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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

of Sabbath or Lords-day seeing it is not to be proved by Scripture that either of those titles of honour do properly belong to it Q. 33. VVhether Iesus Christ did not as holily and as uprightly keep or perform the duty of the Sabbath commanded in the fourth Precept of the Moral Law as he did keep or perform the 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 or 10. Precept of the same Law If nay Q. 34. How then could Jesus Christ be wanting in obedience to the Law and not transgress the Law seeing he was made under the Law Galat. 4.4 and circumcised Luke 2.21.39 and thereby bound to keep the whole Law Galat. 5.3 And Q. 35. If Iesus Christ did as holily and uprightly keep or perform the dutie of the Sabbath commanded in the fourth Precept of the Moral Law as he did keep or perform the 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10. Precept of that Law and Iesus Christ requireth his Disciples to follow him John 12.26 Luke 14.27 1 John 2.26 then Q. 36. VVhy should not we who profess our selves to be Christs disciples as holily and as uprightly imitate him in keeping holy the seventh day Sabbath commanded in the fourth Precept of the Moral Law as we are to follow him in keeping the other nine Precepts of that Law And whether we may refuse to follow him in the point of the Sabbath without sinning against God notwithstanding he who saith he abideth in him ought to walk as hee walked 1 John 2.6 Q. 37. Whether the spiritual Children of Abraham that are Gentiles by nature are not as absolutely bound in love to keep the Sabbath according to the words expressed in the fourth Precept of the Moral Law as they are bound in love to keep or perform the duties expressed in the 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10. Precept of that Law If nay Q. 38. Then why do the spiritual children of Abraham that are Gentiles by nature as they esteem themselves and would be esteemed set up the fourth Precept wherein the duty of the Sabbath is commanded with and among the other nine Precepts of that Law in their Churches or meeting-houses and why doe School-masters teach it to their Scholars to learn it by heart as they doe the 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10. Precept of that Law if it be not intended that both old and young should as truly and duly keep or perform the dutie of the Sabbath as they are to keep or perform the other nine Precepts of that Law And Q. 39. If the spiritual children of Abraham Gentiles by nature are bound in love to keep the Sabbath according to the words expressed in Exod. 20. as they are bound in love to keep the 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10. Precept of the same Law then Q. 30. Why doe beleeving Gentiles who professe themselves to be the spiritual children of Abraham refuse to keep holy the seventh day Sabbath seeing whosoever keepeth the whole Law and yet faileth in one piont is guilty of all Jam. 2.10.11 Q. 31. Whether we may do or constantly practise any thing for which there is not any Word of God that doth either justifie or allow us in the doing of it If yea Q. 32. Then what is the thing that we may doe or constantly practise without any word of God either to justifie or allow us in the doing of it And Q. 33. If we may not doe or constantly practise any thing for which wee have not any word of God that doth either justifie or allow us in the doing of it then Q. 34. VVhy do men constantly make it their practise to doe common or worldly work on the Lords seventh day Sabbath the day called Saturday seeing there is not any word of God that doth either justifie or allow them so to doe Q. 35. VVhether the seventh day Sabbath were given of God to be a Sign Type or Figure of our Regeneration or cessation from sinful workes in the whole course of our life If yea then Q. 36. I would willingly know of these men who account themselves so regenerate by their beleeving Christ whether they indeed and in truth doe cease from all sinful works in the whole course of their life and doe live so holily and righteously as God requireth of them If yea Q. 37. Then let these men that so affirm produce proof for the confirmation of it that we who doe not apprehend that there are any such men may know it so to be As also let such men prove that such a walking doth abolish the duty of the seventh day Sabbath to them and if it cannot be proved that men are so regenerated by their faith in Christ that they rest or cease from all sinfull works in the whole course of their life or that they doe not live so holily as God commandeth them how can the sign type or figure as namely the seventh day Sabbath be abolished or made voyd before the production of that which was signified by the sign type or figure viz. a resting or cessation from all sinfull works in the whole course of our life Q. 38. VVhether the seventh day Sabbath was given of God to be a sign type or figure of the eternal rest If nay How then are the words of the Author to the Hebrews to be understood chap. 4. v. 6.9.10.11 And if the seventh day Sabbath was given to be a sign type or figure of the eternal rest then Q. 39. Whether God at any time did abolish or revoke any sign type or figure before the production of the sign type or figure If yea then Q. 40. Let that sign type or figure which was either repealed or abolished before the production of that which was shadowed by it be made manifest and let it be proved that the seventh day Sabbath was such a sign type or figure And Q. 41. If such a thing cannot be done then why should not the seventh daies Sabbath be kept for a sign according to the will of God Exod. 31.17 until the production of the thing which the seventh day Sabbath prefigured to wit eternal rest in glory Q. 42. Whether is it possible for any man to walk holy every day who doth transgress the Law of God Exod. 20. on the seventh day Sabbath to wit the day called Saturday by doing common or worldly work on it If yea Q. 43. Then letit be proved that common or servile work may be done by Christians on the seventh and last day of the week where necessity is not and not transgress the Law of God Exod. 20. And Q. 44. If every man ought to walk holily every day and no man can walk holily every day who transgresseth the Law of God on the seventh day by doing common or worldly work on it tell me were it not better then that every man did that which God commadeth in his holy Law on the seventh day Sabbath and leave undone that which God forbiddeth whereby he provoketh

Sabbath as well as the Iews because God hath made rich and singular promises of grace and glory to us on our keeping of it Isaiah 56.6.7.8 These and some other considerations through grace have instructed my heart to beleeve that the Precept of the Sabbath is as truly spiritual and holy as any Precept in that Law retaining the same authoritie and binding nature as ever it had and therefore ought as truly and as conscionably to be kept as any precept of that Law But few men as yet are of this understanding not because there is any Scripture or sound reason that doe lead men to beleeve otherwise that I doe know of but onely out of some imaginary perswasion as already mentioned that the duty of the Sabbath doth nothing at all concern them and thereon men take libertie to violate the Law of God which Law they ought with care and conscience to keep Prov. 3.1 chap. 7.1 Eccles 12.13 Mat. 22.37 1 John 5.3 and doe never repent of it Yea men are so far from repenting of their violating of the Sabbath that they doe allow and justifie themselves and all men professing Christ in the breaking of it by doing of the things which are expresly forbidden in it promising salvation to themselves and preaching and promising it to others notwithstanding I dare say they cannot prove that God ever hath made any promise of salvation to any who did allow or justifie themselves in the trausgression of that righteous Law The consideration of these things and the discharge of my dutie towards God and Man hath moved me in humble boldnesse to publish these ensuing Queries for the true finding out whether it be not necessary to salvation that we should walke in obedience to Gods holy Law Exod. 20. to the end that if it be found necessarie to salvation for us to walk in obedience to Gods Law with Gospel performances that those then who have neglected it to this time may repent thereof and for time to come conform themselves to doe whatsoever God doth command in it lest they speak peace to themselves when God hath not said it and thereby deceive their poor souls As also that in case it be not found necessarie to salvation we then who professe obedience to the Gospel should walk in obedience to Gods Law Exod. 20. that wee who do beleeve the keeping of it is necessarie to salvation may be better informed for indeed at the present wee doe not in the least conceive that there is any unnecessarie thing commanded in that Law but onely true and just duties to be performed to God and Man in love which if it bee so and not otherwise how we then may neglect to doe that which is therein commanded and doe that which is therein expressy forbidden and sin not I would willingly know And lastly my desire is of thee that thou wilt read this following disconrse deliberately and considerately and weigh what is said uprightly and deal faithfully with God and thy own soul as I have done between God and my soul towards thee whose salvation he desireth in all sinceritie who remaineth for ever Thine in the Lord James Oockford 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 Querie the first WHether there be not a Law in the Letter as well as in Nature given or vouchsafed of God to the Gentiles as well as unto the Iews to command or require true and righteous duties of them to bee performed to God and Man in love If nay Q. 2. How then shall the Gentiles know how to perform true and righteous duties to God and Man in love Mat. 22.37.39 And Q. 3. If there be a Law in the Letter as well as in Nature given or vouchsafed of God unto the Gentiles as well as to the Iews wherein God commandeth true and righteous duties to be performed to God and Man in love Q. 4. What Law is it if it be not the Law of the ten Commandements Exod. 20 And Q. 5. If it be the Law of the ten Commandements which God hath given or vouchsafed unto the Gentiles as he hath given or vouchsafed unto the Iews whereby he requireth true and righteous duties to be performed to God and Man in love Then Q. 6. Whether that Law be not broken by the Gentiles after the knowledge of it is come unto them if the duties therein commanded be not performed to God and Man in love If nay Q. 7. How then can sinne be said to be the transgression of the Law 1 Joh 3.4 And Q. 8. If the Law of Gods ten Commandements be broken by the Gentiles to whom the knowledge of that Law is come if the duties therein commanded be not performed to God and Man in love why then doe the Gentiles to whom the knowledge of the Law is come refuse to conform themselves to doe as they are commanded in the fourth precept of that Law And Q. 9. If the Law be not given to the Gentiles how can they be under the curse of the Law Galar 13.23 seeing where there is no law there is no transgression Rom. 4.15 And how could Christ have redeemed beleeving Gentiles from the curse of the Law Galat. 3.13 seeing sin is not imputed where there is no law Rom. 5.13 Q. 10. Tell me you Anti-Nomians who make a shew of godlinesse and deny the power of it was not the Law made for the lawlesse and disobedient for the ungodly and for sinners for ungodly and prophane for Murtherers of Fathers and for Murtherers of Mothers for Man-slayers for VVhoremongers for them that defile themselves with man-kind for Men-stealers for Lyers for perjured persons if yea can you or any else who are Gentiles by nature commit these or the like evils and not violate the Law of God Exod. 20. answer mee directly Q. 11. Tel me you who will not keep the seventh day Sabbath nor yeeld your selves to be governed by that holy and righteous Law of God Exod. 20. on a mis-conceived opinion that Iesus Christ hath abolished the Law Is not the Law of God Exod. 20. the Law of Love Deut. 6.5 Mat. 22.37.38 39. Hath Iesus Christ commanded love and hath he indeed abolished the Law of love Tell me could be abolish the Law of love and not abolished the Law and the Prophets which hang on it Mat. 22.40 Is there any thing commanded in the Law Exod. 20. which is contrary to the law of Nature Is there any thing commanded in that Law as that the doing of it is destructive to any Gospel-duty

And how can the Law be abolished by Christ seeing he came to establish it Luke 16.17 and not to destroy it Mat. 5.17 And if the Law be abolished by Christ why doe his Apostles require Christians to keep it Rom. 3.9 Ephes 6.1.2 James 1.22.25 chap. 2. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. chap. 4. 7. 11. Did they ever command Christians to keep an abolished Law If the Law be abolished by Christ how can it rightly be said that the preaching of faith doth establish it Rom. 3.31 If the Law Exod. 20 be abolished by Christ how then can Christians or any else transgress it seeing sin is not imputed where there is no law Rom. 5.13 Tell me directly you who say the Law is abolished whether you or any else may worship false Gods doe servile or common work on the seventh day Sabbath where necessitie is not disobey Parents kill lie steal c. and not transgresse the written law of God Exod. 20. Q. 12. Whether a spiritual or regenerate man I mean wisdoms sonne though a Gentile by nature is not as truly bound to doe or perform that which is commanded in the spiritual Law Exod. 20. as the natural or unregenerate man is bound to doe or perform the natural Law contained in himself If nay then Q. 13. Why is Wisdoms son required to keep the Law Prov. 3.1 7.1.2.3 1 Cor. 7. Q. 14. If wisdomes sonne is as truly bound to perform that which is commanded in the spiritual Law as the natural man is bound to keep the Law remaining in himself then Q. 15. How can wisdoms sonne without sin neglect or refuse to keep holy the seventh day Sabbath commanded in the Law seeing sin is the transgression of the Law wherein the Sabbath is commanded James 2.10 11. 1 John 3.4 Q. 16. Whether there be any thing or things commanded in Gods Law Exod. 20. which is not meet or fit to be performed by Christians If yea then Q. 17. What thing or things are they let them be manifested and if there be not any unmeet or unfit thing or things commanded in Gods Law Exod. 20. then Q. 18. Why should not Christians as truly and as duly keep the Lords seventh day Sabbath commanded in the fourth Precept of the first Table of Gods Law Ezod 20. as they are to keep the fourth Precept of the second Table of the same Law Q. 19. Whether beleeving Gentiles are not as truly bound in love to abstain from whatsoever God hath forbidden in the Moral Law as they are bound in love to doe whatsoever God hath commanded in the same Law If nay then Q. 20. What is there forbidden in the Moral Law that beleeving Gentiles may doe and not sinne seeing sinne is the transgression of the Law 1 John 3.4 James 2.10.11 And Q. 21. If Christian Gentiles are as truly bound in love to abstain from whatsoever God hath forbidden in the Moral Law as they are bound in love to doe whatsoever God hath commanded in the same Law Q. 22. Why then do we Christian Gentiles as conscionably abstain from doing of servile or common work on the Lords seventh day Sabbath the day abusively called Saturday as they do or ought to honour their Father and Mother commanded in the fifth precept of the same Law Q. 23. Whether the seventh and last day of the week the day called Saturday bee not the day which God blessed and sanctified before or above any one of the six daies of the week to bee the day or time for the performance of his publick worship on it to the end of the world If yea Q. 24. Why then doe Gods chosen people separate the seventh and last day of the weeke for the performance of Gods publick worship on it before or above any one of the other six daies of the week and honour our Creator on it and sanctifie it unto the Lord our God as he commandeth us in the Royal Law seeing God hath made unto us singular promises of heavenly and spiritual blessings upon our keeping of it Isaiah 56.2.3.4.6.7 Luke 11.28 a Honoured Reader if thou intendest to answer to these Queries be pleased to produce if thou canst that God at any time did make any promise of spiritualblessing either to Iew or Gentile on the doing of any thing which God in the first place required not of them For if there be no such thing to be shewen even this thing it self is of great validitie to mamfest that God commandeth his people the Gentiles to keep holy tho seventh day Sabbath And Q. 25. If the seventh and last day of the week be not the day which God blessed and sanctified before or above any one of the fix daies of the week to be the day or time of his publick worship what day is it which God hath blessed and sanctified to that end and how are these Scriptures to be understood Gen. 2.2.3 Exod. 16.26 20.8.9.10.11 31.17 Isaiah 56.2.3.4.5 66.23 Matth. 24.20 And Q. 26. Why did Jesus Christ in the time of his life and his Apostles after his death keep the seventh day Sabbath and constantly worship God on it Luke 4.16.31 Mark 6.2 Acts 13.14.15.16.37.42.43.44 16.13.14 And Q. 27. Why did they command Christians to follow them John 12.26 1 John 2.6 Matth. 10.38 2 Cor. 11.1 Phsl. 3.17 Hebr. 6.12 And Q. 28. If the seventh day Sabbath ought not to be kept by Christians why did the first Christian Churches almost through the whole world for more than the space of two hundred and fifty years after Ghrists death constantly keep the seventh day Sabbath for the worshipping God on it and receiving the holy Mysteries or Sacraments instituted by Christ as Socrates doth manifest they did in his 5. book and 21. chapter after the Greek in his 22. did they do evil therein Q. 29. Whether there be not in these our daies a Sabbath day to be kept holy unto the Lord our God If yea then Q. 30. What day is it if it be not the seventh day Sabbath and who made it Sa abbath Q. 31. And if the seventh and last day of the week the day called Saturday be the Sabbath day as the Word of God doth manifest it is Exod. 16.26 20.10 Deut. 5.14 and as all Declarations and Proclamations given forth by he Parliaments of England doe declare why then should not Christians forbeare to doe common or worldly work on it and ser it apart holy to the performance of holy and publick worship according to the will of God Exod. 20.8.9.10.11 Levit. 23.3 And Q. 32. Whether it be not presumptuous boldness in any man to say the seventh and last day of the week the day called Satturday is not the Sabbath day seeing so to say is to contradict the express Word of God in the fourth Precept of the Moral Law as also on the other hand whether it be not superstition in men to honour the first daie of the week with the title