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Theses Sabbaticæ, or, The doctrine of the Sabbath wherein the Sabbaths I. Morality, II.…
Theses Sabbaticæ, or, The doctrine of the Sabbath wherein the Sabbaths I. Morality, II. Change, III. Beginning. IV. Sanctification, are clearly discussed, which were first handled more largely in sundry sermons in Cambridge in New-England in opening of the Fourth Commandment : in unfolding whereof many scriptures are cleared, divers cases of conscience resolved, and the moral law as a rule of life to a believer, occasionally and distinctly handled / by Thomas Shepard ...Theses Sabbaticæ, or, The doctrine of the Sabbath wherein the Sabbaths I. Morality, II. Change, III. Beginning. IV. Sanctification, are clearly discussed, which were first handled more largely in sundry sermons in Cambridge in New-England in opening of the Fourth COmmandment : in unfolding whereof many scriptures are cleared, divers cases of conscience resolved, and the morall law as a rule of life to a believer, occasionally and distinctly handled / by Thomas Shepard ...
London: printed by T.R. and E.M. for John Rothwell, 1650
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Thesis 66.
The wise God could have appointed some part of every day to be kept holy rather than a whole day together; but his wisdom saw this proportion of time every day to be more unmeet, in respect of mans daily cumbers, which do so easily entangle mans thoughts and affections, so as within some small piece of a day he cannot ordinarily nor so easily recover and unloose himself to find the end of a Sabbath service, which is most sweet and full rest in the bosom of his God, as he may within the compass of a whole day set a part for that end: or suppose he could so do in a piece and part of a day, yet Gods Name should lose by it, if he should not have the ho••ur of some solemn day, which we see do serve to adv••ce the names of idol gods, and men on earth: it's meet and just that Gods Name should be magnified by us commonly every day, by setting a part some time which we may well spare (as whet to the sith) out of our callings for God, and this doth honour him, but a day, much more.
The wise God could have appointed some part of every day to be kept holy rather than a whole day together; but his wisdome saw this proportion of time every day to be more unmeet, in respect of mans daily cumbers, which doe so easily intangle mans thoughts and affections, so as within some smal piece of a day he cannot ordinarily nor so easily recover and unloose himselfe to find the end of a Sabbath service, which is most sweet and full rest in the bosome of his God, as he may within the compasse of a whole day set a part for that end: or suppose he could so doe in a piece and part of a day, yet Gods Name should lose by it, if he should not have the hour of some solemne day, which wee see doe serve to advce the names of idoll gods, and men on earth: it's meet and just that Gods Name should be magnified by us commonly every day, by setting a part some time which we may well spare (as whet to the sithe) out of our callings for God, and this doth honour him, but a day, much more.