A47576:1129
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.
Leo admonished his Hearers, because on the Lord's Day there should be a Collection, to prepare themselves for a voluntary Devotion, and that every one according to his ability might have fellowship in that most Sacred Oblation.
From which Testimony one may easily gather, that the Christians laid aside by themselves their Collections against the Lord's Day, which they deposited with the Rulers of the Church to be bestowed. Thus Dr. Young.
So that it appears it was on the close of the 7th day, or at the weeks end, that they cast up their Accounts, computed their Stock, and not on the Lord's Day; 'twas not then to be laid ⟨p. 258⟩aside, but what they had over night laid aside, on the Lord's Day they put into the Deacons hand, and so prevented gatherings when Paul came.
9. And lastly, Those fearful Judgments inflicted by God on such as have profaned the Lord's Day, show it is of Divine Institution. Can any think that Jehovah would punish any Person for neglecting or violating an Humane Tradition, or an Ordinance of Man?