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is; for she is In bondage with her
children. But the Jerusalem that is
above Is free, which is our mother.
| Howbeit what saith the scripture?
Cast out the handmaiden and her son:
for the son Of the handmade shall not
inherit with the + son of the free
woman. Wherefore, brethren, We are
not children of a handmade. but Of
the freewoman. Gal. 4:21-26, 80, 81.
Please read Gen. 21:9-12: What was
given on Mount Sinai? Elk. 20:1-17:
And he (God) gave unto Moses, when
he (God) had made an end of COM
muning with him (Moses) upon Mount
Sinai the two tables of the testimony,
tables of stone, written with the
finger of God. Elk. 31:1S: Here we
have the basis for all law. Written
by the finger of God. But this law
was limited as to it's duration. Proof.
For all the prophets (pluraD and the
law (singular) prophesied until John.
And If We are willing to receive it,
this Is Elijah that Is to come. Matt.
11:13,14; Malachi 4: Sc: What then
Is the law? 1t was added because Of
transgressions, till the seed (Gen.
1915; 22:18: Gal. 1916; Isaiah, 1914;
Matt. 1:1S-23; Luke 1:26-33. Please
read Luke 2; note we'll verses 29-32)
should come. Gal. "A. II the seventh
day Sabbath was in force, after the
seed had come Then our Lord both
transgressed the Sabbath, also en-
encouraged others to do so. Jesus
saith unto him. Arise take up thy
bed and walk. Now 1t was the Sab
bath on that day John 5:8, 8: Com
pare with Jeremiah 1927: Most of
our Lords healing was done on the
Sabbath The Pharisee was great on
Seventh day Sabbath keeping" But
found no trouble in devourlng widows
houses. Mark 1910. And swallowing
camel. Matt. 1924.
Having therefore such hope, we
use great boldness Of speech, and are
not as Moses, who put veil upon
his face, that the children of Israel
should not look steadfastly on the
end Of that which was passing away;
but their minds were hardened; for
until this very day at the reading Of
the ola covenant (SinaD the same
veil remaineth, 1t not being revealed
TO them that 1t is done away in
Christ. But unto this day. whenso-
ever Moses is read, veil lieth upon
their 'heart But whatsoever it shall
turn to the Lord, the veil is taken
away. II Cor. 3:12-16. Gal. 3:19; 4:
81: John 1886. Rom. So, 3, 4. But
there rose up certain Of the sect Of
the Pharisees who believed, saying,
It is needful to circumcise them, and
to charge them to keep the law OF
Moses. Acts 1875. Please read verses
"a. 49, 1t remains fact that the first
day was kept by the disciples. John
|2O:19. Acts 20:7. Rev. ITO. Christ
ians observed the first day as Sab
bath as can be proven by church his
tory The pope did not change the
day, for it was changed long before
there was a pope. Buffers Catechism
teaches the church changed the day.
When Justinian appointed the Bishop
of Rome universal bishop, that Is, all
other bishops to subordinate to him
Bishop of Romeo then YOU had the
pope Am quoting A. s. r. ": It is
singular Our Lord, and apostles, espe-
cially Paul, Acts 1920, 26, 81, is
silent. The entire new testament is
silent on the seventh day question.
II think 1t safe to say the first OBJ
servance of the seventh day Sabbath
by man Is found in Elk. 16:2S-26.
It is also forbidden to kindle a fire
on the Sabbath day Proof. Elk, 1878.
Ye shall kindle no fire. throughout
your habitation upon the Sabbath day.