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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
The Preface of the Translator to the Christian Reader. › Section 7 › Exam.
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This he dedicated to King James, and over and above hath a second dedication in Latin to Archbishop Bancroft and to the bishop of London then being; wherein he signifieth that the one of them was author, the other hortator unto him to perfect this work of his; and therefore undoubtedly came forth with as good approbation as the Analysis of Master Rogers upon the second Chapter of Gen. he observes that As the Sabbath kept then upon the seventh day in remembrance of the Creation was of the Lords institution, so the Lords Day, is now observed by the same authority, in remembrance of the Resurrection of Christ, and redemption by the same. And this he delivers in opposition to the Rhemists; who count the observation of the Lords Day but a tradition of the Church, and Ecclesiastical institution, and having spent a whole page in folio upon this argument in the next page thus he writeth—I do wonder then this doctrine of the Sabbath, and day of rest now called the Lords Day having such evident demonstration out of the Scriptures and being confirmed by the constant and continual practise of the Church, in all ages: that any professing the Gospel, specially being exercised in the Study of the Scriptures, should gainsay, and impugn these positions following as erroneous. 1. That the Commandment of sanctifying the Sabbath is natural moral and perpetual: For if it be not so then all the Commandments contained in the Decalogue are not moral, so should we have. 9. and not. 10. Commandments; and then Christ should come to destroy the Law, and not to fulfil is contrary to our Saviours own words, Math. 5. 17. 2. That all other things in the Law were so changed that they were clean taken away, as the priesthood, Sacrifices and Sacraments: this day (namely the Sabbath) was so changed, that it yet remains, For it is evident by the Apostles practise, Acts 20. 7. 1 Cor. 16. 2. Apo. 1. 10. that the day of rest (called the Sabbath) was changed from the seventh day to the first day of the week: and so was observed and kept holy under the name of the Lords Day. 3. That it is not lawful to use the seventh day to any other end, but to the holy and sanctified end, for which in the beginning it was created. 4. As the Sabbath came in with the first man, so must it not go out, but with the last. 5.