A47576:576
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 since the old Sabbath was a Sign of the old Covenant, nay called the Covenant, be sure that is gone:1 wherefore the Children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath throughout their Generations for a perpetual Covenant. It belonged to the old Creation in a peculiar sense; and from hence, upon the bringing in the new Creation, and making all things new, this Sabbath cannot remain; the old Jewish, Legal, Typical Church-Worship, and Day of Worship went off all together.
Can any think that the old Sabbath still remains, which was the sign of the old Covenant? This is strange; if it doth remain, be sure the Penalty annexed for the breach of it remains also: but the Penalty can't remain, therefore the Sabbath is gone. Take away the Penalty of a Law, and what is become of that Law? is it not abrogated? Now the Penalty being corporal Death, the Sabbath is gone, because the Gospel-Church has no such Policy or political Power to inflict any such Punishment on Sabbath-breaking.
A Sabbatarian being in Prison with Mr. Tho. Grantham, he professed much Love to him. Ah, said Grantham, thou wouldst kill me. Who I, said he, what kill my Brother? or to that effect. Saith the other, Had you the Power of the Civil Magistracy in your hand, and should I break your Sabbath, what would you do with me? Said he, I confess Justice must take place. It is well they have not that Power in their hands.