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Propositions and principles of divinity propounded and disputed in the university of GenevaPropositions and principles of diuinitie propounded and disputed in the vniuersitie of Geneua
Propositions and principles of divinity propounded and disputed in the university of Geneva, by certain students of divinity there, under M. Theod. Beza, and M. Anthony Faius ... Wherein is contained a methodical summary, or epitome of the common places of divinity. Translated out of Latin into English, to the end that the causes, both of the present dangers of that Church, and also of the troubles of those that are hardly dealt with else-where, may appear in the English tongue.Propositions and principles of diuinitie propounded and disputed in the vniuersitie of Geneua, by certaine students of diuinitie there, vnder M. Theod. Beza, and M. Anthonie Faius ... Wherein is contained a methodicall summarie, or epitome of the common places of diuinitie. Translated out of Latine into English, to the end that the causes, both of the present dangers of that Church, and also of the troubles of those that are hardlie dealt vvith els-vvhere, may appeare in the English tongue.
Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegrave, 1591Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegraue, 1591
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7 Now this commandment consisteth of four members: for first of all is set down the sanctification of the Sabbath, which respecteth GOD the author thereof, who hath peculiarly appointed unto his holy use, one certain day exempted from the order of the rest. Secondly, the seventh day from the beginning of the creation, is appointed unto this Sabbath: Thirdly, the Ceremonial rite of this Sabbath is set down to be the forbidding of every servile work: in the fourth place is laid before us, the ground of this sanctification of the seventh day.
7 Now this commandement consisteth of foure members: for first of all is set downe the sanctification of the Sabboth, which respecteth GOD the authour thereof, who hath peculiarlie appointed vnto his holy vse, one certaine day exempted from the order of the rest. Secondlye, the seuenth day from the beginning of the creation, is appointed vnto this Sabboth: Thridly, the Ceremoniall rite of this Sabboth is set down to be the forbidding of euerie seruile worke: in the fourth place is laid before vs, the ground of this sanctification of the seauenth day.
8 The Ceremonial things of this commandment, are the appointing of the seventh day, the rites of the Sacrifices ordained in the Law to be done upon this day: & the resting from all servile works.
8 The Ceremoniall things of this commandement, are the appointing of the seauenth day, the rites of the Sacrifices ordained in the Law to be done vpon this day: & the resting from all seruile works.
9 The moral things which are to be continued unto end of the world, are the things which are shadowed out by those ceremonies. This seventh day therefore, whereof there is neither evening nor morning mentioned, did signify that other everlasting Sabaoth, to wit: the perpetual rest of eternal life, begun here; but to be perfected in the other world. Now the body of these legal rites and ceremonies, was Christ. The rest from all outward labour signified, that in the true worship of God, we are required to abolish the old man, and therefore to cease from all the works that are merely ours, that is, from all kind of sin, to the end that we may