4. Confirmation of this by places named by anticipation.
5. By that which is written, Exod. 16. ver. 33, 34. where it is said, that Aaron laid up in a Pot an Omer of Manna before the Testimony, which was not done many yeeres after.
6. And by the History of Davids combat with Goliah, 1 Sam. 17. Where it is written, ver. 54. that David tooke the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Ierusalem, but he put his ar∣mour in his tent, although there was a great intervall of time betweene these two actions.
7. This joyning of things farre removed in time, is not unsu∣table to him that speaketh or writeth.
8. First instance against this answer, taken from the connexi∣on of the third verse with the second, from the same tence used in both, and from the identitie of the same seventh day spoken of in both, &c.
9. First answer to this instance, shewing, that in the holy Scripture things distant in-time, are expressed by words of the same tence, when the one hath some dependancie upon the other.
10. Application of this answer to the blessing and sanctification of the seventh day in Moses his time, joyned with Gods rest af∣ter the creation, because it was the foundation of that bles∣sing.
11. Second answer, It was not the same particular seventh day after the creation, but the same by revolution which God san∣ctified.
12. Third answer, the Hebrew article 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 confirmeth not, that the seventh day which God blessed was the same seventh day wherein he rested.
13. Second instance, as Gods blessing of his creatures after they were made, was present, so was his blessing of the seventh day immediately after the creation.
14. Answer to this instance, the reason is not alike.
15. Confirmation of the answer made to the words of Moses in Genesis, by the conformity of the same words used in the com∣mandement given to the Iewes concerning the Sabbath.
16. As also, because the Sabbath was not hallowed for Adam who in the estate of innocency had no need of such a day.
17. First instance, Adam was taught by Gods example that hee