A37046:864
The law unsealed
The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1676
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.
But here it may be objected, 1. The Jews kept the Seventh day. Answ. 1. Not by virtue of this command, but by its prior institution, even as they were obliged to Sacrifices and Circumcision by the second command, though they were not particularly named in it. 2. So we are obliged to the keeping of the First day of the week by this fourth Commandment: yet it followeth not, therefore this is expressly commanded in it, there being indeed no particular day primarily at least instituted in it.
But here it may be objected, 1. The Jews kept the Seventh day. Answ. 1. Not by vertue of this command, but by its prior institution, even as they were obliged to Sacrifices and Circumcision by the second command, though they were not particularly named in it. 2. So we are obliged to the keeping of the First day of the week by this fourth Commandement: yet it followeth not, therefore this is expresly commanded in it, there being indeed no particular day primarily at least instituted in it.
2. It may be objected, But God rested the Seventh day? Answ. Gods rest is not principally proposed as the reason of that Seventh day, but that he rested one day▪ after six employed in the works of Creation▪ It's to infer the number▪ not the order, otherwaies it would not concern us. 2. The Seventh relateth not to the order of the days of the week, one, two, three, &c, but it's called the Seventh with respect to the former Six of work.
2. It may be objected, But God rested the Seventh day? Answ. Gods rest is not principally proposed as the reason of that Seventh day, but that he rested one day▪ after six imployed in the works of Creation▪ I'ts to inferr the number▪ not the order, otherwaies it would not concern us. 2. The Seventh relateth not to the order of the dayes of the week, one, two, three, &c, but it's called the Seventh with respect to the former Six of work.