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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Rivets doctrine of the Sabbath, that it is in the power of each Church to set apart what proportion of time they think fit for Divine Service, and what day they think fit, who perceives not that they may if they will, order it in such a manner, as that twice a day they shall come to Church, and the rest of the day spend as they think good, either in the works of their calling, or upon their pleasures: And whence all this zeal (so opposite to holiness in the issue) proceeds, I know not, save only to uphold the credit of Calvin; who professeth that he doth not so regard the number of seven, as that he would tie any to the servitude thereof; ⟨p. 144⟩and yet I have endeavoured to show that neither this nor other passages taken out of his institutions, makes any thing for them. And withal it is a wonder to behold how this of Calvin is taken up, and obtruded upon us, by them who otherwise hate both the name and memory of Calvin. And as for Doctor Rivets honest and pious instructions as concerning the duties and our demeanours to be performed on this day, we may easily perceive how little worth they are and how easily they vanish into smoke, after that he hath in the doctrinal part of the Sabbath laid so unhappy a foundation, and that by so poor reasons and mean carriage of himself, that as I verily think, throughout all his writings there is not to be found the like.
Rivets doctrine of the Sabbath, that it is in the power of each Church to set apart what proportion of time they thinke fit for Divine Service, and what day they thinke fit, who perceives not that they may if they will, order it in such a manner, as that twise a day they shall come to Church, and the rest of the day spend as they thinke good, either in the works of their calling, or upon their pleasures: And whence all this zeale (so opposite to holinesse in the issue) proceeds, I know not, save onely to uphold the credit of Calvin; who professeth that he doth not so regard the number of seaven, as that he would tie any to the servitude thereof; ⟨p. 144⟩and yet I have endeavored to shew that neither this nor other passages taken out of his institutions, makes any thing for them. And withall it is a wonder to behold how this of Calvin is taken up, and obtruded upon us, by them who otherwise hate both the name and memory of Calvin. And as for Doctor Rivets honest and pious instructions as concerning the duties and our demeanors to bee performed on this day, we may easily perceive how little worth they are and how easily they vanish into smoake, after that hee hath in the doctrinall part of the Sabbath layd so unhappy a foundation, and that by so poore reasons and meane cariage of himselfe, that as I verily thinke, throughout all his writings there is not to bee found the like.