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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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He commandeth also strangers to leave off their labours,1 such as were converted unto true religion, like as Israelites and of the household of the Church: and such as were still Infidels he also commandeth to cease from labour, not in regard of themselves, but in respect of the Israelites, and that for two causes: first, §1least by their example they should give offence unto the Church: secondly, least §2their liberty might be an occasion unto the Jews by them to do works on the Sabbath, which by themselves it was not lawful for them to do, and so injury should be done unto the law of GOD,2 the which forbiddeth, not only by our selves, but also by others to do such works and business on the Sabbath as call ⟨image 19⟩men away from the worship of God, and studying upon the works and will of God.
Hée commaundeth also straungers to leaue off their labours,1 such as were conuerted vnto true religion, like as Israelites and of the householde of the Church: and such as were still Infidels he also cō maundeth to cease from labour, not in regard of themselues, but in respect of the Israelites, and that for two causes: first, §1least by their example they should giue offence vnto the Church: secondlie, least §2their libertie might bee an occasion vnto the Iewes by them to doe workes on the Sabboth, which by themselues it was not lawfull for them to doe, and so iniurie should bée done vnto the lawe of GOD,2 the which forbiddeth, not onelie by our selues, but also by others to do such works and businesse on the Sabboth as call ⟨image 19⟩