Thesis 59.
Those that would have the Sabbath begin at morning, al∣ledge [ 59] Iohn. 20.19. where tis said, That the same day at even, which was the First day of the weeke, Iesus came among his Disci∣ples, when the doors were shut, which (say they) was within night; and therefore the night following belongs to the day before, which was the Christian Sabbath: which place compared with Luke 24.33. does further cleare up (as they say) this truth; for the two Disciples who went to Emaus and met Christ, are said to return to the Disciples when they are thus met together; which even∣ing cannot (say they) be possibly meant of the First evening before Sun-light was set, because the day being far spent, ver. 29. and they constrained him to abide with them (which argues that it was late) and the distance of Emaus from Ierusalem being sixty furlongs, or eight miles excepting a half; so that it was impossible for them to travell so long a journey in so short a time, within the compasse of the first Evening; Hence therefore its meant of the second evening, which was within night, which yet we see belongs to the day before. But there are many things considerable to evacuate the strength of these reasonings.