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A16724 A second treatise of the Sabbath, or an explication of the Fourth Commandement. Written, by Mr Edward Brerewood professor in Gresham Colledge in London Brerewood, Edward, 1565?-1613. 1632 (1632) STC 3624; ESTC S106452 23,669 52

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Antiquity there is any remembrance found of any such Revelation or commandement That which the Apostle saith 1. Cor. 7. 12. to the rest speake I not the Lord he spake either without the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost and then it is manifest that all Apostolique ordinances are not divine commandements or if by the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost then it followeth that these inspirations are not the Lords commandements Ob. The Apostles were the instruments and oracles of the Holy Ghost because he taught them all things Ioh. 14. 26. he lead them into all truth Ioh 16. 13. It was he that spake in them Mat. 10. 20. Marc 13. 11. Therefore their decrees are the commandements of the Holy Ghost Sol. The Consequence is denied for teaching is a passible act of the vnderstanding whereby it is enlightned to see the truth but commanding is an actiue operation of the will whereby it obligeth them to whom the commandements doe belong So that to teach them all things is to enlighten their vnderstanding in all things neither all things absolutely for then should they be omniscient but as our Saviour seemes there to declare it by remembring them of all things he himselfe had told them or all things necessary to the mysterie of redemption to the Gospell of Reconciliation And so to lead them into all truth belonging to the doctrine of faith or into all truth necessary to salvation or to the performance of their Apostolicall function And so lastly was it the Holy Ghost that spake in them not personally for in Luc. 12. 12. it is declared thus the Holy Ghost shall teach you what you ought to say But it followeth not because the Holy Ghost taught the Apostles all things or all truth necessary for the preaching of the Gospell therefore he commanded all those ordinances touching the goverment manners and discipline of the Church which by the Apostles were established Or because he directed them what was to be beleeued touching faith and doctrine therefore he limited and enioyned them what was to be commanded touching manners and discipline The Apostles touching Matters of Faith or declaration of the Gospell to the world were Messengers onely and receiued not onely Authority to preach but particular instructions also of every poynt they were to preach from Christ himselfe But as touching Matter of Goverment or Administration of Discipline to bee exercised in that Church which they gathered out of the world they were more then messengers namely deputies or Vicars of Christ and receiued by delegation from Christ Authority whereby they were warranted and enabled to order the Oeconomie of the Church but were not limited by personall and particular instructions from Christ how euery thing must be done but were enlightned onely by the Holy Ghost to see what was most convenient for themselues and for the Church and so to command it But whatsoeuer they taught or commanded as Messengers of the Gospell touching faith loue and the Sacraments was de iure divino because they commanded in that behalfe nothing but what Christ had commanded them to teach or command the Church that is they were but the reporters of Christs commandements and not ordainers of them The old Law contained many determinations both in ceremoniall Praecepts touching the manner of Gods worship also in judiciall touching Peace and Iustice to be kept amongst men But the new lawe being the Lawe of Liberty imposeth not these determinations but contents it selfe with three Generall sorts of Praecepts namely 1 The Morall commandements that belong to the Law of nature 2 The Articles of Christian faith 3 The Sacraments But all other matters pertaining to the determination or particular manner either of divine worship or humane judgements are freely permitted by Christ the giuer of the new Law to the governers of the church to the princes of the nations to be appointed so that all such particular determinations are but de iure humano The Apostles haue a twofold relation One to the worke of the Gospell whereof they are the dispensers that is to doctrine of which Christ being the Author and they only the Messengers and Ministers that which they deliuer is de iure divino Another to the Church whereof they are the overseers and governours that is to order and discipline of the particular ordinances and determinations of which Goverment the Apostles themselues being directly Authors although they receiued the Authority whereby they were warranted from God it appeareth they are but de iure humano Ob. S t Paul 1. Cor. 14. 37. affirmeth that the things which he wrote were the Commandements of the Lord. Sol. The things he wrote namely touching the points he there intreated of that is of the vse of Prophecy and of Tongues definitely those but not indefinitely all for to the rest speake I not the Lord 1. Cor. 7. 12. Concerning virgins I haue no commandement of the Lord ibid. ver 25. but I giue my advice The celebration of the Lords day had for occasion 1. The resurrection of our Sauiour that day 2 The example of his Apostles 3 The custome of the Church freely imitating without Precept that Example who yet solemnized it not in stead of the old Sabbath but together with it as yet is vsuall in Aethiopia and Syria And all this while it was obserued not of necessarie obligation or iniunction for any thing that appeareth but of voluntary devotion But at last it obtained obligation by the Institution of Princes and Synods of the Church The first Emperour that commanded it was Constantine the Great Cod. lib. 3. Tit. 12. lib. 3. The Synode that decreed it was the Councell of Laodicea Can. 29. Anno Christi 364. The Apostles Examples of assembling to divine service on the Lords day enforce no Commandement on the Church to doe the like else by their example we are also to keepe the Iewish Sabbath because examples haue not the force of Lawes which all men ought to keepe but of Counsells only and perswasions not amisse to be followed of them whose case is alike Touching the preaching of the Gospell vnto the world it was necessary our Saviour should giue his Apostles not only authority to preach but particular commandements and Instructions touching every thing they were to preach because their Preaching respected the doctrine of the Church which is Catholique and ought to bee the same alwaies and over all the world But touching the Governing of the Church it was convenient hee should giue them authority and charge to gouerne it but particular instructions and prescript Rules were not so necessary because it belonged but to the discipline of the Church for which either at all seasons or in all parts of it the same Rules of Government are not convenient 1 The solemnity of the Lords day consisteth not by any Precept of theirs that is the Apostles but by their Example 2 Or if it did as touching Sanctification by holy assemblies yet not touching