serve God with all our Hearts and with all our Minds let all men stand in awe and fear to prophane his Holy day Nen. 13.17 18. Ezek. 20.13 Isa 56.2 6 7. lest they bring the Wrath of the Lord upon us as it fell on Judah and Israel for that Transgression of the Law And let us labour more in Love and Respect to his Commandments for the Blessing intailed on the due observers of it for it s said Blessed is the Man that doeth this and the Son of Man that layeth hold on it that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it Also the Sons of the Stranger that join themselves to the Lord to Serve him and to Love the Name of the Lord to be his Servants every one that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it and taketh hold of my Covenant Even them will I bring to my Holy Mountain and make them joyful in my House of Prayer And if thou turn away thy Foot from the Sabbath 〈◊〉 â—8 1 from doing thy Pleasure on my Holy day and call the Sabbath a delight the Holy of the Lord honourable and shalt Honour him not doing thine own ways nor finding thine own Pleasure nor speaking thine own Words Then shalt thou delight thy self in the Lord and I will cause thee to ride upon the High Places of the Earth and feed thee with the Heritage of Jacob thy Father for the Mouth of the Lord hath spoken it And he will surely fulfil his Promises Heb. 4. â— Rom. 8 1â— to 2â— and in his Time will give his chosen the great Rest that remaineth for them which is typed forth by the Legal and Gospel seventh-days Sabbaths When the whole Creation that groaneth and travelleth in Pain shall be delivered from the Bondage of Corruption into the Glorious Liberty of the Children of God When the whole Earth shall be at Rost and Quiet Isa 14.7 and shall break forth into Singing for the Meek shall inherit the Earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of Peace O house of Israel Psal 37 1â— Isa 2.5 Heb. 4.1 Cha 3.18 1 Ephâ—l 4.1 Isa 3.14 come ye and let us walk in the Light of the Lord And fear least a Promise being lest us of entring into his Rest any of us should seem to come short of it through â—â—helief And let us labour to walk more worthy of the Vocation wherewith we are called That so when the Sinners in Sum shall be asraid seat fulness shall surprize the Hypocrite And Mens Hearts shall fail them for fear and for looking after those Thiâ—gs which are coming upon the Earth 〈…〉 Mâ—th 2◠〈◊〉 we may enter into the Chambers of God and shat the Door about us until the Indignation be over-past and be accounted worthy to escape all those things and to enter into the Joy of our Lord. FINIS ADVERTISEMENT There is now Printed a Book Intituled A Treatise of the Holy Tria unity in two Parts The First 〈◊〉 the Deity of 〈◊〉 Châ—â—st and â—â—e Holy Spirit in the Vnity of â—â—sence with God the 〈…〉 The See 〈◊〉 Defence of the 〈◊〉 answereth the â—â—â—efest Objections made against this Doctriâ—â— By I. M. Chap. I. THe Case is brielly stated Chap. II. Sheweth that there is but one God the Câ—â—â— for and Former of all things Chap. III. Afferteth a Plurality of Divine Subsâ—â—â—ences Chap. IV. Of the Father Chap. V. Proveth the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ 1. By his Names 2. That God in the Old Testament in divers Places is Christ in the New 3. By seven particular Texts of Holy Scriptures 4. That Christ pre-existed his Incarnation in his Divine Nature and is no Angel incarnate but is Coeternal with the Father 5. His Deity is proved by his Works And 6. By Divine Worship given to him Chap. VI. Proveth the Deity of the Holy Ghost 1. That he is a Divine Person 2. His Deity is asserted from several Texts of Scripture 3. By his Works 4. By Divine Worship given to him Chap. VII Proveth the Unity of the Holy Trinity Chap. VIII Containeth some Explications of the Holy Trinunity 1. Of the Essential Being of God 2. Oâ— the Divine Persons the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit 3. Of the Distinctions of the Divine Nature and the Persons and some Shadows by way of Comparison of the incomparable and inconceivable Being of God and of the Union of Christ's two Natures PART II. Chap. I. Answereth Objections against the Scriptural Proofs of Christ's Deity Chap. II. Answers to Objections drawn from several Texts of Scriptures Chap. III. Answers to several Arguments against the Deity of Christ Chap. IV. Answers to several Objections against the Scriptures that prove the Deity of the Holy Ghost Chap. V. Answers to some Objections drawn from divers Scriptures to disprove the Deity of the Holy Spirit Chap. VI. Answers to some Scriptures from whence our Adversaries assert that the Father only is the true God With a general Answer and Conclusion Price bound one â—â—â—ling
in the Gospel to the Ministration of Death in the Law and he telleth us that the Glory of the Ministration of Death had no Glory in respect to the Ministration of Righteousness that excelleth it in Glory So that that which was to be done away does not appear to be the binding quality of the Ten Commandments as a Rule of Holy Life or the Commandments themselves but the Renown of their glorious manner of Ministration to Israel which is incomparable to the Revelation of the Grace of God in the Gospel with their power of final Condemnation to those that lay hold of and have an Interest in the Ministration of Righteousness by Jesus Christ Answer 3. To the Objection from Coloss 2.14 Blotting out the hand-writing of Ordinances that was against us which was contrary to us and took it out of the way nailing it to his Cross Here some may also think the Apostle hath abolished the binding quality of the Ten Commandments but it otherwise appeareth from the Reasons following And 1. I shall here recite the Dutch Annotations on this Scripture say they Having blotted out that is dashed through and expunged or wholly razed out as we speak the hand-writing which was against us the Greek word Cheirographon i. e. Hand-writing some do take here for a Writing written with Gods own hand in Tables of Stone as the Law of the Ten Commandments was Exod. 34. â— and this is by them understood of the Moral Law or of the Ten Commandments which are said to be against us in respect of their strict requiring of perfect Obedience or in default thereof by Reason of its Curse which Christ hath born for us on the Cross and delivered us from it Gal. 3.10 13. But seeing the Apostle here properly sets himself against the Observation of Circumcision and other Ceremonies therefore this Hand-writing is here to be understood of the Law of the Ceremonies of the old Testament which are called an Hand-writing that was against us because the same were as an Engagement or Bond of Debt whereby indeed Men daily acknowledge their Trespasses and Debts before God but notwithstanding were never discharged by the outward Performance of the same as Paul declares Heb. 10.1 As this Word Cheirographon or Hand-writing is also taken in the Greek Text Tâ—b 5.3 and 9.3 This appears also by comparing this place with Eph. 2.14 15. where this Word Hand-writing in Institutions is called the Law of Commandments in Institutions which Word Dogmasi i. e. Ordinances or Institutions is no where in Gods Word used for the Law of the Ten Commandments nor yet the Word Dogmatizes the Ver. 20. And that which is there added by Paul proves this also clearly For the Moral Law properly maketh no Enmity betwixt Jews and Gemiles seeing that is also written in Nature Rom. 2.14 but it is only the Ceremonial Law by which this Difference and Enmity betwixt these Nations is occasioned as is noted there Neither can it be well said of the Moral Law That Christ hath taken it away by his Death to free us wholly from the Observation thereof as Pauls intent here is to prove For althô we are by Christ delivered from the Curse and Rigid Observation of the Moral Law nevertheless we remain obliged to the Observation thereof as the Rule of Thankfulness which we owe unto God for our Deliverance To this I shall here add Levit. 11. Deut. 14.21 Acts 10.12 c. Rom. 14.14 Luke 15.2 John 4.9 That the Ceremonial Law was against the Gentiles as a Wall of Partition that kept them more separated from the Jews than under the Gospel Administration For 1. There was a difference in Meats that were forbidden to the Jews by the Law of Moses but were lawful for the Gentiles to eat and this did occasion some Separation of the Jews from them Deut. 7.3 Ezra 9.1 2 14 c. Chap. 10. 2. The Jews were not to take them Wives of the Heathens nor join Affinity with other Nations round about them 3. Josh 14 15. Levit. 25.25 Rom. 9.27 Gal. 3.14 17 29. The Land of Canaan was given and divided by Lot to the Children of Israel for an Inheritance and they were not to sell their Possessions for a longer time than the Year of Jubilee So that the Gentiles could not inherit the Land with them but were separated as Strangers and Sojourners 4. Dent. 14.1 2. Rom. 9.4 5. Thô according to the Election of God in the Covenant of Grace there were a remnant of literal Israel saved as the Seed of Christ yet as they were a Nation in the peculiar Covenant of Circumcision they were all accounted the Children of God above all the Nations that were upon the Earth Isa 56. in so much as the Prophet sheweth that the Sons of the Strangers who laid hold on the Righteousness to be revealed and of Gods Covenant viz. of Grace in Christ were under such Discouragements as to say The Lord hath utterly separated me from his People 2 Cor. 3.13 14 15. For the Law being such a Vail that the Children of Israel coald not stedfastly look unto the end of that which is abolished was also a Cloud on the Minds of the Gentiles tho the Lord was pleased to inlighten a Remnant of them so as to discern his Grace in Christ through that shadowy Dispensation But the Knowledge of the Oracles of God which the Elect then sought after amongst the Jews now since the breaking down of the middle Wall of Partition Math. 28.19 is sent by Christs Commission and more clearly opened and revealed by the Ministry of the Gospel to all Nations Ephes 3.4 5 6 7 8. That the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs and of the same Body and partakers of the Promise in Christ by the Gospel So that the Legal Covenant or Hand-writing of Ceremonial Ordinances mentioned in the Text thô it was neither a Bar against the Proselyting of the Gentiles if they would to the Jews Religion nor did so blind their Minds as to hinder a Remnant of them from laying hold on Christ by Faith yet as it added nothing simply of it self to the Salvation of their Souls by reason they could attain the Knowledge of the Oracles of God without putting themselves absolutely under the Covenant of Circumcision therefore it was a means to keep them out of the Visible Church-state and was such a Wall of Partition and Vail upon their Understandings as in great measure did hide the Mystery of Christ Which the Apostle saith in other Ages was not made known unto the Sons of Men as it is now revealed unto his Holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit Whereof saith he I was made a Minister that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable Riches of Christ Object 3. A Jew Travelling from Canaan Westward round the World pieceth every day in length but loseth in the Compass of the whole Globe a day in Tale so that when
A TRACT ON THE Sabbath-Day Wherein the keeping of the First-day of the Week a Sabbath is justified BY A Divine COMMAND AND A Double EXAMPLE CONTAINED In the Old and New TESTAMENT With Answers to the Chiefest Objections made by the Jewish seventh-day Sabbatharians and others By ISAAC MARLOW London Printed by J. A. and are to be Sold by H. Barnard at the Bible in the Poultrey and by Hannah Smith at the Bible in Aldersgate-street 1693 4. THE Authors EPISTLE Christian Reader WHEN first my Thoughts were exercised in drawing up some Reasons to justifie our keeping the first day of the Week a Sabbath they were only designed for Private Use and to serve a particular Occasion that called for them But since the Providence of God has lead my Meditations farther into this Subject from other Considerations and by means of a Book lately Published by Mr. Tho. Bampfield for pressing the seventh day or Saturday Sabbath as the Duty of all Christians to keep Holy in Obedience to Gods command I have Thought it needful to present this Treatise for the eâ—â—ablishing of those that are unsettled in their Minds about it and for their Advantage who through the tolderness of their Consciences are exposed to divers difficulties because they cannot see that Liberty to be lawful which others take in making the Jewish Sabbath a working day To help therefore those sincere Christians tho but few in number that are intangled with this Yoak of Bondage I have considered diver Authors on their seventh-day Sabbath as besides the two Books of Mr. Edw. Stennets Mr. H. Soursby and Mr. M. Smiths Mr. VVill. Sellers Mr. Theophilus Brabourn and the aforesaid Mr. Tho. Bampfields two late Treatises which tho I have not directed the following Discourse in Answer to any one of them except in some particulars yet the Ingenious Reader may find I have taken Notice of the Chiefest Grounds and Arguments for their Sabbath contained in them all And if the Lord will graciously bless my well-meant endeavours for their right Information and hereby remove that bar between them and others or if any Benefit shall be received from this Improvement of my Talent I desire He may have the Praise to whom alone it is due However thô we or others may differ in some particulars thrô the various Sence we have of the Mind of God revealed in his Word yet as through the Grace of Christ we abhorr that which is Evil and cleave to that which is good with a Holy Detesta â—n of all apparent Transgressions of the Law consistent with Love and Pity to mens Persons and as we are Children of one Father and Co-heirs of Eternal Life through Faith in Christ that worketh by Love we ought to be united in kind Affections to one another And were our differences managed more in Brotherly Charity and by the gracious Conduct of the Holy Spirit controversial Discourses would be more acceptable the Reputation of Religion and our mutual Peace and Love would be better preserved which as I speak this more in general than desighing any particular Reflection on my aforesaid Brethren so I desire always my self to watch and labour to abound in this Grace of Love which is the Bond of Perfection To Conclude I have in the following Tract not only made the best Improvement I can of several things that others have wrote before me but as the Lord hath inlightned my Understanding I have added such Matters which I believe may be useful to clear the Case in hand hoping he will graciously Bless my Labour to your Advantage I. M. THE CONTENTS Sect. I. OF the use of the Word Moral Page 1. Sect. II. Of Gods revealing the first Sabbath to Adam Gen. 2. 2 3. which was then sanctified for Man before Israel observed their seuenth-day Sabbath in the Wilderness and was no Anticipation of the Order of Moses History Page 3. Sect. III. Treateth of the Law 1. Shewing wherein the House of Israel were more concerned in Sinai's Covenant than other Nations Page 5. 2. That the Israelites were not absolutely tyed to stand or fall Eternally by that Covenant without relief in Christ for the Elect Page 6. 3. Of the Ten Commandments and of their binding quality to the Gentiles Page 7. Sect. IV. Cleareth a Proposition 1. Shewing that the Gentiles were not absolutely required to keep the whole Ceremonial Law Page 9. 2. That there is Reason to believe the Gentiles before the Law had some Divine Revelation of the Will of God how they should worship him and that they were required to Sacrifice slain Beasts Page 10 11 12. Sect. V. In four Paragraphs proveth the Ten Commandments to be morally binding to all Nations Page 12 c. Sect. VI. Treateth of the Morality of the fourth Commandment Page 16. And of the Reasons why the Sabbath was first sanctified in the Name of the Seventh-day and not of the first-day Sabbath which it may be so called respecting its proper Nature immediate end and principal use first to Man Page 17. Sect. VII Sheweth that the Jewish Sabbath is Ceremonial and not morally binding to all Nations 1. Because it was a Couenant Memorial of Israels Deliverance out of Egypt Page 19. 2. Because it is abolished Colos 2.16 17. Page 19. 3. From the Order and Necessity of Nature wherein is shewed the Alterations of the accounts of Years Page 21. And of Days Page 23. As also the Interruption of the orderly Course of the Day Page 29. And the impossibility of all Nations observing the Sabbath after the Jewish Pattern because in some Places and Parts of the Year there is no Sun-settings nor Sun-rising for several Days and Weeks Time together Page 31 32 c. Sect. VIII Sheweth that Israels first Sabbath in the Wilderness was not a fixed Pattern that all men should originally have six working days before their Sabbath and not their Sabbath before their six working days Page 34. Sect. IX Containeth some Instances of particular Cases in the New Testament in which we are referred to the Pattern in our first Parents which serveth to justifie our doing the like to justifie our Observation of the first-day Sabbath Page 36. Sect. X. Explaineth the Pattern of Adams Sabbath Page 38. Sect. XI Treateth of the Types and Shadows that were of the Gospel first-day Sabbath under the Law Page 40. Sect. XII Sheweth that Christ arose from the Dead on the first-day of the Jewish Week Page 42. 2. That he appeared to his Disciples on the first-day of the Week Page 45. 3. The Apostle ordered the Churches to make Collections for the Saints on the first day of the Week Ibid. And 4. He broke Bread with the Church of Troas on the first day of the Week who on that day came together for that end Page 46. Whereto is added a brief Historical account that soon after St. Johns writing the first-day of the Week was called the Lords day in Distinction to the Jewish Sabbath Page 47. Sect.