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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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Unto the public prayers,1 the neglecting of them, and the hypocritical being present at them without ear-giving ⟨image 32⟩or affection. Also the rehearsing of them not serving unto the edifying of the Church. 1. Cor. 14. If thou bless in spirit, he, which occupieth the room of an ignorant person, how shall he say Amen unto thy giving of thanks? For he knoweth not what thou sayest. For thou givest thanks well, but another is not edified.
Vnto the publike praiers,1 the neglecting of them, and the hypocriticall béeing present at them without eare-giuing ⟨image 32⟩or affection. Also the rehearsing of them not seruing vnto the edifying of the Church. 1. Cor. 14. If thou blesse in spirite, he, which occupieth the roome of an ignorant person, how shall hee say Amen vnto thy giuing of thankes? For he knoweth not what thou saist. For thou giuest thankes well, but another is not edified.
- 15 Unto public prayers.5 Vnto publike prayers.
In like manner also is against the use and exercise of the whole ministry, not only the particular leaving of duty in every private person, but by his example, or any manner of hinderance, by his commandment or persuasion, the calling away of his children, family, or others, from the use and exercise of the same.