A63997:32
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.
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,2 it would be (and what day more likely in all probability?) and at his coming on the Lords day he should take them in their sports, their own hearts would misgive them, that their comfort should be as little as that the Orator threatened unto the Jews upon the wall, in case they did not hearken unto him. In a book printed not long ago I hear, there is alleged a passage of one of the“ Fathers, for the free use of scripture by all sorts of the vulgar people; and it is translated also into English, belike, for the benefit of the common people, but in a second edition the Greek sentence is“ said to be retained, but the English translation quite omitted. Did the Author report of gratifying the people thus, and quench his care of providing for their benefit? This observation is none of mine, but accidentally brought unto my hands by one of some quality, by occasion of mutual communication between us. But since, I hear the Author hath made amends for that another way. For having in the first edition professed, that Popish errors are not damnable in themselves, which with what respect it should be delivered for the benefit of the common people, amongst Protestants, I know not; in the second edition it is corrected thus, popish errors are not damnable in the issue. But where corrected?