A63997:136
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.
12. His second argument runs thus: if the observation of every seventh day be moral it must be known by light of nature, but so it is not. Therefore it is not moral; and seeing it is not political, it must be ceremonial; and therefore doth not oblige by force of Law moral. To this I answer first.
12. His second argument runnes thus: if the observation of every seventh day bee morall it must bee knowne by light of nature, but so it is not. Therefore it is not morall; and seeing it is not politicall, it must bee ceremoniall; and therefore doth not oblige by force of Law morall. To this I answer first.
- 1Rivet. 2.
1Let but Doctor Rivetus stretch his wits to describe unto us what ceremoniality can possibly be devised in the obsertion of one day in seven; and when he hath devised it, I dare appeal to his own judgement and conscience for the appobation of it. For I do not think it possible for the wit of man with any colour of reason, to devise a ceremoniality to be constituted in the observation of one day in seven, speaking of it indefinitely as we do, the body whereof can be found in Christ; for of such ceremonies we speak, that as shadows are to flee away when the body comes in place.
1Let but Doctor Rivetus stretch his wits to describe unto us what ceremoniality can possibly bee devised in the obsertion of one day in seven; and when hee hath devised it, I dare appeale to his owne judgement and conscience for the appobation of it. For I doe not thinke it possible for the wit of man with any colour of reason, to devise a ceremoniality to be constituted in the observation of one day in seven, speaking of it indefinitly as wee doe, the body whereof can bee found in Christ; for of such ceremonies wee speake, that as shadowes are to flee away when the body comes in place.