A47576:184
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.
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 comparing the strict Observation of that with Sacrifices, which all know were but mere positive Laws to Israel under that Legal Dispensation. But more of this hereafter.
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 woful 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 comparing the strict Observation of that with Sacrifices, which all know were but mere positive Laws to Israel under that Legal Dispensation. But more of this hereafter.