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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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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.
In like manner also is against the vse and exercise of the whole ministerie, not onely the particular leauing of duetie in euerie priuate person, but by his example, or any manner of hinderance, by his commaundement or perswasion, the calling away of his children, familie, or others, from the vse and exercise of the same.
1Unto the honour of the Ministry, the contempt and despising of the same is contrary, whereby either the ministry of of the Church is abolished and taken away, or is committed unto unworthy persons, or is denied to be the instrument the which God will use for the gathering together of his Church: or when as the ministers are reproached. 1. Tim. 5. Lay not thy hands quickly unto any man, neither ⟨image 32⟩be thou partaker of other mens sins. Luke. 10. He that despiseth you, despiseth me. Or when as they are hated, Matth. 10. and 24. Ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake. Or when as doctrine is not obeyed in the leading of our life: but especially when as on the Sabbath day, the works of love & godliness are neglected, and the time employed unto vain and wicked things, or spent in lewdness: or when as necessary maintenance is not given unto the Ministers, defence and other duties of thankfulness and courtesy are not performed unto them: that I say nothing, when as the Ministers are wronged and hurt: when as the maintenance of schools and learning is not cared for: or else when as the infirmities and wants in the ministers that may be borne withal, are bitterly taunted, or when as because of them the ministry is despised or neglected.