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

The author of this treatise, is large upon the Sabbath, and concurs with us in every particular wherein we are by the Prefacer to this translation opposed. Amongst other particulars this is one, that he interpreteth ⟨p. 214⟩the fourth Commandment as Zanchy doth, saying, The Commandment doth not say. Remember to keep holy the seventh day next following the sixth day of the Creation or this or that seventh day: but indefinitely, Remember that thou keep holy a Sabbath day, and that Our Lord Jesus having authority as Lord over the Sabbath, had likewise far greater reason to translate the Sabbath day, from the Jewish seventh unto the seventh day whereon Christians do keep their Sabbath; which also he proves by diverse reasons. And the book of Homilies whereunto all our Ministers are required to subscribe, professeth that we Christians are still bound to the observation of the Sabbath, and that the Sunday is now our Sabbath. So then as the Jews were tied to the observation of the Sabbath on the day prescribed too them, so are we Christians tied to the observation of the Sabbath too, but on the day prescribed unto us; should we observe the same day with the Jews, we should fall justly under Austins censure, that every such one carnaliter sapit. And the same Austin professeth that Doctores Ecclesiae decreverunt omnem gloriam Judaici Sabbati in illam transfer. ¹The Doctors of the Church have decreed to transfer all the glory of the Jews Sabbath unto the Lords Day. So that the censure following in these words. They therefore are but idly busied, who would so far enlarge the Sabbath or seventh day in this commandment, as to include the Lords Day in it, must light not upon us only, but upon other greater Divines, yea and upon the Church of England also; but our comfort is, that we find it very weakly grounded. As for the institution of the Lords Day, I never read nor heard any that grounded it upon the fourth Commandment otherwise, then by proportion.

The author of this treatise, is large upon the Sabbath, and concurres with us in every particular wherein wee are by the Prefacer to this translation opposed. Amongst other particulars this is one, that hee interpreteth ⟨p. 214⟩the fourth Commandement as Zanchy doth, saying, The Commandement doth not say. Remember to keepe holy the seventh day next following the sixt day of the Creation or this or that seventh day: but indefinitely, Remember that thou keepe holy a Sabbath day, and that Our Lord Iesus having authority as Lord over the Sabbath, had likewise far greater reason to translate the Sabbath day, from the Iewish seventh unto the seventh day whereon Christians doe keepe their Sabbath; which also hee proves by diverse reasons. And the booke of Homilies whereunto all our Ministers are required to subscribe, professeth that wee Christians are still bound to the observation of the Sabbath, and that the Sunday is now our Sabbath. So then as the Jewes were tied to the observation of the Sabbath on the day prescribed too them, so are wee Christians tied to the observation of the Sabbath too, but on the day prescribed unto us; should wee observe the same day with the Jewes, wee should fall justly under Austins censure, that every such one carnaliter sapit. And the same Austin professeth that Doctores Ecclesiae decreverunt omnem gloriam Iudaici Sabbati in illam transferre.