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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.
Now neither our Lord nor his Apostles seemed to confirm or give forth anew the old Jewish Seventh-day Sabbath; but contrariwise, as I have showed, he seemed to excuse his Disciples when charged with the breach thereof, and allowed others to do that which was deemed unlawful on the Sabbath-day, as bearing a burden, &c. If our Adversaries can prove that every simple moral Precept of the Decalogue was not confirmed by Christ or his Apostles, let them do it.
Now neither our Lord nor his Apostles seemed to confirm or give forth anew the old Jewish Seventh-day Sabbath; but contrarywise, as I have shew'd, he seemed to excuse his Disciples when charged with the breach thereof, and allow'd others to do that which was deem'd unlawful on the Sabbath-day, as bearing a burden, &c. If our Adversaries can prove that every simple moral Precept of the Decalogue was not confirm'd by Christ or his Apostles, let them do it.
Obj. I know they say, that neither Christ nor his Apostles ever confirmed, or gave out anew that Command, Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven Image, &c.
Answ. As to Idols, they are directly forbid: 1An Idol is nothing in the world; there is none other God but one. And St. John saith, ⟨p. 95⟩Little Children, 2keep your selves from Idols: and again, Flee from Idolatry. Now what is a Graven Image but an Idol? Every Graven Image made to be worshipped is an Idol, tho every Idol is not a Graven Image. Where do they read that an Image made of Bread is forbid in Moses's Law? True, the second Command forbids all Idols, and all Idols are forbid in the Gospel. Nay, Idols are in a more nice manner defined and condemned in the Gospel, than by the Law of Moses. We read that a Man may idolize or make a God of his Belly;