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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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1Unto the lawful use and receiving of the Sacraments is repugnant the leaving off and contempt of the same. Also the profaning of them, when as they are used and received, not after that sort which ⟨image 31⟩God hath commanded, or not of those, for whom they were ordained. Also superstitious receiving, when as salvation and the grace of GOD are tied unto the observation of the ceremonies, or else are used unto other ends whereunto they are not ordained by GOD. Gen. 17. He that is uncircumcised shall be rooted out from among his people. Exod. 4. GOD threateneth death unto Moses because of his son which was not circumcised. Malach. 1. The Lord of hosts saith unto you. O Priests, which contemn my name, and have said, Wherein have we contemned thy name? Which do offer upon mine altar, polluted bread, and ye have said, wherein have we polluted the same? &c. Es••e. 66. He that sacrificeth an Ox, doth sin as much as he that slayeth a man, &c. 1. Corinth. 11. He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh unto himself damnation.
1Vnto the lawfull vse and receiuing of the Sacraments is repugnāt the leauing off and contempt of the same. Also ye prophaning of them, when as they are vsed and receiued, not after that sorte which ⟨image 31⟩God hath commaunded, or not of those, for whome they were ordained. Also superstitious receiuing, when as saluation and the grace of GOD are tied vnto the obseruation of the ceremonies, or else are vsed vnto other endes wherevnto they are not ordained by GOD. Gen. 17. Hee that is vncircumcised shall be rooted out from among his people.