The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-09

Observance before the time Of Moses, but considered its
existence established by the fact that it appointed,
recorded in Genesis, 2.
This is glazing seqair. Moses does not say
intimate, in Genesis, that God commanded men 10 OBJ
the seventh day day OF rest but that nc ceased
from the work Of creation that day, aud rested him
SELF So says John Bunyan, that distinguished Baptist
~As for the imposing of seventh day Sabbath upon
men, from Adam TO Moses, OF that we md nothing in
Holy WRIT either from precept example And again:
Gods giving OF the seventh day Sabbath, was with res
pect 70 stated and stnted worship in his church. the
which until the time of Moses set up among his
peoples Then he appoints them time, and times to
perform this worship in but said aiore before
II was not SO, as the whole 1--WE books Of Moses plainly
show
Sabbath from the fact that the fourth commandment,
says: aRemember the Sabbath day &C
very insufficient ground this surely for such concu
son for is quite possible that the Injunction repern
ber there used in the frequent sense Of bearing IN
mind rather than calling TO minds ofsrget not the
commandment now give and if in this sense
there is evidence that their memory was called upon
60 further back than to the giving Of the Two
weeks before.
s. AS further proof Of the existence Of seventh day
sabbath before Noses Dr. d. referred the testimony OF
Hesiod and other Of the old Greek poets who speak
Of me seventh day as 'consecrated3 or holy.
candid consideration OF the passages in the old poets
here referred to will the leas sustain the Doctors
ebeory-e a. Hesod fwho lived about 900 years before
Christi says in his "Hemara vols 5 9:-These follow.
sng) days under the providence Of Jove the first
the consecrated, also The fourth day and
The seventh day for this Laon bore the golden
ApoAo.n The strait TO which the preacher was
puzzled evidence to sustain his theory Of patrarcha
sabbath may be Judged from his citation oil such rree
want testimony.
In speaking Of the Mosaic Sabbath, the Doctor said
that was only binding was contained in the
moral law Decal6gue: and that the ceremonial direc
eons concerning its observance concerning kindng fire
&C, &c, we had nothing to do with, and hence tn
panphet recently published, entitled g Stone Him 10
ieasn, was a mere carcature.
IN takn9 ms position and making distinction betwee
me Deca,oeus ana the remainder OF the Mosaic law DIR
- Opposes himself TO the best commentators, who
being equally binding on the Jews
But y nis distinction be allowed, the keeping Of the
day Of religious worship all bu. as dav a. roe, Sr,
labor. So says the learned spencer;n the provisions
Ct The fourth commandment, God did not cnoA, The
css Of any religious devotion, but merely cornoreaI
vest-o de Leg. Heb, lib. l. ch A.
With respect to the change Of day from the seventh
90 the 6rss Of the week Dr. said the particular dav nr
sc scven observed not essential was only nsccs
sary observe day in seven and he would not ouar
rel with the Seventh Day Baptsts they conscentousv
Dbscrvcd Saturday as the Sabbath.
Hero again the Doctor il ut direct issue with the rpost
eminent Commentators, who nearly unanimous in as
sertiDg that he fourth commandment must be observed