A47576:778
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.
10. So the fourth Commandment (as in the hand of Moses) enjoined the People of Israel the observance of the Seventh-day: But as the Law is in the hand of Christ, it doth not enjoin us to observe that day, but being a Shadow is abolished. But it doth enjoin us to observe the first day of the Week, which Christ (as the Lord of the Sabbath) hath instituted under the Gospel in its room, tho not to be observed with that legal strictness and penalty as the old Sabbath, which was a sign of the Covenant of Works, and gendered to bondage.
10. So the fourth Commandment (as in the hand of Moses) injoyned the People of Israel the observance of the Seventh-day: But as the Law is in the hand of Christ, it doth not injoyn us to observe that day, but being a Shadow is abolished. But it doth injoyn us to observe the first day of the Week, which Christ (as the Lord of the Sabbath) hath instituted under the Gospel in its room, tho not to be observed with that legal strictness and penalty as the old Sabbath, which was a sign of the Covenant of Works, and gendred to bondage.
Object. But where is there a Divine appointment of the first Day of the Week; and by whom was it required?
Answ. This is the cry of our Adversaries: and I answer, that I doubt not but our Lord and Saviour at this time did institute it, and also gave command to his Disciples to observe it. I know some others have cried, Where is laying on of hands either upon Elders, or baptized Believers as such commanded? and so of divers other things: as if every Precept of the Gospel must be laid down in express words of command because some of them are.
Answ. This is the cry of our Adversaries: and I answer, that I doubt not but our Lord and Saviour at this time did institute it, and also gave command to his Disciples to observe it. I know some others have cryed, Where is laying on of hands either upon Elders, or baptized Believers as such commanded? and so of divers other things: as if every Precept of the Gospel must be laid down in express words of command because some of them are.