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

but when they are out of season, or supply the want of better argument, they want their grace, and are pleasing only to the ignorant or partialist. At length I am come unto the last Section.

For the one half of this Section, there is little or nothing controverted between us. But here we have a fair distinction ⟨p. 240⟩as good as confessed, between a ceremonial rest, and another rest, which is described by a rest from works, as it is an impediment to the performance of such duties, as are then commanded: this I can a rest moral, the rather that the distinction may not fly with one wing: That of Saint Hierome is a quick passage on Act. 18. affirming that Saint Paul when he had none to whom to preach in the congregation, did on the Lords day use the works of his occupation. I will not answer, as the outlandish Priests fashion was, as Sir Thomas More reports the story, Domine novi locum, verum respondeo, sumitur dupliciter; so gratifying his adversaries argument with one member of his distinction; and his own, in providing for escape out of the briers by the other: least I might be served as Sir Thomas More served the Priest, pretending to quote such a chapter of Saint Matthew, or Mark, when there were not so many in the whole Gospel, or such a verse in a certain Chapter, when there were not so many verses at all. Therefore I desire to consult Hierome, but Hierome hath not at all written upon the Acts; and where else to seek it I know not. Yet I deny not, but that Dietericus the Lutheran upon the 17. Dominical after Trinity Sunday, hath such a passage, Hieronymus ex Act. 18. v. 2. & 4. colligit, quod die etiam Dominica, quando quibus in publico conci•na•etur, Pa•lus non habebat, ma••bus suis lab•ravi. But where it is that Hierome doth collect this he doth not specify t our Saviour was borne under the Law, and knew full well, it became him to fulfil all righteousness, and therefore undoubtedly he never did transgress the fourth commandment: indeed some there are, who distaste the name of Sabbath now a days; and truly the Ancients do usually speak of the Lords day, in distinction from the Sabbath, because that denomination doth denote the Saturday; but I doubt, that in these days it is distasted in another respect, even for the rest of it; which I no where find distasted amongst the Ancients, nor any liberty given by them for sports and pastimes on the Lords day: But our book of Homilies speaks plainly in saying, The Sunday is our Sabbath day.