A47576:1087
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.
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.