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A14213	A verie profitable and necessarie discourse concerning the obseruation and keeping of the Sabboth day seruing as well to confute the superstition of the Iewes, which obstinately vrge the strict keeping of the seuenth day, as also to ouerthrowe the vaine and godlesse reasons of others, that stiffely at this day maintaine, that Christians ought to keepe no set or appoynted time to worship and serue the Lord in, in his church and faithfull congregation. Written in Latine by Zacharias Vrsinus, sometimes reader of the diuinitie lecture in the Vniuersitie of Heidelberg in Germanie, and very nevvly turned into English, by Iohn Stockvvood schoolemaster of Tunbridge.	Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583.; Stockwood, John, d. 1610.	1584 (1584)	STC 24528; ESTC S103618	26,018	66

A VERIE PROFITABLE AND NECESSARIE DISCOVRSE CONCERNING THE obseruation and keeping of the Sabboth day seruing as well to confute the superstition of the Iewes which obstinately vrge the strict keeping of the seuenth day as also to ouerthrowe the vaine and godlesse reasons of others that stiffely at this day maintaine that Christians ought to keepe no set or appoynted time to worship and serue the Lord in in his Church and faithfull Congregation WRITTEN IN LATINE BY ZAcharias Vrsinus sometimes Reader of the Diuinitie lecture in the Vniuersitie of Heidelberg in Germanie and very nevvly turned into English by Iohn Stockvvood Schoolemaster of Tunbridge AT LONDON Imprinted for Iohn Harrison the yonger 1584. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL AND VERtuous Ladie the Ladie Pellam of Laughton in the Countie of Sussex Iohn Stockwood Schoolemaster of Tunbridge vvisheth a plentifull increase of all spirituall and heauenly graces and in the life to come the perfect and ful fruition of ioyes euerlasting BEing not ignorant right worshipful and vertuous Ladie of the manifolde disputations not onely among the learned but also of the great varietie diuersitie of opinions among the vulgar people and simple sorte concerning the Sabboth day the right vse of the same some with the wayward and superstitious Iewes obstinately and stifly maintaining the ceremonial obseruation of the seuenth day Sundry opinions concerning the Sabboth daye the which they hold in no wise to be mutable or to be altered and changed others with the Atheists and godlesse Epicures vtterly denying that there ought to be any obseruation and keping of any day at all as wholly dedicated vnto the Lorde his seruice and yet moreouer some others who albeit they graunt it meete requisite that there should be some certain set day of the week seuered out frō the rest for the vse of the ministerie Church meetings yea and the same also to bee that daye which we cōmonly call the Sunne-day or Lords day yet holding it lawfull as well on the same day as any other day in the week to exercise the customable vsual works euery man of his ordinarie trade vocation I haue thought with my selfe that I could not do better thē to see out a remedie for the staying of the cōsciences of the weaker number in this great varietie and doubtfulnes of assertions tending to the ouerthrow of religion and impeachment of gods seruice Meeting therfore with a godly learned Worke of one Vrsinus a German in the which are profoūdly pithily handled many theologicall discourses and points of religion among the rest this of the Sabboth in his expositiō of the 4. cōmādement finding the argumēt sit for the circumstance of the time I haue turned the same into our mother tongue for the further benefit of the godly christianly disposed that they may haue in this poynt wherwith to satisfie both thēselues and others For in this smal treatise is debated the right vse of the Sabboth day The Argument and contents of this treatise what exercises on the same are allowable what to be refrained wherin it is kept wherin it is brokē their argument cōfuted that think it not lawfull for Christians to keepe the the Lords day their reasons also answered which so stoutly cōtend for the Iewish obseruatiō of the seuēth day al these things being proued with most strong euident proues out of the word of God and holy scriptures that in such sort that the lyke is hardly to be met withall in so briefe short a Pāphlet or treatise The necessitie heerof is apparant in regard of the time wherein is so diuersly disputed concerning this questiō the profit likewise shall easily I doubt not be reaped of all such as with single harts vpright mindes shal diligētly and without parcialitie peruse the same This my small labour such as it is simple slender I confesse in regard of my pains in trāslating but much behoueful auailable in regard of the matter for the church people of god I make bold to offer vnto to the gentle acceptation of your good Ladiship for manie causes First that besides the manie other heauenlye graces of faith knowledge of the will of God loue vnto his euerlasting truth and holy Scriptures care to walk in life and conuersation accordingly with making much of the professors and chiefly the preachers of the same it maye be a further spur vnto you to the stirring vp increasing of your godlye zeale for the Lord his seruice carefull sanctifying of his holy Sabboth not onely in your owne person but also in your whole familye so that it may be truly said of you to the glorie of God comfort of his people as we read of that good vertuous captaine Iehoschuahh I my houshold wil serue the Lord. For albeit the nūber be smal the people few that haue a due regard of christian spending the Lordes daye in hearing the word preached in receiuing the sacraments in praier supplication thanks-giuing in priuate cōferring with their families at home of the word publiky preached the greatest multitude both of men and women of all degrees and callinges letting loose the raynes and giuing out the bridle vnto all kinde of vanities licentiousnesse yet let this be your crowne and glorie good madame letting these go to haue imitated and followed the example of those vertuous gentlewomē of Thessalonica whose praise is in the Gospel Act. 17.2 3.4 for their great diligence in reuerent obseruing the Sabboth day in vsual frequenting resortīg to heare the word for the great cōfort of their soules And further in the same place is the example of the godlye womē of Beroea cōmended who not of custōe Act. 17.10.11.12 but of zeale not of constraint but with all willingnesse not as sad heauie but with all readynesse and ioyfulnesse not onelie heard the word preached by Paule and Silas at the publike assemblies and meetings of the Church but also vsed dailie and priuate conference in their houses at home in serching the Scriptures whether the things were so or no. How comfortable is that also which we read in the 16. of the Acts Act. 16.12.13.14.15 of the practise of the zealous women of Philippos who in the coldnesse and slacknesse of men as may appeare very probablie be gathered customablie assembled to the riuer without the Citie to heare Paule preach on the Sabboth where by the opening of the heart of Lydia it pleased the Lorde by the conuersion of one poore woman to beginne his kingdome in Macedonia which woman is praised not onelie for religiousnesse in her selfe but also for her whole familie beeing godlie and christiālie disposed For the text doth mention that she was baptised all her house which Sacramēt no doubt the holy Apostle would not haue administred vnto thē vnlesse he had found in them the fruites testimonies of