A47576:1008
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.
To break Bread; 1to wit, that was consecrated to be a Symbol of the Body of Christ, offered for us upon the Cross. Hence the Syrian render it, That we might break the Eucharist. The Arabic, that we might distribute the Body of Christ. The Ethiopic, To bless the Table. All understood it of this holy Rite, by which the Lord Jesus would have the memory of his bitter Death to be celebrated by his Disciples. Compare this with what he says on Acts 2. 42, 46.
To break Bread; 1to wit, that was consecrated to be a Symbol of the Body of Christ, offered for us upon the Cross. Hence the Syrian render it, That we might break the Eucharist. The Arabick, that we might distribute the Body of Christ. The Ethiopick, To bless the Table. All understood it of this holy Rite, by which the Lord Jesus would have the memory of his bitter Death to be celebrated by his Disciples. Compare this with what he says on Acts 2. 42, 46.
- 1Du-Veil on Acts 20. 7.
Object. Again it is objected, That they did not break Bread on the first day, because Paul continued preaching till midnight.
Answ. 1. It was principally to this end they came together on the first day, which shows it was their usual Practice so to do.