The Practice of Piety

The first day of the world, of the year, of months of the week, &c. All shadowing ⟨p. 500⟩that it should be first and chief holy-day of the New Testament. Saint Austen proveth by divers places and reasons,^* out of the holy Scripture, that the Fathers, and all the holy Prophets under the Old Testament, did foresee and know that our Lords day was shadowed by their 8. day of Circumcision. And, that the Sabbath should be changed from the 7. day to the 8. or first day of the week. And ^*Junius out of Cyprian saith, that Circumcision was commanded on the 8. day, as a Sacrament of the 8. day, when Christ should arise from the dead. The Council Foro Juliense, affirms that Isaiah Prophesied of the keeping of the Sabbath upon the ⟨p. 521⟩first day of the week. If this mystery was so clearly seen by the Fathers under the shadows of the Old Testament:³ sure the God of this world hath deeply blinded their minds who cannot see the truth thereof under the shining light of the Gospel. Therefore this change of the Sabbath day under the New, was nothing but a fulfilling of that which was prefigured and foreprophesied under the old Testament.

The first day of the world, of the yeere, of moneths of the weeke, &c. All shadowing ⟨p. 500⟩that it should be first and chiefe holy-day of the New Testament. Saint Austen prooueth by diuers places and reasons,^* out of the holy Scripture, that the Fathers, and all the holy Prophets vnder the Old Testament, did foresee and know that our Lords day was shadowed by their 8. day of Circumcision. And, that the Sabath should be changed from the 7. day to the 8. or first day of the weeke. And ^*Iunius out of Cyprian saith, that Circumcision was commanded on the 8. day, as a Sacrament of the 8. day, when Christ should arise from the dead. The Councell Foro Iuliense, affirmes that Esay Prophesied of the keeping of the Sabath vpon the