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

This reason my palate doth not relish so well; the more Adam should be tormented with the loss of paradise, the better it should be for him in my judgement, rather then worse. And as for attempting to return, I cannot conceive how he should be so vain as to presume to evacuate Gods judgements, and then again of any such paradise after Adams banishment thence, we read nothing. Fifthly, And it is clear (saith Doctor Willet) by the Serpents first on set, hath God said ye shall not eat of every Tree? that they had not yet tasted of any fruit, but at the very first the forbidden fruit was offered, before their appetite had been served with any other. But first I do not find, that the Text mentioned hath any such importment; Secondly, this supposeth, that the taste of other fruits would have been apt to hinder the course of Satan's temptations; but how? in respect of giving so good content and satisfaction, yea but this satisfaction was no other then to the sensual appetite; but the Tree forbidden in the very name of it (whence Satan took advantage to promote his temptation) seemed to promise satisfaction in a far different kind, namely to the spiritual appetite of the mind. 6. Adam (saith he) had not yet eaten of the Tree of life, as it ⟨p. 55⟩is evident verse 21. But if they had stayed any time in paradise it is not unlikely, but they should have tasted of the tree of life, it being in the heart of paradise. This at first seemed to me very considerable; but upon after thoughts not so. For certainly it assured not life, but upon obedience and therefore without obedience the tasting thereof (if accessible in that case) would have stood him in small stead. 7. Likewise, saith he, seeing presently after the Creation they were bidden to increase and multiply, it is no other like but the man should have known his wife in paradise, if they had stayed there so long, and so they should have gotten children without sin. This reason is not to be despised; although to stay a day or two in Paradise was not to stay there long. But considering that then they might company together without all sin so much as in thought, or circumstance of act, (the want whereof makes even acts natural in this condition of ours, shameful unto us) why should they defer the propagation of mankind;

This reason my palate doth not relish so well; the more Adam should be tormented with the losse of paradise, the better it should be for him in my judgement, rather then worse. And as for attempting to returne, I cannot conceave how he should be so vaine as to presume to evacuate Gods judgements, and then againe of any such paradise after Adams banishment therence, wee read nothing. Fiftly, And it is cleare (saith Doctor Willet) by the Serpents first on set, hath God sayd ye shall not eate of every Tree? that they had not yet tasted of any fruit, but at the very first the forbidden fruit was offered, before their appetite had beene served with any other. But first I doe not finde, that the Text mentioned hath any such importment; Secondly, this supposeth, that the tast of other fruits would have beene apt to hinder the course of Satans temptations; but how? in respect of giving so good content and satisfaction, yea but this satisfaction was no other then to the sensuall appetite; but the Tree forbidden in the very name of it (whence Satan tooke advantage to promote his temptation) seemed to promise satisfaction in a far different kinde, namely to the spirituall appetite of the minde. 6. Adam (saith he) had not yet eaten of the Tree of life, as it