A63997:142
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.
11. By granting the conclusion; for the Jewish Sabbath Christians observe not. 2. but one day in seven they always have observed, a manifest evidence that they never conceived this to be any impeachment to their Christian liberty. And no marvel; for they manifestly perceived that God required this proportion of time under the Law, and from the beginning of the World; how much more should we be careful to perform no less under the Gospel? And indeed rest on the seventh day did pregnantly represent before hand Christs rest that day, and that day alone full and whole in the grave. But as for any ceremoniality to be found in the special proportion of time, to wit, as one day in seven, never any man devised any ceremoniality therein more then in the time in general, which all confess by the very light of nature is to be consecrated unto God. So that we have no need of Doctor Rivetus, his answer to help us in the solution of this his argument. And whereas he conceives our Christian liberty to be impeached if any proportion of time be observed of necessity by force of precept, and of free choice. 1. This is as much as to say that our liberty is impeached, if we suffer our Lord and master, to prescribe unto us his servants what proportion of service we shall perform unto him, and not rather have him leave it to the servant to cut out unto him as little, or as much as he thinks good, yet we do not deny but he may allow unto him more; all that we stand for is that we ought not to allow him less under the Gospel, then he required under the Law; and then he required from the beginning of the World. 2. I marvel that Doctor Rivetus doth not observe how herein he contradicts himself; for hath he not formerly rested in this answer of Gomarus, that by virtue of the fourth Commandment, we must allow unto him days sufficient for his service; and that these days must be rather Frequentiores then Rari•res, more rather then fewer; and if it be no prejudice to our Christian liberty to be tied, and that by virtue of the fourth Commandment, to allow unto him a better proportion of time, for his service, then that of one day in seven, how can it be prejudicial to our ⟨p. 79⟩Christian liberty to allow unto him this, and that by virtue of the fourth Commandment.