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Sunday, not Sabtath. — Arts ii. — xiii. — Galatians iv. 



seventh day /' and tliat on the failure of that proof the theory 

 must fall. Still, from the superabundant strength of the cause 

 I advocate, I am inclined to a work of supererogation ; and shall 

 here show, by the direct testimony of the New Testament 

 Scriptures— /rs^, that Sunday is not a Bible "Sabbath/' in 

 any sense whatever; and secondli/, that Saturday is '^the 

 Sabbath/^ and the onJy Sabbath known to the apostles. 



First ; I shall establish that Sunday is in no sense whatever 

 a Bible or Christian Sabbath. 



1. I am authorized to assume (without believing) that the 

 day spoken of in Acts ii. 1 was Sunday; since J. N. B. has 

 very positively asserted it. That this day was not a Sabbath, 

 is clear from the manner in which it is referred to. A Sabbath, 

 Divinely instituted in commemoration of the resurrection, 

 ^^ must, in the esteem of all Christians, be of far higher and 

 sweeter import" than any purely Jewish festival, as was ^' the 

 day of Pentecost." When, therefore, neglecting all allusion to 

 the oue character, the historian narrates the incidents of the 

 day solely with reference to the latter and less important 

 character, the conviction is irresistible that it could not have 

 been a gospel "Sabbath." 



2. "We are informed, in Acts xiii. 42 (a. d. 45), that on a 

 Saturday, the Gentiles of Antioch were so well pleased with 

 Paul's discourse that they earnestly desired him to repeat it 

 on the next Sabbath. Here was the very occasion for the 

 preacher to have instructed these eager Gentiles that the day 

 following was the true Sabbath, when he would be pleased to 

 meet them, and discuss the topics suggested by the '^resur- 

 rection-day." It was an occasion forced upon him. But 

 alas ! 'Hhe inspired Apostle" was all unconscious of the grand 

 discovery of modem theologics ; and passing over Sunday 

 without a notice, patiently awaited the next Saturday. (verse 

 44.) I tender this text with confidence, as a most decisive 

 proof that Sunday was not tlien a " Sabbath." 



3. The writer of Gal. iv. 10 (a. d. 53) could not have 



