A47576:727
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.
Brethren, tho I believe many who keep this Day, and affirm it is a moral Precept, are very pious and good Christians,1 and do not affirm what I say, nor may be see it not to be so, or will not say thus: What then? yet I will appeal to all thinking impartial Persons, whether I do not infer the direct natural Consequence of their Principle.
- 1Some of them are for free Grace, &c.
Moreover, let me ask here this Question, how it can stand consistent with a good Conscience for a Minister to forbear preaching in any Congregation some part of Morality, or a moral Precept. I grant that Love, Wisdom, Charity, ⟨p. 171⟩Peace, &c. may prevent some Men from preaching some Duties of mere positive right, for a short time at least, that are disputable, and not Essentials of Salvation. But what are such things to a simple moral Precept, both materially and formally one of the Ten Commandments, as they affirm their Sabbath is?
Suppose a Minister preaches to a Congregation that he knows are generally guilty of worshipping a Graven Image, or of profane Swearing, or of Adultery, or of killing their innocent Neighbours; would not he preach against these horrid Evils, for fear he should offend the Congregation? or if he forbear so to do, would he not be shamefully guilty of great Sin, and of their Blood also? Happy is the Man that condemns not himself in the thing he allows.