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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.
Tenthly, If Adam had the Sabbath positively given to him in Innocency, be sure it was enjoined with some Penalty, as the Command of not eating of the Tree of Knowledge was. We also find the Penalty of the breach of the Seventh-day Sabbath was Death: but as we read of no Positive Command given to him to keep that Day, so of no threatening if he broke or violated it; therefore certainly it was never enjoined upon him.
Tenthly, If Adam had the Sabbath positively given to him in Innocency, besure it was injoined with some Penalty, as the Command of not eating of the Tree of Knowledg was. We also find the Penalty of the breach of the Seventh-day Sabbath was Death: but as we read of no Positive Command given to him to keep that Day, so of no threatning if he broke or violated it; therefore certainly it was never enjoyn'd upon him.
Eleventhly, When the Sabbath was instituted for the House of Jacob, God declared it was a Sign between him and them, or a Shadow of things to come, Col. 2. 16, 17. it referred to Christ, or to that Rest all Believers do enter into.1 Speak thou unto the Children of Israel, saying, Verily my Sabbaths, it is a Sign between me and you throughout your Generations, 2that ye may know that I am the Lord that sanctify you, Exod. 31. 13. Ye shall keep my Sabbath, therefore it is holy unto you; every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: For every one that doth any work on the Sabbath-day, shall be cut off from amongst his People, vers. 14. It was a sign God set apart that People with a Ceremonial Sanctification, to signify that alone by Jesus Christ all the true spiritual Israel should have Gospel-Sanctification, as well as it was a sign of the Covenant of Works: but it could be no sign of this Sanctification to Adam in Innocency, nor of any other Gospel-blessing, therefore doubtless the Sabbath was not given to Adam in Innocency.