A63997:108
The Christian Sabbath defended against a crying evil in these times of the antisabitarians…
The Christian Sabbath defended against a crying evil in these times of the antisabitarians of our age: wherein is showed that the morality of the fourth Commandment is still in force to bind Christians unto the sanctification of the Sabbath day. Written by that learned assertor of the truth, William Twice D.D. late prolocutor to the Assembly of Divines.The Christian Sabbath defended against a crying evil in these times of the antisabitarians of our age: wherein is shewed that the morality of the fourth Commandement is still in force to bind Christians unto the sanctification of the Sabbath day. Written by that learned assertor of the truth, William Twisse D.D. late prolocutor to the Assembly of Divines.
London: printed for Thomas Pierrepont, 1652
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.
Divines teach that before Christs coming the Gentiles might obtain salvation by observing the moral Law, and the Law of nature, with some light of Divine faith, and supernatural assistance of God. I answer. 1. of what reputation those Divines he speaks of, deserve to be with us, let every Protestant judge. 2. yet we know that the Gentiles might have evidence enough of the holiness of the seventh day; and that God left not himself without witness in this, even to Heathens is so notorious, that we may justly wonder, to observe how the monuments of the dignity of the seventh day were so strangely preserved among them. 3. Yet where testimony sufficient was wanting not only for the particularity of the day, but for the proportion of time; we do not hold these to be moral so absolutely, and in such a degree, as to say that failing in this alone in such a case should prejudice any mans salvation; though we say with Chrysostom that God ⟨p. 63⟩by the story of the Creation hath sufficiently manifested that one day in the week ought to be set apart for Gods Service; and with Azorius the Jesuit, that it is most agreeable to reason, that after six work days one day entire and whole should be consecrated to divine worship.
Divines teach that before Christs comming the Gentiles might obtaine salvation by observing the morall Law, and the Law of nature, with some light of Divine faith, and supernaturall assistance of God. I answer. 1. of what reputation those Divines hee speaks of, deserve to bee with us, let every Protestant judge. 2. yet wee know that the Gentiles might have evidence enough of the holinesse of the seventh day; and that God left not himselfe without witnesse in this, even to Heathens is so notorious, that we may justly wonder, to observe how the monuments of the dignity of the seventh day were so strangely preserved among them. 3. Yet where testimony sufficient was wanting not onely for the particularity of the day, but for the proportion of time; wee doe not hold these to be morall so absolutely, and in such a degree, as to say that failing in this alone in such a case should prejudice any mans salvation; though we say with Chrysostome that God ⟨p. 63⟩by the story of the Creation hath sufficiently manifested that one day in the weeke ought to be set apart for Gods Service; and with Azorius the Jesuite, that it is most agreeable to reason, that after six worke dayes one day intire and whole should bee consecrated to divine worship.