The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-28
Anti-sundsy SAbbatsrian Testimonies,

Ill,
DISTINGUISHED THEOLOaIANs OF THE sEyBNrEFNru
CENTURY.
J. FRANCIS GoMAR, ARMINIUs' GREAT ANTAGONIST can
neither be made good by the law of Nature nor text
Scripture, or any solid argument drawn from thence
that By the fourth commandment day seven Is TO
be dedicated 10 Gods serviceDe Orig. ct Inst Sabbat
Oh. D., n. s.
2. JOHN PRIDFArx, DIVINITY PROFESSOR AT OXFORD -rhe
Sabbath was not instituted at the Creation the
Of enc day in is ceremonial and obliged tae Jevs
only the Lords day IL founded only on the authority
Of the church, the church has still authority 10 change
the day; work, which is hndrspce TO the publc gar
vice. LAWFUL on that day on the Lords day all recre-
aons whatever are 20 be allowed which honestly may
reHssh be ss ana increase 1utual love and neignbor-
hood among us DE Sabtd.
FRANCS WHITE, BlsnoP OF ELY. IL the fourth COM
msrdment concerning the seventh day Is moral 81
petus', then II is not such in respect to the
eighth day. for this pseCept requlreh the obss vance
u ita one day only which 1t speceth in that
nebt Every DAY OF the week and of the year
Is we Lords anG .h3 Sunday is the Lords by
The las of the fourth Commandment than the FRIDAY for
The LoIds cay OF has fourth the Satur
day -W07k Ga The Sabbath
4. PETER HEyLiS, CHAPLAIN TO CHARLES 1.-The Lorde
day had no such command the sabbath that It should
be saacieo bat WIS eis plainly TO Gods people 10 pcb
on this, or Gil? other, for the public use. And being
taken UP amongst them, aud made day of meeting iu he
congregation 'or religious exercises yet for 800 YEAR.
(aier Cbfst there neither Law bind them to Il
nor any rest from abors from worldly business re
qnlred upon II --Htsto1 Of Sabbath, p. "a.
hugo vsonus, VERY LEARNED COMMENTATOR --rhesa
hnes the testimony OF the early Christian fathers refut
those Tho suppose that the first day of The week THAT
Inc LORDS day was substituted place of the Sabbath ioi
no mention is made of such thing either by Chris
or bis apostles And when the Apostle Paul says Cnrs
Rne are not TO be condemned OF Slbbahs &c
40 shows that they were entirely free from that law
wpcn oerty would be OF effect IT, the law aiming
the day merely were cbanged.-Ann. on OG Test Er
can ne SHOWN 0y the ceares evidence that Col app
me sabbath to be observed not By the human race, bu
by the isfaeltes aone DE- Leg Heb, DC. Lilo l., d.
Romans, the great patron and champion Of Christian
liberty not obscurely decareh his mind that Christian
Of strength in judgment did regard day above another
but Esteemed all Che excepted none) alike as to an
special obligation founded on Divine law and right. i
subor dnston TO which doctrine we may add that th
appears with great evidence 70 have been the com mo
opinion Of the wses and most orthodox Christians in III
primitive church; that this law (ot the Sabbath), as
not known prectsed before Noses 50 IL ceased
obIige after Christ Works, Vol i, Expos of DecaIog
8 JEREMY TAyIoR-The lords day did not succeed il
gated and the Lords day was merely Of eccIcsastcal
stitutoD 1t was not introduced By virtue Of the four
commandment duct Du,iant, b. H., 2.
8. RoBERT BARCLAY, THE GREAT ExPoUNDER OF QUAKE
DocrRNEs..-We [tae Quakerel not seecg any ground
Scripture for It, cannot be supersious as to belev
that either the Jewish Sabbath now Continued or tina IN
st day OF the week the ante type thereof or the tru
Christian Sabbath = We know no moral obey
ton by the fourth commandment, elsewhere to kse
the rst day Of the week than other or "a any bo
nees inherent In it -ApetoQy on Workshops
TO- RIcHARD BAXTER, AUTHOR or SAINTS REsr.--Plaiu
ana expressly Paul numbereth Sabbaths with th
sbadows that esase, Gel H. 10, to pass by ohe
texts Their 1.-THE Sunday sabbaisrian'sl reason ia
denying thisl that he saith not Sabbath, but Sal
baths, Is against themselves the plural number bein
moet comprenensve and other Sabbaths receiving the
name from ths What violence mems wits must use
denying the evidence OF plain xt-Prdcical Work
Vol. iii p. 9l4.
II. JOHN BuNyAN, AUTHOR or "PnGRas PROGRESS. )"
Here also Col, H., 16, l Paul serveth other days
serveth the Sabbath. He gives liberty TO believers
refuse tho observation Of it, and commands that mi
should Judge [sve Judgment against them [conder
them] for 30 doing. Nor hath the Apostle since
saith TOR Of the SabbAths," would think, left q
hole out Of which mems inventions could get but m
has sought out many, and 30 many he will use-0n LORI
Day.
II. JOHN EMroY, AUTHOR OF "PARApsR LOST "--una
tho Gospel, day Ii appointed for Divine worsnp
preference 70 another, except ouch a. the Onarcn may
apart OF its own authority for tho voluntary ssso"
TOWN." '''"' WV J. l.. HATCH