A47576:445
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.
Therefore the Sabbath-day of the fourth Commandment cannot be observed in many Regions of the universal World, by such Nations as live under a Climate where there are no such Weeks and Days as the Law of the fourth Commandment enjoineth to be observed. For the Subject of that Commandment is a natural day of 24 hours: and where that subject is wanting, how is it possible for any Law that wanteth its proper Subject to be in force?
Now if any shall conceive, that although in the Regions and Climates aforesaid, there be no such particular day as is expressed in the fourth Commandment; yet there is a sufficient and equivalent space of time, which may be measured by hours: My answer is, That the Law of the Decalogue requireth the keeping holy of such a Seventh-day, as is distinguished from the day before, and the day after, by a new return, arising, presence, and going down of the Sun: But Time and Hours in general, do not yield or constitute such a Day.
Now if any shall conceive, that altho in the Regions and Climates aforesaid, there be no such particular day as is expressed in the fourth Commandment; yet there is a sufficient and equivalent space of time, which may be measured by hours: My answer is, That the Law of the Decalogue requireth the keeping holy of such a Seventh-day, as is distinguished from the day before, and the day after, by a new return, arising, presence, and going down of the Sun: But Time and Hours in general, do not yield or constitute such a Day.
And saith another Author;1 There is no moral Law of Nature in Scripture, but is it self possible to all in all parts of the World, in regard of the thing commanded: But a natural Sabbath-day, as made to consist of 24 hours, or of a Day and a Night, is absolutely, impossible for some men in some parts of the World to be observed.