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

Thirdly, so in the last place, as touching the service of the day; whatsoever was prescribed unto the Jews thereon as ceremonial, is at end; as namely the Sabbath sacrifice which doubled the daily sacrifice. Only the public ministry of the Word and Prayer, as moral, still continueth, together with our Sacramental ceremonies which Christ hath given unto his Church, Baptism and the Lords Supper; and therefore the Lords day was called by the Ancients the day of light, in reference unto Baptism, Baptism being called [Greek or Hebrew], illumination, the first work of grace, and the day of Bread, in reference to the Lords Supper. Now all this I hope to make appear, before I give over this task which I have taken in hand. And I was the more confirmed in my meditations, when I heard by one of my Auditors, a Divine, that in this doctrine of mine concerning the Sabbath, as touching the substance of that which was delivered by me, I nothing differed from the opinion of D. Prideaux, whose discourse on that argument, at that time I had not been acquainted with. But since I find that Sect. 8. of that his Lecture, be professeth that the Jewish rest cannot stand with our Christian liberty; I say so too, and withal endeavour to give evidence for the abrogation thereof. Further, the same Reverend Doctor professeth, That we only are so far to abstain from work, as it is an impediment to the performance of such duties as are then commanded. I am not only of his opinion herein, but withal desire no more than this to be granted for the maintenance of the moral rest of the fourth Commandment.

Thirdly, so in the last place, as touching the service of the day; whatsoever was prescribed unto the Jewes thereon as ceremoniall, is at end; as namely the Sabbath sacrifice which doubled the daily sacrifice. Only the publique ministery of the Word and Prayer, as morall, still continueth, together with our Sacramentall ceremonies which Christ hath given unto his Church, Baptisme and the Lords Supper; and therefore the Lords day was called by the Ancients the day of light, in reference unto Baptisme, Baptisme being called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, illumination, the first worke of grace, and the day of Bread, in reference to the Lords Supper. Now all this I hope to make appeare, before I give over this taske which I have taken in hand. And I was the more confirmed in my meditations, when I heard by one of my Auditors, a Divine, that in this doctrine of mine concerning the Sabbath, as touching the substance of that which was delivered by me, I nothing differed from the opinion of D. Prideaux, whose discourse on that argument, at that time I had not been acquainted with. But since I finde that Sect. 8. of that his Lecture, be professeth that the Jewish rest cannot stand with our Christian libertie; I say so too, and withall endevour to give evidence for the abrogation thereof. Further, the same Reverend Doctor professeth, That we only are so farre to abstaine from worke, as it is an impediment to the performance of such duties as are then commanded. I am not only of his opinion herein, but withall desire no more than this to be granted for the maintenance of the morall rest of the fourth Commandement.