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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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1Fifthly and lastly, unto this honour of the ministry is also required uprightness or gentleness in bearing with the infirmities of the ministers, the which do not notoriously or manifestly corrupt or forslow their office, & hurt the Church with offence. 1. Tim. 5. Receive not an accusation against an Elder, but under two or three witnesses.
1Fiftlie and lastlie, vnto this honour of the ministerie is also required vprightnes or gentlenesse in bearing with the infirmities of the ministers, the which doe not notoriouslie or manifestlie corrupt or forslow their office, & hurt the Church with offence. 1. Tim. 5. Receiue not an accusation against an Elder, but vnder two or three witnesses.
- 15 Gentleness towards the infirmities of ministers5 Gentlenesse tovvardes the infirmities of ministers
1Forasmuch then as this is the sanctifying or hallowing of the Sabbath, it followeth that the things wherewith the Sabbath is profaned or broken, are contrary unto these works.
1Forasmuch then as this is the sanctifiing or hallowing of the Sabboth, it followeth that the thinges wherewith the Sabboth is prophaned or broken, are contrarie vnto these workes.
- 1Contraries & repugnant unto the works of the Sabbath.