A53694:157
Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred…
Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred rest wherein the original of the Sabbath from the foundation of the world, the morality of the Fourth commandment with the change of the Seventh day are enquired into : together with an assertion of the divine institution of the Lord's Day, and practical directions for its due observation / by John Owen.
London: printed by R.W. for Nath. Ponder, 1671
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(1.) As hath been showed, this Opinion is not indeed Catholic amongst them; but many, and those of the most Learned of the Masters do oppose it; as we have proved already. And others may be added to them, whose Opinion although it be peculiar, yet it wanteth not a fair probability of Truth. For, they say, that the first part of the Precept, Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy, hath respect to the glorifying of God on the account of his Original Work and Rest. This therefore belongs unto all mankind. But as for that which follows about the six days labour, and the seventh days cessation or quiet; it had respect unto the Bondage of the Israelites in Egypt, and their deliverance thence, and was therefore peculiar unto them. So R. Ephraim in Keli Jacar. And hence it may be, the Word, Remember, hath respect unto the Command of the Sabbath from the Foundation of the world. And therefore when the Command is repeated again, with peculiar respect to the Church of Israel, as the Motive, from the Egyptian Bondage and deliverance is expressed; so the Caution of Remembering is omitted, Deut. 5. 12. and transferred to this other occasion; Remember that thou wast a servant, v. 15.
(1.) As hath been shewed, this Opinion is not indeed Catholick amongst them; but many, and those of the most Learned of the Masters do oppose it; as we have proved already. And others may be added to them, whose Opinion although it be peculiar, yet it wanteth not a fair probability of Truth. For, they say, that the first part of the Precept, Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy, hath respect to the glorifying of God on the account of his Original Work and Rest. This therefore belongs unto all mankind. But as for that which follows about the six dayes labour, and the seventh dayes cessation or quiet; it had respect unto the Bondage of the Israelites in Aegypt, and their deliverance thence, and was therefore peculiar unto them. So R. Ephraim in Keli Jacar. And hence it may be, the Word, Remember, hath respect unto the Command of the Sabbath from the Foundation of the world. And therefore when the Command is repeated again, with peculiar respect to the Church of Israel, as the Motive, from the Aegyptian Bondage and deliverance is expressed; so the Caution of Remembring is omitted, Deut. 5. 12. and transferred to this other occasion; Remember that thou wast a servant, v. 15.