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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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We answer, Answer. 1first that the ceremonial Sabbath is perpetual unto the coming of Christ, which was the end of ceremonies. ⟨image 11⟩Jerem. 31. Dan. 9. Secondly, that the Sabbath is everlasting, concerning the signification, which is a ceasing from sin, and a rest in the Lord. For so all the figures of the old law are everlasting, yea, & the kingdom of David it self, the which notwithstanding was to be destroyed before the coming of the Messiah. Gen. 49. The Sceptre shall not be taken away from Judah until Silo come. And 2. Sam. 7. Thy throne shall be sure for ever. Ezech. 37. My servant David shall be a Prince unto them for ever. In the same place, And the Gentiles shall know, that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, forasmuch as my sanctuary shall be among them for ever.
We answere, Ansvvere. 1first that the ceremonial Sabboth is perpetuall vnto the comming of Christ, which was ye end of ceremonies. ⟨image 11⟩Ierem. 31. Dan. 9. Secondly, that the Sabboth is euerlasting, concerning the signification, which is a ceasing from sinne, and a rest in the Lord. For so all the figures of the olde lawe are euerlasting, yea, & the kingdome of Dauid it selfe, the which notwithstanding was to be destroied before the comming of the Messias. Gen. 49. The Scepter shal not be taken awaie from Iuda vntill Silo come. And