A47576:760
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.
2. Then also it would follow, that God doth admit vile Man to share, or partake of equal Honour with himself; i. e. that tho he will appoint the Ordinances of his own Worship, and have all that Glory to himself, yet Man shall have the honour to appoint the precise, constant time of his Worship, which is next in point of honour to the other.
3. And by granting Men that Honour and Dignity, it may let in by parity of reason, a Power to alter, and change, if not add new Laws and Ordinances of Worship also.
4. Besides, it will also follow, that the Church on the first day of the week doth not meet together by Divine Appointment, if all days are alike, but only by human Authority.
5. Moreover, perhaps one part of the Church may be for one day in four; and another less zealous may be for one day in a fortnight; nay, one day in a month some may say is sufficient. ⟨p. 179⟩So that it would put all things into confusion; for how can a human Law, or the bare Authority of a Church, without the Divine Appointment of Christ Jesus himself, awe the Conscience? Moreover, perhaps some would be for no day at all; and what then would become of the public and private Worship of God?