A47576:1103
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.
4. This Day is the day in season, because it suits with the state of Gospel-Believers; we first entering into Rest through Jesus Christ, who has done for us all we had to do, and born all those Burdens we were to bear in order to ⟨p. 250⟩our entering into Rest: therefore it can't suit with us to keep the old Sabbath, which enjoined the Creature to do and live, i.e. to labour to do all that God commanded, in obedience even to the whole Law, if ever they would have Rest and Peace. So that the Jews Day showed they were to work for Life according to the tenor of the first Covenant; but our Day shows we work from Life, and we have Rest, Life, and Peace first, or are justified, and so obey; and this from better, more Evangelical Principles. So that in Comparison of this day, this special season, all other days of the week are out of season for Gospel-work and Service.
4. This Day is the day in season, because it sutes with the state of Gospel-Believers; we first entering into Rest through Jesus Christ, who has done for us all we had to do, and born all those Burdens we were to bear in order to ⟨p. 250⟩our entering into Rest: therefore it can't sute with us to keep the old Sabbath, which injoyn'd the Creature to do and live, i.e. to labor to do all that God commanded, in obedience even to the whole Law, if ever they would have Rest and Peace. So that the Jews Day shewed they were to work for Life according to the tenor of the first Covenant; but our Day shews we work from Life, and we have Rest, Life, and Peace first, or are justified, and so obey; and this from better, more Evangelical Principles. So that in Comparison of this day, this special season, all other days of the week are out of season for Gospel-work and Service.
Eighthly The first day of the week is appointed by Christ under the Gospel to be observed, 1because all the Gospel-Churches were required this day to make Collections for the poor Saints;