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…

This Prefacer accounts the opinions opposite to his, to be fancies; D. Willet on the contrary, as we have heard, accounts this Prefacers opinion, maintained by M. Rogers, no better than fantasies, which shall vanish, however now for a time they flourish; Sure we are, every plant that our heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out. This Prefacer professeth, those whom he opposeth be opposite to the tendries of our Church; and indeed, the Author whom D. Willet intimateth, entitled his book audaciously enough, The Catholic doctrine of the Church of England; but D. Willet on the other side, wondered, that any professing the Gospel, should gain-say and impugn the positions maintained by D. Bound. And sure I am, Bishop Babington, Bishop Andrewes, Bishop Lake agreed with them: And it is well known to some, what the former Archbishop of Canterbury professed to the face of M. Broad, when he came to move for the printing of a second book concerning the Sabbath: What Bishop can our opposites name of this Church, whose praise is among the writers of these times, that hath manifested his opinion in opposition to these? As for the judgements of all kind of writers which he boasts of, I think never came a Divine to take pen in hand to vaunt so much, and perform so little. As for the unsafe condition of our Tenets which he suggests, excepting those monstrous and wild Tenets mentioned by M. Rogers, for which I know no better evidence than his word, and that in very odd manner delivered, I know nothing unsafe, nothing dangerous in any Tenet of ours, who now seem to walk as upon the pinnacles of the Temple, and indeed in this respect they are like to prove very dangerous to us; yet I would it were not more dangerous ⟨p. 171⟩to the Church of God, to be bereaved of so many faithful Pastors: For, certainly it shall be honourable unto them, they cannot suffer in a more honourable cause than this, in standing for the sanctifying of the Lords Day in memory of his resurrection, who that day, being formerly a stone refused of the builders, was made the head of the corner. For what danger is it to maintain, that from the Creation the Lord blessed the seventh day and sanctified it; and what a shameful course is it so to expound it as in reference to a time 2000. and 4. or 500. years after, and that in spite of the ancient Fathers:

This Prefacer accounts the opinions opposite to his, to be fancies; D. Willet on the contrary, as wee have heard, accounts this Prefacers opinion, maintained by M. Rogers, no better than fantasies, which shall vanish, however now for a time they flourish; Sure wee are, every plant that our heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out. This Prefacer professeth, those whom hee opposeth be opposite to the tendries of our Church; and indeed, the Author whom D. Willet intimateth, intitled his booke audaciously enough, The Catholique doctrine of the Church of England; but D. Willet on the other side, wondred, that any professing the Gospel, should gain-say and impugne the positions maintained by D. Bownde. And sure I am, Bishop Babington, Bishop Andrewes, Bishop Lake agreed with them: And it is well knowne to some, what the former Archbishop of Canterbury professed to the face of M. Broade, when he came to move for the printing of a second book concerning the Sabbath: What Bishop can our opposites name of this Church, whose praise is among the writers of these times, that hath manifested his opinion in opposition to these? As for the judgements of all kinde of writers which he boasts of, I thinke never came a Divine to take pen in hand to vaunt so much, and performe so little. As for the unsafe condition of our Tenets which he suggests, excepting those monstrous and wild Tenets mentioned by M. Rogers, for which I know no better evidence than his word, and that in very odde manner delivered, I know nothing unsafe, nothing dangerous in any Tenet of ours, who now seeme to walke as upon the pinacles of the Temple, and indeed in this respect they are like to prove very dangerous to us; yet I would it were not more dangerous