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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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And, for as much as he will have this ⟨image 27⟩Sabbath to be kept all our life time, he will have the examples and testimonies of the same especially to be showed forth on the outward or ceremonial Sabbath day, that is, at those times which are appointed for the teaching and learning of the word of God.1 For if a man all the time do not show forth a desire to obey God, when as the doctrine ringeth in his ears, and when as other cares being laid aside, God will have us to think upon godliness and repentance, he sufficiently declareth that he will not do it at another time.
And, for as much as he will haue this ⟨image 27⟩Sabboth to be kepte all our life time, hée will haue the examples and testimonies of the same especially to be shewed forth on the outward or ceremoniall Sabboth day, that is, at those times which are appoynted for the teaching and learning of the word of God.1 For if a man al ye time doo not shewe foorth a desire to obey God, when as the doctrine ringeth in his eares, and when as other cares being laid aside, God will haue vs to thinke vpon godlynesse and repentance, he sufficiently declareth that he will not doo it at another time.
- 1He that hath no care to serve the Lord on the Sabbath day, vvill not serve him at other times.He that hath no care to serue the Lord on the Sabboth day, vvill not serue him at other times.
There it hath always been the manner in the Church, on the Sabbath day to give alms, & to exercise the works of love towards the needy.