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The -nord " Sfibbath" wanting in all the texts cited. 



the work of Kedemption (especially in the Eucharist, or 

 'breaking of bread') was the first day of the iceeh — that this 

 was sanctioned by Christ himself after his resurreetion as the 

 'Lord of the Sabbath' — that it has the example of the in- 

 spired apostles in its favor — that it was familiarly known 

 and acknowledged among all Christians as ' the Lord's day/ 

 i. e. the day by His authority consecrated to Him — are four 

 distinct facts, for which we can cite both chapter and verse. 

 See John xx. 16 ; Matt. xxviii. 9 — 11 ; Lulce xxiv. 30 — 10 j 

 John XX. 19, 20; 26—29 ; Acts ii. 1—4 ; xx. 6, 7 ; xxi. 4, 

 5; 1 Cor. xvi. 1, 2 ; Rev. i. 10.'' (p. 51.) 



Overlooking the immethodical junction of ''four distinct '^ 

 propositions (suggestive that their union is their safety), I 

 remark, that the full admission of all of them would prove 

 just nothing concerning " a change of the JSahbath." This 

 vital word — unfortunately for my friend*s side of thequestion — 

 bad to be omitted from all his decisive " facts'' built on 

 " chapter and verse !" Ist. The texts from the evangelists 

 may be summarily disposed of. Not one of them proves — or 

 tends to prove — anything to the point. A person uninformed 

 of their required use would be sadly puzzled to surmise what 

 precept they most approved. It is inferred that because Jesus 

 appeared to his disciples on Sunday, this must be a divinely 

 appointed Sabbath ! A most singular method of superseding 

 a positive commandment — one would think ! And since 

 several " appearances" are recorded, occurring on different 

 days, I suppose we are to have several Sabbath days in the 

 week, exclusive of that of the Decalogue. It is observable 

 that all the appearances above quoted took place (with a single 

 exception) on one and the same day — that of the resurreetion ; 

 and this one exception {John xx. 26) most probably took 

 place on Tuesday — eight days afterward. The "third'' ap- 

 pearance, my friend himself will bardly admit to have been 

 OIL Sunday ! {Johnxxi.) 2d. The only "facf discoverable 



