4.Command. 40 Qe{1ions andAnfweres vfed not torecciue the Sacramentes and heare the worde preached ordinarily, yet hecrewee fee the Difciples did,& not on the Sabaoth, which was but the day before: therefore you fcc a change ofthe day euen by the difciples.Againe,tothc Corinthians Paul commaundeth that the col lc&ion for the poore, which.was a worke ofthe Sa, baoth.fhould be made euery firft day of the weeke,that is on the Sunday,as we call it. I.Cor.r6.2. And therforevveplaincly fee what day they celebrated and met upon hauing their Marke. r 6. 2. folemne affetnblies, namely, on this our Sabaoth, laying a[de quite the IewifhCcre- r.lohn. ro. i. monk. And it addeth alfo farther arength to this,that 1 ohn faith in his Reuelation cal-. ling this our Sabaoth day the Sunday,Dominicumdiem, The Lorries day. All or any of Ape. boo. which te fliinonies ifvvevvould feeke to delude, befide the iudgenfentes of them that haue noted three places, the Mori cal teflimonie of thofe dales , and lince will pro, uaile. For in Eufrbitu wet reade it, the witneffe of Dionyfiur the Corinthian , that in Cafe s ib.. thofe daies they celebrated for hohe the Lordes day. Tertulian, naming thefolem- Lib.. do idole- nines ofthe Chriflians, be inneth fir(lwith the Lordes day which they celebrated, !atria. and fheweth their exercifes. Iuflinue Martyr nameth the fame day and (heweth Apollag 2. the workes. Ignatius againftCome that bceing Chriflianswoulde retaine the Iewifh Sabaoth,faith in plaine tearmes. Wee celebrate no longer the lewifhSabaoth ,but euery onethatloucthChrift , keepeth now hohe the Lordes day beeing honored with his refurreaion. The like witnef eth Auguf?ine,Cyril,& eues all antiquitic.And therefore though we fee not the verle time definitely named when this Sabaoth was chágcd,yer we;fee it was by theApo(lles in their times,&therfore hath credit enough. Now , the holyChurch of Rome that would by this alteration made by this Primi- tiue and pure Church chalcngc authority and liberty to change and doe what-they 1ifl,furely we muff denie their confequence till fuchtime as they breede invs by good proofethat credit of their fpirit that we haue , and ought tohaceofthe Apbffles that made this alteration of the Sabaoth from Saturday to Sunday. Quell. Thisfatisfieth meefor my part touching the alteration ofthat whichwas but Ce- remoniall in this Commaundement,namely,the day and the preci fe ref? in it, neither can it be otherwife thanabfurd for any fa ÿe Church , àne y under a tittle and an vfurped name ofa Church to challenge anthoritiere doe matters bothcontrarie to pietie and comelineffe,becaafe the true Church ofGOD bath done what rods molt agreableto them both. But now ae Ifee the bondooxto any particular day onely, and tofuckf?ri6lref?ïn the fameas the Iemes,ob- fereted,is taken away by Chriff: fo yet feel what is moron remaineth, namely a day in featux, and a certaine refs in the fame. Wherefore I defire afwell telfowe the reafoà ofthe remaining of the one,as I /taut the caufe of the abrogation ofthe other: and therefore firfl I prayyeu wl haueweflill yet a Sabaoth , andfhallhauetilltheendeofthemoride: and fecondlie ,what ref? and exercifes are therein required? Anfw. The ender ofthe remaining ofa Sabaoth yet Hill in the Church ofGód,arc chiefly three. Firfl, thatwe might haueakiüdeo frefemblance and forme of eternall tell from finne in thekingdòme of God. Secondly,that by this meanes feruants and cattell might bee prouided for again(i the cruell ggreedineffe and infatiable cove - toufneffe of fume matters and owners. And laflly,Ecclefiaflicall difcipline and fame flate ofa ChriPcian common wealth in performing to the Lord iointly together dc- inaunded dueties, might this way be eflablifhed. ?vlaí#a N. Quefi. Ofeuerie one of thefel pay yés feuèrely ,for more plainelee , and ftrfÉ what is that fpirituall ref? and fanáiifyino of the Sabaoth which layed before-vs arefemblanceof eternall ref?? Anfw. That is when main from worilly bulneITe , and from owns workes as d fludi es,we yeelde òur'fcluts wholly to Gods goueenance,tbat bee may doe his works in vs and when ( as the Scripture tearmeth it) we crucifie our flefh,we bridle the froward defires and motions of the heart , reftrayning our owne hature that we may obey the will of God. For thus dining, our Sabaoth day heete upon earth (hall molt aptly expreffe a figure and likenefl'e of the eternáll and molt ikllie ref' which we (hall for euerenjoy in heaven. Yet euer muff we know that there thinges are not to bec done onely on the Sabaoth, but men all ourlife long; euery day ofeue- ri
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