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A16752	A treasurie of catechisme, or Christian instruction. The first part, which is concerning the morall law or ten Commandements of Almightie God: with certaine questions and aunswers preparatory to the same	Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1600 (1600)	STC 366; ESTC S100095	232,397	320

shall dye the death Whosoeuer worketh therein the same person shall be cut off from among his people And againe Whosoeuer dath any worke in the Sabbath day shall dye the death Exod. chap. 31.14.15.16 Of this part of Gods iustice the Magistrate was his instrument There are other curses which God threateneth to bring vpon the breakers of his Sabbath more immediatly from his owne hand Which are they In the 17. Chapter of Ieremie verse 27. Thus sayth the Lord If ye vvill not heare me to sanctifie the Sabbath day and not to beare a burthen nor to go through the gates of Ierusalem on the Sabbath day then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof and it shall deuour the pallaces of Ierusalem and it shall not be quenched A grieuous iudgement of God and that which may point vs to the cause of the often burnings that we heare off and see among our selues euen because the Sabbaths of the Lord are so greatly profaned c. The Curses But let vs go forward What is the curse against those who notwithstanding they will peraduenture do no bodily worke or make their market on the Sabbath day yet their hearts runne after their earthly profit and gaine neither regard they to exercise mercy but rather deale hardly against their poore brethren Heare this sayth the Prophet Amos chapter 8. verse 4. O ye that swallovv vp the poore that ye may make the needy of the land to faile Saying vvhen vvill the nevv Moone be gone that vve may sell corne and the Sabbath that vve may sell foorth vvheate and make the Epha small and the shekell great and falsifie the weights by deceipt That we may buy the poore with siluer and the needy for a paire of shoes that is for a matter of small price for litle or nothing as we say yea and sell the refuse of vvheate The Lord hath sworne by the excellency of Iaacob that is to say by himselfe surely I will neuer forget any of his workes Shall not the land tremble for this and euery one mourne that dwelleth therein This iudgement also is very grieuous and fearefull as the Prophet still prosecuteth it to the end of the Chapter shewing that these euill fruites arise from the contempt of the word and the preaching thereof which is as it were the life of the Sabbath Reade also Nehem. chap. 13.17.18 The prophaning of the Sabbath is the ruine both of the Church and common-wealth Hitherto of the doctrine of this Commandement The vse is yet behind haue you perfectly obeyed it No but I beseech God of his infinite mercy to forgiue me my manyfold and grieuous transgressions against it God of his infinite mercie pardon and forgiue vs all for as often as we examine our selues we shall euerie one find that we both are and haue beene grieuous transgressors of it c. Now therefore seeing our onely succour against our owne sinnes and against the curses thereof together with all our hope of blessing resteth in our Sauiour Christ alone Christ onely hath perfectly obeyed it shall be greatly for the comfort and confirmation of our faith to see some proofe and confirmation out of the word of God that he hath perfectly obeyed this Law of God for vs. What proofe can you alledge for it The whole history of his Gospell doth manifestly and verie plentifully confirme it vnder the vndoubted testimony of all the Euangelists Shew how that is It is euident not onely that they do all and specially Marke and Luke diligently set downe and record in holy vvrit his most holy and constant labour in the preaching of the Gospell vpon the Sabbath dayes for the instructing of the soules of men in the right way of their saluation and therewithall likewise how vpon the same dayes he exercised his spirituall workes of mercy towards the bodies of all sorts of impotent and diseased men yea towards both bodies and soules of such as were wholly possessed and vexed by Diuels But also it is euident by that more particular testimony of the Euangelist Luke concerning his most holy care euen from his childhood to resort to the places of Gods vvorship in the speciall times thereof to vvorship God and to heare and inquire of the doctrine of his word at the mouthes of those which were the Doctors and teachers thereof as we reade 2. Luke from the 42. verse to the end of the Chapter So indeed we reade there that when he was twelue yeares old he went vp to Ierusalem c. But much more when he came to mans age and that he was to manifest himselfe to Israel c. It is plentifully testified that he most carefully and perfectly sanctified the Sabbath dayes By him therefore are we redeemed from the curse of this Law and iustified in the sight of God By him also if we beleeue in his name and repent of our sinnes indeuoring more and more after the true sanctifying of the Sabbath the Lord will accept our obedience though it be vnperfect yea and he will for Christs sake interesse vs in all those promises which he hath made to all such as will haue care to sanctifie them as they ought to do The perpetuity of the Sabbath though they cannot fully attaine thereunto here in this life But what particular ground or proofe of Scripture may we haue for this Euen the same which vvas alledged before out of the 9. chap. of Iohn the 31. verse that God vvill heare euery man that is not a sinner but is a vvorshipper of God and indeuoureth to do his will This one place may well serue to either purpose c. And thus might we ende the whole doctrine and vse of this fourth Commandement saue that the vnaduised contradiction of some doth occasion a further businesse as though the Sabbath that is the sanctifying of euery seauenth day were nothing but a meere Iewish ceremony But we will vse as quicke speed as may be in the rehearsall of this point What is the summe of that which hath bene said and which ought to be firmely held of vs against that opinion assertion which is against the Sabbath We haue learned that the Sabbath cannot be truly sayd to haue bene at any time a meere ceremony but that it hath alwayes bene and so is still a morall and vnremoueable Commandement of God We haue learned also that neither our Sauiour Christ himselfe nor hic Apostles haue abrogated nor euer minded to abrogate the Lords Commandement touching the Sabbath but they haue firmely confirmed and established it What proofe haue you that our Sauiour Christ neuer minded to abrogate the Sabbath seeing that it may seeme that he both taught and practised a greater libertie then the Law permitteth He himselfe speaking of the vvhole morall Law and of the doctrine of the Prophets who were the true and faithfull interpreters thereof saith professedly that he came not to destroy it or any part of it but wholly to

c. and chapt 35.2.3 c. Nehem. ch 10.31 chap. 13.16 and Ier. 17.21.22 Iohn 2.14 and Matth. 21.12.13 But it may be demaunded for the remouing of all doubt whether at no hand nor vpon anie necessitie it may not be lawfull to do some bodily workes vpon the Sabbath day yea some of these workes which haue alreadie bene mentioned What answere haue you learned to giue vnto this All bodily labours together vvith the thoughts consultations and speeches thereof vvhich be of present necessitie either to further the vvorship of God for our ovvne spirituall benefite or our selues to it for the glorie of God or else be presently necessarie for the bodily safetie either of our neighbour or our selues or of anie thing of good and necessarie vse belonging vnto vs or them they are all lavvfull on the Sabbath day yea though it be for the time of necessitie vvith ceassing from the publike duties of Gods vvorship so as the mind and heart be disposed as it ought to be in the doing of the same Shew further how you haue bene taught that this ought to be I meane how the heart and mind of man ought to be affected in such cases of present necessitie which enforce vs to intermit the holy duties of Gods worship vpon the Lords day We ought to be sorie for the occasion in respect of our hinderance from the worship of God which aboue all things we ought to long after and to desire but yet in respect of our neighbours necessitie ought to be heartily glad that we may be instruments of Gods prouidence for anie speciall reliefe and benefite to him And therewithall also we ought to haue care to make as speedie expedition as the necessitie will permit that we may ioyne vvith the Church of God in the most principall duties of his holy Sabbath Shew these things yet further by some instances that we may see more clearely how we are with good testimonie of our conscience to behaue our selues in these cases The occasions are more particular as thus if our neighbour for whose comfort our attendance or seruice is necessarie be for the time of Gods publike vvorship verie sore or daungerously sicke or if anie of his cattell vvhose life I may preserue be in my knovvledge vvithout my speedie helpe in speciall daunger of decay There are also more generall and publike occasions as they may fall out thus if our neighbours house be on a fire or if the enemie do vpon the Lords Sabbath make warre vpon our countrie in such cases and the like the Lord requireth mercie to our neighbour and fidelitie and fortitude for the safetie of our Prince and countrie according to the instant necessitie and not sacrifice as the holy Scriptures teach vs. It is true So we reade the testimonie of our Sauiour Christ Matth. 12.11.12 And againe Luke 6.9 Reade also chap. 13. verses 14.15.16 And againe chapter 14.5.6 And touching the like libertie in publike daungers reade 2. Kings chap. 11. And againe 2. Chron. 23. Reade also Nehem. 13.19 And 1. Maccab. 2.40.41 and chapter 9.43 c. we haue the practise of necessarie defence by warre Now which are those holy things and businesses wherein and about the which we stand charged by Gods Commandement to spend the whole day of his Sabbath as much as we may possibly attaine vnto which he calleth the sanctifying of the Sabbaths These holy businesses and duties are the religious frequenting of the holy assemblies of Gods people in the holy places thereunto appoynted and in the holy times and seasons thereof that is on the dayes of the holy Sabbath of the Lord. They are also the excercising of our selues both publikely with the rest of the congregation and priuately apart by our selues in all the holy duties and exercises of Gods holy worship both inward and outward mentioned before in the interpretation both of the first and also of the second and third Commaundement Furthermore they are the trying of our ovvne heartes and liues hovv vve proceede or go backevvard or stand at a stay in the loue and obedience of the true religion of God and accordingly in the remembrance and meditation of Gods mercie chiefly of our redemption by our Sauiour Iesus Christ and of his iudgements eyther vpon our selues or others a stirring vp and quickening of our ovvne soules either to thankefulnesse and ioy in the Lord or to godly sorrovv and repentance vvith the increases thereof in regard of our ovvne sinnes and faylings as the matter it selfe and as the seuerall occasions shall require Finally they are the speciall exercises of mutuall brotherly kindnesse and mercifull dealing both tovvardes the bodies in outvvard reliefe and also the soules of our brethren by spirituall succour of instruction conference or prayer to the vttermost of that grace and povver vvherevvith the Lord shall make euerie one of vs able from time to time You answere truely for notwithstanding the institution of these duties of Gods worship is set downe in the former Commaundement yet the speciall practise of them all is required in this fourth Commaundement which assigneth and layeth foorth vnto vs the principall times and seasons specially sanctified of God to the same end But are these holy duties so tyed and appropriated to the Lords holy Sabbaths and on the other side are we so bound to vncessant labour in the ordinarie duties of our worldly callings for the whole space of the sixe dayes of the weeke Duties commanded Libertie of Sabbath Sixe dayes labour that we be exempt and discharged from all holy dutie of Gods worship vpon those dayes We may not vnderstand the Commaundement so for as it is lavvfull for a man to do such bodily vvorkes and labours as be necessarie euen on the Sabbath day in such maner as hath bene alreadie ansvvered so yea much rather is it lavvfull yea euen the bounden dutie of all the seruants of God vpon euerie one of the sixe dayes in the vveeke to spend so much time in the holy and spirituall duties of Gods vvorship as he shall find necessarie to keepe his heart vvith God and by prayer morning and euening to commend himselfe and all his affaires and the vvhole Church of God to the continuall protection and blessing of God Further also it is lawfull yea the bounden dutie of euerie one not hindred by some necessarie let to cease his ordinarie vvorke or honest recreation or delight to heare the sermon if there be anie on the vveeke day yea to spend the vvhole day vvhen it is commaunded either for the publike fast or for a publike thankesgiuing and holy feast to the speciall honour of God according to the speciall occasion which he himselfe shall giue thereunto Hitherto of the good duties commaunded whereunto also belongeth that speciall point of the gouernours dutie mentioned in the beginning of our interpretation but because the occasion of this consideration is expresly giuen in the negatiue part of the Commaundement whereunto we