A53694:437
Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred…
Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred rest wherein the original of the Sabbath from the foundation of the world, the morality of the Fourth commandment with the change of the Seventh day are enquired into : together with an assertion of the divine institution of the Lord's Day, and practical directions for its due observation / by John Owen.
London: printed by R.W. for Nath. Ponder, 1671
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§. 7 It is not in my design to insist upon any thing that is in controversy amongst Persons learned and sober. Nor will I now extend this Discourse unto a particular consideration of the especial duties required in the sanctification or services of this Day. But whereas all sorts of men, who wish well to the furtherance and promotion of Piety and Religion in the World, on what Reasons or foundations soever they judge that this Day ought to be observed an holy Rest to the Lord, do agree that there is a great sinful neglect of the due observation of it, as may be seen in the Writings of some of the principal of those who cannot grant unto it an immediate divine Institution; I shall give such Rules and general Directions about it, as a due application whereof will give sufficient guidance in the whole of our duty therein.
§. 7 It is not in my design to insist upon any thing that is in controversie amongst Persons learned and sober. Nor will I now extend this Discourse unto a particular consideration of the especial duties required in the sanctification or services of this Day. But whereas all sorts of men, who wish well to the furtherance and promotion of Piety and Religion in the World, on what Reasons or foundations soever they judge that this Day ought to be observed an holy Rest to the Lord, do agree that there is a great sinfull neglect of the due observation of it, as may be seen in the Writings of some of the principal of those who cannot grant unto it an immediate divine Institution; I shall give such Rules and general Directions about it, as a due application whereof will give sufficient guidance in the whole of our duty therein.
§. 8 It may seem to some necessary, that something ⟨p. 422⟩should be premised concerning the measure or continuance of the Day to be set apart unto an Holy Rest unto the Lord. But it being a matter of controversy, and to me on the Reasons to be mentioned afterwards, of no great importance, I shall not insist upon the examination of it, but only give my judgement in a word concerning it. Some contend that it is a natural Day, consisting of 24 hours, beginning with the evening of the preceding Day, and ending with the same of its own. And accordingly so was the Church of Israel directed,