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Questions about the nature and perpetuity of the seventh-day Sabbath and proof that the…Questions about the nature and perpetunity of the seventh-day Sabbath and proof that the…
Questions about the nature and perpetuity of the seventh-day Sabbath and proof that the first day of the week is the true Christian-sabbath / by John Bunyan.Questions about the nature and perpetunity of the seventh-day Sabbath and proof that the first day of the week is the true Christian-sabbath / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Nath. Ponder, 1685
QUESTIONS About the NATURE and PERPE TUITY Of the Seventh-day-Sabbath. › Question 5 › Answer
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.
This Gift must be referred to the Lords day, the first day of the week, to fulfil the Scripture, and to sanctify ⟨p. 83⟩yet further this holy day unto the use of all New Testament Churches of the Saints. For since on the first day of the week our Lord did rise from the dead, and by his special presence, I mean his personal, did accompany his Church therein, and SO preach as he did, his holy truths unto them, it was most meet that they on the same day also should receive the first-fruits of their eternal Life most gloriously.
This Gift must be referred to the Lords day, the first day of the week, to fulfil the Scripture, and to sanctifie ⟨p. 83⟩yet further this holy day unto the use of all New Testament Churches of the Saints. For since on the first day of the week our Lord did rise from the dead, and by his special presence, I mean his personal, did accompany his Church therein, and SO preach as he did, his holy truths unto them, it was most meet that they on the same day also should receive the first-fruits of their eternal Life most gloriously.
And, I say again, since from the resurrection of Christ to this day, the Church then did receive upon the first day, (but as we read, upon no other) such glorious things as we have mentioned, it is enough to beget in the hearts of them that love the Son of God, a high esteem of the first day of the week. But how much more, when there shall be joined to these, proof that it was the custom of the first Gospel-Church, the Church of Christ at Jerusalem, after our Lord was risen; ⟨p. 84⟩to assemble together to wait upon God on the first day of the Week with their Lord as leader.
And, I say again, since from the resurrection of Christ to this day, the Church then did receive upon the first day, (but as we read, upon no other) such glorious things as we have mentioned, it is enough to beget in the hearts of them that love the Son of God, a high esteem of the first day of the week. But how much more, when there shall be joyned to these, proof that it was the custom of the first Gospel-Church, the Church of Christ at Jerusalem, after our Lord was risen;