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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thesis 30.
When the Apostles came among the Jews, they preached usually upon the Jewish Sabbaths, but this was not because they did think or appoint it herein to be the Christian Sabbath, but that they might take the fittest opportunity and season of meeting with, and so of preaching the Gospel to the Jews in those times. For, what power had they to call them together when they saw meet? or if they had, yet was it meet for them thus to do, before they were sufficiently instructed about Gods mind for setting apart some other time? and how could they be sufficiently and seasonably instructed herein without watching the advantage of those times which the Jews yet thought were the only Sabbaths? The days of Pentecost, Passover and hours of prayer in the Temple, are to be observed still as well as the Jewish Sabbath, if the Apostles preaching on their Sabbaths argues the continuance of them, as Mr. Brabourne argues, for we know that they preached also and went up purposely to Jerusalem at such times to preach among them as well as upon the Sabbath days: look therefore as they laid hold upon the days of Pentecost and Passover as the fittest seasons to preach to the Jews, but not thinking that such Feasts should still be continued, so it is in their preaching upon the Jewish Sabbaths.
When the Apostles came among the Jewes, they preached usually upon the Jewish Sabbaths, but this was not because they did thinke or appoint it herein to be the Christian Sabbath, but that they might take the fittest opportunity and season of meeting with, and so of preaching the Gospel to the Jewes in those times. For, what power had they to call them together when they saw meet? or if they had, yet was it meet for them thus to do, before they were sufficiently instructed about Gods mind for setting apart some other time? and how could they be sufficiently and seasonably instructed herein without watching the advantage of those times which the Jewes yet thought were the only Sabbaths? The dayes of Pentecost, Passeover and houres of prayer in the Temple, are to be observed still as well as the Iewish Sabbath, if the Apostles preaching on their Sabbaths argues the continuance of them, as Mr. Brabourne argues, for we know that they preached also and went up purposely to Ierusalem at such times to preach among them as well as upon the Sabbath dayes: look therefore as they laid hold upon the dayes of Pentecost and Passeover as the fittest seasons to preach to the Jewes, but not thinking that such Feasts should still be continued, so it is in their preaching upon the Jewish Sabbaths.