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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.
2. It is drawn from the number of six days allowed for work, which number cannot consist, unless it be terminated in rest, and in cessation on the seventh. To this Rivetus answereth, that the six days of labour are in reference to the seventh of rest; the determination of which seventh day being now taken away a man may work on any day, so long as some day be chosen (whether by Divine constitution or humane, and reasonable disposition) for Divine Service, which may be in such sort, that fewer days shall be left for work. But consider.
2. It is drawn from the number of six dayes allowed for worke, which number cannot consist, unlesse it be terminated in rest, and in cessation on the seventh. To this Rivetus answereth, that the six dayes of labour are in reference to the seventh of rest; the determination of which seventh day being now taken away a man may worke on any day, so long as some day be chosen (whether by Divine constitution or humane, and reasonable disposition) for Divine Service, which may be in such sort, that fewer dayes shall be left for worke. But consider.
What more reasonable disposition humane,1 then that which is conformable to constitution Divine? now it is apparent that God required of the Jews one day in seven; neither was it ever known to be abrogated; the particularity of the day is abrogated, not the proportion of time; ground we have for the one by the ceremoniality of it, no colour of ground for the other; nor did ever I think any man set his wits on work to devise a ceremonialitie of one day in seven.
What more reasonable disposition humane,1 then that which is conformable to constitution Divine? now it is apparent that God required of the Jewes one day in seven; neither was it ever knowen to bee abrogated; the particularity of the day is abrogated, not the proportion of time; ground we have for the one by the ceremoniality of it, no colour of ground for the other; nor did ever I thinke any man set his wits on worke to devise a ceremonialitie of one day in seven.