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,…

Now, if the Sabbath were but a sign of spiritual rest (as some have fantastically thought) and not rather an holy school, to teach us the worship of God, we would grant it ceremonial: but seeing this is according to the first institution, and that ceremony but in time, and for a time, was added unto it, though we have not their day, yet we have a resting day, as though we have not their seals, yet we have seals, and though the accessory be gone and ended with them, yet the principal continueth to us, and remaineth after them. Wherefore we conclude this first reason, that as the Sabbath is moral, we must keep it in truth, though in weakness, knowing that the rigour of the Law being gone with the curse and ceremony, we have a promise to have our weakness and defects herein forgiven us in Christ, as we have in all other things.

Now, if the Sabbath were but a signe of spirituall rest (as some haue phantasticallie thought) and not rather an holie schoole, to teach vs the worship of God, we would graunt it ceremoniall: but sceing this is according to the first institution, and that ceremony but in time, and for a time, was added vnto it, though we haue not their day, yet we haue a resting day, as though we haue not their seales, yet wee haue seales, and though the accessarie bee gone and ended with them, yet the principall continueth to vs, and remaineth after them. Wherefore wee conclude this first reason, that as the Sabbath is morall, we must keepe it in truth, though in weaknes, knowing that the rigour of the Law being gone with the curse and ceremonie, we haue a promise to haue our weaknes and defects heerein forgiuen vs in Christ, as we haue in all other things.

Now let us come to the second reason, drawn (as we have showed) from the equity of the law, and contained in these words: Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but ¹the seventh day, &c. This appeareth to be no hard law, nor burdensome, but easy, and such a one as all may yield unto it. For seeing the Lord hath given us six days for our calling, then let us not think it strange or straight, that he hath reserved and taken up the seventh day to himself: who, if he had commanded one day to work, and another to be bestowed in his worship, for the glorious profession of his Name, might justly have challenged it. This reason then is such, that for justice and equity cannot bu provoke our obedience, and more forcibly chargeth us, if we be disobedient. This kind of argument is usual in the