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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
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2. It seems to relate to what God himself did, rather than any way propounded as an Argument to prove that for which 'tis urged. Take a parallel case, 1 Cor. 11. 23. where we have the Institution of the Lord's-Supper repeated out of the Evangelists, and Christ's Example is related as to the time when, which was not only in the Night, but that particular Night in which he was betrayed. Now this is not recorded as ⟨p. 122⟩a binding Rule on us for our Imitation. That is historically related, and so may this of God's Example in the fourth Commandment. There is one thing more worth noting.
2. It seems to relate to what God himself did, rather than any way propounded as an Argument to prove that for which 'tis urged. Take a parallel case, 1 Cor. 11. 23. where we have the Institution of the Lord's-Supper repeated out of the Evangelists, and Christ's Example is related as to the time when, which was not only in the Night, but that particular Night in which he was betray'd. Now this is not recorded as ⟨p. 122⟩a binding Rule on us for our Imitation. That is historically related, and so may this of God's Example in the fourth Commandment. There is one thing more worth noting.
Dr. Twiss, Dr. Owen, and many other learned Men cannot see how it can be said that God sanctified the seventh day, Gen. 2. but that it must refer to Adam in Innocence, as his duty to keep it, and not that God then only by Destination, Decree and Purpose, set it apart for his Church and People to observe in after-times —Now grant it was, as I have last hinted, pray do not they say as much as this comes to in respect of the Gospel-Sabbath? Do not they say, that in the fourth Command (both in the first part, and close of that Precept) God only set apart or sanctified one day in seven, and so conclude the original Sanctification of the first day of the week is comprehended in the fourth Commandment? (which I will not deny) but was not this near 2000 years before he designed his People should observe it, or that it was the absolute Duty of any so to do?