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The seventh-day Sabbath sought out and celebrated, or, The saints last design upon the man of sin with their advance of Gods first institution to its primitive perfection ... : with the Christians glorious conquest over that mark of the beast, and recovery of the long-slighted seventh day to its antient glory, wherein Mr. Aspinwal may receive full answer to his late piece against the Sabbath / by Tho. Tillam ...
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Tillam, Thomas.
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inflame our affections for hence we shall behold the sheaf of first fruits waved and that Lamb without spot so fairly sacrificed in our blessed Saviour as will make every Babe in Christ a sufficient Arithmetician in numbring the fiftie dayes to finde out the seventh day Sabbath Lev. 23.9.15 So Diodation Lev. 23. The institution of this Feast of Pentecost is recorded by Moses who from God appointed Israel to bring on the morrow after their Passcover Sabbath a sheaf of of their first fruits to bee waved by the Priest before the Lord and to offer the same day a Lamb without blemish to the Lord. Deu. 16.9 And from that very day to count seasen Sabbath or Weeks and the morrow after the seventh Week was the Feast of Pentecost or the fiftieth day And this numbring of seven Weeks or fifty dayes is still observed by the Jews who every night when the starres arise Chilm p. 132. Ross view 300. 1 Cor. 15.23 say a prayer and conclude To day are so many dayes past of the Omer And here let the Believer who sees all types ended in Christ with confidence behold his dying Redeemer as the undoubted sheaf of first fruits waved upon the Cross by the crucifying Priests the very morrow after he had eaten the Passeover and for the Lamb without blemish to be offered the same day behold the spotless Lamb of God taking away the sins of the world And after admiration of this compleat Saviour in whom all these misteries which point out this true Messiah are fully accomplished Let us number fifty dayes or seven full Weeks according to the rule that is Lev. 23.15 16.11 c. from the day that the sheaf and Lamb were offered Now our sheaf of first fruits and Lamb without spot is known to every Babe to be offered up on the sixth day of the Week commonly called Good-Friday from which day we must number fifty dayes or seven full Weeks and the morrow after the seventh Week is the fiftieth day called Pentecost and because we have been so long deceived of our true Sabbath by Antichrist and that his Image would still perswade us his Whitsunday is the day of Pentecost I shall take the tender Lambs of Christ by the hand and if they have no readier Arithmetick let them but take an Almanack and number seven weeks or fifty daies and see with their own eyes whether the fiftieth day be the seventh day Sabbath from the day that our sheaf of first fruits and Lamb without spot was offered As thus Good Friday so called is the known day from which we must begin our account of seaven compleate weekes or fifty dayes and the first of these fifty daies is Saturday as Heathens term it and the following Friday is the end of the first week which makes seven compleat daies The second Friday is the 14th day The third Friday is the 21th day The fourth Friday is the 28th day The fifth Friday is the 35th day The sixth Friday is the 42th day The seventh Friday is the 49th day Making up seven compleat weeks And the fiftieth day being the morrow after the seventh week must undeniable be granted the Worlds Saturday and the Saints seventh day Sabbath upon which Sabbath the Apostles were assembled with one accord in one place Acts 2. when the eternal Spirit gave full testimony to that Royal solemnitie with the highest approbation that ever was given to any assembly of Saints and the unspotted Virgin-spouse of the Lambe did sweetly celebrate the most glorious Sabbath that ever Church enjoyed for here heaven and earth accord mutually inviting each other Here the promised Spirit saith come with his quickening motions inviting the Saints to assemble themselves upon his holy Sabbath And here the lovely Bride saith come purposely presenting her self on Gods seventh day Sabbath in expectation of this glorious power from on high What then should hinder the desired inspiration Christs promise is engaged his saints are solemnly assembled in a season sanctified their unanimous supplications are continued Acts 1.14 their hopes are heightened and down comes the eternal Dove with a sudden sound from heaven as a rushing mighty wind filling the house and furnishing all their hearts with Divine abilities to publish the Gospel of Christ to all Nations under heaven Thus while the saints are acted by the spirits operation the seventh day Sabbath is crowned with the highest approbation thousands this day were convinced converted baptized incorporated and with transcendant joys transported feeding like Lambs in fresh pastures closing this blessed seventh day Sabbath with the incomparable feast of the Lords Supper and sacramental union into one entire body by breaking of bread O what a day of wonders is the Lords true Sabbath instituted in Eden advanced at Sinai owned and crowned by Christ and thus highly approved by his spirit in Sion A day of marvellous mysteries a day of manifold mercies Was ever day honoured like Iehovah's Sabbath the Lord Iesus's Sabbath the Holy Spirits Sabbath which therefore must be the Saints Sabbath I have been the more exact and free even to the shallowest capacity in opening these mysteries that Christians may clearly discern the deceits of the little Hom in changing Times as well as Laws perswading poor souls to live by an implicite faith in taking his Whitsunday upon trust for the day of Pentecost as is still pressed by Parish preachers to shuffle off the renowned seventh day Sabbath But some seeing they can no longer delude the people it being so apparent that the day of Pentecost was the very seventh day Sabbath yet devise to detain them longer in disobedience objecting Object That though the day of Pentecost was the Sabbath yet the Saints assembled upon the other days as appears Act. 1.14 Answ It 's indeed declared that they continued with one accord in prayer but it 's not assertted they were constantly together in one place 2. 'T is not likely they did watch all those ten nights and as improbable that they all lodged together 3. But this is manifest That very early upon the fiftieth day they were unanimously solemnly assembled in one place which is not affirmed in that solemn manner of the other days neither was any day like this honoured with the glorious presence of the Holy Spirit This Sabbath was the first honoured with the conversion of souls this and no day before did they break bread together yea many signal tokens of Divine approbation have beyond all dispute advanced the glory of this day above all other days But 't is further objected Object That the ceremonial day of Pentecost is as much honoured as the seventh day Sabbath 1. Answ The Apostles might observe Pentecost as a ceremony not yet buried yet undeniably they would much more honour the Royal Sabbath No ceremony was ever esteemed like the Law of ten Commandements 2. This objection was never made against Whitsunday till the glory of Gods Sabbath discovered
into the same image from glory to glory even as by the spirit of the Lord. O the clear communion saints enjoyed that blessed sabbath on which the spirit descended 4. 4. Can. 5 1. 1 Iohn 1.3 4 5. Thou art invited to a compleat communion Eat O friends drink abundantly O beloved The saints have fulnesse of joy in their fellowship with God 5. Thy communion must be constant Never leave loving thy loving Lord for he hath said he will never leave thee nor forsake thee Heb. 13. Rev. 14. the virgins that are redeemed from the earth follow Christ constantly and shall the love of this world interrupt thy communion with thy God Psal 42.12.14 That famous Psalm for the sabbath sets forth the constancy of saints communion with their God day and night and let this be the measure of thy souls devotion the holy Sabbath And if thus thou obtain a choice close clear compleat constant communion with thy God I am sure thy communion will be very comfortable so that having thus sanctified Jehovahs Sabbath he will send thee home with a sanctified soul and renewed strength wherewith every Sabbath thy vessel shall be replenished till at last thou shalt enjoy immediate communion with thy God in rest eternal The sixth Head The Rule THis royal Law was unto Israel a severe School-master Gal. 4. 3. Rom. 7. and strict husband requiring exact and punctual obedience and denouncing dreadfull curses upon the least transgression But Christ having drawn out that terrible sting Rev. 11.1 2. and turned it from a fiery Serpent to a friendly Scepter thereby measuring the Temple the Altar and them that worship therein Psal 23. it is now the joy and solace of a sanctified soul Thy rod thy staffe shall comfort me As a staffe oâ— Beauty it directs the new creature to obedience Zech. 11.14 As a staff of Bands it only engageth as a rule of Righteousness shewing our defects that we may see our need of a Saviour The thunders of Sinai the blackness darkness and terrible trumpet Heb. 12. are now by Christ so sweetned that all it can speak or say to Saints is If ye fulfill the Royal Law according to the Scripture Ja. 1 8. ye shall do well But what if we should fail of fulfilling it through humane frailty Why if any man Sin we have an advocate with the father Well may we say here is an easie yoak 1 Jo. 2.1 a light burden indeed and yet too hard and heavy for Ranters Quakers Notionists Antinomians c. who though contrary to each other will not admit of the royal Law no not as a rule of righteousness but pervert the Scripture which saies the Law was not made for a righteous man and Pharisee like concluding themselves righteous 1 Tim. 1.9 Luke 16.15 they utterly reject the pretious Law of God as not made for them to which I answer 1. T is true the Law is not made to bind over the righteous man to its curse and malediction but to be sure the law was made for Christs disciples and whosoever speaks not according to the Law though he boast of his light within Isa 8.16.20 yet he has no light in him nay more especially this very Law of the Sabbath Mar. 2.27 was made for Christs Disciples and surely they were righteous men 2. In the very same Scripture from whence this objection is made It is manifest That the Law is good and to be used by Saints if they use it lawfully Now the Objectors will not use it at all but though it be proclaimed a good law a holy just spiritual Law yet they will have none of it but will join with Antichrist in breaking bands asunder Psal 2. and casting away Christs cords from them after he has told them that whosoever breaks and teacheth to break the least of these lively Oracles given unto us shall be least in the Kingdom I shall leave these Libertines to their lusts and shew the orderly Saints how this good Law may be lawfully used and how it is not made for a righteous man It is not made for a righteous man in Christ as a ministration of condemnation 2 Cor. 3. Rom. 8.1 For there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit It is not a covenant binding us to obedience without any ability given to obey for we are now delivered from the Law that being dead wherein we were held as a covenant that we should serve in newness of spirit and not in the oldness of the Letter Rom. 7.6 he does not undervalue the letter of the Law no not the least point or title but rejects the oldness of the Letter as a covenant The Law is not a foundation for our faith Gal. 3.12 it is neither under us nor over us we are not under the Law but under grace Ro. 6.14 neither are we above the Law except we belong to that Lawless one As we must nor reject the least point of the Law 2 Thes 2. unless we would be least in the Kingdome of God Ro. 8.3 1 Cor. 3.11 12. neither must we rest upon the greatest duty of the Law no nor of the Gospel since all rests short of Christ are but Egyptian Reeds The Law is not made for the righteous man to give him life or righteousness But Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness to all them that believe He saies not that Christ is the end of the Law but that Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness for the Law can neither give us life nor righteousnes but Christ is made unto us of God Wisdom and Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption Gal. 3 1â— 1 Cor. 1â— 30 in none of these respects is the law made for a righteous man and yet we know the Law is good and may and must be used lawfully Then it is utterly unlawful to destroy one Letter of the Law under a pretence of worshipping God in spirit he that worships God in spirit must worship him also in truth by the Law of truth it is a strong delusion for Papists to say they know God is a spirit whilles they make his image it is absurd to say we keep our hearts in the Spirit if we transgresse the letter and commit corporal Fornication it is no lesse ridiculous to assert we keep the Sabbath in the spirit whiles we live in the weekly pollution of the Letter The lawful use of the Law is 1. To make known sin to the most righteous soul for saith that excellent Apostle I had not known sin but by the law if there be no Law there can be no sin if there be no sin there is no Saviour for such a Soul Rom. 7.7 4.15 Mat. 9.13 The lawful use of the Law is to direct a righteous soul to be a rule not a School-master