A47576:1073
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.
(1.) The giving or bestowing of God's Name on any time, thing, or person, is reciprocal with himself; therefore none but the Lord could put his Name upon this day: Who hath the disposing of the Lord's Name but himself?— Will you say the Apostles, or the Church might do it? What, without the Lord's Commission or Command? They would not, they durst not; God never entrusted any of them to bestow his Glory, or call his Name upon any thing, but only declaratively from himself.
(1.) The giving or bestowing of God's Name on any time, thing, or person, is reciprocal with himself; therefore none but the Lord could put his Name upon this day: Who hath the disposing of the Lord's Name but himself?— Will you say the Apostles, or the Church might do it? What, without the Lord's Commission or Command? They would not, they durst not; God never intrusted any of them to bestow his Glory, or call his Name upon any thing, but only declaratively from himself.
(2.) All Power in Heaven and Earth was given to the Lord Christ, to settle his Church, and to appoint Ordinances, and to change Times according to the Father's Pleasure: therefore he only authoritatively could change the Sabbath, and put his Name upon this Day.
Fourthly, To the fourth Query he saith, The Influence of Power which the beloved John had in naming this Day, is only ministerial or instrumental; the Lord Jesus giveth it, and he wrote it. This is the highest of their claim, who are Ministers, by whom Souls are brought to believe the Gospel: And no more was he but a faithful Messenger to declare that to be the Lord's Day, upon which the Lord himself had fixed his Name.
Fourthly, To the fourth Query he saith, The Influence of Power which the beloved John had in naming this Day, is only ministeral or instrumental; the Lord Jesus giveth it, and he wrote it. This is the highest of their claim, who are Ministers, by whom Souls are brought to believe the Gospel: And no more was he but a faithful Messenger to declare that to be the Lord's Day, upon which the Lord himself had fixed his Name.