A63997:118
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
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2. Over and above they note (saith he) that from the moral reason of precept it is gathered what number of days is sufficient for Divine Service; namely that seeing we are eased ⟨p. 69⟩of the burden of ceremonies, whereof the Jews were not, and yet God required one day in seven to be kept holy by them, we may be more frequent in Divine offices, but ought not to be lesse•: but yet that GOD hath not precisely tied Christians to any, that is (as I take it) to any day in the week, whereas it should be to any proportion of time, otherwise it is nothing to the present purpose.
2. Over and above they note (saith he) that from the morall reason of precept it is gathered what number of dayes is sufficient for Divine Service; namely that seeing we are eased ⟨p. 69⟩of the burden of ceremonies, whereof the Iewes were not, and yet God required one day in seven to be kept holy by them, we may be more frequent in Divine offices, but ought not to be lesse•: but yet that GOD hath not precisely tied Christians to any, that is (as I take it) to any day in the weeke, whereas it should be to any proportion of time, otherwise it is nothing to the present purpose.
3. Doctor Rivetus adds this of his own, that Whereas this also is moral that some rest be granted to servants and labourers, in charity the labour for so many days cannot be exacted of them without some rest.
3. Doctor Rivetus addes this of his owne, that Whereas this also is morall that some rest be granted to servants and labourers, in charity the labour for so many dayes cannot be exacted of them without some rest.