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

¹The day of the Resurrection was prefigured by that day, wherein the Stone which the builders refused was made the head of the Corner. But that day was the Sabbath Day, therefore by the Sabbath was prefigured the Lords Day.

1. 1Perk.

To this he answers, by denying that the Sabbath day was the day wherein the builders refused that stone; For the Scribes, ¹Pharisees and rulers of the people did always reject Christ, and not the Sabbath day only. And if Austin and Cyprian before him apprehended any such figure, that was by way of accommodation only, not that herein they acknowledged any proper figure.

To this he answers, by denying that the Sabbath day was the day wherein the builders refused that stone; For the Scribes, ¹Pharises and rulers of the people did alwayes reject Christ, and not the Sabbath day onely. And if Austin and Cyprian before him apprehended any such figure, that was by way of accommodation onely, not that herein they acknowledged any proper figure.

1. 1Rivet. Answ.

For answer whereunto I say first;¹ that Master Perkins delivers not this simply of the Sabbath day, but of the Sabbath of the new Testament, as much as to say, the first day of the week whereon Christ rose; For this was the day wherein the stone which the builders refused, was made the head of the corner; and of this day the Prophet speaks, when he saith, This is the day which the Lord hath made, let us be glad and rejoice in it. That like as the Jews had cause to make that day festival and to rejoice therein, wherein God advanced David to the kingdom, who was as a stone, refused before by the builders: in like sort, Christians had as great cause, nay, far greater, to keep that day festival, and to rejoice therein, when God raised Christ from the dead, and gave all power unto him, and making him the head of his Church, as being now manifested to be the son of God, who was before as a stone despised and refused of the builders, but as on this day was made the head of the corner. And not Cyprian and Austin only, but Ambrose upon the Psalms so understands it, and Arnobius also upon the Psalms, as Hereshbachius observeth. And Doctor Rivetus is too blame in construing Perkins in such manner, as if he should confine the builders rejection of Christ to the Sabbath day, whereof there is no colour in Master Perkins, but that which he insists upon is this, that the day wherein Christ (formerly rejected by the builders, was made head the of corner, was the day of Christs resurrection, and of this day it is said by the Psalmist, This is the day which the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it; Which is most remarkable for the justification of our celebration of the Lords Day, as by Divine authority. Especially considering what Bishop Lake, that learned and pious, and most rational Divine hath observed, that always the work of the day is the ground of hallowing the day, and for proof hereof,