A47576:1076
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.
And thus enough hath been said to prove that this day, called the Lord's-day, was the first day of the week: but to put it further out of doubt, in the last place,
12. The Ancient Fathers, whose Credit and Authority I see no cause to doubt, have positively declared that it was the first day of the week that John called the Lord's-day.
12. The Antient Fathers, whose Credit and Authority I see no cause to doubt, have positively declared that it was the first day of the week that John called the Lord's-day.
The first I shall mention is Ignatius,1 who was John's Disciple, and writes thus: Let every one that loves the Lord Jesus Christ, keep holy the Lord's-day, which was consecrated to the Lord's Resurrection.
- 1Epist. ad Trall. & Magnes.