A63997:566
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.
The Permission showeth what must be tolerated for the hardness of mens hearts.
The Permission sheweth what must be tollerated for the hardnesse of mens hearts.
Vacation from bodily labour is required both Per se; for it is a figure of our freedom from those Animal toils in the Church Triumphant, and also Propter aliud, that we may the better intend our spiritual life.
Vacation from bodily labour is required both Per se; for it is a figure of our freedome from those Animall toyles in the Church Triumphant, and also Propter aliud, that we may the better intend our spirituall life.
To conclude all, seeing all agree that it must be observed, and differ only upon what ground and how far; seeing to fetch the authority from God, and to keep it with all reasonable strictness maketh most for Piety, in a doubtful case, I incline thither, though I condemn not them that are otherwise minded, wishing that sobriety of judgement to all in such disputes, which Saint Paul commendeth Rom. c. 14.
To conclude all, seeing all agree that it must be observed, and differ onely upon what ground and how farre; seeing to fetch the authority from God, and to keepe it with all reasonable strictnesse maketh most for Piety, in a doubtfull case, I incline thither, though I condemne not them that are otherwise minded, wishing that sobriety of judgement to all in such disputes, which Saint Paul commendeth Rom. c. 14.