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

2. But what? shall the morality of rest granted to servants, be altered also under the Gospel? did Calvin any where teach this? may not masters exact as many days work of their servants under the Gospel as under the Law? hath not ⟨p. 72⟩Christ deserved at the hands of servants to be as serviceable to their masters as ever? Lastly are these days of the World such as wherein a labouring man may maintain himself, by the labour of five days in a week as well as by the labour of six? A long time I have found it observed by traffickers in the World, that nothing is more cheap then mens labours; a notable evidence how unprofitable servants we have been unto God, and therefore he makes the labour of our hands and sweat of our brows to afford very unprofitable service unto us. Can these Divines make the World more favourable to crafts-men, and bring their commodities in better request then they are; if they could, let them then change the morality of servants rest, and for one in seven allow them one in three, or four, or five; their masters will be the more easily brought to entreat their consciences to condescend. Or if Kings had power to make the commodities of their own Country more worth, and the commodities of other Countries less worth (which upon due consideration will be found as needful equally) then place might be made for this. Till then let us be content with Calvins morality of the fourth Commandment in reference to servants rest, namely one day after six; and therewithal consider whether our Christian Sabbath must not be confined to that day as the only day of rest for servants; and I hope we shall not think it fit to allow one Sabbath for the masters, and another for the servants.

2. But what? shall the morality of rest granted to servants, be altered also under the Gospell? did Calvin any where teach this? may not masters exact as many dayes worke of their servants under the Gospell as under the Law? hath not ⟨p. 72⟩Christ deserved at the hands of servants to be as serviceable to their masters as ever? Lastly are these dayes of the World such as wherein a labouring man may maintaine himselfe, by the labour of five dayes in a weeke as well as by the labour of six? A long time I have found it observed by traffiquers in the World, that nothing is more cheape then mens labours; a notable evidence how unprofitable servants wee have beene unto God, and therefore hee makes the labour of our hands and sweate of our browes to afford very unprofitable service unto us. Can these Divines make the World more favourable to crafts-men, and bring their commodities in better request then they are; if they could, let them then change the morality of servants rest, and for one in seven allow them one in three, or foure, or five; their masters will bee the more easily brought to entreat their consciences to condescend. Or if Kings had power to make the commodities of their owne Country more worth, and the commodities of other Countries lesse worth (which upon due consideration will bee found as needfull equally) then place might bee made for this. Till then let us bee content with Calvines morality of the fourth Commandement in reference to servants rest, namely one day after six; and therewithall consider whether our Christian Sabbath must not bee confined to that day as the onely day of rest for servants; and I hope wee shall not thinke it fit to allow one Sabbath for the masters, and another for the servents.