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The main principles of Christian religion in a 107 short articles or aphorisms, generally…
The main principles of Christian religion in a 107 short articles or aphorisms, generally received as being proved from scripture : now further cleared and confirmed by the consonant doctrine recorded in the articles and homilies of the Church of England ... / by Tho. Adams ...The main principles of Christian religion in a 107 short articles or aphorisms, generally receiv'd as being prov'd from scripture : now further cleared and confirm'd by the consonant doctrine recorded in the articles and homilies of the Church of England ... / by Tho. Adams ...
London : s.n., 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. 59.1 From the beginning of the world to the Resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly Sabbathu, and the first day of the week ever since to continue to the end of the World, which is the Christian Sabbathw
- 1Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath?
- uGen. 2.3. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it, because that in it he had rested from all his work, which God created and made.
- wAct. 20.7. And upon the first day of the Week, when the Disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them. Rev. 1.10. I was in the Spirit upon the Lords day.
To. 2. Hom. VIII. Remember saith God, that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day, upon which day, as it is plain in Act. 13. the people accustomably resorted together, and heard diligently the Law and the Prophets read among them. And albeit this Commandment doth not bind Christian people, as touching the precise keeping the seventh day, after the manner of the Jews; for we keep now the first day, which is our Sunday (Dominical or Lords-day) and make that our Sabbath, i. e. our day of rest, in honour of our Saviour Christ, who as upon that day rose from death, conquering it triumphantly; yet notwithstanding, whatsoever is found in the Commandment appertaining to the Law of Nature, as a thing most godly, most just, and needful, for the setting forth of Gods glory, it ought to be retained and kept of all good Christian people.—If we will be children of our heavenly Father, we must be careful to keep the