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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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Public calling upon God, whereby we do join our confession, thanks-giving,1 and prayers with the church. For God will be called upon not only privately of every man, but also publicly by the ⟨image 25⟩Church, for his glory, and our comfort, to wit, that we should not doubt, that we are heard of God, when as he hath promised hearing not only unto us, but also unto others, and unto the whole church, praying for us together with us. For to this end he hath added a peculiar promise unto common prayers, Matth. 18. Again I say unto you, if two of you shall agree together upon earth, whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be granted unto them of my father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the middest of them. And thanks-giving and the praising of God, is promised unto God as an especial worship. Psal. 22. In the middest of the Congregation I will praise thee. Of thee shall be my praise in a Congregation of much people, I will pay my vows before them that fear him. And it is commanded 1. Cor 14. Forasmuch as if thou bless in spirit, he which occupieth the room of an unlearned person, how shall he say Amen unto thy thanks-giving? For he knoweth not what thou sayest. And. 1. Tim. 2. I exhort therefore before all things, that there be made supplications, prayers, requests, & ⟨image 25⟩thanks-giving, for all men, for Kings, and for all that are set in authority, that we may lead a quiet & a peaceable life in all godliness and chastity, &c.
Publike calling vpon God, wherby we do ioyne our confession, thanks-giuing,1 and prayers with the church. For God wil be called vpon not onely priuately of euerye man, but also publikely by the ⟨image 25⟩