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

¹When he saith we keep another seventh day; he implieth that by the seventh formerly mentioned he meant that particular day of the week which the Jews kept; and that we indeed acknowledge to be ceremonial; but in this interpretation of Wallaeus, he manifestly corrupts his adversaries argument, which is plainly directed against the ceremoniality of one day in seven indefinitely considered, and not against the ceremoniality of the Jews seventh. Yet when he saith the Primitive Church did, and we do keep a seventh, but not as ceremonial; he speaks to the point; but his words following have no coherence herewith: so that he may seem to shuffle miserably in this, affecting to decline that which he is not able to answer. But take we him at the best, he must say that the observation of one day in seven was ceremonial, if he speaks to the purpose. Now let him show us if he can, the ceremoniality of one day in seven, and how Christ was the body of it; nothing more common then to affirm that the Jews Sabbath was ceremonial hand over head, without any distinction of the sanctification of the day, and the rest; much less distinguishing between the rest of one day in seven, and the rest of the seventh. At length I found a fair way opened for the explication of the ceremoniality found in the rest on the seventh day. But as for any ceremoniality in the rest of one day in seven; never (I think) any man set his wits on work to devise that. Lastly, ⟨p. 75⟩after such a ceremoniality is devised, we will confer whether in reason such a thing ought to be still observed as was ceremonial unto the Jews; and why may we not as well observe circumcision with the Ethiopians, who observe it only in conformity to Christ, who was circumcised?

¹When hee saith we keepe another seventh day; he implieth that by the seventh formerly mentioned hee meant that particular day of the weeke which the Iewes kept; and that wee indeed acknowledge to bee ceremoniall; but in this interpretation of Wallaeus, hee manifestly corrupts his adversaries argument, which is plainly directed against the ceremoniality of one day in seven indefinitly considered, and not against the ceremoniality of the Iewes seventh. Yet when he saith the Primitive Church did, and we doe keepe a seventh, but not as ceremoniall; hee speaks to the point; but his words following have no coherence herewith: so that hee may seeme to shuffle miserably in this, affecting to decline that which he is not able to answer. But take wee him at the best, he must say that the observation of one day in seven was ceremoniall, if hee speakes to the purpose. Now let him shew us if he can, the ceremoniality of one day in seven, and how Christ was the body of it; nothing more common then to affirme that the Iewes Sabbath was ceremoniall hand over head, without any distinction of the sanctification of the day, and the rest; much lesse distinguishing betweene the rest of one day in seven, and the rest of the seventh. At length I found a faire way opened for the explication of the ceremoniality found in the rest on the seventh day. But as for any ceremoniality in the rest of one day in seven; never (I thinke) any man set his wits on worke to devise that. Lastly,