A47576:1230
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.
IV. In the Evening to close the Lord's-day in reading, instructing our Families, and in repeating what we have heard, or in meditating thereon, and in Prayer, and singing of ⟨p. 276⟩Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs. Thus the Primitive Christians kept the Lord's Day*.
- *Read Dr. Young on the Lord's Day of the next Age to the Apostles.
V. Preparation for the Public Worship is very necessary; therefore be sure you always come into the Church from your Closets, bearing your Ministers upon your Hearts, that so the Word of God may run and be glorified, and your own Souls secretly fed and edified together. And let no small matters hinder you, neither the length of the way, nor weather; say with your self, Sure I would not make these a plea or excuse, were I to receive some great earthly Profit.
V. Preparation for the Publick Worship is very necessary; therefore besure you always come into the Church from your Closets, bearing your Ministers upon your Hearts, that so the Word of God may run and be glorified, and your own Souls secretly fed and edified together. And let no small matters hinder you, neither the length of the way, nor weather; say with your self, Sure I would not make these a plea or excuse, were I to receive some great earthly Profit.
VI. As to the Public Worship, that consists in reading God's Word, Preaching, Prayer, and singing of Psalms, with a free and charitable contribution for the poor Saints on every First-day of the Week; and if our Congregations do not need such a weekly Collection, yet it ought to be made for others who may need our help: In which Contribution every one, save Receivers, ought to be Givers, according to their Ability, tho it be but two Mites; and often on this day also the Lord's Supper is to be celebrated. These were the practices of the Primitive Christians, as Dr. Young abundantly hath showed out of the Writings of the first Ancient Fathers, as Ignatius, Justin Martyr, &c.