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 Sabbath is wholly moral tows, and to our Fathers; partly moral, and partly ceremonial to the Jews, unto whom every commandment had a ceremony; first, by reason of their weakness; secondly, because they were under the cloud. Now they are cut off. But before them was the moral use of this precept, even from the beginning, Exod. 16. nay Gen. 2. and no tradition quenched it. So our Sabbath continues, and takes hold on the conscience. True it is, every day we are bound to sacrifice, and not to forget our duty, Psal. 1. 2. we must pray continually, and David sacrificed thrice a day, Psalm. 55. but this day must be wholly sanctified, no part of it must be given to other things, to look to our selves in, So Adam had a vocation, and a rest in part, and wholly: for nature distract, can do nothing well. As for the ceremony of the day, it was in the seventh day, but that is altered into the day wherein our Redemption was finished, and the world renewed: and therefore by the Apostles themselves this day was instituted. 1. Cor. 16. Acts. 20. 7. For the name it is plain, Apoc. 1. 10. The rest of it, in regard of the straight-yoke, was from gathering sticks,¹ Numb. 13. 32. from kindling a fire, Exod. 35. 3. and the sanctifying of it, was in killing of Lambs, and offering flowers.

The Sabbath is wholy morall tows, and to our Fathers; partly morall, and partly ceremoniall to the Iewes, vnto whome euery commaundement had a ceremonie; first, by reason of their weaknes; secondly, because they were vnder the clowde. Now they are cut off. But before them was the morall vse of this precept, euen from the beginning,