The Jewish Sabbath abrogated, or, The Saturday Sabbatarians confuted in two parts

Nor can it be thought on any good grounds that the Children of Israel kept the Seventh-day Sabbath under their Taskmasters in Egypt, th• some would infer they did from these words, that you make the People rest from their Burdens, Exod. 5. 5. they would have these words to mean, you make them keep a Sabbath, where as no such thing seems to have the least countenance, because Pharaoh's Officers complain not of their resting or being idle on one day only▪ but two days together; see Exod. 5. 14. Wherefore have you not fulfilled your Task in making of Brick, both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

Now since there is no mention that any […] the Patriarchs kept the seventh day as a Sabbath, we infer this as the first reason why they observed it not.

Now since there is no mention that any 〈…〉 the Patriarchs kept the seventh day as a Sabbath, we infer this as the first reason why they observ'd it not.

Secondly, Let it be considered that we read […] many positive Commands given to Noah, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but none to keep ⟨p. 65⟩the Seventh-day Sabbath, nor no reminding them of any former Institution or Precept to observe it; wherefore we may conclude they kept it not.

Secondly, Let it be consider'd that we read 〈…〉 many positive Commands given to Noah, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but none to keep