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…

that as on the seventh day the Lord rested from his work of Creation, so on the first day of the week the Lord Christ rising from the dead, then rested from his work of redemption. And lastly Christ bringing with him a new Creation is it strange that he should bring with him a new Sabbath? and no day so fit for this, as the day of his Resurrection. And lastly whosoever doth not rest satisfied with the bare ordinance of the Church; must he not be driven to acknowledge an ordination more then humane, requirable thereunto? Of the necessity of my consequences, and evidence of express Scripture formerly mentioned, I leave it to the indifferent to judge; and to none sooner then to Doctor Prideaux himself, none being more able to judge of consequences then he, being so versed therein, and I am well persuaded of the indifferency of his affections, and had those writings in the canvassing of this point been extant before this Lecture of his which hath since come to the light of the press; I am apt to conceive that either he would have given way to that which seems in my judgement to be the truth, or represented good reason of his dissenting from it. The Apostles example, nor so only, but drawing the Churches generally to the same practise, doth argue a constitution; yet more is brought for the confirmation of the authority of the Lords Day then example. That of searching into the veils and shadows of the old Testament to find this institution is a mystery unto me, and so far am I from that course, that I know none guilty of it; The ancient Fathers sometimes do expatiate this way, for the setting forth of the honourable condition of the Lords Day; but they build not doctrines thereupon; which if they had done in some particular case advantageous to our adversaries, it had been enough to have cried us down.

that as on the seventh day the Lord rested from his worke of Creation, so on the first day of the weeke the Lord Christ rising from the dead, then rested from his worke of redemption. And lastly Christ bringing with him a new Creation is it strange that he should bring with him a new Sabbath? and no day so fit for this, as the day of his Resurrection. And lastly whosoever doth not rest satisfied with the bare ordinance of the Church; must hee not be driven to acknowledge an ordination more then humane, requirable thereunto? Of the necessity of my consequences, and evidence of expresse Scripture formerly mentioned, I leave it to the indifferent to judge; and to none sooner then to Doctor Prideaux himselfe, none being more able to judge of consequences then hee, being so versed therein, and I am well persuaded of the indifferency of his affections, and had those writings in the canvassing of this point beene extant before this Lecture of his which hath since come to the light of the presse; I am apt to conceave that either hee would have given way to that which seemes in my judgement to be the truth, or represented good reason of his dissenting from it. The Apostles example, nor so onely, but drawing the Churches generally to the same practise, doth argue a constitution; yet more is brought for the confirmation of the authority of the Lords Day then example. That of searching into the veyles and shadowes of the old Testament to finde this institution is a mystery unto mee, and so farre am I from that course, that I know none guilty of it; The ancient Fathers sometimes doe expatiate this way, for the setting forth of the honorable condition of the Lords Day; but they build not doctrines thereupon; which if they had done in some particular case advantageous to our adversaries, it had beene enough to have cryed us downe.