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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
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.
Secondly, As to the other sort, who insist not […] much on this, yet deny that God gave Adam […] Command to keep the seventh day, tho it […] said, God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified […]
Secondly, As to the other sort, who insist not 〈…〉 much on this, yet deny that God gave Adam 〈…〉 Command to keep the seventh day, tho it 〈…〉 said, God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified 〈…〉
Now by the way consider,
1. The Scripture expresses not the manner […] the Lord sanctified it:1 (1.) Whether by ••parting any special Holiness to that day, which (as Dr. Owen saith) it was not capable […], there being no inherent Holiness in that day •ore than another. (2.) Or by dedicating the ••me to any Religious Worship for Adam to be ••und in on that day. Or, (3.) Whether he ••ight not then by a Decree or Purpose only destine that day to religious Worship for future ••mes: for he foresaw Man would fall, and need […] Sabbath for himself, and a particular day to worship God in. Now 'tis evident a Law may […] instituted* long before the time of its Commencement, or being in force. Divers great en both Ancient and Modern,