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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
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.
Fifthly, by this word Sabbath is understood §5spiritual rest, that is to say,1 ceasing from sin, or the leaving off of our own works, and the execution or doing of the works of God, that is, of such as are by him commanded unto us, and do appertain unto his worship and glory. This spiritual Sabbath is begun in this life in them that are converted, and is finished in the life everlasting: and is termed a Sabbath or rest, both because this is indeed a true rest from labours and miseries, and our hallowing and dedicating unto the worship of God, and also because that in times past it was signified by the ceremonial Sabbath. Heb. 4. There is therefore left some rest unto the people of GOD. For he that is entered into ⟨image 15⟩his rest, rested also himself from his works, as God rested from his. Let us study therefore to enter into that rest, &c. Jes. 66. And it shall come to pass, that from month to month, and from Sabbath unto Sabbath all flesh shall come, & worship before me, saith the Lord.
Fifthlie, by this word Sabboth is vnderstoode §5spirituall rest, that is to say,1 ceasing from sinne, or the leauing off of our owne workes, and the execution or dooing of the workes of God, that is, of such as are by him commaunded vnto vs, and doo appertaine vnto his worship and glorie. This spirituall Sabboth is begun in this life in them that are conuerted, and is finished in the life euerlasting: and is termed a Sabboth or rest, both because this is indeede a true rest from labours and miseries, and our hallowing and dedicating vnto the worshippe of God, and also because yt in times past it was signified by the ceremonial Sabboth. Heb. 4. There is therfore lefte some rest vnto the people of GOD. For hee that is entered into ⟨image 15⟩his rest, rested also himself from his works, as God rested from his. Let vs studie therfore to enter into that rest, &c. Ies. 66. And it shall come to passe, that from moneth to moneth, and from Sabboth vnto Sabboth all flesh shall come, & worship before me, sayth the Lord.