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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 29.
But if the first day and consequently the Sabbath day should §29begin at midnight, it were meet to give a demonstration that this first darkness should continue just six hours, or half the time of such a night when the Sun is in the Equinoctial; but although it be certain that the first time began in darkness, yet its wholly uncertain whether this darkness continued but six hours. Zanchius and many others have very good cards to show that this first darkness continued a complete night of 12 hours; others on the other hand make it far less; certain it is, it continued some considerable space of time, in that it hath the name of Night put upon it; but that it should be just six hours, neither can mans reason demonstrate it, nor hath God in any Scripture revealed it, but it is a mere uncertainty, and therefore an ill foundation for settling the beginning of the Sabbath upon.
But if the first day and consequently the Sabbath day should §29begin at midnight, it were meet to give a demonstration that this first darknesse should continue just six houres, or halfe the time of such a night when the Sun is in the AEquinoctiall; but although it be certaine that the first time began in darknesse, yet its wholly uncertaine whether this darknesse continued but six houres. Zanchius and many others have very good cards to shew that this first darknesse continued a compleat night of 12 houres; others on the other hand make it far lesse; certaine it is, it continued some considerable space of time, in that it hath the name of Night put upon it; but that it should be just six houres, neither can mans reason demonstrate it, nor hath God in any Scripture revealed it, but it is a meere uncertainty, and therefore an ill foundation for setling the beginnning of the Sabbath upon.