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A47576 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. Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704. 1700 (1700) Wing K73; ESTC R7556 176,774 438

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sixteenth_o year_n after_o christ_n he_o lay_v it_o positive_o down_o that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v now_o abrogate_a with_o the_o other_o ceremony_n which_o be_v to_o vanish_v at_o christ_n come_v let_v no_o man_n judge_v you_o etc._n etc._n the_o sabbath_n say_v he_o be_v well_o match_v with_o meat_n and_o drink_n new_a moon_n and_o holy_a day_n which_o be_v all_o temporary_a ordinance_n and_o to_o go_v off_o the_o stage_n at_o our_o saviour_n entrance_n and_o that_o paul_n mean_v the_o seventh-day_n sabbath_n he_o cite_v ambrose_n hierom_n epiphanius_n chrysostom_n augustin_n and_o their_o particular_a book_n that_o they_o understand_v paul_n thus_o in_o col._n 2._o 16._o as_o he_o do_v 10._o praefat._n in_o galat._n apocal_a 10._o take_v what_o hierom_n say_v as_o follow_v there_o be_v no_o sermon_n of_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o either_o deliver_v by_o epistle_n or_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n wherein_o he_o labour_v not_o to_o prove_v that_o all_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o law_n be_v 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this_o be_v the_o result_n 29._o act._n 15._o 29._o viz._n for_o it_o seem_v use_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o we_o to_o lay_v upon_o you_o great_a burden_n than_o these_o necessary_a thing_n that_o ●abstain_v from_o meat_n offer_v to_o idol_n and_o from_o ●ood_a and_o from_o thing_n strangle_v and_o from_o for●cation_n from_o which_o if_o you_o keep_v yourselves_o you_o ●ll_v do_v well_o fare_v you_o well_o note_v these_o thing_n be_v forbid_v in_o the_o ●●w_n and_o these_o thing_n they_o command_v they_o ●t_a to_o do_v but_o not_o one_o word_n that_o they_o shall_v ●●ep_v the_o sabbath_n give_v in_o moses_n law_n this_o be_v ●ne_a of_o those_o thing_n they_o shall_v observe_v therefore_o it_o be_v not_o the_o counsel_n or_o mind_n of_o the_o ●oly_a ghost_n that_o gentile_a believer_n shall_v keep_v at_o day_n 6thly_a 27._o act._n 20._o 27._o paul_n say_v positive_o that_o he_o have_v not_o ●●nned_v to_o declare_v to_o the_o saint_n all_o the_o counsel_n of_o ●d_a 20._o 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