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,…

Thus having confirmed the doctrine of the Sabbath by the holy Scriptures, and proved¹ that there is a moral use of the same, as well for us as for the Jews; and having answered all the contrary objections, that might seem to make against this doctrine: it followeth now according to our first division, that we should speak of the observation of the Sabbath it self, showing how it is kept, and wherein it is broken. For both these are expressed in the Commandment: wherein is set down the affirmative, to teach how to keep it; and the negative, to show how we break it. First then we will show, how the Sabbath ought to be kept: then afterward, we will declare how it is broken. Where it is said in the beginning of the precept, Remember to keep holy: and in the end thereof, the Lord hallowed the Sabbath: so that it is not simply said, Remember to keep: but to keep holy: neither is it simply mentioned, that the Lord left the seventh day, but blessed the seventh day & hallowed it. ²Hereby is insinuated unto us, that in this day we should grow in love towards God, & tender affection to our brethren, we are taught that then we keep the Sabbath aright, when we use it to that end for which it was ordained, that is, when we use in it (as we have before showed) th•se exercises, whereby we may be the more sanctified, and God the more glorified³ both on this, & in the other days of the week. These exercises be such, as are either private or public. The public exercises are twice at the least to be used every Sabbath, and they be these. First the word read and preached▪ then prayers fervently made with thanksgiving, singing of Psalms, reverend administration of the Sacraments.

Thus hauing confirmed the doctrine of the Sabbath by the holy Scriptures, and proued¹ that there is a morall vse of the same, as well for vs as for the Iewes; and hauing answered all the contrarie objections, that might seeme to make against this doctrine: it followeth now according to our first diuision, that wee should speake of the obseruation of the Sabbath it selfe, shewing how it is kept, and wherein it is broken. For both these are expressed in the Commaundement: wherein is set downe the affirmatiue, to teach how to keepe it; and the negatiue, to shew how we breake it. First then we will shew, how the Sabbath ought to be kept: then afterward, we will declare how it is broken. Where it is said in the beginning of the precept, Remember to keepe holic: and in the ende thereof, the Lord hallowed the Sabbath: so that it is not simply said, Remember to keepe: but to keepe holy: neither is it simply mentioned, that the Lord left the seuenth day, but blessed the seuenth day & hallowed it.