The Christian Sabbath defended against a crying evil in these times of the antisabitarians…

But between the proportion of one day in a week, or one day in a month, or one day in a year, there is a vast and momentous difference. For we come to the knowledge of God, and of the mysteries of godliness by small degrees; ⟨p. 68⟩and in the ways of holiness we clamber as it were up an high and steep hill; and our life is a way fare, our condition is the condition of travellers; nay our life is a warfare, and the Devil and his angels of darkness go about continually like so many roaring Lyons and hungry Bears, seeking whom they may devour; So that we travel to Heaven as it were by dens of Lyons, and over mountains of Libbards. And will any wise man say that it matters not much in this case, whether we acquaint our selves with the Armour of God one day in a week, or one day in a month, or one day in a year to arm our selves against such ghostly and watchful enemies? Secondly, considering that it was never known that any master from the highest to the lowest, was so foolish to leave it to his servant to cut out what proportion of service he thinks fit, wherewith to satisfy his master for his keeping, and for the wages which he expecteth at his hands. These things considered; I say this first argument of Doctor Wallaeus is of great evidence and force, and therefore it is to be well weighed and considered what answer either Doctor Rivetus or any other doth make unto it, and what satisfaction it gives. Now the answer that he makes unto it proceeds not in his own name, but in the name of another, to wit, in the name of Gomarus, and such as concur with him.

But betweene the proportion of one day in a weeke, or one day in a moneth, or one day in a yeare, there is a vast and momentous difference. For we come to the knowledge of God, and of the mysteries of godlinesse by small degrees; ⟨p. 68⟩and in the wayes of holinesse we clamber as it were up an high and steepe hill; and our life is a way fare, our condition is the condition of travellours; nay our life is a warfare, and the Divell and his angells of darknesse goe about continually like so many roaring Lyons and hungry Beares, seeking whom they may devoure; So that we travell to Heaven as it were by dennes of Lyons, and over mountaines of Libbards. And will any wise man say that it matters not much in this case, whether we acquaint our selves with the Armour of God one day in a weeke, or one day in a moneth, or one day in a yeare to arme our selves against such ghostly and watchfull enemies? Secondly, considering that it was never knowne that any master from the highest to the lowest, was so foolish to leave it to his servant to cut out what proportion of service he thinkes fit, wherewith to satisfie his master for his keeping, and for the wages which he expecteth at his hands. These things considered; I say this first argument of Doctor Wallaeus is of great evidence and force, and therefore it is to be well weighed and considered what answer either Doctor Rivetus or any other doth make unto it, and what satisfaction it gives. Now the answer that hee makes unto it proceeds not in his owne name, but in the name of another, to wit, in the name of Gomarus, and such as concurre with him.