The divine appointment of the Lords day proved as a separated day for holy…

15. I add here also (though in the fourth Century, because it looks back to the Institution) the words of Athanasius cited by Heylin himself, Homil. de Semente (though Nannius question it) [That our Lord transferred the Sabbath to the Lords day.] But saith Dr. Heylin [This must be understood, not as if done by his Commandment, but on his occasion: the Resurrection of our Lord on that day, being the principal Motive which did influence his Church to make choice thereof for the Assemblies—For otherwise it would cross what formerly had been said by Athanasius in his [Greek or Hebrew], &c.] Answ. It expresseth the common judgement of the Church, that Christ himself made the Change by these degrees: 1. Fundamentally and as an Exemplar by his own Resurrection on that day; giving the first cause of it, as the Creation-rest did of the seventh day: 2. Secretly commanding it to his Apostles. 3. Commissioning them to promulgate all his Commands. 4. Sending down the Spirit on that very day. 5. And by that Spirit determining them by promulgation to determine publicly of the day, and settle all the Churches in long possession of it before their death. That which ⟨p. 38⟩is thus done, may well be said to be done by Christ, 2. And what show of Contradiction hath his [Greek or Hebrew] to this? [It was commanded at first that the Sabbath day should be observed in memory of the accomplishment of the World: so do we celebrate the Lords day as a Memorial of the beginning of a new Creation.] Had not he a Creating head here that out of these words could gather, that we celebrate the Lords day without a command Voluntarily? One would think [so] should signify the contrary.

15. I add here also (though in the fourth Century, because it looks back to the Institution) the words of Athanasius cited by Heylin himself, Homil. de Semente (though Nannius question it) [That our Lord transferred the Sabbath to the Lords day.] But saith Dr. Heylin [This must be understood, not as if done by his Commandment, but on his occasion: the Resurrection of our Lord on that day, being the principal Motive which did influence his Church to make choice thereof for the Assemblies—For otherwise it would cross what formerly had been said by Athanasius in his 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, &c.] Answ. It expresseth the common judgement of the Church, that Christ himself made the Change by these degrees: 1. Fundamentally and as an Exemplar by his own Resurrection on that day; giving the first cause of it, as the Creation-rest did of the seventh day: 2. Secretly commanding it to his Apostles. 3. Commissioning them to promulgate all his Commands. 4. Sending down the Spirit on that very day. 5. And by that Spirit determining them by promulgation to determine publickly of the day, and settle all the Churches in long possession of it before their death. That which