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The divine appointment of the Lords day proved as a separated day for holy…
The divine appointment of the Lords day proved as a separated day for holy worship, especially in the church assemblies, and consequently the cessation of the seventh day Sabbath : written for the satisfaction of some religious persons who are lately drawn into error or doubting in both these points / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
The Divine Appointment of the LORDS DAY, proved, as a separated Day… › Chapter 7
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Answ. He is the end of the Law for righteousness to every one that believeth, Rom. 10. 4. The Law was a Schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, Gal. 3. 24. He hath therefore fulfilled the Law according to his word, by his incarnation, life, death and resurrection. It is past away, but not unfulfilled: And fulfilling it, is not destroying it. The ends of it are all attained by him: 2. And though having attained its end, it ceaseth formally, as Moses Law; yet materially, all that is of natural obligation continueth under another form; that is, as part of his perfect Law. Therefore as our childish knowledge is said, as knowledge to be increased and not done away; when we come to maturity; but as childish to be done away, so the Mosaical Jewish Law, as Gods Law in general is perfected by the cessation of the parts which were fitted to the state of bondage, and by addition of more perfect parts (The natural part of it is made a part of a better Covenant or frame:) But yet as Mosaical and imperfect it is abolished.
Briefly this much sufficeth for the answer of all the allegations, by which any would prove the continuation of Moses Law, or any part of it formally as such. I only add, That all Moses ⟨p. 80⟩Law, even the Decalogue was Political, even Gods Law for the Government of that particular Theocratical Policy, as a Political body. Therefore when the Kingdom or Policy ceased, the Law as Political could not continue.
Briefly this much sufficeth for the answer of all the allegations, by which any would prove the continuation of Moses Law, or any part of it formally as such. I only add, That all Moses ⟨p. 80⟩Law, even the Decalogue was Political, even Gods Law for the Government of that particular Theocrcratical Policy, as a Political body. Therefore when the Kingdom or Policy ceased, the Law as Political could not continue.