Now though all this set together show that Scripture is not silent of the matter of fact; yet it is the full and unquestionable expository evidence of the practice of all Churches in the world, since the very days of the Apostles, which beyond all doubt assureth us that de facto the Lords day was by the Apostles separated for holy Worship, especially in public Church-assemblies. But these several intimations being seconded with so full an Exposition, tell us that the Scripture is not silent in the case, nor doth pass it by. I was loth to name the day of the sending down of the Holy Ghost as a proof: Because that some do controvert it. But it seemeth to me a very considerable thing. 1. That the day (that year) […] of Pentecost on which the Holy Ghost was given, was indeed the first day of the week, even Dr. Heylin granteth without any question or stop. And the Churches observation of Whitsunday as the day, and that so very early as Epiphanius and many others say, from the Apostles, doth seem a very credible history or tradition of it. 2. Its agreed on that the Passover that year fell on the Sabbath day, and that Pentecost was fifty days after the Passover: which falleth out on the Lords day. And Grotius noteth from Exod. 19. 1. that it was the day that the Law was given on, and so on which the Spirit was given for the new Law. 3. And considering that this great gift of the Holy Ghost ⟨p. 22⟩which was to make the Apostles Infallible, and to enable them for their commission-work, and bring all Christs Doctrines and Commands to their remembrance, was so memorable a thing, that it was as it were the Beginning of the full Gospel-state of the Church, and Kingdom of Christ, (which through all Christs abode on Earth, was as the Infant, existent indeed but in the womb, and on this day was as it were Born before the world, and brought into the open light;) the Lords day also seemeth to me to be as it were Conceived on the day of Christs Resurrection, but Born on this day of the Holy Ghosts descent.
Now though all this set together shew that Scripture is not silent of the matter of fact; yet it is the full and unquestionable expository evidence of the practice of all Churches in the world, since the very daies of the Apostles, which beyond all doubt assureth us that de facto the Lords day was by the Apostles separated for holy Worship, especially in publick Church-assemblies. But these several intimations being seconded with so full an Exposition, tell us that the Scripture is not silent in the case, nor doth pass it by. I was loth to name the day of the sending down of the Holy Ghost as a proof: Because that some do controvert it. But it seemeth to me a very considerable thing. 1. That the day (that year) 〈…〉 of Pentecost on which the Holy Ghost was given, was indeed the first day of the week, even Dr. Heylin granteth without any question or stop. And the Churches observation of Whitsunday as the day, and that so very early as Epiphanius and many others say, from the Apostles, doth seem a very credible history or tradition of it. 2. Its agreed on that the Passoever that year fell on the Sabboth day, and that Pentecost was fifty daies after the Passover: which falleth out on the Lords day. And Grotius noteth from Exod. 19. 1. that it was the day that the Law was given on, and so on which the Spirit was given for the new Law. 3. And considering that this great gift of the Holy Ghost ⟨p. 22⟩which was to make the Apostles Infallible, and to enable them for their commission-work, and bring all Christs Doctrines and Commands to their remembrance, was so memorable a thing, that it was as it were the Beginning of the full Gospel-state of the Church, and Kingdom of Christ, (which through all Christs abode on Earth, was as the Infant, existent indeed but in the womb, and on this day was as it were Born before the world, and brought into the open light;) the Lords day also seemeth to me to be as it were Conceived on the day of Christs Resurrection, but Born on this day of the Holy Ghosts descent.
