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A03271	Three positions concerning the 1 Authoritie of the Lords day. 2 State of the Church of Rome. 3 Execution of priests. All written vpon speciall occasions by Iames Balmford minister	Balmford, James, b. 1556.; Balmford, James, b. 1556. Position maintained by I.B. before the late Earle of Huntingdon: viz. Priests are executed not for religion, but for treason. aut	1607 (1607)	STC 1339; ESTC S120365	24,959	67

6. distinguished from the Father and the Holy Ghost so that in few if any places of the new Testamēt it is applied distinctly by way of title to any but to the Sonne will any who saith Iesus is the Lord speaking by the Spirit of God make any doubt that by The Lords day is meant that day which was especially sanctified to the honor of Christ And will any Christian considering that which is said be yet doubtful whether that were Sonday or no Lastly Beza in his note vpon 1. Cor. 16. 2. reporteth That in one Greeke copy these very words The Lords be added to Euery first day Which sheweth manifestly That not the Iewes Sabbath but The first day of the weeke was called The Lords day If then in 3. places of holy Scriptures written by 3. holy men inspired by the Holy Ghost of whom Luke was an Euangelist Paul and Iohn Apostles we finde The first day of the weeke according to the computation of the Iewes now called Sonday sanctified to the worship of God yea so That Paul waited for it at Troas and doth preceptiuely exhort the same though by implication to be sanctified euery weeke amongst the Corinthians as in other places and it obtained the name of The Lords day as being specially sanctified to the honor of our Sauiour wee may conclude That it appeareth by the Word That the Lords day called Sonday was confirmed by the Apostles practise and preceptiue exhortation Now the Minor or assumption of the former syllogisme is manifested I am to confirme the sequele of the Maior or proposition Wherein two things are to bee proued 1. That The Lords day was not established by the ordinarie authoritie of the Church And 2. That it was established by the Diuine authoritie of our Sauiour Christ. The reason of both is because it was established by the Apostles The former though euident by that which is said will yet further appeare If we grant That the Primitiue Church attributed as much to the Apostles who first i 1. Cor. 3. 6. 10. planted the same and for the performance of that worke of God were k Act. 2. 4. indued with extraordinary gifts inspired by the Holy Ghost instructed l 1. 3. by Christ 40. daies after his resurrection as Israel did to Moses their Law-giuer But while Moses liued the Israelites tooke all their directions from him yea so That not only in difficult cases m Leuit. 24. 11. 12. Num. 15. 32. 33. 27. 1. 2. of blasphemy Prophaning the Sabbath and Daughters inheritance not formerly ruled by Moses they came to him to know the minde of the Lord but also in all things about the Tabernacle n Exod. 31. 3. 6. 39. 37. 42. 25. 38. 40. euen to a paire of snuffers the worke-men though miraculously inspired with cunning were altogether directed by him who had his instructions immediately from GOD. Can we then thinke That the Disciples came together euery first day of the week of themselues though by generall consent without the authoritie of the Apostles so directing them If they had attempted such a thing how could they haue answered this question o 1. Cor. 14. 36. 37. Came the word of God out from you A question made by the Apostle in a supposition that the Corinthians misliking Pauls directiōs touching silēcing tongues without interpretation and women in the Churches would happily say That they were of another opinion So that it importeth this reply But I pray you consider that the Apostles are the first teachers of the Church hauing receiued their instructions either immediatly frō Christ his mouth or by reuelation therefore the Church is to be ordered by them If then worke-men cunning by inspiration could not make a paire of snuffers without Moses his direction nor the Church in Corinth by it owne authority permit the manifestation of the extraordinary gift of the spirit to be in their publique assemblies without interpretatiō could The Lords day a matter of so great regard bee established without the authoritie of the Apostles Againe Whereas the Apostle hauing reproued certaine male vsages amongst the Corinthians and taken some order for reformatiō of the abuse of Loue feasts which were of good vse at the first but tending at last to the prophaning of the Lords Supper cōcludeth thus p 1. Cor. 11. 34. Other things wil I set in order when I come Is it not euident that the Church could do litle or nothing much lesse establish Sonday to bee the Lords day without Apostolique authoritie Lastly If Titus an Euangelist q Tit. 1. 5. could not reforme Creta nor ordaine Elders but as he was appointed by Paul I see not but that all things in the Church were ordered and ordained by the Apostles If by the Apostles then by Christ Which is the second point in the Maior now to be proued If we receiue the writings of the Apostles as the Word of God why not their constitutions accordingly I meane not vnwritten verities or rather the very lies of Antichristian Papists but such ordinances as are mentioned and commended in the Word For the Apostles were r Act. 1. 2. 8. 22. 15. chosen and faithfull witnesses of those things which they haue heard and seene and no doubt as faithfull s 1. Cor. 7. 25 1. Tim. 3. 14. 15. in all the house of God as Moses was about the Tabernacle and in gouerning Israel But Moses did not direct the worke-men to make any thing no not a paire of snuffers but according to the patterne which he saw in the mount and in the said cases of t Leuit. 24. 12. 13. Num. 15. 34 35. 27. 5 6. Blasphemy Prophaning the Sabbath and Daughters inheritance answered not of himself but consulted with God Therfore the Apostles did not prescribe ordinances but with such authority that Paul and so all might say u 1. Cor. 11. 23. I haue receiued of the Lord to wit Christ that which I haue also deliuered vnto you But what neede these inferences Doth not the Apostle charge * 14. 37. Euery man that thinketh himselfe to be a Prophet or spirituall to acknowledge that the things hee writeth to them are the Commandements of the Lord If the things which he then writ viz. Directions about Prophecy Speaking with strange tongues and Silence of women in the Church were the Commandements of the Lord can we thinke him to be a true Prophet and spirituall indeed who perceiuing The Lords day to haue been established by the Apostles will not acknowledge it to be a Commandement of the Lord If it bee demaunded when our Lord commanded his Holy day I answere The faithfulnes and credit of the holy Apostles are sufficient to perswade an humble Christian to receiue it as the Lords ordinance though it be not certainly knowne when Christ did ordaine it But it is probable that he gaue commandement concerning the same within those 40.

Saturday is still sanctified Which to be sufficient to celebrate the Creator the fourth Commandement prescribeth neither this nor that seuenth day but one of seuen doth euidētly proue So that wheras Sonday is The Lords day and withall A seuenth day we may obserue that Christians * Ioh. 14. 13. glorifie the Father in the Sonne and celebrate the Creator with the Redeemer By whom a New creation though spirituall was performed x Isa 65. 17. 66. 21. 22 according to the prophecy of Isaiah Lastly If it may appeare by the word that Sonday was confirmed by the Apostles practise and preceptiue execution then Sonday hath authoritie not from the Church but from Christ But it appeareth by the word that Sonday was so confirmed therfore it hath authority not from the Church but from Christ. That the sequele of the Maior may better appeare I will manifest the Minor by these three places of holy writ viz. Act. 20 6 7. and 1. Cor. 16 2. and Reuel 1 10. For in the first place three things are to be obserued 1. That Paul abode at Troas seuen daies 2. That it is not said The Disciples were called of purpose to his preaching but Being come together to breake bread that is to be partakers of the Lords Supper And 3. That ready to depart on the morow he cōtinued his preaching till midnight Then it will appeare that Sonday there called The first day of the weeke in respect of the Iewes their account to whom Saturday was the seuēth that is the last day of the weeke was sanctified to holy meetings and exercises And that Paul waited as at Philippi y Act. 16. 12. 13. for the Sabbath of the Iewes so at Troas for the Christians their Lords day Which he would not haue done being an Apostle and hauing such hast of departure if Sonday had not been sanctified by greater authority than the ordinary authority of the Elders and Brethren If it be obiected that according to the originall the words bee One of the Sabbathes in the two former places and therfore it is vncertaine whether Sonday bee meant in those places rather than Saturday I answere That by the same reason it is vncertaine whether our blessed Sauiour did arise againe the third day z 1. Cor. 15. 4. according to the Scriptures For all the Euangelists a Mat. 28. 1 Mark 16. 2. Luke 24. 1. Ioh. 20. 1. vse the same words when they report That Mary Magdalen went to seeke Christ when he was risen But more fully to confute this Argument three things are to be noted 1. That in the originall the numerall One is put for the ordinall First For Marke hauing said in the second verse of his 16. chapter One of the Sabbathes speaking of Mary Magdalen her seeking of Christ chaungeth the words in the 9. verse and saith The First day shewing that Christ was risen And that Sabbathes is put for Weekes As in Leuit. 25. 8. it is written Thou shalt number 7. Sabbathes that is weekes of yeeres Secondly it is to be obserued That in both places only Christians are said to haue these meetings For they who came together are called Disciples Churches and are said To breake bread that is To receiue the Communion b 1. Cor. 10. 16. 17. 18. which none but Christians may do And therefore in both places the Spirit of God in two sundry writers Luke and Paul vseth these words The first day of the weeke rather than The Sabbath day more distinctly to expresse that day which was sanctified by Christians Whereas at Philippi where no Disciples were as yet Paul is said c Act. 16. 12. 18. to go on The Sabbath to the place where the Iewes were wont to pray after he had bin there certaine daies For what neede had the Christians being none but themselues to neglect the Lords day for the Iewes Sabbath Thirdly note that it is said Euery first day 1. Cor. 16. 2. and consider whether there be any probability that the Apostle would haue them come together euery Saturday If not it followeth necessarily that by The first day of the weeke Sonday is vnderstood In 1. Cor. 16. 1. 2. we are yet further to consider that the Apostle saith As I haue ordained in the Churches of Galatia which argueth Generality and Euery first day which argueth Perpetuity So that by this place holy assemblies vpon Sonday may seeme as generall in those times so confirmed for euer by a preceptiue exhortation For as in this speech d 2. Tim. 2. 19. Let euery one that calleth on the name of Christ depart from iniquitie a preceptiue exhortation to call on the name of Christ is implied howsoeuer only departing from iniquity bee expressely commaunded So in this speech deliuered by an Apostle Euery first day of the weeke let euery one of you put aside is implied a preceptiue exhortation to come together vpon the first day of the weeke howsoeuer only putting aside be expresly commanded If it be obiected That these meetings were only to gather for the Saints I deny it For it is said Act. 20. 7. That the Disciples came together to break bread which importeth other holy exercises Againe If no more were vnderstood than expressed then Christians cōfirmed in the faith were lesse religious vpon their setled and sanctified holy day than they were ordinarily if not euery day at their first enterance into their holy profession For then they mette together e Act. 2. 42. 46. not only to breake bread but vnto doctrine also and prayers Lastly The Apostle who was so zealous to sanctifie the Lords day at Troas would no doubt reproue in this place so great neglect of The Lords day if such a matter were then to be supposed As for Reuel 1. 10. if nothing else were vrged but the consideration of the two former places it doth sufficiētly appeare that by The Lords day is meant The first day of the weeke now called Sonday according to the iudgement of all the learned Against which streame to striue by making a doubt without reason at least probable is to bewray a proud conceipt of a priuate opinion But howsoeuer this be sufficient yet for the godly their sake I will say somewhat more than inough It is the iudgement of the learned and I see nothing to the contrarie That as Paul praying in the Temple * Act. 22. 17 fell into a traunce so Iohn sanctifying the Lords day was rauished in spirit If so how can we imagine That Iohn banished f Reuel 1. 9 in the isle Patmos hauing no cause to cōstraine him nor occasion to induce him should rather sanctifie the Iewes Sabbath than the Christians holy day Againe If we find these titles Our Lord or The Lord so attributed to the Sonne that he is called g 1. Tim. 6. 14. 15. The Lord of Lords and by the title Lord h 1. Cor. 12. 4. 5. 6. Ephes 4. 4. 5.