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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.
And indeed, they had the best advantage to do it; for they had their Lord in the head of them to back them to it by his presence and preaching thereon.
But we will a little comment upon the Text. Upon the [first day] of the Week. Thus you see the day is nominated, and so is kept alive among the Churches: For in that the day is nominated on which this religious Exercise was performed, it is to be supposed that the Holy Ghost would have it live, and be taken notice of by the Churches that succeed.
It also may be nominated to show, that both the Church at Jerusalem, and those of the Gentiles did harmonize in their Sabbath, jointly concluding to solemnize Worship on a day. And then again to show, that they all had left the old Sabbath to the unbelievers, and jointly chose to sanctify the day of the rising of their Lord, to this work.
It also may be nominated to shew, that both the Church at Jerusalem, and those of the Gentiles did harmonize in their Sabbath, joyntly concluding to solemnize Worship on a day. And then again to shew, that they all had left the old Sabbath to the unbelievers, and joyntly chose to sanctifie the day of the rising of their Lord, to this work.