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A53813	The tryal of the truth or rather, the law is the truth : Psalm CXIX, CXLII, wherein are presented to the upright in heart, certain theoretical queries ... which queries particularly and especially tend to make way for the finding out whether it be our duty to keep holy the seventh day Sabbath ... / propounded by a lover of the truth, I.O., of age 57 years, who desireth that truth be preferred in all things above error, and virtue above vice ...	Ockford, James.	1656 (1656)	Wing O8A; ESTC R41804	18,146	20

THE TRYAL OF THE TRUTH Or rather The Law is the Truth PSALM CXIX CXLII Wherein are presented to the upright in heart certain Theoretical Queries viz. belonging to Study or Contemplation for the true finding out whether it be necessary to Salvation that we which profess obedience to the Gospel should walk in obedience to Gods Law the ten Commandements Exod. 20 Or whether we may justly refuse to doe that which is therein commanded and doe that which is therein forbidden without sinning against GOD Which Queries particularly and especially tend to make way for the finding out whether it be our duty to keep holy the seventh day Sabbath commanded Exod. 20.8 9 10 11 12 Or whether the duty of the Sabbath is not required of us who are Gentiles by nature Propounded by a Lover of the Truth I. O. Of Age 57 years Who desireth that Truth may be preferred in all things above Errour and Virtue above Vice that Truth may be honoured and Errour rejected Let us search and try our waies and turn unto the Lord. Lament 3.40 For every one that asketh receiveth and he that seeketh findeth and to him that knocketh it shall be opened Matth. 7.8 At Amsterdam printed for the Author 1656. For ever O Lord is thy word settled in Heaven Psal 119.89 All thy Commandements are sure they stand fast for ever and ever and are done in truth and righteousnesse Psal 11.7.8 Nothing can be put to it nor nothing taken from it and God doth it that men should fear before him Eccles 4.14 God spake all these words saying Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy six daies shalt thou labour and doe all thy work but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt not doe any work Thou nor thy Son nor thy Daughter thy Man-servant nor thy Maid-servant c. Exod. 20.8.9.10.11 Blessed is the man that doth this and the son of man that layeth hold of it and keepeth the Sabbath from polluting of it and keepeth his hand from doing any evil Isaiah 56.2 Wherefore the Law is holy and the Commandement is holy just and good Rom. 7.12 And it is easier for Heaven and Earth to passe than one tittle of the Law to fail Luke 16.17 For the hearers of the Law are not just before God but the doers of the Law shall be justified Rom. 2.13 To the wel-meaning and impartial READER Honoured Reader THE reasons of my intruding the ensuing Queries to publick Consideration proceed out of an intire aime at the honour of God and an universal good to all men fearing God putting them in mind to consider whether the sanctification of the Lords seventh day Sabbath the day called Saturday commanded in the Decalogue or Moral Law is not a duty necessary to salvation And this I doe in regard I know the duty hath been a long time and yet is neglected both by men wise and unwise religious as otherwise some on one opinion some on another not knowing they doe evill as I shall relate passing by the names of the distinct Professions of men among whom the opinions doe reside till occasion be given 1. Some there are who say that the Law of God Exod. 20. is not given to the Gentiles and thereon they refuse to keep the seventh day Sabbath 2. Others say the Law of God is totally abolished by Iesus Christ and therefore they refuse to keep the seventh day Sabbath 3. Others say the whole Law is not abolished but the fourth Commandement is abrogated by Christ in that it was onely a Ceremonial Precept 4. Others there are who say the Law of God Exod. 20. is moral and perpetual and yet many of this sort say though very absurdly that the seventh dayes rest was transferred from the seventh day of the week to the first day of the week by the Resurrection of Iesus Christ on it so that since that time the first day of the week is to be kept as the Sahbath in the place of the Sabbath 5. Others there are who say that the seventh day Sabbath was not transferred from the seventh day to the first by Christ but was changed by the Authority of the Church after the death of the Apostles and on this account they refuse to keep the seventh dayes Sabbath 6. Some there are who refuse to keep the Sabbath out of an opinion that a daily ceasing from sin is the true keeping of the Sabbath 7. Others say the Law of God Exod. 20. is moral spiritual and perpetual and every jot and tittle of it is established by Iesus Christ and therefore they are as absolutely bound to keep the seventh daies Sabbath as they are to keep any precept of that Law of whose judgement I professe my selfe to be and why all men fearing God are not of the same judgement I greatly marvel seeing they cannot but know that God hath commanded his chosen people to keep the words of the Law or Covenant for ever wherein the Sabbath is contained without adding or diminishing therefrom and without turning either to the right hand or left whether they be Iews or Gentiles Deut. 4.13 29.9.11 31.12 4.2 5.32 In a word I doe beleeve that all men are to have the Law of God Exod. 20. in a high and honourable esteem and to commit themselves to be taught and governed by it for the Law is spiritual and eternal and bindeth the whole man spirit soul and body the understanding will and the affections thereof for ever Rom. 7.12.14 3.19 1 Cor. 9.21 Deut. 6.5 Mat. 22.37 Luke 16.17 James 2.10.11.12 1. Therefore it followeth necessarily according to my judgement that wee and all men are as absolutely and as unchangeably bound to keep the seventh daies Sabbath commanded in the fourth Precept as we are bound to keep any precept of that Law and other particular engagements binde me to be of this belief 2. Because the holy and blessed God made the Sabbath for man indefinitely before there was any distinction between Jew and Gentile Gen. 2.2.3 Mark 2.27 3. Because God himself rested on the seventh day Sabbath Gen. 2.2.3 and thereby gave us an example to rest on the seventh day also Exod. 20.11 Ephes 5.1 4. Because God commandeth his people Israel to keep the Sabbath for ever in remembrance that he made heaven and earth in six daies and rested on the seventh Exod. 31.17 By which Precept we are also bound to keep the Sabbath for ever we professing our selves to be the Israel of God Exod. 12.49 Numb 15.16 Exod. 31.12 Deut. 29.29 Acts 15.8.9 Gal. 3.28.29.54 5. Iesus Christ constantly kept the Sabbath Mark 6.2 Luke 4.26.31 and he requireth us to follow him John 12.16 Luke 14.27 1 John 2.6 6. The Apostles constantly kept the Sabbath Acts 13.14.15.16.27.42.43.44 16.13.14 17.2 And we are to imitate them 2 Cor. 11.1 Philip. 3.17 Heb. 6.12 Verily it appeareth to me a clear truth that we Gentiles are to keep the

could they establish every jot and tittle of it as they did Luke 16.17 Rom. 3.31 and not establish the fourth Precept of the Law which hath more words in it then there is in some other seven Commandements of that Law Doe not you who profess your selves to be the Ministers of Christ deceive your selves and others who teach your Hearers that they are to keep the 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 Commandements and not the fourth Was there ever such a thing taught by Jesus Christ and his Apostles Did not they as truly and as duly keep the fourth Precept as they did the other nine deny it if you can And did not they require all Christians to follow them therein as well as in other duties of pietie and charitie If nay then prove to the contrary Can you follow them and not keep the seventh daies Sabbath Can you breake the Sabbath and not transgresse the Law Oh take heed to your selves deceive not your selves I fear all of you are blind leaders of the blind which if you are you know your portion Mat. 15.14 if you repent not but I desire your conversion and salvation with my whole heart And therefore consider I beseech you who keep the first day of the weeke for a Sabbath or a day of publick worship out of an opinion that Christ hath so ordained it did God ever say that Jesus Christ should abolish the seventh daies Sabbath or that it should become a working day Can it be proved that the Law of the Sabbath which commanded an abstinence from worldly work precisely on the seventh day to the death of Christ that God by the same Law ever since the death of Christ hath bound the Church of Christ to abstain from doing any work on the first day of the week the day called Sunday or Lords-day or Sabbath-day Now if it cannot bee shewn that God hath thus done nor yet bee proved that God did ever bless and sanctifie the first day of the weeke to bee kept or set apart to be the day or time of their publick worship before or above any one day of the week nor yet proved that God did ever command men to abstain from doing worldly or common worke on it If none of this can be proved then what warrant is there to be produced that wee keep or set apart the first day of the week for a Sabbath in the place of the Sabbath yea or what warrant is there for men to work turmoyle bake roast and boyle on the Lords seventh daies Sabbath to the end they may have the day following in honour and high esteem above any other day when there is no warrant nor example to be found in the book of God neither for the one nor for the other I know many doe think that the Apostles and Disciples of Christ did constantly keep or set apart the first day of the week for a day of Gods worship but whereby doe they prove it Surely there is no word of God in any of the Evangelists or Apostles writings to do it No nor to prove that ever two of the Apostles or Disciples did assemble three first daies together successively to worship on them whatsoever men think to the contrary yea so poor a ground or unsufficient warrant there is for men to set apart the first day of the week to worship God on it in place of the seventh day Sabbath that were it not more for custome then for any warrant in the word of God I suppose some ordinary Christians would be ashamed to doe it and yet on the other hand I know this that there are many who have the first day of the week in so high esteem that they account the keeping of it a part of their divine worship but doth God or Iesus Christ or any of his Apostles command that worship or doth either of them command men to set apart the first day of the weeke to be a day for worship If yea where do we read of it and what law of Christ or word of God doe men transgresse who doe worldly or common work on it and doe refuse to set it apart for a day of worship I would willingly know Can it be truly thought that if the first day of the week ought to have been kept by a divine institution in place of the Sabbath but Paul would have known it and had he known it would he think you have kept the Sabbath with and among the Gentiles and not have kept the first day of the week nor acquaint them that the day of worship was changed from the seventh day to the first day by Christ having opportunitie and fit occasion given him when he preached unto them on the Sabbath-daies Acts 13.14.15.42.44 16.13 Can it bee thought that after Paul had preached to them on one Sabbath-day and they desired him to preach the same things to them the Sabbath following Acts 13.42 he would have fulfilled their request and not rather have said unto them the Sabbath day is abolished and the first day of the weeke is ordained and commanded by Christ to be kept in its stead and therefore come to morrow and I will preach to you the same things which I have preached to you now the Sabbath being changed Or else would not he think you have said unto them to morrow is our Sabbath day Lords day or day of worship wee are to keep the first day of the week as Christ our Law-giver hath commanded and not the seventh had such a thing been done by Christ but nothing of this or of any thing like it was replied to them by Paul that we read of but hee fulfilled their desire and preached unto them the next Sabbath day yea almost the whole City came together to hear the word of God ver 42.44 In a word we do not read that Paul or any one of the Apostles did keep or set apart any three first daies of the week successively with any one congregation while they were resident with them for performance of publick worship neither doe wee read that they did ordain or command any congregation to keep the first day of the week for a day of worship after their decease yet I know men doe oftimes produce 1 Cor. 16.1.2 to prove such a thing to bee done by Paul but there is not one word in those Texts to prove that the Apostles had any such meaning It is well known that Paul did constantly keep the Sabbath day and did usually preach unto the Gentiles on it as well as unto the Jews Act. 13 14.42.44 16.13 17.2 Even so it was his care that it should be kept by all Christian congregations after his decease as it doth appear in chap. 3. 17. 4. 9. to the Philipians and to the Corinihians 1 Cor. 11.1 as also by that of his charge to Timothy 2 Tim. 2.2 and therefore little reason is there for any to say the Sabbath is abolished and a new Sabbath is placed in its stead whereof there is not any mention made in any part of the word of God And lastly I say let no man think that it doth offend me that men professing Christ do worship God on the first day of the week barely considering it the first day of the week for that I do not but should rather like it well if God were worshipped every day in publish-assembly if it might bee with convenience as it was in the Apostles time Acts 2.46 5.42 Luke 24.53 but the thing I dislike is that men doe contrary to the Law of God in point of the Sabbath Exod. 20. in that they set apart the first day of the week in place of the seventh and therein doe work when God commandeth them to rest Surely for men thus to doe I deeme it much displeasing to God and therefore ought to be shunned by all those who desire to worship God acceptably but if there be some who out of a conceived opinion do set apart the first day of the week in devotion to God and that withall they do holily and religiously keep the seventh dayes Sabbath in obedience to the Law of God as some Christians did in some space of time after the death of the Apostles to the year 404. as the History of the Church reporteth Socrat. lib. 6. chap. 8. I like it well and do beleeve it would be wel-pleasing to God it being done by those who worship God according to his will without any superstitious end whose honour in all things and above all things is to bee preferred and therefore let us seek to glorifie God in our soules and in our bodies if we expect to have acceptance with him To be whom all honour praise and thanksgiving ascribed by all men now and for evermore Amen FINIS