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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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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. Nehem. 8. Send parts unto him for whom nothing is prepared, because it is an holy day unto our Lord. God himself also doth witness Deut. 5. that he will have the Sabbath kept, that rest may be given to servants and to our family: least that with the continuance of labours they should be too much brought down. And 1. Corinth 16. Furthermore as concerning ⟨image 27⟩the gathering for the Saints, as I have appointed unto the Churches of Galatia, so do ye also. Every first day of the week, let every one of you lay a side with himself, laying up that, which thorough the gentleness of GOD he may. And Acts 2. all these works of the Sabbath are jointly expressed together: The Disciples were abiding in the doctrine of the Apostles, and in fellowship, and breaking of bread, and prayers.
There it hath alwayes bene the manner in the Church, on the Sabboth day to giue almes, & to exercise ye workes of loue towardes the néedie. Nehem. 8. Send parts vnto him for whom nothing is prepared, because it is an holy daye vnto our Lord. God himselfe also doth witnesse Deut. 5. that he will haue the Sabboth kept, that rest maye be giuen to seruaunts and to our familie: least that with the continuaunce of laboures they should be too much brought downe. And 1. Corinth 16. Furthermore as concerning ⟨image 27⟩the gathering for the Saintes, as I haue appoynted vnto the Churches of Galatia, so doo yee also. Euerie first daye of the weeke, let euerie one of you laye a side with himselfe, laying vp that, which thorough the gentlenesse of GOD he maye. And Actes 2. all these works of the Sabboth are ioyntly expressed together: The Disciples were abiding in the doctrine of the Apostles, and in fellowshippe, and breaking of bread, and prayers.