,,! ,,sev5? ,,day ,,sabba?1  ,a         
,,p]petual ,,sign1  ,,f ,,! ,,beg9n+    
,,to ,,! ,,ent]+ ,,into ,,! ,,gates ,,( 
,,! ,,holy ,,city1  ,,accord+ ,,to ,,!  
,,comm&m5t4   ,,by ,,joseph ,,bates3    
,bre?r51 ,i write no new comm&m5t unto  
y1 b an old      comm&m5t :i* ye _h f ! 
beg9n+4 ,! old      comm&m5t is ! ,,^w  
:i* ye h he>d f !      beg9n+4 ,john ii3
 #g4       ,9 ! beg9n+ ,god creat$ !    
heav5 & ! e>?4      ,g54 i3 #a4 ,& ,god 
bless$ ! sev5? day1 & re/$ f      all 8 
"w4 ii3 #c4       ,bless$ are !y t d 8  
comm&m5ts1 t !y may h      "r to ! tree 
( life & ent] 91 c4 ,rev4 xxii3 #ad4    
,,new-,,b$=d ,,press ,,( ,,b5jam9       
,,l9dsey #ahdf4     #a,,preface4  ,,to  
,,! ,,little ,,flock4   ,rememb] !      
,sabba? day to keep x holy4 ,six days "w
 may be done1 b ! sev5? is ! ,sabba? ( !
 ,"l ?y ,god3 9 x ?\ %alt n d any "w4   
,?is comm&m5t ,i conceive to be z b9d+  
n[ z x ev] 01 & w be to ! ent]+ into !  
gates ( ! city4 ,rev4 xxii3 #ad4  ,i    
und]/& t ! sev5? day ,sabba? is n ! lea/

 "o1 among ! ,,all ?+s t are to be      
re/or$ be=e ! second adv5t ( ,jesus     
,*ri/1 see+ t ! ,imp]ial & ,papal p[] ( 
,rome1 s9ce ! days ( ! ,apo/les1 h *ang$
 ! sev5? day ,sabba? to ! fir/ day ( !  
week6  ,tw5ty days be=e ,god re-enact$ &
 wrote ! comm&m5ts ) 8 f+] on tables (  
/one1 he requir$ 8 p to keep ! ,sabba?4 
,exo4 xvi3 #bg1 #cj4 ,"h he calls !     
,sabba? my comm&m5ts & my laws4 ,n[ !   
,,savior has giv5 8 comm5ts on !        
comm&m5ts4 ,see ,matt4 xxii3 #ce1 #dj4  
,on ^! two 7precepts7 hang ,,all ! law &
 ! prophets4 ,!n x w\ld be impossible = 
! ,sabba? to be left out4 ,a "q 0 ask$1 
:at %all ,i d to inh]it et]nal life8    
,says ,jesus1 ,if ?\ wilt ent] into life
 keep ! comm&m5ts--xix4 ,"h he quotes   
five f ! tables ( /one4 ,if he did n    
mean all ! re/1 !n he deceiv$ ! lawy] 9 
! two fir/ precepts1 love to ,god & love
 to man4 ,see also ,matt4 v3 #ag1 #ai1  
#ba1 #bg1 #cc4 ,,paul comm5ts ?us4 ,!   
law is holy1 & ! comm&m5ts holy1 j &    
good4 ,circumcision & uncircumcision is 

no?+ b ! keep+ ! comm&m5ts ( ,god4 ,all 
! law is fulfill$ 9 "o ^w3 ?\ %alt love 
?y neighbor z ?yself4 ,,john says1 ! old
 comm&m5t is ! ,,^w f ! beg9n+4--#b1 #g4
 ,g54 ii3 #c4 ,he c>ries u f !nce into !
 gates ( ! city4 ,rev4 xxii3 #ad4 ,"h he
 has p>ticul> ref]5ce to ! ,sabba?4     
,,james calls x ! p]fect1 royal law (   
lib]ty1 :i* we are to be do]s (1 & be   
judg$ by4 ,take out ! f\r? comm&m5t & ! 
law is imp]fect1 & we %all fail 9 "o    
po9t4  ,! uncompromis+ advocate = pres5t
 tru?1 :i* fe$s & n\ri%es ! little flock
 9 :atev] c\ntry or place1 is ! re/or] (
 all ?+s2 "o man l ,john ! ,bapti/1 _c  
dis*>ge ?is duty to e k9dr$1 nation1    
tongue & p1 & /ill rema9 9 "o place4 ,! 
tru? is :at we want4    ,fairhav51      
,augu/ #ahdf4                           
,,joseph ,,bates4     #c,,! ,,sabba?4   
,,fir/ ,,"q ,,is1 ,,:5 ,,0 ,,! ,,sabba? 
,,in/itut$8  ,^? :o are 9 ! habit (     
read+ ! ,scriptures j z !y f9d !m1 & (  
und]/&+ !m accord+ to ! e/abli%$ rules (
 int]pretation1 w nev] be at a loss to  

und]/& s pla9 a passage z ! foll[+3 ,&  
,god bless$ ! sev5? day1 & sanctifi$ x2 
because t 9 x he _h re/$ f all 8 "w :i* 
,god creat$ & made4 ,g54 ii3 #c4 ,moses1
 :5 ref]r+ to x1 says to ! *ildr5 (     
,israel1 ,?is is t :i* ! ,"l ha? said1  
to-morr[ is ! ,,re/ ( ! holy ,sabba?    
unto ! ,"l4 ,exod4 xvi3 #bc4  ,!n we    
und]/& t ,god e/abli%$ ! sev5? day      
,sabba? 9 ,p>adise1 on ! v day :5 he    
re/$ f all 8 "w1 & n "o week1 nor "o    
ye>1 nor two ?\s& five hundr$ & f\rte5  
ye>s aft]w>ds1 z "s w\ld h x4 ,is x n   
pla9 t ! ,sabba? 0 in/itut$ to          
commemorate ! /up5d\s "w ( creation1 &  
design$ by ,god to be celebrat$ by 8    
wor%ip]s z a weekly ,sabba?1 9 ! same   
mann] z ! ,israelites 7 comm&$ to       
celebrate ! ,passov]1 f ! v night ( _!  
deliv]ance till ! resurrection ( ,jesus 
f ! dead2 or z we1 z a nation1 annually 
celebrate our national indep5d5ce2 or z 
type answ]s to antetype1 s we believe   
?is mu/ run d[n1 to ! keep+ ( ! ,sabba? 
to ! p ( ,god 9 ! immortal /ate4  ,x is 

argu$ by "s1 t because no m5tion is made
 ( ! ,sabba? f its in/itution 9 ,p>adise
 till ! fall+ ( ! manna 9 ! wild]ness1  
m5tion$ 9 ,exo4 xvi3 #ae1 t x 0 !re=e "h
 in/itut$ = ! ,jews1 b #dwe ?9k !re is  
bible argum5t suffici5t to su/a9 ! reply
 ( ,jesus to ! ,ph>isees1 t ! ,sabba? 0 
made = ,,man & n man = ! ,sabba?4 ,if x 
0 made = any "o exclusively x mu/ h be5 
= ,adam1 ! fa!r ( u all1 two ?\s& ye>s  
be=e ,abraham 7:o is claim$ z ! fa!r ( !
 ,jews7 0 born4 ,john says1 ! old       
comm&m5t 0 f ! beg9n+--#a3 ii3 #g4  ,!re
 is pretty /rong inf]5ce t !            
antideluvians measur$ "t by weeks f !   
acc\nt giv5 by ,noah1 :5 ! wat]s ( !    
deluge began to subside4 ,he s5t out a  
dove :i* soon return$4 ,at ! end ( sev5 
days he s5t h] out aga92 & at ! end (   
sev5 days m1 he s5t h] out a ?ird "t4   
,n[ :y ?is pref]5ce = ! numb] sev58 :y n
 five or t5 days1 or any o!r numb]8 ,c x
 be suppos$ t 8 fix+ on ^u sev5 0       
accid5tal8 ,h[ mu* m natural to conclude
 t x 0 9 ob$i5ce to ! au?ority ( ,god1 z

 express$ 9 ! #b;d *ap4 ( ,g54 ,a simil>
 division ( "t is incid5tally m5tion$ 9 
,g54 xxix3--fulfill h] week & we w give 
!e ?is also2 & ,jacob did s & fulfill$  
h] week4 ,n[ ! ^w week is e :]e us$ 9   
,scripture z we use x2 x nev] means m   
nor less ?an sev5 days 7except z symbols
 ( ye>s7 & "o ( !m 0 9 all o!r cases !  
,sabba?4 ,b n[ suppose !re _h be5 an    
entire sil5ce on ! subject ( ! ,sabba? =
 ?is tw5ty-five hundr$ ye>s1 w\ld t be  
suffici5t evid5ce t !re 0 none4 ,if s1  
we h ! same evid5ce t !re 0 no ,sabba? f
 ! reign ( ,jo%ua till ! reign ( ,david1
 f\r hundr$ & six ye>s1 z no m5tion is  
made ( x 9 ! hi/ory ( t p]iod4 ,b :o c  
be p]suad$ t ,samuel & ! pi\s ,judges ( 
,israel did n reg>d ! ,sabba?4 ,:at does
 ,god say ( ,abraham8 t he obey$ my     
voice1 & kept my *>ge1 my comm&m5ts1 my 
/atutes & my laws4 7,see :at he calls !m
 9 ,exo4 xvi3 #bg1 #cj47 ,?is1 ( c\rse1 
includes ! :ole4 ,!n ,abraham rev]5c$   
,god's ,sabba?4 ,once m1 !re is no      
m5tion ( ! circumcision f ! days (      

,jo%ua till ! days ( ,j]emiah1 a p]iod (
 m ?an eight hundr$ ye>s4 ,w x be       
believ$ t ,samuel & ,david1 & all ^?    
pi\s wor?ies ) ! :ole ,jewi% nation1    
neglect$ t ess5tial seal ( ! cov5ant =  
eight hundr$ ye>s8 ,x _c be admitt$ = a 
mom5t4 ,h[ #e!n c any "o suppose f !    
alleg$ sil5ce ( ! sacr$ hi/ory t ,adam1 
,eno*1 ,noah & ,abraham1 kept no        
,sabba?1 because ! fact 0 n /at$8 ,if we
 turn to ,j]4 ix3 #be1 #bf1 we f9d t !y 
_h n neglect$ ?is "r ( circumcision1    
only !y _h n circumcis$ _! he>ts2 s t ! 
pro( is cle>1 t sil5ce respect+ ! keep+ 
any positive comm& ( ,god1 is no evid5ce
 t x is n 9 full =ce4  ,aga91 if !      
,sabba? 0 n in/itut$ 9 ,p>adise1 :y did 
,moses m5tion x 9 connection ) !        
creation ( ! _w8 ,:y n res]ve ?is fact =
 two or ?ree ?\s& ye>s 9 8 hi/ory1 until
 ! manna fell 9 ! wild]ness1 7see ,exo4 
xvi3 #bc7 & !n /ate t ! sev5? day       
,sabba? comm5c$1 z "s w h x8 ,i answ]1 =
 ! v be/ ( reasons1 t x did n comm5ce   
!re4 ,let u exam9e ! text4 ,& x came to 

pass1 t on ! six? day !y ga!r$ twice z  
mu* bread z on any prec$+ day1 & all !  
rul]s ( ! congregation came & told      
,moses4 ,& he said unto !m ?is is t :i* 
! ,"l ha? said1 to-morr[ is ! re/ ( !   
holy ,sabba?1 bake t :i* ye w bake1 c4  
c4 ,if ?is _h be5 ! e/abli%+ ( ! holy   
,sabba? & ,moses _h said to-morr[ %all  
be ! ,sabba?1 !n w\ld x h be5 cle>2 b   
no1 he speaks z famili>ly ab\t x z we d 
:5 we say t to-morr[ is ! ,sabba?1 %[+  
conclusively t x 0 kn[n be=e1 or h[ c\ld
 ! p h kn[n t !y mu/ ga!r two day's     
manna on ,friday ! six? day1 unless !y  
_h _h "s previ\s k ( ! ,sabba?8 = ,moses
 _h already taught !m n to leave any ( x
 until ! morn+--v4 #ai4 ,! #bj? v]se %[s
 t ! ,sabba? _h n yet come s9ce _!      
receiv+ ! manna1 because x spoil$ & br$ 
worms by ! next morn+2 :]eas1 on !      
,sabba? morn+ x 0 f\nd sweet &          
eatible--#bd? v4 ,?is 0 ! ?irtie? day   
aft] leav+ ,egypt 7#a/ v47 & tw5ty days 
be=e x 0 giv5 on ,s9ai4 ,! weekly       
,sabba? !n 0 appo9t$ be=e ?is or be=e ! 

days ( ,moses4 ,:]e 0 x !n8 ,answ]1 9 ! 
second *apt] ( ,g5esis & no :]e else2 & 
! same week on :i* ! manna fell1 !      
weekly ,sabba? 0 reviv$ among or )      
,god's *os5 p4 ,grotius tells u t !     
memory ( ! creation's be+ p]=m$ 9 sev5  
days1 0 pres]v$ n only among ! ,greeks &
 ,italians1 b among ! ,celts & ,indians4
 ,o!r #fwrit]s say ,assyrians1          
,egyptians1 ,arabians1 ,britons &       
,g]mans1 all ( :om divide _! "t into    
weeks4 ,philo says ! ,sabba? is n       
peculi> to any "o p or c\ntry1 b is     
common to all ! _w4 ,josephus /ates t   
!re is no city ei!r ( ,greeks or        
b>b>ians or any o!r nation1 :]e !       
religion ( ! ,sabba? is n kn[n4 ,b z !y1
 l ! great mass ( ,god's pr(ess$ p 9    
*ri/5dom1 paid little or no he$ to :at  
,god _h said ab\t ! p>ticul> day1       
7except ! ,jews1 & a few o!rs7 !y 7z we 
are in=m$ 9 hi/ory7 adopt$ peculi> days 
to suit !mselves1 viz3 ! *ri/ian nations
 *ose to obey ! ,pope ( ,rome1 :o *ang$ 
! sev5? day ,sabba? to ! fir/ day1 &    

call x ! holy ,sabba?2 ! ,p]sians       
select$ ,monday2 ! ,grecians ,tuesday2 !
 ,assyrians ,w$nesday2 ! ,egyptians     
,?ursday2 ! ,turks ,friday1 & ! ,jews ! 
sev5? day1 ,saturday1 z ,god _h comm&$4 
,?ree /&+ miracles a week1 = ab\t =ty   
ye>s annually1 ought to p]petuate !     
,sabba?4 #a/1 d\ble ! quantity ( manna  
on ! six? day2 #b;d1 none on ! sev5?2   
#c;d1 did n spoil on ! sev5? day4 ,if x 
does n matt] :i* day y keep holy to !   
,"l1 !n all ^! nations are "r4 ,n[      
reflect "o mom5t on ?is1 & !n op5 y\r   
bible & read ! comm&m5t ( ! ,god ( all  
^! nations6 ,,rememb]6 7:at y h be5     
taught be=e7 ! ,sabba? day to keep x    
holy2 7:i* day is x ,"l87 ! ,,sev5? is !
 ,sabba? ( ! ,"l ?y ,god3 9 x ?\ %alt n 
d any "w1 ?\ nor ?y son1 nor ?y daught]1
 ?y man s]vant nor ?y maid s]vant1 nor  
?y cattle1 nor ?y /rang]1 t is )9 ?y    
gates4 ,:o is ! /rang]8 7,g5tiles47 ,n[ 
! reason = x w c>ry u back aga9 to      
,p>adise4 ,= 9 six days ! ,"l made heav5
 & e>?1 ! sea1 & all t 9 !m is1 & re/$  

on ! ,,sev5?2 :]e=e ! ,"l bless$ !      
,sabba? day & hall[$ x4 ,:]e=e ! *ildr5 
( ,israel %all keep ! ,sabba?1 to obs]ve
 ! ,sabba? ?r\gh\t _! g5]ations = a     
p]petual cov5ant2 x is a ,,sign betwe5  
me & ! *ildr5 ( ,israel =ev]4 7,:y is x 
,"l87 ,= 9 six days ! ,"l made heav5 &  
e>?1 & on ! ,,sev5? day he re/$ & 0     
refre%$4 ,exo4 xx & xxxi4 ,:i* day n[ w 
y *oose8 ,o1 says ! read]1 ! sev5? if ,i
 knew :i* ( ! days x 04 ,if y don't "k1 
:y are y s sure t ! fir/ day is "r8 ,o1 
#g;because ! hi/ory ( ! _w has settl$ t1
 & ?is is ! mo/ we c "k4 ,v well !n1    
does n ! sev5? come ! day be=e ! eigh?8 
,if we h n got ! days ( ! week "r n[1 x 
is n likely t we ev] %all4 ,god does n  
require ( u any m ?an :at we "k2 by t we
 %all be judg$4 ,luke xxiii3 #ee1 #ef4  
,once m3 ?9k y t ! _s ( ,god ev] direct$
 ,moses :5 he 0 giv+ ! hi/ory ( !       
creation ( ! _w1 to write t he 7,god7   
bless$ ! sev5? day & sanctifi$ x1       
because t 9 x he _h re/$ f all 8 "w1    
unless he meant x to be dat$ f t v day8 

,:y1 ?is is z cle> to ! unbiass$ m9d z x
 is t ,god creat$ man ! six? day4 ,w\ld 
x n be ! height ( absurdity to attempt  
to prove t ,god only int5d$ ,adam %\ld  
be creat$ at "s future p]iod1 or t !    
creation ( ! heav5s & e>? 0 n 9 !       
beg9n+1 b "s tw5ty-five hundr$ ye>s     
aft]w>d8 ,all ?is w\ld be z cog5t       
reason+ z x w\ld be to argue t ,god did 
n int5d ?is day ( re/ %\ld comm5ce until
 ab\t tw5ty-five hundr$ ye>s aft]w>ds4  
7,! ^w ,sabba? signifies re/47  ,x      
foll[s !n irresi/ibly1 t ! weekly       
,sabba? 0 n made = ! ,jews only1 7b z   
,jesus says1 = 'man'7 = ! ,jews _h no   
exi/5ce until m ?an two ?\s& ye>s aft] x
 0 e/abli%$4 ,presid5t ,humphrey 9 8    
essays on ! ,sabba? says1 ,t he 7,god7  
in/itut$ x :5 he re/$ f all 8 "w1 on !  
sev5? day ( ! fir/ week1 & gave x       
prim>ily to our fir/ p>5ts1 & ?r\gh !m  
to all _! po/]ity2 t ! obs]vance ( x 0  
enjo9$ ^u ! *ildr5 ( ,israel soon aft]  
!y left ,egypt1 n 9 ! =m ( a new        
enactm5t1 b z an anci5t in/itution :i* 0

 f> f be+ =gott51 ?\gh x _h d\btless be5
 greatly neglect$ "u ! cruel dom9ation (
 _! hea!n ma/]s2 t x 0 re5act$ ) great  
pomp & solemnity1 & writt5 9 /one by !  
f+] ( ,god at ,s9ai2 t ! sacr$          
in/itution !n took ! =m ( a /atute1 )   
explicit prohibitions & requirem5ts1 &  
has nev] be5 repeal$ or alt]$ s9ce2 t x 
c nev] expire ( itself1 because x has no
 limitation4  ,9 ,deut4 vii3 #f-h1 ,god 
gives 8 reasons = select+ ! ,jews to    
keep 8 cov5ant 9 pref]5ce to any o!r    
nation2 only sev5ty at fir/--x3 #bb4    
,god calls x 8 #h,sabba?1 & ref]s u "r  
back to ! creation = pro(4 ,= 9 six days
 ! ,"l made heav5 & e>? & sea1 & all t 9
 !m is1 & re/$ on ! sev5?1 c4 ,"h !n we 
/& fix$ by ! immutable law ( ,god1 & !  
^w ( ,jesus1 t ! ,sabba? 0 made = man6  
,paul says1 !re is no respect ( p]sons )
 ,god4 ,rom4 ii3 #aa4 ,isaiah %[s u     
pla9ly t ! ,jew is n ! only "o to be    
bless$ = keep+ ! ,sabba?4 ,he says      
,bless$ is ! man 7are n ! ,g5tiles m57 t
 keepe? ! ,sabba? f pollut+ x4 ,also !  

sons ( ! /rang]1 7:o are ^! if !y are n 
,g5tiles87 e "o t keepe? ! ,sabba? f    
pollut+ x1 7does he mean me8 yes1 e     
,g5tile 9 ! univ]se1 or else he respects
 p]sons7 ev5 !m w ,i br+ to my holy     
m\nta9 & make !m joyful 9 my h\se (     
pray]2 = my h\se %all be call$ an h\se (
 pray] = all p4 ,isa4 lvi3 #b1 #f1 #g4  
,if ?is promise is n to ! ,g5tile z well
 z ! ,jew1 !n ! h\se ( pray] = all p is 
no promise to ! ,g5tile4  ,n[ we ask1 if
 ,god has ev] abrogat$ ! law ( !        
,sabba?8 ,if he has x c easily be f\nd4 
,we und]take to say )\t fe> (           
contradiction1 he has n made any su*    
record 9 ! bible2 b to ! contr>y1 he    
calls x a p]petual cov5ant1 a sign      
betwe5 me & ! *ildr5 ( ,israel =ev]1 = !
 reason t he re/$ on ! sev5? day4 ,exo4 
xxxi3 #af1 #ag4 ,says "o1 has n !       
c]emonial law be5 annull$ & nail$ to !  
cross8 ,yes1 b :at ( t8 ,:y !n ! ,sabba?
 mu/ be aboli%$1 = ,paul says s6 ,:]e8  
,:y 9 ,cols4 #b;d *apt]1 & xiv4 ,romans4
 ,h[ c y ?9k t ,god ev] inspir$ ,paul to

 say t ! sev5? day ,sabba? 0 made void  
or nail$ to ! cross at ! crucifixion1 :5
 he nev] int5d$ any su* *ange2 if he    
did1 he c]ta9ly w\ld h deceiv$ !        
inhabitants ( ,j]usalem1 9 ! promise :i*
 he made !m ab\t two ?\s& f\r hundr$ &  
=ty-six ye>s ago6 ,turn n[ to ,j]4 xvii3
 #be1 & tell me if he did n promise !   
inhabitants ( ,j]usalem t _! city %\ld  
rema9 =ev] if !y w\ld hall[ ! ,sabba?   
day4 ,n[ suppose ! inhabitants (        
,j]usalem _h ent]$ into ?is agreem5t1 & 
entail$ x ^u _! po/]ity 7because y see x
 c\ld n h be5 fulfill$ unless x _h      
cont9u$ f g5]ation to g5]ation17 to keep
 ! ,sabba? holy1 w\ld n ,god h be5 b\nd 
to let ,j]usalem rema9 =ev]8 ,y say     
#iyes4 ,well1 !n1 ,i ask y to %ew h[ he 
c\ld h kept t promise inviolate if he   
int5d$ 9 less ?an six hundr$ & fifty    
ye>s to *ange ?is sev5? day ,sabba?1 &  
call ! fir/ day ( ! week ! ,sabba?1 or  
aboli% x altoge!r8 ,i say1 !re=e1 if !re
 has be5 any *ange "o way or ! o!r 9 !  
,sabba?1 s9ce t promise1 x w\ld be      

impossible to und]/& any o!r promise 9 !
 ,bible2 h[ mu* m reasonable to believe 
,god ?an man4 ,if m5 w all[ !mselves to 
believe ! mon/r\s absurdity t ,,=ev]1 z 
9 ?is promise1 end$ at ! resurrection1  
!n !y c easily believe t ! ,sabba? 0    
*ang$ f ! sev5? to ! fir/ day ( ! week4 
,or if !y *oose ! o!r extreme1 aboli%$  
until ! p ( ,god %\ld awake to be clo!d 
on ) immortality4 ,heb4 iv3 #i4  ,n[    
does x n appe> pla9 t ! ,sabba? is f    
,god1 & t x is coeval & co-ext5sive 7z  
is ! in/itution ( m>riage7 ) ! _w4 ,t x 
is )\t limitation2 t !re is n "o ?us    
sai? ! ,"l t x ev] 0 or ev] w be        
aboli%$1 9 "t or et]nity4--,see ,exod4  
xxxi3 #af1 #ag2 & ,isa4 lxvi3 #bb1 #bd2 
,heb4 iv3 #d1 #i4 ,b let u return & look
 at ! subject z we h comm5c$ 9 ! light (
 ,paul's argum5t to ! ,romans &         
,collossians1 = "h is :]e all writ]s on 
?is subject1 = ! *ange or ! ov]?r[ ( !  
sev5? day ,sabba? attempt to draw _!    
/rong argum5ts4 ,! second "q !n1 is ?is3
   ,,has ,,! ,,sabba? ,,be5 ,,aboli%$   

,,s9ce ,,! ,,sev5? ,,day ,,( ,,creation8
 ,,if ,,s1 ,,:51 ,,& ,,:]e ,,is ,,!     
,,pro(8  ,! text already ref]r$ to1 is 9
 ,rom4 xiv3 #e1 #f4--,"o man e/eeme? "o 
day above ano!r2 ano!r e/eeme? e day    
alike4 ,let e man be p]suad$ 9 8 own    
m9d4 ,he t reg>de? ! day1 reg>de? x unto
 ! ,"l2 & he t reg>de? n ! day to ! ,"l1
 he do? n reg>d x4 ,does ! apo/le "h    
mean to say1 t "u ! new or ,*ri/ian     
disp5sation x is a matt] ( indiff]5ce   
:i* day ( ! week is kept z a ,sabba?1 or
 :e!r any ,sabba? at all is kept8 ,0 t  
in/itution :i* ! p ( ,god _h be5 comm&$ 
to call a delight1 ! holy ( ! ,"l1      
honorable1 n[ to be e/eem$ ( s c>nal a  
nature z to be rank$ among #aj! ?+s :i* 
,jesus took out ( ! way1 nail+ x to 8   
cross4 ,if ?is be true1 !n has ,jesus1 9
 ! same mann]1 aboli%$ ! eight la/ v]ses
 9 ! fifty-eigh? ( ,isaiah1 & ! #b;d1   
#f? & #g? v]ses ( ! #ef? *apt] h no     
ref]5ce to ! ,g5tile s9ce ! crucifixion4
 ,o ,"l help u rightly to und]/& &      
divide ?y ^w4 ,b is x n evid5t f ! f\r  

fir/ v]ses 9 ! same *apt] ( ,romans1 t  
,paul is speak+ ( fea/ days2 giv+ !m    
aga9 9 sub/ance ! decrees :i* _h be5    
giv5 by ! ,apo/les 9 _! fir/ conf]5ce1 9
 ,a4 ,d4 #ea1 held at ,j]usalem4 ,see   
,acts xv3 #ai4 ,james proposes _! lett] 
to ! ,g5tiles %\ld be t !y ab/a9 f      
pollution ( ,idols1 & f =nication1 & f  
?+s /rangl$1 & f blood2 to :i* !        
conf]5ce all agre$4 ,n[ please read _!  
unanim\s decrees 7xvi3 #d17 f tw5ty-?ree
 to ?irty v]ses4 ,= x seem$ good to !   
,holy ,gho/ & to u1 to lay ^u y no      
great] burd5 ?an ^! necess>y ?+s4 ,t ye 
ab/a9 f meats (f]$ to ,idols1 & f blood1
 & f ?+s /rangl$1 & f =nication1 f :i*  
if ye keep y\rselves ye %all d well4    
,read+ along to ! #ac? ( ! next *apt]1  
we f9d ,paul e/abli%+ ! ,*ur*es ) ^!    
decrees2 7see #d1 #e17 & at ,philippi he
 holds 8 meet+1 7n 9 ! ,jews ,synagogue7
 b at ! riv]'s side1 on ! ,sabba? day4  
,a little f ?is x is said t ,paul is 9  
,!salonica prea*+ on ! ,sabba? days4    
,luke says ?is 0 8 mann]6 ,:at 0 x8 ,:y1

 to prea* on ! ,sabba? days1 7n #a/     
days47 ,obs]ve "h 0 ?ree ,sabba?s 9     
succession4 xvii3 #b4 ,a little :ile f  
?is ,paul locates himself 9 ,cor9?1 &   
!re prea*es to ! ,jews & ,greeks 7or    
,g5tiles7 a ye> & six mon?s e ,sabba?4  
,n[ ?is mu/ h be5 sev5ty-eight 9        
succession4 xviii3 #d1 #aa4 ,does ?is   
look l aboli%+ ! ,sabba? day8 ,has any?+
 be5 said ab\t ! #a/ day yet8 ,no1 we   
%all speak ( t by & by4  ,be=e ?is he 0 
9 ,antio*4 ,& :5 ! ,jews 7 gone out ( ! 
synagogue ! ,,g5tiles bes\ght t ^! words
 might be prea*$ to !m ! next ,sabba?4  
,& ! next ,sabba? day came almo/ ! :ole 
city toge!r to he> ! ^w ( ,god4 xiii3   
#db1 #dd4 ,"h is pro( t ! ,g5tiles kept 
! ,sabba?4 ,n[ ,i wi% to place ! o!r    
/rong text :i* is s /rangely adh]$ to = 
aboli%+ or *ang+ ?is #aa,sabba? along   
side ( ?is1 t we may und]/& 8 mean+4    
,blott+ out ! h&-writ+ ( ord9ances t 0  
aga9/ u1 :i* 0 contr>y to u1 & took x   
out ( ! way1 nail+ x to 8 cross4  ,let  
no man !re=e judge y 9 meat1 or 9 dr9k1 

or 9 respect ( a holy day1 or ( ! new   
moon1 or ( ! ,sabba? days4 ,coll4 ii3   
#ad1 #af4 ,n[ "h is "o ( ! /rong        
argum5ts adh]$ to by all ^? :o say !    
sev5? day ,sabba? 0 aboli%$ at !        
crucifixion ( our ,"l2 :ile on ! o!r h& 
by ! great mass ( ! ,*ri/ian _w1 7s     
call$17 ! sev5? day ,sabba? ceas$ "h1 & 
9 less ?an =ty-eight h\rs ! *ange 0 made
 to ! fir/ day ( ! week4 ,n[ rememb]    
,paul's mann]1 7be=e /at$7 it9]at+ f    
city to city & nation to nation1 always 
prea*+ to ,jews & ,g5tiles on ! sev5?   
day ,sabba?1 7= !re is no o!r day call$ 
! ,"l's ,sabba? 9 ! ,bible47 ,n[ if !   
,apo/le did mean to include ! ,sabba? ( 
! ,"l ,god ) ! ,jewi% fea/s & ,sabba?s 9
 ! text1 !n ! c\rse he took to d s1 0 ! 
/range/ imag9able4 ,8 mann] always 01 z 
record$1 ) ! exception ( "o night1 to   
prea* on ! v day t he 0 labor+ to       
aboli%4 ,if y w look at ! date 9 y\r    
bibles1 y w le>n ?is same apo/le _h be5 
labor+ 9 ?is way z a special mess5g] to 
! ,g5tiles1 betwe5 tw5ty & ?irty ye>s   

s9ce 7z y say7 ! ,sabba? 0 *ang$ or     
aboli%$1 & yet nev] utt]$ "o ^w )       
respect to any o!r day 9 ! week to be   
set ap>t z a holy day or ,sabba?4 ,i    
und]/& all ! argum5ts ab\t 8 labor+ 9 ! 
,jewi% ,synagogue on _! ,sabba?1 because
 !y 7 op5 = wor%ip on t day1 c41 b he   
did n always prea* 9 _! ,synagogues4 ,he
 says t he prea*$ ! ,k+dom ( ,god1 &    
labor$ 9 8 own hir$ h\se = two ye>s4 ,he
 also e/abli%$ a daily meet+ =          
disputation 9 ! s*ool ( ,tyranus4 ,acts 
xix3 #i4 ,aga9 he says1 ,i h kept back  
,,no?+ t 0 ,,pr(itable unto y4 7,n[ if !
 ,sabba? _h be5 *ang$ or aboli%$1 w\ld x
 n h be5 pr(itable to h told !m s87 & h 
taught y publicly1 & f h\se to h\se4 ,= 
,i h n %unn$ to decl>e unto y ,,all !   
c\ncil ( ,god4--,acts xx3 #bj1 #bg4 ,!n 
x is cle> t he taught !m by example t ! 
,sabba? ( ! ,"l ,god 0 n aboli%$4 ,luke 
says x 0 ! cu/om 7or mann]7 ( ,*ri/     
#abto tea* 9 ! synagogues on ! ,sabba?  
day4 iv3 #af1 #ca4 ,m>k says1 ,& :5 !   
,sabba? day 0 come he began to tea* 9 _!

 synagogue4 ,m>k vi3 #b4--,n[ if ,jesus 
0 ab\t to aboli% or *ange ?is ,sabba?1  
7:i* belong$ to ! fir/ code1 ! moral    
law1 & n ! c]emonial1 ! second code1 :i*
 0 to be nail$ to 8 cross1 or r1 z said 
! angel ,gabriel to ,daniel1 ix3 #bg1 he
 7,*ri/7 9 ! mid/ ( ! week %all cause ! 
sacrifice & oblation to cease1 mean+ t !
 ,jewi% sacrifices & (f]+s w\ld cease at
 8 dea?47 ,jesus did n att5d to any ( ! 
c]emonies ( ! ,jews except ! passov] & !
 fea/s ( tab]nacles4 ,:y did he say1    
,?9k n ,i am come to de/roy ! law or !  
prophets8 ,i am n come to de/roy b      
fulfill4 ,"o jot or "o title %all 9 no  
wise pass f ! law 'till all be fulfill$4
 ,:osoev] !re=e %all break "o ( ^! lea/ 
comm&m5ts c4 ,did he mean ! t5          
comm&m5ts8 ,yes2 = he imm$iately po9ts  
out ! ?ird1 n to take ,god's "n 9 va92  
six? & sev5?1 n to kill nor to commit   
adult]y1 & /yles !m ! lea/4 ,!n ! o!rs1 
:i* include ! f\r?1 ( c\rse 7 great] ?an
 ^!4 ,matt4 v3 #ag1 #ai1 #ba1 #bg1 #bc1 
& 7 n to be brok5 nor pass away4 ,!n !  

,sabba? /&s un*ang$4  ,almo/ e writ] :i*
 ,i h read on ! subject ( aboli%+ or    
*ang+ ! sev5? day ,sabba?1 call x !     
,jewi% ,sabba?1 h5ce _! difficulty4 ,h[ 
c x be ! ,jewi% ,sabba? :5 x 0 e/abli%$ 
two ?\s& ye>s be=e !re 0 a ,jew on !    
face ( ! e>?1 & c]ta9ly tw5ty-five      
hundr$ be=e x 0 embodi$ 9 ! decalogue1  
or re-enact$ & writt5 9 /one by ! f+] ( 
,god at ,s9ai4 ,god call$ ?is ,,8       
,sabba?1 & ,jesus says x 0 made = man1  
7n p>ticul>ly = ! ,jews47  ,well1 says  
"o1 :at is ! mean+ ( ! texts :i* y h    
quot$1 :]e x speaks ( ,sabba?s8--,answ]3
 ,^! are ! ,jewi% ,sabba?s6 :i* belong  
to !m z a nation & are connect$ ) _!    
fea/s4 ,god by ,hosea makes ?is         
di/9ction1 & says1 ,i w also cause all  
h] mir? to cease1 h] fea/ days1 h] new  
moons & h] ,sabba?s1 & all h] solemn    
fea/s4 ,^! !n belong to ! text quot$1 & 
n ,god's ,sabba?4 ,d y ask = ! pro(8    
,see xxiii ,levit4 #d4 ,^! are ! ,,fea/s
 ( ! ,"l1 :i* ye %all proclaim 9 _!     
#acseasons1 ,,e ,,?+ ,,^u ,,8           

,,day--#cg? v4 7,may we n deviate a     
little8 ,if y d x w be at y\r p]il47    
,fifte5? & sixte5? v]ses gives !m a     
fifty day's ,sabba?2 tw5ty-f\r? v]se    
says3 ,speak unto ! *ildr5 ( ,israel1   
say+ 9 ! sev5? mon? 9 ! fir/ day ( !    
mon?1 %all ye h a ,sabba?1 a memorial ( 
bl[+ ( trumpets1 an holy convocation4   
,also on ! t5? day ( ! sev5? mon? !re   
%all be a day ( atonem5t4 ,x %all be    
unto y a ,sabba? ( re/4 #bg1 #cb4  ,also
 on ! fifte5? day ( ! sev5? mon? :5 ye  
%all h ga!r$ 9 ! fruit ( ! l&1 ye %all  
keep a fea/ unto ! ,"l sev5 days4 ,on ! 
fir/ %all be a ,sabba?1 & on ! eigh? day
 %all be a ,sabba?4 #civ4 ,& ,moses     
decl>$ unto ! *ildr5 ( ,israel ! ,,fea/s
 ( ! ,"l4 #ddv4 ,n[ "h we h ,,f\r k9ds (
 ,jewi% ,sabba?s1 also call$ ,,fea/s ( !
 ,"l1 to be kept annually4 ,! fir/ fifty
 days or sev5 weeks ,sabba? ends ! ?ird 
mon?1 sev5?4 ,9 ?ree mon?s & tw5ty-f\r  
days m comm5ces ! second ,sabba?1 sev5? 
mon?1 fir/2 ! next1 ! t5?2 ! la/ !      
fifte5? ( ! mon?4 ,betwe5 ! fir/ two    

,sabba?s !re is an int]val ( "o hundr$ &
 twelve days2 ! next two1 t5 days1 & !  
next1 five days4 ,n[ x c be se5 at a    
glance1 t nei!r ( ^! ,sabba?s c\ld be on
 ! sev5? day any (t5] ?an o!r annual    
fea/ c\ld come on t day4 ,^! !n are :at 
,hosea calls ,,h] ,sabba?s4 ,paul calls 
!m ,,holy ,,days1 new moons1 & ,sabba?s2
 & ?is is :at !y are /at$ to be4 ,! fir/
 day ( ! sev5? mon? is a new moon       
,,sabba?1 ! t5? is a ,sabba? ( re/ &    
,holy convocation1 a day ( atonem5t1 & !
 fifte5? a fea/ ( ,sabba?s4 ,d y ask =  
any m evid5ce t ^! are ! ,jewi%         
,sabba?s1 & t ,god's ,sabba? is sep>ate 
f !m8 ,read !n :at ,god direct$ ,moses  
to write 9 ! ?ird v]se3 ,six days %all  
"w be done1 b ! sev5? day is ! ,sabba? (
 re/1 an holy convocation1 ye %all d no 
"w !re91 x is ! ,sabba? ( ! ,,"l 9 all  
y\r dwell+s4 ,n[ ,moses has "h decl>$ f 
! m\? ( ! ,"l1 t ^! are ,,all ! fea/ ( !
 ,"l1 7!re is no m nor less7 & e ?+ is  
to be ^u 8 day1 & he has cle>ly &       
def9itely sep>at$ 8 ,sabba? f ! o!r f\r4

 ,& 9 ! #bh? & #bi? *apt]s ( ,numb]s !  
sacrifices #ad;& (f]+s = ea* ( ^! days  
are made s pla91 beg9n+ ) ! ,sabba?1    
#iv1 t we h only to read ! foll[+ to    
und]/&4 #bf4 xxix3 #a4 ,fir/ day1 sev5? 
mon?1 7new moon27 #gv1 #aj? day ,sabba?2
 #abv2 #ae? day ,sabba?1 & #cev1 #bc;d  
day ,sabba?4 ,& 9 ! days ( ,nehemiah :5 
,ezra _h read ! law to ! p1 viii 7m ?an 
"o ?\s& ye>s aft] !y 7 promulgat$17 !y  
b\nd !mselves "u an oa? to walk 9 ,god's
 law :i* 0 giv5 by ! h& ( ,moses1 !     
s]vant ( ,god4 ,& to obs]ve & d all !   
comm&m5ts ( ! ,"l1 our ,"l4 x3 #bi4 ,& t
 !re might be no misund]/&+ ab\t ! k9d (
 ,sabba?s1 !y say1 ,if ! p br+ w>e or   
any victuals on ! ,sabba? day to sell1 t
 we w\ld n buy x ( !m on ! ,sabba? or on
 ! holy day1 7#cav47 b !y w\ld *>ge     
!mselves ye>ly ) a ?ird "p ( a %ekel 7to
 pay =7 ! burnt (f]+s ( ! ,sabba?s1 ( ! 
new moons1 = ! set fea/s1 c4 7#ccv47 = !
 h\se ( ,god1 includ+ :at has already   
be5 set =? 9 ,leviticus & ,numb]s4 ,n[ z
 _! fea/ days comm5c$ & end$ ) a        

,sabba?1 s :5 _! fea/s ceas$ to be b9d+ 
on !m ^! ,sabba?s mu/ also1 & all 7     
nail$ to ! cross4 ,n[ ,i ask if !re is  
"o p>ticle ( pro( t ! ,sabba? ( ! ,"l is
 includ$ 9 ^! ,sabba?s & fea/ days8 ,:o 
!n d>e jo9 !m toge!r or contradict !    
,mo/ ,high ,god1 & call ,,8 ! ,jewi%    
,sabba?4 ,!irs 0 nail$ to ! cross :5    
,jesus di$1 :ile ! ,"l's is an ev]la/+  
sign a p]petual cov5ant4 ,! ,jews1 z a  
nation1 broke _! cov5ant4 ,jesus & 8    
disciples 7 "o week 7! la/ ( ! sev5ty7 t
 is sev5 ye>s1 confirm+ ! new cov5ant = 
ano!r p1 ! ,g5tiles4 ,n[ ,i ask if ?is  
*ang+ ! subjects f ,jew to ,g5tile made 
void ! comm&m5ts & law ( ,god1 or 9 o!r 
words1 aboli%$ ! f\r? comm&m5t2 if s1 ! 
o!r n9e are n b9d+4 ,x _c be t ,god ev] 
int5d$ to mislead 8 subjects4 ,let u    
illu/rate ?is4 ,suppose t ! ,congress ( 
^! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 _! pres5t em]g5cy1   
%\ld promulgate two sep>ate codes (     
laws1 "o to be p]petual1 ! o!r tempor>y1
 to be aboli%$ :5 peace 0 proclaim$     
betwe5 ?is c\ntry & ,mexico4 ,! "t      

comes1 ! tempor>y laws are aboli%$2 b   
/range to he>1 a l>ge portion ( ! p are 
n[ insi/+ ^u x t because peace is       
proclaim$ t bo? #ae^! codes ( laws are  
=ev] aboli%$2 :ile ano!r class are      
/r5u\sly insi/+ t x is only ! f\r? law 9
 ! p]petual code t's n[ aboli%$1 ) !    
tempor>y & all ! re/ is /ill b9d+4      
,oppos$ to all ^! is a ?ird class1 head$
 by ! m9i/]s & scribes ( ! nation1 :o   
are writ+ & prea*+ f ,ma9e to ,florida1 
insi/+ ^u x )\t fe> ( contradiction1 t  
:5 peace 0 proclaim$ ?is f\r? law 9 !   
p]petual code 0 to *ange its date to    
ano!r day2 gradually1 7:ile "s ( !m say 
imm$iately7 & !nce=w>d become p]petual1 
& ! o!r code aboli%$2 & yet n "o ( ^!   
are able to %[ f ! proce$+s ( ,congress 
t ! lea/ alt]ation _h ev] be5 made 9 !  
p]petual code4 ,?us1 to me1 ! case /&s  
cle> t nei!r ( ! laws or t5 comm&m5ts 9 
! fir/ code1 ev] has or ev] c be annull$
 or *ang$ :ile mortality is /amp$ on    
man1 = ! v reason t ,god's moral law has
 no limitation4 ,jesus !n br\ght 9 a new

 cov5ant1 :i* cont9u$ ! ,sabba? by writ+
 8 law ^u _! he>ts4 ,paul says writt5 n 
) ink1 b ) ! _s ( ! liv+ ,god2 n 9      
tables ( /one1 b 9 fle%y tables ( !     
he>t4 #b ,cor4 iii3 #c4 ,& :5 writ+ to !
 ,romans he %ews h[ ! ,g5tiles are a law
 unto !mselves4 ,he says1 !y %ew ! "w ( 
! law writt5 9 _! he>ts1 _! consci5ces  
always be>+ !m witness1 & _! ?\ghts !   
mean :ile accus+ or else excus+ "o      
ano!r1 7:5 w ?is be ,paul7 9 ! day :5   
,god %all judge ! secrets ( m5 by ,jesus
 ,*ri/ accord+ to my gospel4 ii3 #ae1   
#af4 ,h[ pla9 t ?is is all ! *ange4 ,!  
,jews by nature _h ! law giv5 !m on     
tables ( /one1 :ile ! ,g5tiles _h ! law 
( comm&m5ts writt5 on _! he>ts4 ,paul   
tells ! ,ephesians t x 0 ! law (        
comm&m5ts conta9$ 9 ord9ances1 7ii3 #ae7
 n on tables t 7 nail$ to ! cross4 ,if !
 t5 comm&m5ts1 fir/ writt5 by ! f+] (   
,god on /one1 & !n at ! second cov5ant  
on fle%y tables ( ! he>t1 are %ad[s1 c  
any "o tell :]e we %all f9d ! sub/ance8 
,we are answ]$1 9 ,*ri/4 ,well1 he>     

,isaiah4 ,he says1 t he 7,*ri/7 w       
magnify ! law & make x honorable4 lxii3 
#ba4 ,aga91 ,i ask1 :]e 0 ! necessity & 
( :at use 7 ! t5 comm&m5ts writt5 on our
 he>ts1 if x 0 n to r5d] p]fect ob$i5ce 
to !m4 ,if we d n keep ! day ,god has   
sanctifi$1 !n #afwe break n ! lea/1 b "o
 ( ! greate/ ( 8 comm&m5ts4 ,/ill1 !re  
are _m o!r texts relat+ to ! law1       
pres5t$ by ! opposite view1 to %[ t !   
law respect+ ! ,sabba? is aboli%$4 ,let 
u look at "s ( !m4 ,b x w be necess>y 9 
! fir/ place1 to make a cle> di/9ction  
betwe5 :at is commonly call$ !   ,,moral
 ,,& ,,c]emonial ,,law4  ,bro4 ,s4 ,s4  
,sn[1 9 writ+ on ?is subject ab\t "o ye>
 ago1 9 ! ,jubilee ,/&>d1 asks by :at   
au?ority ?is di/9ction is made4 ,he says
 nei!r our ,"l or 8 apo/les made any su*
 di/9ction4 ,:5 speak+ ( ! law !y nev]  
us$ ! t]ms moral or c]emonial1 b always 
spake ( x z a :ole1 call+ x ! law1 &    
fur!r says1 we mu/ h a ?us sai? ! ,"l to
 satisfy u4 ,s ,i say6 ,i h no d\bt b   
?\s&s h /opp$ "h2 inde$1 x has be5 to me

 ! mo/ difficult po9t to settle 9 ?is   
:ole "q4 ,n[ let u come to x fairly1 &  
we %all see t ! old & new te/am5t writ]s
 h ev] kept up ! di/9ction1 al?\gh x may
 9 "s p>ts seem to be "o code ( laws4   
,f ! tw5tie? *apt] ( ,exodus1 :]e ! law 
( ! ,sabba? 0 re-enact$1 & onw>d1 we f9d
 two di/9ct codes ( laws4 ,! fir/ 0     
writt5 on two tables ( /one ) ! f+] (   
,god2 ! second 0 tak5 d[n f 8 m\? &     
record$ by ! h& ( ,moses 9 a book4 ,paul
 calls ! latt] c>nal comm&m5ts &        
ord9ances1 7rites or c]emonies7 :i* come
 "u two heads1 religi\s & political1 &  
are ,moses's4 ,! fir/ code is ,god's4 ,=
 pro( see ,exo4 xvi3 #bh1 #cj4 ,h[ long 
refuse ye to keep my comm&m5ts & my     
laws3 see = t ! ,"l ha? giv5 y !        
,sabba?2 & s ! p re/$ on ! ,sabba? day4 
,also 9 ! book ( ,leviticus1 :]e ! law (
 c]emonies is giv5 to ! levites or      
prie/s1 ,moses closes ) ^! words3 ,^!   
are ! comm&m5ts :i* ! ,"l comm&$ ,moses 
= ! *ildr5 ( ,israel 9 ,m\nt ,s9ai2 9   
,heb4 vii3 #af1 #ah1 call$ c>nal        

comm&m5ts4  ,aga91 ! ,"l said unto      
,moses1 come up to me into ! ,m\nt1 & be
 !re3 & ,i w give !e tables ( /one1 & a 
law1 & comm&m5ts :i* ,i h writt54 ,exo4 
xxiv3 #ab4 ,fur!r he calls !m ! t5      
#ag;comm&m5ts--xxxiv3 #bh4 ,& ,moses    
puts !m into ! ark--xl3 #bj4 ,n[ = !    
second code ( laws4 ,see ,deut4 xxxi3   
#i1 #aj2 & xxiv3 #bf4 ,& :5 ,moses _h   
f9i%$ writ+ ! law1 he comm&$ !m to put  
?is book ( ! ,,law 7( c]emonies7 9 !    
side ( ! ark ( ! cov5ant1 to be read at 
! end ( e sev5 ye>s4 ,?is is n ! song ( 
deliv]ance by ,moses 9 ! =ty-f\r? v]se (
 ! ?irty-second *apt]4 ,=1 eight hundr$ 
& sixty-sev5 ye>s aft] ?is1 9 ! reign ( 
,josiah1 k+ ( ,israel1 ! high prie/ f\nd
 ?is book 9 ! ,temple1 7#b ,*ron4 xxxiv3
 #ad1 #ae7 :i* mov$ all ,israel4 ,"o    
hundr$ & sev5ty-n9e ye>s fur!r onw>d1   
,ezra 0 f morn+ till noon read+ out (   
?is book4 ,neh4 viii3 #c2 ,heb4 ix3 #ai4
 ,paul's comm5ts4  ,bro4 ,sn[ says 9    
reg>d to ! comm&m5ts1 ,! pr9ciples (    
moral conduct embrac$ 9 ! law1 0 b9d+   

be=e ! law 0 giv51 7mean+ t "o ( c\rse  
at ,mt4 ,s9ai7 & is b9d+ n[2 x is       
immutable & et]nal6 ,x is compreh5d$ 9  
"o ^w1 ,,love4 ,if he meant1 z we       
believe he did1 to compreh5d :at ,jesus 
did 9 ! xix4 & xxii4 *ap4 ,matt4 #cg-dj1
 & ,paul1 & ,james1 & ,john aft] him1 !n
 we ask h[ x is possible = him to reject
 f t code ( laws1 ! only "o1 ! sev5? day
 re/1 t 0 promulgat$ at ! beg9n+1 :ile  
at ! same "t ! o!r n9e1 t 7 n writt5    
until ab\t ?ree ?\s& ye>s aft]w>ds1 7   
et]nally b9d+2 )\t d\bt1 ! :ole t5      
comm&m5ts are co-eval & co-ext5sive )   
s94 ,aga91 he says1 ,we readily admit1 t
 if :at is call$ ! decalogue or t5      
comm&m5ts be b9d+ on u1 we ought to     
obs]ve ! sev5? day1 = t 0 appo9t$ by !  
,"l z ! ,sabba? day4 ,let u see if      
,jesus & 8 apo/les d n make x b9d+4     
,fir/ !n1 ! di/9ction ( ! two codes by  
,jesus4  ,! ,ph>isees ask ! ,savi\r :y 8
 disciples transgress ! tradition ( !   
eld]s8 ,8 answ] is1 ,:y d ye transgress 
! comm&m5t ( ,god8 & he imm$iately cites

 !m to ! fif? comm&m5t1 ,matt4 xv3 #be4 
,aga91 ,! law & ! prophets 7 until      
,john2 s9ce t "t ! k+dom ( ,god is      
prea*$1 c4 ,luke xvi3 #af4 ,jesus 0 ?ree
 ye>s aft] ?is introduc+ ! gospel ( !   
k+dom1 unwav]+ly hold+ 8 meet+s on !    
,sabba? days1 7:i* our oppon5ts say 7 n[
 ab\t to be aboli%$2 o!rs say *ang$17 & 
nev] utt]+ a syllable to %[ to !        
contr>y1 b t ?is 0 #ah;& always w\ld be 
! holy day = wor%ip4 ,m>k says :5 !     
,sabba? 7! ,sev5? day1 = !re 0 no o!r17 
0 come1 he began to tea* 9 ! ,synagogue1
 vi3 #b4 ,luke says1 z 8 cu/om 01 he w5t
 into ! ,synagogue & taught on ! ,sabba?
 day4 iv3 #af1 #ca4 ,w x be said ( him z
 x is ( ,paul on l occasions1 "s ?irty  
ye>s aft]w>ds1 t he uni=mly held 8      
meet+s on ! ,sabba? because he _h no :]e
 else to prea*1 or t ?is day 0 ! only "o
 9 ! week 9 :i* ! p w\ld come out to he>
 him8 ,e bible read] kn[s bett]2 witness
 ! five ?\s& & ! sev5 ?\s&1 & !         
multitudes t ?rong$ him 9 ! /reets1 9 ! 
citys & t[ns :]e !y li/5$ to him2       

besides1 he 0 n[ e/abli%+ a new         
disp5sation1 :ile !irs 0 pass+ away4 ,!n
 he did n foll[ any ( _! cu/oms or rites
 or c]emonies :i* he _h come to aboli%4 
,i h already quot$ ,matt4 v3 #ag1 #ah1  
:]e ,jesus said he _h come to fulfil !  
law1 & imm$iately beg9s by %[+ !m t !y  
are n to violate "o ( ! lea/ ( !        
comm&m5ts1 & cites !m to "s--see vi3    
#ai1 #ba1 #bg1 #cc4 ,aga91 he is        
taunt+ly ask$ :i* is ! great comm&m5t 9 
! law3 ,jesus said unto him1 ?\ %alt    
love ! ,"l ?y ,god ) all ?y he>t1 & )   
all ?y s\l1 & ) all ?y m9d4 ,?is is !   
fir/ & great comm&m5t4 ,& ! second is l 
unto x1 ,?\ %alt love ?y neighbor z     
?yself4 ,on ^! two comm&m5ts hang all ! 
law & ! prophets4 xxii3 #cf1 #dj4 ,"h   
,jesus has divid$ ! t5 comm&m5ts into   
two p>ts1 or z x is writt5 on two tables
 ( /one4 ,! fir/ f\r on ! fir/ table    
treat ( ^? duties :i* we owe to ,god--! 
o!r six ref]s to ^? :i* we owe to man1  
requir+ p]fect ob$i5ce4  ,once m1 ,"o   
came & said unto him1 good ma/] :at good

 ?+ %all ,i d t ,i may h et]nal life8   
,he said1 ,if ?\ wilt ent] into life    
keep ! comm&m5ts4 ,!n he ask$ him :i*8  
,he cit$ him to ! la/ "p ( :at he call$ 
! second1 lov+ 8 neighbor z himself4 ,if
 he _h cit$ him to ! fir/ table1 z 9 !  
xxii1 quot$ above1 he c\ld n h repli$   
all ^! h ,i kept f my y\? up4 ,:y8      
,because he w\ld h already be5 p]fect1 =
 ,jesus 9 reply to 8 "q1 :at he %\ld d  
to inh]it et]nal life1 said he mu/ keep 
! comm&m5ts4 ,matt4 xix3 #af-bj4 ,is n !
 ,sabba? includ$ 9 ^! comm&m5ts8 ,surely
 #ai;x is6 ,!n h[ absurd to believe t   
,jesus1 j at ! close ( 8 m9i/ry1 %\ld   
tea* t ! way1 ! only way1 to ent] into  
life1 0 to keep ! comm&m5ts1 "o ( :i* 0 
to be aboli%$ 9 a few mon?s f t "t1 )\t 
! lea/ intimation f him or 8 ,fa!r t x 0
 to take place4 ,i say aga91 if !       
,sabba? is aboli%$1 we ask ^? :o tea* x 
to cite u to ! *apt] & v]se1 n to ! law 
( rites & c]emonies :i* are aboli%$1 =  
we h already %[n t ! ,sabba? 0 in/itut$ 
m ?an tw5ty-five hundr$ ye>s be=e ,moses

 wrote ! c>nal ord9ances or c]emonies4  
,god said1 ,abraham kept my *>ge1 my    
comm&m5ts1 my /atutes1 & my laws4 ,g54  
xxvi3 #e4 ,?is mu/ include ! ,sabba?1 = 
! ,sabba? 0 ! fir/ law giv51 !re=e if   
,abraham did n keep ! ,sabba?1 ,i _c    
und]/& :at comm&m5ts1 /atutes & laws    
mean 9 ?is *apt]4 ,jesus says1 ,z ,i h  
kept my ,fa!r's comm&m5ts1 ,john xv3    
#aj4 ,did he keep ! comm&m5ts8 ,yes4    
,m>k & ,luke1 be=e quot$--7b m ( ?is 9  
ano!r place47  ,9 ,john vii3 #ai1 ,jesus
 speaks ( ,moses law1 y\r law4 x3 #cd4  
,aga91 _! law4 xv3 #be4 ,"h !n we %[ t  
,jesus kept up a cle> di/9ction betwe5  
:at ,god calls my law & comm&m5ts &     
,moses law1 _! law1 y\r law4 ,let u n[  
look at ! argum5t ( ! ,apo/les4 ,paul   
prea*+ at ,antioc taught ! ,bre?r5 t by 
,jesus ,*ri/ all :o believ$ 9 him are   
ju/ifi$ f all ?+s1 f :i* ye c\ld n be   
ju/ifi$ by ! ,law ( ,moses4 ,acts xiii3 
#ci4  ,! ,ph>isees said t x 0 ne$ful to 
circumcise !m & comm5d !m to keep ! ,law
 ( ,moses4 xv3 #e4  ,aga91 :5 ,paul _h  

come to ,j]usalem ! second "t1 7f\rte5  
ye>s f ! "t he met ! ,apo/les 9 conf]5ce
 :]e !y e/abli%$ ! decrees = ! *ur*es4  
,see ,acts xx3 #ai2 ,gal4 ii3 #a17 !    
,apo/les %ew$ him h[ _m ?\s&s ( ,jews   
!re 7 :i* believ$ & 7 zeal\s ( ! law3 ,&
 !y are in=m$ ( !e1 t ?\ tea*e/ all !   
,jews :i* are among ! ,g5tiles to =sake 
,moses & ! cu/oms4 xxi3 #bj1 #ba4 ,any  
p]son :o w c>efully read ! eight *apt]s 
"h includ$1 mu/ be ?or\ghly conv9c$ t ! 
,apo/le's tr\bles 7 ab\t ! law (        
c]emonies writt5 & giv5 by ,moses1 &    
no?+ to d ) ! t5 comm&m5ts4 ,= y see a  
little be=e he comes to ,j]usalem1 he _h
 be5 prea*+ at ,cor9? e #bj,sabba? =    
eighte5 mon?s4 xxiii3 #d1 #aa4 ,& ?is1  
be x rememb]$1 0 m ?an tw5ty ye>s aft] !
 ,jewi% ,sabba?s & c]emonies 7 nail$ to 
! cross4--,& y see t ,paul 0 ! man above
 all ! ,apo/les to be p]secut$ on acc\nt
 ( ! abolition ( ! ,jews' law (         
c]emonies1 = he 0 ! great ,apo/le to !  
,g5tiles3 & if ! ,sabba? ( ! ,"l our    
,god 0 to h be5 aboli%$ :5 ! ,savi\r    

di$1 ,paul 0 ! v man select$ = t        
purpose4 ,x is cle>1 !re=e1 t he did n  
aboli% ! sev5? day ,sabba? among !      
,g5tiles4 ,?is same ,apo/le tells !     
,romans t ,*ri/ is ! end ( ! law =      
righte\sness to e "o t believe?4 x3 #d4 
,aga91 t s9 %all n h dom9ion ov] y1 = ye
 are n "u ! law b "u grace4 vi3 #ad4    
,once m3 ,he says ! ,g5tiles hav+ n !   
law1 are a law unto !mselves4 ,:y8      
,because1 he says 9 ! next v]se1 x %[s !
 law writt5 on _! he>ts4 ,! law (       
c]emonies8 ,no2 t :i* 0 on tables (     
/one4 ii3 #ad-af4 ,we might quote mu* m 
:i* looks l embrac+ ! :ole law4 ,let u  
n[ look at a few texts 9 ! same lett]1  
:i* w draw a di/+ui%+ l9e betwe5 ! two  
codes ( laws4 ,paul1 9 ! vii *4 #i-acv4 
br+s to view ! c>nal comm&m5t1 & ! "o   
unto life1 & sums up 8 argum5t 9 ^!     
words3 ,:]e=e ! law is holy1 & !        
comm&m5t holy & j & good4 ,9 ! #gv he   
quotes f ! decalogue4 ,aga91 he t love? 
ano!r ha? fulfill$ ! law4 ,h[8 ,:y ?\   
%alt n /eal1 nor commit adult]y1 nor be>

 false witness1 nor covet1 ?\ %alt love 
?y neighbor z ?yself4 ,!re=e love is !  
fulfill+ ( ! law4 ,rom4 xiii3 #h1       
#aj4--,?is !n is :at ! ,savi\r taught ! 
"y man to d to secure et]nal life4      
,matt4 ,once m1 9 conclud+ a long       
argum5t on ! law 9 ,rom4 iii3 #ca1 he   
closes ) ?is language3 ,d we !n make    
void ! law ?r\gh fai?8 ,god =bid ye1 we 
e/abli% ! law4--,:at law is "h e/abli%$8
 n ! law ( rites & c]emonies4 ,:at !n1 =
 ,paul means "s law4 ,x c be no o!r ?an 
:at he calls ! law ( life1 ( love1 ! t5 
comm&m5ts4 ,h[ c\ld ev5 t be e/abli%$   
tw5ty-n9e ye>s aft] ! crucifixion1 if "o
 ( ! greate/ comm&m5ts _h be5 aboli%$   
out ( ! code1 t is ! ,sabba?4  ,paul's  
lett] to ! ,cor9?ians tea*es t          
circumcision is no?+1 & uncircumcision  
is no?+ b ! keep+ #ba( ! comm&m5ts (    
,god4 vii3 #ai4 ,aga91 9 8 epi/le to !  
,galatians1 8 phraseology is some:at    
*ang$1 b ! argum5t is to ! same po9t1   
al?\gh "s passages read z ?\gh e ve/age 
( law 0 swept by ! bo>d :5 ,jesus hung  

^u ! cross4 ,= in/ance1 su* z ! foll[+3 
,b t no man is ju/ifi$ by ! law 9 !     
sight ( ,god x is evid5t1 = ! j %all    
live by fai?1 & ! ,,law is n ( fai?1 b !
 man t doe? !m %all live by !m4 ,*ri/   
ha? r$eem$ u f ! curse ( ! law1 be+ made
 a curse = u4 ,b be=e fai? came we 7    
kept "u ! law1 %ut up unto ! fai? :i*   
%\ld aft]w>ds be reveal$4 ,:]e=e ! law 0
 our s*oolma/] to br+ u unto ,*ri/ t we 
might be ju/ifi$ by fai?1 b aft] t fai? 
has come we are no long] "u a s*oolma/]4
 ,gal4 iii3 #aa-ac1 #bc-be4 ,aga93 ,= z 
_m z are ( ! works ( ! law are "u !     
curse4 #ajv4 ,n[ are we to und]/& f ^!  
texts t :osoev] cont9ue? 9 ! law is     
curs$1 & t ! law1 ! :ole law1 0 aboli%$ 
:5 ,*ri/ came z our s*oolma/]1 he be+ ! 
end ( ! law8 ,rom4 x3 #d4 ,if s1 h[ is x
 possible = any man1 ev5 ,paul himself1 
to be sav$4 ,b we d n believe t ,paul   
taught ^! bre?r5 any diff]5t doctr9e ?an
 :at has already be5 %[n 9 ! ,acts1     
,romans1 & ,cor9?ians1 & also ! ,eph41  
,phil41 ,col41 & ,heb4 ,if he did n mean

 ! law writt5 by ! h& ( ,moses1 di/+ui%+
 x f ! law ( ! t5 comm&m5ts1 writt5 by !
 f+] ( ,god on tables ( /one1 !n pray   
tell me if y c1 :at he means 79 ! clos+ 
( ?is argum5t17 by say+1 ,= all ! ,,law 
is ,,fulfill$ 9 "o ^w1 ev5 ?is3 ,?\ %alt
 love ?y neighbor z ?yself4 v3 #ad4     
,surely he is quot+ ! ,savi\r's words 9 
,matt4 xxii3 #ci1 relative to ! comm&m5t
 ( ! ,"l our ,god4 ,to 8 son ,timo?y he 
says3 ,n[ ! end ( ! comm&m5t is *>ity1  
7love7 mean+ ( c\rse ! la/ "p ( ! t5    
comm&m5ts4 ,9 vi3 #b1 he says3 ,be> ye  
"o ano!rs burd5s & s fulfil ! law (     
,*ri/4 ,does ?is diff] f ! law ,god8    
,yes1 a little1 = x is ! new comm&m5t1  
7"s say ! elev5?47 ,see ,john xiii3 #cd4
 ,a new comm&m5t ,i give unto y1 7:at is
 x1 ,"l87 t ye love "o ano!r4 ,& also   
xx3 #ab4 ,! o!r is to love our neighbor 
z ourself4 ,john says3 ,& ?is comm&m5t h
 we f him 7,*ri/17 t he :o love? ,god   
love? 8 bro!r #bb;also4 ,john iv3 #ba1 &
 ii3 #h-aa4 ,9 8 lett] to ! ,ephesians  
he says3 ,hav+ aboli%$ 9 8 fle% ! enmity

 ev5 ! law ( comm&m5ts conta9$ 9        
ord9ances4 ii3 #ae4 ,see ! rev]se4 vi3  
#b4 ,to ! ,colossians he asks1 ,:y z    
?\gh liv+ 9 ! _w1 are ye subject to     
ord9ances :]e all are to p]i% ) _! us+8 
,& says3 ,t\* n1 ta/e n1 h&le n4 7,does 
,paul "h tea* u to =sake ! ord9ances (  
,god1 in/itut$ by ! ,savi\r--,baptism & 
! ,"l's ,supp]8 ,yes1 j z cle>ly z he   
does to =sake ! :ole law47  ,:5 writ+ to
 ! ,hebrews m ?an ?irty ye>s aft] !     
crucifixion1 he calls ^! ord9ances      
c>nal1 impos$ on !m 7! ,jews7 until     
,*ri/ our ,high ,prie/ %\ld come4 ix3   
#aj1 #aa4 ,he also calls ! law (        
comm&m5ts c>nal1 too1 & says3 ,= !re is 
v]ily a disannull+ ( ! comm&m5ts go+    
be=e1 = ! law made no?+ p]fect1 b ! br++
 9 ( a bett] hope did4 vii3 #af1 #ah-ai4
 ,= :5 ,moses _h spok5 e precept to all 
! p accord+ to ! law he took ! blood (  
calves & ( goats1 ) wat]1 & sc>let wool1
 & hyssop1 & spr9kl$ bo? ! ,,book & all 
! p4 ix3 #ai4 ,n[ we see cle>ly t ! book
 ( ! law ( ,moses f :i* ,paul has be5   

quot+ ?r\gh ! :ole be=e m5tion$ epi/les1
 is z di/9ctly sep>ate f ! tables ( /one
 7or fle%ly table ( ! he>t17 z !y 7 :5  
deposit$ 9 ! ,ark ?irty-?ree hundr$ ye>s
 ago4 ,!re=e we ?9k t "h is cle> pro( t 
he has kept up ! di/9ction betwe5 !     
h&writ+ ( ord9ances 7mean+ ,moses' own  
h&writ+ 9 8 book17 & ! t5 comm&m5ts     
writt5 by ! f+] ( ,god4  ,let u n[ turn 
to ! ,epi/le ( ,james1 said to be writt5
 m ?an tw5ty-five ye>s aft] ! law (     
c]emonies 7 nail$ to ! cross1 & see if  
he does n tea* u di/9ctly1 t we are b\nd
 to keep ! comm&m5ts giv5 on tables (   
/one4 ,he says1 ! man t %all be a ,,do] 
( ! p]fect law ( lib]ty %all be bless$ 9
 8 de$4 i3 #be4 ,if ye fulfill ! royal  
law accord+ to ! scripture1 ?\ %alt love
 ?y neighbor z ?yself1 ye d well4 ,:y8  
,because ! ,savi\r 9 quot+ f !          
comm&m5ts1 9 answ] to ! ,rul]1 :at he   
%\ld d to inh]it et]nal life1 taught !  
same doctr9e4 ,matt4 xix3 #ai4 ,fur!r3  
,= :osoev] %all keep ! :ole law & yet   
(f5d 9 "o po9t1 %all be guilty ( all4 ,9

 ! next v]se he quotes f ! #bct5        
comm&m5ts aga91 namely1 ,adult]y &      
,murd]1 7:at ! ,savi\r 9 ! fif? *apt] ( 
,matt4 calls ! lea/1 t is ! smalle/     
comm&m5t17 & says if we commit !m we    
become transgressors ( ! law4 ,( :at    
law8 ,next v]se says ! law ( lib]ty by  
:i* we are to be judg$4 ii3 #h1 #aa4    
,n[ w x n be admitt$ by e reasonable    
p]son t ,james has includ$ ! :ole ( ! t5
 comm&m5ts1 by call+ !m ! p]fect law (  
lib]ty4 #b;d1 ,! royal law accord+ to ! 
scripture1 & #c;d1 ! law ( lib]ty by :i*
 we are to be judg$4 7,royal relates to 
imp]ial & k+ly47 ,p]fect means          
,,complete1 entire1 ! ,,:ole4 ,!n ,i    
und]/& ,james ?us3 ,?is law emanat$ f ! 
k+1 ! ,supreme ,rul] ( ! univ]se1 & to  
be p]fect mu/ be j :at x 0 :5 x came f 8
 h&1 & t no *ange _h1 or c\ld take      
place1 7& rememb] n[1 ?is is m ?an      
tw5ty-five ye>s s9ce ! c]emonies ) !    
,jewi% ,sabba?s 7 nail$ to ! cross17 = !
 v be/ ( reasons1 until ! judgm5t1      
because he %[s t we are to be judg$ by t

 law4 ,!n ,i ask by :at p>ity ( reason+ 
any "o c make ! law ( ! t5 comm&m5ts    
p]fect1 :ile !y at ! same "t ass]t t !  
f\r? "o is aboli%$8 & t on no bett]     
evid5ce ?an call+ x ! ,,jewi% ,sabba?4  
,n[ let u look at ! ,apo/le ,john's     
te/imony4  ,& h]eby we d "k t we "k him 
if we keep 8 comm&m5ts4 ,he t sai? ,i "k
 him & keepe? n 8 comm&m5ts is a ,,li>1 
& ! tru? is n 9 him4 ,n[ no man1 m      
especially "o :o pr(esses to abide by ! 
:ole tru?1 feels entirely easy if he is 
call$ a li>4 ,n[ ,john please expla9    
y\rself4 ,he> him3 ,bre?r51 ,i write no 
new comm&m5t unto y b an old comm&m5t   
:i* ye _h f ! beg9n+4 ,! old comm&m5t is
 ! ^w :i* ye h he>d f ! ,,beg9n+4 ,:at d
 y mean by beg9n+8 ,turn to my ,gospel1 
#a/ *4 ,9 ! beg9n+ 0 ! ^w1--! same 0 9 !
 beg9n+ ) ,god4 #a1 #b4 ,see ,g54 i *43 
,9 ! beg9n+ ,god creat$ ! heav5s & !    
e>?4 ,!n y are po9t+ u to ! sev5? day ( 
creation1 9 :i* ,god in/itut$ ! sev5?   
day ,sabba? ( re/1 = ! old comm&m5t 9 ! 
beg9n+4 ii3 #c4 ,c]ta9ly !re is no o!r  

place to po9t to4 ,does n ,jesus po9t u 
to ! same place = ! beg9n+ :5 m>riage 0 
fir/ in/itut$4 ,matt4 xix3 #d4 #bd;,9 my
 second lett] to ! *ur*1 ,i h taught !  
same doctr9e3 viz4 ,?is is ! comm&m5t t 
z ye h he>d f ! beg9n+ ye %\ld walk 9 x4
 7practice x47 ii3 #e1 #f4 ,a new       
comm&m5t ,i write unto y4 #g? v4 ,?is is
 ! "o t ,jesus gave u on t memorable    
night 9 :i* he 0 betray$1 aft] he _h    
in/itut$ ! sacram5t & wa%$ our feet4 ,he
 said ,by ?is %all all m5 "k t ye are my
 disciples if ye h love "o to ano!r4    
xiii3 #cd1 #ce4 ,! fir/ !n tea*es u1    
,love to ,god1 #b;d1 to ,love our       
neighbor z ourself2 on ^! two comm&m5ts 
7says ,jesus7 hang all ! law & !        
prophets4 ,!n we und]/& ?is is ! ess5ce 
( ! t5 comm&m5ts1 & if we d n keep !    
,sabba? we d n love ,god4 ,jesus says1  
,if ye love me ye w keep my comm&m5ts4  
,we are repeat$ly told t ! ,sabba? 0    
*ang$ or =ev] aboli%$1 at ! crucifiction
 ( our ,"l1 & x is /at$ by ! mo/        
compet5t au?orities t ,john wrote ?is   

epi/le ab\t sixty ye>s aft]w>ds1 & t    
ab\t six ye>s aft] ?is our bless$ ,"l   
reveal$ to him ! /ate ( ! ,*ur* d[n to !
 judgm5t ( ! great day4 ,9 ! xiv *4     
,rev4 #f-aa1 he saw ?ree angels foll[+  
ea* o!r 9 succession3 fir/ "o prea*+ !  
ev]la/+ gospel 7second adv5t doctr9e72  
#b;d1 ann\nc+ ! fall ( ,babylon2 #c;d1  
call+ ,god's p out ( h] by %[+ ! awful  
de/ruction t await$ all su* z did n     
obey4 ,he sees ! sep>ation & cries out1 
,"h is ! pati5ts ( ! ,sa9ts1 "h are !y t
 keep ! comm&m5ts ( ,god & ! fai? (     
,jesus4 ,& ?is picture 0 s deeply       
impress$ on 8 m9d1 t :5 ! ,savi\r said  
to him ,behold ,i come quickly & my     
rew>d is ) me1 he seem$ to und]/& ?is1  
say+--,bless$ are !y t d 8 comm&m5ts t  
!y may h "r to ! tree ( life1 & may ent]
 9 ?r\gh ! gates into ! city4 xxii3 #ad4
 ,n[ x seems to me t ! sev5? day ,sabba?
 is m cle>ly includ$ 9 ^! comm&m5ts1 ?an
 ?\ %alt n /eal1 nor kill1 nor commit   
adult]y1 = x is ! only "o t 0 writt5 at 
! creation or 9 ! beg9n+4 ,he all[s no  

/opp+ place ?is side ( ! gates ( ! city4
 ,!n1 if we d n keep t day1 ,john has   
made out 8 case1 t we are all li>s4 ,we 
say 9 e o!r case ! type mu/ be cont9u$  
until x is sup]s$$ by ! antitype1 z 9 ! 
case ( ! passov]1 until our ,"l 0       
crucifi$4 ,s !n1 z ,paul tells u1 !re   
rema9e? a keep+ ( ! ,sabba? to ! p (    
,god1 & t we believe w be 9 ! ,mil5ium1 
#be! sev5 ?\s&? ye>1 s t ! sev5? day    
,sabba? & no o!r w answ] = ! type1 & ^? 
:o keep ! fir/ or ! eigh? day ,sabba? _c
 consi/5tly look = ! antitype ( re/ or !
 great ,sabba?1 %ort ( "o ?\s& ye>s 9 ! 
future4  ,aga93 ,isaiah says3 ,to ! law 
& to ! te/imony if !y speak n accord+ to
 ?is ^w1 x is because !re is no light 9 
!m4 viii3 #bj4 ,n[ if ! ,g5tiles are "u 
no law1 z 'is ass]t$1' pray tell me :at 
"r1 z ,g5tiles1 h we to appeal to ! law 
& te/imony1 or to ?is text4  ,9 ! xxiv4 
( ,matt4 our ,savi\r says to 8          
disciples1 9 answ] to _! que/ions1 ,:5  
%all ^! ?+s be8 & :at %all be ! sign (  
?y com+1 & ! end ( ! _w8 ,:5 ye !re=e   

%all see ! abom9ation ( desolation spok5
 ( by ,daniel ! prophet1 /& 9 ! holy    
place1 c4 #aev4 ,pray ye t y\r flight be
 n 9 ! w9t]1 nei!r on ! ,sabba? day4    
#bjv4 ,! fir/ "q is1 at :at age ( ! _w  
is ?is1 :]e our ,"l recognizes !        
,sabba?8 #a/4 ,x is agre$ on all h&s t  
?is "t to :i* he "h ref]s1 nev]         
transpir$ until ! de/ruction ( ,j]usalem
 9 ,a4,d4 #gj1 ab\t =ty ye>s aft] 8     
crucifiction4 #b;d4 ,"s o!rs say1 d[n to
 ! second ,adv5t6 ,! fir/ m5tion$ is    
safe gr\nd & suffici5t = our purpose2   
nor ne$ we /op to inquire :y our ,"l    
gave ^! directions1 x is =ev] settl$ t  
he direct$ ! m9ds ( 8 foll[]s to ,,!1 n 
a ,sabba?4 ,keep x 9 remembrance1 t he  
told ! ,ph>isees t he 0 ,"l1 n ( a1 b ( 
,,! ,sabba?1 mean+ t "o :i* ( c\rse _h  
already be5 e/abli%$4 ,! #b;d "q is1 did
 our ,"l ev] trifle )1 or mislead 8     
disciples8 ,! response is ,no6 ,!n x is 
cle> t if he taught !m to pray at all1 x
 mu/ be 9 fai?1 & he ( c\rse w\ld he> !m
 & m$iate ) ! ,fa!r to *ange ! day ( _! 

flight4 ,i ask :at k9d ( a pray] & ) :at
 k9d ( fai? w\ld 8 disciples h ask$ to h
 ?is day *ang$1 if z we are told1 x 0   
aboli%$ "s =ty ye>s be=e1 & !y _h1      
contr>y to ! w ( ,god1 p]si/$ 9 keep+ up
 ?is sev5? day ,sabba?4 ,any "o :o has  
confid5ce 9 ,god's ^w1 kn[s t su* a     
pray] nev] w\ld be answ]$4 ,:at if y d  
say ! ,jews always kept t ,sabba?1 & x 0
 ! same sev5? day ,sabba? :i* !y kept :5
 he 0 tea*+ !m 9 _! synagogues8 ,i1 say 
s too6 7& t fact w be pres5t$ by & by1 9
 its place47 ,?is does n t\* ! po9t4    
,jesus 0 "h giv+ in/ructions to 8       
#bf;foll[]s1 bo? ,jew & ,g5tile1        
respect+ ! ,sabba? :i* !y w\ld h to d )4
 ,x is immat]ial :at k9d ( sophi/ry is  
pres5t$ to ov]?r[ ! po9t1 no?+ c t\* x  
%ort ( prov+ x a mi/ranslation4 ,jesus  
did "h recognize ! p]petuity ( ! sev5?  
day ,sabba?4 ,& ,john w cont9ue to make 
all m5 li>s t say !y "k him & refuse !  
light pres5t$ & disreg>d ?is comm&m5t4  
,if ,god in/itut$ ! ,sabba? 9 ,p>adise &
 has n aboli%$ x "h1 !n mu/ x be        

p]petual8 ,if ,paul's argum5t 9 iii4    
,rom4 t ! law is e/abli%$ ?r\gh fai?1 is
 correct !n is x p]petual4 ,if ,james'  
royal p]fect law ( lib]ty1 :i* we are to
 be do]s (1 & judg$ by1 means !         
comm&m5ts1 !n is ! ,sabba? p]petual4 ,if
 ! ,apo/le ,john has made out a cle>    
case1 by cit+ u back to ! beg9n+ (      
creation1 & by walk+ 9 & do+ ^!         
comm&m5ts1 we %all h "r to ! tree ( life
 & ent] 9 by ! gates into ! city2 !n x  
mu/ be p]petual4 ,if ! e>?ly ,sabba? is 
typical ( ! heav5ly1 !n mu/ x be        
p]petual4 ,if n "o jot or "o tittle c   
ev] pass f ! law1 !n mu/ x be p]petual4 
,if ! ,savi\r1 9 answ] to ! "y man :o   
ask$ him :at he %\ld d to inh]it et]nal 
life1 gave a safe direction = ,g5tiles  
to foll[1 viz3 ,if ?\ wilt ent] into    
life keep ! comm&m5ts 7& ^! includ$ ^?  
comm&m5ts :i* 8 ,fa!r _h giv571 !n1 )\t 
contradiction ! ,sabba? is p]petual1 &  
all ! argum5ts :i* ev] c be pres5t$     
aga9/ ! f\r? comm&m5t be+ obs]v$ be=e   
,god wrote x on tables ( /one to prove t

 x is n b9d+ on ,g5tiles1 falls p[]less 
be=e ?is "o s5t5ce3 ,if ?\ wilt ent]    
into life1 keep ! comm&m5ts4 ,i say !   
pro( is positive t ! ,sabba? 0 a        
con/itu5t "p ( ! comm&m5ts1 & ,jesus    
says ! ,sabba? '0 made = man4' ,! ,jews 
7 only a fragm5t ( creation4  ,!        
pr9ciple is settl$ 9 all gov]nm5ts t !re
 are b two ways 9 :i* any law c cease to
 be b9d+ ^u ! p4 ,x may expire by its   
own limitations1 or x may be repeal$ by 
! same au?ority :i* enact$ x2 & 9 !     
latt] case ! repeal+ act mu/ be z       
explicit z t by :i* ! obligation 0      
orig9ally impos$4 ,n[ we h x 9 pro( t ! 
,sabba? 0 in/itut$ 9 ,p>adise1 ! fir/ ( 
all laws )\t any limitation1 & no       
enactm5t by ,god to aboli% x1 unless :at
 we h already ref]r$ to c be consid]$   
pro(4 ,"o m passage :i* ,i h n allud$ to
 w %[ t x 0 n #bg;aboli%$ at !          
crucifiction1 = 8 disciples kept !      
,sabba? :ile he 0 re/+ 9 8 tomb4 ,see   
,luke xxiii3 #ee1 #ef4 ,let u n[ pass to
 ano!r "p ( ! subject4 ,! ?ird "q3   ,,0

 ,,! ,,sev5?-,,day ,,sabba? ,,ev]       
,,*ang$8 ,,if ,,s1 ,,:51 ,,& ,,= ,,:at  
,,reason8  ,"h we come to a "q :i* has m
 or less engag$ ! att5tion ( ! :ole     
*ri/ian _w1 & ! great] portion ( ^? :o  
believe 9 a crucifi$ ,savi\r say t ?is  
*ange took place1 & is dat$ f 8         
resurrection4 ,"s say subsequ5tly1 :ile 
a m9ority insi/ ^u x t !re is no pro( = 
! *ange4 ,n[ to obta9 ! tru? & no?+ b ! 
tru? on ?is important subject1 ,i       
propose to pres5t1 or quote f /&>d      
au?ors on bo? sides ( ! "q1 & try ! :ole
 by ! /&>d ( div9e tru?4 #a/4 ,buck's   
,!ological ,diction>y1 to :i* no d\bt   
?\s&s ( m9i/]s & laym5 appeal to su/a9  
_! argum5t = ! *ange1 says3 ,"u !       
*ri/ian disp5sation ! ,sabba? is alt]$ f
 ! sev5? to ! fir/ day ( ! week4 ,!     
argum5ts = ! *ange1 are ^!3 #a/4 ,!     
sev5? day 0 obs]v$ by ! ,jewi% *ur* 9   
memory ( ! re/ ( ,god2 s ! fir/ day ( ! 
week has always be5 obs]v$ by ! *ri/ian 
*ur* 9 memory ( ,*ri/'s resurrection4   
#b;d4 ,*ri/ made repeat$ visits to 8    

disciples on t day4 #c;d4 ,x is call$ ! 
,"l's day4 ,rev4 i3 #aj4 #d?4 ,on ?is   
day ! ,apo/les 7 assembl$1 :5 ! ,holy   
,gho/ came d[n s visibly ^u !m to       
qualify !m = ! conv]sion ( ! _w4 #e?4   
,on ?is day we f9d ,paul at ,troas :5 ! 
disciples came toge!r to break bread4   
#f?4 ,! directions ! ,apo/les gave to   
,*ri/ians pla9ly alludes to _! assembl+ 
on t day4 #g?4 ,pl9y be>s witness ( !   
fir/ day ( ! week be+ kept z a fe/ival 9
 honor ( ! resurrection ( ,*ri/4        
,num]\s h be5 ! days appo9t$ by man =   
religi\s s]vices1 b ^! are n b9d+       
because ( human in/itution4 ,n s !      
,sabba?4 ,x is ( div9e in/itution1 s x  
is to be kept holy unto ! ,"l4  ,doct4  
,dodridge1 ^: ability & piety has seldom
 or r>ely be5 disput$1 comm5ts on "s ( !
 above articles ?us3 7,comm5t>y p4      
#fjf47 ,^u ! fir/ day ( ! week let e "o 
( y lay by him 9 /ore1 z ,god ha?       
prosp]$ him1 t !re be no ga!r+s :5 ,i   
come4 #a ,cor4 xvi3 #b4 ,%[ t x 0 to be 
put into a #bh;common /ock4 ,! argum5t  

drawn f h5ce = ! religi\s obs]vance ( ! 
fir/ day ( ! week 9 ^! primitive *ur*es 
( ,cor9? & ,galacia is too obvi\s to ne$
 any fur!r illu/ration1 & yet too       
important to be pass$ by 9 entire       
sil5ce4 ,aga91 p4 #ijd1 ,i 0 9 ! _s on !
 ,"l's day1 c4 ,rev4 i3 #aj4 ,x is s v  
unnatural & contr>y to ! use ( ! ^w 9   
all o!r au?ors to int]pret ?is ( !      
,jewi% ,sabba?1 z ,mr4 ,baxt] ju/ly     
argues at l>ge1 t ,i _c b conclude ) him
 & ! g5]ality ( ,*ri/ian writ]s on ?is  
subject1 t ?is text /rongly inf]s !     
extraord9>y reg>d paid to ! fir/ day ( !
 week 9 ! ,apo/le's "t z a day solemnly 
consecrat$ to ,*ri/ 9 memory ( 8        
resurrection f ! dead4 ,!re is mu* m1 b 
^! are 8 /rong argum5ts4 ,i %all quote  
"s m f ! ,comm5t>ies by & by4 ,i wi% to 
place by ! side ( ^! argum5ts "o f !    
,briti% ,qu>t]ly ,!ological ,review &   
,ecclesia/ical ,record]1 ( ,jan4 #ahcj1 
:i* ,i extract f '! ,in/itution ( !     
,sabba? day1' by ,wm4 ,logan ,fi%]1 (   
,philadelphia1 a book 9 :i* !re is mu*  

valuable in=mation on ?is subject1 ?\gh 
,i disagree ) ! writ]1 because 8 :ole   
labor is to aboli% ! ,sabba?2 yet he    
gives mu* light on ?is subject1 f :i* ,i
 take ! lib]ty to make "s quotations4   
,b to ! ,qu>t]ly ,review ( #ahcj3 ,x is 
said t ! obs]vance ( ! sev5? day ,sabba?
 is transf]r$ 9 ! ,*ri/ian *ur* to !    
fir/ day ( ! week4 ,we ask by :at       
au?ority1 & are v mu* mi/ak5 if an      
exam9ation ( all ! texts ( ! ,new       
,te/am5t1 9 :i* ! fir/ day ( ! week or  
,"l's day is m5tion$1 does n prove t !re
 is no div9e or ,apo/olic precept enjo9+
 its obs]vance1 nor any c]ta9 evid5ce f 
scripture t x 01 9 fact1 s obs]v$ 9 !   
times ( ! ,apo/les4 ,accord+ly we se>* !
 scriptures 9 va91 ei!r = an ,apo/olic  
precept1 appo9t+ ! fir/ day ( ! week to 
be obs]v$ 9 ! place ( ! ,jewi% ,sabba?1 
or = any unequivocal pro( t ! fir/      
*ri/ians s obs]v$ x--!re are only ?ree  
or1 at mo/ f\r places ( scripture1 9 :i*
 ! fir/ day ( ! week is m5tion$4 ,! next
 passage is 9 ,acts xx3 #g4 ',^u ! fir/ 

day ( ! week :5 ! disciples came toge!r 
to break bread1 ,paul prea*$ unto !m4'  
,all t ,/4 ,luke "h tells u pla9ly is1 t
 on a p>ticul> occasion ! *ri/ians (    
,troas met toge!r on ! fir/ day ( ! week
 to celebrate ! ,eu*>i/ & to he> ,paul  
prea*4 ,?is is ! only place 9           
#biscripture1 9 :i* ! fir/ day ( ! week 
is 9 any way connect$ ) any acts (      
public wor%ip1 & he :o w\ld c]ta9ly inf]
 f ?is solit>y in/ance t ! fir/ day ( e 
week 0 consecrat$ by ! ,apo/les to      
religi\s purposes1 mu/ be f> gone 9 !   
art ( draw+ univ]sal conclusion f       
p>ticul> premises4  ,on page #agh1 ,mr4 
,fi%] says1 ,i h exam9$ sev]al diff]5t  
translations ( ! scriptures1 bo? f !    
,hebrew & ! ,septuag9t1 ) notes &       
anotations m ext5sive ?an ! texts2 h    
trac$ z f> z my leisure w\ld p]mit1     
v>i\s ecclesia/ical hi/ories1 "s ( !m   
volum9\s & ( anci5t date2 h paid        
consid]able att5tion to ! writ+s ( !    
e>lie/ au?ors 9 ! *ri/ian era1 & to r>e 
works1 old & ( difficult access1 :i*    

treat ^u ?is subject2 ,i h read ) c>e _m
 ( ! publications ( sect>ians to su/a9 !
 in/itution2 ,i h omitt$ no?+ )9 my     
rea*1 & ,i h f\nd n "o %r$ ( argum5t1 or
 au?ority ( any k9d1 t may n be deem$ ( 
p>tial & sect>ian "*1 to support !      
in/itution ( ! fir/ day ( ! week z a day
 ( peculi> hol9ess4 ,b1 9 ! place (     
argum5t1 ,i h f\nd op9ions )\t          
numb]--volumes fill$ ) idle words t h no
 tru? 9 !m4 ,9 ! want ( texts (         
scripture1 ,i h f\nd p]v]sions2 9 ! want
 ( tru?1 false /atem5ts4 ,i h se5 x /at$
 t ,ju/9 ,m>t] 9 8 apology1 speaks (    
,sunday z a holy day2 t ,eusebius1 bi%op
 ( ,ces>ea1 :o liv$ 9 ! f\r? c5tury1    
e/abli%es ! fact ( ! transf] ( ! sev5?  
to ! fir/ day1 by ,*ri/ himself4 ,^! ?+s
 are n true4 ,^! au?ors say no su* ?+4  
,i h se5 o!r e>ly au?ors ref]r$ to z    
e/abli%+ ! same po9t1 b !y are equally  
false4  ,"h !n is ! te/imony ( f\r      
au?ors1 two = ! *ange & two aga9/ x1 f !
 old & new _w4 ,no tru? seek+1 unbias$  
m9d c hesitate = a mom5t on :i* side to 

decide1 aft] comp>+ !m ) ! inspir$ ^w4  
,doctor ,,j5ks ( ,bo/on1 au?or ( !      
,compreh5sive ,comm5t>y1 7purport+ to   
compreh5d all o!r comm5tators on !      
bible17 aft] quot+ au?or aft] au?or1 on 
?is subject1 v5tures =? ) 8 unsupport$  
op9ion 9 ^! words3 ,"h is a ,*ri/ian    
,sabba? obs]v$ by ! disciples & own$ by 
our ,"l4 ,! visit ,*ri/ made to 8       
disciples 0 on ! fir/ day ( ! week1 & ! 
fir/ day ( ! week is ! only day ( ! week
 or mon? or ye> ev] m5tion$ by numb]s 9 
all ! ,new #cj,te/am5t1 & t is sev]al   
times spok5 ( z a day religi\sly obs]v$4
 ,:]e8 ,e*o answ]s1 :]e6  ,,heman       
,,humphrey1 ,presid5t ( ,amh]/ ,college1
 f ^: book ,i h already made "s         
quotations1 aft] devot+ "s ?irty-f\r    
pages to ! e/abli%m5t & p]petuation ( ! 
sev5? day ,sabba?1 comes to 8 f\r? "q1  
viz4 ',has ! day be5 *ang$8' ,s+ul> z   
?is "q may appe> by ! side ( :at he _h  
already writt5 to e/abli% & p]petuate ! 
sev5? day ,sabba? f ! sev5? day (       
creation d[n to ! resurrection ( ! j1 b 

z e man feels t x 8 privilege to ju/ify 
& expla91 :5 precept & practice does n  
agree--s is x ) ,presid5t ,humphrey1 he 
c n[ %ape ! scriptures to suit e "o t   
has foll[$ 9 ! wake ( ,pope ,gregory =  
#abbe ye>s4 ,he says1 ,! f\r? comm&m5t  
is s express$ z to admit ( a *ange 9 !  
day1--?us /rik+ vitally e argum5t he _h 
be=e pres5t$4 ,he> him--he says ! sev5? 
day is ! ,sabba?2 x 0 s at t "t1 79 !   
beg9n+7 & = _m ages aft]1 b x is n said1
 t x always %all be--x is ! ,sabba? day 
:i* we are to rememb]2 & s at ! close1 x
 is ! ,sabba? :i* 0 hall[$ & bless$ & n 
! sev5? day4 ,! ,sabba? !n1 ! holy re/  
itself1 is "o ?+4 ,! day on :i* we are  
to re/ is ano!r4 ,i ask1 9 ! "n ( common
 s5se1 h[ we %\ld "k h[ or :5 to keep ! 
,sabba? if x did n matt] :i* day4 ,if ! 
,presid5t c\ld n see ! sanctification ( 
! sev5? day 9 ! decalogue :at did he    
mean by quot+ ,g54 ii3 #c1 s (t51 :]e x 
says ,god bless$ ! sev5? day & sanctifi$
 x4  ,aga91 he says ,r$emption is a     
great] "w ?an creation1 h5ce ! *ange4   

,fif?ly1 ,god e>ly consecrat$ ! ,*ri/ian
 ,sabba? by a mo/ rem>kable outp\r+ ( 8 
_s at ! day ( ,p5teco/4 ,& t ,jesus has 
left u 8 own example by n say+ a        
syllable aft] 8 resurrection ab\t keep+ 
! ,jewi% ,sabba?4 ,he also quotes ! f\r 
passages ab\t ,jesus & 8 disciples keep+
 ! fir/ day ( ! week4 ,"h1 he says1 !   
inf]5ce to our m9ds is irresi/ible--=   
keep+ ! fir/ day ( ! week in/ead ( !    
sev5?4 ,& fur!r says1 x might be prov$  
by innum]able quotations f ! writ+s ( ! 
,apo/olic ,fa!rs1 c4 ,all ?is may be v  
true 9 itself1 b x all falls to ! gr\nd 
= ! want ( "o s+le precept f ! bible4   
,if ,r$emption1 because x 0 great] ?an  
,creation1 & ! rem>kable display (      
,god's p[] at ! #ca,p5teco/1 & ,*ri/    
nev] say+ any ?+ ab\t ! ,jewi% ,sabba?  
aft] 8 resurrection are su* /rong pro(s 
t ! p]petual sev5? day ,sabba? 0 *ang$  
to ! fir/ day at t "t1 & mu/ be believ$ 
because le>n$ m5 say s1 :at %all we d ) 
! six? day1 on :i* our bless$ ,savi\r   
expir$ on ! cross2 d>kness = ?ree h\rs  

_h cov]$ ! e>?1 & ! vail ( ! ,temple 0  
r5t f top to ! bottom1 & !re 0 su* an   
e>?quake ?r\gh\t va/ creation t we h    
only to op5 our eyes & look at ! r5t    
rocks = a cle> & p]fect demon/ration t  
?is :ole globe 0 %ak5 f c5tre to        
circumf]5ce1 & ! graves ( ! dead 7 op5$4
 ,matt4 xxvii3 #ej1 #ec4 ,y may answ] me
 t ,pop]y has honor$ t day by call+ x   
good ,friday1 & ! next fir/ day foll[+  
,ea/] ,sunday1 c41 b aft] all1 no?+ %ort
 ( bible argum5t w satisfy ! e>ne/      
inquir] aft] tru?4 ,! ,presid5t _h      
already %[n t ! ,jewi% ,sabba? 0 aboli%$
 at ,*ri/'s dea?4 ,:at reason !n _h he  
to believe t ! ,savi\r w\ld speak ( x   
aft]w>ds4 ,s also ! ,p5teco/ _h be5 a   
type f ! giv+ ! law at ,s9ai to be kept 
annually = ab\t #aejj ye>s1 consequ5tly 
x w\ld be solemniz$ on e day ( ! week1  
at ea* revolv+ ye>1 z is ! case ) ! #d? 
( ,july3 ?ree ye>s ago x 0 on ! f\r? day
 & n[ x comes on ! sev5? day ( ! week4  
,fur!r1 see ,pet] /&+ amid/ ! amaz$     
multitude1 giv+ ! scripture reason = ?is

 miracul\s display ( ,god's p[]4 ,he    
does n give ! mo/ di/ant h9t t ?is 01 or
 0 to be1 ! day ( ! week = wor%ip1 or ! 
true ,sabba?1 nei!r d any ( ! ,apo/les  
!n1 or aft]w>ds1 = :5 !y kept ?is day ! 
next ye>1 x mu/ h be5 ! second day ( !  
week4 ,we mu/ h bett] evid5ce ?an :at   
has be5 adduc$1 to believe ?is 0 !      
,sabba?1 = accord+ to ! type1 sev5      
,sabba?s 7 to be complete1 7& !re 0 no  
o!r way giv5 !m to come to ! "r day17 f 
! day !y kept ! fir/1 or f !            
resurrection4 ,"h !n is pro( positive t 
! ,sabba? 9 ?is ye> 0 ! day be=e !      
,p5teco/4 ,see ,luke xxiii3 #ee1 #ef4   
,if ,presid5t ,h4 is "r1 !n 0 !re two   
,sabba?s to be kept 9 succession 9 "o   
week4 ,:]e is ! precept8 ,no :]e6 ,well1
 says ! inquir]1 ,i want to see ! bible 
pro( = ?is ',*ri/ian ,sabba? obs]v$ by !
 disciples1 & own$ by our ,"l4' ,w4     
,j5ks4 ,"h x w be necess>y = u to       
und]/&1 fir/ h[ ,god has comput$ "t4 ,9 
,g54 i4 we read1 ,& #cb;,god said let   
!re be lights 9 ! firmam5t ( ! heav51 to

 divide ! day f ! night1 & let !m be =  
signs & = seasons & = days & ye>s4 #ad  
v4 #af v4 says1 ! great] light to rule !
 day1--f sunrise to sunset4 ,n[ !re are 
_m modes inv5t$ = comput+ "t4 ,we say   
our day beg9s at #ab o'clock at night2  
seam5 beg9 !irs twelve h\rs soon]1 at   
noon2 ! ,jews comm5ce _! days at #f     
o'clock 9 ! ev5+1 betwe5 ! two extremes4
 ,are we all "r8 ,no6 ,:o %all settle   
?is "q8 ,god6 ,v well3 ,he call$ ! light
 day1 & ! d>kness he call$ night1 & !   
ev5+ & ! morn+ 7 ! fir/ day4 ,g54 i3 #e4
 ,!n ! tw5ty-f\r h\r day comm5c$ at #f  
o'clock 9 ! ev5+4 ,h[ is t1 says "o8    
,because y _c regulate ! day & night to 
h :at ! ,savi\r calls twelve h\rs 9 !   
day1 )\t e/abli%+ ! "t f ! c5tre ( !    
e>?1 ! equator1 :]e1 at ! beg9n+ ( !    
sacr$ ye>1 ! sun rises & sets at #f     
o'clock4 ,at ?is "t1 :ile ! sun is at ! 
summ] sol/ice1 ! inhabitants ( ! nor?   
pole h no night1 :ile at ?is same "t at 
! s\? x is ab\t all night1 !re=e !      
inhabitants ( ! e>? h no o!r "r "t to   

comm5ce _! tw5ty-f\r h\r day1 ?an beg9n+
 at #f o'clock 9 ! ev5+4 ,god said to   
,moses 'f ev51 unto ev51 %all y         
celebrate y\r ,sabba?4' ,!n ( c\rse !   
next day mu/ beg9 :]e ! ,sabba? end$4   
,hi/ory %[s t ! ,jews obey$ & comm5c$ _!
 days at #f o'clock 9 ! ev5+4 ,n[ !n we 
w try to inve/igate ! ma9 argum5t by :i*
 ^! au?ors1 & ?\s&s ( o!rs say ! ,sabba?
 0 *ang$4 ,! fir/ is 9 ,john xx3 #ai1   
,!n ! same day at ev5+1 be+ ! fir/ day (
 ! week :5 ! doors :]e %ut :]e !        
disciples 7 assembl$ = fe> ( ! ,jews    
7m>k x7 came ,jesus & /ood 9 _! mid/1 & 
said peace be unto y4 ,"h we und]/& ?is 
to be ! same day ( ! resurrection4 ,on t
 same day he travell$ ) ! two disciples 
to ,emans1 sixty furlongs 7#g-a_/b      
miles71 & !y con/ra9$ him to abide ) !m1
 = x 0 t[>d ev5+ & ! day 0 f> sp5t4     
,luke xxiv3 #bi4 ,aft] ?is ! disciples  
travell$ ! #g-a_/b miles back to        
,j]usalem & soon aft] !y f\nd !         
disciples1 ! ,savi\r1 z above /at$1 0 9 
_! mid/4 ,n[ x _c be disput$ b :at ?is 0

 ! ev5+ aft] ! resurrection1 = ,jesus   
rose 9 ! morn+1 "s t5 or elev5 h\rs aft]
 ! fir/ day _h comm5c$4 ,!n ! ev5+ ( !  
fir/ day 0 pass+ away1 & !re=e ! ev5+   
br\ght to view 9 #cc! text 0 ! close ( !
 fir/ day or ! comm5c+ ( ! second4      
,mc,knight's translation says1 9 ! ev5+ 
( t day4 ,purv]'s translation says1 !   
ev5+ ( t day on ! fir/ aft] ! ,sabba?4  
,fur!r1 :]ev] ! phrase fir/ day ( !     
week1 occurs 9 ! ,new ,te/am5t1 ! ^w day
 is 9 italics1 %[+ t x is n ! orig9al2 b
 suppli$ by translators4 ,aga91 x is    
ass]t$ t ,jesus met ) 8 disciples ! next
 fir/ day4 ,see #bfv3 ,& aft] eight days
 aga9 8 disciples 7 )91 & ,?omas ) !m1  
!n came ,jesus1 ! doors be+ %ut1 & /ood 
9 ! mid/1 & said peace be unto y4 ,dr4  
,adam ,cl>k 9 ref]r+ to ?is #bfv1 says3 
,x seems likely t ?is 0 precisely on t  
day se'night on :i* ,*ri/ _h appe>$ to  
!m be=e2 & f ?is we may le>n t ?is 0 !  
weekly meet+ ( ! ,apo/les4 ,n[ x appe>s 
to me t a little *ild1 ) ! simple rules 
( addition & subtraction1 c\ld h refut$ 

?is man4 ,i feel a/oni%$ t m5 :o pr(ess 
to be ambassadors = ,god d n expose su* 
d[nright p]v]sion ( scripture1 b x may  
look cle> to ^? :o want to h x s4 ,n _m 
mon?s s9ce1 9 conv]sation ) ! ,second   
,adv5t lectur] 9 ,new ,b$=d1 ,i br\ght  
up ?is subject4 ,he told me ,i did n    
und]/& x4 ,see "h1 says he4 ,i c make x 
pla91 c\nt+ 8 f+]s ?us3 ,sunday1        
,monday1 ,tuesday1 ,w$nesday1 ,?ursday1 
,friday1 ,saturday1 ,sunday--does'nt t  
make eight days aft]8 & because ,i w\ld 
n conc$e1 he p>t$ f me z "o t 0 ob/9ate 
& self-will$4 ,aft]w>ds mus+ on !       
subject1 ,i said1 ?is mu/ be ! way !n to
 und]/& x3 ,c\nt ,sunday ,twice4 ,if any
 ( !m 7 to be paid = eight days labor1  
!y w\ld detect ! error 9 a mom5t if _!  
employ] %\ld attempt to put ! fir/ & la/
 days toge!r1 & (f] !m pay b = sev54    
,eight days aft] ! ev5+ ( ! fir/ day    
w\ld /& ?us3 ,! second day ( ! week w\ld
 c]ta9ly be ! fir/ ( ! eight4 ,!n to    
c\nt eight days ( tw5ty-f\r h\rs aft]1  
we mu/ beg9 at ! close ( ! ev5+ ( !     

fir/1 & c\nt to ! close ( ! ev5+ ( !    
second day2 to :]e ! ,jews 7by ,god's   
comm&7 comm5c$ _! ?ird day4 ,b suppose  
we calculate x by our mode ( keep+ "t4  
,our ,"l appe>s to 8 disciples ! fir/ "t
 at ! close ( ,sunday ev5+4 ,n[ c\nt    
eight days aft]1 7) y\r f+]s or any?+   
else17 & x w br+ y to ,monday ev5+4 ,n[ 
,i ask if ?is looks l ,sunday1 ! fir/   
day ( ! week8   #cd;,fa!r ,mill] also   
gives 8 reasons = ! *ange1 9 8 lecture  
on ! great ,sabba?3 ,"o is ,*ri/'s      
resurrection & 8 (t5 meet+ ) 8 disciples
 aft]w>ds on t day4 ,?is1 ) ! example ( 
! ,apo/les1 is /rong evid5ce t ! prop]  
creation ,sabba? to man1 came on ! fir/ 
day ( ! week4 ,8 pro( is ?is3 ,adam mu/ 
h re/$ on ! fir/ day ( 8 life1 & ?us y w
 see t to ,adam x 0 ! fir/ day ( ! week1
 = x w\ld n be reasonable to suppose t  
,adam began to reckon "t be=e he 0      
creat$4 ,he c]ta9ly c\ld n be able to "w
 six days be=e ! fir/ ,sabba?4 ,& ?us ) 
! second ,adam2 ! fir/ day ( ! week he  
arose & liv$4 ,& we f9d by ! bible & by 

hi/ory1 t ! fir/ day ( ! week 0 ev]     
aft]w>ds obs]v$ z a day ( wor%ip4 ,n[ ,i
 say !re is no m tru? 9 ^! ass]tions1   
?an !re is 9 ^? ,i h already quot$4 ,!re
 is n "o passage 9 ! bible to %[ t ,*ri/
 met ) 8 disciples on ! fir/ day ( !    
week aft] ! day ( 8 resurrection1 nor t 
! fir/ day ( ! week 0 ev] aft]w>ds      
obs]v$ z a day ( wor%ip2 save only 9 "o 
in/ance1 & t %all be notic$ 9 its place4
 ,& x seems to me if ,adam c\ld n reckon
 "t only f 8 creation !n by ! same rule 
no o!r man c\ld reckon "t be=e 8 bir?1 &
 by ?is %[+ ,*ri/ c\ld n reckon 8 "t    
until aft] 8 resurrection4 ,x is pa9ful 
to me to expose ! errors ( "o :om ,i h s
 long v5]at$1 & /ill love = ! flood (   
light he has giv5 ! _w 9 respect to !   
,second ,adv5t ( our ,savi\r2 b ,god's  
^w mu/ be v9dicat$ if we h to cut (f a  
"r arm1 !re is no?+ true b tru?6 ,i pray
 ,god to =give him 9 jo9+ ! great       
multitude ( ,adv5t believ]s1 to s\nd !  
retreat back beyond ! t>ry+ "t1 j :5 !  
virg9s _h ga9$ a glori\s victory ov] !  

_w1 ! fle%1 & ! devil6 ,g back f ?is to 
! slumb]+ qu>t]s n[2 no?+ b trea*]y to  
our ,ma/]'s cause ev] dictat$ su* a     
c\rse6 ,i nev] c be made to believe t   
our glori\s ,comm&] design$ t we %\ld   
leave our sacrifices smok+ on ! alt> (  
,god1 9 ! mid/ ( ! enemies' l&1 b r t we
 %\ld be pu%+ onw>d f victory to        
victory1 until we are e/abli%$ 9 !      
,capital ( ,8 k+dom4 ,w\ld x h be5      
exp$i5t or a m>k ( c\rage 9 ,g5]al      
,taylor1 aft] he _h conqu]$ ! ,mexican  
army on ! #i? ,may la/1 to h retreat$   
back to ! capital ( ! ,u4 ,/ates1 to    
place himself & army on ! broad plat=m (
 lib]ty1 & #ce;comm5ce to travel ! gr\nd
 ov] aga9 = ! purpose ( pursu+ & ov]com+
 8 vanqui%$ foe8 ,no6 ,e p]son ( common 
s5se kn[s t su* a c\rse w\ld h ov]:elm$ 
him & all 8 foll[]s ) unutt]able        
disgrace1 no matt] h[ unrighte\s !      
conte/4 ,n s ) ?is1 = our cause is "o ( 
! mo/ glori\s1 ?o' x be ! mo/ try+ t ev]
 ! sun %one ^u s9ce ,god plac$ x 9 !    
heav5s4 ,onw>d & victory1 !n1 are our   

wat*words1 & no retreat+ back to1 or    
beyond ! cry at ,midnight6 ,b to !      
subject4 ,did our ,savi\r ev] meet ) 8  
disciples on ! fir/ day ( ! week aft] ! 
ev5+ ( ! day ( 8 resurrection8 ,! xxi4  
*4 ,john says !y w5t a fi%+1 & :ile !re 
,jesus appe>$ unto !m4 ,9 ! #ad? v4 he  
says1 ,?is is n[ ! ?ird "t t ,jesus %ew$
 himself to 8 disciples aft] t he 0 ris5
 f ! dead4 ,n[ turn to #a ,cor4 xv3     
#d-g3 ,paul's te/imony is1 't he 0 se5 (
 ,cephas1 !n ( ! twelve1 aft] t ( above 
five hundr$ bre?r5 at once1 & !n (      
,james1 !n ( all ! ,apo/les4' ,^! are   
all t are specifi$1 up to 8 go+ into    
heav54 ,n[ pray tell me if y c1 :]e ^!  
m5 got _! in=mation respect+ ! frequ5t  
meet+s on ! fir/ day ( ! week4 ,! bible 
says no su* ?+4 ,b let u pursue !       
subject & look at ! ?ird text1 ,^u !    
fir/ day ( ! week let e "o ( y lay by   
him 9 /ore1 z ,god has prosp]$ him1 t   
!re be no ga!r+s :5 ,i come4 ,n[ please 
turn back to ,dr4 ,dodridge's au?ority1 
he says ! argum5t is too obvi\s to ne$  

any illu/ration1 t ! money 0 put into   
common /ock1 & t ?is 0 ! religi\s       
obs]vance ( ! fir/ day ( ! week4 ,n[    
:oev] w read ! fir/ six v]ses ( ?is     
*apt]1 & comp>e !m ) ,rom4 xv3 #bf-cc1 w
 see t ,paul's design 0 to collect "s   
money = ! poor sa9ts at ,j]usalem1 & _! 
lay+ x by !m 9 /ore until he came t way2
 = x pla9ly implies t !y 7 at home1 = no
 "o c\ld und]/& t y _h money ly+ by y 9 
/ore1 if x 0 9 common /ock or 9 o!r h&s4
 ,aga91 see ,acts xviii3 #d1 #aa4 ,paul 
prea*+ e ,sabba? day1 at ?is v "t1 =    
eighte5 mon?s1 to ^! v same ,cor9?ians1 
bids !m f>ewell1 to g up to ! fea/ at   
,j]usalem1 #ba v4 ,by read+ to xxi4 *4  
#ag v4 y h 8 hi/ory until he arrives    
!re4 ,n[ ,i ask1 if ,dr4 ,dodridge's    
cle> illu/ration c or w be reli$ on1 :5 
,luke cle>ly tea*es t ,paul's mann] 01 &
 t he did always prea* to !m on !       
,sabba?1 :i*1 ( c\rse1 #cf0 ! ,sev5?    
day1 & n ! fir/ day ( ! week4 ,f\r?     
text1 ,john says3 ,i 0 9 ! _s on ! ,"l's
 day4 ,"h ,dr4 ,d4 concludes ) !        

g5]ality ( *ri/ian writ]s on ?is subject
 t ?is /rongly inf]s ! extraord9>y reg>d
 paid to ! fir/ day ( ! week1 z solemnly
 consecrat$ to ,*ri/1 c4 ,if ! scripture
 any :]e call$ ?is ! ,"l's day1 !re     
might be "s reason to believe _!        
/atem5ts1 b ! sev5? day ,sabba? is call$
 ! ,"l's day4 ,see ,exod4 xx3 #aj4  ,mr4
 ,fi%]1 9 speak+ ( ! late ,h>risburg    
conv5tion ( #ahdd-de1 says1 ,! mo/      
spirit$ debate t occurr$ at ! assembly 0
 to fix a prop] "n = ! fir/ day ( !     
week1 :e!r x %\ld be call$ ,sabba?1 !   
,*ri/ian ,sabba? or ,"l's day4 ,! reason
 = ?is dispute 01 t !re 0 no au?ority = 
call+ ! fir/ day ( ! week by ei!r "o (  
^! names4 ,to pret5d t t comm& 0 fix$ & 
un*angeable1 & yet to alt] x to please !
 fancy ( man1 is 9 itself ridicul\s4 ,x 
is h>dly possible 9 ! nature ( man1 t a 
class ( society %\ld be receiv+ pay = _!
 s]vices & n be influ5c$ !reby3--9 !    
nature ( ?+s !y w avoid su* doctr9es z  
are repugnant to !m t give !m bread4    
,n[ we come to ! fif? & la/1 & only "o  

spok5 ( 9 all ! ,new ,te/am5t1 = a meet+
 on ! fir/ day ( ! week4 ,luke says1 ,^u
 ! fir/ day ( ! week :5 ! disciples came
 toge!r to break bread1 ,paul prea*$    
unto !m1 ready to dep>t on ! morr[3 &   
cont9u$ 8 spee* until midnight4 ,acts   
xx3 #g4 ,n[ by foll[+ ! scripture mode (
 comput+ "t1 f #f o'clock 9 ! ev5+ to #f
 o'clock 9 ! morn+1 z has be5 %[n1 ,paul
 to comm5ce on ! beg9n+ ( ! fir/ day    
w\ld beg9 on :at we call ,saturday ev5+ 
at #f o'clock1 & prea* till midnight4   
,aft] t he re/ores to life ! "y man1 !n 
breaks bread & talk$ till ! break ( day1
 :i* w\ld be ,sunday morn+4 ,!n he      
comm5c$ 8 j\rney = ,j]usalem & travell$ 
& sail$ all day ,sunday1 ! fir/ day ( ! 
week1 & two o!r days 9 succession4 xx3  
#aa-ae4 ,n[ x seems to me1 if ,paul did 
tea* or keep ! fir/ day ( ! week = !    
,sabba? or a holy day1 he violat$ !     
sanctity ( x to all int5ts & purposes1  
)\t giv+ "o s+le reason = x2 all ! pro( 
pres5t$ "h is a night meet+4 ,please see
 ! quotation f ! ,briti% ,qu>t]ly       

,review4 ,b let u look at x ! way 9 :i* 
we compute "t3 ,i ?9k x w be fair to    
premise1 t ab\t midnight 0 ! middle (   
#cg,paul's meet+2 at any rate !re is b  
"o midnight to a tw5ty-f\r h\r day4 ,we 
say t ,sunday1 ! fir/ day ( ! week1 does
 n comm5ce until #ab o'clock ,saturday  
night4 ,!n x is v cle>1 if he is prea*+ 
on ! fir/ day till midnight1 accord+ to 
our reckon+ x mu/ be on ,sunday night1 &
 8 celebrat+ ! ,"l's supp] aft] midnight
 w\ld make x t he broke bread on        
,monday1 ! second day1 & t ! day "t on  
,sunday is n includ$1 unless he _h      
cont9u$ 8 spee* ?r\gh ! day till        
midnight4 ,n[ ! text says t on ! fir/   
day ( ! week !y came toge!r to break    
bread4 ,to prove t !y did break bread on
 t day1 we mu/ take ! mode 9 :i* ! ,jews
 comput$ "t1 & all[ ! fir/ day ( ! week 
to beg9 at #f o'clock on ,saturday ev5+1
 & to foll[ ,paul's example1 pay no     
reg>d to ! fir/ day1 aft] daylight1 b to
 travel1 c4 ,if our mode ( "t is tak51  
!y broke bread on ! second day1 & t w\ld

 de/roy ! mean+ ( ! text4 ,"h !n1 9 ?is 
text1 is ! only argum5t t c be adduc$ 9 
! scriptures ( div9e tru?1 = a *ange ( !
 p]petual sev5? day ,sabba? ( ! ,"l our 
,god to ! fir/ day ( ! week4  ,n[ ,i'll 
v5ture ! ass]tion1 t !re is no law or   
comm&m5t record$ 9 ! bible1 t ,god has  
held s sacr$ among m51 z ! keep+ ( ,8   
,sabba?4 ,:]e !n1 ,i ask1 is ! liv+ man 
t d>e /& be=e ,god & decl>e t "h is !   
*ange = ! *ur* ( ,god to keep ! fir/    
in/ead ( ! sev5? day ( ! week = !       
,sabba?4 ,if x c\ld be prov$ t ,paul    
prea*$ "h all ( ! fir/ day1 ! only      
inf]5ce t c\ld be drawn1 w\ld be1 to    
break bread on t day6  ,!re is "o m po9t
 wor?y ( our att5tion1 t is1 ! tea*+ &  
example ( ,jesus4 ,i h be5 told by "o t 
is look$ up to z a /rong believ] 9 !    
second com+ ( ! ,"l ?is fall1 t ,jesus  
broke ! ,sabba?4 ,jesus says1 ,i h kept 
my ,fa!r's comm&m5ts4 ,x is said t he   
'broke ! ,sabba?1' because he all[$ 8   
disciples to pluck ! corn & eat x on t  
day1 & ! ,ph>isees condemn$ !m4 ,he     

says1 ,if ye _h kn[n :at ?is meane?1 ,i 
w h m]cy & n sacrifice1 ye w\ld n h     
condemn$ ! guiltless4 ,!n !y 7 n guilty4
 ,see ,deut4 xxiii3 #be4 ,he imm$iately 
cites !m to ,david & 8 m51 %ew+ t x 0   
lawful & "r :5 hungry1 ev5 to eat ! %oe 
bread t belong$ only to ! prie/s1 & told
 !m t he 0 ,"l ( ! ,sabba? day4 ,"h he  
%[s too1 t he 0 ) 8 #ch;disciples pass+ 
to ! synagogue to tea*2 !y ask him if x 
0 lawful to heal on ! ,sabba? day4 ,he  
asks !m if !y _h a %eep fall into ! dit*
 on ! ,sabba?1 if !y w\ld n haul him    
out8 ,h[ mu* bett] !n is a man ?an a    
%eep8 ,:]e=e x is lawful to d well on ! 
,sabba? days2 & imm$iately heal$ ! man )
 a )]$ h&4 ,matt4 xii3 #a-ac4 ,on ano!r 
,sabba? day1 :ile he 0 tea*+1 he heal$ a
 woman t _h be5 b\nd ( satan eighte5    
ye>s1 & :5 ! rul] ( ! synagogue began to
 f9d fault1 he call$ him a hypocrite1 & 
said do? n ea* "o ( y on ! ,sabba? day  
loose 8 ox or 8 ass f ! /all & lead him 
away to wat]+2 & all 8 adv]s>ies 7      
a%am$4 ,luke xiii3 #aj-ag4 ,! xiv4 *apt]

 ( ,luke is quot$ to prove t he broke ! 
,sabba? because he w5t into ! ,ph>isees 
h\se ) _m o!rs on ! ,sabba? day to eat  
bread4 ,"h he saw a man ) ! dropsy & he 
ask$ !m if x 0 lawful to heal on !      
,sabba? day4 ',& !y held _! peace & he  
took him & heal$ him1' & ask$ !m ':i* ( 
!m hav+ an ox or an ass fall into ! pit1
 w\ld n /raitway pull him out on !      
,sabba? day2 & !y c\ld n answ] him      
aga94' #a-f v4 ,& 'he cont9u$ to tea*   
!m1 by %[+ !m :5 !y made a fea/ to call 
! poor1 ! maim$1 ! lame1 ! bl9d1 & !n !y
 %\ld be bless$4' ,read ! *apt]1 & y w  
readily see t he took ?is occasion1 z ! 
mo/ befitt+1 to tea* !m by p>ables1 :at 
_! duty 0 at w$d+s & fea/s1 9 ! same    
mann] z he taught !m 9 _! synagogues4   
,!re is /ill ano!r passage1 & ,i believe
 ! only "o1 to :i* ref]5ce has be5 made1
 7except :]e he op5$ ! eyes ( a man t 0 
born bl9d17 = pro( t he broke ! ,sabba?4
 ,x is record$ 9 ,john v3 #e-ag4 ,"h    
,jesus f\nd a man t _h be5 sick         
?irty-eight ye>s1 by ! pool ( ,be!sda1  

'he sai? unto him rise1 take up ?y b$ & 
walk1--!re=e did !y p]secute ,jesus &   
s\ght to slay him1 because he _h done ^!
 ?+s on ! ,sabba? day4' #af v4 ',b      
,jesus answ]$ !m1 my ,fa!r worke? hi!rto
 & ,i "w4' ,if !y did n "w e h\r & mom5t
 ( "t1 x w\ld be impossible = man to    
exi/3 ,"h und\bt$ly he _h ref]5ce to ^! 
& o!r acts ( necessity & m]cy2 b ! great
 s9 = :i* pr(essors 9 ?is enlight5$ age 
*>ge ! ,savi\r ) 9 ?is transaction1 is1 
9 direct+ ! man to take up 8 b$1 contr>y
 to law4 ,x is cle> ! p #ci7 =bidd5 to  
c>ry bur!ns on ! ,sabba? day1 z 9 ,j]4  
xvii3 #ba1 #bb1 b by read+ ! #bd? v4 9  
connection ) ,neh4 xiii3 #ae-bb1 we le>n
 t ?is prohibition relat$ to :at 0      
lawful = !m to d on ! o!r six days ( !  
week1 viz4 m]*&ise & trad+4 ,see pro(1  
,neh4 x3 #ca3 also unlawful1 z 9 ,amos  
viii3 #e4 ,we ne$ n1 nor we _c misund]/&
 ! f\r? comm&m5t1 tak5 9 connection ) ! 
o!r n9e1 !y 7 simple & pure writt5 by ! 
f+] ( ,god2 b 9 ! days ( our ,savi\r x  
_h become heavily lad5 ) ,jewi%         

traditions1 h5ce :5 ,jesus appeals to !m
 :e!r x is lawful to d good & to heal on
 ! ,sabba? days1 _! m\?s are clos$      
because !y _c contradict him f ! law nor
 ! prophets4 ,! ,savi\r no :]e int]f]es 
) !m 9 _! mo/ rigid obs]vance ( ! day2 b
 :5 !y f9d fault ) him = p]=m+ 8        
miracles ( m]cy on t day1 he tells !m !y
 h brok5 ! law2 & 9 ano!r place1 ,if a  
man on ! ,sabba? day receive            
circumcision )\t break+ ! law ( ,moses1 
are ye angry at me because ,i h made a  
man e :it :ole on ! ,sabba? day8 ,he !n 
says1 ,judge n accord+ to ! appe>ance1 b
 judge righte\s judgm5t4 vii3 #bc1 #bd4 
,did he break ! ,sabba?8 ,n[ ! law      
requires t ! bea/s %all re/2 b :at is ! 
practice ( _m ( ^? :o are ! mo/ /rict 9 
keep+ ,sunday = ! ,sabba?4 ,sick1 or    
well1 m9i/]s or laym51 d !y n ride back 
& =? to meet+8 ,aga91 is x "r & lawful  
to c>ry =? our dead on ! ,sabba?8 or    
c>ry ! communion s]vice back & =?4 ,!   
,apo/le says1 'believe & be baptiz$4'   
,suppose ?is %\ld be on ! ,sabba? & we 7

 "s di/ance f ! wat]1 w\ld any "o       
int]f]e ) u if we c>ri$ our *ange (     
app>el ) u & back aga91 or h we 9 s do+ 
transgress$ ! law2 if we h1 x is high "t
 we made a full /op4 ,jesus und\bt$ly _h
 good reasons = direct+ ! sick man to   
take up 8 b$ & walk1 b ,i _c le>n t he  
ju/ifi$ any "o else 9 c>ry+ _! b$ on !  
,sabba?1 unless 9 a case ( necessity &  
m]cy1 su* z he cit$ !m to1 z wat]+ _!   
cattle1 & pull+ !m out ( ! dit*1 & eat+ 
:5 hungry1 & be+ heal$ :5 sick4 ,be x   
also rememb]$ t :5 ! ,sanh$rim tri$ him 
!y did n condemn him1 z 9 ! o!r cases   
cit$2 s 9 ?is1 !y fail$ = want (        
scripture te/imony4 ,he 0 ! ,"l ( !     
,sabba?1 & ! law ( c]emonies 7 n[ ab\t  
#djto cease =ev]1 ! t5 comm&m5ts ) !    
keep+ ( ! ,sabba? !re=e 7 to be /ripp$ (
 ^! c]emonies & all ( _! traditions1 &  
left z pure to be writt5 on ! he>ts ( ! 
,g5tiles z :5 fir/ writt5 on tables (   
/one1 !re=e ,jesus taught t x 0 "r to d 
good on ! ,sabba? day1 & :oev] foll[s 8 
example & tea*+ w keep ! sev5? day      

,sabba? holy & acceptable to ,god4 ,!y w
 also judge righte\s judgem5t1 & n      
accord+ to appe>ance4  ,!re is b "o     
,*ri/ian ,sabba? nam$1 or e/abli%$ 9 !  
bible1 & t individual1 :oev] he is1 t   
und]takes to aboli% or *ange x1 is !    
real ,sabba? break]4 ,rememb] t ! keep+ 
! comm&m5ts is ! only safe guide ?r\gh !
 gates into ! city4  ,my fri5ds &       
neighbors1 & especially my family1 "k t 
,i h = m ?an tw5ty ye>s1 /rictly        
endeavor$ to keep ! fir/ day ( ! week = 
! ,sabba?1 & ,i c say t ,i did x 9 all  
good consci5ce be=e ,god1 on ! ocean1 & 
9 =eign c\ntries z well z my own1 until 
ab\t sixte5 mon?s s9ce ,i read an       
article publi%$ 9 ! ,hope ( ,israel1 by 
a wor?y bro!r1 ,t4 ,m4 ,preble1 (       
,na%ua1 :i* :5 ,i read & comp>$ ) !     
bible1 conv9c$ me t !re nev] _h be5 any 
*ange4 ,!re=e ! sev5? day 0 ! ,sabba?1 &
 ,god requir$ me z well z him to keep x 
holy4 ,_m ?+s n[ tr\bl$ my m9d z to h[  
,i c\ld make ?is great *ange1 family1   
fri5ds1 & bre?r5 &1 b ?is "o passage (  

,scripture 01 & always w be z cle> z a  
sunbeam4 ,:at is t to !e3 foll[ ?\ me4  
,9 a few days my m9d 0 made up to beg9  
to keep ! f\r? comm&m5t1 & ,i bless ,god
 = ! cle> light he has %$ ^u my m9d 9   
answ] to pray] & a ?or\gh exam9ation ( !
 scriptures on ?is great subject4       
,contr>y views did1 aft] a little1 %ake 
my position "s1 b ,i feel n[ t !re is no
 argum5t nor sophi/ry t c becl\d my m9d 
aga9 ?is side ( ! gates ( ! ,holy ,city4
 ,bro!r ,m>%1 :o no d\bt ?9ks1 & p]haps 
?\s&s besides1 t 8 pap] is :at x        
purports to be1 ,,! ,,voice ,,( ,,tru?1 
takes ! gr\nd ) ! infidel t !re is no   
,sabba?4 ,bro!r ,s4 ,s4 ,sn[1 ( ,new    
,york1 late editor ( ! ,jubilee ,/&>d1  
publi%es to ! _w t he is ! ,elijah1     
prec$+ ! adv5t ( our ,savi\r1 re/or+ all
 ?+s3 7! sev5? day ,sabba? mu/ be "o ( !
 all ?+s17 & yet he takes ! same gr\nd )
 ,br4 ,m>%1 t ! ,sabba? #da;is =ev]     
aboli%$4 ,z ! sev5? day ,sabba? is a    
real prophecy1 a picture 7& n a %ad[ l !
 ,jewi% ,sabba?s17 ( ! ?+ typifi$ :i* is

 to come1 ,i _c see h[ ^? :o believe 9 !
 *ange or abolition ( ! type1 c h any   
confid5ce to look to ,god = ! great     
antetype1 ! ,sabba? ( re/1 to come to   
!m4  ,bro!r ,j4 ,b4 ,cook has writt5 a  
%ort piece 9 8 excell5t pap]1 ! ,,adv5t 
,,te/imony4 ,x 0 po9t$ & good1 b too    
%ort2 & z bro!r ,preble's ,tract n[ be=e
 me1 did n embrace ! argum5ts :i* h be5 
pres5t$ s9ce he publi%$ x1 x appe>$ to  
me t some?+ 0 call$ = 9 ?is "t ( fall+  
back f ?is great subject4 ,i !re=e      
pres5t ?is book1 hop+ at lea/1 t x w    
help to /r5g!n & save all hone/ s\ls    
seek+ aft] tru?4  ,a ,,^w ,,respect+ ,,!
 ,,hi/ory4 ,at ! close ( ! fir/ c5tury a
 controv]sy arose1 :e!r bo? days %\ld be
 kept or only "o1 :i* cont9u$ until !   
reign ( ,con/ant9e ! ,great4 ,by 8 laws1
 made 9 ,a4 ,d4 #cba1 x 0 decre$ = !    
future t ,sunday %\ld be kept a day (   
re/ 9 all ! cities & t[ns2 b he all[$ ! 
c\ntry p to foll[ husb&ry4 ,hi/ory fur!r
 in=ms u t ,con/ant9e murd]$ 8 two si/]s
 husb&s & son1 & 8 own famili> fri5d1 t 

same ye>1 & ! ye> be=e boil$ 8 wife 9 a 
cauldron ( oil4--,! controv]sy /ill     
cont9u$ d[n to ,a4 ,d4 #fjc1 :5 ,pope   
,gregory pass$ a law aboli%+ ! sev5? day
 ,sabba?1 & e/abli%+ ! fir/ day ( !     
week4 ,see ,b>onius ,c\ncils1 #fjc4     
,b>nfield's ,eng4 page #aaf1 /ates t !  
,p>liam5t ( ,engl& met on ,sundays till 
! "t ( ,ri*>d ,,ii4 ,! fir/ law ( ,engl&
 made = keep+ ( ,sunday1 0 9 ! "t (     
,edw>d ,,iv4 ab\t #adgj4 ,z ^! two books
 are n )9 my rea*1 ,i h extract$ f ,t4  
,m4 ,preble's tract on ! ,sabba?4 ,mr4  
,fi%] says1 x 0 ,dr4 ,b\nd "o ( ! rigid 
puritans1 :o appli$ ! "n ,sabba? to !   
fir/ day ( ! week1 ab\t ! ye> #agie4 ,! 
^w ,sunday is n f\nd 9 ! bible1 x d]iv$ 
its "n f ! hea!n nations ( ! ,nor?1     
because ! day 0 d$icat$ to ! sun4 ,nei!r
 is ! ,sabba? appli$ to ! fir/ day any m
 ?an x is to ! six? day ( ! week4 ,:ile 
,daniel beheld ! little horn1 7pop]y7 he
 said1 among o!r ?+s1 he w\ld ?9k to    
*ange times & laws4 ,n[ ?is c\ld n mean 
( m51 because x ev] has be5 ! pr]ogative

 ( absolute rul]s l himself1 to *ange   
#dbmanmade laws4 ,!n to make ! prophecy 
h>monize ) ! scripture1 he mu/ h meant  
times & laws e/abli%$ by ,god1 because  
he might ?9k & pass decrees z he has    
done1 b he1 nor all ! univ]se c\ld ev]  
*ange ,god's times & laws4 ,jesus says t
 times & seasons 7 9 ! p[] ( ! fa!r4 ,! 
,sabba? is ! mo/ important law :i* ,god 
ev] in/itut$4 ,h[ long refuse ye to keep
 my comm&m5ts1 & my laws1 see = t ! ,"l 
ha? giv5 y ! ,sabba?4 ,exod4 xvi3 #bh1  
#bi4 ,!n x's cle> f ! hi/ory1 t ?is is 9
 "p :at ,daniel meant4 ,n[ ! second     
adv5t believ]s h pr(ess$ all confid5ce 9
 8 visions3 :y !n d\bt ?is4 ,:oev] feels
 dispos$ to def5d & su/a9 ! decrees ( t 
blasphem\s p[]1 & especially ,pope      
,gregory & ! great ,con/ant9e1 ! murd]]1
 %[n to be ! moral re=m] 9 ?is "w (     
*ang+ ! ,sabba?1 are welcome to _!      
pr9ciples & feel+s4 ,i dete/ ^! acts1 9 
common ) all o!rs :i* h emanat$ f ^! t5 
& "o horn$ p[]s4 ,! ,revelations %[ u   
cle>ly t !y 7 orig9at$ by ! devil4 ,if y

 say ?is hi/ory is n true !n y are b\nd 
to refute x4 ,if y _c1 y are z mu* 9    
duty b\nd to believe x z any o!r hi/ory1
 ev51 t ,george ,wa%+ton di$ 9 #agii6   
,if ! bible argum5t1 & te/imony f hi/ory
 are to be reli$ on z evid5ce1 !n x is z
 cle> z a sunbeam t ! sev5? day ,sabba? 
is a p]petual sign1 & is z b9d+ ^u man z
 x ev] 04 ,b we are told we mu/ keep !  
fir/ day ( ! week = ! ,sabba? z an      
ord9ance to commemorate ! resurrection (
 ,jesus4 ,i = "o _h r believe ,paul4    
,see ,rom4 vi3 #c-e2 ,gal4 iii3 #bg2    
,col4 ii3 #ab4  ,a ^w m respect+ "t4    
,see #ca/ page4 ,"h ,i h %[n t ! sun 9 !
 c5tre1 regulates all "t = !            
e>?--fifty-two weeks to ! ye>1 "o hundr$
 & sixty-eight h\rs to ! week1 ! sev5? (
 :i* is tw5ty-f\r h\rs4 ,jesus says !re 
are b twelve h\rs 9 ! day1 7f sunrise to
 sunset47 ,!n twelve h\rs night to make 
a tw5ty-f\r h\r day1 y see1 mu/ always  
beg9 at a c]ta9 p]iod ( "t4 ,no matt] !n
 :e!r ! sun sets ) u at eight 9 summ] or
 #d o'clk 9 w9t]4 ,n[ by ?is1 & ?is is !

 scripture rule1 days & weeks c1 & mo/  
probably are1 kept at ! ,nor? & ,s\?    
pol> regions4 ,:at an absurdity to      
believe t ,god does exon]ate our fa!rs &
 bro!rs f #dckeep+ 8 ,sabba? :ile !y are
 9 ^! pol> regions1 fi%+ = seals &      
:ales1 %\ld x be ) !m ei!r all day or   
all night4 ,if !y h lo/ _! reckon+ (    
days & weeks1 because !re 01 or 0 n any 
sun six mon?s ( ! "t1 h[ c\ld !y le>n   
:at day ( ! week x 0 :5 !y see ! sun    
sett+ at #f o'clock on ! equator1 if    
b\nd home f ! ,s\?8 ,by ref]r+ to ,luke1
 xxiii *4 #ee1 #ef1 & xxiv3 #a1 we see t
 ! p 9 ,pale/9e _h kept ! days & weeks  
"r f ! creation2 s9ce :i* "t1 a/ronom]s 
tea* u t n ev5 fifte5 m9utes h be5 lo/4 
,god does n require u to be any m exact 
9 keep+ "t1 ?an :at we may or h le>n$ f 
! above rules1 b ,i am told !re is a    
diff]5ce 9 "t ( tw5ty-f\r h\rs to ! m>9]
 t circumnavigates ! globe4 ,t1 be+     
true1 is kn[n to !m1 b x alt]s no "t on 
! e>? or sea4  ,b1 says "o1 ,i %\ld l to
 keep ! ,sabba? 9 "t1 j z ,jesus did4   

,!n y mu/ live 9 ,pale/9e1 :]e _! day   
beg9s sev5 h\rs e>li] ?an ours2 & yet x 
is at #f o'clock 9 ! ev5+ ! same p]iod1 
?\gh n ! same by ! sun1 9 :i* we beg9   
our day4 ,let me illu/rate3 our e>?1    
some?+ 9 ! =m ( an orange1 is :irl+ ov] 
e tw5ty-f\r h\rs4 ,x measures ?ree      
hundr$ & sixty degrees1 or ab\t tw5ty-"o
 ?\s& six hundr$ miles r\nd1 9 ! mann] y
 w\ld pass a /r+ r\nd an orange4 ,n[    
divide ?is ?ree hundr$ & sixty degrees  
by ! tw5ty-f\r h\r day1 & ! result is   
fifte5 degrees1 or n9e hundr$ miles4 ,!n
 e fifte5 degrees we travel or sail     
ea/w>d1 ! sun rises & sets "o h\r e>li] 
9 ! p]iod ( ! tw5ty-f\r h\rs3 !re=e ^?  
:o live 9 ,pale/9e1 "o hundr$ & sev5    
degrees ea/ ( u1 beg9s & closes ! day   
sev5 h\rs e>li]1 s 9 proportion all !   
way r\nd ! globe1 ! sun always /ation>y6
 ,!n ! ,sabba? beg9s precisely at #f    
o'clock on ,friday ev5+1 e :]e on ?is   
globe1 & ends at ! same p]iod on :at we 
call ,saturday ev5+4 ,god says 'e ?+ on 
its day1' 'f ev5 unto ev5 %all ye       

celebrate y\r ,sabba?2' '! ev5+ & !     
morn+ 0 ! fir/ day4' ,he is an exact "t 
keep]6 ,i say !n1 9 ! "n ( all t is     
holy1 heav5ly & true1 & z immortality is
 above all price1 let u see to x t we   
are f\nd fe>+ ,god & keep+ 8            
,,comm&m5ts1 = ?is1 we are taught1 'is !
 :ole duty ( man4' ,! pro( is positive t
 ! sev5? day ,sabba? is includ$ 9 !     
comm&m5ts4  #dd;,bro4 ,m>% says1 ,keep+ 
! ,sabba? is embrac$ 9 ?is cov5ant4     
,deut4 v3 #a-f1 made ) ! *ildr5 (       
,israel at ,horeb4 ,x 0 n made ) _!     
,fa!rs 7! ,patri>*s7 b ) u1 ev5 u1 :o   
are all ( ,,u ,,"h ,,alive ,,?is ,,day4 
v4 #c4 ,?is te/imony fir/ negative1 he  
made x n ) our ,fa!rs1 & !n positive )  
u1 is conclusive4 ,n a s+le pro( c be   
pres5t$ f ei!r ! old or new te/am5t1 t x
 0 in/itut$ = any o!r p or nation4 ,n[ x
 is cle> & positive t if ! ,sabba? is n 
b9d+ on any o!r p ?an ! ,jews1 by ! same
 rule n "o ( ! comm&m5ts is b9d+ on any 
o!r p1 :o d>e take su* infidel gr\nd8 ,0
 n ! second cov5ant writt5 on ! he>ts ( 

! ,g5tile1 ev5 ! law ( ,comm&m5ts8 :i*  
,paul says 'is ,holy1 j & good4' ,?irty 
ye>s aft] ! crucifixion he directs !    
,ephesians to ! keep+ ! fif? comm&m5t1 t
 !y may live long on ! e>? n ! l& (     
,canaan4 vi3 #b1 #c4 ,did n ,god say t  
,abraham kept 8 comm&m5ts1 /atutes1 &   
laws8 ,?is embrac$ ! ,sabba? =          
circumcision1 & ! ,sabba? 7 !n ! only   
laws1 or /atutes1 or comm&m5ts writt54  
,! f\r? comm&m5t 0 giv5 two ?\s& ye>s   
be=e ,abraham 0 born6 ,is n ! /rang] &  
all )9 _! gates includ$ 9 ! cov5ant to  
keep ! ,sabba?8 ,see ,exod4 xx3 #aj4 ,& 
did n ,god require !m to keep ,,!       
,sabba? be=e he made ?is cov5ant ) !m 9 
,horeb8 ,see ,exod4 xvi3 #bg-cj4 ,does n
 ,isaiah say t ,god w bless ! man1 & !  
son ( man1 & ! sons ( ! /rang]1 t keep  
,,! ,sabba?8 ,^! c]ta9ly mean !         
,g5tiles4 lvi3 #b-c1 #f-g4 ,also1 9 !   
lviii4 *4 #ac1 #ad1 ! promise is to all 
t keep ! ,sabba?4 ,to :at p did !       
,sabba? belong at ! de/ruction (        
,j]usalem1 ne>ly =ty ye>s aft] !        

crucifixion8 ,matt4 xxiv3 #bj4 ,!       
,g5tiles c]ta9ly 7 embrac$ 9 ! cov5ant  
by ?is "t6 ,:y 0 x ,paul's mann] always 
to prea* on ! sev5? day ,sabba? to ,jews
 & ,g5tiles8  ,by :at au?ority d y call 
! sev5? day ,sabba?1 ! ,jewi% ,sabba?8  
,! bible says x is ! ,sabba? ( ! ,"l our
 ,god6 ,& ,jesus said t he 0 ! ',"l ( ! 
,sabba? day4' ,he moreov] told ! ,jews t
 ! ,sabba? 0 made = ,,man6 ,:]e d y draw
 ! di/+ui%+ l9e1 to %[ :i* is & :i* is n
 ,,man betwe5 ! natural se$ ( ,abraham &
 ! ,g5tiles8 ,is he ! ,god ( ! ,jews    
only8 ,is he n also ( ! #de;,g5tiles8   
,yes1 ( ! ,g5tiles also6 ,!n ,paul says 
'!re is no diff]5ce1' & t '!re is no    
respect ( p]sons ) ,god4' ,is x n cle>1 
!n1 t ! ,sabba? 0 made = ,adam & 8      
po/]ity1 ! :ole family ( man8 ,h[ v     
fe>ful y are t ,god's p %\ld keep !     
bible ,sabba?6 ,y say1 'let u be        
cauti\s1 le/ we dis9h]it ourselves by   
seek+ ! inh]itance "u ! wrong cov5ant4' 
,y\r mean+ is1 n to seek to keep !      
,sabba? cov5ant1 b ! "o made to         

,abraham4 ,if y c tell u :at precept !re
 is 9 ! ,abrahamic cov5ant t we mu/ n[  
keep to be sav$1 t is n embrac$ 9 ! "o  
giv5 at ,m\nt ,s9ai1 !n we w endeavor to
 keep t too1 ) ! ,sabba? ( ! ,"l our    
,god4 ,if ! ,sabba?1 z y say1 is        
aboli%$1 :y d y1 ,,joseph ,,m>%1 cont9ue
 to call ! fir/ day ( ! week ! ,sabba?4 
,see ,v4 ,t41 #ae? ,july4 ,if y pr(ess  
to utt] ! ,,voice ,,( ,,tru? f ! bible1 
d be consi/5t1 & also will+ t o!r pap]s1
 besides y\rs & ! ,adv5t ,h]ald1 %\ld   
give ! pres5t tru? to ! flock ( ,god4 ,i
 say let x g ) lightn+ spe$1 e way1 z   
does ! political news by ! electric     
telegraph4 ,if ! :ole law & ! prophets  
hang on ! comm&m5ts1 & by keep+ !m we   
ent] into life1 h[ w y1 or ,i1 ent] 9 if
 we d n 'keep ! comm&m5ts4' ,see ,exod4 
xvi3 #bh-cj4 ,jesus says1 !re=e :osoev] 
%all break "o ( ^! lea/ comm&m5ts & %all
 tea* m5 s1 %all be call$ ! lea/ 9 !    
k+dom1 c4 ,fe> ,god & keep 8 comm&m5ts1 
= ?is is ! :ole duty ( man4 ,am56  ,9 ! 
xxxi4 *4 ( ,exod41 ,god says1 ,:]e=e !  

*ildr5 ( ,,israel %all keep ! ,sabba?1  
to obs]ve ! ,sabba? ?r\gh\t _! g5]ations
 = a p]petual cov5ant2 x is a sign      
betwe5 me & ! *ildr5 ( ,,israel =ev]4   
#af1 #ag v4 ,:o are ! true ,israelites8 
,answ]1 ,god's p4 ,he> ,paul3 ,is he !  
,god ( ! ,jews only8 ,is he n also ( !  
,g5tiles8 ,yes1 ( ! ,g5tiles also2 f    
uncircumcision ?r\gh fai?4 ,rom4 iii3   
#bi1 #cj4 ,god gave 8 re-enact$ comm&m5t
 or cov5ant to ! natural ,jew 9 ,b4 ,c4 
#adia4 ,!y broke ?is cov5ant1 z he told 
,moses !y w\ld1 = :i* ,god p>tially     
de/roy$ & disp]s$ !m2 ,god !n br\ght 9 a
 new cov5ant :i* cont9u$ ! sign ( !     
,sabba?1 :i* 0 confirm$ by ,jesus & 8   
,apo/le ab\t #aebe ye>s f ! fir/4 ,see  
,heb4 viii3 #h1 #aj1 #ac2 ,rom4 ii3 #ac4
 ,_! break+ ! fir/ cov5ant nev] c\ld    
#df;de/roy ! comm&m5ts ( ,god4 ,!re=e   
?is new1 or second cov5ant1 made ) !    
h\se ( ,,israel1 ,heb4 viii3 #aj v4 7n !
 natural ,jew only17 is indelibly writt5
 ^u ! he>t4 ,n[ e *ild takes ! "n ( 8   
p>5ts4 ,let u see :at ! angel ,gabriel  

says to ,m>y conc]n+ h] son3 ,! ,"l ,god
 w give him ! ?rone ( ,david 8 ,fa!r1 & 
he %all reign ov] ! h\se ( ,jacob =ev]4 
,luke i3 #ca1 #cc4  ,n[ ! prophecy3 ,!re
 %all come a /> out ( ,jacob & a sceptre
 %all rise out ( ,israel4 ,num4 ,n[     
#agce ye>s be=e ,jesus 0 born1 ,god     
*ang$ ,jacob's "n to ,israel1 because he
 prevail$ ) him4 ,?is !n is ! family "n 
= all :o ov]come1 or prevail4 ,god gave 
?is "n to 8 spiritual *ild1 namely1     
,israel4 ,!n ,jesus w 'reign ov] ! h\se 
( ,israel =ev]4' ,?is mu/ include all t 
are sav$ 9 ! ev]la/+ k+dom4 ,fur!r1     
,joseph 0 ! natural son ( ,jacob or     
,israel4 ,9 8 prophetic view & dy+      
te/imony to 8 *ildr51 he says1 ,joseph  
is a fruitful b\gh1 f !nce is ! %eph]d !
 /one ( ,israel4 ,g54 xlix3 #bb-cd4 ,!n 
?is ,%eph]d 7,jesus7 is a desc5dant1 &  
is ( ! h\se ( ,israel4 ,does he n say t 
he is ! ,%eph]d ( ! ,%eep1--:at1 ( !    
,jews only8 ,no1 b also ( ! ,g5tile1 '= 
! promise is n ?r\gh ! law 7( c]emonies7
 b ?ro' ! righte\sness ( fai?4' ,rom4   

iv3 #ac4 ,micah says1 ',!y %all smite ! 
,judge ( ,israel1 t ,,is to ,,be !      
,,rul] 9 ,,israel4 v3 #a1 #b4 ,n[ ,jesus
 nev] 0 a ,judge nor ,rul] 9 ,israel4   
,?is1 !n1 is a prophecy 9 ! future1 t he
 w judge1 & be ! ,rul] ov] ! :ole h\se (
 ,israel4 ,all ! family1 bo? natural    
,jew & ,g5tile1 w assume ! family "n1 ! 
:ole ,israel ( ,god4 ,! angel ,gabriel's
 message1 !n1 is cle>2 ,david is ! ,fa!r
 ( ,jesus1 accord+ to ! fle%1 & ,jacob1 
or r ,israel 8 ,fa!r1 & ,jesus reigns   
ov] ! h\se ( ,israel =ev]4 ,paul says1  
',he is n a ,jew :i* is "o outw>dly1 b  
he is a ,jew :i* is "o inw>dly4' ,rom4  
ii4 ',!re is no diff]5ce betwe5 ! ,jew &
 ! ,greek1 7or ,g5tile7 = !y are n all  
,israel :i* are ( ,israel1 nei!r because
 !y are ! se$ ( ,abraham are !y all     
*ildr54' ,:y8 ,because ! *ildr5 ( !     
promise1 ( ,isaac 7is ! true se$47 ix4 &
 x4 *4 ,to ! ,gallat9ns he says1 ',n[ to
 ,abraham 7! ,gr&fa!r ( ,israel7 & 8 se$
 7 ! promises made2 n to _m1 b z ( "o & 
to ?y se$1 :i* is ,,*ri/--!n says1 !re  

is nei!r ,jew nor ,greek--b "o 9 ,*ri/  
,jesus1 & if #dgye be ,*ri/ !n are ye   
,abraham's se$ & heirs accord+ to !     
promise4' iii4 ',& z _m z walk accord+  
to ?is rule1 peace be on !m1 & m]cy1 &  
^u ! ,,israel ( ,god4' vi4 ,?is1 !n1 is 
! "n ( ! :ole family 9 heav52 ,*ri/ is  
,god's only ,son & lawful heir2 none b !
 true se$ c be jo9t heirs ) ,*ri/ 9 !   
cov5ant made ) ,abraham4 ,ezekiel's     
prophecy 9 xxxvii4 *apt]1 ,god says 'he 
w br+ up out ( _! graves ! ,,:ole ,,h\se
 ,,( ,,israel1' '& ,i'll put my _s 9 y &
 ye %all live4' #ab-ad4 ,if ,god "h     
means any o!r ?an ! spiritual ,israel1  
!n ,univ]salism is true--= ! :ole h\se (
 natural ,israel did n die 9 fai?2 if ! 
wick$ ,jews are to be rais$ & live be=e 
,god1 !n w all ! wick$6 ,= ,god is no   
respect] ( p]sons3 ',& ! hea!n %all "k t
 ,i ! ,"l d sanctify ,israel :5 my      
sanctu>y %all be 9 ! mid/ ( !m =ev] m4' 
#bh v4 ,"h1 !n1 we prove1 t ! dead &    
liv+ sa9ts are ! :ole ,israel ( ,god1 & 
! ,cov5ant & ,sign is b9d+ on !m into ! 

gates ( ! holy city4 ,rev4 xx3 #ad4     
#dh,,recapitulation   ,page #c4 ,:5 0 ! 
,sabba? in/itut$8 ,"h we h endeavor$ to 
%[ :51 & h[ x cont9u$ until its         
re-enactm5t on ,m\nt ,s9ai4  ,page #i4  
,has ! ,sabba? be5 aboli%$ s9ce ! sev5? 
day ( creation8 ,if s1 :51 & :]e is !   
pro(8 ,"h we believe we h adduc$        
inconte/ible pro( f ! scriptures2 f !   
two sep>ate codes ( laws giv51 viz3 !   
fir/ on tables ( /one1 call$ by ,god    
prophets1 ,jesus1 & 8 ,apo/le4 #c4 ,!   
comm&m5ts ( ,god4 #b;d code1 ! ,book (  
,moses1 z writt5 f ! m\? ( ,god1 ! book 
( c]emonies1 comb9+ ecclesia/ical &     
civil law1 :i* ,paul %[s 0 nail$ to !   
cross ) all _! ,sabba?s z c>nal         
comm&m5ts1 because _! fea/s comm5c$ &   
end$ ) a ,sabba?4 ,see ,lev4 xxiii4     
,please read f #af? page onw>d1 h[      
,jesus & ! ,apo/le make ! di/9ction4    
,page #bg4 ,0 ! sev5? day ,sabba? ev]   
*ang$8 ,if s1 :51 & = :at reason8 ,"h we
 f9d1 by exam9+ ! pro(s set =? by ^? :o 
favor & insi/ ^u ! *ange1 t !re is n "o 

passage ( scripture 9 ! bible to su/a9  
x1 b to ! contr>y1 t ,jesus kept x &    
gave directions ab\t x at ! de/ruction (
 ,j]usalem4 ,paul also1 & o!r ,apo/les  
taught h[ we 7 to keep ! comm&m5ts4     
,page #db4 #d?1 ,! ,hi/ory :i* is       
uncontrov]t$4               #e?1 ,! "t  
:5 ! ,sabba? comm5ces4                  
#f?1 ,:o are true ,israel4              
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