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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
THE DOCTRINE OF THE SABBATH DELIVERED in the Act at Oxenford, Anno… › Section 3: The third Section.
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Now this caution nothing concerns any of our protestant Divines, who maintain the observation of one day in seven as necessary, in resting from manual works, only as they are impediments to the service of God. Nay that one day in seven was observed by the Jews for any mysterious signification contained therein, or by the Patriarchs either, or by Adam himself, in whose days even from the first, the seventh day was sanctified, that is, set apart for the service of God, in the opinion of Calvin, 1to this day, I never heard or read. This latter clause in Calvin, which contains the condition, whereupon this censure of his passeth upon those that so stand for the observation of one day in seven, this Prefacer slyly concealeth; though Calvins censure be not passed absolutely, but merely upon this condition. Thus indeed to stand for the necessary observation of one day in seven, namely, as containing some mysterious signification, were to exceed the Jews in a gross and carnal superstition of a Sabbatism. As touching the observation of some time set a part for Gods holy worship, and service, Calvin professeth that the same necessity lieth upon us Christians, for relief whereof the Lord appointed the Sabbath ⟨p. 35⟩to the Jews, and that it pleased our most provident and tender Father to provide for our necessity, no less then for the necessity of the Jews.
Now this caution nothing concernes any of our protestant Divines, who mainteine the observation of one day in seven as necessary, in resting from manuall workes, onely as they are impediments to the service of God. Nay that one day in seven was observed by the Jewes for any mysterious signification conteyned therein, or by the Patriarchs either, or by Adam himselfe, in whose dayes even from the first, the seventh day was sanctified, that is, set apart for the service of God, in the opinion of Calvin, 1to this day, I never heard or read. This latter clause in Calvin, which containes the condition, whereupon this censure of his passeth upon those that so stand for the observation of one day in seven, this Prefacerslily concealeth; though Calvins censure be not passed absolutely, but merely upon this condition. Thus indeed to stand for the necessary observation of one day in seven, namely, as conteyning some mysterious signification, were to exceede the Iewes in a grosse and carnall superstition of a Sabbatisme. As touching the observation of some time set a part for Gods holy worship, and service, Calvin professeth that the same necessity lieth upon us Christians, for reliefe whereof the Lord appointed the Sabbath