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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
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.
3. And as for the Abassians keeping the Sabbath, Its true, they keep that day in some sort: But it is as true, that they use Circumcision, and many other Jewish Ceremonies; besides oft Baptizings; And that they profess not to use these as the Jews do, but only as ancient Customs, and as Paul did while he complied with them, using the outward action for other ends than Judaizers do. And the rather because they think their Emperors descended from Solomon. But the Lords day they keep on the same account as other Christians. And if this instance make any thing for Sabbatizing, it will make as much for Circumcising, and other Jewish rites, but nothing against the Sanctifying of the Lords day.
3. And as for the Abassians keeping the Sabbath, Its true, they keep that day in some sort: But it is as true, that they use Circumcision, and many other Jewish Ceremonies; besides oft Baptizings; And that they profess not to use these as the Jews do, but only as ancient Customes, and as Paul did while he complyed with them, using the outward action for other ends than Judaizers do. And the rather because they think their Emperours descended from Solomon. But the Lords day they keep on the same account as other Christians. And if this instance make any thing for Sabbatizing, it will make as much for Circumcising, and other Jewish rites, but nothing against the Sanctifying of the Lords day.
4. And as for the matter of Fasting on the Sabbath, the Churches greatly varied in their Customs. The Eastern Churches, and Milan in the West, were against Fasting on the Sabbath on two accounts, 1. Because, as is said, they would not offend the Jews. Even as many peaceable Non-Conformists, who are against many Holy days now established, do yet forbear labouring and opening their Shops on those days, because they will not give offence; Yea and go to hear the Sermons on those days, though they keep them not Holy as such days. 2. Because there were many sorts of Heretics in those times, who held that the World was made by an evil God, and thence came evil, and so they Fasted on the seventh day on that reason: Which made the Christians avoid it lest they should Symbolize with those Heretics. And therefore the (real ⟨p. 225⟩