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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.
by Damascene, and our Venerable Bede, (which two last are here also cited, Sect. 2.) concurring with the former Fathers, all talk and observation of the Jewish Sabbath vanished utterly; and the Lords day which had from the Apostles times been instituted by the Church, in the place thereof, was hallowed without Sect. 6 any rival. 6. Nor do I find but that all superstitious fancies about that day, were as wholly abrogated as the day it self. Save that S. Gregory tells us, how some in Rome were so superstitious in this kind, that they would neither work upon the Saturday, no nor so much as wash upon the Sunday.
by Damascen, and our Venerable Bede, (which two last are here also cited, Sect. 2.) concurring with the former Fathers, all talke and observation of the Jewish Sabbath vanished utterly; and the Lords day which had from the Apostles times been instituted by the Church, in the place thereof, was hallowed without Sect. 6 any rivall. 6. Nor do I find but that all superstitious fancies about that day, were as wholly abrogated as the day it selfe. Save that S. Gregory tels us, how some in Rome were so superstitious in this kind, that they would neither work upon the Saturday, no nor so much as wash upon the Sunday.
1I observe in the title first, that the Translator professeth, he hath performed his part, for the benefit of the common people. I do not envy them that benefit, if it be a benefit: but if it be not so, but prove contrary, I shall grieve rather. No doubt the Translator thinks he hath an advantage thereby, so did ⟨p. 3⟩Rabshakeh, when he refused to speak in the Aramites language, but chose rather to speak in the Jews tongue in the audience of the people that were on the wall; that if they did not hearken unto him, they might eat their own dung, and drink their own piss, with the rest. What will be the condition of some of them who do not hearken to this Prefacer; I know not, but according to my poor judgement, my opinion is, that as many as hearken to this Prefacer, if Christs coming shall be on his own day as Austin hoped,