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A89194	Christmas, the Christians grand feast: its original, growth, and observation, also of Easter, Whitsontide, and other holydayes modestly discussed and determined. Also the beginning of the yeare, and other things observable. Where also among other learned men, you have the judgment of those eminent men; Josephus Scaliger, Rodulphus Hospinian, Matthæus Beroaldus, Joh. Causabon, Doct. Fulk, M. Cartwright, Alsted, Hugh Broughton, Master Mead. / By Thomas Mocket; sometimes of Queens Colledge in Cambridge, and Mr. of Arts in both the Universities; and now pastor of Gildeston in Hartfordshire. Novemb. 26, 1650. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.	Mocket, Thomas, 1602-1670?.; Scaliger, Joseph Juste, 1540-1609.; Hospinian, Rudolf, 1547-1626.; Beroald, Matthieu, d. 1576.; Fulke, William, 1538-1589.; Alsted, Johann Heinrich, 1588-1638.; Broughton, Hugh, 1549-1612.; Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.; Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; Casaubon, Isaac, 1559-1614.	1651 (1651)	Wing M2304; Thomason E619_4; ESTC R202886	21,287	27

of fasting and thankesgiving A. No because to fast on some speciall occasion● we have not onely an old Testament l Joel 1. 14 15. 2. 12. to 18. Isa 58. begin but also a new Testament 1 A Gospell approbation Mat. 6. 16 17 18. 2 A Gospel command Mat. 9. 15. 3 A Gospel example Acts 13. 2 3. So for dayes of thanksgiving we have sufficient warrant from Gods Word Psal 50. 14 15. Exod. 15. 2 Chron. 20. 26 27. Hester 4. 16. and 9. 17 18 19 20. but we have neither Scripture precept approbation nor practise for keeping of this nor the other holy days Ob. But some have said Our fathers and fore-fathers for many hundred years have observed these days especially Christmas Easter and Whitsontide and the observation of them hath been approved by Parliaments Councils and Synods and are now grown wiser than all those that we should now reject them A. I much reverence and honour Parliament Councils and Synods and forefathers but they were but men as we are and did erre fouly witnesse the establishing of Popery the Masse praying for the dead praying to Saints Angels Images Pictures and the Crosse yea and adoring and worshipping of them and of some Saints Saints Bones cloathes and other Reliques 2 They lived in times of lesse meanes of knowledge and more ignorance we of more means and knowledge 3 As godly and learned and wise men have in all ages disallowed and condemned the observation of these dayes as any that allowed approved of them And so hath our late English Assembly of Divines and Parliament also done whom I beleeve are as pious and learned as ever any in any former age in this Nation 4 The matter is not who is most learned pious and judicious but which party hath Gods Word on their side and sound reason and for this let the judicious Reader judge by what I have said I magnifie not my self but desire to prefer the wisedome and Authority of God before and above all mens whatsoever and so far only follow me as I have Gods Word for my warrant homo sum errare possum at haereticus esse nolo Q. But is it not meet that a day should be set a part in hand of Christ our Blessed Saviour A. Yes very fit but it must be only that day which himselfe hath appointed and sanctified to that end and therefore called it by his own name to appropriate it to himselfe viz The Lords day Revel 1. 10. and hath commanded us to remember to keep it holy Ex●d 20. 8 9 10. Remember the Sabboth day to keep it holy is the day of rest the Sabboth of the Lord thy God we may not set dayes a part of our own head and without his minde Neither may any impose the observation of any day for this end least they be found to be Intruders of humane inventions in stead of Gods Commandements on the consciences of Gods people whereof Christ only is King Ob. But many have religiously observed these dayes in preaching hearing praying singing holy conference c. And have gotten much good thereby A. True but ten to one have got more hurt and done more evil in these dayes than on any other time contracted more guilt and done Christ more dishonour than on all other dayes Besides the observation of dayes and times without Gods warrant and greviously abused to supperstition and prophanesse is not lawfull for Christians on pretence of some good gotten by duties of Gods worship on those dayes which may as well be on any other dayes Ob. But some say still I see no hurt in them they offend not me I observe them out of love and duty to my Saviour and with a good intention and well meaning I do no hurt to any man and therefore I hope it is no offence to Christ A. Good intentions and wel meanings cannot justifie any unwarrantable practise as good and well meaning Vzzah found by wofull experience 2 Sam. 6. 6. The action it selfe was good his ayme and end good and the man surely a good man yet he died by the immediate hand of God for touching of the Arke to save it when the Oxen shook it and it was in danger to be broken into pieces because he had no warrant to touch it being not a Le vite 2 Love to God must be shewed in obeying his commands Joh. 14. 15 21. 1 Joh. 2. 3 4. and 5 3. But the observation of this festivall in honour of Christ I thinke hath been clearly proved to be unwarrantable not of Christ's appointment of meer humane institution and therefore no duty to Christ It hath also been extreamly abused to superstition and prophanesse and is not on the day Christ was borne and against the command of the Magistrate and therefore is sinfull offensive to God and men at least to the most godly and judicious knowing Christians sinfull and dangerous to the soul and if thou be convinced that what I have here said is true then thy observation of it is a sin against conscience a presumptuous sin and so a dangerous sin which as David so all good men should carefully watch and pray against Psal 19. 13. Ob. But the poor complain saying This doth put down all good house keeping and hospitality Many Gentlemen hereby take occasion to lay aside all charity whereby the poor formerly had much relief at their tables and doors A. The more is their sin and shame who make that the occasion to withdraw more than is meet and a cloak for their covetousnesse I here speak not against charity but against the unwarrantable observation of this festivall and the superstition great abuses and disorders and prophanesse of the time Rich men may now with much lesse charge and trouble be much more beneficiall to the poor if they please and ought to be free-hearted and free-handed to the poor and to their neighbours And I earnestly intreat them in the fear of God to consider these Scriptures which are exceeding full of pressing arguments to encourage them to charity Pro. 11. 25. The liberall soul shall be made fat Pro. 21. 13. whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor their knowing cryes vvants and necessities though themselves out of shamefac'tnesse do not cry himself shall cry and not be heard 2 Cor. 9. 6. He that soweth sparingly shall reap sharingly but he that soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully As full or more full are these follovving Eccles 11. 2. Pro. 11. 24 25. and 21. 15 26 and 22. 9. and 25. 21. Mat. 10. 42 43 and 19. 21. Luke 6. 38. Gal. 6. 7 8 9 10. 1 Tim. 6. 17 18. Jam. 5. 1 2 3 4 5. Ob. But then Servants and Touth shall have no time of liberty to refresh themselves visit their friends and mend their apparell A. 1 The Sabbath or Lords day is a day of rest from servile labour appointed by the Lord himself yet may not be spent any part of it in carnall delights but wholly in religious exercises 2 Other time I read of none in the Scripture 3 I am vvell contented there should be sometime allowed by the State for that end and if not sure I am Masters and Governours of families ought to allow some convenient time to their servants for such occasions and do freely do so my self Upon the fore-mentioned grounds and such like the Parliament and Assembly of England and Scotland have abolished and taken away the observation of December 25 and all other holy days forbidden us to observe And I hope no truly conscientious Christian well weighing the premisses will any more plead for the observation of that or any of those Paganish or Popish holy days nor observe them but rather study to honour Jesus Christ by sanctifying his Sabboth sincere obedience to his Commandements living soberly righteously and godly in this present world and labour to abound in all works of charity Howsoever I have discharged my duty and the Lord make his blessing go along vvith his truth FINIS LONDON Printed by R. L. for Richard Wodenothe and are to be sold at his shop at Peters Church in Cornhill 1651.