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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.
And having brought the History to so fair an account by our chief Adversaries own Citations and confessions, I will not tire my self and the Reader with any more; but only wish every Christian to consider, whether they that thus distinguish between Apostolical Sanctions, and Divine Institutions as this man doth, do not teach men to deny all the holy Scriptures of the New Testament, as being but Apostolical writings: and go far to deny or subvert Christianity it self; by denying the Divine Authority of these Commissioned Inspired men, who are foundations of the Church, and sealed their Doctrine by Miracles, and from whom it is that our Christian Faith, and Laws, and Church constitutions which are Universal and Divine, are received.
I only remember you of Pliny a Heathens testimony, of the Christians practice stato die. No man can question Pliny on the account of Partiality: And therefore though a Heathen, his Historical testimony as joined with all the Christian Church History, hath its credibility. He telleth Trajan, that it was the use of Christians on a stated day, before it was light to meet together, to sing a Hymn to Christ as to God secum invicem, among themselves by turns; and to bind themselves by a Sacrament, not to do any wickedness, but that they commit not Thefts, Robberies, Adulteries; ⟨p. 48⟩that they break not their word (or trust) that they deny not the pledge (or pawn); which being ended they used to depart, and to come again together to take meat, but promiscuous and harmless.] Epist. 97. p. 306, 307.
I only remember you of Pliny a Heathens testimony, of the Christians practice stato die. No man can question Pliny on the account of Partiality: And therefore though a Heathen, his Historical testimony as joyned with all the Christian Church History, hath its credibility. He telleth Trajan, that it was the use of Christians on a stated day, before it was light to meet together, to sing a Hymn to Christ as to God secum invicem, among themselves by turns; and to bind themselves by a Sacrament, not to do any wickedness, but that they commit not Thefts, Robberies, Adulteries; ⟨p. 48⟩