A47576:183
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.
From hence also I infer, it could not be written in the Hearts of any of the Jews or Gentiles; for doubtless Adam by nature knew that which corrupt Man never so perfectly knew: and it were great Presumption in any, since Sin was so generally prevailing, to say they knew in a natural way that which Adam knew not. Besides, is it not great folly for any to say this, since the Law in Adam's Heart was the original? And shall a blurred Copy be deemed more perfect than that, or the muddy Stream be clearer than the Chrystal Fountain?
From hence also I infer, it could not be written in the Hearts of any of the Jews or Gentiles; for doubtless Adam by nature knew that which corrupt Man never so perfectly knew: and it were great Presumption in any, since Sin was so generally prevailing, to say they knew in a natural way that which Adam knew not. Besides, is it not great folly for any to say this, since the Law in Adam's Heart was the original? And shall a blur'd Copy be deem'd more perfect than that, or the muddy Stream be clearer than the Chrystal Fountain?
Therefore, since it appears the Law of the Seventh-day Sabbath was not written in Adam's Heart, but that he needed an express positive Law to know it, or discover it to him, I infer, much more need there was for poor Gentiles, nay for Believers, to have an express Law to discover it to them. And since our Opponents affirm that the Commandment of the precise seventh day as a Sabbath, is of the same nature and quality with the first Commandment, and all other simply moral Precepts, i. e. not only ⟨p. 37⟩a time of Worship, or one day in seven, but the precise seventh day from the Creation; I infer then what a woeful condition are all we in, that break, or violate in the very Letter a simply moral Command, nay and teach Men so to do? may, and how could our Saviour then be without Sin, who made Clay on that day, and did many other Works, and commanded a Burden to be born, and also commended Acts of Mercy (which was but a moral Duty) above keeping of the Seventh-day Sabbath;1