A47576:958
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.
3. And can it be once imagined, had they by slavish fear neglected to keep that Sabbath, and changed the only time of meeting together to another day, that our blessed Lord would have ⟨p. 219⟩owned them in so doing, or vouchsafed his most gracious Presence to them? no certainly, he would (had he appeared to them) rather severely have rebuked them for their great Iniquity, and not have said, Peace be unto you.
3. And can it be once imagin'd, had they by slavish fear neglected to keep that Sabbath, and changed the only time of meeting together to another day, that our blessed Lord would have ⟨p. 219⟩owned them in so doing, or vouchsafed his most gracious Presence to them? no certainly, he would (had he appeared to them) rather severely have rebuked them for their great Iniquity, and not have said, Peace be unto you.
4. Besides, it would have been a very absurd method to avoid Persecution not to meet on the Jewish Sabbath, because they knew how superstitious the Jews were, and that they would not attempt any such thing on their Sabbath-day, I mean to persecute, imprison, or any way molest them, had they met on that day. And,
5. Of all days of the week they might rather expect to be disturbed, persecuted, or imprisoned, had they met together on the first day, especially on that very first-day our Lord rose from the dead; because the Guard of Soldiers were commanded to be together till that day, and be sure would not soon, or just on the morning of the third day be discharged. Besides, their not finding the dead Body might enrage the Soldiers against the Disciples, should they have been together on that day.