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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.
First, I grant that from Adam to Moses the holy and pious Patriarchs not only discharged all Duties of natural Religion, but all Duties ⟨p. 60⟩given by express Command to them; yet we read not that God commanded them to keep the seventh day, or reminded them of a former Precept given to Adam, and in him to them. And no doubt they observed a sufficient time for the Worship of God, it may be a part of every day, or more than one in seven: for they not only improved their natural Light and Knowledge, but had a special Revelation of the Will of God to them; yet we find not the least intimation that any of them kept the seventh day.
First, I grant that from Adam to Moses the holy and pious Patriarchs not only discharged all Duties of natural Religion, but all Duties ⟨p. 60⟩given by express Command to them; yet we read not that God commanded them to keep the seventh day, or reminded them of a former Precept given to Adam, and in him to them. And no doubt they observed a sufficient time for the Worship of God, it may be a part of every day, or more than one in seven: for they not only improved their natural Light and Knowledg, but had a special Revelation of the Will of God to them; yet we find not the least intimation that any of them kept the seventh day.
Abel we read sacrificed; and this of offering Sacrifices could not be known by the Light of Nature; God therefore commanded him so to do, or revealed it some way or another in a supernatural way to him, because him and his Offering God had respect unto: besides, he did it in Faith, and Faith must have a Rule to act by; but we do not read he offered Sacrifices on the seventh day, or kept that day as a Sabbath: had he kept one Sabbath-day, tho no mention is made of any Command he had so to do, we should no more doubt of it, but conclude he had such a Command, as we believe he had for his offering Sacrifices; but if he or any other of the Patriarchs had kept the seventh day as a Sabbath, would it from thence follow it was a moral Precept, and obligatory on us, any more than their offering Sacrifices obliges us so to do?