A02178:1509
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: revised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as love the truth, and desire to know the power of godliness. By H.H.The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: reuised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as loue the truth, and desire to know the power of godlinesse. By H.H.
London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for William Welby, 1612London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for VVilliam VVelby, 1612
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7. The fourth and last reason is drawn from the proportion of Gods own example, In six days God made &c. where he showeth that God hath promised a special blessing to this day in the true sanctification of it.
7. The fou•th and last reason is drawne from the proportion of Gods owne example, In sixe daies God made &c. where he sheweth that God hath promised a speciall blessing to this day in the true sanctification of it.
8. After all this he meets with very special objections▪ which are brought by adversaries to prejudice the doctrine of the Sabbath, against the moral obseru•ion of it. And here to know what is morally and ceremonially commanded in the Old Testament, he giveth us this special rule, when a1 thing is urged to the Jews, and hath a peculiar reason made properly to the I•w, then as it begun with the Jews, it ceased with the Jews; but when the reason of the thing urged is not peculiar to the Jews, but also belongeth to the Christians, then the thing commande• is common to Jew and Gentile.
8. After all this he meetes with very speciall obiections▪ which are brought by aduersaries to preiudice the doctrine of the Sabbath, against the morall obseru•ion of it. And here to know what is morally and ceremonially commanded in the Old Testament, he giueth vs this speciall rule, when a1 thing is vrged to the Iewes, and hath a peculiar reason made properly to the I•w, then as it begun with the Iewes, it ceased with the Iewes; but when the reason of the thing vged is not peculiar to the Iewes, but also belongeth to the Christians, then the thing commande is common to Iew and Gentile.