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A very profitable and necessary discourse concerning the observation and keeping of the Sabbath…A verie profitable and necessarie discourse concerning the obseruation and keeping of the Sabboth…
A very profitable and necessary discourse concerning the observation and keeping of the Sabbath day serving as well to confute the superstition of the Jews, which obstinately urge the strict keeping of the seventh day, as also to overthrow the vain and godless reasons of others, that stiffly at this day maintain, that Christians ought to keep no set or appointed time to worship and serve the Lord in, in his church and faithful congregation. Written in Latin by Zacharias Ursinus, sometimes reader of the divinity lecture in the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and very newly turned into English, by John Stockwood schoolmaster of Tunbridge.A verie profitable and necessarie discourse concerning the obseruation and keeping of the Sabboth day seruing as well to confute the superstition of the Iewes, which obstinately vrge the strict keeping of the seuenth day, as also to ouerthrowe the vaine and godlesse reasons of others, that stiffely at this day maintaine, that Christians ought to keepe no set or appoynted time to worship and serue the Lord in, in his church and faithfull congregation. Written in Latine by Zacharias Vrsinus, sometimes reader of the diuinitie lecture in the Vniuersitie of Heidelberg in Germanie, and very nevvly turned into English, by Iohn Stockvvood schoolemaster of Tunbridge.
London: printed by T. East? for John Harrison the younger, 1584London: printed by T. East? for Iohn Harrison the yonger, 1584
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of the Acts,1 of the practise of the zealous women of Philippos, who in the coldness and slackness of men (as may appear, & very probably be gathered) customablie assembled to the river without the City, to hear Paul preach on the Sabbath, where by ⟨image 5⟩the opening of the heart of Lydia, it pleased the Lord by the conversion of one poor woman to begin his kingdom in Macedonia, which woman is praised not only for religiousness in her self, but also for her whole family, being godly and christianly disposed. For the text doth mention, that she was baptised, & all her house: which Sacrament (no doubt) the holy Apostle would not have administered unto them, unless he had found in them the fruits & testimonies of true Christianity:2 And here at no hand may we let pass the worthy commendation, which John giveth unto the most virtuous & worshipful Lady and her children, whose conversation before the world was agreeable unto their profession, according as the truth of the Lord requireth that it should be. Which singular and notable example, as it generally concerneth all christian and godly women, so doth it most nearly and properly belong unto your good Ladyship, & all other gentle women of your place and calling.3 For, if whatsoever examples of the old fathers in the Scriptures are written for our learning, that by reading their examples, we should ⟨image 5⟩express and follow their virtues, then doubtless are all women of great worship and dignity of this godly Lady to learn, that it is not sufficient that they be religious and godly themselves, but that they also labour to have their whole families and households unfeignedly to fear the Lord, which thing cannot be performed without the diligent hearing of the word on the Lords day, & other meetings of the Church, and private labouring in instructing and daily teaching of our charges at home, the which good exercise, as I can hope for at the hands of many, so I can promise and assure my self, that it shall be carefully practised of your W.
of the Acts,