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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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1Truly to teach the Church concerning God, and his will. For in this place is spoken of the duty of the Ministers of the Church, unto whom it appertaineth not only in the public assemblies of the Church, faithfully to deliver & teach true doctrine, but as necessity & occasion shall be offered, to instruct and admonish even particular persons, and to employ themselves unto the amendment and salvation of all them that are committed to their charge.2 Concerning doctrine in the meetings of the Church there is spoken Exod. 12. The first and seventh day of Easter, there shall be unto you an holy convocation or assembling together. Levit. 10. That ye teach the children of Israel all the Statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them, by the hand of Moses. Act. 13. They fulfilled the words of the Prophets, the which are read every Sabbath. And chap. 15. For Moses of old hath them in every City, ⟨image 22⟩which preach him, when as he is read in the Synagogues every Sabbath. And cap. 17. And Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days disputed with them, out of the scripture, &c. 3As touching the office of ministers in private instruction and admonition, we read. Act. 17. He reasoned in the Synagogue with the Jews, and religious persons, & in the market daily with all that he met. And cap. 20. Take heed therefore unto your selves, and unto the whole flock in the which the holy Ghost hath made you overseers to feed the church of God, &c. Again: Watch therefore, remembering, that I, by the space of three years ceased not day and night with tears to admonish every one. 2. Tim. 4. Preach the word, be earnest in season, out of season: rebuke, reprove, exhort with all mildness and doctrine. But watch thou in all things, suffer, do the work of an Evangelist,