manship of God, and not eating things prepared the day
before, nor using hikewarm drinks, and walking within a
prescribed space, nor finding delight in dancing and
plaudits which have no sense in them.' And after the
observance of the Sabbath, let every friend of Christ
keep the Lord's Day as a festival, the resurrection-day,
the queen and chief of all the days [of the week].
Looking forward to this, the prophet declared, " To the
end, for the eighth day," ^ on which our life both sprang
up again, and the victory over death was obtained in
Christ, whom the children of perdition, the enemies of
the Saviour, deny, " whose god is their belly, who mind
earthly things," ^ who are "lovers of pleasure, and not
lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying
the power thereof." ^ These make merchandise of Christ,
corrupting His word, and giving up Jesus to sale : they
are corrupters of women, and covetous of other men's
possessions, swallowing up wealth 5 insatiably ; from whom
may ye be delivered by the mercy of God through our
I^ord Jesus Christ !