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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.
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The Contents of the chief matters handled herein.
The Contents of the chiefe matters handled herein.
IN the answer to the Prefacer.
Section. 1. 1. The ancients are alleged in vain to oppose the Institution of the Sabbath, as from the beginning. Section 2. 2. The untruth of the Prefacer's legends concerning Peter Bruis, Fulco, and Eustathius and others, discovered. Section 3. 3. Calvin abused by the Prefacer, and misconstrued. Section 3. 2. What credit Barclay deserves, relating a consultation of Calvin, about transferring the Sabbath to the Thursday. Section. 3. 3. Of the force of Apostolical example. Section 4. 4. The vanity of the Prefacers pretence, in saying Catarinus opposed Tostatus with ill success, while he ⟨image 4⟩maintained the Institution of the Sabbath from the Creation. It is made apparent, that his success was far beyond that of Tostatus. Section 4. 2. Whether Adam fell the first day wherein he was created. 1. Pererius his arguments for the negative. Sect. 4. 2. Doctor Willet his arguments for the affirmative. Sect. 4. Section 4. 3. Pererius his reasons against the institution of the Sabbath from the Creation, answered. Section 4. 4. Two Digressions in answer to Rivetus in two particulars. 1. By way of reply upon his answer to Walaeus his arguments, justifying the morality of one day in seven. 2. To his arguments opposing the morality of one day in seven to be consecrated to the Lord. Section 5.