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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.
But we say with him, that it doth not therefore follow that they kept no day at all in God's Service. They owned the True God, and worshipped him, and knew that there must be a time, a sufficient time to discharge that Homage or Worship to him; and tho perhaps they observed one day in seven, yet, as I conceive, they did not know what precise day they ought to observe above any other, until God by some express positive Command made it known, which was not till he constituted the whole House of Israel into a Typical Churchstate, and gave them an instituted Worship, and commanded their Legal and Typical Sabbath.
But we say with him, that it doth not therefore follow that they kept no day at all in God's Service. They owned the True God, and worshipped him, and knew that there must be a time, a sufficient time to discharge that Homage or Worship to him; and tho perhaps they observ'd one day in seven, yet, as I conceive, they did not know what precise day they ought to observe above any other, until God by some express positive Command made it known, which was not till he constituted the whole House of Israel into a Typical Churchstate, and gave them an instituted Worship, and commanded their Legal and Typical Sabbath.
Besides, how could the Patriarchs know what Duties proper for Sabbath-observation they should perform, except it had by some positive Law or Precept been discovered to them, of which we read not? When God gave to Israel a Sabbath, he told them how they should keep it, as well as the Reasons, End and Causes wherefore.
Besides, how could the Patriarchs know what Duties proper for Sabbath-observation they should perform, except it had by some positive Law or Precept been discover'd to them, of which we read not? When God gave to Israel a Sabbath, he told them how they should keep it, as well as the Reasons, End and Causes wherefore.