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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
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10. In this place though by anticipation I add the two General Councils now named: The first great General Council at Nice, Can. 20. which ⟨p. 35⟩reneweth and confirmeth this ancient custom of not kneeling in prayer on the Lords days, that there might be an uniformity kept in the Churches. And the Cano•. Con••• Trul. have the same again; which proveth what we seek, the matter of fact of the days general observation.
10. In this place though by anticipation I add the two General Councils now named: The first great General Council at Nice, Can. 20. which ⟨p. 35⟩reneweth and confirmeth this antient custom of not kneeling in prayer on the Lords dayes, that there might be an uniformity kept in the Churches. And the Cano•. Con••• Trul. have the same again; which proveth what we seek, the matter of fact of the dayes general observation.
11. The next is Origen, who is not denied to witness to the matter of fact; but Heylin thinks he was against the Right of it: But his mistake is the same, as about Clemens Alex. Origen did but desire that other days might be kept also as profitably as they could; as our Lecture days are.
11. The next is Origen, who is not denyed to witness to the matter of fact; but Heylin thinks he was against the Right of it: But his mistake is the same, as about Clemens Alex. Origen did but desire that other dayes might be kept also as profitably as they could; as our Lecture dayes are.