A63997:192
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.
The work of the day is the ground of hallowing the day, whether it be weekly, monthly, or yearly, as particulars evince in Scripture and history. The very light of nature doth give testimony unto this, as appeareth by the common practice of the heathens; as to give some instance hereof, what is the original of the observation of the Friday, as a festival day amongst Mahometans? surely this; on that day Mahumet fled from Mecca to Jethrib, and so that day is accounted the first day of his kingdom, and from thenceforth it was ordained to be the first day of their year and of their week. So then the Will of God, in the judgement of this reverend Divine, is manifested not only by Precept, but by his Work. And yet I know none speaks more of Precept in this particular, than Doctor Walaeus, as I have often alleged him, pag. 172.
The worke of the day is the ground of hallowing the day, whether it be weekely, monethly, or yeerely, as particulars evince in Scripture and history. The very light of nature doth give testimony unto this, as appeareth by the common practice of the heathens; as to give some instance hereof, what is the originall of the observation of the Fryday, as a festivall day amongst Mahumetanes? surely this; on that day Mahumet fled from Mecha to Jethrib, and so that day is accounted the first day of his kingdom, and from thenceforth it was ordained to be the first day of their yeere and of their weeke. So then the Will of God, in the judgement of this reverend Divine, is manifested not onely by Precept, but by his Worke. And yet I know none speakes more of Precept in this particular, than Doctor Walaeus, as I have often alleged him, pag. 172.
Fifthly, I grant Junius went too far, in affirming that Christ did observe the same every week between his resurrection and ascension; but neither doth the contrary appear by Scripture; undoubtedly the two first he did, and it is not manifest that the three following he did not; and though ⟨p. 120⟩Cyril infers here-hence the reasonableness of our Christian assemblies on this day, yet we do not; but as Doctor Walaeus concludes that which he concludes not from any one place, but from many places together, that do we; Neither is it any thing to the purpose that Doctor Walaeus observes of Christs appearing on other days, as