A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the…A godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the…

For the first: it is commonly thought that the Jews Sabbath was changed into this Lords day by christian emperors, long after the ascension of Christ. But it is more consonant to the tenor of the New testament to hold, that Christ himself was the author of this change. My reasons are these: First, that which the Apostles delivered and enjoined the Church, that they received from Christ, either by voice or instinct, for they delivered nothing of their own head. But the Apostles delivered, and enjoined this Sabbath to the Church, as to be kept a day of holy rest to the Lord as appeareth, 1. Cor. 16.1. Where Paul ordained in the churches of Galatia and Corinth, that the collection for the poor should be on the first day in the week: This he left not to the choice of the church, but appointed it by authority Apostolical from Christ.

For the first: it is commonly thought that the Iewes Saboath was changed into this Lords day by christian emperours, long after the ascention of Christ. But it is more consonant to the tenour of the New testament to hold, that Christ himselfe was the author of this change. My reasons are these: First, that which the Apostles deliuered and enioyned the Church, that they receiued from Christ, either by voyce or instinct, for they deliuered nothing of their owne head. But the Apostles deliuered, and inioyned this Saboath to the Church, as to be kept a day of holy rest to the Lord as appeareth, 1. Cor. 16.1. Where Paule ordained in the churches of Galatia and Corinth, that the collection for the poore should be on the first day in the weeke: This hee left not to the choise of the church, but appointed it by authoritie Apostolicall from Christ.

Now the day of collecting for the poor (as appeareth in the histories of the church) was the Sabbath day; when the people were assembled for Gods service. For this was the custom of the church for many years after Christ, First to have the word preached, and the Sacraments administered, then to gather for the poor: and for this cause in the writings of the church, the Lords supper is called a sacrifice, an oblation, and the mass; not a real sacrifice as the papists use it; but spiritual, because therewith was joined collection for the poor, which was a spiritual oblation, not to the Lord, but to the church for the relief of the poor; and it was called the mass, because the collected relief thereat was sent to the poor saints abroad. A second reason is this: The Apostles them selves kept this day for the Sabbath of the New testament,