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…

would be excluded, from conversing with their brethren, in businesses temporal; and all the rest from them whose day it is to rest unto God, in exercises spiritual, which all I presume by the very light of nature, would judge intolerable. And this order would have place not only in particular towns among themselves, but with other also; considering that six days in the week we have converse by commerce and trade, not with our neighbours only, but with other towns also, far and near. Again, another inconvenience would arise, and that a miserable one, more dangerous than the former; For hereupon a window will be opened unto dissension, each standing for his own way, as the manner of man is; and what could be expected but wretched confusion should follow hereupon? Lastly consider, should not the service of man prove more comfortable unto him, if God, as he hath appointed him the proportion of time, so he would be pleased not to leave him to seek of the particularity of the day under the forementioned proportion. 2. Therefore, as it is fit there should be an uniformity, for the reasons given; so for the maintenance of uniformity, no means sufficient, but Gods own ⟨p. 194⟩prescribing of it, hereupon all just occasion of dissension will be cut off, confusion will be prevented, and the service of God, as every way, even in the very circumstance of time, according to his will, shall be the more cheerfully and comfortably performed. 3. Thirdly, consider what D. Lake writes in his Theses de Sabbato. Thes. 44. Gods Will is understood often by his Precept, but when we have not that, the practice doth guide the Church: 45. This is a Catholic rule, observable in the institution of all sacred feasts, both divine and humane: 46. The work of the day is the ground of hallowing the day, whether it be weekly, monthly, or yearly, as particulars evidence in Scripture and History: 47. No man can translate the works, therefore no man can translate the day. This is an undoubted rule in Theology. Now, suppose God had not commanded the observation of any one day in the week, but left it unto man to choose; if withal he should observe one day preferred before another in some notable work; what reason is there, why man should choose any other day rather than that? 1. This discourse proceeds upon supposition of one day in seven, to be set apart for Gods service;

would be excluded, from conversing with their brethren, in businesses temporall; and all the rest from them whose day it is to rest unto God, in exercises spirituall, which all I presume by the very light of nature, would judge intolerable. And this order would have place not onely in particular townes among themselves, but with other also; confidering that six dayes in the weeke wee have converse by commerce and trade, not with our neighbours onely, but with other townes also, farre and neere. Againe, another inconvenience would arise, and that a miserable one, more dangerous than the former; For hereupon a window will be opened unto dissention, each standing for his owne way, as the manner of man is; and what could be expected but wretched confusion should follow hereupon? Lastly consider, should not the service of man prove more comfortable unto him, if God, as hee hath appointed him the proportion of time, so he would be pleased not to leave him to seeke of the particularity of the day under the forementioned proportion. 2. Therefore, as it is fit there should be an uniformity, for the reasons given; so for the maintenance of uniformity, no meanes sufficient, but Gods owne