The Practice of Piety

And in the same Epistle, Saint Paul protesteth, that he delivered them none other ordinance,¹ or doctrine, but what he had received of the Lord. Insomuch that he chargeth them, that If any man think himself to be a Prophet, ²or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you, are the commandments of the Lord. But he wrote unto them, and ordained among them, to keep their Sabbath on the first day of the week: therefore ⟨p. 505⟩to keep the Sabbath on that day, is the very commandment of the Lord. And how can he be, either a true Prophet, or have any grace of Gods Spirit in his heart, who seeing so clearly the Lords day to have been instituted and ordained by the Apostles; vvill not acknowledge the keeping holy of the Lords day, to be a Commandment of the Lord? The Jews confess this change of the Sabbath, to have been made by the Apostles, Pet. Alphons. in Dialog. contr. Judaeos, tit. 12. they are therefore more blind and sottish then the Jews, who profanely deny it.

And in the same Epistle, Saint Paul protesteth, that he deliuered them none other ordinance,¹ or doctrine, but what hee had receiued of the Lord. Insomuch that hee chargeth them, that If any man thinke himselfe to bee a Prophet, ²or spirituall, let him acknowledge that the things that I write vnto you, are the commandements of the Lord. But he wrote vnto them, and ordained among them, to keepe their Sabbath on the first day of the weeke: therefore ⟨p. 505⟩to keepe the Sabbath on that day, is the very commandement of the Lord. And how can hee be, eyther a true Prophet, or haue any grace of Gods Spirit in his heart, who seeing so clearely the Lords day to haue beene instituted and ordained by the Apostles; vvill not acknowledge the keeping holy of the Lords day, to be a Commandement of the Lord? The Iewes confesse this change of the Sabbath, to haue beene made by the Apostles, Pet. Alphons. in Dialog. contr. Iudaeos, tit. 12. they are therefore more blinde and sottish then the Iewes, who prophanely denie it.