4. Command 42 Ouueftions and Anfweres as they are hindrances to that fan Rifying ofthe Sabaoth ;that is:required of vs. For in itthoufhaltdono manner ofworke, &c. That is no manoerofwork'ethat thou canfl not doc,and attend alfo to the exercifes commanded for the Sabaothr as the ar- tificer cannot wotke its his fhop'and got to Church to pray and heare ;tie coúntrey- man cannot both fettle the Lordc with his neighbours at home as heougfst ; and fettle to his Chapmenhisfolde cornc in the wecke dales alfo, &c. < Therefore. front theft wee muff abflaine. Now for the fccond thing, namely, the exercifes demaunded at our handes; manie they are , and hard of mec or anie to bee eythernamed or cfpied , fo large is the lawe af the Lorde. But as. Icanl .willlay before you fomc'ofthem. Andfisfltébeg,inne witftall, forafmuch as without knowledge of God there is no loue of God.,, without lone no faith,apd without faith no faluation byGod,therefore it is a work Of'exercife of the fabaoth, aduety that we arefirairly bound vnto, inthat day to attend to the . knowledge of God,by affembling our felues together intoone place, and there with fcare and reverence to heart, marke and lay vp in ourheartesthe Lorde of God read or preached veto vs. Quell. Iiow prooueyouthis? 2.Rcg.4 s ;. ,4nf. Doe you not rememberthe fpetch of the Shunamires husband, to her when her child beeing dead the defired an Affe to be fadled that themight go trs the man oqff God: what wilt thou do with him to day faith he , finceitisneythernewWont nor Sabaoth day ?Whereby you may plainely fee that on thofe hohe daics they care- fully reforted to the Prophets to be iniiruEled.in the will of the Lord. . In the Ale/ of the Ap ofiles agaire thus we reade , that The' fall dale of the week', that isos the Sgbeeeth day , the Drfciples teeing. come togetherto breake breads' , preached onto :hem ready to depart o-s the moron, and continuedppreaching tit madnigbt. . In another place, e. flier. thelectureof the lawe and the Prophtts, the rulersofthe fna- AR,ts.16. gagne fiat vote them: fay ing,f e men andbrethren ,ifyeheueanyexhortation for the people, ReadLuke.4, fpyyon: with anumbeimoe foe hplaces. Whereby cuidently we fee the manner of Ir. &c, torte Loping holy the Sabaothin thofe dayes. Yet is not the going to the Church and 21.verle outward hearing of the word all, but they are, The goodgreoundthat heare the werdeand Matt ;,2;, wuderflandit,beáringfruite4nd bringingforth fomeanhund,'edfold, fomefrrtïe,andfame tbsrt:e. . Quell. Thefe places are plainetouchiug the col emeofGodschildren intimespaff, and bef de thefe very realm would teach vs that if God barb offer parpofe in great wrfedom apt pointed one day generally, of all men end women to beabfersied : furely he wouldharte on thät day noneto lierI a at home in an hole, withdrawing themfelues from God, frons;his word, from their bra bren,ardfrom all commaundedexercifes on this day and therefore in my epinicio cuir recufantes (as wee call:hem)-that is our refuting Papiffes to come to Chterch,daegreatly, of end,I pray you whhattbinke you F flnfw. I fettle nofentcnceof them , butwhat the dreadfullvoice oftheeternall fudge fh all pronounce vpon them in his general} day to the horor of bodie and foule euerlaflingly, in the boyling heart ofvnquenchable fire, vnleffe they repent,deeand amend their intolletable obflinacic againfl the Lord. For can it bee that the Lord fhould pronounce accurfed all them that keepe not tuerie tittle ofhis law,andyet not punifh them that prophane his Sabaoth by withholding themfelues from the Con- Deut.27 Vlt. gregation,refufing appointed dueties by God himfclfe,and at home or abroad,in this corner and in that,vnder this hedge and that, patter to themfelues,what God knowes they vnderfland not, and therefore confequently what the Lord detelleth, and will affuredly charge themwithall as finne in that day of his ? How can wee heart thefe examples of Gods children , purfofely let downe in his worde to teach vs and our felues performing no fuch dude , yet boldly prefume of mercy ? what the bell ofthem with all their learning could fay for defence ofthis their folly,haue we nor heard,and may we not ready ? Too childifh and friuolous are their reafons to rullifie fo great impietie. I referreyouto the reading of them your fclues,together with the acfweres mirde vnto themby the godly. This onely my felfe I fay, that if I were a Papill and had
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