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

which allowing for the alterations of the Day in the several seasons of the year, seems to be the just measure of our Day of Rest. (3) Our Lord Jesus Christ who in his Resurrection gave beginning and being to the especial Day of Holy Rest under the Gospel, rose not until the morning of the first Day of the Week, when the beamings of the light of the Sun began to dispel the darkness of the night; or when it dawned towards day, as it is variously expressed by the Evangelists. This with me, determines this whole matter. (4) Mere Cessation from labour in the night, seems to have no place in the spiritual Rest of the Gospel to be expressed on this Day; nor to be by any thing distinguished from the night of other Days of the Week. (5) Supposing Christians under the obligation of the Direction given by Moses before-mentioned; and it may entangle them in the anxious, scrupulous intrigues which the Jews are subject unto, about the beginning of the evening it self, about which their greatest Masters are at variance, which things belong not to the Economy of the Gospel. Upon the whole matter, I am inclinable to judge, and do so; that the observation of the Day is to be commensurate unto the use of our natural ⟨p. 424⟩strength; on any other Day, from morning to night. And nothing is hereby lost that is needful unto the due sanctification of it. For what is by some required as a part of its sanctification, is necessary and required as a due preparation thereunto. This therefore is our first Rule or Direction.

which allowing for the alterations of the Day in the several seasons of the year, seems to be the just measure of our Day of Rest. (3) Our Lord Jesus Christ who in his Resurrection gave beginning and being to the especial Day of Holy Rest under the Gospel, rose not untill the morning of the first Day of the Week, when the beamings of the light of the Sun began to dispel the darkness of the night; or when it dawned towards day, as it is variously expressed by the Evangelists. This with me, determines this whole matter. (4) Meer Cessation from labour in the night, seems to have no place in the spiritual Rest of the Gospel to be expressed on this Day; nor to be by any thing distinguished from the night of other Dayes of the Week. (5) Supposing Christians under the obligation of the Direction given by Moses before-mentioned; and it may entangle them in the anxious, scrupulous intrigues which the Jews are subject unto, about the beginning of the evening it self, about which their greatest Masters are at variance, which things belong not to the Oeconomy of the Gospel. Upon the whole matter, I am inclinable to judge, and do so; that the observation of the Day is to be commensurate unto the use of our natural