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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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still_o and_o have_v its_o patron_n and_o abettor_n ebion_n and_o cerinthus_n two_o of_o the_o wretchede_a heretic_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o after_o they_o apollinarius_n be_v say_v to_o countenance_n and_o defend_v it_o which_o doubtless_o make_v the_o ancient_a father_n declare_v themselves_o full_o in_o it_o as_o a_o dangerous_a point_n it_o seem_v to_o confirm_v the_o jew_n in_o their_o incredulity_n and_o may_v occasion_v other_o to_o make_v question_n of_o our_o saviour_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n hence_o irenaeus_n justin_n martyr_n tertullian_n and_o eusebius_n man_n of_o note_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n affirm_v that_o never_o any_o of_o the_o patriarch_n before_o moses_n law_n observe_v the_o sabbath_n which_o question_n less_o they_o must_v have_v do_v have_v that_o law_n be_v moral_a and_o dictate_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n he_o cite_v also_o epiphanius_n and_o theodoret_n on_o ezech._n 20._o procopius_n on_o gen._n 2._o damascen_n and_o our_o 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circumcision_n and_o be_v circumcise_v as_o tillam_n skip_n and_o cooly_n be_v as_o i_o be_o inform_v who_o call_v themselves_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n but_o to_o proceed_v upon_o the_o same_o reason_n perhaps_o the_o jewish_a rite_n day_n and_o typical_a or_o shadowy_a ordinance_n might_n and_o be_v call_v by_o their_o former_a and_o ancient_a name_n as_o well_o as_o for_o distinction_n sake_n for_o though_o those_o legal_a ordinance_n be_v dead_a yet_o as_o our_o annotator_n observe_v they_o be_v not_o then_o deadly_a if_o look_v upon_o as_o indifferent_a thing_n however_o god_n be_v please_v they_o be_v his_o own_o appointment_n to_o vouchsafe_v they_o a_o gradual_a and_o decent_a funeral_n second_o proposition_n but_o nevertheless_o after_o they_o have_v be_v better_o instruct_v into_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o change_n or_o end_n of_o the_o law_n they_o be_v more_o plain_o deal_v with_o i_o mean_v he_o more_o full_o and_o clear_o inform_v 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command_n concern_v it_o command_n it_o he_o allude_v to_o adam_n in_o paradise_n where_o we_o can_v find_v no_o express_a positive_a command_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o seat_v moral_o in_o th●_n four_o commandment_n it_o be_v now_o certain_a th●_n the_o necessary_a observance_n of_o it_o be_v take_v away_o 10._o on_o the_o other_o extreme_a whether_o th●_n seven_o day_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world●●_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v precise_o under_o the_o new_a t●●stament_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o four_o comman●●ment_n and_o no_o other_o the_o assertion_n here●●_n suppose_v that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d lord_n of_o the_o sabbath_n have_v neither_o change_a 〈◊〉_d nor_o reform_v any_o thing_n in_o and_o about_o the_o religious_a observation_n of_o a_o holy_a day_n of_o rest_n unto_o the_o lord_n whence_o it_o follow_v that_o such_o a_o observation_n can_v be_v no_o part_n or_o act_v of_o evangelical_n worship_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o only_o a_o moral_a duty_n 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why_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v require_v on_o every_o first_o day_n to_o make_v collection_n for_o the_o poor_a if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o usual_a day_n in_o which_o they_o assemble_v themselves_o together_o object_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v greek_a for_o one_o and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v as_o well_o be_v render_v one_o day_n of_o the_o week_n as_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n thus_o mr._n bamfield_n on_o act_n 20._o 7._o answ_n take_v dr._n wallis_n answer_n 41._o christian_n sab._n p._n 30_o 31_o 40_o 41._o viz._n sure_o this_o author_n can_v think_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v any_o where_n signify_v other_o than_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n moreover_o all_o who_o well_o understand_v the_o greek-tongue_n agree_v that_o the_o word_n be_v here_o the_o same_o as_o in_o mat._n 28._o 1._o mark_v 16._o 2._o luk._n 24._o 1._o 269._o durham_n on_o the_o command_n p._n 269._o it_o be_v clear_a say_v one_o to_o 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