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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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1. Cor. 4. Let a man so esteem of us as of the Ministers of Christ, and disposers of the secrets of God. 2. Cor. 5. Therefore we are Ambassadors in the name of Christ, as if God entreated you by us: we pray you in the name of Christ, that ye be reconciled unto God.
1. Cor. 4. Let a man so esteeme of vs as of the Ministers of Christ, and disposers of the secrets of God. 2. Cor. 5. Therefore we are Embassadours in the name of Christ, as if God intre•ted you by vs: wee praye you in the name of Christ, that ye be reconciled vnto God.
1Secondly, Love, by the which we willingly both resort unto the assemblies of the church, and do hear and learn the doctrine of the church, and do wish well unto the faithful ministers of the church, not only in respect of the duty of love, but also in regard of the ministry which they execute. Psal. 84. How amiable are thy Tabernacles O Lord of hosts. My soul longeth, yea, and fainteth for the Courts of the Lord, my heart & my flesh rejoice in the living God.
1Secondly, Loue, by the which we willingly both resort vnto the assemblies of the church, and do heare and learne the doctrine of the church, and do wish well vnto the faithful ministers of the church, not onely in respect of the dutie of loue, but also in regard of ye ministerie which they execute.