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The divine appointment of the Lords day proved as a separated day for holy…
The divine appointment of the Lords day proved as a separated day for holy worship, especially in the church assemblies, and consequently the cessation of the seventh day Sabbath : written for the satisfaction of some religious persons who are lately drawn into error or doubting in both these points / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
The Divine Appointment of the LORDS DAY, proved, as a separated Day… › Chapter 5
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.
Yet, forget not, that I am far from ascribing a certainty or a credibility to all humane History: Much more from equalling any with the credit of Divine History. But only I say, 1. That sense is more assuring, as to the subject, than any History whatever: 2. And that some History besides Divine is certain: 3. And that much History is credible: 4. And that this instance of the Day on which all Churches in the world assembled for holy Worship, is one of the most palpable for certainty that possibly could be imagined.
4. And I add, that if some humane History or Tradition be not certain, there can be no certainty of much of the Divine History, to any but the persons who were themselves inspired, or that saw the Visions, or Miracles that confirmed them. For as internal sense or intuition must assure the Inspired persons themselves, and external sense must assure those that saw the matters of fact; so all the rest have no way to know them, but either still by a succession of New Revelations from Heaven, (which God doth not give) or else by Report. And I can no otherwise know what was revealed to an Apostle, nor what was done in those times: (Of which more anon.)
Prop. 5. The first institution of Church Offices, and Orders, and so of the Lords day, was not by Scripture.