§. 46. 6. And as for Holy days, there is great difference between them: Those are liable to most question that are obtruded on the Church with the greatest confidence ▪ As for such days as are appointed upon some emergent occasions, that arose since Scripture was indited, and are not common to all times and places of the Church, there is no more question whether the Magistrate may command them, or the Pastors agree upon them, then whether a Lecture-day, or fast-day, or thanksgiving-day may be commanded, or agreed on: some time for Gods worship, besides the Lords Day must be appointed: And God having not told us which, the Magistrate may, on fit occasions▪ And this is no derogation from the sufficiency of Scripture: For the occasion of the day was not existent, when the Scripture was written: such occasions are various according to the various state of the Church in several ages and Countries. And therefore to keep an Anniversary day of Thanksgiving, such as we keep on the fifth of November for our deliverance from the Papists powder plot, is no more questionable then to keep a lecture. Nor for ⟨p. 413⟩my part do I make any scruple *to Keep a Day in Remembrance of any eminent servant of Christ, or Martyr, to praise God for their doctrine or example, and honour their Memorial. But the hardest part of the Question is, whether it be lawful to keep days, as holy, in celebrating the memorial of Christs Nativity, Circumcision, Fasting, Transfiguration, Ascension, and such like? And the great reasons of the doubt are, 1. Because the occasions of these holy days was existent in the Apostles days: and therefore if God would have had such days observed, he could as easily and fitly have done it by his Apostles in the Scripture, as he did other the like thing•. 2. And this is a business that if it were Necessary, would be Equally necessary to all Ages and Parts of the Catholic Church. And therefore it cannot be necessary, but it must be the Matter of an universal Law. And God hath made no such Law in Scripture: And •o Scripture sufficiency, as the Catholic Rule of faith and universal Divine obedience, is utterly overthrown: which if we grant, and turn Papists to day; we shall have as strong temptations to make us turn Infidels to morrow, so poor is their evidence for the supplemental Traditional Law of God. 3.
§. 46. 6. And as for Holy daies, there is great difference between them: Those are lyable to most question that are obtruded on the Church with the greatest confidence ▪ As for such daies as are appointed upon some emergent occasions, that arose since Scripture was indited, and are not common to all times and places of the Church, there is no more question whether the Magistrate may command them, or the Pastors agree upon them, then whether a Lecture-day, or fast-day, or thansgiving-day may be commanded, or agreed on: some time for Gods worship, besides the Lords Day must be appointed: And God having not told us which, the Magistrate may, on fit occasions▪ And this is no derogation from the sufficiency of Scripture: For the occasion of the day was not ex•stent, when the Scripture was written: such occasions are various according to the various state of the Church in several ages and Countries. And therefore to keep an Anniversary day of Thanksgiving, such as we keep on the fifth of November for our deliverance from the Papists powder plot, is no more questionable then to keep a •ecture. Nor for ⟨p. 413⟩my part do I make any scruple *to Keep a Day in Remembrance of any eminent servant of Christ, or Martyr, to praise God for their doctrine or example, and honour their Memorial. But the hardest part of the Question is, whether it be lawfull to keep daies, as holy, in celebrating the memorial of Christs Nativity, Circumcision, Fasting, Transfiguration, Ascention, and such like? And the great reasons of the doubt are, 1. Because the occasions of these holy daies was existent in the Apostles daies: and therefore if God would have had such daies observed, he could as easily and fitly have done it by his Apostles in the Scripture, as he did other the like thing•. 2. And this is a business that if it were Necessary, would be Equally nec•ssary to all Ages and Parts of the Catholick Church. And therefore it cannot be necessary, but it must be the Matter of an universal Law. And God hath made no such Law in Scripture: And •o Scripture sufficiency, as the Catholick Rule of faith and universal Divine obedi•nce, is utterly overthrown: which if we grant, and turn Papists to day; we shall have as strong temptations to make us turn Infidels to morrow, so poor is their evidence for the supplemental Traditional Law of God. 3.
- *In point of Lawfulness; For Conveniency is according to several accidents▪
