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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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Exercitatio Secunda.
(1) Of the Original of the Sabbath; the importance of this Disquisition (2) Opinion of some of the Jewish Masters about the Original of the Sabbath that it began in Mara. (3) The Station in Mara and the Occurrences thereof; Tacitus noted, Exod. 15. 25, 26. Jews Exposition of it. (4) This Opinion refuted by Testimonies and Reasons. (5) Another Opinion of the Ancient Jews about the Original of the Sabbath; and of the Mahometans. (6) Opinions of Christians about the Original of the Sabbath proposed. (7) That of its Original from the Foundation of the World, asserted. The first Testimony given unto it, Gen. 2. 2. Vindicated. Exceptions of Heddigerus answered. (8.) What intended by sanctifying and blessing the seventh Day. (9) Other Exceptions removed. Series and Dependence of the Discourse in Moses cleared. The whole Testimony vindicated. (10) Heb. 4 3, 4. Vindicated. (11) Observation of the Sabbath by the Patriarchs before the giving of the Law. Instances hereof collected by Manasse Ben Israel. Farther confirmation of it. (12) Tradition among the Gentiles concerning it. Sacredness of the septenary Number. (13) Testimonies of the Heathen collected by Aristobulus, Clemens, Eusebius. (14) Importance of these Testimonies examined ⟨p. 41⟩and vindicated. (15) Ground of the Hebdomadal Revolution of time. Its Observation Catholic. (16) Planetary Denominations of the Days of the Week, whence. (17) The contrary Opinion of the Original of the Sabbath in the Wilderness proposed, and examined. (18) First Argument against the Original of the Sabbath, Answered, &c.