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

And it is usually the Lords course, even on the Lords Day, to recompense the ways of the wicked upon their own heads, in the profanation of his Sabbaths. Secondly, it may seem strange, that Pererius should serve himself with this reason, namely, of the Lords blessing the seventh day and sanctifying it, seeing he professeth himself to be of Tostatus his opinion, interpreting these words by way of anticipation, and referring them to the giving of the Law upon Mount Sinai. Others were of opinion, that Adam continued as long in Paradise, as Christ lived here on Earth. But this opinion Pererius thinks no way probable. Others devised a continuance of Adam in Paradise for the space of forty days, answering to our Saviours fasting forty days; but this he saith hath no show of probability. His own conjecture is, that ⟨p. 49⟩Adam fell, and was turned out of Paradise that day sennight after he was created: and the grounds of his conjecture are in my opinion, as frivolous as any. As first, when he saith that eight days space was sufficient to have experience of the happiness of that state. For why not as well some days more or some days less? nay rather, by continuance in the same state, we grow less and less sensible of the happiness thereof. And the happiness of a state is best known by the contrary, according to that rule, Carendo magis quàm fruendo quid quidque sit cognoscimus. As for the agreement herein which he conceits between Adam and Christ, as who is thought of many to have been conceived in the Virgins womb on the sixth day of the week, and on the same day of the week was indeed crucified upon the cross; who seeth not that this conveniency had been found as well on that day fortnight, or on that day three weeks, and so in Infinitum, as on that day sennight? As ridiculous appears to be his pretence of complying thus with the ancients, whose opinion was, that Adam fell the same day wherein he was created, which he would apply to that day sennight after. For why not as well to that day three weeks after, or that day a month after, and so in Infinitum? But let us consider Pererius reasons whereby he undertakes to show the unlikelihood of Adams falling the first day. The first is drawn from the form of Adams temptation, thus, why do you not eat of every tree of paradise?

And it is usually the Lords course, even on the Lords Day, to recompence the wayes of the wicked upon their own heads, in the profanation of his Sabbaths. Secondly, it may seeme strange, that Pererius should serve himselfe with this reason, namely, of the Lords blessing the seventh day and sanctifying it, seeing he professeth himselfe to be of Tostatus his opinion, interpreting these words by way of anticipation, and referring them to the giving of the Law upon Mount Sina. Others were of opinion, that Adam continued as long in Paradise, as Christ lived here on Earth. But this opinion Pererius thinkes no way probable. Others devised a continuance of Adam in Paradise for the space of forty dayes, answering to our Saviours fasting forty dayes; but this he sayth hath no shew of probability. His own conjecture is, that