A47576:909
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.
'Tis, my Brethren, the Apostle's business in this Chapter, as the Doctor has proved, to show an Institution of the first day of the Week, and this upon the great Work of Redemption, and Christ's resting from his Works, as God did from his; as also the manner of his entering into his Rest, which was not till all our Work was done by our Surety, and our Burden was born by him for us; for till then we could not enter into his Rest.
'Tis, my Brethren, the Apostle's business in this Chapter, as the Doctor has proved, to shew an Institution of the first day of the Week, and this upon the great Work of Redemption, and Christ's resting from his Works, as God did from his; as also the manner of his entering into his Rest, which was not till all our Work was done by our Surety, and our Burden was born by him for us; for till then we could not enter into his Rest.
And being in his Rest, he has appointed this Day as a Pledge thereof, that we may begin with God, give him the first Day, and so seek first the Kingdom of God. First as to the early days of our Life; first in the Day, and ⟨p. 208⟩[…] ⟨p. 209⟩[…] ⟨p. 210⟩first in every day of the Week. Brethren, we have Rest before we work, or labour for it, and so work from Rest, Life and Peace, and not work for Life, or to enter into Rest that way, as they were to do under the old Covenant. Remarkable is that passage of Paul, As many as walk according to this Rule (that is, the Rule of the new Creature, or new Creation) Peace be on them. And as in matters of Worship, so in respect to the new Day of Worship, the Apostle pronounceth Peace to such, &c.
And being in his Rest, he has appointed this Day as a Pledg thereof, that we may begin with God, give him the first Day, and so seek first the Kingdom of God. First as to the early days of our Life; first in the Day, and