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Excerpt from A Discussion of the Original Institution, Perpetuity, and Change of the Weekly Sabbath: In a Series of Letters, From January, 1835, to July, 1836, Written for the American Baptist, City of New York; Which, Excepting the Last Series, Were Published Accordingly
That neither ignorance of a revealed duty, nor disin clination to examine and reach after it, can be, in the sight ofgod, -a justifiable apology for its neg lect. The aversion generally manifested by God's professed friends, to having the observance of the first day Of the week fairly investigated, and tested by the holy Scriptures, may deservedly be consider ed among the darkest signs of the times. If Chris tains be not correctly informed relative to What God requires in regard to the Sabbath, they will not con duct themselves consistently in relation to it; and We Shall look in vain for a period to the Sabbath dese cration, which is justly the subject of complaint and alarm, and which threatens the destruction, not only of our excellent civil and moral institutions, but the purity of the Church itself. It matters not what means Satan resorts to, to bring himself into the field, nor What weapons he uses against the religion Of Jesus: if he carries his point, he gains the day, and the Church is led captive. He serves his pur pose as well by subvertinga duty, as by corrupting a doctrine. It is time Christains were awake to the inquiry as to What God requires in regard to the day He has sanctified and blessed. To aid in this inqui ry, the subject, in the following letters is discussed and investigated in its most important points. Much impressive testimony, both scriptural and historical, is here collected. The reader is earnestly desired to peruse with prayerful attention, the whole discussion, and to examine with care the numerous texts of Scripture, and other authorities with their connections, here referred to, that he may see the bearing they were designed to have upon the subject in hand. It is time men and women began to think, believe, and act for themselves in matters of religion, in refer ence to the day when they must give account for them.
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