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…

that it is left indifferent to the Church at this day, to content themselves with observing of one day in fourteen, if it pleaseth them. But this was not the opinion of Pope Alexand. the third, who professeth, that Tam veteris quàm novi Testamenti pagina septimam diem ad humanam quietē specialitèr deputavit. Both the old and new Testament hath appointed the seventh day for the rest of man, which Suarez thus interpreteth, That is, each Testament hath approved the custom of assigning every seventh day of the week for rest, which is formally to appoint a seventh day, though the same day materially be not always appointed; and thus it is true, that that seventh day in the old Law was the Sabbath day; but in the new, it is the Lords Day: now when we say the observation of one day in seven is natural, our meaning is not, neither was it D. Bounds meaning, that this proportion of time is known by the light of nature, to be that which of duty should be consecrated unto God: herein rather it becomes us to wait upon God, and he having defined it; now we say nothing can be devised by man more agreeable to reason than this; Azorius the Jesuit, professing it to be most agreeable to reason; And Doctor Field, as Master Broad voucheth him, spared not to say, that to him who knows the story of the creation, it doth appear in reason, that one day in seven is to be consecrated unto God; only let us not look for reason demonstrative in matter of morality: Aristotle long ago hath professed, that not demonstration, but persuasion alone hath place in Ethics; yet we may justly call that natural, which from the original was common to all nations; and that such was the observation of the seventh day, the learned have sufficiently proved. Secondly, if it be not moral, what shall it be? Is it judicial, or ceremonial? Never any man hitherto devised any ceremoniality in the proportion of one day in seven; well it may be positive; yet so, as to this day, from the beginning of the world, this proportion was never altered; and if I should live till the day be altered by any sober Christian Congregation, I think I should live till the coming of Christ; which ⟨p. 160⟩the Christians in Austins time conceived that it would be on the Lords day. I come to the second charge which is this, whereas all things else in the Jewish Church were so changed, that they were clean taken away;

that it is left indifferent to the Church at this day, to content themselves with observing of one day in foureteene, if it pleaseth them. But this was not the opinion of Pope Alexand. the third, who professeth, that Tam veteris quàm novi Testamenti pagina septimam diem ad humanam quietē specialitèr deputavit. Both the old and new Testament hath appointed the seventh day for the rest of man, which Suarez thus interpreteth, That is, each Testament hath approved the custome of assigning every seventh day of the weeke for rest, which is formally to appoint a seventh day, though the same day materially be not alwayes appointed; and thus it is true, that that seventh day in the old Law was the Sabbath day; but in the new, it is the Lords Day: now when we say the observation of one day in seven is naturall, our meaning is not, neither was it D. Bowndes meaning, that this proportion of time is knowne by the light of nature, to be that which of duty should be consecrated unto God: herein rather it becomes us to wait upon God, and he having defined it; now we say nothing can be devised by man more agreeable to reason than this; Azorius the Jesuit, professing it to be most agreeable to reason; And Doctor Field, as Master Broade voucheth him, spared not to say, that to him who knowes the story of the creation, it doth appeare in reason, that one day in seven is to be consecrated unto God; onely let us not looke for reason demonstrative in matter of morality: Aristotle long agoe hath professed, that not demonstration, but perswasion alone hath place in Ethicks; yet we may justly call that naturall, which from the originall was common to all nations; and that such was the observation of the seventh day, the learned have sufficiently proved. Secondly, if it be not morall, what shall it be? Is it judiciall, or ceremoniall? Never any man hitherto devised any ceremoniality in the proportion of one day in seven; well it may be positive; yet so, as to this day, from the beginning of the world, this proportion was never altered; and if I should live till the day be altered by any sober Christian Congregation, I thinke I should live till the comming of Christ; which