Where theApotlle lheweth, that the d)gregat~ons . ofChnft were wont, eu~ry firAdayofthe weeke,.. to rneete together,, for the performance()fall holyduties: ofthe number wher• of.colleetion.s for the poore w~reone, becau(e ofthe mani-. foid pcrf<' cutions,wh·crewith in the _P:rimitiu~ Churc~ they were afflt6h:d,andhad need of conunua11 reltcfe. Thts was the firlldayofthe IewHhweekc·,and our Lords day~ Soalf-a in.the Acts zo.?.Paulhimfelfe kept this day,\'Yhich he fpcnt. in preaching till midnighr,,and after adminiflred the Sacra– m:nt: in which twoexercifes he continued till the dawning, ofthe day.So th:Jt theke~pingof this. day was infHtutedby God,jn the m~niAerie of the ApoH:Ies; and kept by then1, . and the Churches in .their time: and therefore as much be~ longeth•to vs, as the other to the lewe~- ;. and is ofno Ieffe . force now,thcn.th~t was before. . Then fccondly, the c2ufe of the change) and ofour kee3 ping this day, is vpon as good ground, ~s their.keeoing ofThed1y. at·· h d F h h · f h Id h.l ce lebraun~ t at , ay. or w en t ccreauono t e:.wor w~s t e grea-. rhe Sab. ' · teft worke that euer was done, the.n the. memoriallofthat. bath,why h . JJ b d dB· . h d ~twasch;i.. , wasc ten y to . e rcgar e • uc nowt. at. a gtea.ter an · more ~ed. exce11.e~lt worke wa·sdone, .namdy, the redemption .of the b world, kwas reafon that the greatctl worl<c: tliould carria thecredit oftheday.They rellcd th2t day,becaufe on it G.od .. refle:d from the worke ofcreation:·wee thjs day>becaufc on itChdll rofe ag,aine from the working ofo~r redemption, which being agr~ater work,caufed a change ofthe day.Sith then thedaywas not changed without a· gpod warr.ant and· fi.rong reafoo, that alteration of thedaydetracleth.not,lling; from the truch & force ofthe C.ommandemenc.And where.. as they 0ty_,that the Church m~y at their ple~f~re. alter it,th~t. ~!~h ~:;.·. · cannot t>e ;.for there can neuer be an authorttte greater then. canoe now· .. the ·audi~iide _o(thc ApofHe·s;_~or a:caufe .greater then the :~~~a~he _, rcfinrechonof thrill, and the redemption of the w.orld: Chwrch• . andth~re{Ore, p(~·ich.e.r. can the dayhe chat~ged. F()r to make , a.new day witho~c· .vv~rr3nt or iufl cauf~, were to fet our owne wille~ againfl Gods wifedome. For,if the Iewes in , form<'r time were bound to keepe it holie, hauing on- .. 1,¥ the creation of the World to g~Qund vp()n, .whiCh ,they; . ,.I wes:~~
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