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A93321 An appeal to the consciences of the chief magistrates of this Commonvvealth, touching the Sabbath-day: as held forth in a book intituled, Articles of religion approved and passed by both Houses of Parliament, after advice had with the Assembly of Divines, &c. Printed in the year 1648. As also in another book intituled, The grounds and principles of religion, contained in a short catechism, &c. And published by the same order. By William Saller, and John Spittlehouse, in the behalf of themselves and several others, who think themselves obliged to observe the seventh day of the week, for the Lords holy Sabbath ... Saller, William, d. ca. 1680.; Spittlehouse, John. 1657 (1657) Wing S397; Thomason E909_8; ESTC R203443 8,111 15

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An APPEAL To the Consciences of the chief Magistrates of this COMMONVVEALTH touching the sabbath-Sabbath-day As held forth in a Book Intituled Articles of Religion approved and passed by both Houses of Parliament after advice had with the Assembly of Divines c. Printed in the year 1648. As also In another Book Intituled The Grounds and Principles of Religion contained in a Short Catechism c. And published by the same Order By William Saller and John Spittlehouse In the behalf of themselves and several others who think themselves obliged to observe the seventh Day of the week for the Lords Holy Sabbath as in the fourth Commandment of the Royal-Law of Jehovah Exod. 20. 8 9 10 11. Psal 119. 46. I will speak thy testimonies also before Kings and will not be ashamed Mat. 15.6 9. Thus have ye made the Commandment of God of none effect by your tradition but in vain do ye worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men Printed for the Author 1657. An APPEAL to the Consciences of the chief Magistrates of this Commonwealth touching the Sabbath-Day c. GENTLEMEN IN as much as the 35 Article of the present Government doth grant liberty to confute Error and Heresie and whatsoever is contrary to sound D ctrine We have therefore as obliged in Duty and Conscience Lev. 19.17 Luk. 22.23 taken upon us to present unto you as the most properest Judges in this matter wherein the Persons mentioned in the Title-Page have erred in their judgement touching the Lords holy Sabbath And to the end you may the better discern the said error and be thereby induced to reform the same We shall in the first place lay before you what they have asserted touching the Law in which the said Sabbath is included In Pag. 19. of that Book of Articles as in the Title Page they have ingenuously and christianly confessed 1. That God gave to Adam a Law as a Covenant of Works by which he bound him and all his Posterity to Personal Entire Exact and Perpetual Obedience promising life upon the fulfilling and threatning death upon the breach of it and indowed him with Power and Ability to keep it Gen. 1.26 27. with Gen. 2.17 Rom. 2.14 15. Rom. 5.12 19. Gal. 3.10 11. Eccles 7.29 Job 28.28 2. That this Law after his fall continued to be a Perfect Rule of Righteousness and such as was delivered by God in Mount Sinai in ten Commandments and written in two Tables Jam. 1.25 28 10 11 12. Rom. 3.8 9. Deut. 5 32. 104. Exod. 34.1 The four first Commandments containing our duty towards God and the other six our duty to Man Mat. 22.37 38 39 40. 3. That the Law commonly called Moral doth for ever binde all as well justified Persons as other to the obedience thereof Rom. 13 8 9 10 Eph. 6.2 1 Joh. 2.3 4 7 8. and that not onely in regard of the Matter contained in it but also in respect of the Authority of God the Creator who gave it Jam. 2.8 Rom. 3.31 neither doth Christ in the Gospel any way dissolve but much strengthen the Obligation Mat. 5.17 18 19. Jam. 2.8 Rom. 3 31. 4. That although true Believers be not under the Law as a Covenant of Works to be thereby justified or condemned Rom. 6.14 Gal. 2.16 3.13 4.4 5. Act. 13 32. Rom. 8.1 yet it is of great use to them as well as to others in that as a Rule of Life it informs them of the will of God and their Duty it directs and binds them to walk accordingly Rom. 7 12 22 25. Psa 119.4 5 6. 1 Cor. 7.19 Gal. 5.14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23. discovering also the sinful pollutions of their Nature Hearts and Lives Rom. 7.7 3.20 so as examining themselves thereby they may come to a further conviction of and humiliation for and hatred against sin Jam. 1.23 24. Rom 7.9 14 24. together with a cleer sight of the need they have of Christ and the perfection of his obedience Gal. 3.24 Rom. 7.24 25. 8.3 4. It is likewise of use to regenerate and to restrain their corruptions in that it forbids sin Jam. 2.11 Psal 119.101 104 128. and the threatning of it to serve to shew what even their sins deserve and what afflictions in this life they may expect for them although freed from the curse thereof threatned in the Law Ezra 9.13 14 Psal 89 31 32 33 34. The promises of it in like manner shew them Gods approbation of obedience and what blessing they may expect upon the performance thereof Levit. 26.1 10 14. with 2 Cor. 6.16 Eph. 6.2 3. Psal 37.11 with Mat. 5.5 Psal 19.11 although not due unto them by the Law as a Covenant of Works Gal. 2.16 Luk 17.10 so as a mans doing good and refraining from evil because the Law incourageth to the one and deterreth from the other is no evidence of his being under the Law and not under Grace Rom. 6.12 14. 1 Pet. 3.8 9 10 11 12. with Psal 44.12 13 14 15 16. Heb. 12.22 29. 5. That the forementioned Uses of the Law are not contrary to the grants of the Gospel but do sweetly comply with it Gal. 3.21 the spirit of Christ subduing and inabling the will of man to do that freely and cheerfully which the will of God requireth to be done Ezek. 36.27 Heb. 8.10 with Jer. 31.33 In all which expressions we acknowledge our selves to be of the same judgement with them Again as touching the observation of the seventh Day Sabbath in Cap. 21. of the forenamed Book page 35. they use these following words As it is the Law of Nature that in general a due proportion of time be set apart for the worship of God so in his Word by a positive Moral and perpetual commandment binding all men in all ages he hath particularly appointed one Day in Seven for a Sabbath to be kept holy unto him Exod. 20 8 10 11. Isa 56.2 4 6 7. which from the beginning of the World unto the Resurrection of Christ was the last day of the week Again in pag. 16. of the Catechism mentioned in the Title Page they also acknowledge That the fourth Commandment requireth the keeping holy to God such a set time as he hath appointed in his Word expresly one whole day in seven to be a holy Sabbath to himself and that from the beginning of the world to the Resurrection of Christ God appointed the seventh Day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath And in this particular also we judge they have dealt far more candidly then most of these will do who pretend to a higher dispensation Having thus shewed you their judgements in reference to the Moral Law and the Sabbath therein conteined we shall in the next place recite the Scriptures they urge to prove a change of the said Sabbath day unto the first Day of the week viz. 1 Cor. 16.2 Act. 20.7 Rev. 1.10 But before we shall speak thereunto we first conceive