Christian Sabbath; Its History, Authority, Duties, Benefits & Civil Relations (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862. Excerpt: ... 11 Remember The Sabbath-day, To Keep It Holt. Six Days "shalt THOO LAROUR, AND DO ALL THY WORK. But THE SEVENTH DAY 19 THE Sabbath Of The Lord Thy God: In It Thou Shalt Not Do Any Work, Thou, Nor Thy Son, Nor Thy Daughter, Nor Thy Man-servant, Nor Thy Maid-servant, Nor Thy Cattle, Nor Thy Stranger That Is Within Thy Gates: For In Six Days The Lord Made Heaven And Earth, The Sea, And All That In Them Is, And Rested The Seventh Day: Wherkfore The Lord Blessed The Sabbath-day And Hallowed It."--Exodira xx. 8-11. The first two discourses of this series have established the divine origin and permanent authority of the Sabbath. It is important for us to keep these conclusions in mind, as we proceed to-night, to inquire how the Sabbath is to be kept. All obligation is defined by law; and it will appear, accordingly, that those loose views concerning the observance of the Sabbath, which good men have held in Reformation times, or in our own, have grown out of the notion that the Fourth Commandment was a part of that Jewish economy, which the coming in of a better covenant has.abrogated. We, upon the other hand, have found every reason for leaving that command where God has placed it--among those fundamental moral precepts which constitute the permanent and universal law of our race. These reasons have been amply stated, and do not need to be reviewed. Yet let me say, that even a very imperfect exposition of the law of the Sabbath cannot fail to add something to the evidence of its permanent authority. At our first view of the Sabbatic law, we are struck with its brevity and lack of detail. It would be natural to regret this feature of it, and to think that fuller legislation upon this subject would have forestalled many mischievous disputes, and have saved tender...