A47576:754
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.
And indeed should it be thought otherwise, 1it would render the Apostles unfaithful, and guilty of bringing Innovations into the Churches; either in respect of any one precise day of Worship, or any matter or part of Worship to be performed. I speak not now of the mode of Worship, but any essential part thereof.
And indeed should it be thought otherwise, 1it would render the Apostles unfaithful, and guilty of bringing Innovations into the Churches; either in respect of any one precise day of Worship, or any matter or part of Worship to be perform'd. I speak not now of the mode of Worship, but any essential part thereof.
Now that Paul, who was the Minister and great Apostle of the Gentiles, did teach the Churches to observe the first day of the week, by assembling together to discharge the Duties of Religious Worship, is evident.
Nor can it be once supposed, since he endeavoured to take the Churches off from the observance of the Jewish Sabbath (as I have proved) that he should not direct them, or discover to them what day of the week Christ had commanded his People to observe in the time of the Gospel: they knowing especially that one day in seven the Lord declared in the fourth Commandment he would have perpetually sequestered to his Service, as also the reasonableness or equitableness thereof.