A47576:1086
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 'tis known to have been the common Question put to the Christians by the Pagans, Dost thou observe the Lord's-day?
The usual Answer was, I am a Christian, I dare not intermit it.—O blessed Souls! (saith my Author) because they were Christians, they durst not intermit the Lord's-day, tho they lost their dearest Lives for keeping it.—
The learned Dr. Du-Veil cites not only Ignatius and Clemens,1 but Theophilus Patriarch of Alexandria, to the same purpose; also Sedulius, and divers other Ancient Fathers, as Austin, Maximus, Isidore, and Gregorius Turonensis, who speaketh thus: This is the day of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, which we properly call the Lord's-day.—Eusebius saith, We keep holy the Lord's-day.
The learned Dr. Du-Veil cites not only Ignatius and Clemens,1 but Theophilus Patriarch of Alexandria, to the same purpose; also Sedulius, and divers other Antient Fathers, as Austin, Maximus, Isidore, and Gregorius Turonensis, who speaketh thus: This is the day of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, which we properly call the Lord's-day.—Eusebius saith, We keep holy the Lord's-day.
- 1On Act. 20. p. 150, 151.