A37046:954
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.
If these very grounds which plead the conveniency of the change simply, do plead the conveniency of that change to the First day, then by clear and unforced Consequence, the first day is chosen and cannot without sin be passed by, altered or neglected, except we say these reasons have no weight; but these very grounds will be found to plead for▪ and to be applicable to, the First day of the week alonely: and therefore beside all other days in the new World it may be called the day▪ which God specially made, as it is the day of Christs rest from the work of Redemption, answerable to Gods rest after the Creation, &c. and therefore as ⟨p. 167⟩being most conducible to that end, the First day cannot be without sin past by, neglected or altered.
If these very grounds which plead the conveniency of the change simply, do plead the conveniency of that change to the First day, then by clear and unforced Consequence, the first day is chosen and cannot without sin be passed by, altered or neglected, except we say these reasons have no weight; but these very grounds will be found to plead for▪ and to be applicable to, the First day of the week alonely: and therefore beside all other dayes in the new World it may be called the day▪ which God specially made, as it is the day of Christs rest from the work of Redemption, answerable to Gods rest after the Creation, &c. and therefore as ⟨p. 167⟩being most conducible to that end, the First day cannot be without sin past by, neglected or altered.
2. Thus, if the very day of Christs rest in the new World be to be rested on, and sanctified as the Sabbath, then the First day is to be rested on and sanctified; but by Analogy from the works of Creation, we may see that the First day of rest after the finishing of the work of Redemption is to be sanctified, Ergo, &c. and