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A73593	An abstract of the doctrine of the sabbaoth Briefly, yet fully and plainely set forth; together with the vses of the same doctrine; with the vsuall obiections and answers therevnto. All which for the helpe of memorie, are drawne into sundry chapters.	Burton, William, d. 1616.	1606 (1606)	STC 4165a.5; ESTC S124659	39,562	132

For 1 The Lord saith heere Remember c. that is thinke of it before hand to shew that except it be thought vpon before it come for the ordering of our businesse accordingly we cannot keepe it as it should be kept 2 Those things which in the other Commandements are vnderstood are expressed in this For first in this Commaundement both the good is expresly commanded and the evill expresly forbidden in the other Commandement it is not so Secondly heere we are expresly charged with our selves and those that belong vnto vs in the rest it is not so 3 Heere be more reasons vsed than in al the rest they be in number 3. 1 The first is drawne from the equitie of the thing commaunded for seeing as God giveth vs sixe daies for our own businesse reason requireth that we should keepe the seventh day for his Maiesties vse 2 The second is drawne from Gods example that we may be like our Creator in that point of resting the seventh day 3 The third reason is taken from the end of that blessing which the Lord bestowed vpon that day for he blessed this day with a spetiall blessing to this end onely viz. to his service and to no other From this multiplicitie of reasons heere vsed we may gather foure things 1 The greatnesse of Gods goodnesse who perswadeth vs by reasons when he might compell vs by his onely and absolute authority 2 The excellency of that dutie which is heere so many waies enforced 3 The necessitie of it 4 How rebellious our nature is especially against this Commandement that must be drawn to the liking of it by so many reasons So much for the manner of Commanding Now of the matter that is Commanded and that is double 1 That a day of rest must be kept 2 That this rest must be sanctified Concerning the day of rest foure points are to be considered 1 That a Sabbaoth day or day of rest must of necessitie be continued in the Church of God vnto the end of the world See chap. 2. 2 That this rest must be vppon one certaine day and what day that must be See chap. 3. 3 What manner of rest it is that must be kept See chap. 4. And what workes may be done that day See chap. 5. 4 To whom the observation of this rest is enioyned See chap. 6. With obiects aunswered chap. 7. Concerning the sanctifying of this rest foure points are to be considered of 1 What is meant by sanctifying the Sabbaoth day See chap. 8. 2 By what meanes the Sabbaoth day must be sanctified which must be by performing of duties 1 Publike and they be of two sorts 1 Of Piety See cha 9. 2 Of Pitty See cha 10. 2 Private and those are also two fold 1 More private such as are to be done by every man alone See chap. 11. 2 Lesse private or such as are to be performed with others See cha 12. and 13. 3 By whom those meanes must be put in practise whereby the Sabbaoth is to be sanctified See chap. 14. 4 What obiections commonly are made against the sanctification of the Sabbaoth or any part of the doctrine thereof See chap. 15. Of the Continuance of a Sabbaoth CHAP. II. THe Continuance of a Sabbaoth must be graunted and not bee doubted of or else in vaine doe we exhort to the keeping holy of a Sabbaoth Now the Continuance of a Sabbaoth or day of Rest may be prooved two waies 1 By the antiquity of the Sabbaoth 2 By the ends for which it was first ordained The antiquity of the Sabbaoth day is very great for 1 So soone as there was a seventh day created so soone was it made a Sabbaoth day and sanctified to a holy vses 2 From the first institution of it it was kept among the Hebrewes by tradition vntill the b Law was given 3 From the law vntill Christs time it was kept by the Iews according to the fourth Commaundement of the morall law 4 Our Saviour Christ at his comming by his practise did establish it c and his Apostles after d him 5 The christian Churches ever since the Apostles time have kept a Sabbaoth day according to the practise and writings of the Apostles So much of the antiquitie of the Sabbaoth day Now of the ends for which a Sabbaoth or day of Rest was first ordained and those were two 1 The first was a more principall end and that was to further both Adam at the first and Adams posteritie for ever in the true worship of God Now so long as the worshippe of God must continue in the Church so long must the Sabbaoth continue which was made a subordinate meanes and helpe vnto the same But the worshippe of God must continue for ever in the world Therefore also while the world standeth a Sabbaoth day must be continued 2 The second end of a Sabbaoth was lesse principall and that was to helpe Nature and to maintaine bodily strength Exod. 23.12 And in regard of these two ends it is still most necessary which may appeare by reasons 1 Generall and those may bee drawne 1 From the greater to the lesse For if Adam in his best estate had neede of a Sabbaoth day wherein he might serve God by meditating vppon his works by praying vnto him for the continuance of his grace and by praising his name for benefites received c. and all because hee might fall then much more neede have we of a Sabboth day being so grievously fallen that so we may recover our selves againe 2 From the effectes of sinne For after sinne had entred the first strength decayed then came in corruption and weaknesse paine and wearinesse and all fore-runners of death with death it self in regard whereof we all crave helpe of ease and rest without which we cannot long endure And therefore looke how much we are weakned broken more then our fore-fathers were and Adam in Paradice so much more need have we of a Sabboth that is a rest then they had 2 Speciall and these in regard 1 Of the wicked who vpon the six daies never reade the scriptures nor hear them nor pray nor meditate nor conferre of religion but by this mercifull ordinance of a Sabbaoth they are driven to doe that which they would not otherwise doe by which meanes eyther some good may be wrought in them if they belong vnto God or else they shall be left without excuse in the day of the Lord. 2 In regard of the godly themselves who oftentimes also neglect the exercises of Gods worship in the weeke daies but are driven by this meanes of a Sabbaoth to supply their former wants to their greater good THE PROOFES a Gen. 2.3 So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because that in it he had rested from all his worke which God had created and made b Exod. 16.23 And he answered and said this is that which the Lord hath said To morrow is the holy rest of the Sabbaoth

a stranger in the land of Aegypt and that the Lord thy God brought thee out from thence by a mighty hand and a stretched out arme Therefore the Lord thy God commandeth thee to observe the Sabbaoth day d 1. Tim. 4.8 Godlinesse is profitable vnto all things which hath the promise of this life present and of that that is to come Matt. 6.33 First seeke yee the Kingdome of God and his righteousnesse and all other things shall be ministred vnto you Levit. 25.18 Yee shall obey mine ordinances and keepe my lawes and doe them and ye shall dwell in the land in safetie 19. And the land shall give her fruit and yee shall eate your fill aad dwell therein in safetie e Levit. 25.20 And if ye shall say what shall we eate the seventh yeare for we shall not sowe nor gather in our increase 22. I will send my blessing vppon you in the sixt yeare and it shall bring forth fruit for three yeares 23. And ye shall sowe the eight yeare and eate of the old fruit vntill the ninth yeare till the fruit thereof come ye shall eate the olde f Acts 4.19 But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them and said Whether it be right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God iudge ye 20. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen heard The second part of the fourth Commaundement requireth the sanctifying of the seventh daies rest Of the sanctifying of the Sabboth in generall CHAP. VIII COncerning the sanctification of the Sabbaoth day foure things are to be cōsidered of 1 Of the meaning of the word Sanctifie which in Scripture is applied 1. To such things as are separated from common and profane vses and consecrated to vses a holy and religious 2 To all other things which are made lawfull for beleevers to vse to their owne benefite by the rule of the b word and prayer 2 That the sanctification of the Sabbaoth standeth in two points 1 In not vsing it about the affaires of this life eyther for carnall pleasure or profit 2 In consecrating it generally to holy vses for the keeping of a Rest without a sanctification of it to holy exercises is but to retaine a shadow without a body specially to Gods worship and service and to nothing else for 1 This is the law of things consecrated to the Lord that they may not be imployed to any other vse but the Lords 2 For this cause it is called a holy Sabbaoth and the Sabboth of the Lord not onely because the Lord did ordaine it but cheefely because it was ordained to the Lords vse 3 By what meanes the Sabbaoth day must be sanctified and those meanes are two fold 1 By assembling our selves together in Gods house or c sāctuary 2 By doing such duties as God in his Sanctuarie shall by his ministers teach vs which duties are two fold 1 Publike and those be also two fold viz. exercises 1 Of pietie and religion 2 Of charitie and compassion 2 Private viz. religious exercises to be practised when the congregation is dissolved great reason for 1 It is against reason to think a little peece of the Sabboth day enough for Gods service and to bestow the rest of the day at our owne pleasure 2 It is not simply said Remember the Sabbaoth but the Sabbaoth day that is the whole day to sanctifie it 4 By whom it must be sanctified viz. by all both governours and all that bee in subiection See chap. 14. THE PROOFES a Exod. 29.44 And I will sanctifie the Tabernacle of the Congregation and the Altar I will sanctifie also Aaron and his sonnes to be my Priests Exod. 40.13 And thou shalt put vpon Aaron the holy garments and shalt anoint him and sanctifie him that he may minister to me in the Priests office Levit. 27.28 Nothing seperate from the commen vse that a man doth seperate vnto the Lord of all that he hath whether it be man or beast or land of his inheritance may be sold nor redeemed for every thing seperate from the common vse is most holy vnto the Lord verse 30. Also all the tithe of the land of the seede of the ground of the fruit of the trees is the Lords it is holy to the Lord. b 1. Timoth. 4.4 Every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused if it be received with thanks giving 5. For it is sanctifyed by the word of God and prayer c Levit. 19.30 Ye shall keepe my Sabbaoth and reverence my sanctuarie And chap. 23.3 In the seventh day shall be the Sabbaoth of Rest an holy Conuocation or Assembly Of the publique duties of Pietie CHAP. IX COncerning the publique duties of Pietie and Religion which are to be practised in the open assemblies of the Church we are to see three things 1 How it can be proved that God will be served by publike assemblies 2 Why hee will be worshipped in publike assemblies 3 How wee must frequent the publike exercises of the Church Of the first That God will be served in the publike assemblies of his people may be proved two waies 1 By the Commandements of God in the holy Scripture requiring the a same 2 By the practise of Churches First of the Iewes after the b captivitie Secondly of the c Christians Of the second Why God will be worshipped in the publique assemblies of his people there may be many reasons yeelded and principally these five which follow 1 That the Church may be discerned a farre off from the Synagogs of idolaters and conventicles of Schismatikes for which cause the visible Church of God is called in Scripture 1 A Mountaine d exalted 2 A e Holy mountaine 2 That Gods dispearsed people spying the Church a farre off might repaire togither vnto f it 3 That the wicked which through contempt should not ioyne themselves vnto the Church or throgh Apostasie should revolt from it might be left without all excuse it being so visible vnto them 4 To shew that we must be no more ashamed of the true service of God then we are of that which we do openly and in the view of all the world 5 To represent vnto vs our vnitie with Christ and of one with another in the g Gospell of Christ Therefore they doe erre which hold 1 That the publike exercises of religion are needelesse which Christ did vsually h visite and had not so much neede of them as we have which David also made so i speciall account of and for want whereof he was so k exceedingly greeved 2 That it is not fit for great persons to goe to the common Assemblies of the Church as if any were better than our Saviour Christ or the Prophet David who was also a Prince as well as a Prophet Of the Third How we must frequent the publike exercises also is a point necessary to be considered For it is not enough as many imagine to come to some part of them onely nor to