The Fourth Commandment: Our Catechism, Calvin, and Ursinus

In its treatment of the fourth commandment (Lord's Day 38) our Heidelberg Catechism is noticeably brief, one Q. & A. (103); and in reference to the lawful keeping of the Lord's Day, it is without reference to any prohibitions whatsoever. Just positive exhortations, saying nothing about things that are forbidden. And when it comes to the important matter of the fourth commandment's abiding authority, or perpetual character, and the first day of the week replacing the seventh as the God-ordained...