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A39582 The first pinciples [sic] of the doctrine of Christ together with stronger meat for them that are skil'd in the word of righteousness, or, the doctrine of living unto God, wherein the body of divinity is briefly and methodically handled by way of question and answer / published at the desire and for the use of the Church of Christ in Norwich in New-England by James Fitch. Fitch, James, 1622-1702. 1679 (1679) Wing F1064; ESTC R29838 51,004 168

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1. In preparation for them Eccles 1. 2 in the time of the dispensation of them to behave our selves reverently with a reverent delight Isai 58. 13. and in a comely and orderly manner 1 Cor. 14. 40. 3. And after the use of them that we retain the savour of them and bring forth the fruit of them 1 Thes 5. 21. Col 1. 6. Math. 21. 43. Quest What doth the fourth Command require Answ The fourth Command requireth to sanctifie a seventh part of the week which was the last of seven from Creation until Christs Resurrection but ought to be the first of seven from Christs Resurrection until the last day In this we may consider the sanctification ●t self and the day to be sanctified Quest How ought we to sanctifie the Sabbath Answ We ought to sanctifie the Sabbath by resting from our own works that is all such works as are neither works of mercy nor necessity nor have any direct respect to the comely sanctifying of the day and to sanctifie the time unto the Lord by attendance of divine worship in publick in the Family and in secret In sanctifying a Sabbath there ought to be a rest and a sanctifying our rest 1. A resting from our own works Isai 58. 13. hence to rest from such works as are not works of mercy nor necessity Math. 12. 7. nor such works as have no direct respect to the sanctifying of the day Math. 12. 5. 2. A sanctifying our rest by attendance upon Gods worship in publick in Family and in secret for they were to attend the dayly offerings appointed for every day and besides the continual offerings they were to bring the Sabbath offering Numb 28. 6 7 8 9 10. Ps 92. 1. Acts 20. 7. And hence we ought to prepare for the Sabbath by a timely calling off our thoughts and actions from worldly occasions and to call them in and to go forth and welcome the holy day approaching Isai 58. 13. and after the Sabbath is ended not greedily nor suddenly rush into worldly occasions as if we were weary of the Sabbath and glad it were at an end Concerning the day to be sanctified let us consider Quest How doe you prove that we ought in these Gospel dayes to keep a weekly Sabbath Answ First because Christ taught his Disciples to pray that their flight might not be on the Sabbath Mat. 24. 25. If no Sabbath then it was needless for Christs Disciples to pray that their flight might not be on the Sabbath but Christ saw it needfull to leave this instruction with his Disciples because the Sabbath should as certainly continue as the winter and as they were to pray that their flight might not be in the winter so likewise that it might not be on the Sabbath day Quest How doe you prove this in the second place that in Gospel dayes we ought to keep a Sabbath Answ Because Christ came not to destroy the moral Law but to fullfill it If no Sabbath then Christ hath destroyed some part of the moral law but this cannot be Mat. 5. 17. Quest How do you prove that we ought not to keep the seventh day of the week a Christian Sabbath Answ Because God's rest in the seventh day from the work 's of Creation was spoyled by the sin of man and another rest by Christ the Redeemer and another day came which doth remain 1. God rested in the seventh day from the works of Creation Gen. 2. 1 2. and in the fourth Command it is exprest to be the Reason of sanctifying the seventh day of the week 2. This rest was spoyled by the sin of man Gen. 6. 6 7. 3. Another rest came from the work of Redemption and another day of rest Psal 118. 24. Heb. 4. 4 8. Quest How do you prove this in the second place that the seventh day since Christs Resurrection ought not to be kept for a Sabbath Answ Because to keep the seventh day of the week was the doctrine of false Teachers and is contrary to the doctrine ond practice of the Apostles of Christ who did advance the first day of the week above any other day In the Gal. 4. 10. The Apostle reproved the false Teachers for teaching the Galatians to observe dayes Moneths and years according to the Law of Moses by dayes is meant that which is less then Moneths and therefore to be understood of weekly Sabbaths and yet not of the Christian Sabbath for those Teachers stood for that which is according to Moses his Ministry and in Col. 2. 16. the Apostle condemns holy dayes new Moons and Sabbaths Holy dayes are mentioned as greater then new Moons and therefore are meant of Annual Sabbatical dayes and Sabbath dayes as less then new Moons and therefore to be understood of the weekly Sabbaths the Jews kept And that the Apostles did advance the first day of the week to be the Christian Sabbath will appear in the next place Quest How doth it appear by the doctrine and practice of the Apostles that we ought to keep the first day of the week a Christian Sabbath Answ Because that day of the week which is honoured above other dayes by the Name of the Lords day as he is the Redeemer this cannot be understood of the seventh day which is God's day as he was Creator much less of other dayes but only of the first day of the week in which Christ had glorious rest 1. One day is honoured by the Name of the Lords day Rev. 1. 10. for the scope of the Apostle is set down the particular time when he had that Vision 2. It is called the Lord's day by that great Gospel Apostle John who speaketh in a Gospel sense and that in the same sense as the Lords Supper and the Lords Table that which was sanctifyed by the institution of Christ the Redeemer 1 Cor. 10. 21. and as he was Lord of the Sabbath Math. 12. 8. 3. This cannot be meant of the seventh day for that is not the day of the Lord as a Redeemer but as Creator Heb. 4. 4. 4. But is meant of the first day of the week in which Christ rested from his heavy and hard labour in the state of humiliation and rose from the dead Joh. 20. 1. and in which day he having received all power in Heaven and on Earth appeared to his Disciples 19. ver and in which day he communicated the holy Ghost unto his Disciples ver 22. the day of the glorious rest Quest How do you prove this in the second place Answ Because the Apostle did command all the Churches on the first day of the week to prepare their Collection for the Saints a most eminent duty of the Sabbath and thus did advance the first day of the week above any other day not by humane Institution that is unlawful but by divine Institution because of the holiness of this day 1. That the Apostle did command not only the Church at Corinth but Churches at Galatia to have in