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A03146 The history of the Sabbath In two bookes. By Pet. Heylyn. Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662. 1636 (1636) STC 13274; ESTC S104023 323,918 504

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peter_n preach_v his_o first_o sermon_n unto_o the_o jew_n and_o baptize_v such_o of_o they_o as_o believe_v there_o be_v add_v to_o the_o church_n that_o day_n three_o thousand_o soul_n this_o happen_v on_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n which_o fall_v that_o year_n upon_o the_o sunday_n or_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n as_o elsewhere_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o special_a and_o a_o casual_a thing_n so_o can_v it_o yield_v but_o little_a proof_n if_o it_o yield_v we_o any_o that_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v then_o observe_v or_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v by_o select_v of_o that_o day_n for_o his_o descent_n on_o the_o apostle_n intend_v to_o dignify_v it_o for_o sabbath_n for_o first_o it_o be_v a_o casual_a thing_n that_o pentecost_n shall_v fall_v that_o year_n upon_o the_o sunday_n it_o be_v a_o movable_a feast_n as_o unto_o the_o day_n such_o as_o do_v change_v and_o shift_v itself_o according_a to_o the_o position_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o 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the_o roman_a empire_n have_v be_v much_o accustom_v especial_o in_o their_o height_n of_o fortune_n wherein_o they_o be_v extreme_o riotous_a and_o luxurions_a and_o unto_o these_o too_o many_o innocent_a soul_n both_o young_a man_n and_o woman_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o church_n use_v to_o repair_v sometime_o for_o their_o recreation_n only_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o sport_n and_o see_v those_o uncomely_a gesture_n and_o uncivil_a sight_n go_v back_o sometime_o possess_v with_o unchaste_a desire_n and_o loose_a affection_n which_o may_v perhaps_o break_v out_o at_o last_o in_o dishonest_a action_n this_o make_v the_o father_n of_o this_o age_n and_o of_o some_o that_o follow_v inveigh_v as_o general_o against_o all_o dance_n as_o most_o unlawful_a in_o themselves_o so_o more_o particular_o against_o the_o sport_n itself_o and_o behold_v of_o the_o same_o upon_o those_o day_n which_o be_v appoint_v to_o god_n worship_n and_o to_o these_o kind_n of_o dance_n and_o to_o 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book_n be_v grow_v unto_o so_o great_a a_o number_n be_v neither_o novum_fw-la crime_n nor_o in_o auditum_fw-la we_o may_v with_o far_o 〈…〉_o complain_v thereof_o than_o we_o can_v amend_v it_o yet_o for_o the_o present_a i_o have_v take_v the_o best_a care_n i_o can_v although_o not_o to_o prevent_v yet_o to_o correct_v they_o such_o as_o be_v menee_o literal_a or_o no_o impediment_n to_o the_o sense_n be_v leave_v unto_o the_o reader_n care_v and_o ingenuity_n the_o rest_n th●_n greek_n alone_o except_v which_o both_o for_o accent_n and_o for_o letter_n have_v be_v exceed_v much_o mistake_v be_v here_o collect_v to_o thy_o ●and_n and_o be_v these_o th●t_v follow_v viz._n part_n 1._o p._n 8._o l._n 14_o r._n i_o deny_v not_o p._n 9_o l._n 17_o r._n narratione_fw-la p._n 10_o l._n 34_o r._n posaiu●●_n p._n 13._o l._n 10_o r._n ames_n p._n 16._o l._n 25._o for_o which_o r._n what_o p._n 19_o l._n 4._o r._n wherein_o bodinus_fw-la p._n 21_o l._n 2_o r._n multa_fw-la p._n 23_o l._n 17_o r._n palliate_v their_o p._n 27_o l._n 29_o del_o say_v p._n 3_o r_o 1_o 32_o r._n s●bbatizasse_o p._n 32_o l._n 22_o r._n which_o do_v p._n 37_o r._n present_a p._n 57_o l._n 36_o r._n dictate_v p._n 76_o l._n 31_o r._n note_v it_o of_o every_o month_n p._n 83_o l._n 13_o r._n week_n p._n 94_o l._n 8_o for_o one_o r._n on_o the._n p._n 95_o l._n 34_o r._n against_o martion_n p._n 104_o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n in_o ●●ta_fw-la sva_fw-la p._n 114_o l._n ●8_o r._n dedicate_v p._n 121_o l._n 26_o r._n commonwealth_n p._n 135_o l_o 37_o for_o the_o other_o r._n those_o p._n ●39_n r._n iss●char_n p._n 147_o l._n 3●_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o p._n 161_o l._n 5_o r._n tamuz_n p._n 177_o l._n 5_o r._n load_n part_n 2._o epistle_n l._n 2._o r._n part_n p._n 12_o l._n 7_o for_o as_o it_o be_v r._n who_o as_o 〈◊〉_d l_v p._n 13_o l._n 5_o r._n 〈◊〉_d christus_fw-la p._n 23_o l._n 9_o del_o ancient_a p._n 27_o l._n 37_o r._n from_o who_o it_o seem_v p._n 47_o l._n 21_o r._n decretory_a ib._n l._n 25_o r._n neither_o for_o the._n p._n 49_o l._n 9_o r._n 〈◊〉_d ib._n 17_o del_o bu●_n p._n 57_o l._n 5_o r._n the_o old_a use_n in_o p._n 58_o l._n 5_o for_o nor_o r._n now_o ib._n l._n 34._o r._n institute_v by_o ib._n l._n 35_o r._n in_o those_o p._n 62_o l._n 13_o r._n as_o not_o to_o p._n 66_o l._n 29._o r._n entitle_v p._n 69._o l._n 1._o for_o evil_a r._n civil_a ib._n 11_o r._n run_v ib._n 19_o 20_o for_o care_n many_o r._n ceremony_n p._n 71_o del_o up_o p._n 73_o l._n 22_o r._n on_o wednesday_n p._n 74_o l._n 31_o ●_o judaisme_n p._n 75_o l._n 1_o r._n fair_a p._n 76_o l._n 11._o for_o romish_a r._n jewish_a ib._n l._n 23_o r._n contrive_v ib._n 34_o for_o two_o r._n to._n p._n 82._o l._n 17_o for_o or_o read_v on_o ib._n 28_o r._n follower_n p._n 88_o l._n 1_o r._n discreet_a behaviour_n p._n 91_o l._n 10_o for_o easter_n r._n earth_n p._n 101_o l._n 10_o r._n possess_v ib._n l._n 23_o r._n five_o centurie_n p._n 107_o l._n ●_o r._n whereas_o tha●_n p._n 112_o l._n 34_o del_o that_o p._n 116_o l._n 4_o r._n whole_o p._n 130_o l._n 31_o for_o true_a r._n it_o be_v true_a p._n 144_o l._n 34_o r_o ovied●_n p._n 147_o l._n 20_o r._n chartres_n p._n 175._o l._n 33_o r._n ryve●_n p._n 224_o l._n 13_o r._n envy_v p._n 226_o l._n 9_o for_o now_o in_o r._n now_o at_o the_o first_o p._n 230_o l._n 37_o r._n clause_n p._n 253_o r._n on_o the_o lewes_z p._n 255_o l._n 35_o r._n the_o musician_n head_n p._n 258_o l._n 31_o r._n with_o as_o much_o violence_n p._n 260_o l._n 4._o for_o or_o r._n on_o p._n 263_o l._n 11._o r._n go_v back_o a_o little_a p._n 265._o l._n 35._o r._n 560._o the_o history_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o first_o book_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o pet._n heylyn_n exod._n 31._o 15_o 16._o wherefore_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v keep_v the_o sabbath_n to_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n throughout_o their_o generation_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n between_o i_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o ever_o london_n print_v for_o henry_n seile_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o tygers-head_n in_o saint_n paul_n churchyard_n 1636._o the_o history_n of_o the_o sabbath_n chap._n i._n that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o institute_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n 1_o the_o entrance_n to_o the_o work_n in_o hand_n 2_o that_o those_o word_n genes_n 2._o and_o god_n bless_v the_o seven_o day_n etc._n etc._n be_v there_o deliver_v as_o by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n 3_o anticipation_n in_o the_o scripture_n confess_v
of_o the_o sabbath_n have_v resolve_v according_o quod_fw-la dies_fw-la ille_fw-la solennis_fw-la unus_fw-la debeat_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o septimana_fw-la hoc_fw-la positivi_fw-la juris_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v amesius_n doctrine_n and_o ryvet_n also_o say_v the_o same_o lege_fw-la de_fw-la sabbato_fw-la pos●tiu●●_n non_fw-la naturalem_fw-la agnosci●us_fw-la the_o place_n be_v both_o cite_v in_o the_o forme●_n section_n and_o both_o do_v make_v the_o sabbath_n a_o mere_a positive_a law_n but_o what_o need_v more_o be_v say_v in_o so_o clear_a a_o case_n o●_n what_o need_v further_a witness_n be_v produce_v to_o give_v in_o evidence_n when_o we_o have_v con●●tentem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d for_o doctor_n bind_v who_o first_o among_o we_o here_o endeavour_v to_o advance_v the_o lord_n day_n into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n and_o feign_v a_o pedigree_n of_o the_o sabbath_n even_o from_o adam_n infancy_n have_v herein_o say_v enough_o to_o betray_v his_o cause_n and_o those_o that_o since_o have_v either_o build_v upon_o his_o foundation_n or_o beautify_v their_o undertake_n with_o his_o collection_n indeed_o say_v he_o this_o law_n be_v give_v in_o the_o beginning_n not_o so_o much_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nine_o commandment_n be_v but_o by_o express_a word_n when_o god_n sanctify_v it_o for_o though_o this_o be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o some_o day_n shall_v be_v separate_v to_o god_n worship_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o gentile_n yet_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v every_o seven_o day_n 16._o 2._o ed●●_n p_o 11._o &_o 16._o the_o lord_n himself_o set_v down_o in_o express_a word_n which_o otherwise_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n they_o can_v never_o have_v find_v so_o that_o by_o his_o confession_n there_o be_v no_o sabbath_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n no_o more_o than_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n in_o any_o positive_a law_n or_o divine_a appointment_n 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perfection_n of_o that_o number_n or_o that_o there_o be_v any_o mystery_n in_o it_o or_o that_o god_n delight_v more_o in_o it_o than_o in_o any_o other_o though_o i_o confess_v say_v he_o that_o much_o be_v say_v that_o way_n both_o in_o divine_a and_o humane_a writer_n much_o have_v be_v say_v therein_o indeed_o so_o much_o 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v wonder_v at_o the_o strange_a nicety_n of_o some_o man_n and_o the_o unprofitable_a pain_n they_o have_v take_v among_o they_o in_o search_v out_o the_o mystery_n of_o this_o number_n the_o better_a to_o advance_v as_o they_o conceive_v 2._o in_o gen._n 2._o the_o reputation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n aug._n steuchius_n have_v affirm_v in_o general_a that_o this_o day_n and_o number_n be_v most_o natural_a and_o most_o agreeable_a to_o divine_a employment_n and_o therefore_o in_o omni_fw-la aetate_fw-la inter_fw-la omnes_fw-la gentes_fw-la habitus_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la &_o sacer_fw-la account_v in_o all_o time_n and_o nation_n as_o most_o venerable_a and_o so_o have_v many_o other_o say_v since_o he_o but_o he_o that_o lead_v the_o way_n unto_o he_o and_o to_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v philo_z the_o jew_n who_o be_v a_o great_a follower_n of_o plato_n take_v up_o his_o way_n of_o trade_n in_o the_o mystery_n of_o several_a number_n wherein_o he_o be_v so_o intricate_a and_o perplex_a that_o numero_fw-la platonis_fw-la obscurius_fw-la do_v grow_v at_o last_o into_o a_o proverb_n this_o philo_n therefore_o platonize_a 13._o tu●_n ad_fw-la attic._n l._n 7._o epl._n 13._o first_o tell_v we_o of_o this_o number_n of_o seven_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o persuade_v himself_o ●pificio_fw-la de_fw-fr mundi_fw-la ●pificio_fw-la there_o be_v not_o any_o man_n able_a sufficient_o to_o extol_v it_o as_o be_v far_o above_o all_o the_o power_n of_o rhetoric_n and_o that_o the_o pythagorean_n from_o they_o first_o plato_n learn_v those_o trifle_n do_v usual_o resemble_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o to_o jove_n himself_o then_o that_o hypocrates_n do_v divide_v the_o life_n of_o man_n into_o seven_o age_n each_o age_n contain_v seven_o full_a year_n to_o which_o the_o change_n of_o man_n constitution_n be_v all_o frame_v and_o fit_v as_o also_o that_o the_o bear_n or_o arcturus_n as_o they_o use_v to_o call_v it_o and_o the_o constellation_n call_v the_o pleyade_n consist_v of_o seven_o star_n several_o neither_o more_o nor_o less_o he_o show_v we_o also_o 1_o de_fw-fr legis_fw-la all●g_n l._n 1_o how_o much_o nature_n be_v delight_v in_o this_o number_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o viz._n that_o there_o be_v seven_o planet_n and_o that_o the_o moon_n quarter_v every_o seven_o day_n that_o infant_n bear_v in_o the_o seven_o month_n be_v usual_o like_a enough_o to_o live_v that_o there_o be_v seven_o several_a motion_n of_o the_o body_n seven_o entrail_n so_o many_o outward_a member_n seven_o hole_n or_o outlet_n in_o the_o same_o seven_o sort_n of_o excrement_n as_o also_o that_o the_o seven_o be_v the_o critical_a day_n in_o most_o kind_n of_o malady_n and_o to_o which_o purpose_n this_o and_o much_o more_o of_o the_o same_o condition_n every_o where_o scatter_v in_o his_o write_n but_o to_o devise_v some_o natural_a reason_n for_o the_o sabbath_n for_o so_o he_o manifest_v himself_o in_o another_o place_n 7._o ap._n euseb._n praepar_n l._n ●_o c._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n now_o why_o god_n choose_v the_o seven_o day_n and_o establish_v it_o by_o law_n for_o the_o day_n of_o rest_n you_o need_v not_o ask_v at_o all_o of_o i_o since_o both_o physician_n and_o philosopher_n have_v so_o oft_o declare_v of_o what_o great_a power_n and_o virtue_n that_o number_n be_v as_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n so_o special_o on_o the_o nature_n and_o state_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thus_o say_v he_o you_o have_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n sabbath_n indeed_o philosopher_n and_o physician_n and_o other_o learned_a man_n of_o great_a name_n and_o credit_n have_v speak_v much_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o and_o several_o impute_v great_a power_n unto_o it_o in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o several_a change_n of_o man_n body_n whereof_o ●ee_n c●nsorinus_n de_fw-fr die_fw-la natali_fw-la cap._n 12._o varro_z in_o gellius_n lib._n 3._o c._n 10._o hypocrates_n solon_n and_o hermippus_n beritus_n in_o the_o sixth_o book_n of_o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n beside_o divers_a other_o nay_o it_o grow_v up_o so_o high_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o man_n that_o they_o derive_v it_o at_o the_o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n ab_fw-la insita_fw-la maj●state_fw-la so_o philo_n tell_v we_o macrobius_n also_o say_v the_o same_o all●gor_fw-la de_fw-fr legis_fw-la all●gor_fw-la apud_fw-la veteres_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocitatur_fw-la quod_fw-la graeco_fw-la nomine_fw-la testabatur_fw-la venerationem_fw-la debitam_fw-la numero_fw-la thus_o he_o in_o somnio_fw-la scipionis_fw-la 9_o but_o other_o man_n as_o good_a as_o they_o find_v no_o such_o mystery_n in_o this_o number_n but_o that_o the_o rest_n may_v keep_v pace_n with_o it_o if_o not_o go_v before_o it_o and_o some_o of_o those_o which_o so_o much_o magnify_v the_o seven_o have_v find_v as_o weighty_a mystery_n in_o many_o of_o the_o other_o also_o in_o which_o i_o shall_v the_o rather_o enlarge_v myself_o that_o see_v the_o exceed_a great_a both_o contradiction_n and_o contention_n that_o be_v between_o they_o in_o these_o needl●●e_a curiosity_n we_o may_v the_o better_o find_v the_o slightness_n of_o those_o argument_n which_o seem_v to_o place_v a_o great_a moraliti●_n in_o this_o number_n of_o seven_o as_o if_o it_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o most_o proper_a number_n for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o first_o whereas_o the_o learned_a man_n before_o mention_v affix_v a_o special_a power_n unto_o it_o
in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n justine_n the_o martyr_n plain_o tell_v we_o 69._o respo●s_n ad_fw-la cue_n 69._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o nature_n only_o not_o unto_o any_o period_n of_o time_n account_v by_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o and_o that_o they_o of●_n time_n come_v to_o their_o perfection_n soon_o or_o late_a than_o the_o say_a period_n which_o can_v not_o be_v in_o case_n that_o nature_n be_v observant_a of_o this_o number_n as_o they_o say_v she_o be_v and_o not_o this_o number_n tie_v to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n therefore_o say_v he_o this_o number_n have_v no_o influence_n on_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n then_o whereas_o other_o attribute_v i_o know_v not_o what_o perfection_n to_o this_o number_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n cicero_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v plenus_fw-la numerus_fw-la macrobius_n that_o it_o 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