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…

And it may be made apparent from Tertullian himself, otherwise he cannot be freed from contradiction, as who plainly manifesteth his opinion in our side, as Rivetus citeth him; pag. 23. So that the Fathers alleged by our adversaries, being rightly understood, make nothing for them; yet we want not variety of Fathers making expressly for us, and against them; and that grounding themselves upon express Scripture, Gen. 2. 3. therefore The Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, which our adversaries have no other means to avoid, than by saying that it is spoken by anticipation; according whereunto the meaning of Moses must be thus; because the Lord rested the seventh day from creation, therefore he blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, but would you know when? to wit, 2000. and 4. or 500. years after. And lastly, the dividing of times into weeks, proved to be the most ancient division of times in the world, received by all nations, and made a festival day thereupon; as many have most learnedly proved it, do justify the sanctification of the Sabbath to have had its beginning and course from the very creation. So that in this particular we have on our side both Scripture and reason, and Fathers, and the opinion of men of several professions, as this author presseth it, both Papists and Protestants, both Lutherans and Calvinists; and this Prefacer can lay no just title to any one of them in this particular. The second point he hath insisted upon, is about the morality of one day in seven. For this he pretends, only Papists in the first place, and not a Father throughout, (and as Chrysostom to the contrary hath professed, that God from the beginning hath manifested, that on that day in the circle of the week must ⟨p. 153⟩be consecrated unto his service) much less Scripture. And it is apparent that God commanded that the proportion of one day in seven should be allotted to his service; and it was never to be abrogated, nor ever did any man devise any ceremoniality therein. And to this day it hath continued in the Church of God. To Tostatus we have opposed Azorius the Jesuit; professing that it is most agreeable to reason after six work days to consecrate one to Gods service.

And it may be made apparant from Tertullian himselfe, otherwise hee cannot be freed from contradiction, as who plainly manifesteth his opinion in our side, as Rivetus citeth him; pag. 23. So that the Fathers alleged by our adversaries, being rightly understood, make nothing for them; yet we want not variety of Fathers making expressely for us, and against them; and that grounding themselves upon expresse Scripture,