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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 when that Controversy was near vanquished, so another is raised, which I hope God will make me an Instrument to quell also, and utterly drive away hence, he having set me for the defence of the Gospel, and of all pure Gospel-Truths, in this place, in opposition to all Innovations, and Judaical Rites and Observations, which some seem too fond of.
But when that Controversy was near vanquish'd, so another is rais'd, which I hope God will make me an Instrument to quell also, and utterly drive away hence, he having set me for the defence of the Gospel, and of all pure Gospel-Truths, in this place, in opposition to all Innovations, and Judaical Rites and Observations, which some seem too fond of.
Yet let none mistake me: I shall not censure ⟨p. 3⟩such as keep the seventh day, provided they lay no stress upon it, but believe they are obliged by the Authority of Christ (who is Lord of the Sabbath) to observe religiously the Lord's-day, or first day of the Week, free from Labour, in the Worship and Service of God; provided also they are such as have the command of their own time, and can do it without wronging their Families, or are not by the Observation of the seventh day necessitated to violate Precepts that all agree are Moral Duties.
Yet let none mistake me: I shall not censure ⟨p. 3⟩such as keep the seventh day, provided they lay no stress upon it, but believe they are oblig'd by the Authority of Christ (who is Lord of the Sabbath) to observe religiously the Lord's-day, or first day of the Week, free from Labor, in the Worship and Service of God; provided also they are such as have the command of their own time, and can do it without wronging their Families, or are not by the Observation of the seventh day necessitated to violate Precepts that all agree are Moral Duties.