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* 1.1The obseruation of Anniuersary dayes pertayned to the Ceremoniall Law: but so it is, that the Ceremoniall Law is abolished. Ye confirme the Antecedent, by the reasons fol∣lowing.
First, The Anniuersary Dayes were distinguished from the Morall Sabbath: many were the preheminences of the ordinary Sabbath aboue the Anniuersary dayes.
Secondly, The Apostle cals them weake, & beggerly rudi∣ments, Gal. 4.9.10. The elements of the world, Col. 2.20. Shad∣dowes
of things to come, Col. 2.16, 17. The Apostle sayes not the obseruation of Iudaicall dayes, but, simpliciter, the obseruation of dayes serued to the people of God for a ty∣picall vse and rudiment of Religion. If the obseruation of some anniuersarie dayes was prescribed to the Iewes, as ele∣ments and rudiments for their instruction: it followes, that the obseruation of anniuersarie dayes is of it selfe a rudi∣mentarie instruction: Otherwise, the Apostles reason will not hold.
Thirdly, Dayes and Meates are paralelled: therefore, as it is Iudaicall to esteeme some meates cleane, and some vn∣clean, so to esteeme one day holier then another, is Iudaicall.
Fourthly, To substitute other dayes in place of the Iew∣ish, as a Christian Pasche, and Whitsonday for the Iewish, is to substitute rudiments to the Iewish, and not to chase them away.
Fiftly, The Iewish anniuersarie dayes were not onely abrogated as shaddowes of things to come, but as memo∣rials of by gone benefits. In euery respect, all their anni∣uersarie daies are abolished: Therefore in euery respect, they belong to the Ceremoniall Law.
The fourth Reason.