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"Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But
the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any
work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant,
nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the
LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it"
(Exodus 20:9-11).
"I would to God that every holy day whatsoever
besides the Lord's Day were abolished. That zeal which brought them first in,
was without all warrant of the Word, and merely followed corrupt reason,
forsooth to drive out the holy days of the pagans, as one nail drives out
another. Those holy days have been so tainted with superstitions that I wonder
we tremble not at their very names. - William
Ames.
"And next in particular, concerning festival
days findeth that in the explication of the first head of the first book of
discipline it was thought good that the feasts of Christmas, Circumcision,
Epiphany, with the feasts of the Apostles, Martyrs, and Virgin Mary be utterly
abolished because they are neither commanded nor warranted by Scripture and
that such as observe them be punished by Civil Magistrates. Here utter
abolition is craved and not reformation of abuses only and that because the
observation of such feasts have no warrant from the word of God. - The
Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland, December 10, Session 17, 1638, pp. 37-38
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Sabbath Keeping (the Lord's Day)
"'That
God's word damns your ceremonies, it is evident; for the plain and straight
commandment of God is, 'Not that thing which appears good in thy eyes, shalt
thou do to the Lord thy God, but what the Lord thy God has commanded thee, that
do thou: add nothing to it; diminish nothing from it.' Now unless that ye are
able to prove that God has commanded your ceremonies, this his former
commandment will damn both you and them.' With this understanding of worship,
the Scottish Church cast out a multitude of the monuments of idolatry which
were part of papal worship; graven images, the Mass, false sacraments, Romish
liturgical ceremonies, and Roman bishops were all removed from the Church.
Ecclesiastical holidays were also expelled from the Church of Scotland." -
Kevin Reed,
Christmas: An Historical Survey Regarding Its Origins and Opposition to It
(free book).
The Joy of
the Sabbath Versus Legalism (Mark #13) by Greg Price
Of the Fourth
Commandment by Thomas Boston
Remember the
Sabbath Day 1/5 by Greg Price
Remember the
Sabbath Day 2/5 by Greg Price
Remember the
Sabbath Day 3/5 by Greg Price
Remember the
Sabbath Day 4/5 by Greg Price
Sanctifying
the Sabbath (Mark #14) by Greg Price
The
Perpetuity And Change Of The Sabbath 1 of 3 (From The Works of Jonathan... by
Jonathan Edwards
The
Perpetuity And Change Of The Sabbath 2 of 3 (From The Works of Jonathan... by
Jonathan Edwards
The Perpetuity
And Change Of The Sabbath 3 of 3 (From The Works of Jonathan... by Jonathan
Edwards
Sanctifying
The Lord's Day - An excerpt from the practical puritan, Thomas Watson.
A
Testimony & Warning Against Some Prevailing Sins and Immoralities by The
Reformed Presbytery
J.C. Ryle:
The Sabbath is a Day to Keep (How to keep the Day holy.)
God's Law for
Modern Man (293 KB) by Brian Schwertley
The Christian
Sabbath Examined, Proved, Applied (254 KB) by Brian Schwertley
Views
of the Reformers regarding the Sabbath by Patrick Fairbairn
The
Fourth Commandment by Charles Hodge
The
Covenantal Sabbath by Francis Nigel Lee (Online Book)
The Christian
Sabbath and Ecclesiastical Holidays (Church of Christ Vol. 1, #18) by James
Bannerman
John
Murray on the Sabbath - The Sabbath as
a creation ordinance for all time.
The
Fourth Commandment: According to the Westminster Standards by John Murray
THE CHRISTIAN
SABBATH OR LORD’S DAY HOMEPAGE at covenanter.org
The Sabbath -
Genesis Commentary #10 by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon
The Ultimate
Eschatological Destiny of the Sabbath (The Best of Dr. Francis Nigel Lee 10 of
10)
Sermons
on Deuteronomy - On the Sabbath Part I by John Calvin
Sermons
on Deuteronomy - On the Sabbath Part II
by John Calvin
Rules for a Profitable Sabbath
Sabbath
Keeping Ordinance by the Mayor to the Aldermen of the Several Wards in London.
James
Chrystie's Article on The Lord's Day, The Christian Sabbath.
David Steele's Article on
Sabbath, or Sunday.
Theses
Sabbaticae or The Docrine of the Sabbath by Thomas Shepard
Quotes on Holy Days (Lord's Day, Christmas, Easter,
etc.)
"... by communicating with idolaters in their
rites and ceremonies, we ourselves become guilty of idolatry; even as Ahaz, 2
Kings 16:10, was an idolater, eo ipso, that he took the pattern of an altar
from idolaters. Forasmuch, then, as kneeling before the consecrated bread, the
sign of the cross, surplice, festival days (like Christmas, Easter, etc.-ed.),
bishopping, bowing down to the altar, administration of the sacraments in
private places, etc., are the wares of Rome, the baggage of Babylon, the
trinkets of the whore, the badges of Popery, the ensigns of Christ's enemies,
and the very trophies of antichrist, -- we cannot conform, communicate and
symbolise with the idolatrous Papists in the use of the same, without making
ourselves idolaters by participation. Shall the chaste spouse of Christ take
upon her the ornaments of the whore? Shall the Israel of God symbolise with her
who is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt? Shall the Lord's redeemed people
wear the ensigns of their captivity? Shall the saints be seen with the mark of
the beast? Shall the Christian church be like the antichristian, the holy like
the profane, religion like superstition, the temple of God like the synagogue
of Satan?" George Gillespie, A Dispute Against English
Popish Ceremonies, volume one, p.
80.
"The General Assembly taking to their
consideration the manifold abuses, profanity, and superstitions committed on
Yule-day and some other superstitious days following have unanimously concluded
and hereby ordains; That whatsoever person or persons hereafter shall be found
guilty in keeping of the foresaid superstitious days shall be proceeded against
by Kirk censures and shall make their public repentance therefore in the face
of the congregation where the offence is committed." - The Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of
Scotland, February 13, 1645., pp. 285-286.
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The
Sabbath - Extracts from Fisher's Catechism by James Fisher
The
Market Day of the Soul: The Puritan Doctrine of the Sabbath in England 1532-1700
- James T. Dennison (Author)
"Dennison's detailed,
historical study of the Sabbath--particularly the Puritan Sabbath--provides
numerous insights that will help Christians today to maintain God-honoring,
Sabbath-keeping as the market day of the soul. May God use this book to turn
many from the soul-damaging results of neglecting to keep the Sabbath day to
the conscientious keeping of Sabbath as a delight owed to God (Isa.
58:13-14)." - Joel R. Beeke
A
Fresh Suit Against Human Ceremonies in God's Worship (1633) by William Ames
GILFILLAN,
JAMES
The Sabbath Viewed in the Light of Reason,
Revelation, and History, with Sketches of Its Literature (1882)
A massive and thorough book which
covers so much ground that it is almost impossible to do justice to it in a
short book summary. We will simply say that if you are interested in any aspect
of the Sabbath question you will almost certainly find much help here. Major
heads include: "Sketches of Sabbatic Controversies and Literature;"
"Proofs, From Reason and Experience, of the Excellence and Divine Origin
of the Sabbath;" "Testimony of Revelation to a Sacred and Perpetual
Sabbath;" "Evidence from History for a Weekly Day of Rest and
Worship;" "The Sabbath Defended Against Opposing Arguments, Theories,
and Schemes;" "The Claims of the Sabbath Practically Enforced."
Includes a general index and an index of texts. 635 pages.
PRICE, GREG
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Alone? (2/5) (free MP3)
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