A47576:1107
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.
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.
3. Here is a Duty injoyn'd 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 deposite their Alms all on the same day, which could not be done unless the Churches did assemble upon that day; and besure it was injoyned on that day, because they then did meet together for solemn Worship, and because such Acts of Mercy suted Sabbath-Duties, and were well-pleasing to God.
4. Besides, no Man can assign a reason why the Churches should be required on every first Day to make Collections for the Poor, if it were not the usual Day in which they assembled themselves together.
4. Besides, no Man can assingn a reason why the Churches should be required on every first Day to make Collections for the Poor, if it were not the usual Day in which they assembled themselves together.
Object. That [Greek or Hebrew] is Greek for one, and therefore [Greek or Hebrew] may as well be rendered one day of the week as the first day of the week. Thus Mr. Bamfield on Acts 20. 7.