A47576:937
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.
1. Let this be considered, That that day which the Saints and Churches in the Apostles time observed, must be the precise day in every week, which ought to be kept till our Lord comes again. And,
1. Let this be considered, That that day which the Saints and Churches in the Apostles time observ'd, must be the precise day in every week, which ought to be kept till our Lord comes again. And,
2. That an Apostolical Precedent or Example is equivalent, or of like Authority with an Apostolical Precept: so that had we no more than this, it would be a sufficient warrant for the observation of this day.
Now as the observation of the first day, as I have proved, hath its Rise, Foundation and Institution from the Resurrection of our Lord from the dead; so we find on that very day the Apostles were assembled, 1tho Thomas was not there; and our Lord on that day appeared unto them: first in the morning of that day, to Mary Magdalen, Mark 16. 9. and after that (perhaps about Noon) he appeared in another form to two of them as they walked in the Country: And in the Evening of the same day he appeared to many of the Disciples together. Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the Disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, 2came Jesus and stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. Observe how the Holy Ghost records it, the same day; again, the first day of the week is twice mentioned, that we no doubt should take notice how he approved of their assembling on that day, and of his honouring this precise day by