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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 4: The fourth Section.
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2 As for the Protestant schools, besides what is affirmed §2by Calvin, and seconded by the Doctor in this following discourse, this seems to be the judgement of the Divines in the low Countries. Franciscus Gomarus, one known sufficiently for his undertakings against Arminians published, An. 1628. a little treatise about the original of the Sabbath, and therein principally canvased these two questions. First whether the Sabbath were ordained by God immediately upon the Creation of the World? Then whether all Christians are obliged by the fourth Commandment, always to set a part one day in seven to Gods holy worship? both which he determines negatively.
2 As for the Protestant schooles, besides what is affirmed §2by Calvin, and seconded by the Doctor in this following discourse, this seemes to be the judgement of the Divines in the low Countries. Franciscus Gomarus, one knowne sufficiently for his undertakings against Arminians published, An. 1628. a little treatise about the originall of the Sabbath, and therein principally canvased these two questions. First whether the Sabbath were ordained by God immediately upon the Creation of the World? Then whether all Christians are obliged by the fourth Commandement, alwayes to set a part one day in seven to Gods holy worship? both which he determines negatively.
And Doctor Rivet one of the four professors in Leiden, §3although he differs in the first, yet in the second, which doth most concern us Christians, they agree together: affirming also jointly that the appointing of the Lords Day for Gods public service, was neither done by God himself, nor by his Apostles, but by the authority of the Church? For seconds, Gomarus brings in Vatablus, and Wolfgangus Musculus; and Rivet voucheth the authority of our Doctor here. For so Gomarus, in the assertion and defence of the first opinion against this Rivet. De quibus etiam cl. & doctiss. Doctor Prideaux in oratione de Sabbato consensionem extare, codem judicio (by Rivets information) libenter intelleximus.