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

Walaeus, the Thursday may, and that in consideration of Christs ascension on that day; yet Doctor Walaeus well knows, that that day of the week was never thereupon called the Lords Day, either by the Apostles, or by the Church, as the day of our Saviours resurrection was. Again, consider Christs resurrection and ascension are to be computed but as one complete motion; save that he was to stay some time by the way here on earth for the confirming of his Disciples faith, and giving them commission for preaching the Gospel, and order to wait at Jerusalem until they were endued with power from on high to carry the glad tidings of salvation all the world over. So Christs dying and continuing under the power of death, is but one work of Redemption. He confesseth, that Christs resurrection afforded an argument to the Church Apostolical, to prefer this day before all others (very well, even before the day of his ascension) for religious assemblies, as all the ancients testify. But it followeth not therefore, that Christ by this his fact did institute the same day to the same end. Now, this is a very strange phrase, by his fact on the day to institute the day to such an end. Tis well known facts do not institute otherwise than as therefrom ⟨p. 118⟩may be concluded that such a day is to be kept; and in this sense he doth as good as confess, that Christ by his fact, did institute; for the Apostolical Church did hereupon prefer this day, as he confesseth all the ancients do testify. And did they not infer this there-hence also, as most agreeable to the Will of God? Doctor Walaeus proceedeth thus: So God in the creation of the world rested the seventh day; but unless God had proposed this rest of his as an example, and confirmed it by precept, never had the Church of the old Testament been bound as from heaven to the weekly observation thereof. To this I answer, that the like may be said of the observation of one in seven; yet seeing God did command this proportion to the Jews, without any new commandment, we can infer that surely God requires as good a proportion of us Christians. In like manner, seeing God commanded unto them the day of his rest from creation, we without any the like commandment, may better infer that Christs resting day from the work of Redemption ought to be our rest, than they could, that the seventh day ought to be their rest. 2.

Walaeus, the Thursday may, and that in consideration of Christs ascension on that day; yet Doctor Walaeus well knowes, that that day of the week was never thereupon called the Lords Day, either by the Apostles, or by the Church, as the day of our Saviors resurrection was. Againe, consider Christs resurrection and ascension are to be computed but as one compleate motion; save that he was to stay some time by the way here on earth for the confirming of his Disciples faith, and giving them commission for preaching the Gospel, and order to wait at Jerusalem untill they were endued with power from on high to carry the glad tidings of salvation all the world over. So Christs dying and continuing under the power of death, is but one worke of Redemption. He confesseth, that Christs resurrection afforded an argument to the Church Apostolicall, to prefer this day before all others (very well, even before the day of his ascention) for religious assemblies, as al the ancients testifie. But it followeth not therefore, that Christ by this his fact did institute the same day to the same end. Now, this is a very strange phrase, by his fact on the day to institute the day to such an end. Tis well knowne facts doe not institute otherwise than as therefrom