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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 13
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.
The same I may say of any that would presume to abrogate the Lords day.
And so much shall suffice in great haste of this subject.
And to thee O most Glorious and Gracious Creator and Redeemer, I humbly return my unfeigned thanks, for the unspeakable mercies which I have received on thy day; And much more for so great a Mercy to all thy Churches and the World: And craving the pardon (among the rest) of the sins which I have committed on thy Day, I beseech thee to continue this exceeding mercy, to thy Churches and to Me; and restore me and other of thy Servants, to the privileges, and comforts of this Day; which we have forfeited and lost; And let me serve thee in the Life, and Light, and Love of thy Spirit, in these thy Holy Days on Earth, till I be prepared for, and received to, the Everlasting Rest in Heavenly Glory, Amen.
And to thee O most Glorious and Gracious Creatour and Redeemer, I humbly return my unfeigned thanks, for the unspeakable mercies which I have received on thy day; And much more for so great a Mercy to all thy Churches and the World: And craving the pardon (among the rest) of the sins which I have committed on thy Day, I beseech thee to continue this exceeding mercy, to thy Churches and to Me; and restore me and other of thy Servants, to the priviledges, and comforts of this Day; which we have forfeited and lost; And let me serve thee in the Life, and Light, and Love of thy Spirit, in these thy Holy Dayes on Earth, till I be prepared for, and received to, the Everlasting Rest in Heavenly Glory, Amen.