v.Booke. Cajes.ofConfctence. ~ Rell,and afaodi6carion of the fame Rerl to an,holyvfe. This anfwen•madcoutot the very lirbAancc o_ftb.e.fourth Commaunde– mont, which is morall,•and bath nothrng ce– realoniallm it. And the fourth Cou:>maodc– menr(for fubllancc)COJJil!lsm a cealtng (rom labour, and a holy dedication of our. re£1 _re aQ holy vfe,that is, totlic worOup ana Ccrurcc oJGod,.. ·' · 11"'1 . Scfl. , ,J.. :. ·' Now touching the fir I! point; theJR.~{! of the Sabbath,therearc tlneefoueral opinions, whereof two are contraric, and rhc I bird is a meane betwecnc both. The fir{! opinrottis, that wee are bound as firiC\Iy tu keep the outward re!l of the Lords day, as thelcwc•werc ro keepethe Sabbath: and fundrie men are ofthis rurnde. ButI ~ake ir, this opmionts not warrantable. For (as we faid before) the Iewilh maner of keeprng rhe Sabbath in llrattnes, is aCeremonie, And it we be,bound to keep it as Uraitly as the I ewes drd,theniudaifmc mull !ltJI rcmaine,and the ceremoniall Law (at lea£! in fomc part) mull (lj(j be in force. But in fauour ofthis opinion,iiis alleadged: Frr£1, that the fourth Commaundementls a Law gruen as well<o Ctuillians, asto!ewe•, and therefore it bindes both ahke. Anf. The fourth Commandemcnt bindetb Chri!lians rokeepca fc<ucnth day forrheS abbath,both inrefpcd ofRcll,asalfvin regardot fandrfi– catioo thereuf;but that it bmdeth them to the fame (lraitmanner ofkeepingthe Reil, as it did the Iewes,IVe vttcrly deny. Secondly,That thcreafons vfed to inforce the Commaundement,doe equally brndeall: therefore the Commaundcmcnt tt felfe. Anf. It is true for the dmie commaunded, but not for themanner ofperfOrmance. Agame,,hc realon alleadged doth not follow: tor fome· time• the holy Gho!l vfcth a rea[on that IS perperual,to enforce a Ceremony.That Lcui lhould haue no part, nor inhentance amor.g bis brethren,was aCeremony coruma:.JnoeJ by God; and yet the Lord enforced it, with areafan that was perpewall,namcly, becau[e himlclfwas the part and inheritanteofLeur, amongthechildren of Ifrael,Numb. r8.:o. Thirdly, that the s,bbarh i• a ngure (to beleeuers inthcncwTd\ament) thacGod is theirGod,and they hi• people ;and thefame it was to the !ewes: therefore tt'1e bond is au llrrd to the one,asto the other, An[. J, Be– leeuers vnder the Gofpell, haue rwo ondy !ignes of the Cooenant; Baptifme, and the Lords Supper, and no more. l. TheScrip– ture rellrameth the Sabbath, as aflgne,onely to the }ewes, !tU a(ignebNrPuneme~tnd JOU in yaurge~ttrottiont,Exodus 31,13. Againc, verf. JG. the children of lfrael fo•U J::ept the Sab– balh·•-f(jran tuerltifling couenant. 3• The Sab– bath was not a ligne in rhc firfi inlliruuon in ParadJ(e.For the couenancofgrace u.·as m;dc alterrhc fal of man,and the lign< rhcrof mull A ncedes beappointed afccr u ;confiderino that befort tile taJJ, Ceremonies lignafymg fanth· ficauon had no place. And rhrs IS rhc Jirll 0 • pmion. The fecondopiniontouching the Rell of theSabbati(Jis ti.ttceco~traneto fh~ fCrmcJ; namdydlltt on rhe Sabbatl) day,(after rhe pnbl•keworfiuppeol G~d is ~nded, anJ the Cpngrcga~ibn dJIIolucd,) men haue Jibcrty, either rogitte themfeluesro iabour, or to,ho· neil plealure! a,ndrecrcarions. ThrsopinioQ do~h quitp aboJiOJ qnc of the Commaunder ment• ohhe Dccalogue:For ir prcluppoferh all dares to bee altke,chis onlyprouidcd, rbat the publike worfhippe of God bee folemnely B kepr.Now this may be done in any day ofrbc weekc ;and rhere will be no necdcof aBpoin– ungafettetime for Godderui,e, r( al! d,aies be equall, without any drf!crenceordil!inCli– on. Uut rhe fourth Command,mem(for fub– llance) is eternall,and requrreth (vponpainc ofthe curfe) both cell fromlaboor, and afet– t(ng apartoftbef•mereQ,torhe duries ofho– lmel\cand religion. And of it commaun.dab– fimcnce from ordmarie Jabour, then much more from pleafurcs and rc:creauons. The rhird& lall oprmon,holds the mcane between the two former cxcremiues, and chat 1rake to be rhe bellandlafe!l.The fubilaucc htrcofconlil1s ofrhefc two conclulions, 1. That vponthe Sabbath day ofthe new C Tcitamcm, men arc to rc:U from rhcor~ina .. riciabours oftherr callings. Thus much is commanded 1n the fourth Commandcmenr. For rheRcll it felfewas nor aCeremoni~ (as I lard befort") but rhc llrair& precrfe manner of relling.Agarne,tt is moH necelfary,thar re– liginn,and rhepower thcrcof,lhould be main– tallied amongil Gods people, which cannot pot1ibly be, vnle!Tc men (at fometimes) fct rhemfelues apart vnto it. The lludeut that deiircs learnmg, dothnotattainc?nto know. ledge, vnlelfehedoe datlyconfecratc andde· uotc himfelfe to rhe lludy therof.ln Joke man– n~r rcJigion cannot bee prcferut:d and main~ rained 10 the Church,except men doe wh~lly & continually employ themfelueo in the praD Cltie ofthe(ame, furtherruore,tt isthclibcr– ty that Gods Law giuesto feruanu, yea and to bealls,that they!hallnot beopprc!led with labour byworking on the Lordsday;and chrs liberty is grounded vpon rhe law of narure, and common equity. Here t!Jccommon fort arc woont torcpl1c and fay: Hwccn,ullrcfi tiomthelabourof ourcalllllgsthewhole day, weefhall not be a– ble ro mountamc our felues and our tam1H~:r. Towbicblt may bean(wercd,thatrh~y whu:h gathered Mannaoncly m theiixe daies, had as mu.:has they that went out to gather tton the fcanenrl! day : for cbough tome of the l'eoplewenrout thereon to garher, 1ct they found nonr. They therefore ~·hrch rake rell on the Sabba<h aay, mull not bee dillra. tlcd • Jth necdele!le <arcs, bur hue by faith, K and
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