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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 2 › Exam.
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Exam.
It seems this Author is not of their opinion, who think those times wherein Peter de Bruis lived, about the year 1126. to have been darker times than the days of Gregory; though some pass such censure on those times, accounting them times of darkness, he is more wise than to concur in opinion with them; and it is a part of his wisdom (as it seems) to affect, that the world should take notice of so much, namely, that he puts it upon some only to censure those times, as times of darkness Now who are those some? not Papists I presume, but Protestants rather; and what true Protestant can he name that thinks otherwise? we have cause to fear that too many for their advantage, can be content to veil themselves under the visor of Protestants, when in heart they are Papists neither is it possible, (I should think) that any other but such, should think any better of those times, than as of times of ⟨p. 23⟩darkness. It is very likely, this Author is not of opinion, that the man of sin is yet revealed, or any such time the Apostle prophecieth of 2 Thess. 2. of giving men over to illusions to believe lies, for not receiving the love of the truth. I much doubt whether he believes that Rome is the whore of Babylon, whereof Saint John speaketh, Revel. 17. though he professeth of that whore of Babylon, that it is that City, which in his days did rule over the Kings of the earth: yet in that which he accounts light, he can be content to concur with Calvin, in denying the morality of the fourth Commandment, as touching one day in seven to be sanctified unto the Lord. But whatsoever this Peter de Bruis was, whom he professeth to have drawn too deep on the lees of Judaism, he avoucheth no testimony hereof, but only D. Prideaux his joining the Petrobrusians with the Ebionites, Sect. 7. Now Hospinian professeth that which is directly contrary, of the Petrobrusians; as whom he joins with the Anabaptists, maintaining Festos dies omnes ad ceremonias Judaeorum pertinere, & propterea nullos esse debere apud Christianos, quum ceremoniae veteris Testamenti omnes Christi adventu sint impletae, & ideo sublatae. Quorum etiam sententiae Anabaptistae hodie suffragari videntur.