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A89768 Holy scripture-work is better than the work of the corrupt reasoning of fallen man By Jos. Nott. Nott, Joseph, d. 1699. 1693 (1693) Wing N1401A; ESTC R231393 6,822 12

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set down some of his own words in his Book that the Reader may see what it is that I do return an Answer unto The first words in his Book are as follows The Lord's Day Vindicated or the first Day of the Week the Christian Sabbath And in p. 33. he speaking of the seventh Day and of Christ saith He designed to wit Christ its speedy Absolution as the seventh Day and its Conversion into the first Day Now this wants a Proof from G. T. And in p. 44. he speaks of the Change of the seventh Day into the first Day Sabbath as he calls it and in p. 59 and 60. he saith And we say the seventh Day being cashiered the first Day ought to be its successor I wonder from whence he will prove this And in p. 85. he mentions Christ's words where it 's said The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath Day And then he saith a Proof which we make use of to prove our Doctrine of the first Day Sabbath but I say this is no Proof at all And in p. 114. he saith The Seventh Day Sabbath was observed in Commemoration of the Works of Creation until a more admirable Work of God should be Accomplished so the first day ever after should be the Holy Rest It will be very hard for G. T. to prove this and it doth also manifest his great Ignorance of the Resting Place that the Servants of the Lord have in Christ Jesus Now here the Reader may see that his endeavours are to prove the first Day of the Week to be the Christian Sabbath and yet in p. 56. he saith We grant that the Holy Scripture do call no other Day of the Week a Sabbath but the seventh And in p. 94. he saith The first Day is never called Sabbath in Scripture and I say so too and therefore he might very well have been silent But here all whose Understanding is open may see how this Man labours like a Man beating the Air or that builds without a Foundation for himself doth acknowledge that he hath no Scripture for a Foundation But if we who in scorn are call'd Quakers should bring such Doctrine as we had no Scripture to prove how would People cry out against us And indeed Reason enough too But we bring no such Doctrine God forbid we should for we are a People that have an honourable Esteem for the Holy Scriptures Well but I would not have any to think that I am going about to plead for the Observance of the seventh Day as a Sabbath I say Nay altho' it was a Day that was once commanded to be observ'd as a Sabbath or Rest which is all one And this was an high Day with the Jews for they blamed Christ Jesus because his Disciples plucked the Ears of Corn and because he did Cures on that Day but the Apostle Paul tells us That the Sabbath Days with other Observations are shadows of things to come for he writing to the Collosians Chap. 2.16.17 saith Let no Man therefore judge you in Meat or in Drink or in respect of an holy Day or of the new Moon or of the Sabbath Days which are a shadow of things to come but the Body is of Christ Now here we may see that the Sabbath Day was a shadow of what may some say why the Body is of Christ He that can understand let him Christ is the Substance for the Apostle Paul saith The Law was our School-Master to bring us unto Christ Gal. 3.24 And again Christ is the end of the Law Rom. 10.4 So we may see that Christ is the Substance shadowed forth in the Time of the Law therefore Christ is the Christian Sabbath For as I said before Sabbath signifieth Rest and Christ Jesus is the Rest of his People and he invites People to come unto him that so they may Rest in him for he saith Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you Rest And again Learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find Rest unto your Souls Matth. 11.28 29. And Christ farther said unto his Followers These things have I spoken unto you that in me you might have peace John 16.33 Here we may see that Rest and Peace is in Christ Jesus And this is the Rest spoken of in Hebrews 4.9 10. where the Apostle saith There remaineth therefore a Rest to the People of God for he that is entered into his Rest he hath also ceased from his own works as God did from his Now here we may see that they that are entered into the true Rest have ceased from their own works They that can understand let them understand They that are entered into the true Rest cease from their own working willing and running and are subject to the will of God their Creator and so are not their own but the Lord's and are not doing their own works but the work of God neither are they following of their own corrupt wills and desires but they are lead by the Spirit of God in their own Hearts for they that are lead by the Spirit of God they are Sons of God see Rom. 8.14 And they that are Sons of God do know this truest but G. T. doth manifest his Ignorance of it in applauding of an outward Day and putting of it in its room And in p. 90. G. T. saith That St. John calls the first Day of the Week the Lord's Day And in p. 132. he saith That the Holy Ghost does call the first Day of the Week the Lord's Day Here G. T. hath made a bold venture and he will find a very hard task to prove what he hath said and he doth also manifest his ignorance of the Everlasting Day of God's Power that the Saints in Light are enjoyers of For the path of the Just is as the shining Light that shineth more and more unto the perfect Day Prov. 4.18 And the Apostle Paul writing to the Believers saith Ye are all the Children of the Light and the Children of the Day we are not of the Night nor of Darkness Therefore let us not sleep as do others but let us watch and be sober for they that sleep sleep in the Night and they that be drunken are drunken in the Night but let us who are of the Day be sober Thess 5.5 6 7 8. Now where is an invisible Day spoken of that the Sanctified Ones are made living Witnesses of and the Apostle Peter he also speaks of this invisible Day for he saith We have also a more sure word of Prophesie whereunto you do well that you take heed as unto a Light that shineth in a dark place until the Day dawn and the Day-Star arise in your Hearts 2 Pet. 1.19 Mark here the Apostle speaks of the dawning of the Day and of the arising of the Day-Star in the Heart Blessed are they that are Witnesses of it for it expelleth the darkness and causeth it