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

Yet our Saviour calls it a Sabbath, our Church calls it a Sabbath, our State calls it a Sabbath. And Austin calls us to such a rest on the Lords Day, as that therein we must tantum Deo vacare, tantum cultibus divinis vacare, only rest to God, only rest for divine worship. And Calvin, who is taken to be no friend of ours in this case, professeth, that we must rest from all our works, so far forth as they are avocamenta à sacris studiis, & meditationibus, avocations from holy studies and meditations, but not for any mysterious signification sake, and that herein consists the difference between the Jewish rest and our Christians rest; and I am exactly of his opinion for this: As for the sanctification of this rest, I trust we are as much bound to the performance hereof, and that in as great measure, and with as great devotion under the Gospel, as ever the Jews were under the Law; And at the hearing of this Commandment as well as of any other, our Church hath taught us to pray, Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this Law. And I find it wondrous strange, to hear, that some should not spare to profess, that this was shuffled in they know not how; At length we come to the particular charges: the first is, that some should teach, that The Commandment of sanctifying every seventh day, as in the Mosaical Decalogue, is natural, moral, and perpetual: and Master Rogers is quoted for this on the Article, Art. 7. he quotes Master Doctor Bound, pag. 7. Now truly, it cannot be denied, but that when the fourth Commandment is read unto us in our Congregations, we are taught to pray unto God, to show such mercy unto us, as to incline our hearts to the keeping of this law. And both master Rogers and this Prefacer are to be presumed to have subscribed as well as others, and by their subscription acknowledged that this is nothing contrary to Gods Word; that we are as much bound to the observation of this Commandment as of any other, and consequently to keep the Sabbath, and do no ⟨p. 158⟩manner of work thereon that may hinder the sanctifying thereof. Now Master Doctor Bounds words, (after he had cited Chrysostom speaking thus, I am hic ab initio &c.

Yet our Saviour calls it a Sabbath, our Church calls it a Sabbath, our State calls it a Sabbath. And Austin calls us to such a rest on the Lords Day, as that therein we must tantum Deo vacare, tantum cultibus divinis vacare, onely rest to God, onely rest for divine worship. And Calvin, who is taken to be no friend of ours in this case, professeth, that we must rest from all our works, so farre forth as they are avocamenta à sacris studiis, & meditationibus, avocations from holy studies and meditations, but not for any mysterious signification sake, and that herein consists the difference betweene the Jewish rest and our Christians rest; and I am exactly of his opinion for this: As for the sanctification of this rest, I trust wee are as much bound to the performance hereof, and that in as great measure, and with as great devotion under the Gospel, as ever the Jewes were under the Law; And at the hearing of this Commandement as well as of any other, our Church hath taught us to pray, Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keepe this Law. And I find it wondrous strange, to heare, that some should not spare to professe, that this was shuffled in they know not how; At length wee come to the particular charges: the first is, that some should teach, that The Commandement of sanctifying every seventh day, as in the Mosaicall Decalogue, is naturall, morall, and perpetuall: and Master Rogers is quoted for this on the Article, Art. 7. hee quotes Master Doctor Bownde, pag. 7. Now truely, it cannot be denied, but that when the fourth Commandement is read unto us in our Congregations, wee are taught to pray unto God, to shew such mercy unto us, as to incline our hearts to the keeping of this law. And both master Rogers and this Prefacer are to be presumed to have subscribed as well as others, and by their subscription acknowledged that this is nothing contrary to Gods Word; that we are as much bound to the observation of this Commandement as of any other, and consequently to keepe the Sabbath, and doe no