Of the morality of the fourth commandment as still in force to bind Christians…Of the morality of the fourth commandement as still in force to binde Christians…

¹If by force of the Commandment a seventh day is to be kept, then that day is to be kept which the Commandment hath defined, which is the Sabbath of the Jews.

¹If by force of the Commandement a seventh day is to be kept, then that day is to be kept which the Commandement hath defined, which is the Sabbath of the Iewes.

1. 1Rivet. 1.

To this I answer by denying the consequence, and not contenting ¹my self with a bare denial, I prove it to be inconsequent. For whereas God in commanding the seventh hath therewithal commanded one in seven, and withal specified which of the seven shall be rested on and sanctified unto his service: If it may be made appear that the particularity of rest on the seventh day be abrogated; and no colour can be brought for the abrogation of the proportion of time; to wit, of keeping one day in seven; it will evidently appear herewithall, that this consequence of Doctor Rivetus is unsound. Now this we prove to be most true; forasmuch as the Jews rest on the seventh day was ceremonial prefiguring Christs rest on that day in his grave; as both the fathers of old and modern Divines both Papists, and Protestants, both Lutherans, and Calvinists have acknowledged; but never any man was found to devise a ceremoniality of resting one day in seven; they may as well give themselves to devise a ceremonality in the setting apart of some time in general for Gods holy worship and service.

To this I answer by denying the consequence, and not contenting ¹my selfe with a bare deniall, I prove it to bee inconsequent. For whereas God in commanding the seventh hath therewithall commanded one in seven, and withall specified which of the seven shall bee rested on and sanctified unto his service: If it may bee made appeare that the particularity of rest on the seventh day be abrogated; and no colour can be brought for the abrogation of the proportion of time; to wit, of keeping one day in seven; it will evidently appeare herewithall, that this consequence of Doctor Rivetus is unsound. Now this wee prove to bee most true; forasmuch as the Jewes rest on the seventh day was ceremoniall profiguring Christs rest on that day in his grave; as both the fathers of old and moderne Divines both Papists, and Protestants, both Lutheranes, and Calvinists have acknowledged; but never any man was found to devise a ceremoniality of resting one day in seven; they may as well give themselves to devise a ceremonality in the setting apart of some time in generall for Gods holy worship and service.