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B00106	A short treatise, agaynst the prophanation of the Lord's day, especiallie by salmond-fishing thereon, in tyme of divine service. / By William Guild, D.D. minister in Aberdene, and chaplane to his Majestie..	Guild, William, 1586-1657.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641. Epitaphium piscatoris.	1637 (1637)	STC 12491; ESTC S92781	21,843	84

saying That vpon Sundaye Iustin Martyr Apol. 2. pro Christianis in sine when Christians both in the Town Country do assemble together after the reading of the word publicke exhortation by the Pastor after Prayer and celebration of the Sacrament of Christ's Bodie and Blood then those who are able pro sua quisque voluntate conferunt sayeth hee collecta deponuntur apud praepositum isque subvenit pupillis viduis propter morbum aliamve necessitatem egentibus that is Then everie one as he pleaseth contributeth and what is collected is layd down beside him who hath the charge thereof who helpeth the Orphanes and Widowes and others who by sicknesse or anie other necessitie are poore and indigent And hee subjoyneth saying Conventus autem bos die Solis facimus quoniam hac die primum DEVS depulsis tenebris formataque materia mundum creavit IESVS CHRISTVS quoque noster Servator eadem die resurrexit à mortuis that is These Assemblies we make them on Sunday because on that day the Lord driving away darknesse having formed a matter He created the world as also our Saviour IESVS CHRIST on that same daye arose from the dead So that wee see our Christian or Lord's Day abrogateth not the memorie of the Creation but beeing the first of the Creation and the day of CHRIST'S Resurrection it putteth vs in mynde both of the making of the Worlde and the redeeming of the same Iustin Martyr Apol. 2. Aug. de tempor serm 251. or of a visible olde creation and an invisible newe one as witnesseth both Iustine Martyr as also holie Augustine The same observation of the day of the Lord's Resurrection wee may see also to haue beene the constant and catholicke practise of all Christian Churches after the Apostolicke tymes by the witnessing of other ancient Fathers Therefore sayeth Clemens Romanus Clem. Rom. Co●stit Ap. l. 2. c. 63. Wee Christians assemble our selues together with great diligence vpon the LORD'S Day to prayse Him c. And Tertullian Tertull. apol c. 39. 16. c. 14. de Idolo●atr●a Vpon that day sayeth hee wee who are Christians meete together carefullie in the holie Assemblies And agayne in his Apologeticke hee showeth That the honouring of this day beeing called after the Heathnish denomination Dies Solis and assembling together for publicke worship thereon was the occasion why the Paganes gaue it out That Christians did worship the Sunne So lykewyse sayeth Basil and Isichius Basil de Sp. Sancto c. 27 Et Isichius in Levit. cap. 9. See Aug. de tempore serm 151. That following the doctrine and direction of the Apostles the Christians everie where did sequester the LORD'S Day for their holie Assemblies Those therefore who contrarie to Apostolicall observation and direction and contrarie also to the constant practise of the whole Christian Church ever there-after will so boldlie irreligiouslie contemne such Authoritie and holie examples and prophane the Lord's day for their filthie lucre as they depart heerein from so holie a practise heere so they may justlie feare except they repent and amende a dreadfull departure from Him who is Lord of that day and a separation from the societie of those Saynctes heere-after CHAP. V. The holie speaches and religious exhortations of the ancient Fathers both Greeke and Latine or of the Easterne Westerne Church for the due keeping holie of the LORD'S Day FIrst then to begin with the Grecian Fathers and intending for brevities cause to bring but a few Ignatius Martyr who lived in the Apostles owne tyme adjureth everie one Ignatius 〈◊〉 Magnes by the loue of CHRIST to halow that day saying Let everie one who loveth CHRIST keepe holie the LORD'S Day renowned by His Resurrection which is the Queene of dayes So that the prophanation of this daye and the loue of CHRIST can not consist together and are alwayes incompatible Next Saynct Chrysostome a most famous and holie Bishop Chrysost hom 10. in Genes 2. showeth That from the verie beginning the LORD hath requyred that one day in everie weeke constantlie and whollie should bee set a-part by His Church to bee entierlie appropriated applyed for Spirituall exercyses tending to the good of the soules as the rest of the dayes of the weeke are applyed by vs for corporall and servile labour tending to the good of the bodie and mayntaynance of the naturall lyfe Saynct AUGUSTINE also that great Light of the Westerne Church Aug. serm 215. vrgeth the religious and entiere observation of the Christian Sabbath by comparing the same with the observation of the Jewish Sabbath saying If the vnhappie Iewes doe with so great devotion celebrate their Sabbath so that vpon the same they will doe no earthlie worke how much more should Christians vpon the LORD'S Daye much more attende His Worship and for the salvation of their soules assemble themselues together in the Church of GOD GREGORIE the Great also wryting to the Citizens of ROME Greg. l. 11. epist. 3. showeth both where-from wee should rest and howe wee should whollie employ our selues on the Lord's day laying Vpon the LORD'S Day a cessation should bee altogether from earthlie labour and men should whollie giue themselues to insist in Prayer that what by negligence the sixe dayes of the weeke hath beene committed by Prayer vpon the LORD'S Day the same may hee expiated Seeing therefore this day so manie wayes hath beene honoured by Christ stamped with His Name celebrated by His Apostles observed by the Church and recommended vnto vs by the Fathers whosoever with an high hand of rebellion agaynst God and His Church will wilfullie prophane the same hee sinneth grievouslie agaynst his own soule and the soules of others and as learned Hooker sayeth The voluntarie scandalous contempt of resting from labour on that Day whereon the LORD is publicklie served can not bee too severelie brydled and corrected CHAP. VI. The Decrees of Councels as also of Godlie Emperours and Princes for the due observation of the Lord's Daye FIrst then wee will set downe those Canons of ancient and famous Councels which declare what is forbidden on the Lord's daye and next those which showe what is commanded Synod 6. c●p 8 The sixt Generall Councell then forbiddeth all bodilie worke except that which is for the refreshment of nature that day Thus also sayeth the Councell of Rhemes holden in the 8●3 yeare of CHRIST Concil Rhemens can 35. and tyme of LEO the third Vpon the LORD'S Daye secundùm DOMINI Praeceptum that is according to the LORD' 's owne commandement let no man doe anie servile worke Next the Councell of Cabilon holden in the 653 yeare of CHRIST and tyme of Eugenius more particularlie speaketh of such works as having but a short season and are subject to sundrie dangers both of wnde rayne and are for the sustentation of the whole Countrey yet say the Fathers of this Councell Concil Cabilen