A14213:12
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
of whom I hear so well for zeal and love of the truth, nothing doubting but that being compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses,1 whose care hath been so vehement and earnest for the true spending of the Sabbath, and Christian education of their families, with performance of other duties of Godliness, all lets and stumbling blocks being removed, you will daily add unto that great good forwardness, which the lord hath ⟨image 6⟩wrought in you already a plentiful increase in all virtues, beautifying and garnishing a Christian Lady, God by his holy spirit working in your heart a burning desire every day more and more to imitate the commendable examples of these holy matrons before alleged.
of whome I heare so well for zeale and loue of the truth, nothing doubting but that beeing compassed about with so greate a cloude of witnesses,1 whose care hath beene so vehement and earnest for the true spending of the Sabboth, and Christian education of their famylies, with performance of other dueties of Godlynesse, all lets and stumbling blockes being remooued, you will dailie adde vnto that great good forwardnes, which the lord hath ⟨image 6⟩wrought in you alredie a plentiful increase in all vertues, beautifying and garnishing a Christian Ladie, God by his holie spirite working in your heart a burning desire euerie daie more and more to imitate the commendable examples of these holy matrones before alleadged.
Secondly, having received many benefits at the hands of that worthy Knight, sir John Pellam, your late deceased husband, a Gentleman so well deserving of his common wealth and Country, that very envy her self, if never so fain she would, shall yet never be able to bury in the dark lake of oblivion his due deserved praises: I have thought it meet and requisite to give out before the world some dutiful testimony of a thankful mind in regard of the same, least I might worthily be condemned of that vice which is both hated of God and detested of men, I mean the foul stain of ingratitude, which the very Heathen have recorded to be the chief ring-leader unto all filthiness,