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A16568	A discourse vpon the Sabbath day Wherin are handled these particulares ensuinge. 1. That the Lords day is not Sabbath day, by divine iustification. 2. An exposition of the 4. commandement, so farr fort has may give light vnto the ensueinge discourse: and particularly, here it is showne, at what time the Sabbath day should begine and end; for the satisfaction of those who are doubtfull in this point. 3. That the seaventh day Sabbath is not abolished. 4. That the seaventh day Sabbath is now still in force. 5. The authors exhortation and reasones, that neverthelesse there be no rente from our Church as touching practise. Written by Theophilus Brabourne.	Brabourne, Theophilus, b. 1590.	1628 (1628)	STC 3474; ESTC S120444	95,505	198

permitteth Apocrypha Scriptures to be reade sometymes in our congregations yet it permitteth them not to be vsed and alleaged as a sole ground to establishe any doctrine of our church and what I pray is our reason better then Apocrypha Scriptures that wee shuld leane more to tone then to other vvere it meete we should receiue doctrines into the church vvhich haue a binding power ouer the conscience tying the whole man to obedience of them vpon payne of damnation vvhich are framed and maintainede only by force of our reason wherfore to conclude let reasons be subseruient and handmaide to the Holy Scriptures and euer follow them neuer to goe before them nor to goe vvithout them and therfore since our Sauiour Christ and his Apostles be auouched to be the founders of our new Sabbath I pray in the first place shewe vs where euer Christ or any of his Apostles gaue any commandement for it or whereas you say collection for the poore preaching be markes of a Sabbath shew me your text of Scripture vvhere it is said that collections preaching be proper infallible markes of any Sabbath day or which is yet lesse let it be showne where euer they said or did any thing which necessarily and infallibly doth giue vs notice that it was but their minde that euer after the churches should euery weeke keepe the Lords day a Sabbath in conscience of the 4th Com and since God at creation gaue a commandement for that Sabbath vvhy should we not thinke Christ would a giuen a commandement too for this Sabbath if euer he had intended to haue had it kept as a Sabbath vvould God giue a commandement for his Sabbath and Christ leaue his Sabbath without a commandement and to be collected by feeble reason vvas our Sauiour so carefull to giue a commandement for the Lords Supper to be done in remembrance of him and did he forget thinke you to leaue a commandement for the Lords day to be kept in remembrance of him could it be possible a matter of so great importance as is a Sabbath and such a Sabbath as would make so much for his remembrance to the worlds ende should be passed ouer in deepe silence not only by Christ himselfe but also by his succeeding Apostles so as not only not to commande it but which yet is lesse not so much as mention it by the name of a Sabbath whoe that considereth of this would or could euer thinke that Christ did institute and appointe this Lords day for a Sabbath vvas not these those considerations which made Calvin vpon Col. 2.16 say it is not vnlawfull to labour worke on our Sabbathes thus in effecte hee was not this it also which moued zanchie vpon the 4th com Thesis 1. to say The Apostles left the Lords day at liberty and that we are not bounde to keepe it for a Sabbath by any bonde or tye of conscience thus hee To come yet nerer home to our owne diuines was it not hence that Perkins though a greate frend to the Lords day for Sabbath as Walaeus on the 4th com quoteth him thus Perkins ingenuously saith he confesseth that as touching Christs institution the argumentes he bringes for our Lords day they be not necessary but only probable ones c. and see Perk cases of conscience chapt 16. vvhere the holy man durst not speake to the conscience peremptorily as of a thing for certaine true but tremblingly as it were repeatinge his doubtfull speeches 3. or 4. tymes ouer in 6. or 8. lines wrighting as 1. In all likely hoode saith he 2. as I take it c. 3. now I suppose c. 4. for in these pointes stil we must goe by likely hoodes c. surely had there beene any sufficient grounds for our new Sabbath this holy man durst not haue concealed them no nor would he haue spake so doubtfully whoe in other pointes speakes peremptorily and confidently and was it not hence that Doctour Prideaux in his worke vpon the Sabbath saith where is there the least mention of surrogation of the Lords day in roome of the Sabbath pag. 140. Againe where saith he amongst the Euangelists or Apostles is there any distinct institution of the Lords day yea further where is the texte whence you will necessarily proue it vvhat should I reckone vp particular men is it not the doctrine of our churche very lately a booke came to my hands printed at Oxford in the yeere 1621. written by M. Broad touching the Sabbath where on the margent pag. 2. thus he wrighteth Christian people chose the first day of the weeke and made it their Sabbath saith the booke of Homilies By the doctrine then of our church saith M. Broad the obseruation of the Lords day is an Ecclesiasticall ordinance and not an Apostolicall precept againe pag. 21. It is not by any expresse command from Christ or his Apostles but by an ordinance of the church as is the doctrine of many great diuines and of our church in the booke of Homilies that we sanctify the Lords day rather then any other day of the weeke thus wrighteth M. Broade of the Lords day and of its institution as being in the judgement of our owne church not from God nor from Christ but from certaine Godly christian and well disposed people One obiection remaineth to be remoued which is That the Church of God hath kept this Lords day for a Sabbath many hundreds of yeeres and can it be thought Gods whole church should erre and that so long I answere t is true indeed we ought to hould a reuerent regard of the tenentes of our Mother the church so as not lightely nor rashely to receiue any opinions which blemishe hir practise Neuerthelesse this we must know also that the church whilst on earth is liable to miscariages through ignorance for as much as God doth not reueale his whole truth to hir at once but successiuely now on thing and then another as she is able to beare it as the tymes may permite and as it seemes good to his Godly pleasure doe we not see daily light is brought into the church and God reueales himselfe more and more and what doth this argue but what we cannot deny that is that before such light came we were in darkenes and error as touching those pointes yea we must grante the church may doth erre in some things vnles we will affirme that shee is growne to fulnesse of stature and perfection in knowledge so as nothing more can be added I verily perswade my selfe these very cōceipts that the true Church of God cannot erre in any maine thing is the very foundation of errour in those mindes where such conceipts rule for vvhoe would be so idle to spend labour and tyme to try all thinges and with the Bereanes to serch the Scriptures if alredy our curch hath tryed all and serched all to perfection so as they haue no vvayes erred more humble thoughts of our

day vvas chosen what can be thought should incline them to this choise but the 4th Comm 2. Note here is not any reason to thinke here were any Iewes because vve reade not of any Synagues the Iewes had here the people assembled in the open fields besides a riuer to pray as the Text speaketh and therfore not with the Iewes in their Synagogues as they were wonte to doe where the Jewes had Synagogues As for Lydia it will not follow shee was a Iewesse because the Text saith shee was a vvorshipper of God for so was Cornelius Act. 10.2 but yet no Iewe no nor any proselyte for he vvas vncircumcised then Act. 11.3 finally I say suppose here was a mixture of Iewes and Gentiles and also in that other place Act 13.42.44 yet ther is no cause of scruple or doubt that the Apostles would vse any ceremonies as they suppose the Sabbath to be amongst those Iewes that vvere mingled with the Gentiles no more then they would amongst the Gentiles alone for saith the Text Act. 21.21 Paul taught those Jewes that were mixed among the Gentiles to forsake Ceremonies c. and you see it his practise Gal. 2.11 he would not endure no not a Peter to Iudaize it amongst the Gentiles and can we thinke himselfe would doe vvhat he reproued in an other besides it was against reason for so he should builde vp things as ceremonies which he labored to destroy Gal. 5.1.2 I say build vp for Paul counted Judaising amongst Gentiles a constraining of those Gentiles vnto Judaizme Gal. 2.14 for all this I deny not but Paul did Iudaize but it was only in such places of assemblie where vvere none but Iewes only as at Ierusalem and the like places Act. 21.17.20.26 but in assemblies mixed of Iewes and Gentiles there he would not Iudaize lest he should constraine the Gentiles to Iudaizme as hath beene said An other and seconde answer vsually brought against this practise of the Apostles is that Paul did keepe Sabbath here vvith the Iewes to beare with their weakenesse for a tyme and as he did Iudaize it by circumcision of Timothie Here vnto I say 1. it appeareth he did not keepe Sabbath only for the Iewes sake for then vvould he not haue kept the Sabbath with the Gentiles as he did 2. vvas it a weakenesse in the Iewes to yeeld obedience to a morall precepts to the 4th Com 3. The things vvherin properly Paul was said to Iudaize were Ceremoniall things standing in force by the Ceremoniall Law as Circumcision and the Rest but things standing in force by the Morall Law as doth the Sabbath day performance of these is no Iudaizing but Moralizing if I may so speake A 3d answere is that the Apostles must take such dayes as they found in vse in the Church then or else they cold not preach and divulge the Gospell and the Iewes then would assemble on no dayes but the Sabbath Here vnto I say the Apostles cold make knowne the Gospell though they had neuer frequented the Iewes vsuall assemblies for the Apostles taught and preached Christ in priuate housen from house to house Act. 5.42 and when Paul forsooke preaching in the Synagogue he taught else where as in the Schoole of one Tyrannus and there frequented him both Iewes and Grecians Act. 19.9.10 yea Paul cold assemble the Iewes them selues vpon occasion the very chiefe of them refused not to assemble at his calle Act. 28.17.20 wherefore necessity compelled him not to keepe the Sabbath vvith them To make a more full answere to those common obiections vvhich they bring against the practise of the Apostles in keeping the Sabbath day one of vvhich maine obiections is that fore spoken of to this effecte true the Apostles practised the 7th day Sabbath but it was amongst the Iewes not amongst the Gentiles where vnto I say vvhat and if it vvere only amongst the Ievves are therefore the Apostles practises and actions vnvvareantable and vnimitable because they vvere done amongst the Iewes are all their actions amongst Jewes but of an indifferent nature if such obiections be lawfull if a preacher confirmes his doctrines in the pulp it by the practise of the Apostles then is it lawfull for any thus to cauill against it oh but that it vvas done among Jewes for instance suppose this the doctrine Ministers must preach constantly on the Sabbath day novv after it is proued c. then he confirmes it by the constant practise of the Apostles Act. 13.14.44 Act. 17.2 Act. 18.4 is it tollerable for an auditor to cauill thus oh this it dience and reference vnto some of those Commandements The last obiection is that t is true indeed the Apostles kept the Sabbath but it was but for a tyme till the Iewes vvere better instructed the vvhich if they had refused to keepe the Iewes vvould neuer haue heard them preach of Christ c. Here vnto I answere this obiection presupposeth now as granted two false suppositions the one that the Apostles vvould not if they cold haue auoided it haue kept this Sabbath the other that the Iewes vvere needlesly religiouse making conscience of this Sabbath now vvhen they neded not for the former for any thus to imagine or say is growndlesse for vvhere hath any of the Apostles declared themselues any enemies to the Morall Sabbath that it should be thought they had rather not to haue kept the Sabbath then to haue kept it for the latter t is true of Circumcision it might be said the Iewes vvere needlessely religious and carefull of it because vve finde the Apostle inueighing against it Galat. 5.2 but how can vve say so of the Iewes as touching the Sabbath day since vve no where finde the Apostles inueighing against it or reprehending the Iewes for keeping it as they did for Circumcision The maine errour in these obiections is that they take it for granted vvhich is not granted that is supposing the Sabbath day in the 10. Commandements to be a Ceremony as vvell as Circumcision and that so it vvas abolisht by Christ vvhereof there is no grownd in Scripture as else vvhere I haue largely shewed nay farther for any to say the Sabbath is a ceremony or that any vvord or letter of the Law or 10. Commandements is Ceremoniall is no better then blasphemy against Gods Law and Truth to speake euill of the way of God Thus you see I haue proued the practise of the Apostles vvas constantly to keep the Sabbath day and the keeping of the Sabbath day vvas an Apostolicall practise the vvhich proofe I haue made to this end that you might see vve haue better grounds for the Apostles keeping the Sabbath day then for their keeping the Lords day nay there is good ground for the Sabbath day but no ground at all for the Lords day Further more as by the way you may see it hath beene showne the Apostles kept the Sabbath day 1. constantly not once or twice or thrice and no no more 2.

if the Scribes and Pharises vvere superstitious in keeping the 4th Com and forbad vvorkes of charity to be done on the Sabbath vvere they not erroniouse too in expounding and obseruing other of the Commandements But sure I am our Sauiour Christ the true expounder of the Law he gaue leaue euen to the Iewes in his tyme before any Ceremonies were abolisht to doe vvorks of charity and works of necessity euen vpon the Sabbath day as to rubbe eares of corne to carry a bedd to lift a beast out of a ditch and the like yea doe not vve hold our selues now thus strictly tyed vpon the Lords day as not to doe any vvorks thereon saue works of necessity and charity I finde not that a beleeuing Iewe vvas any thing more strictly tyed then so For my parte I see no difference twixt the doctrine of our Church of Engeland touching keeping the Lords day for strictnesse and the doctrine of Moses and of Christ touching the keeping of the Sabbath day nor can I see how a beleeuing Iewe vvas more strictly tyed then a beleeuing Christian is in right account 3. Saith a 3d. Should vve embrace the Sabbath day then should vve be accused of nouelty and the neighbour Churches of Papists vvould vpbraide vs Here too I answere vvhat if man accuseth where God commendeth it vvas new doctrine that Paul brought to Berea but it vvas theire commendations that they receiued the word vvith all readinesse and serched the Scriptures daily to see vvhither those things vvere so or not it vvas not the newenesse of the Gospell nor the singularity of Paul the teacher that cold daunte them and for Papistes it is not the first tyme that they haue vpbraided vs for nouelty if they thinke it a matter of reproche to confesse vve know but in parte and that the best Church and purest may be more pure and growe nerer to God in knowledge and reformation daily let them scoffe on what Dauid vvill regard a Michal or Isaack an Ishmael what and if vve offend the Church of Papistes if vve may gaine the Church of the Iewes doe vve not vvright of speake of and pray for and hope for conversion of the Iewes and can there be a better vvay for their entrance into our Church then by remouing a way this great stumbling blocke that is our prophanation of the Lords Sabbath day said not the Iewes of Christ this man is not of God because he keept not the Sabbath day Ioh. 9.16 can the Jewes say any better of vs at this day who are not causelesly taxed as vvas Christ why these Christians may they say vvere their religion good they vvold neuer liue in so manifest a breache of the 4th Commandement vveekly as they doe prophaning the Lords Sabbathes 4. Saith a 4th This vvere to bringe an imputation vpon our Church that haue not seene this of 1600. yeeres c. I answere for 300. or 400. yeeres after Christ this Sabbath vvas kept and that by the purest Churches of the primitine tymes so the ouer sight vvas not aboue a matter of 1200 yeeres Againe at these tyme when the Lords Sabbath vvas abolisht by the Laodicean counsaile in the yeere 364. euen then the churches began to decline strangly and then began superstition popery to creep into the Church and by little little it ouerspreade the Christian world vntill about Luthers tyme all vvhich tyme our Church vvas couered in the Romish Church as corne in the chaffe and vve vvere as captiues in a forraine nation vvhere we vvere kept from knowledge of the Lawes of our Lawfull and rightfull soueraigne the Lord our God now vvhat imputation is it to our Church that the Romish Church did ouersee this and blott out the 4th Com as they had done the 2d Com Since Luthers tyme indeed by the mercy of God the chaffe hath beene fanned away yet haue we not had a setteled constant shine of the Sune of the Gospell but twixt tymes it hath beene elouded as in the raigne of Quene Mary c. and for this short breating tyme since Quene Elizabeth of blessed memory hath not our Church had worke enough to hould the ground which our forefathers wone for vs haue vve not beene in a continued warfare battailing vvith Romish doctrine both by penne and by preaching euen vntill now of late yeeres during vvhich conflict our church hath had scarce leisure to bethinke hir selfe of any further purification but now since God hath in some sorte giuen vs rest from our enemies labour vve to growe in grace both in knowledge and in obedience labour vve to perfect Holinesse daily more and more let vs rather imitate the more pure primitiue churchs from vvhom the Church of Roome is fled in practise of the Sabbath day then the corrupted Romish church from whom vve suckte this euill milke Neither is it to be thought a thing vnpossible for a Church of God ignorantly to lye in the breache of one branch of Gods Law for a season for did not the Church of God in Iosiah his tyme as much vvhen the booke of the Law of God it selfe had beene lost for I know not how long tyme 2. King 22. now to vvhom vvas this great sine of carelesnes in loosing the booke of Gods Law to be imputed vvas it not vnto the Idolatrous tymes and church vvhich vvent last before the Raigne of Iosiah so who is mostly to be blamed for our ignorance in this but the idolatry and superstition irreligion of former tymes which began at the Counsaill held at Laodicea Anno 364. for they first puft out this light There are two sortes of people to vvhom this discourse doth pertaine the Laitie and the Clergye as for the Laity God he knoweth they can doe no more then they can doe though of vviling minds that all should goe vvell and that God might haue this owne tymes and t is not a farr thing gaine to them whither they giue God the Saturday or the Sunday but since they want the Artes tounges those instruments of knowledge in this points they must be guided by their Ministers The Priests lippes must preserue knowledge and they must aske the Law of their mouths I say the lesser care of this matter pertaines to the people I doe not say no care for their is a spurre for them in Ezek. 33.6 and a president in those Noble men of Berea for serching the Scriptures and let them in Gods feare both priuately pray to God to direct their Ministers vvith Spirituall illumination and also let them often call vpon them to see to their Ministry shewing them the price of their soules is in their hands and if Ministers neglect the soules of people pay for it As for these of the Ministry these doe knowe this matter mostly conserueth them to knovv vvhither Saturday or Sunday or Sabbath day by Gods appointement And hereof it is that our Sauiour Christ hauing ratified the Law and euery iote and