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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 the reason (saith Mr. B. to Mr. Banfield) why herein I dissent from you,1 'tis this, God blessed the seventh Day and sanctified it, but not as it was the last day of the seven, but as it was the day of his Rest, declaring thereby Creation-work to be perfected. Neither was his resting, so far as I can see, the ground of his blessing and sanctifying it, but as considered in conjunction with the reason of his Rest, i.e. his finishing his Creation; and also with the Result and Consequence of his Rest, viz. his magnifying and honouring that day, for the time being, above all other days, for the greatest work in being. For,
Now the reason (saith Mr. B. to Mr. Banfield) why herein I dissent from you,1 'tis this, God blessed the seventh Day and sanctified it, but not as it was the last day of the seven, but as it was the day of his Rest, declaring thereby Creation-work to be perfected. Neither was his resting, so far as I can see, the ground of his blessing and sanctifying it, but as consider'd in conjunction with the reason of his Rest, i.e. his finishing his Creation; and also with the Result and Consequence of his Rest, viz. his magnifying and honouring that day, for the time being, above all other days, for the greatest work in being. For,
- 1Mr. B. of Dorchest. p. 40.
1. God's resting cannot refer to any thing but his ceasing from creating-work; because otherwise he ceaseth not working*; and his Example of resting, as some learned Men observe, is not alleged here to lay an obligation on our Conscience, that that same Day we must observe for ever.
1. God's resting cannot refer to any thing but his ceasing from creating-work; because otherwise he ceaseth not working