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

Sixthly, On like sort Christ sending down the Spirit on his Apostles on the day of Pentecost, hath not so much force considered alone, but only in a conjunct consideration with Christs resurrection on that day: And like as after his death he arose on that day manifesting himself mightily thereby to be the Son of God, so after his ascension into heaven, he came down by his Spirit on that day, the seventh, first day of the week after his resurrection, manifesting thereby as Peter signifieth that he had obtained the dispensation of the Spirit. We do not say the Spirit was on the day of Pentecost sent down, because it was the Lords day; But being sent down on that day, as the Law is confessed to have been delivered on that day, this tends to the marking out of that day more and more, for manifestation of the power of Christ. That day they receiving power from on high by the descending of the holy Ghost upon them, whereby they were enabled to preach the Gospel. And that day of the week which is set apart for Divine service as our Christian Sabbath; as that day whereon the Holy Ghost doth ordinarily come down upon his servants in the ministry of his Word, and celebration of the Sacraments, and putting up of our joint prayers unto him for the sanctifying and edifying Christ body which is the Church: and even in this respect that day hath a far better congruity to the day that is to be set apart for Divine service, than any other day in the week besides. The day of his ascension he departed from them as touching his presence corporal, but on the day of Pentecost he came down upon them as touching his presence spiritual; and so he doth still in our Sabbath exercises on the Lords day, though not in so extraordinary a manner, yet no less effectually to that edification and sanctification of our souls.

Sixthly, On like sort Christ sending down the Spirit on his Apostles on the day of Pentecost, hath not so much force considered alone, but onely in a conjunct consideration with Christs resurrection on that day: And like as after his death he arose on that day manifesting himselfe mightily thereby to be the Sonne of God, so after his ascension into heaven, he came downe by his Spirit on that day, the seventh, first day of the weeke after his resurrection, manifesting thereby as Peter signifieth that he had obtained the dispensation of the Spirit. We doe not say the Spirit was on the day of Pentecost sent downe, because it was the Lords day; But being sent down on that day, as the Law is confessed to have beene delivered on that day, this tends to the marking out of that day more and more, for manifestation of the power of Christ. That day they receiving power from on high by the descending of the holy Ghost upon them, whereby they were inabled to preach the Gospel. And that day of the weeke which is set apart for Divine service as our Christian Sabbath; as that day whereon the Holy Ghost doth ordinarily come downe upon his servants in the ministerie of his Word, and celebration of the Sacraments, and putting up of our joynt prayers unto him for the sanctifying and edifying Christ body which is the Church: and even in this respect that day hath a farre better congruitie to the day that is to be set apart for Divine service, than any other day in the week besides. The day of his ascension he departed from them as touching his presence corporall, but on the day of Pentecost he came downe upon them as touching his presence spirituall; and so he doth still in our Sabbath exercises on the Lords day, though not in so extraordinary a manner, yet no lesse effectually to that edification and sanctification of our soules.