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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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1These things are better understood by this, that the Cattle also are commanded to rest, whose rest had no signification either of the worship of God or any sacrament, but was commanded in regard of the men, first that occasion of working might be cut off from them, the labour or use of their cattle being forbidden: and secondly, that sparing their brute beasts, they might learn, how great a regard god would have of gentleness and equity to be used towards men: the which cause also Paul allegeth of the commandment of not mus•ing the mouth of the Ox that treadeth out the corn. 1. Cor. 9 Hath the Lord a care of Oxen? or doth he not altogether say this for us? For, for us is this written, that he which ploweth ought to plough in hope: and he that treadeth out the corn in hope, ought to be partaker of his hope, &c.
1These things are better vnderstood by this, that the Cattell also are commanded to rest, whose rest had no signification eyther of the worship of God or any sacrament, but was commanded in regarde of the men, first that occasion of working might be cut off from them, the labour or vse of their cattell being forbidden: and secondly, that sparing their brute beasts, they might learn, how great a regard god would haue of gentlenesse and equitie to be vsed towards men: the which cause also Paule alledgeth of the commandemēt of not mus•ing the mouth of the Oxe that treadeth out the corne. 1. Cor. 9 Hath the Lord a care of Oxen? or doth he not altogether say this for vs? For, for vs is this written, that he which ploweth ought to plow in hope: and he that treadeth out the corne in hope, ought to be partaker of his hope, &c.
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