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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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Also curiosity, the which is a desire to §2know or to hear things not revealed by God, not necessary, or new things Pro. 25 As to eat much honey, is not good: so the searching out of the glory of the divine things is no glory. Son of Sirach. 3. Search not unconsideratlie after things that are more hard then thou art able to attain unto: and concerning things that are above thy power, foolishly seek not after them. The things that are commanded thee of God, the same study thou holily upon. For it is not needful for thee, to behold with thine eyes the things that are ⟨image 31⟩secret: the things that are not necessary, but superfluous unto thy talk, meddle not curiously with them. For mo things are opened unto thee, then the wit of man is able to comprehend. 1. Tim. 4. Give no ear unto fables, and endless genealogies, the which do rather breed questions, then edifying of God, which is by faith. And Chapter 4. Profane and old wives fables reject. 2. Tim. 2. Reject or cast away foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they do breed strifes. Tit. 3. Refrain foolish questions and genealogies, and contention•, and strifes about the law: for they are unprofitable and vain. 2. Tim. 3. There will be a time when as they shall not abide sound doctrine, but itching in their ears, they according unto their own lusts, shall heap up unto themselves teachers, and shall turn away their ears from the truth, and be turned unto fables.
Also curiositie, the which is a desire to §2know or to heare things not reuealed by God, not necessarie, or new things Pro. 25 As to eate much honie, is not good: so the se•rching out of the glorie of the diuine things is no glorie. Sonne of Sirach. 3. Search not vnconsideratlie after thinges that are more hard then thou art able to attaine vnto: and concerning things that are aboue thy power, foolishlie seeke not after them. The thinges that are commaunded thee of God, the same studie thou holilie vpon. For it is not needfull for thee, to beholde with thine eyes the thinges that are