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Author: White, Francis, 1564?-1638.
Title: A treatise of the Sabbath-day. Containing, a defence of the orthodoxall doctrine of the Church of England, against sabbatarian-novelty. / By Dr. Fr. White, L. bishop of Ely..
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Print source: A treatise of the Sabbath-day. Containing, a defence of the orthodoxall doctrine of the Church of England, against sabbatarian-novelty. / By Dr. Fr. White, L. bishop of Ely..
White, Francis, 1564?-1638.
London,: Printed by Richard Badger., 1635..
Subject terms:
Brabourne, Theophilus, b. 1590. -- Defence of that most ancient, and sacred ordinance of Gods, the Sabbath Day -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Sabbath -- Early works to 1800.
Sunday -- Early works to 1800.
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TO THE MOST REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, VVILLIAM, By the Divine Providence, Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, his Grace, Primate of all England, and Metropolitane; one of the Lords of his Majesties most honourable Privie Councell, and Chancellour of the Vniversity of Oxford.
Theophilus Brabourne IN A TREATISE INTITVLED: A DEFENCE OF that most Ancient and Sa∣cred Ordinance of God's, the Sab∣bath-day: maintaineth these Positions following.
T. B. His Doctrine, concerning the per∣petuall morality of the Saturday-Sabbath, is repugnant, to the pub∣like sentence of the Church of Eng∣land: and to the sentence of Di∣vines, who lived at the beginning of the Reformation.
Thesis. 2.a. T. B. His Tenent is repugnant to the unanimous Sentence of the Ancient Bishops and Fathers of the Primitive Church.
Thesis 3a. T. B. His Position concerning the seventh day Sabbath, was both in Ancient and succeeding Ages, con∣demned as Haereticall.
Thesis 4a The Doctrine of the Church of England, both concerning the Sab∣bath-day, and the LORD'S Day, is grounded upon the holy Scripture: and upon the consentient Testimony of the ancient Catholike Church: and therefore the same is to be received, and the contrary ought to be rejected.
The Profession of the Church of Eng∣land, concerning the former procee∣ding.
Thesis 5. Topical or probable Arguments, either from consequenee of Sripture, or from humane reason, ought not to bee admitted or credited, against the consentient Testimony, and Authori∣ty of the ancient Catholike Church
A Conclusion from the Premises.
T. B. His Arguments and Objections, exa∣mined and answered.
T. B. His principall ground, whereupon hee maintaineth his Position, for the necessary and perpetuall observation of the Sabbath-day.
A Declaration concerning the qua∣lity of Divine Precepts, called Morall.
An application of the Premisses, to the Law of the fourth Commande∣ment.
An Objection against the former Argu∣ment.
Answer to the former Argument out of Genesis 2.2.
T. B. His grand Objection out of Exod. 20. Deut. 5. &c.
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T. B. At a private Conference argued in manner following.
T. B. His Objection out of Matth. Chap. 5. Verse 17. &c.
Answer to the grand Objection out of Matth. 5.17, &c.
T. B. His Argument from the example, or practice of Christ and the Apostles.
T. B. His Objection from the practise of the Primitive Church, for sundry Ages after Christ.
T. B. His Objection out of S. Ignatius Pag. 259. &. 488.
T. B. His authorities out of S. Athanasius examined.
T. B. His Objection out of the Ec∣clesiasticall History.
T. B. His Argument for the Seventh-day Sabbath, from the worke of Man's Creation, and Redemption.
T. B. His twenty foure speciall Ar∣guments, in maintenance of his position concerning the seventh-day Sabbath. Argument 1. pag. 401.
Answ. to the Assumption of the Argument.
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An Observation concerning the quality of Ecclesiasticall Precepts and Con∣stitutions.
T.B. Argument 2.
T. B. Argument 3.
T. B. Argument 4.
T. B. Argument 5.
T. B. Argument 6.
T. B. Argument 7.
T. B. Argument 8.
T. B. Argument 9.
T.B. Argument 10. out of Mat. 5.17.
T. B. Argument 11.
T. B. Argument 12:
T. B. Argument 13.
T.B. Argument 14.
T.B. Argument 15.
T. B. Argument 16.
T.B. Argument 17.
T. B. Argument 18.
T. B. Argument 19.
T.B. Argument 20.
T. B. Argument 21.
T. B. Argument 22.
T. B. Argument 23.
T.B. Argument 24.
An Argument of T. B. propounded at the time of his censure.
T. B. Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keepe this Law, &c.
: That is, Arguments of Confutation, proving that T. B. his Sabbatarian Do∣ctrine is erroneous.
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The second Argument against T. B. his Po∣sition.
The third Argument against T. B. his Position.
The fourth Argument against T. B. his Po∣sition.
The fifth Argument against T. B. his Posi∣tion of the Old Sabbath.
THE SECOND PART OF THIS TREATISE, concerning the SUNDAY, or LORD'S-DAY.
T. B. His Positions concerning the Sun∣day, or Lord's-day.
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OBSERVATIONS out of the holy Scriptures, and out of the Ancient Fathers, concer∣ning the Lord's-day.
Observation the first, Touching the ap∣pellations or Titles, by which this Day was called.
Observation the second, concerning the Lord'-day.
Observation the third, concerning the LORD's-Day.
Observation the fourth, Concerning world∣ly labour and negotiation upon the Lords-day.
Observation the fifth, concerning the LORD's Day.
Concerning Recreation upon the Holy-daies.
The Tenent of the Novell Sabbath Teachers, concerning labour and recreation upon the Sunday.
The rigid Tenent of some Sunday-Sabbati∣zers.
Arguments used (or rather abused) by these new Law-makers in confirmation of their Tenent.
Against the sequele of the former Argument, I shall oppose these Positions following.
A second orthodoxall Position, against the sequell of the former Sabbatarian Argu∣ment.
An Argument against Recreation out of Esay 58.13.
Another objection against Recreation upon the Sunday.
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These Observations being premised, the an∣swer to the objection, against honest re∣creation, upon the Holy-day is very easie.
A formall answer to the Argument.
Observation the sixth, Touching the mo∣tives inducing the Christian Church to the religious observance of the Lord's-day.
The Doctrine of the Reformed Chur∣ches, concerning the Lord's-day, and other Holy-dayes.
An examination of Arguments used by Ma∣ster D. and Master Cl. for the religious observation of the LORD'S Day, by ver∣tue of the Law of the fourth Comman∣dement.
Ioh. D. Argueth for the moralitie of the Sabbath, as followeth.
I. D. We have the same Commande∣ment and authority for the Lord's-day, which the Iewes had for their day.
I. D. Pag. 124.
An examination of a passage of D. Bownd, in his Treatise of the Sabbath. pag. 247.
The Doctor's Arguments in confirmation of his former Position, are defective.
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R. B. His Argument for the Sunday Sab∣bath, from the Day of Resurrection.
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The conclusion of this Treatise.
THE TABLE.
Places of Scripture.