The Practice of Piety

For, first, in the 110. Psalm, which is a Prophecy of Christ and his kingdom; it is plainly foretold: that there should be a solemn day of Assembling, ¹wherein all Christs people should willingly come together in the beauty of holiness. Insomuch that no rain (of peace) shall be upon those Families that in that feast will not go up to Jerusalem (the Church) to worship the King, ²the Lord of Hosts. Now on what day this holy feast, and assembly should be kept; David showeth plainly in Psal. 118. which was a ⟨p. 497⟩prophecy of Christ, as appears, Matth. 21.42. Act. 4.11. Ephes. 2.20. as also by the consent of all the Jews, as Jerome witnesseth. For showing how Christ by his ignominious death, should be as a stone rejected of the builders or chief rulers of Judea, and yet by this glorious resurrection should become the chief stone of the corner: he wisheth the whole Church to keep holy that day, whereupon Christ should effect this wonderful work, saying: This is the day which the Lord hath made, ³let us rejoice & be glad in it. And seeing that upon this day, that which Peter saith of Christ appeareth to be true, That God made him both Lord and ⟨p. 498⟩and Christ. Acts 2.36. And therefore the whole Church under the New Testament, must celebrate the day of Christs resurrection. Rabbi Bachay also saw by the fall of Adam on the 6. day,⁴ that on the same day Messiah should finish the work of mans redemption. And alluding to the speech of Boaz to Ruth: