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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.
4. As the same Author notes, the case of th• Man who gathered Sticks on the Sabbath-day▪ shows they were still unacquainted with Sabbath-days Duties,1 or rather wholly ignorant of the Penalty of the breach of it: they knew no• what they should do with him, and this was whilst they were in the Wilderness; and they put him in ward, for it was not yet declared what should be done unto him. By which it appears (saith he) to be a new thing not yet adjusted: for had it been a Law from the Creation, it is scarce possible that all Men should have been ignorant whether any Punishment or not, or what Punishment did belong to the Violation of a Law of such standing.
4. As the same Author notes, the case of th• Man who gather'd Sticks on the Sabbath-day▪ shews they were still unacquainted with Sabbath-days Duties,1 or rather wholly ignorant of the Penalty of the breach of it: they knew no• what they should do with him, and this was whilst they were in the Wilderness; and they put him in ward, for it was not yet declar'd what should be done unto him. By which it appears (saith he) to be a new thing not yet adjusted: for had it been a Law from the Creation, it is scarce possible that all Men should have been ignorant whether any Punishment or not, or what Punishment did belong to the Violation of a Law of such standing.
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