A47576:646
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.
Object. But the Gentiles also desired the same Word might be preached to them the next Sabbath: 1sure if the Apostles had kept the first day, they would rather have desired that Paul should preach to them the next first day.
Object. But the Gentiles also desired the same Word might be preach'd to them the next Sabbath: 1sure if the Apostles had kept the first day, they would rather have desir'd that Paul should preach to them the next first day.
Answ. Paul was but newly come into those parts, and there was no Gospel-Church there; nor can any think that those poor unbelieving Gentiles should have heard of any other day observed than the Jewish Sabbath, for they lived among the Jews; and if it is said, the whole City the next Sabbath came together: 1and no doubt but 'twas in the Synagogue of the Jews in which they met, some of the Gentiles being Proselytes to the Jewish Religion. So that it is evident this is nothing to their purpose; for here is no more ground from hence for us to keep the Jewish Sabbath, than to meet in Jewish Synagogues.
Answ. Paul was but newly come into those parts, and there was no Gospel-Church there; nor can any think that those poor unbelieving Gentiles should have heard of any other day observ'd than the Jewish Sabbath, for they liv'd among the Jews; and if it is said, the whole City the next Sabbath came together: 1and no doubt but 'twas in the Synagogue of the Jews in which they met, some of the Gentiles being Proselytes to the Jewish Religion. So that it is evident this is nothing to their purpose; for here is no more ground from hence for us to keep the Jewish Sabbath, than to meet in Jewish Synagogues.