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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 9.
Were it not for mans work and labour ordained and §9appointed for him in this life, he should enjoy a continual Sabbath, a perpetual Rest. And therefore we see, that when mans life is ended, his sun set, and his work done upon earth, nothing else remains for him, but only to enter into his perpetual and eternal Rest: All our time should be solemn and sacred to the Lord of time, if there were no common work and labour h•re, which necessarily occasions common time; why then should any think that a weekly Sabbath is ceremonial, when, were it not for this life's labour, a perpetual and continual Sabbath would then be undoubtedly accounted moral. Its hard for any to think a servants awful attendance on his Lord and Master at certain special times not to be morally due from him; who but for some more private and personal occasions allowed him to attend unto, should at all times continually be serving of him.
Were it not for mans worke and labour ordained and §9appointed for him in this life, he should enjoy a continuall Sabbath, a perpetuall Rest. And therefore wee see, that when mans life is ended, his sunne set, and his worke done upon earth, nothing else remaines for him, but only to enter into his perpetuall and eternall Rest: All our time should be solemne and sacred to the Lord of time, if there were no common worke and labour h•re, which necessarily occasions common time; why then should any think that a weekly Sabbath is ceremoniall, when, were it not for this lifes labour, a perpetuall and continuall Sabbath would then be undoubtedly accounted morall. Its hard for any to thinke a servants awfull attendance on his Lord and Master at certaine speciall times not to bee morally due from him; who but for some more private and personall occassions allowed him to attend unto, should at all times continually be serving of him.