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…

But heretofore the seventh day was designed by a Divine precept positive; in the Law of grace, the day of the Lords Resurrection; so that amongst the people of God, one day in the week hath been determined for divine service. As for our Divines, the most general opinion amongst them is, that the observation of one day in seven is of perpetual observation. For albeit Brentius upon Leviticus affirms, that the Church may in these days observe but one day in 14. if they will. Yet not only Gomarus, and Rivet profess that under the Gospel we must allow a better proportion of time for Gods service, rather then a worse, in reference to that which was allowed under the Law: But Luther tom. 5. fol. 610. professeth that ad minimum unus dies aliquis per hebdomadam, is to be chosen for Gods worship, and Baldwin in his cases of conscience. 2. c. 13. cas. 2. touching feasts. It is moral (saith he) to sanctify one day in seven. Master Hooker confesseth as much in his Ecclesiastical policy. And if Calvin hath a way by himself in this; there is no reason he should be introduced to affront the most general current of our own Divines, mustered up by Walaeus as a cloud of witnesses, standing for the morality of one day in seven. Yet Walaeus hath cleared also Calvin in this point, and that in reference to more pregnant passages then are produced here; where nothing is delivered in opposition thereunto; the last tends to the confirmation of it.

But heretofore the seventh day was designed by a Divine praecept positive; in the Law of grace, the day of the Lords Resurrection; so that amongst the people of God, one day in the weeke hath been determined for divine service. As for our Divines, the most generall opinion amongst them is, that the observation of one day in seven is of perpetuall observation. For albeit Brentius upon Leviticus affirmes, that the Church may in these dayes observe but one day in 14. if they will. Yet not onely Gomarus, and Rivet professe that under the Gospell wee must allow a better proportion of time for Gods service, rather then a worse, in reference to that which was allowed under the Law: But Luther tom. 5. fol. 610. professeth that ad minimum unus dies aliquis per hebdomadam, is to be chosen for Gods worship, and Baldwin in his cases of conscience. 2. c. 13. cas. 2. touching feasts. It is morall (saith hee) to sanctifie one day in seven. Master Hooker confesseth as much in his Ecclesiasticall policy. And if Calvin hath a way by himselfe in this; there is no reason hee should be introduced to affront the most generall current of our owne Divines, mustered up by Walaeus as a cloud of witnesses, standing for the morality of one day in seven. Yet Walaeus hath cleared also Calvin in this point, and that in reference to more pregnant passages then are produced here; where nothing is delivered in opposition thereunto; the last tends to the confirmation of it.