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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
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.
3. That it was not a mere occasional meeting▪ is apparent to the unprejudiced, 1. Because they stayed at •roas seven days, v. 6. and in all the seven make no mention of this exercise, but on one only, which was the first, 2. Because as is said it was not a family, or by-meeting, but a Church•meeting; [The Disciples came or assembled together• 3. Because it said that they assembled for this very end, to b•••k bread [[Greek or Hebrew]] 4. The great length of time ⟨p. 159⟩which was spent in the holy exercises: Besides the rest of the Worship, and breaking of Bread, Paul Preaching till midnight: which intimateth that such work took up the day. 5. Because it is mentioned as a matter of their custom: They did not assemble because Paul called them to hear him only, as being to depart on the morrow; But Paul assembled with them at the time of their assembling to break Bread; And it seemeth that he deferred his journey for that opportunity. 6. Because other Texts as joined with this, and infallible Church History following, do prove past all doubt that it was the constant custom of all the Churches so to do.
3. That it was not a meer occasional meeting▪ is apparent to the unprejudiced, 1. Because they stayed at •roas seven dayes, v. 6. and in all the seven make no mention of this exercise, but on one only, which was the first, 2. Because as is said it was not a family, or by-meeting, but a Church•meeting; [The Disciples came or assembled together• 3. Because it said that they assembled for this very end, to b•••k bread [〈non-Latin alphabet〉] 4. The great length of time ⟨p. 159⟩which was spent in the holy exercises: Besides the rest of the Worship, and breaking of Bread, Paul Preaching till midnight: which intimateth that such work took up the day. 5. Because it is mentioned as a matter of their custome: They did not assemble because Paul called them to hear him only, as being to depart on the morrow; But Paul assembled with them at the time of their assembling to break Bread; And it seemeth that he deferred his journey for that opportunity. 6. Because other Texts as joyned with this, and infallible Church History following, do prove past all doubt that it was the constant custome of all the Churches so to do.