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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
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Sixthly, Before I close this, let me note here what is said concerning this very thing by the Ancient Fathers, and Primitive Christian Writers, who it appears denied the knowledge of the Seventh-day Sabbath was written in Adam's Heart.1 See Justin Martyr. Theodoret saith, that these Commandments, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit Adultery, Thou shalt not steal, and others of that kind, were generally implanted by Nature in the minds of Men; but for the keeping of the Sabbath, it came not in by Nature, but by Moses's Law.
Sixthly, Before I close this, let me note here what is said concerning this very thing by the Antient Fathers, and Primitive Christian Writers, who it appears deny'd the knowledg of the Seventh-day Sabbath was written in Adam's Heart.1 See Justin Martyr. Theodoret saith, that these Commandments, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit Adultery, Thou shalt not steal, and others of that kind, were generally implanted by Nature in the minds of Men; but for the keeping of the Sabbath, it came not in by Nature, but by Moses's Law.
- 1Just. Mart. Respon. ad qu. p. 69. Theod. on Ezek. c. 20.
Chrysostom affirms (saith my Author) that neither Adam nor any Man lived without the Law imprinted on the Soul of Man, as made a living Creature; but neither he nor any other of them say the seventh day was one of those Laws. Also Rivet and others, who plead for the Antiquity of the Sabbath, dare not, saith he, refer the keeping of it to the Law written in Adam's Heart.
Chrysostom affirms (saith my Author) that neither Adam nor any Man liv'd without the Law imprinted on the Soul of Man, as made a living Creature; but neither he nor any other of them say the seventh day was one of those Laws. Also Rivet and others, who plead for the Antiquity of the Sabbath, dare not, saith he, refer the keeping of it to the Law written in Adam's Heart.