The Practice of Piety

All which divine disposition of admirable things, so oft by sevens: call upon us ⟨p. 536⟩to a continual meditation of the blessed seventh day Sabbath, in knowing and worshipping GOD in this life: that so from Sabbath to Sabbath, we may be translated to the eternal glorious Sabbath of rest and bliss in the life to come.

All which diuine disposition of admirable things, so oft by seauens: call vpon vs ⟨p. 536⟩to a continuall meditation of the blessed seauenth day Sabbath, in knowing and worshipping GOD in this life: that so from Sabbath to Sabbath, wee may be translated to the eternall glorious Sabbath of rest and blisse in the life to come.

By the consideration whereof, any man that looketh into the holy History, may easily perceive: that the whole course of the world is drawn and guided by a certain chain of Gods providence, disposing all things in number measure, ¹and weight. All times are therefore measured by the Sabbath: so that time and the Sabbath can never be separated.² And the Angel swears, that this measuring ⟨p. 537⟩of time shall continue,³ till, that Time shall be no more. And as the Sabbath had his first institution in the first Book of the Scriptures, so hath it its confirmation in the last: ⁴and as this Book doth authorise this day, so this day graceth the Book: in that the matter thereof was revealed upon so holy a day; the Lords revelation upon the Lords day. As well therefore may they pull the Sun, Moon and Stars out of the heavens, as abolish the holy Sabbath (times meterod) out of the Church: seeing the Sabbath is ordained in the Church, (as well as the Sun and Moon in the Firmament) for the distinction of times.