A47576:209
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.
Thirdly, The Law of the Sabbath was (as it is conceived) that Adam should keep that day holy; nay, he must be so obliged, if any Command was given to him, yea and keep it more holy than any of the other six. Now if so, would it not follow that Adam was not perfect in Innocency? Doth Perfection admit of any ⟨p. 47⟩•urther degree of Holiness, or require more sanctity on that day than any other? Certain•• while he stood, every day must be kept with •e Holiness and Sanctity. Or I say, what •ason can be given that Adam, who was so •ly and perfect, and capable in the same de•ree of contemplating every day the Perfections of his blessed Creator, should need one •ecial day to do this in, having nothing to •vert his thoughts, nor any need of a day of •st from toilsome Labour? If so, doth not what •ey say argue some Imperfection attending […]? how then was he created in the Image of […], and perfect, if he was capable of keeping •y one day more holy than the rest whilst in innocency? If any should say he was capable […] rest from dressing the Garden on one day: […] answer, if the dressing the Garden was any •nderance to him in Divine Contemplation, […] any holy Duty, it argues still he was not perfect, nor completely happy.
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