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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…
Of the morality of the fourth commandment as still in force to bind Christians delivered by way of answer to the translator of Doctor Prideaux his lecture, concerning the doctrine of the Sabbath ... / written by William Twice ...Of the morality of the fourth commandement as still in force to binde Christians delivered by way of answer to the translator of Doctor Prideaux his lecture, concerning the doctrine of the Sabbath ... / written by William Twisse ...
London: printed by E.G. for John Rothwell, 1641London: printed by E.G. for Iohn Rothwell, 1641
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again the circumstance of the day we make no part of Gods worship nor to have any mysterious signification, as the Sabbath had to the Jews. We acknowledge no other use of this day then for order and policy sake; in which case we judge it far better the Lord should prescribe it, then we unto our selves, least if there were twenty days in the week, there would be twenty differences amongst Christians about the setting apart of one day in the week for Divine Service.
againe the circumstance of the day wee make no part of Gods worship nor to have any mysterious signification, as the Sabbath had to the Jewes. Wee acknowledge no other use of this day then for order and policy sake; in which case wee judge it farre better the Lord should prescribe it, then wee unto our selves, least if there were twenty dayes in the weeke, there would bee twenty differences amongst Christians about the setting apart of one day in the weeke for Divine Service.
2. Master Perkins his second argument is this, The Church of Corinth every first day of the week made a collection for the 1poor, 1 Cor. 16. 2. and this collection for the poor in the primitive Church followed the preaching of the Word, Prayer and the Sacraments as a fruit thereof, Acts 2. 42. and Paul commands the Corinths to do this as he had ordained in the Churches of Galatia: whereby he makes it to be an Apostolical, and therefore a Divine Ordinance. Yea that very Text doth in some part ⟨p. 137⟩manifest thus much, that it is an ordinance and institution of Christ that the first day of the week should be the Lords Day. For Paul commands nothing but what he received from Christ.
2. Master Perkins his second argument is this, The Church of Corinth every first day of the weeke made a collection for the