, 1866-02-19
THE suE2ay QUESTION.
LAW of TIE Sabbath, ,''.--Sermon by
Rer. u. X. Jnnkin, D. D.

toteep IL hofs: rts dsFs ehtl, thou sinos, ana oo
the Lord Thy God; N 1t thoa saalt not do suy
work" &c.
N.lk !; :: and = .19s Sabbath s =: nsde for
Son Of .naI je Lord nl<o Of the Sabbath"
itct OF admirinc sonder By I'll the profoandest
bIef prrceps % lie IT, sern md sub.1acs q ii hnmsn
duty. 1t 10 ibc rule Of ztsbt ef11natias from
holy God, and os!gn,lly tnsts1ped npon the na
ehieay ths be- noral iua-eo oi God ii Which man was
Grated. Desseed. II !, deg1se. g iso@ the h.sn Of
MN BY he H. l,,n. s' fsthsa iSs ah591Sn ~ pa;
r1Eht. There is no duty to God Or man which II
docs dol rr4ute-no sin asaiust God or nsn that /:
Fl. - hs vas reite:1,ed ii siast, written npon txo
,abltts Of etore, md delivered TO the 1sraelites
lh1oueh 1hs . aSeuey @ ot Aoses. t'at = The velJ
ID guarantee that through them, or th. seed OF
4btah1n. .'al the 32n34ts Of the ear1b SHOULD be
hl:fed. !" II Wa The, manitsst purpose Of thc Di-
tended 10 u nations. ''' - e~@'' @'"S'A 'e Ca
The word law VIZ written upon the stooe tables.
a. IN Indication Of l.s perpetual obligation and ii
ID probable that the one tabc contained the four
comHapde nm. that pFeec1tbe our dnties to God, and
MN Tie DIT eomsna aiees. 0ao 70 1faes III one 9e
ony loving and true God, the infinite, eternsI md
@ @nnshangeao1s soseEeisn au,hox Of al law, and the
Il. %oSp se Io.baps iii sssSoi sSoatlS
The thltd prese1bcs The ept1t Of worship. reqais-
81 sas h'ne e. 9as " wPeEsn PEs
setting apst certain portion Of tune 70 Be a dsy
Of sacred rest, poty Contemplation and spiritual
Ths fourth preeept ot &c moral Law I. our pres
.uch ret times ns ne bath appolnssd n His word,
o e'f III i 's':n 20 e. sSs
&c Ssa ne c.oi IT,, l. :, .s1 q
may enact nhat lays he pleasea .os the government
o1 hte GeaturrH. Sovereign Of cur persons, prop
az .ss lie s. '
Of Al orr time, md my dile1 how We shall spend
each moment IN dcta11. II He choose 10 exercise te
dsys of sbs weeI u holy 'days had ne chosen. Ana
We believe that. in this tecuon OF The moral law, he
IA. commanded men labor ss1 daye Of she weak,
seventh of our time never was giFeu 10 Us for ont
own employment, oat expressly res1red, in
aorsp s ana eaas sas " be I'D @ % e 'hs
observed u holy ds1s, We would aa7s been bound
to Observe them. But no euch appointment ever
diti9n . the weekly sabbath, i E Eue. God gave
PURPOSES n @ pat desc % Ter @ part Of he 1itnsl .w
no. OF The sno.aI code. They were part snd parcel
Q, those ncn!al Institutions which pertaaed 10
peary, pa1po=es, p9ragured Messiah, and affer
the advent, terminated BY their OWE limitation.
IhG4E CfttfM0nih4. 1dh3lH+ AEQ Id8tS pS{lAkNeu 10
the ancaen. dispen.alon yrcse pecn;,ar TO 1sr1el,
were explicitly ahfoea:ed BY Apostolic authority,
never were part Of the nosal code and siye no
ras Instituted. So III irom h.stug sny sc<lpsuzal
psst:ly p eandsnned '1 n fbe New TsssSsnt &: ..
and and yes1s. IN afraid oi yoa !" And coI. il. ieti
md i7ih-"Lot no 1nan judge you in meal, Of In
aTink, q IL Tstpset . oaf Eoyday, .. q d eev
Of GOOD things 10 come; bat the BODY Il Of
ch1i.t." inese ceremonial customs, sod iessts,
% + e. af,<nsssnes az Sss ss'e1S: %k:u 6 Tas
unf nd Ii. esns g. LIZ con oems. then sess
% III Il tSese tSe Eeee5 sabbsth VS. s not one. :.
; we shs1i rec: We s1r no Advocate tor mere mzu-
appointed days. thr1.ts yoke. IN this respect, 1.
bss Rome ealrtsd unseapsuel leei,laiion
upon this .uejeet, that che has ap-
pen' e S'ys snasne sss as 5, as e. III II
and BY tts OWL history, for Il ia aassant het that
those vho most zealonsly obeotye naa:institu.ed
ths,t boiy d,ys afs 100 otn days q ptodis.e, a1d
appo.nted il bis vord is the ono day ia seven, ap-
pointed at me eiote Of erea'ion, and presented IN
Tna: the fourth commandment DOES require the
ooteaVance Of one whole day + sevea, :. daJ 70
| be devoted 10 Eod and the oiaces OF Hls sotehir,
is obvious IRON simple inspection Of Its language
! "Rerasmber the Sabbath oay to keep 1t holy"
nd e9sed ~ ION an sae s.
keep holy 1he wo1l holy" means separated. vt
tPeei.l and felisioas 90. Thu. lie Jswr under.
rtcod It. and pfact1srd acoo1dinslY. ana II Is not
& a s #
ssa, hat insiss iii i nat JeThh tssstudoa, not
liza; e.; ssSsas oss ", de is
that ..,he son q Man is Lord also Of !ho
sabbath, 4. proof that II was Jewish laW md Il
now ahroeated whereas these texts prove the
rcty reverse. Tho sabbath WIS made Tor rnsn-ior
rns5:a1 man1or he wsole rs md nSt 70,
Man "a. not made for Il, aud Is not required to
f. ssney s 81 he ssess nsss Il s
Christ srbnked the jews !or an uajnt' iniaspreta.
don d me Law ol the sabbaih> but bJ no nesns
% eaee bsosda application, asserting shat il vas
made for 1nsn, for man in al ua.on-. md in all
spS s' .atboT a1a ras III
of ,he living and poi q ths dad. Il ~ alEument
ssitseoe sy Quoting aea .he dlr'ns
tie God OF Ahiahsm, oi 1saac, md Of Jacob, " snd
ths q!ns Nea vi ID tee s.easth usa SEQ ae1osa ae y
I'D ii inc t11ne Of chrzs's coming If # had been
md net ng 1Se 1 Il Gaf - Toad on hG
1norsty 10 rnitseaie iae pen1y III violating it-se
ga ~ apon ~ abeh aa s vas 10 b teps Butih AZ
ticpsttng: and proceed To aho'v
lar apd therefore OF universal apd perpetual obica
r.o,i. TINS is the sita. pout Of this eubject ant
Of immense Importance 10 The Church Of Christ
For, ii The sabbath lsw ID moi moral; II II is A,
abolished jeHieh ceremony; II 1t possess no d1vin
authority, and u only retained matter OF con
r hind The conscience; there ID really no holy time
: thue IL no day Of God, no - Lords dsy,'' upo.
s e. :. III, III npsz t.. hs Fe9B
and that to ,1ol.te It s n immortality. r. rs to
men, csnnot Be compfeesed into single discourse
F1rt-n = founded npoo she axs of na,ase: p
r cuced, and fh1t God, the universal Father, ough
10 b worthtpped, and wosshipped not on!y by ms,
II IN lndiyidaal, but By nen g society. The cses
mn s u .ocis ieins, our socisf po,1ess I'D ase
: t1on4 orEht IL bc called tnlo tho worship Of God
And since uost Of our duslos grow out Of our rois
4 oi religion, nd sines one Object oi wotehip il
cbe1t6 the religious ten.t Of duty md Rtve nstzut
tcn !hs.sD y manifest s H.. soe wors1iP
8 se,1es 1ocs,ae7." Asd 4 socsi wotsh,S is auts
@s ,@s "as' q Z tas ssE'if i 2 'oa eenear 1ai
y d1ed dsy Of worship be ret apsrt, and each tnd
v1dusl be left TO chooee his oNn time, mutual inte
l. aRree upon . time, and soetal worship ~oald
found tmp.atticabIe- The Light Of nature, thet
ehowe that holy day Is necessary, II God !! to
socially wosshtpped, md CREATES the pfpe79aas
Is And the h1ftory Of ths raee strengthens this pt
It eAtun. Mn Is eve1yNheie found ! religious N
s rnal even tn his most barharous states. Al tribe
j. hzye come son Of Gods, add some son 9! worship
\ and IN al na.,ons The social principle Is seeoi
o content 10 ca in eolitude upon hts idol He sees
10 wosrlfp with bis fellows; md hence they ha1
n 4et times Of wosahsp-their holy days Nov
D. how are We 10 account for facts 40 nn3yersal
,c marking the religious history Of man. Why th
un!,e1ii recognition o 1hs dpty q so;a! woo ss
d. without causes Hos do Jon seconnt tor these :
d lig1ous phenonena. They can be seltacted only
ID one OF two eaueee, or to both; either 10 IN eAr
dimned BY the rn,sts Of tradition. Or to the stso1
G. Impulse OF nAtu1e and conscience, urging msn
nj grupe amid the darkness Of hs fall after the pa
o. e saa r. wo,;hig .. Soe ~ sshsy y
:" s1Ip are apprc.4a The !ish. n r..1rs. u tao
10 IN ea.ly revelst,oa Of Coda VII Of which reve
" tion corrupt modes md tines Of wossh1p arc p:rr
ture had originally au.hoe1xcd holy days; Or II
ed conscience, it etlll proves that "hol5 day" is
19 dictate Of natural religion.
Y for worship be absolutely necessary who shall
q. the tine1 Rea.on and sound logic would repl
oy Let the Supreme God. whe IL Lord Of ali onr tin
elf frHe1ons culture, and let hin ax the day. n
u would be tonnd reason's snsw.rr. 70. Fist. no
2. bat God has m au,hority 70 make such appol1
M Mat nent. Second, men could rcrer agree. either
on 10 the portion Of time to the particular
y q da5s. Third, such an agreement, eTen II Inat
Y would no, hind the conscience; and Fourth, IN
" tau1t Of axed time. confusion and mutual int
e tuptIou ~on.d defeat social worship altogrthe1-
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