1. Why not also with the Sabbaoth or day of holy rest seeing he ascribes it to himselfe Matth. 12. 8. And as Christ is called the Lord. Io. 20. 18. 25. 28. and 21 7. 15. 16. 1. Cor. 11. 23. and the phrases are proper that runne after this tenor the Lords Table 1. Cor. 10. 21. The Lords Supper 1. Cor. 11. 20. The Lords Cup. 1. Cor. 10. The Lords body 1. Cor. 11. 27. 29. The Lords death 1. Cor. 11. 26 So it is not vainly but most properly said The Lords day Reu. 1. 10. as properly ascribing it to Christ the Lord of Lords 56 The third Reason A Matori If the rest of God the Father were the cause of sanctifying of a day It followeth that where a greater and more excellent rest is there must of necessity followe a more ample sanctification But the rest of the Sonne of God is a greater and more excellent by how much the worke of Redemption is greater and more excellent then the worke of creation Therfore the rest of Christ from his worke is the cause of a more ample sanctification of the day of his rest or Resurrection which is our Lords day Apoc. 1. 10. Againe If there be the same cause and reason of sanctifying that day on which our Sauiour Christ accomplished our Redemption and restitution of the World as there vvas of sanctifying the day in vvhich the Lord rested from the creation of the World then a day in memoriall of the later ought as necessarily to be obserued and sanctified as the day was in memorial of the former But the same cause or reason remaineth whether wee respect the rest of Christ as well as the rest of the Father Heb. 4. 10. Or whether wee respect the glory of Christ as well as the glory of the Father Io. 5. 23. Therfore the day of Christ his rest or resurrection which is our Lords day is no lesse necessarily by vs to be obserued then the former Sabbaoth of the Iewes Briefly thus If the very rest of God the Father bee alleaged as sufficient Io. 15. 15. and 16. 13 14. 26. Act. 20. 20. ♌ Vide supra §. â—0 Num. 4. Hooper on the 4. Com. fol. â—5 Piscatâ—r in Genes 2. 3. fol. 52. cause to ty the Iews coÌ„science to the sanctifying of the Iewish Sabbaoth Then the very rest of Christ may be alleaged as a iust cause to tye the Christians conscience to the sanctifying of the Christian Sabbaoth but the former is true as Exod. 20. 11. Therefore the later is also true 57 The fourth Reason The Apostleâ— ordinances coÌ„mandements and constitutions are the coÌ„mandements of Christ Act. 15 24. 28. 29. 1. Cor. 14. 37. 7. 17. 11. 16. 2. Thess 3. 6. 7. Luke 10. 16. For besides the Apostles in matter of Gods seruice were led by the holy Ghost into all truth and coulde not erre But the Iewish Sabbaoth in practise was altred and the first day of the weeke established and ordayned for the Christian Sabbaoth by the ordinance constitution and commandement of the inspired ♌ Apostles 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. As I haue ordayned so do you which words say BB. Hooper and Piscator do plainly imply a commandemeÌ„t as the words I haue ordained do imply an Apostolical ordinance Therfore the Christian Sabbaoth or first day of the weeke was in practise ordained and commanded by Iesus Christ himselfe 58 The fift Reason Is drawne from the euidence of scriptures plainly declaring that the Lords day was both ordained and practised by the Apostles Apostolicall Churches to whose examples our Churches Christians are and ought in all godlinesse to be coÌ„formed The places are a Chrysostom â—edâ— Gualter Aretius Beza Geneua note Lyra Erasmus Vatablus Emmanuel Sa. Rhemâ—sts in hunc locum Chemmnit Martyr Zanchius Vrsinus Piscâ—tor Iunius Pezâ—lâ—us Fulke Babington Perkins Zepperus in locâ—s citatâ—â— Marlorati Enchiridioâ— Tit. dâ—es dominicus Bucholch Chron. â— proleg f. 22. Bellar. vbi supra cap. 11. Act. 20. 7. b Chrysost Ambr. Hierom. Reâ—â—g Prâ—masius Theophilact in hunc locum August epist 119. cap. 13. Beza Bullinger Martyr Aretius Pezelius Gualter Geneua note Lyra. Erasmus Vatablus Emmanuel Sa. Rhemists in hunc locum Chemnitius Zanchius Vrsinus BB. Hooper Piseator Zepperus Iunius Bucholcher Marlolorati Enchir. Fulk Booke of Homil. Babing Bellar. Felisius Cathec Rom. locis citatâ— Sutcliffe inâ—tit fideâ— fol. 11. 1. Cor. 16. 2. c â—lemens â—an Apostol Ignatius Iustinus Tertullian Clemens Alexand. Orig. Athan. Ambr. Hieronym August Gregorius Magnus Leo. Hylarius Occâ—â—neâ—ius Primasius Ansâ—â—â— Martyr Bulling Beza Iunius Chemnitius Zanchius Sadeâ—l Vrsinus Pezelius Heming Piscator Aretius Bucholcher Marlorati Enchirid. Book of Hom. Fox Fulke Babington Perkins Sutcliffe Geneua note Lyra Bellarmine Cathech Rom. Emmanuel Sa. Rhemists locis citatis Reu. 1. 10. Interpreted all of them of the Lords day by all few or none at all besides expositors 1. Fathers Greekes and Latines 2. Later writers Protestant and Papist without disputation or deniall The conclusion of this reason is Therefore the obseruation of the Lords day is no Tradition or vnwritten verity or doubtfull ordinance but hath cleare ground and warrant of the word and so dooth tye the conscience So also doe the duties and circumstances that out of these places may clearely bee concluded As namely 1. That it was named by an inspired Apostle the Lords day which is as much to say as the Christian Sabboth Reu. 1. 10. 2. It was ordeined also and established by an inspired Apostle not lightly vainly or erroniously but coÌ„mandingly with Apostolicall authority 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. 3. It was the first day of the week Act. 20. 7. 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. 4. This assembly was weekly 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. 5. It was vsuall to other places and times viz. the Churches of Corinth and Galatia 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. of Troas Act. 20. 7. of Pathmos where Iohn was and that aboue 40. yeares after Reu. 1. 10. 6. That day the word preached the Sacraments administred Praier Act. 20. 7. 10. 16. 7. That day the works of mercy and collections for the poore Act. 20. 10. 12. 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. 8. That day they rested from the ordinarie labors of their calling 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. 59 The sixt Reason Is drawne from the enumeration of circumstances notably falling out yet not in vaine but to some necessary purpose nor yet by chance but by Gods singular prouidence and appointment as may appeare by the greatnesse of the works vpon this day 1. The resurrection Rest of Christ vpon this day Luk. 24. 6. Heb. 4. 10. 2. Christ his first apparition to his Disciples vpon this day Io. 20. 19. 3. Christ his second apparition to them that same day seuen-night Io. 20. 26. 4. The holy Ghosts apparition to them on that day Act. 2. 1. 2. 5. The Apostles teaching ministring the Sacraments on the same day Act. 20. 7. 6. The Apostle Iohn his
Propositions TENDING TO PROOVE THE NEcessarie vse of the Christian Sabbaoth or Lords Day And that it is commaunded vnto vs in Gods WORD WHERE VNTO IS added the Practice of that sacred Day framed after the rules of the same WORD By IOHN SPRINT an vnvvorthie Minister of the Gospell of Iesus Christ at Thornebery in Gloucester shire ET VSQUE AD NVBES VERITAS TVA P. S. Imprinted at London by H. L. for Thomas Man 〈…〉 The Summe of all in one Syllogisme That the Lords daie or Christian Sabbaoth is The Lords Day necessarily to bee obserued by all Christians to the end of the World WHatsoeuer dayes obseruation was in the Newe Testament Sanctified by sanctified and set apart to an holy vse 1 Christs resurrection First by Christ his triumphant resurrectioÌ„ 2 Christs first apparition Then by his first appearing to his gathered Apostles Disciples fiue times on that same day 3 Christs second apparition Next hy his second appearing to his gathered Apostles 4 Holy Ghost apparition Fourthly by his sending of the Holy-Ghost to his Apostles gathered againe and blessing of their doctrine by conuersion of soules 5 Command ordinance of postles Fiftly by Apostolicall Commaund Constitution to be obserued by Christian Churches 6 Christs commandement Sixtly by Christs Commaund not to be profaned of anie faithfull Christian 7 Practice of postles Seuenthly by Apostles solemne practice of preaching ministring the Sacraments in the Christian Congregation and meditation of the Scripture 8 Title giuen the Holy-Ghost Eightly by the holy-Ghosts induing it with a notable peculiar title of the Lords day 9 Practice of and the most pâ— Churches By Apostolicall primitiue and all later reformed Churches general and continual practice from thence vnto our times 10 Iudgemeâ—â— the most so 〈◊〉 all godly lâ—â—ned By the iudgement of the spirituall most godly learned Teachers and Writers of the former and later ages 11 Effectes Gods blessinâ— By the witnesse of Gods generall and continuall blessing of the practice therof with peace of conscience ioy of the Holy-Ghost and sensible increase of knowledge and grace in all sincere Christians that with soundnesse prefesse the Gospell euery where 12 Dislike and â—â—â—anation by â—e wicked and â—â—sound And last of all by the dislike and opposition of the onely most wicked of life ignorant of mind or otherwise vnsound in iudgement and doctrine The Obseruation of that Day is most necessary and doth tie the Conscience to the end of the World But such is the Obseruation of the Lords day or first day of the weeke and so confirmed in euery point Therefore The holy Obseruation of the Lords day or first day of the week is most necessarie and doth tye the conscience to the end of the World The Proposition confirmed For the first member Look Section 56 55. For the second third fourth seuenth and ninth Look Sect 61. For the fift and sixt Looke Sect 58 59. For the eight Looke Sect. 55 54 59 60 64. For the tenth eleuenth and twelfth Looke Sect 65. Proofes of the Assumption in the seuerall members The 1. There is no question of this point but that Christ rose on the first day of the weeke The 2. That Christ appeared 5 times on that first day of the weeke which was the day of his resurrection and of the Christian Sabbaoth first to Mary Magdalen Mark 16 9. Io. 20. 14 15 16 17 18. Secondly to the woman Mat. 28 9 10 11. Thirdly to the two Disciples Luk. 24. 18. Mar. 1â— 13. Fourthly to Peter Luk. 24 33. 34. with 1. Cor. 15 5. Fiftly to the eleuen Mark 16. 14 Excepting Thomas Io. 20. 24. Wherein our Sauiour dooth comfort instruct authorise and ordaine the Ministers of the Newe Testament and giues them power to preach and administer the Sacraments Discipline Io. 20. 22. 23. with Mar. 16. 15. 16. Mat. 28. 16 17 18 19 20. This was performed in the night partly by Christs appointment Matth. 28. 16. Partly for feare of the Iewes not daring to assemble by day Io. 20. 19. The day notwithstanding sanctified by Christs fiue fold appearing and the Disciples holy meditation conference of and with Christ The 3. That CHRIST appeared the second time on that day seuen-night Conâ—â—â—â—ing comforting instructing reproouing appeareth Io. 20. 26 27 28 29. Where it is sayd after eight dayes including and counting the day of Christs resurrection for one of the eight which is that day seuen-night as if he should say the eight day after by an Hebraisme The like speech in Luk. 2. 21. 1. 59. Leu. 12. 3. Thus Caluin Beza Piscator Rollock take it and so do the very Papists Ferus Iansenius Emmanuel Sa. vpon these places The 4. That the Apostles met vpon this very day the first day of the weeke on the morning Act. 2. 15 appeares because they met on the day of Pentecost Act. 2. 1. with Leu. 23. 15. 16 called the feast of weekes Exod. 34. 22. Which was the morrow after the Sabbaoth Leu. 23. 16. 15. This also the computation of Weekes betweene the feast of Easter and Whitsontide dooth prooue For it is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as if one should say the fiftieth day Act. 2. 1. because fiftie full dayes or seauen weekes are to passe betweene the feast of Easter or Passeouer the day after which Christ rose and the feast of Whitsontide or of weeks Leuit. 23. 15. 16. Exod. 34. 22. on which day the Apostles now met For this truth look the iudgement of Augustine de tempore ser 251. Nazianzen apud BaroniuÌ„ Leo Ep. 81. Concil Constantinopol 6 Caluine Beza Piscator with the Papists Bellarmine de cultu sanctoruÌ„ lib. 3. cap. 11. See Emmanuel Sa. annot in Act. 2. 1. Baronius Tom. 1. ex Nazianzen The 5. Look for the confirmation thereof Sect. 58. 59. The 6. Look for this Sect 64. The 7. Look for this also Sect. 60. 61. The 8. Look for this Sect. 59. 55. 54. 60. 64. The 9. For this look Sect. 15. 20. 63. 62. The 10. Is prooued Sect. 15. 20. 34. 52. The 11. and 12. Is confirmed by palpable experience and apprehended by him that eyther hath an eye or winketh not Look for these Sect. 65. and the fowre last Sections also To the Christian Reader MAny matters Christian Reader called into question at this day are offered to the viewe of the World and not a fewe of them very friuolous and vnprofitable but there are also matters which doubtlesse cannot bee denied to bee of singular importance for the furtheraunce of our most holy faith and true Religion And amongst the waightiest of these there is almost none of greater vse nor of more necessity to be vnderstood nor being vnderstood to bee more carefully obserued then this which hereafter ensueth touching the nature and quality of the Lords day commonly called Sunday or the
God was written in 2. Tables and consisted of 10. words Exo. 35. 28. Deut. 4. 13. But if the Church should take away one of the 10. there would be left but 9. so one of the words of God and lawe of the perpetuall Couenant and direction of good workes would be abolished 49 Fift From the Reasons of the obseruation mentioned in the 4. Commandement For albeit there are sundry reasons in other places which God giueth as proper to the Iews wherfore they should obserue the Sabbaoth as 1. their deliuerance from the slauery of Aegypt Deu. 5. 15. 2. that it was a signe that the Lord sanctified them and was their God and therfore it is called a signe to you and your generations Exo. 31. 13. Ezec. 20. 12. 20. Yet in the 4. Commandemen◠he giueth reasons onely common to vs as well as vnto them Exod. 20. 11. As namely 1. conformitie to Gods Image which is no lesse proper to vs. then to the Iewe. 2. Memoriall of Gods creation for which benefit the Patriarches before the christians since are no lesse bound to be thankfull vnto God then was the Iew. 3. Rest of our selues our seruants and our Cattell a common necessitie to vs as it was to them Therefore this Cōmandement seemeth morall and giuen vnto vs aswell as to the Iew. And seeing the Reasons of this 4. Commandement do vrge vs aswel as the Reasons of the 2. 3. 5. cōmandements why should not this cōmandement tie vs to the obseruation of it as well as the other and why not Christians as well as Iewes 50 To which I will adde the circumstances notable in this Commaundement aboue all others 1. That there is no Commaundement except the 2. as our reuerend Master Greenham noteth in words larger or in reasons fuller then this of the Sabbaoth Which two Commandemēts the Lord did know would most of all be withstood as beeing most contrary to the wisedome of the flesh the one opposed by excessiue superstition the other by immoderate profanenesse 2. The precepts of the fourth Commaundement are both affirmatiue and negatiue which in the other are onely affirmatiue or negatiue 3. There is praefixed a Memento remember Exod. 20. 8. which note is not praefixed to the other and is a note as Caluin Musculus Zanchius and others teach of especiall obseruance requiring more then ordinary attention and heedfulnesse of practise 4. No such particulars or so many as in this one 1. of the persons to obserue it Thou thy sonne and daughter Man and maide-seruant cattell and straunger 2. of the reasons God hath giuen vs sixe dayes It is the Sabbaoth of the Lord thy God The Lord in sixe dayes made the world and rested the seauenth The Lord hallowed the seauenth day 3. Of the works one negatiue excluding all Thou shalt doe no manner of worke one affirmatiue excepting the workes of the Sabbaoth Keepe it holy The which circumstances seeing they were set downe and made obseruable and notable to vs by the vnspeakeable wisedome of God and placed in the center as it were of the other 9. morall Commandements vndoubtedly the Lord would neuer so vehemently haue perswaded flesh and bloud to this by so many circumstances aboue al other had it bin only ceremoniall and not also morall And so much of the first question 51 The 2. question of this controuersie is this Whether the Lords day or first day of the weeke called commonly our Sunday though with a note of dislike by the * Beza annot ad 1. Cor. 16. 1. Fulke in Rhem. Test. ad Apoc. 1. 10. Willet Synops controu 9 quaest 8. part 2. error 72. f. 435. godly learned bee established iure diuino by the will and ordinance of Christ in the steade of the Iewish Sabbaoth and doe tye the conscience 52 This quaestion is affirmed by Beza Iunius Piscator Rollock Hooper Fulke Perkins and the book of Homilyes and Locis supra citatis others But is denyed by some others 53 The Papists also are at oddes about this very point For a Tolet. Instruct sacerd li. 4. c. 24 fol. 542. Scotus b Perkins problem Tit. dies Festi fol. 231. Panormitan Angelus Syluester c Felisius in mādat 4. fol. 292. Felisius d Bellarm. Tom. 1. de cultu sanctorum li. 3. ca. 19 Soto Lyranus Abolensis and generally all the e Chemnitius Loc. com parte secunda ad praecept 3. fol. 61. a. b. Schoolemen doe affirme it But the Rhemists do vtterly deny it And Tolet and Bellarmine do pitifully fall vpon the Schoolemens bones and vtterly defie that sentence 54 But the affirmatiue which I haue vndertakē here to defend is cōfirmed by the following Reasons The 1. Reason Because Mat. 12. 8. Christ is called the Lord of the Sabboath the word is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In the word is to be noted 1. Commaund and 2. Propriety and therefore Reuel 1. 10. it is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Lords day as beeing Lord that is the Owner and Commaunder of that day Now in that Christ is the Lord that is the Commaunder I conclude Christ therefore commaunded and ordained it or at least in that Christ is the Lord that is the owner of it thus I argue Therfore it must be consecrated to Christ his seruice Wherfore as whē God the Father was Lord of the Sabbaoth there was a Sabbaoth necessarily kept vnto that Lord of the Sabbaoth and so the Commaundements Exod. 20. 8. Esa 58. 13. did tye the conscience So also when the Sonne of God is Lord of the Sabbaoth there must of necessity be a Sabbaoth day sanctified and those morall commaundements doe no lesse belong to Christ and tye the conscience of the Christian in the newe Testament then they belonged to God the Father and tyed the conscience of the Iewe in the olde Testament 55 The second Reason From the Image of God which is in Christ Io. 5. 1◠Whatsoeuer things the Father doth the same things doth the Sonne also But the Father sanctifieth a day vnto the glory of his work of the Worlds creation Therefore the Sonne doth also sanctifie a day vnto the glory of his worke of the Worlds renouation Againe Heb. 4. 10. Christ ceased from his workes as well as God the Father did from his Therefore Christ is to haue his Sabbaoth or rest sanctified as well as God the Father Againe Io. 5. 23. All men should honour the Sonne of God as they honour the Father But all men honour the Father with a day of holy rest and worship in the old Testament and it was a speciall part of his honour Therefore all men must honour the Sonne of God with a day of holy rest and worship in the new Testament Christ therfore being honored by hauing ascribed to him the Word Coloss 3. 16. Sacraments Acts. 8. 16. and 10. 48. 19. 5. 1. Cor. 11. 24. 25. 26. Prayer Io. 16. 23. Ministerie 1. Cor. 4.
burthens Neh. 13. 15. Ier. 7. 22. 24. 3 Buying or selling wares or victuals albeit offered to sell vnlesse in an extraordinary case the wares to our great losse or hazard of vndooing shall vndoubtedly be spoyled or vnlesse we shall endanger our health by not buying victuals Neh. 13. 16. In which cases prouidence would be required before and repentance vvith amendment of our negligence after 4 Trauelling on the Sabbaoth for gayne or pleasure Exod. 16. 29. 30. 2 The second Table 1 Murder profanenes vpon the Sabbaoth Mark 3. 4. Ezech. 23. 37. 38. 2 Couetousnesse oppression and worldly cares lusts and desires Amos 8. 5. 6. Luke 21 34. 3 Adultery Ezec. 23. 37. 4 Debate and contention Esa 58. 3. 4. 5 Vaine words Esa 58. 13. So much of the publicke sanctifying of the Sabbaoth The priuate sanctifying of the Christian Sabbaoth is performed priuately and by priuate persons namely when Christians can by no meanes enioy the benefit of the publique means which case because it is a iudgement and heauy plague of God both by withdrawing light and leauing vs in darknesse Christians in this estate are to obserue these rules 1 To be greatly humbled and to mourne for absence from the Church assemblies Communion of Saints and meanes of spiritual nourishment direction and comfort as also in respect of the profanations of Gods Sabbaoths by the wicked Psal 42. 4. 120. 5. 137. 4. 5. Lam. 1. 7. 2. 6. Psal 119. 136. 2 To long for earnestly and hunger with zealous and continuall desire of minde after the fruition and enioying of so great a benefit Psalm 42. 2. 84. 1. 2. 3. 4. 10. 3 To vse all possible good meanes to come by the publique ordinaunces of God vpon the Sabbaoth and esteeme it as a rich benefit worthy of all endeuour to obtaine it 1 By earnest intreaty carefull suit vnto the Magistrates and gouernors by whose authority they are permitted and encouraged as also to the Teachers themselues Act. 13. 42. Io. 4. 40. Ier. 38 9. 10. and 26. 17. 18. 19. 1. King 22. 8. Exod. 5. 1. Neh. 1. 11. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 2 By feruent and continuall prayer vnto God the Lord of the haruest both to thrust out faithfull labourers into his haruest as also to make vs especially partakers of the same Mat. 9. 38. 24. 20. Psal 27. 4. 3 By kinde intreating incouraging defending and maintaining of the godly learned Preacher and so to purchase to our selues this pearle or treasure that gifte of God vnto his Church for the gathering of the Saints and edification of the body of Christ Eph. 4. 12. Heb. 13. 17. Gal. 6. 6. 1. Thess 5. 12. 13. 1. Cor. 9. 7. 8. 11. 13. 14. Matth. 10. 10. 11. 14. 40. 41. 13. 44. 45. 46. Prouerb 23. 23. Else where the duty is omitted a iust and heauy iudgement followeth Hebr. 3. 17. Mark 3. 5. Matth. 16. 4. 8. 34. Act. 13. 46. 19. 19. 4 By seeking with great hunger feruent desire and trauailing abroad how-euer painefull or costly it may prooue to redeeme and enioy this benefite Remembring that is a Sabbaoths day iourney to worship God and to heare a Sermon 1. King 4. 23. Amos 8. 11. Dan. 12. 4. Prou. 8. 33. 2. 4. 5. Act. 1. 12. and to suffer much affliction to enioy this blessing 1. Thes 1. 6. Matth. 12. 42. 4 To vse and put in practise all the meanes within our power that are commaunded of God or practised by the godly wherein wee are carefully 1 To double our priuate diligence in the absence of the publicke meanes 2 To obserue as carefully the whole day both fore and after-noon as if the publicke meanes were present considering the perpetuall equity of these Commaundements Ex. 20. 8. 9. 10. Esa 58. 30. 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. Psalme 92. 1. 2. The priuate practise of the Lords day is eyther performed 1 With others as in a family or consent of practise by willing and vnited Christians in which cases are required a spending of the day in 1 Examination instruction and Catechisme Deut. 6. 7. 20. 21. and 11. 19. Gen. 18. 19. Eph. 6. 4. 2 Conference and godly questioning and answering Luke 24. 14. 17. 18. Col. 4. 6. 3 Prayer with thanksgiuing and praise Mat. 18. 20. yea with fasting on fit occasions 1. Sam. 31. 13. Hest 4. 16. 4 Singing of Psalmes Act. 16. 25. Eph. 5. 19. 5 Reading of Scriptures Act. 17. 11. Malac. 3. 16. 6 Deedes and duties of mercy collections visitings comfortings Matt. 25. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 2 With our selues alone as in a case of trauelling imprisonment hard seruice or slauery in which later cases wee are by humble intreaty to seeke Liberty of sanctifying the Lords day Herin are required these things or so much as is within our power all or the most 1 Meditation of our sinnes Gods word and works of wisdome power Iustice mercy state of the Church to reioyce or grieue at it according as it is Psalm 119. 58. Psal 92. 5. 6. 9. 12. 13. and 1. 2. 2 Prayer and thankesgiuing vnto GOD. Matt. 6. 6. Iames 5. 13. Genes 24. 63. 1. Thes 5. 17. 18. Col. 3. 17. 3 Singing Psalmes Iam. 5. 13. Psalm 57. 7. 77. 6. Luke 2. 46. 4 Reading of the Scriptures Ioshua 1. 8. Colossians 3. 16. 5 Workes of mercy according to our power and fit occasion 2. Cor. 8. 12. Mark 12. 41. 42. 43. 44. 6 To ioine prayer with fasting if neede bee to bee humbled for sinnes or iudgement or to farther prayer for our necessities Neh. 1. 4. Dan. 9. 3. So much of the priuate sanctifying of the Christian Sabbaoth Motiues reasons and incouragements to the cheerefull and faithful obseruation of the Lords day or Christian Sabbaoth and deterring vs from the profanation of the same both in respect of 1 Blessings obtained 2 Escaping iudgements 1 Blessings and promises obtained 1 Concerning the life to come 1 Priuate vrged to persons in priuate 1 It is a good worke Psal 92. 1. 2 Sabbaoth exercises commaunded of God are blessed sanctified vnto vs of God Exod. 20. 10. Gen. 2. 2. and a meanes of our sanctification Exod. 31. 13. Ezech. 20. 12. 3 Gods acceptation of our Prayer and obedience in sanctifying it Esa 56. 8. 4 Planting vs in his Church as flourishing plants Esa 56. 7. Psal 92. 13. 5 An heart to delight in God Esa 58. 14. 6 Ioy of the holy Ghost Esa 56. 7. 7 Assurance and security of Gods election Esa 56. 3. 4. 8 Saluation and blessednesse Esa 56. 2. 58. 14. 2 Publicke The flourishing of the Church of God Ierem. 17. 26. Leuit. 26. 2. 11. 12. 2 Concerning this life 1 Publick A flourishing Cōmon-wealth with other temporal earthly blessings To the Kings Nobles subiects and whole estate * Ier. 1 Leui. 26 6. 7. 2 Priuate It gaineth vs and ours lawfull rest of minde body from the paines and labours of our calling Exod. 20. 10. 23. 12. Deut. 5. 14. 2 Curses plagues and iudgements following the profaning of the Sabbaoth which by obseruing it wee doe escape Heerein wee are to consider touching the profaning of the Lords Sabbaoth by negligence or wilfulnesse 1 What it bringeth 1 The guilt of a great and grieuous sinne to violate the constitution and practise of the inspired Apostles 1. Corin. 16. 1. 2. Act. 20. 7. To forget that which God bids remember to profane that which hee bids keepe holy to labour in that day which he bids rest to vnhallow that which he blessed Exod. 20. 8. 9. 10. 11. Ezech. 22. 26. 2 It is an heauy punishment of God and a punishment of Idolatry and false Prophets for God to giue vs ouer to profane his Sabbaoths Hos 2. 5. 11. Lamentations 2. 6. 14. 3 It bringeth Gods great plague and increaseth wrath and guilt vpon the Magistrate people and whole estate of the Common-wealth Neh. 13. 18. Ier. 17. 27. Ezec. 20. 13. Namely 1 Sicknesse Leuit. 26. 2. 16. 2 Famine Leuit. 26. 2. 16. 19. 20. 26. 29 3 Warre Leuit. 26. 2. 25. 36. 37. 4 Enemies rule tyranny and triumph ouer vs. Leuit. 26. 2. 17. 5 Wilde beasts Leuit. 26. 2. 22. 6 Captiuity Ezech. 20. 23. 24. Leuit. 26. 2. 33. 34. 7 Encrease of plagues Leuiticus 26. 2. 18. 21. 24. 28. 8 Vtter desolation and ouerthrowe of the whole estate of the Common-wealth Ier. 17. 27. Amos. 8. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. Neh. 13. 18. Leu. 26. 2. 32. 34. 38. 4 It finally bringeth euen vnto the Church these euils 1 Famine of the Word Amos 8. 5. 6. 11. 12. 2 God abhorring and not accepting our sacrifice Amos 5. 21. 22. Esa 1. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 3 Vtter desolation of the Church of God Lam. 2. 6. 5 The bodily death for the breach of the Ceremoniall did figure vnto vs the death of the soule for the breach of the Morall part of the Sabbaoth For the curse remaineth still Exod. 31. 14. 15. 35. 2. Deut. 27. 26. Galath 3. 10. 2 What it maketh and marketh men to bee in the eyes of God 1 Generally in all sorts 2 Particularly in the Clergie 1 In the people and all persons whatsoeuer 1 They are not of God which keep not his Sabbaoth Io. 9. 16. 2 They are fooles and vnwise that do profane and not sanctifie the Sabbaoth Psal 92. 1. 6. 3 Vnbelieuers vagabond and wicked fellows are enemies and hinderers of the sanctifying of the Sabbaoth Acts 17. 5. 17. 4 They are Hypocrites that are offended at the keeping holy of the Sabbaoth Luke 13. 14. 15. 5 They are enemies of God and of his Church that mocke at the Sabbaoth of the Lord. Lam. 1. 7. 6 They are such as iudge themselues vnworthie of euerlasting life that do hinder or persecute the sanctifying of the Sabbaoth day Acts 13. 45. 46. 50. 2 In the Clergie and spirituall sort 1 It ariseth of grosse and wilfull ignorance in the Clergy if they do not rightly sanctifie the Sabbaoth of God and deserueth iust reproofe Matt. 12. 3. 5. 7. 2 They are a wicked Clergie and vtterly disliked reproued by God that hide their faces from keeping the Lords Sabbaoth holy and so profane it Ezec. 22. 26. 46. 2. Hos 4. 6. MATTHEVV 12. 8. The Sonne of Man is Lord of the Sabbaoth FINIS