Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
Lastly, Turn from your evil ways to God, and the Rules of his Word. This I might apply to sundry particulars; but at present I shall speak only to one Abuse of this season of the Year, which is called CHRISTMAS: which is to be witnessed against …
If upon a Religious Account; None can sanctify Time to make a day holy to the Lord, but the sanctifying Spirit, in and by some Word of God in Scripture. The Feasts of Purim were Civil Festivals, called Good days of feasting, and sending gifts one to another, not Holy times, separated from common uses to holy.
Now we nowhere find warrant in Scripture for setting apart the day of Christ’s Nativity from common use, to religious holy use: Indeed the day of his Resurrection, the first day of the week, that is by Christ sanctified to be the Christians Christian Sabbath: for that was the beginning of Christ’s Exaltation, but the day of his Birth, was the beginning of his Humiliation and Abasement; so that there is not a parity of reason between them. ...
For the reference, see John Davenport on turning from the religious observance of Christmas.
If upon a Religious Account; None can sanctify Time to make a day holy to the Lord, but the sanctifying Spirit, in and by some Word of God in Scripture. The Feasts of Purim were Civil Festivals, called Good days of feasting, and sending gifts one to another, not Holy times, separated from common uses to holy.
Now we nowhere find warrant in Scripture for setting apart the day of Christ’s Nativity from common use, to religious holy use: Indeed the day of his Resurrection, the first day of the week, that is by Christ sanctified to be the Christians Christian Sabbath: for that was the beginning of Christ’s Exaltation, but the day of his Birth, was the beginning of his Humiliation and Abasement; so that there is not a parity of reason between them. ...
For the reference, see John Davenport on turning from the religious observance of Christmas.