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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

Servantes detayned by that servile employment from GOD'S Holie Worship but lykewyse manie others are everie LORD'S DAY of all sortes of people with-drawne from the same going thither to bee spectators of those Fishinges in the verie tyme of GOD'S publicke Servic and assemblie of His people and who in respect of their multitude can not bee gotten curbed As those then are happie who stirre vp people saying as DAVID professeth Let vs goe vp to the House of the LORD and as the Disciples did one the other who drawe Men to GOD Iohn 1. 41. So vnhappie maye they justlie judge themselues vvho giue such an occasion for their private gayne of hindering people and drawing so manie from GOD. 6. What Scandall 〈◊〉 and grievous offence is given to all good Christians heere where this prophanation is committed Ierem. 9. their querimonies which wee often heare beare sufficient witnessing and what griefe of heart they giue to vs their Pastours as the stubbornnesse of the Iewes gaue to their Prophets HEE that knoweth the heart can beare vs record So that with Ieremie Wee wish our head were waters and our Eyes a Fountayne of Teares that wee might weepe day and night for the gransgression of our people How-so-ever with open impietie they joyne not onelie impenitencie but impudencie in sinning 7. A great stumbling blocke lykewyse they are to the weake who by their example thinke it no transgression to violate and prophane the LORD'S DAY manie wayes in the Countrey especiallie and are so hardened in their sinne that when their Pastours accuse or rebuke them for the same and command Abstinencie they strayght-way replye Let the Salmond Fishing bee as well discharged then on the Sundaye and then they shall cease 8. If also the Angels rejoyce at the conversion of a Sinner howe then are they contristated as it were and zealouslie incensed at such a peart and publicke practise of sinne in prophaning that Holie Daye of their LORD'S Worship whereof by those so vngratelie and sacrilegiouslie Hee is robbed 9. But moste and worst of all Amongst other crying sinnes of the Land which incense the wrath of the LORD agaynst the same this as one of the greatest doeth kindle the Fyre of His indignation procureth His judgement and His hand to bee stretched out still For as Hee for the prophanation of His Sabbath threatned the Iewes before by His Prophet IEREMIE That Hee should kindle a Fyre in the gates of their chiefe Citie Hierusalem Ierem. 17 2● which should consume the Palaces thereof and it should not bee quenched And as good NEHEMIAH declared to the Princes of IVDAH seeing for this transgression and guiltinesse the LORD had performed and put the same to execution agaynst them in wasting of their Land destroying of their Citie and killing and captivating the persons All which as to one mayne cause hee attributeth to the prophaning of the LORD'S SABBATH saying What evill thing is this that yee doe Nehem. 13.17 and prophane the SABBATH DAY Did not your Fathers thus And did not our GOD bring all this evill vpon vs and vpon this Citie And yet ye would bring more wrath vpon Israell by prophaning the SABBATH DAYE Much more then maye Christians See Theatre of GOD'S Judgements Tom 3. of the Generall Councils 2. part p. 669. and Practise of Pietie 368. who liue in a cleare Light and haue no lesse obligation to sanctifie the LORD'S DAY expect for the prophanation thereof temporall punishmentes heere as sundrie haue found inflicted and eternall punishmentes heere-after which are most justlie threatned CHAP. XI The CONCLUSION by way of a faythfull Warning from the head of the Watch-Towre for exoneration at least of our owne Soules whom GOD hath set over them who so prophane the LORD'S DAYE AS Reuben said therefore to his Brethren Gen. 42.2 Did not I fore-warne you saying Doe not sinne agaynst the Chylde and yee would not heare Therefore beholde his blood is requyred So wee may saye whom the LORD hath set over you who are guiltie of this Sinne Haue not wee fore-warned you both by word and nowe by writ That yee sinne not agaynst your owne Soules and the Soules of others whom yee impede and with-drawe from the LORD'S Worship and Meanes of their Salvation on the LORD'S DAY And if ye will not heare as IOSEPH'S Brethren would not REVBEN'S advise beholde assuredly your blood and the blood of those that perish thorowe your default the LORD shall requyre at your handes True it is that wee would often tymes haue taken IEREMIE'S Resolution Ierem. 20.9 Not to speake anie more of this sinne of yours in the LORD'S Name vnto you perceaving sundrie of you to bee so incorrigible were not that His Word was within vs as a burning fyre shut vp in our bones we were wearie with forbearing and could not stay except wee would haue beene treacherous both to GOD who had entrusted vs and you whom we should haue fore-warned But seeing wee that are PASTORS haue so frequentlie shotte IONATHAN'S Arrowes to fore-warne you to escape from the wrath to come wee are free from your Blood if yee perish thorowe your rebellion and shall finde our owne Approbation wee hope in the DAY of the LORD And if with SAMVELL wee can not mende you wee shall moane at least as hee did for rebellious Saul in RAMAH and mourne for you in secret and with IEREMIE lament That our Mother hath borne vs men of stryfe and contention with those for whose good wee powre out our verie Soules in secret before the LORD in our daylie Prayers That To the Glorie of HIS NAME the joye of our Heartes and Salvation of your Soules wee may yet see the Happie Daye of your Conversion and Amendement heere-in That so yee may bee in the daye of our Common Compearance before the LORD our Crowne and our joye and attayne with vs to the happie Rest of that ETERNALL SABBATH in the HEAVENS conquessed to vs by the Bloode of CHRIST To Whom bee ever all Prayse and Glorie AMEN Epitaphium Piscatoris HIc recubat dominus vicini gurgitis auras Dum traheret dominus nō tamē ipse sui Non sibi sed soboli vixit labor improbus omnis Nullaque lux vivo festa vel hora fuit Venturi securus erat coelique penates Infernasque domos credidit esse pares Sunt coelo pisces sunt orco flumina praedae Materiem functo spondet vterque locus Arth. Ionstonus M. R.

See also Aug. l. 22. de civit Dei cap. 30. Qui propterea quod Dominus in eo ad vitam a morte redierit Dominicus appellatur sayth CHRYSOSTOME that is Which for this cause is called the LORDS Day because on it the LORD Himselfe returned from death to lyfe againe So that as the Lords owne resting the seaventh day which the IEWES kept Athanasius in Matth. 11.27 recommended their Sabbath to bee kept by them so the Lords owne rysing from death this seaventh day which Christians obserue Iustin Martyr Apol. 2. recommends justlie the Lords Day to bee kept by vs Sozom. l. 1. cap. 8. and whosoever wilfullie prophaneth the same as our Salmond-fishers doe in tyme of Divyne Service preferring Gaine to Godlinesse they show that they neyther loue Christ as Ignatius sayeth nor celebrate as they ought thankfullie the memorie of His blessed Resurrection Next as it is renowned by the Lords Resurrection so it is honoured by His Name which as an honourable stampe and impression the Spirit of GOD and Pen of the beloved Apostle hath fixed and set thereon Revel 1.10 calling it THE LORDS DAY So that as the Iewish Sabbath vnder the Law and which was consecrated to the Lords worship then was called by the Prophet HIS HOLIE DAY Isai 18 1● So justlie may the Lords Day vnder the Gospell which is now consecrated to His worship bee called CHRISTS HOLIE DAY Wherefore sayeth AUGUSTINE Qui vocatur Dominicus Aug. Serm. 15. de verbis Apostoli ipse videtur propriè ad Dominum pertinere quia in eo Dominus resurrexit that is That day which is called the LORD'S DAY appeareth properlie to belong to the LORD Himselfe because on it the LORD did aryse And agayne sayeth PROCOPIVS Procopius in Genes 1. Ab ipso DOMINO cognomen desumpturus erat ut diceretur dies Dominicus tanquam soli DOMINO consecratus that is It was to take the denomination from the LORD Himselfe to bee called the LORD'S Day because it is consecrated onlie vnto the LORD And therefore whosoever prophaneth the same neglecting His worship thereon and onelie giue themselues to their filthie Lucre whereas they should giue vnto GOD that which is GOD'S on the contrarie they are sacrilegious robbers of GOD which is the worst sort of Athiest And if they say with the Iewes in MALACHIE Whereof haue wee robbed Him Malac. 3.8 He● will tell them in the day of their dreadfull account Of My Day dedicated to My holie Worship and of the solemne honour and worship due to Mee thereon and so of that which is most sacred ●n the highest degree as all things are which are so stamped with His Name and Superscription Thirdlie Hee honoured that Day also by His first apparition thereon after His victorious Resurrection vnto His Disciples being assembled together Iohn 20.19 at what tyme also He blessed them by breathing vpon them Hee gaue them the holie Ghost And in lyke manner vpon the same day being the Pentecost after His glorious Ascention into Heaven Act. 8.4 when His Apostles were all assembled together in one place Hee sent downe the holie Ghost in shape of ●eloven fyrie Tongues plentifullie vpon them whereby they were enabled miraculouslie to speake to everie nation according to their language And vpon which day also they first began the publicke exercise of their holie Ministrie which was crowned that daye with the conversion of three thousand soules Who-so-ever then will prophane wilfullie that day and spend the same onelie and whollie in persuing their vnlawfull gayne thereon it is evident that they are not led by that Spirit which came downe on the Apostles that day Rom. 8.14 And whosoever are not led by the Spirit of GOD they are not the sonnes of GOD as testifieth the Apostle Fourthlie Our Saviour graced that day of His Resurrection in lyke manner by revealing thereon vnto His beloved Disciple saynct IOHN those high and heavenlie Mysteries which make vp the propheticall part of the New Testament and are contayned in that transcendant Booke of the APOCALYPSE and Clausule of the whole Scripture From all which severall sortes of our Saviour's honouring His owne Daye therefore did the ancient Fathers giue it such honourable Titles Ignat. ad Magnes Chrysost Hom. 5. de Resurr Gregor Nazianz oratio 43. August de Temp. serm 251. as Ignatius calleth it the Queene of Dayes Saynct Chrysostome the Royall Daye Gregorie Nazianzene Higher than the highest and with admiration wonderfull amongst dayes even as the Virgine MARIE was blessed amongst Women And Augustine applyeth these wordes of the Psalme vnto it This is the Day which the LORD hath made Psal 118.24 let vs bee glad and rejoyce in it So that as the Palmist sayde of HIERUSALEM Glorious thinges are spoken of thee O Citie of GOD So in some sort wee may say the lyke of this Daye Glorious thinges are spoken of thee O thou Day of the LORD CHAP. IV. The Apostles their observation of the LORD'S Day in lyke manner and the lyke practise of all Christian Churches both in their tyme and after AS wee haue seene howe the LORD IESVS did honour this Day of His Resurrection so lykewyse wee may see how religiouslie the holie Apostles did obserue the same First By the forenamed practise of Saynct Peter Act. 2.41 the Apostle of the Iewes who vpon that day immediatelie after the descending of the holie Ghost began the publicke exercise of the holie Ministerie which was crowned with so happie and a plentifull successe Lykewyse By the practise of saynct Paull the Apostle of the Gentiles as may bee clearlie seene in that Storie of the Acts Act. 20 6.7 where it is sayde that having stayed seaven dayes at Troas hee is reported to haue assembled the Disciples Faythfull together on the seaventh day onelie which was the first day of the weeke and the LORD'S Day for hearing the Word and participating the Sacrament In lyke manner By Apostolicall direction vnto all Churches 1. COR. 16. wee may see that the Apostle ordayned everie first day of the weeke That there bee a Collection for the Saynctes The reason whereof that hee appoynted this Collection to bee on the LORD 'S Day saynct Chrysostome giveth to wit That the memorie of the benefits which on that day they obtayned by CHRIST'S Resurrection Chrysost in 1. Cor. 16. might make them the more liberallie to contribute to the necessities of their Brethren To which Sedulius joyneth this Sedul in 1. Cor. 16. Quia non est opus servile sayeth hee elemosynam congregare that is It is not a servile worke to collect Almes on that day And which also implyeth That no servile worke for gayne is to bee vsed thereon That this Collection was vsuall also to be ever amongst all Christians thereafter vpon the LORDS day when His religious worship and publicke meetinges were Iustine Martyr who lived shortlie after the Apostles showeth