A47576:550
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.
Answ. 1. It is a hard case that Men,1 to prove their fond Notions, should put such an Interpretation on a Text of Scripture, as is directly contrary to other plain Texts: for unless they can prove we mistake those Scriptures newly mentioned, which say that Moses's Law was only given to the Jews, and not to the Gentiles, be sure they urge this to no purpose, but mistake the sense of the Apostle, as others do about what he says concerning Justification.
Answ. 1. It is a hard case that Men,1 to prove their fond Notions, should put such an Interpretation on a Text of Scripture, as is directly contrary to other plain Texts: for unless they can prove we mistake those Scriptures newly mentioned, which say that Moses's Law was only given to the Jews, and not to the Gentiles, besure they urge this to no purpose, but mistake the sense of the Apostle, as others do about what he says concerning Justification.
- 1Jam. 2. 8, 10, 11, 12. about fulfilling the Royal Law, opened.
2. We never denied, but readily grant that all believing Gentiles are obliged to keep the whole moral Law, or all simple moral Precepts, as they are in the hand of our Lord, that one Lawgiver, of which this Apostle speaks: but I have proved that the precise Seventh-day Sabbath is not a simple moral Precept, nor any part of the Morality of the fourth Commandment, and therefore not intended here. Therefore it followeth, that Man may fulfil the Royal Law according to the Scripture, and yet not observe the Seventh-day Sabbath.
2. We never deny'd, but readily grant that all believing Gentiles are oblig'd to keep the whole moral Law, or all simple moral Precepts, as they are in the hand of our Lord, that one Lawgiver, of which this Apostle speaks: but I have proved that the precise Seventh-day Sabbath is not a simple moral Precept, nor any part of the Morality of the fourth Commandment, and therefore not intended here. Therefore it followeth, that Man may fulfil the Royal Law according to the Scripture, and yet not observe the Seventh-day Sabbath.