from all labour upon their holy dayes. 3. He skippeth de genere in genus: because the King may command a cessation for civill workes, therefore he may command a holy rest for the exercise of Religion, as if he had so great power in Sacred as in Civill things.