A47576:1120
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 now if this Practice and Example of the Primitive Churches be no Rule to us, or bind us not, certainly nothing they did or practised as Churches, can oblige us: Nay, if so, worse will follow also for if their Example in observing the First-day be no warrant for us, nor it is not our duty from any thing that has been said, to observe the Lord's Day, it will follow that we in Gospel-times are not obliged to keep any special weekly day at all; seeing we are by no Precept nor Precedent obliged to keep the Jewish Sabbath. So that these men from hence appear the chiefest Enemies to any Gospel-Sabbath, or day of Rest and solemn Worship in the World.
Note also,1 that this day was not observed, or to be observed once only, but as a thing in course, and so presumed by the Apostle when he gave particular Directions concerning a Collection for the poor Saints to be made weekly on that day: And in like manner in the Churches of Galatia, with like direction to them. And we have reason to believe, that it was observed in all other Churches also: for Paul in another case saith,2 as he ordained in all Churches of the Saints: they all walked by one and the same Rule, and observed be sure one and the same day, and discharged the same Duties upon that day.
Note also,1 that this day was not observed, or to be observed once only, but as a thing in course, and so presumed by the Apostle when he gave particular Directions concerning a Collection for the poor Saints to be made weekly on that day: And in like manner in the Churches of Galatia, with like direction to them. And we have reason to believe, that it was observed in all other Churches also: for Paul in another case saith,2 as he ordained in all Churches of the Saints: they all walked by one and the same Rule, and observed besure one and the same day, and discharged the same Duties upon that day.