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A
Defence
of
the
Orthodox
all
Doctrine
of
the
Church
of
England
,
against
Sabbatarian
novelty
.
for
the
preventing
of
mischief
and
to
settle
the
Kings
good
subjects
,
who
have
long
time
been
distracted
about
Sabbatarian
questions
.
hee
will
never
suffer
therein
the
least
innovation
.
the
holy
Fathers
in
God
the
Bishops
,
are
to
be
guides
in
Divinity
unto
the
whole
Clergy
of
inferior
order
,
so
as
all
Priests
are
to
submit
unto
their
Godly
iudgements
in
all
matters
pertayning
unto
Religion
.
the
Fathers
of
the
Church
now
and
alwayes
,
doe
in
the
great
mystery
of
Godlinesse
comprehend
many
things
,
which
the
common
people
doe
not
,
yea
also
some
things
,
which
Ministers
of
the
inferior
order
doe
not
apprehend
.
a
Godly
and
whole
some
doctrine
,
and
necessary
for
these
times
;
and
therefore
judged
to
be
read
in
Churches
by
the
Ministers
diligently
,
and
distinctly
,
that
they
may
be
understanded
of
the
people
.
Homilie
of
the
time
and
place
of
prayer
,
Whatsoever
is
found
in
the
Commandement
,
appertaining
to
the
Law
of
nature
,
as
a
thing
most
Godly
,
most
just
,
and
needfull
for
the
setting
forth
of
Gods
glory
,
it
ought
to
be
retained
and
kept
of
all
good
Christian
people
.
And
therefore
by
this
Commandement
,
wee
ought
to
have
a
time
,
as
one
day
in
the
weeke
,
wherein
wee
ought
to
rest
,
yea
from
our
lawfull
and
needfull
workes
.
For
like
as
it
appeareth
by
this
Commandement
,
that
no
man
in
the
six
dayes
ought
to
be
slothfull
or
idle
,
but
diligently
to
labour
in
that
state
,
wherein
God
hath
set
him
:
even
so
God
hath
given
expresse
charge
to
all
men
,
that
upon
the
Sabbath
Day
,
which
is
now
our
Sunday
,
they
should
cease
from
all
weekly
and
worke
day
labour
,
to
the
intent
,
that
like
as
God
himself
wrought
six
dayes
,
and
rested
the
seventh
,
and
blessed
and
sanctified
it
,
and
consecrated
it
to
quietnes
,
and
rest
from
labour
:
Even
so
Gods
obedient
people
should
use
the
Sunday
holily
,
and
rest
from
their
common
and
dayly
businesse
,
and
also
give
themselves
wholly
to
heavenly
exercises
of
Gods
true
Religion
and
service
.
So
that
God
doth
not
onely
command
the
observation
of
this
holy
day
,
but
also
by
his
owne
example
doth
stirre
and
provoke
us
to
the
diligent
keeping
of
the
same
.
Good
naturall
children
will
not
onely
become
obedient
to
the
Commandement
of
their
Parents
,
but
also
have
a
diligent
eye
to
their
doeings
,
and
gladlie
follow
the
same
.
So
if
wee
will
be
the
children
of
our
heavenly
Father
,
wee
must
be
carefull
to
keep
the
Christian
Sabbath
Day
,
which
is
the
Sunday
,
not
onely
for
that
it
is
Gods
expresse
Commandement
,
but
also
to
declare
our selves
to
be
loving
children
,
in
following
the
example
of
our
gratious
Lord
and
Father
.
Thus
it
may
plainlie
appeare
,
that
Gods
will
and
Commandement
was
to
have
a
solemne
time
,
and
standing
day
in
the
weeke
,
wherein
the
people
should
come
together
,
and
have
in
remembrance
his
wonderfull
benefits
,
and
to
render
him
thanks
for
them
,
as
appertaineth
to
loving
,
kind
,
and
obedient
people
.
This
example
and
Commandement
of
God
,
the
Godly
Christian
people
began
to
follow
immediately
after
the
Ascension
of
our
Lord
Christ
,
&c.
This
position
(
to
wit
,
that
the
fourth
Commandement
is
properly
and
perpetually
morall
,
and
is
for
quality
and
obligation
,
equall
to
the
other
nine
Commandements
,
)
(
which
for
many
yeares
hath
raigned
in
Pamphlets
,
Pulpits
,
and
Conventicles
,
and
is
entertained
as
an
Oracle
by
all
such
as
either
openly
professe
,
or
doe
leane
towards
the
Disciplinarian
Faction
)
is
destitute
of
truth
.
the
fourth
Commandement
is
a
Law
of
nature
,
and
ought
to
be
retained
and
kept
of
all
good
Christians
;
in
as
much
as
it
commands
one
day
of
the
weeke
for
rest
;
and
God
hath
given
an
expresse
charge
to
all
men
,
that
the
Sabbath
Day
,
which
is
our
Sunday
,
should
be
spent
wholly
in
heavenly
exercises
of
Gods
true
Religion
and
service
.
The
particular
forme
,
and
circumstances
of
resting
,
are
prescribed
unto
us
by
the
precepts
of
the
Church
.
Our
spirituall
actions
,
according
to
that
which
is
maine
and
substantiall
in
them
,
are
taught
by
the
Euangelicall
Law
.
Their
modification
and
limitation
,
in
respect
of
rituall
and
externall
forme
;
and
in
regard
of
place
,
duration
,
gesture
,
habit
;
and
other
externall
circumstances
,
are
prescribed
by
the
Law
of
the
Church
.
It
was
in
the
free
election
of
the
Church
,
to
appoint
what
day
,
or
dayes
,
or
times
,
shee
thought
good
,
or
found
convenient
for
Religious
dueties
;
for
the
Euangelicall
Law
hath
not
determined
any
certaine
day
,
or
time
;
and
those
actions
or
circumstances
,
which
are
not
determined
by
Divine
precept
,
are
permitted
to
the
liberty
and
authority
of
the
Church
,
to
be
determined
and
appointed
.
began
to
chuse
them
a
standing
day
of
the
weeke
,
The
fourth
Commandement
,
in
respect
of
any
one
definite
and
speciall
day
of
every
weeke
,
was
not
simplie
and
perpetuallie
morall
,
but
positive
and
temporary
onely
.
By
this
Commandement
wee
ought
to
have
a
time
,
as
one
day
in
the
weeke
,
&c.
and
this
appartaineth
to
the
Law
of
nature
,
as
a
thing
most
Godly
,
most
just
and
needfull
for
the
setting
forth
of
Gods
glorie
,
and
therefore
ought
to
be
retained
and
kept
of
all
good
Christian
people
.
Remember
the
Sabbath
day
,
to
keep
it
holy
:
convenient
,
and
sufficient
time
If
it
be
demanded
,
whether
wee
observe
these
times
(
to
wit
,
holy
dayes
)
as
being
thereunto
bound
by
force
of
Divine
Law
,
or
els
by
the
onely
positive
Ordinances
of
the
Church
:
I
answer
to
this
,
that
the
very
Law
of
nature
it self
,
which
all
men
confesse
to
be
Gods
Law
,
requireth
in
generall
no
lesse
the
sanctification
of
times
,
then
of
places
,
persons
,
and
things
unto
Gods
honor
.
For
which
cause
it
hath
pleased
him
heretofore
as
of
the
rest
,
so
of
time
likewise
to
exact
some
parts
by
way
of
perpetuall
homage
,
never
to
be
dispensed
withall
,
nor
remitted
;
againe
,
to
require
some
other
parts
of
time
,
with
as
strict
exaction
,
but
for
lesse
continuance
,
and
of
the
rest
which
were
left
arbitrary
,
to
accept
what
the
Church
shall
in
due
consideration
consecrate
voluntarily
unto
like
Religious
uses
.
Of
the
first
kind
amongst
the
Iewes
,
was
the
Sabbath
day
:
Of
the
second
,
those
Feasts
which
are
appointed
to
the
Law
of
Moses
;
the
Feast
of
Dedication
invented
by
the
Church
,
standeth
in
the
number
of
the
last
kind
.
The
Morall
Law
requiring
therefore
a
seventh
part
throughout
the
age
of
the
whole
world
to
be
that
way
imployed
,
although
with
us
the
day
be
changed
,
in
regard
of
a
new
revolution
begun
by
our
Saviour
Christ
,
yet
the
same
proportion
of
time
continueth
,
which
was
before
,
because
in
reference
to
the
benefit
of
Creation
,
and
now
much
more
,
of
Renovation
thereunto
added
by
him
,
which
was
Prince
of
the
world
to
come
,
wee
are
bound
to
account
the
sanctification
of
one
day
in
seven
,
a
duety
which
Gods
immutable
Law
doth
exact
for
ever
.
Wee
are
bound
to
account
the
sanctification
of
one
day
in
seven
a
duety
which
Gods
immutable
Law
doth
exact
for
ever
.
It
hath
ever
been
the
Churches
doctrine
,
that
Christ
made
an
end
of
all
Sabbaths
,
by
his
Sabbath
in
the
grave
.
That
Sabbath
,
was
the
last
of
them
.
And
that
the
Lords
day
presently
came
in
place
of
it
:
The
Lords
day
was
,
by
the
Resurrection
of
Christ
,
declared
to
be
the
Christians
day
;
and
from
that
very
time
(
of
Christs
Resurrection
)
it
began
to
be
celebrated
,
as
the
Christian
mans
Festivall
.
For
the
Sabbath
had
reference
to
the
old
Creation
;
but
in
Christ
,
wee
are
a
new
creature
,
a
new
creation
by
him
,
and
to
have
a
new
Sabbath
.
The
Apostles
,
they
kept
their
meetings
on
that
day
.
On
that
day
they
were
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
(
that
is
)
held
their
synaxes
,
their
solemne
assemblies
:
to
preach
,
to
pray
,
to
break
bread
,
or
celebrate
the
Lords
Supper
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
the
Lords
Supper
on
the
Lords
day
:
For
,
these
two
onely
(
the
Day
and
the
Supper
)
have
the
Epithet
of
in
the
Scriptures
;
to
shew
is
alike
to
be
taken
in
both
.
This
,
for
the
practise
then
:
If
you
will
have
it
in
Precept
;
The
Apostle
gives
it
(
and
in
the
same
word
still
)
that
against
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
(
the
first
day
of
the
weeke
)
the
day
of
their
assembly
,
every
one
should
lay
apart
,
what
God
should
moove
him
to
offer
to
the
Collection
for
the
Saincts
,
and
then
offer
it
;
which
was
soever
in
use
.
That
,
the
day
of
oblations
.
So
have
you
it
in
practise
and
in
precept
,
both
,
&c.
A
thing
so
notorious
,
so
well
knowne
,
even
to
the
heathen
themselves
,
as
it
was
(
in
the
Acts
of
the
Martyrs
)
ever
an
usuall
question
of
theirs
(
even
of
Course
)
in
their
examining
,
What
?
Hold
you
the
Sunday
?
and
their
answer
knowne
;
they
all
averre
it
,
I
am
a
Christian
,
I
cannot
intermit
it
.
This
is
the
day
,
which
the
Lord
hath
made
:
The
day
of
Christs
Resurrection
,
made
by
God
,
and
to
it
,
doe
all
the
Fathers
apply
this
verse
.
A
Patterne
of
catecheticall
Doctrine
But
is
not
the
Sabbath
a
ceremony
,
and
so
abrogated
by
Christ
?
Doe
as
Christ
did
in
the
cause
of
divorce
;
looke
whither
it
were
so
from
the
beginning
;
Now
the
beginning
of
the
Sabbath
was
in
Paradise
before
there
was
any
sinne
,
and
so
before
there
needed
any
Saviour
,
and
so
before
there
was
any
Ceremony
,
or
figure
of
a
Saviour
.
And
if
they
say
it
prefigured
the
rest
that
wee
shall
have
from
our
sinnes
in
Christ
.
Wee
grant
it
(
as
comming
in
afterwards
Deuter.
5.
15.
as
it
is
in
my
Manuscript
)
and
therefore
the
day
is
changed
,
but
yet
no
Ceremony
prooved
.
1.
From
the
Law
.
1.
By
the
distinction
between
the
Law
and
a
Ceremony
,
Deut.
4.
13.
14.
the
Law
came
immediatly
from
God
:
the
Ceremonies
were
instituted
by
Moses
.
2.
It
were
not
wise
to
set
a
Ceremony
in
the
midst
of
morall
Precepts
3.
This
is
a
principle
,
that
the
Decalogue
is
the
Law
of
Nature
revived
,
and
the
Law
of
Nature
is
the
image
of
God
;
now
in
God
there
can
be
no
Ceremony
,
but
all
must
be
eternall
:
and
so
in
this
Image
,
which
is
the
Law
of
Nature
,
and
so
in
the
Decalogue
.
Secondly
from
the
Gospell
,
Eph.
2.
4.
all
Ceremonies
were
ended
in
Christ
;
but
so
was
not
the
Sabbath
Christ
biddeth
them
pray
,
that
their
visitation
be
not
on
the
Sabbath
day
:
so
that
there
must
needs
be
a
Sabbath
after
Christs
death
.
3.
Those
which
were
Ceremonies
were
abrogated
,
and
not
changed
:
but
those
which
were
not
Ceremonies
were
changed
:
as
the
Ministry
from
the
Levites
,
to
be
chosen
throughout
the
world
:
the
seats
changed
:
so
here
the
day
changed
from
the
day
of
Iewes
,
to
the
Lords
day
.
Rev.
1.
10.
And
yet
a
Sabbath
So
that
this
lasteth
as
long
,
as
the
Church
militant
.
ever
usually
ever
usually
de
Tempore
And
therefore
the
holy
Doctours
of
the
Church
have
decreed
to
transferre
all
the
glory
of
the
Iudaicall
Sabbath
,
or
Sabbatisme
,
unto
the
Lords
day
,
that
what
they
observed
in
a
figure
,
wee
might
celebrate
in
truth
.
Let
us
therefore
Brethren
observe
the
Lords
day
,
and
sanctify
it
,
like
as
it
was
commanded
them
of
old
,
concerning
the
Sabbath
,
the
Lawgiver
saying
,
From
evening
to
evening
yee
shall
celebrate
your
Sabbaths
.
Let
us
take
heed
that
our
Rest
be
not
vaine
,
but
from
the
evening
of
the
Saturday
unto
the
evening
of
the
Lords
day
,
being
sequestred
from
rurall
worke
,
and
from
all
businesse
,
we
may
be
vacant
onely
for
the
worship
of
God
.
Thus
also
we
duely
sanctify
the
Sabbath
of
the
Lord
,
as
the
Lord
saith
,
Yee
shall
doe
no
worke
therein
.
Therefore
the
Apostles
,
and
Apostolicall
men
,
established
the
Lords
day
to
be
therefore
observed
with
a
Religious
solemnity
,
because
in
it
our
Redeemer
arose
from
the
dead
.
And
which
is
therefore
called
the
Lords
day
,
that
in
it
wee
abstaining
from
terrene
works
,
or
the
allurements
of
the
world
,
might
onely
attend
to
Gods
worship
,
&c.
Holy
day
of
holy
and
festivall
dayes
1.
Honest
and
lawfull
.
2.
Vitious
and
unlawfull
.
All
kinds
of
Recreation
,
which
are
of
evill
quality
,
in
respect
of
their
object
;
or
which
are
attended
with
evill
and
vicious
circumstances
,
are
unlawfull
,
and
to
be
refrayned
upon
all
dayes
,
and
at
all
seasons
.
But
if
they
be
used
upon
the
Lords
day
,
or
on
other
Festivall
dayes
,
they
are
sacrilegious
,
because
they
rob
God
of
his
honour
,
to
whose
worship
and
service
the
holy
day
is
devoted
:
and
they
defile
the
soules
of
men
,
for
the
cleansing
and
edifying
whereof
the
holy
day
is
deputed
.
all
obscene
,
lascivious
,
and
voluptuous
pastime
▪
are
prohibited
,
&c.
This
seemeth
to
me
to
have
been
a
prime
motive
to
our
Religious
Governors
,
of
allowing
the
people
of
the
Land
some
Recreations
(
not
prohibited
by
our
Lawes
)
upon
the
holy
dayes
.
For
if
they
should
(
upon
Puritan
principles
)
restrain
them
wholly
from
all
repast
▪
the
Holy-day
would
be
more
unwelcome
to
them
,
then
the
plough-day
:
and
besides
,
it
might
ingender
in
peoples
mindes
a
distast
of
their
present
Religion
,
and
manner
of
serving
God
.
Also
our
most
gracious
and
Religious
Soveraigne
is
the
Lords
Vicegerent
,
to
restraine
the
abuse
,
and
scandalous
profanation
of
the
Lords
day
:
And
hee
is
a
noble
Successor
of
those
glorious
Princes
,
which
in
ancient
times
,
by
their
Royall
and
Imperiall
Edicts
and
Constitutions
,
prohibited
on
this
day
,
All
obscene
,
lascivious
,
and
voluptuous
pastimes
,
&c.
most
Gratious
and
Religious
Soveraigne
,
the
Lords
Vicegerent
,
for
restraining
the
abuse
and
scandalous
profanation
of
the
Lords
day
,
is
a
noble
Successor
?
Placuit
,
It
is
our
pleasure
,
that
all
the
faithfull
doe
reverently
observe
the
Lords
day
,
in
which
the
Lord
rose
againe
.
For
if
Pagans
,
for
the
memory
and
reverence
of
their
gods
,
doe
celebrate
certain
dayes
,
and
the
Iewes
doe
carnally
observe
the
Sabbath
:
how
much
more
ought
this
day
to
be
honorably
celebrated
of
Christians
,
that
on
this
Holy-day
they
attend
not
upon
vaine
fables
,
or
idle
chat
,
or
songs
,
or
dances
,
or
scoffings
,
standing
in
the
Crosse-wayes
,
or
streets
,
as
they
usually
doe
;
but
that
they
have
recourse
to
the
Priests
,
or
some
wise
,
and
good
man
,
that
they
may
profit
by
their
preaching
and
good
discourses
,
such
as
concerne
the
soule
.
In
like
sort
also
les
shepheards
,
or
keepers
of
cattell
,
by
going
and
returning
into
the
feilds
,
and
home
againe
,
doe
so
,
that
all
may
know
such
to
be
true
,
and
devout
Christians
.
Proinde
,
&c.
Therefore
it
is
necessary
,
that
first
Preists
,
Kings
and
Princes
,
and
all
the
faithfull
,
doe
most
devoutly
give
all
due
observance
,
and
reverence
to
this
day
.
After
they
are
gone
out
of
the
Church
,
casting
aside
all
that
instruction
,
they
had
there
learned
,
they
fashion
themselves
to
the
vulgar
,
with
whom
they
converse
;
or
rather
laying
aside
the
false
and
counterfait
vizard
of
gravity
,
they
are
discovered
to
be
such
,
as
they
were
not
knowne
to
be
before
:
and
having
seemed
to
give
some
reverence
to
Gods
word
,
while
it
was
preached
,
they
leave
it
:
and
out
of
the
Church
,
they
fall
to
delight
and
sport
themselves
in
an
impious
maner
,
and
with
love
songs
,
with
the
noise
of
Minstrells
,
as
piping
,
clapping
the
hands
,
being
full
of
strong
drinke
,
and
defiled
with
all
kind
of
muddy
and
dorty
pleasures
.
And
whilst
they
chant
it
over
and
over
,
they
who
celebrated
the
honour
of
immortality
,
by
and
by
fall
to
a
most
wicked
recantation
;
Let
us
eate
and
drinke
,
for
to
morrow
wee
shall
dye
.
And
these
are
not
dead
to
morrow
,
but
indeed
are
now
dead
unto
God
;
burying
the
dead
,
that
is
,
themselves
,
in
the
grave
of
death
.
His
diebus
.
On
these
Holy-dayes
,
the
works
of
the
flesh
are
not
to
be
allowed
,
nor
profane
businesses
,
nor
licentious
sports
,
nor
unseemly
drinkings
,
and
other
vitious
pleasures
.
Indeed
the
people
are
to
be
allowed
honest
recreations
at
fit
seasons
:
but
seeing
God
hath
so
severely
forbidden
works
profitable
for
the
body
,
to
be
done
on
dayes
sanctified
to
his
Name
:
how
much
more
greivously
is
hee
offended
,
when
th●se
dayes
are
profaned
with
wanton
,
and
for
the
most
part
wicked
works
?
Six
dayes
(
sayth
hee
)
thou
shalt
doe
all
thy
worke
;
to
wit
,
such
as
concerneth
the
sustentation
,
or
els
the
recreation
of
this
present
life
:
but
the
seventh
day
is
the
Lords
Sabbath
,
on
it
thou
shalt
not
doe
any
worke
:
not
any
,
which
the
Lord
himself
hath
not
commanded
to
be
done
on
that
day
:
but
those
which
hee
hath
commanded
,
they
are
all
most
religiously
to
be
observed
on
the
Holy-dayes
.
And
of
so
weake
and
slippery
faith
are
we
all
,
as
the
dayly
renewing
and
confirming
of
the
same
is
very
necessary
for
us
.
Whereas
most
men
more
greivously
offend
and
provoke
Gods
Majestie
on
these
dayes
,
then
on
other
dayes
.
By
all
meanes
therefore
it
is
the
office
of
your
sacred
Majestie
against
this
so
great
dishonor
of
God
,
and
lawles
profanation
of
his
Holy-dayes
,
to
revive
the
authority
,
of
Gods
law
,
and
therein
also
to
follow
the
examples
of
pious
Princes
,
&c.
It
is
impious
,
that
sacred
dayes
instituted
for
the
commemoration
of
the
greatest
benefits
of
God
,
and
to
render
our
best
prayses
unto
him
,
should
be
transferred
to
those
things
,
which
most
of
all
abhorre
from
that
service
:
as
leapings
,
sports
,
daunces
,
enterludes
or
shewes
,
which
being
inticements
to
filthy
pleasures
,
do
much
delight
the
Devill
,
the
enemy
of
mans
salvation
.
That
no
sports
,
or
vaine
sights
,
dancings
,
leaping
,
be
used
at
all
in
Cities
,
suburbs
,
towne
,
or
any
where
eis
on
the
Holy-dayes
.
Because
it
is
found
by
too
much
experience
in
this
Province
,
that
in
these
corrupted
times
and
manners
,
that
people
for
the
most
part
never
meet
at
dauncing
,
merriments
,
leapings
,
and
the
like
,
without
many
,
and
those
most
greivous
offenses
of
God
,
and
that
both
by
reason
of
filthy
thoughts
and
obscene
speeches
,
dishonest
actions
,
corruption
of
manners
,
and
most
pernicious
bates
to
all
the
lusts
of
the
flesh
,
perpetually
coupled
with
them
,
and
also
of
murders
,
brawles
,
dissentions
,
whoredomes
,
adulteries
,
and
many
other
evils
,
the
most
frequent
consequences
thereof
,
wherefore
on
Holy-dayes
we
prohibit
leapings
,
sports
,
dancings
,
&c.
Of
Feastings
not
to
be
made
upon
Holy-dayes
On
Holy-dayes
dancing
not
to
be
used
:
There
be
some
,
and
specially
women
,
which
on
Holy-dayes
by
their
balling
,
singing
filthy
songs
,
holding
and
leading
dances
,
so
imitating
the
guise
of
Pagans
,
doe
bring
it
among
Christians
,
such
,
if
they
come
to
the
Church
,
with
lesser
sins
,
they
returne
from
it
with
greater
.
And
if
upon
admonition
they
desisted
not
,
Leo
denounceth
excommunication
against
them
is
a
heathen
guise
deinde
impingunt
.
Againe
,
they
offend
against
this
Precept
,
who
on
Holy-dayes
are
intent
upon
sports
,
pastimes
,
dice
,
leaping
,
dancing
the
ring
,
who
are
vacant
for
revellings
,
drinkings
,
superfluous
pompe
,
who
defile
the
Holy-dayes
with
wicked
talke
,
and
filthy
songs
:
such
doth
the
Councel
of
Carthage
,
and
of
Toledo
,
decree
to
be
excommunicate
.
For
holy
solemnities
and
feasts
are
not
therefore
instituted
,
to
serve
our
filthy
lusts
,
or
that
we
should
collect
together
our
sins
,
but
that
we
should
altogether
abandon
them
,
and
not
to
celebrate
them
with
corporall
refection
or
recreation
,
but
spirituall
rejoycing
.
And
how
is
it
possible
,
that
in
dances
the
sanctification
of
the
Sabbath
should
be
kept
,
where
modesty
it self
is
not
secure
from
snares
.
in
pride
,
in
excesse
,
like
rats
in
brawling
,
fighting
,
quarrelling
,
wantonnes
,
toy●sh
talking
,
and
filthy
fleshlines
,
God
is
more
dishonoured
,
and
the
devill
better
served
on
the
Sunday
,
or
Sabbath
day
,
then
upon
all
the
dayes
of
the
weeke
besides
.
noble
,
successour
Die
Dominico
On
the
Lords
day
,
which
of
the
whole
week
is
the
first
,
all
pleasures
of
sports
and
pastimes
being
denyed
to
the
people
through
all
Cities
,
let
the
whole
minds
of
Christians
be
occupied
in
the
service
of
God
:
and
if
any
shall
on
this
day
be
taken
up
with
the
madnes
of
Iewish
impiety
,
or
with
the
errour
and
franticknes
of
brutish
Paganisme
,
let
him
know
,
that
there
is
a
difference
to
be
put
between
the
time
of
prayers
,
and
the
time
of
pleasures
.
If
the
people
sh●ll
shew
lesse
reverence
towards
us
then
,
than
they
were
wont
,
let
no
man
be
offended
with
it
,
because
men
doe
give
greatest
honor
to
our
clemency
,
when
the
worlds
obedience
is
entirely
yeilded
to
the
vertues
and
merits
of
Almighty
God
.
to
his
loving
and
faithfull
subiects
,
Against
this
Commandement
generally
doe
offend
all
they
,
which
will
not
cease
from
their
owne
carnall
wills
&
pleasures
,
that
doe
not
give
themselves
Intirely
and
wholly
,
without
any
impediment
unto
all
holy
works
,
and
that
not
onely
in
the
house
of
God
,
but
also
in
their
owne
houses
;
but
(
as
commonly
is
used
)
passe
the
time
either
in
idlenes
,
in
gluttony
,
in
riot
,
or
other
vaine
,
or
idle
pastime
;
which
is
not
according
to
the
intent
and
meaning
of
this
Commandement
,
but
after
the
usage
and
custome
of
the
Iews
,
and
doth
much
offend
God
,
and
provoke
his
indignation
&
wrath
towards
us
.
for
as
S.
Austen
sayth
of
the
Iewes
,
they
should
be
better
occupied
,
labouring
in
their
feilds
,
and
to
be
at
the
plough
,
then
to
be
idle
at
home
.
And
women
should
better
bestow
their
time
in
spinning
of
woll
,
then
upon
the
Sabbath
day
to
lose
their
time
in
leaping
,
&
dauncing
,
and
other
idle
wanton
,
lose
time
▪
Ne
autem
,
&c.
And
least
the
people
on
the
Lords
dayes
in
the
afternoone
,
being
taken
up
with
other
affayres
or
exercises
,
be
withdrawne
from
the
afternoon-sermons
,
the
Magistrates
are
to
be
supplicated
,
that
they
by
more
severe
Edicts
prohibit
all
servile
,
or
dayly
works
,
and
especially
sports
,
drinkings
,
and
other
profanations
of
the
Sabbath
,
whereby
the
afternoone
time
on
the
Lords
dayes
,
and
specially
in
villages
,
is
usually
spent
,
that
so
by
this
meanes
also
they
may
be
brought
to
those
afternoone
Sermons
,
and
so
may
learne
to
sanctify
the
whole
Sabbath
day
.
Vt
gravissimae
illae
,
&c.
That
these
most
grievous
and
manifold
profanations
of
the
Sabbath
,
which
are
dayly
committed
by
Faires
,
wakes
,
banquets
of
societies
,
Watchmen
,
Neighbourhoods
,
Mariages
;
by
the
exercise
of
Armes
,
by
hunting
,
fishing
,
fowling
,
playing
at
ball
,
by
Histrionicall
acting
of
Comedies
,
by
dauncings
,
Port-hale
of
goods
,
drinkings
;
&
that
many
other
like
things
,
which
in
these
Countryes
doe
every
where
abound
,
to
the
great
scandall
&
reproach
of
the
Reformed
Religion
,
and
to
the
great
hinderance
of
Gods
worship
,
may
be
most
strictly
prohibited
&c.