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[ 129] The distribution of equity and justice consists not alway, in puncto indivisibili, i. in an indivisible point, and a set mea∣sure; so as that if more or lesse be done or given in way of justice, that then the rule of justice is thereby broken, ex. gr. it's just to give alms and pay tribute; yet not so just, as that
if men give more or lesse, that then they break a rule of justice; so 'tis in this point of the Sabbath, a seventh part of time is morall, because it is just and equall for all men to give unto God, who have six for one given them to serve their own turn, and do their own work in, yet it is not so just but that if God had required the tribute of a third or fourth part of our time, but it might have been just also to have given him one day in three or two or four, for in this case positive de∣termination doth not so much make as declare only that which is morall: And therefore if Mr Primrose thinks, that a seventh part of time is not morall, upon this ground, viz. because it is as equall and just to dedicate more time to God, and that a third or fourth day is as equall as a seventh, it is doubtlesse an ungrounded assertion; for so he affirms, That although it be most just to give God one day in seven,* 1.1 yet no mo••e just then to de∣d••cate to him one day in three or six: And suppose it be so, yet this doth not prove that a seventh day is not morall, because it is as equall to give six as seven, no more then that it is no morall duty to give an alms, because it may be as equall to give twenty pence as thirty pence to a man in want: If fur∣thermore he think that it is as equall and just to give God more daies for his service, as one in seven, out of humane wisdom and by humane consecration, not divine dedication, then it may be doubted whether one day in two or three or six is as equall as one day in seven; for as humane wisdom, if lest to it self, may readily give too few, so it may superstiti∣ously give too many (as hath been said:) But if four or three or six be alike equall in themselves to give to God, as one in seven, then if he thinks it a morall duty to observe any such day in case it should be imposed and consecrated by humane determination, I hope he will not be offended at us if we think it a morall duty also to observe a seventh day, which we are certain divine wisdom hath judged most equall, and which is imposed on us by divine determination: we may be uncertain whether the one is as equall, as we are certain that a seventh day is.
Part. 2. cap. 7. S. 4.