The Contents of the chief matters handled herein.The Contents of the chiefe matters handled herein.

The Contents of the chief matters handled herein.

The Contents of the chiefe matters handled herein.

IN the answer to the Prefacer.

Section. 1. 1. The ancients are alleged in vain to oppose the Institution of the Sabbath, as from the beginning. Section 2. 2. The untruth of the Prefacer's legends concerning Peter Bruis, Fulco, and Eustathius and others, discovered. Section 3. 3. Calvin abused by the Prefacer, and misconstrued. Section 3. 2. What credit Barclay deserves, relating a consultation of Calvin, about transferring the Sabbath to the Thursday. Section. 3. 3. Of the force of Apostolical example. Section 4. 4. The vanity of the Prefacers pretence, in saying Catarinus opposed Tostatus with ill success, while he ⟨image 4⟩maintained the Institution of the Sabbath from the Creation. It is made apparent, that his success was far beyond that of Tostatus. Section 4. 2. Whether Adam fell the first day wherein he was created. 1. Pererius his arguments for the negative. Sect. 4. 2. Doctor Willet his arguments for the affirmative. Sect. 4. Section 4. 3. Pererius his reasons against the institution of the Sabbath from the Creation, answered. Section 4. 4. Two Digressions in answer to Rivetus in two particulars. 1. By way of reply upon his answer to Walaeus his arguments, justifying the morality of one day in seven. 2. To his arguments opposing the morality of one day in seven to be consecrated to the Lord. Section 5. ¹5. A consideration of Walaeus his discourse in answer to those, who conceive the institution of the Lords Day, to have been ordered by Christ himself. Section 5. ²2. An examination of that phrase of some of our Divines, affirming the ancients to have changed the Jews Sabbath unto the Lords Day for a probable cause: wherein it is showed that the cause hereof was more then probable. Section 6. 6. An examination of Chemnitius his discourse, concerning the authority of the Lords Day.