...want of leisure, to give them disturbance in their worship. (2.) It farther appears, that the Sabbath was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week, in that this was a day, in which the church met, together with the apostles, for solemn public worship....

...reason, as instituted by him. The arguments that have hitherto been brought to prove that the Sabbath Was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week, are principally such as are founded on a scripture-consequence. We shall now proceed to prove that...

...proving at any considerable length that immediately after the resurrection of our Lord the sabhath was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week. There is nothing in the nature of the institution inconsistent -with such a change. The spirit of the...

...absurd to suppose he professed faith in himself. The new testament dispensation began, when the Sabbath was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week. "For where a Testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." The death of...

...world till the resurrection of Christ ; and that, on the introduction of Christianity, this festival was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week ; , as now observed by nearly all Christian churches. We proceed, in the next place, to consider, more...

...first day of the week ; it -evidently appears, that this day is the Christian sabbath. That the sabbath was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week, when Christ arose from the dead, is evident from the special observance and improvement of the first...

...absurd to suppose he professed faith in himself. The new testament dispensation began, when the Sabbath was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week. "For where a Testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." The death of...

...itself, because it contains no limitations. Seventhly. That at the resurrection of Christ the Sabbath was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week : Eighthly. That we are bound to keep and sanctify the Lord's day, according to the letter and spirit...

...on the seventh day of the week, because he completed the stupendous work of creation on that day. It was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week by God the Redeemer, because on that day he completed the still more stupendous work of redemption....

...introduction of the Gospel dispensation, and the establishment of the Christian Church, the Sabbath was changed from the seventh to the first day of the week: And this is termed the Christian Sabbath, orLord's-day. This change was observed by the first Christians,...