A47576:1105
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. Observe what was the Practice of one Church as a Church, was the Practice of every Church. Besides, Paul saith, that the same thing he had given Orders about in the Churches of Galatia, and so no doubt in all Churches.
2. Paul in causing the Churches to be obedient in this matter, received this Authority from Christ, as he intimates plainly enough in 1 Cor. 14. 37. If any Man think himself to be a Prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things I wrote unto you are the Commandments of the Lord. And elsewhere he shows that without the same Authority he durst not make the Gentiles obedient either by word or deed.
2. Paul in causing the Churches to be obedient in this matter, received this Authority from Christ, as he intimates plainly enough in 1 Cor. 14. 37. If any Man think himself to be a Prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledg that the things I wrote unto you are the Commandments of the Lord. And elsewhere he shews that without the same Authority he durst not make the Gentiles obedient either by word or deed.
3. Here is a Duty enjoined then by Christ's Authority on all the Churches, and not by Paul any other ways than ministerially; which is upon every first Day to make Collections for the poor Saints: they must deposit their Alms all on the same day, which could not be done unless the Churches did assemble upon that day; and be sure it was enjoined on that day, because they then did meet together for solemn Worship, and because such Acts of Mercy suited Sabbath-Duties, and were well-pleasing to God.