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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 8 › Exam.
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all his care at this time, is to prevent superstition, a wonder it is to see how zealous men of his spirit are to avoid and shun superstition. Belike all these must be censured for Zealots that complain that the Lords day is with us licentiously, yea, sacrilegiously profaned; yet these are the times whereof S. Paul prophesied, that men should be lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; yet Doctor Prideaux could take liberty to profess of the Jews, that by their Bacchanalian rites, they gave the world just occasion to suspect that they did consecrate their Sabbaths unto devils rather than unto Gods service; yet now adays, they that oppose revels on the Sabbath day, are censured and condemned of Judaism: Neither is D. Prideaux censured by way of scorn for a zealot in this; but unless we concur with this Prefacer, in thinking that the forbidding of dancing in the French Churches hath hindered the growth of the reformed Religion there, and that upon the bare credit of Heylins Geography, we must in scorn be termed zealots. Belike Bishop Babington by this bold Prefacer, would be censured for a zealot, considering that on Exodus 16. pag. 122. hue writes in this manner: May not a good soul thus reason with himself; This people of his might not gather Manna, and may I safely go to markets, dancings, drinkings, to wakes and wantons, to Bear-baitings and Bull-baitings, and such like wicked profanations on the Lords Day? Is this to keep the holy day? Can I answer this to my God? that gives me six days for my self, and takes but one to himself, of which I rob him also? And Bishop Austin too ⟨p. 173⟩deserves to be censured a zealot for that which he writes in his 3. tract. upon John. Observe the Sabbath Day, it is rather commanded unto us, because it is commanded to be observed in a spiritual manner. For the Jews observe the Sabbath day servilely unto luxury, unto drunkenness. How much better were it for their Women to spin Wool then to dance on that day in their new Moons, and in his 44. tract. The Jews rest unto toys, and whereas God commanded the Sabbath to be observed, they spend the Sabbath in such things which the Lord forbids. Our rest is from evil works, their rest is from good works. For it is better to go to plough then to dance:
all his care at this time, is to prevent superstition, a wonder it is to see how zealous men of his spirit are to avoyd and shun superstition. Belike all these must be censured for Zelotes that complaine that the Lords day is with us licentiously, yea, sacrilegiously profaned; yet these are the times whereof S. Paul prophecied, that men should be lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; yet Doctor Prideaux could take liberty to professe of the Jewes, that by their Bacchanalian rites, they gave the world just occasion to suspect that they did consecrate their Sabbaths unto devils rather than unto Gods service; yet now adayes, they that oppose revels on the Sabbath day, are censured and condemned of Judaisme: Neither is D. Prideaux censured by way of scorne for a zelote in this; but unlesse wee concurre with this Prefacer, in thinking that the forbidding of dancing in the French Churches hath hindred the growth of the reformed Religion there, and that upon the bare credit of Heylins Geography, wee must in scorne be termed zelotes. Belike Bishop Babington by this bold Prefacer, would be censured for a zelote, considering that on