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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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Against the desire to learn doctrine, is the contempt & neglecting of doctrine, that is, either not to be present at holy Sermons, when there is no lawful cause to let us, and on the Sabbath to do works that might be put off until another time, or to give no ears unto holy Sermons, or not to meditate and search the doctrine of the Church, but especially negligence to know the doctrine in the ministers, or in those, which by God are called unto the study of doctrine, and either ought one day to serve unto the setting forth of doctrine, or have greater occasion and opportunity to learn the same, then others. Numb. 16.1 He that gathered sticks on the Sabbath day, is stoned to death. And Exod. 31. Paine of death is set down against them that on the Sabbath do works hindering the ministry. Nehem, 13. They that do such works on the Sabbath are ⟨image 30⟩very sharply chidden. Math. 13. As often as a man heareth the word of that kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh that wicked one, and taketh away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which receiveth the seed by the way side, &c. Math. 15. Let them alone, they are blind, guides of the blind: if the blind lead the blind, they both fall into the ditch. Luke 12. Unto whom so ever much hath been given, much shall be required of him again, and with whom they have laid down much, the more they will ask again at his hands.
Against the desire to learne doctrine, is the contempt & neglecting of doctrine, that is, either not to be present at holie Sermons, when there is no lawfull cause to let vs, and on the Sabboth to doe workes that might be put off vntill another time, or to giue no eares vnto holie Sermons, or not to meditate and search the doctrine of the Church, but especiallie negligence to knowe the doctrine in the ministers, or in those, which by God are called vnto the studie of doctrine, and either ought one daie to serue vnto the setting forth of doctrine, or haue greater occasion and opportunitie to learne the same, then others.