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A53192	The doctrine of the Fourth Commandement, deformed by popery, reformed & restored to its primitive purity wherein is clearely proved by Scripture, arguments, and reasons, that the seventh day of the week, and not the first, viz. the day called Saturday (and not the day called Sunday) is the true Christian Sabbath ... / objections answered, and the truth cleared, by Gods unworthy servant, J.O.	Ockford, James.	1650 (1650)	Wing O128AA; ESTC R41358	35,090	80

did God or Christ ever sanctifie that day to that end as many doe imagine nor never instituted nor commanded his Church to observe it in stead of the Sabbath Therefore I say seeing we are not to presume above what is written 1 Cor. 4.6 what reason is there that the first day of the week should be held more high and holy than the seventh day-Sabbath which God instituted blessed and sanctified and commanded us and all men to observe by the Morall Law Yea what reason is there or what word of God is there to be produced to prove that it is our duty to abstain from common work on the first day of the week called Sunday As also that we ought to doe common work on the seventh day-Sabbath called Saturday Deceive not thy self nor let any man deceive thee or cause thee to believe that it was the practice of Christian Churches to assemhle every first day of the week to perform publique worship in the Apostles dayes for that they did not Yea I say it is not to be proved by Scripture that ever any one Congregation did three times assemble successively to perform publique worship on the first day of the week called Sunday Yea I suppose that not any Anti-Sabbatharian can prove that ever any one Congregation did assemble two first days successively in the Apostles daies or that ever it was by them esteemed more holy or more honourable than any other of the 6 daies Yet I say what if it could be proved that any Congregation in the Apostles days did assemble 6 first days successively to perform worship on it yet it would not prove the seventh day-Sabbath abrogated nor that the first day of the week was designed for publique Worship seeing Christians in those daies did daily assemble Acts 2.46 Ch. 5.42 Yea I say if such a thing could be proved which none can doe it would bind us no more to the constant performance of the former than of the latter That the first day of the week is not of a Divine Institution nor is to be observed as a Sabbath I will give 3. Reasons The first Reason is Because if men keep the first day of the week for a Sabbath and the seventh day for a working day it is to doe expresly against a Precept both Affirmative and Negative Exod 20.8 9 10. Secondly It cannot be that the first day of the week is an Ordinance of the Gospel because then the preaching of Faith would make void the Law contrary to Rom. 3.31 Thirdly The first day of the week cannot be of a Divine Institution because then the Law which commandeth the seventh dayes rest would crosse the Gospels Institution contrary to Gal. 3.31 I need not to insist to give more reasons to prove that the first day of the week is not of a Divine Institution seeing the truth is plentifully confessed by many wise and learned men whose understandings are not eclipsed with errour in this particular Yea I say Papists themselves doe confesse the observation of the Sunday is not to be proved by the written word of God and therefore oftentimes in their writings they urge at Protestants because they cry Scripture Scripture to be the Rule of their Faith and Practice in the way of Religion when they observe the first day of the week which is called Sunday in stead of the Sabbath called Saturday when there is no Word of God to prove that so they ought to doe Christians ought to make the Word of God the Rule of their Faith and Life and not the Traditions of men though never so ancient or universally received no nor the sayings of Men though wise grave and learned if they speake not according to the Law of God 1 John 4.1 Isa 8.10 and therefore good it is for every one which loveth truth and hateth errour to follow the Councel of Gracehop placed at the Beginning of the Bible Printed Anno 1603. who saith Refuse all sence of Scripture contrary to the First and Second Tables of Gods Commandements Imbrace his Counsell for it is good it tendeth to further men in the way of Godlinesse for certainly mens well meaning or acting in the way of Religion will not stand them in stead to bring them into acceptation with God except it be in the way that God requireth of them for he will not accept of any worship or service which he hath not appointed or commanded Numb 1. to 41. 2 Chron. 26.18.19 Isa 66.3.4 Mark 7.6.7.9 Col. 2.20 21 22. And therefore It is not every one that saith Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdome of Heaven but he that doth the will of my Father saith Christ Mat. 7.21 Had men that due respect to the Law of God as is meet there would not be any need to use Scripture Arguments and Reasons to move them to the obedience thereof or to manifest they are not to walke in a way contrary to it as men doe in observing the first day in stead of the seventh out of a blind Devotion through a misapprehension that it is a Gospel-Ordinance when indeed it is not but a meer humane Invention or Ecclesiasticall Institution or Popish Tradition and to manifest the truth thereof I will produce the testimony of severall Authors for an addition to the former which affirme the same 13. Dr. Whitguift against Cartwright page 553. citeth the words of Saint Agustine ad Romana Janu Thus that the Passion of Christ and his Resurrection note that is the first day of the weeke and the day of the comming down of the holy Ghost is saith he not celebrated by any command writen but by the determination of the Church 14. In the Harmony of Confessions I finde ma-many notable expressions of this nature in page 479. is said We see that in ancient Churches there were not only set houres for meetings but that also See the latter confession of Helvetia even the Lords day ever since the Apostles time was consecrated to religious exercise c We doe celebrate and keepe the Lords day and not the Sabbath and that of a free observation 15 Out of the Confession of Auspurge page 493. in their fourth Article speaking of Traditions about holy dayes saith Of which sort is the Lords day the Nativity Passover and the rest c. And again thus because it was necessary to appoint a certain day that the people might know when to come together It seemes that the Church for that purpose did appoint the Lords day c. Look the first observation on the Confession 16. Dr. White on the Sabbath page 242. speaking of the Apostles saith Immediately after them it is apparent the Christian people made the Lords day of every weeke an ordinary Festivall See also page 217 and in page 218. he saith Constantine among many other religious constitutions he ordained the weekly Sabbath of the Lords day c. 17. The translator of Dr. Predeaux on the Sabbath in his Preface doth