Essays Upon the Origin, Perpetuity, Change, and Proper Observance, of the Sabbath (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Essays Upon the Origin, Perpetuity, Change, and Proper Observance, of the Sabbath (Classic Reprint) written by Heman Humphrey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-25 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Essays Upon the Origin, Perpetuity, Change, and Proper Observance, of the Sabbath But when did God institute the Holy Sabbath Those who are in the habit of reading and under standing the Scriptures according to the common rules of interpretation, will doubtless marvel that such a question should ever be asked. For can any thing, they will demand, be more explicit, than the passage just quoted? Surely there is no thing ambiguous, either in the words themselves, or in their connexion with the preceding narrative. The plain account is, that when God had finished the great work of creation, he rested from it on the very next, or seventh day and that then he blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. Yes, we reply, this, according to common understanding, is just what the sacred penman asserts; nor do we believe that one man in a million, would think of putting any other construction upon the passage. Indeed, no one, so far as we know, ever denied this to be the most natural meaning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.