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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 11
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.
2. And that Christian Prudence is necessary to the right discerning how far our actions fall under those General Laws of God.
2. And that Christian Prudence is necessary to the right discarning how far our actions fall under those General Laws of God.
3. That he that will discern these things must be a man, that truly understandeth, valueth and loveth the true Ends and Work of the Lords day, and not a man that hateth it, or careth not for it; And a man that hath a right estimate also of those outward things, which stand in question to be meddled with. And he must be one that hath no superstitious Jewish conceits of the external Rest of the day: And he must be one that looketh, not only to one thing or a few, but to all things how numerous soever which the determination of his case dependeth on.
3. That he that will discern these things must be a man, that truly understandeth, valueth and loveth the true Ends and Work of the Lords day, and not a man that hateth it, or careth not for it; And a man that hath a right estimate also of those outward things, which stand in question to be medled with. And he must be one that hath no superstitious Jewish conceits of the external Rest of the day: And he must be one that looketh, not only to one thing or a few, but to all things how numerous soever which the determination of his case dependeth on.
4. And because very few are such, it is needful that those few that are such, be Casuists and Advisers to the rest, and that the more ignorant consult with them (especially if they be their proper Pastors) as they do with Physicians and Lawyers for their health and their estates.