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…

Neither do I find throughout this whole discourse any notice taken of this ground, whereupon their discourse runs. It is more likely by far that some meaner persons, and poor snakes are herein set up as marks to shoot at, and as signs to be spoken against. It is true, many do prove hence the morality of the fourth commandment; The author of the practice of piety which goes under a Bishops name, takes this course of his ten arguments to prove the commandments of the Sabbath to be moral; this is the second; Because it was commanded of God to Adam in his innocency. Bishop Andrewes in his Pattern of catechetical doctrine taketh the like course, as formerly hath been mentioned and which is more, professeth This to be a principle: that the Decalogue is the law of nature revived, and the law of nature is the Image of God: now in God (saith he) there can be no ceremony, but all must be eternal: and so in this Image which is the law of nature; and so in the Decalogue, whereas a ceremony is [Greek or Hebrew], and accordingly that one day in seven is to be observed, and consecrated unto Gods Service, as Chrysostom long ago hath inferred hence; but it is nothing usual to infer hence the celebration of the Lords day. In like manner not one that I know, ancient or late, do conclude from the fourth commandment, either the celebration of the Lords day, or the translation of the Sabbath from the seventh day to the first day of the week. But hence indeed they infer (and most justly in my judgement) that if one day in the week were to be consecrated unto the Lord, by virtue of the moral law, in the days of the old Testament, much more doth it become us (by the very light of nature) to consecrate as good a proportion of time to Gods service under the Gospel; And accordingly to rest from all works, that hinder the sanctification of that day in the exercises of piety, and so far forth as they are found to hinder it, not for any mysterious significations sake, in which respect a very rigorous rest is most commonly conceived to be enjoined to the Jews. I do wonder the Canonists are reckoned amongst those, who do build the celebration of the Lords day, upon the constitution of ⟨p. 222⟩the Church and affirm this absolutely;

Neither doe I find thoroughout this whole discourse any notice taken of this ground, whereupon their discourse runnes. It is more likely by farre that some meaner persons, and poore snakes are herein set up as markes to shoot at, and as signes to be spoken against. It is true, many doe prove herence the morality of the fourth commandement; The author of the practice of pietie which goes under a Bishops name, takes this course of his tenne arguments to prove the commandements of the Sabbath to be morall; this is the second; Because it was commanded of God to Adam in his innocency. Bishop Andrewes in his Patterne of catecheticall doctrine taketh the like course, as formerly hath beene mentioned and which is more, professeth This to be a principle: that the Decalogue is the law of nature revived, and the law of nature is the Image of God: now in God (saith he) there can be no ceremony, but all must be eternall: and so in this Image which is the law of nature; and so in the Decalogue, whereas a ceremony is , and accordingly that one day in seven is to bee observed, and consecrated unto Gods Service, as Chrysostome long agoe hath inferred herence; but it is nothing usuall to inferre herence the celebration of the Lords day. In like manner not one that I know, ancient or late, doe conclude from the fourth commandement, either the celebration of the Lords day, or the translation of the Sabbath from the seventh day to the first day of the weeke. But herence indeed they inferre (and most justly in my judgement) that if one day in the weeke were to be consecrated unto the Lord, by vertue of the morall law, in the dayes of the old Testament, much more doth it become us (by the very light of nature) to consecrate as good a proportion of time to Gods service under the Gospell; And accordingly to rest from all workes, that hinder the sanctification of that day in the exercises of pietie, and so farre forth as they are found to hinder it, not for any mysterious significations sake, in which respect a very rigorous rest is most commonly conceived to bee enjoyned to the Jewes. I doe wonder the Canonists are reckoned amongst those, who doe build the celebration of the Lords day, upon the constitution of