A treatise of Christian religion

A. At the dawning of the day, for Christ rose in the dawning thereof; whereby is put a difference between the Jewish, and the true Christian Sabbath: for as the Jewish Sabbath began in that part of the day, in which the Creation of the world was ended, and consequently in the evening; so the celebration ⟨p. 112⟩of the memory of Christs Resurrection, and therein of his Rest from his special labours, being the ground of the change of that day into this; it also (by the same proportion of reason) is to begin, when the Resurrection began, which was in the morning.

A. At the dawning of the day, for Christ rose in the dawning thereof; whereby is put a difference betweene the Iewish, and the true Christian Sabbath: for as the Iewish Sabbath began in that part of the day, in which the Creation of the world was ended, and consequently in the euening; so the celebration ⟨p. 112⟩of the memorie of Christs Resurrection, and therin of his Rest from his special labors, being the ground of the change of that day into this; it also (by the same proportion of reason) is to begin, when the Resurrection began, which was in the morning.

Q. Can you show this by example?

Q. Can you shew this by example?

A. Yea, Paul being at Troas, after he had preached ¹a whole day until midnight, celebrated the Supper of the Lord the same night, which was a Sabbath days exercise; and therefore that night following the day, was a part of the Sabbath: for in the morning he departed, having stayed there seven days; by which it is evident, that that which was done, was upon the Lords day.