Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred…

(4) The Day so introduced by his Authority, hath from the Day of his Rest been observed without interruption, or any such difference about it, as fell out among the Churches of God about other Feast days, whose observation was introduced among them, they knew not well how; as of the Pascha, and the like. And whereas the due observation of it, hath been enjoined by Councils, Edicts of Emperors, Kings, and Princes, Laws of all sorts; advised and pressed by the ancient Writers amongst Christians, and the practice of its observance taken notice of by all who from the beginning have committed the Affairs of Christianity unto posterity; yet none of any sort pretend to give it any original, but all mediately, or immediately refer it unto Christ himself. The observation then of this Day, First, is an evident Judaizing, and a returnal unto those Rudiments of the World, which the Apostle so severely cautioneth us against. I know not how it is come to pass, but so it is fallen out, that the nearer Judaism is unto an absolute Abolition and Disappearance, the more some seem inclinable to its revival and continuance, or at least to fall back themselves into its antiquated observances. An end it had put to it morally and legally long ago, in the coming, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. And we may say of it, what the Apostle said of Idols when the World was full of Idolatry, we know that Judaism is nothing in the world; no such thing as by some it is esteemed. The actual Abolition of it in the profession of the present Jews, by the removing of the Veil from their Hearts and Eyes, and their turning unto God, ⟨p. 401⟩we hope, is in its approach. And yet, as was said, there seems in many an inclination unto their Rites, and servile observances.

(4) The Day so introduced by his Authority, hath from the Day of his Rest been observed without interruption, or any such difference about it, as fell out among the Churches of God about other Feast dayes, whose observation was introduced among them, they knew not well how; as of the Pascha, and the like. And whereas the due observation of it, hath been enjoyned by Councils, Edicts of Emperors, Kings, and Princes, Laws of all sorts; advised and pressed by the antient Writers amongst Christians, and the practice of its observance taken notice of by all who from the beginning have committed the Affairs of Christianity unto posterity; yet none of any sort pretend to give it any original, but all mediately, or immediately referr it unto Christ himself. The observation then of this Day, First, is an evident Judaizing, and a returnal unto those Rudiments of the World, which the Apostle so severely cautioneth us against. I know not how it is come to pass, but so it is faln out, that the nearer Judaism is unto an absolute Abolition and Disappearance, the more some seem inclinable to its revival and continuance, or at least to fall back themselves into its antiquated observances. An end it had put to it morally and legally long ago, in the coming, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. And we may say of it, what the Apostle said of Idols when the World was full of Idolatry, we know that Judaism is nothing in the world; no such thing as by some it is esteemed. The actual Abolition of it in the profession of the present Jews, by the removing of the Veyle from their Hearts and Eyes, and their turning unto God,