A47576:1003
The Jewish Sabbath abrogated, or, The Saturday Sabbatarians confuted in two parts
The Jewish Sabbath abrogated, or, The Saturday Sabbatarians confuted in two parts : first, proving the abrogation of the old seventh-day Sabbath : secondly, that the Lord's-Day is of divine appointment : containing several sermons newly preached upon a special occasion, wherein are many new arguments not found in former authors / by Benjamin Keach.The Jewish Sabbath abrogated, or, The Saturday Sabbatarians confuted in two parts : first, proving the abrogation of the old seventh-day Sabbath : secondly, that the Lord's-Day is of divine appointment : containing several sermons newly preach'd upon a special occasion, wherein are many new arguments not found in former authors / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by John Marshall, 1700
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. 1. It was a full Assembly, that is evident: for some were fain to get up into the Windows three stories high, as Eutychus, ver. 8. the lower Room would not hold them; therefore it was no small meeting.
2. 'Tis said, they came together to break Bread. What, is Paul so thoughtful of eating and drinking, to refresh his Body with them, as to stay seven days for that? No, no, it was a better Feast he hungered after,1 to break Bread, saith the Text; to receive the Eucharist, says the Syriac Translation, that is, to receive the Lord's-Supper upon the Lord's-day.
2. 'Tis said, they came together to break Bread. What, is Paul so thoughtful of eating and drinking, to refresh his Body with them, as to stay seven days for that? No, no, it was a better Feast he hunger'd after,1 to break Bread, saith the Text; to receive the Eucharist, says the Syriac Translation, that is, to receive the Lord's-Supper upon the Lord's-day.
- 1See Mr. Warren, p. 201.
3. But why must Paul break the Bread to them? ver. 11. had it been common Bread, no doubt but good Manners had prevented that, and not put him upon any such Service as to cause him to carve for them all.