A63997:330
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.
yet still from the bondage and necessity of the Jewish Sabbath, we are delivered by the Gospel; for neither do we keep their day, then called the Lords holy day; but the first day of the week, the day of Christs resurrection in the new Testament, called the Lords day, Revel. 1.10. And so willingly we come to the consideration of the right, whereby The Lords day hath succeeded in the place thereof; Let it be the shame of the Anabaptist, Familist and Swenk feldian, to make all days equal and equally to be regarded, so instead of Christian liberty to bring into the Church, an Heathenish licentiousness, yet surely the heathens ever had their festivals even weekly, and that on the seventh day, which was sometimes called in this respect [Greek or Hebrew]. And at this day the Turks festival is their Friday, the first day of Mahumet's kingdom, when he fled from Mecca to Jethrib, and thenceforth constituted both the first day of their week and of their year. Let as many as by their Sabbatarian speculations, bring all to Judaism be censured as they deserve; but as for them that desire to have all the glory of the Jews Sabbath transferred to the Lords day, take heed how you censure them, least you censure Austin also, and the Doctors of the Church mentioned by him, who have decreed this. As for the river called Sabbaticus, let such lettuce serves their lips that like them. Censures of fanatic and peevish spirits, are as liberally bestowed by some; as the Baiocchi and Bagalini, which the Pope scatters at the day of his coronation; but who they be that deserve them, God will one day Judge. But I perceive whither this tends; If some conceive the Lords day to be profaned by Maygames and Morris dances, they are censured for men fanatic & of peevish spirits; but they little think that all the Prelates of the kingdom may as well come under their lash, and the whole Parliament in the ⟨p. 220⟩first of king Charles. 1But that thread which here is begun, is drawn out somewhat longer in the next Section following.
yet still from the bondage and necessitie of the Iewish Sabbath, we are delivered by the Gospell; for neither doe we keepe their day, then called the Lords holy day; but the first day of the weeke, the day of Christs resurrection in the new Testament, called the Lords day,