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Essay Concerning the Sabbath

Published: 1673
Length: 18,218 words
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Divisions: 48

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An essay concerning the Sabbath, or, The Sabbath-days rest from controversie wherein is asserted that our Christian Sabbath, Lords-day, or Sunday is the very same day of the week which was anciently observed by the Jews and Gentiles for the solemn day of their solemn weekly worship, before Israels coming out of Ægypt and after that by gentiles : prefaced, with an introduction thereunto touching the true meaning of Gen. 2 v, 2, 3 / by N. Homes.

London Printed for the author 1673.

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To the readerTHE EPISTLE TO THE Reader.
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IntroductionTHE INTRODUCTION Concerning the ESSAY Touching the SABBATH.
Chapter 1CAPITULUM I.
Chapter 2
Chapter 3

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EssayTHE Sunday-Sabbath's Reſt FROM CONTROVERSIES.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of the Theſis or Poſition.
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Chapter 2CHAP. II. Of the Natural and Artificial day.
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Chapter 3CAP. III. Of the ancient beginning of the Natural day.
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Chapter 4CAP. IV. Of the change of the beginning of the Natural Day, and the Effect thereof.
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Chapter 5CHAP. V. The reaſon why Gen. 1. Of every days work it is ſaid, The Evening and the morning made one day,…
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Chapter 6CAP. VI. Of the Reaſon why the Jews muſt change the beginning of the Day (as aforeſaid:) and ſo of the Day…
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Chapter 7CAP. VII. Touching the Ancient Sunday, and the obſervation thereof, by Jews and Heathens, before Iſraels…
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Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Proving that the Heathen Gentiles did of old in all Countries, and Generations Worſhip the Sun.
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Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Proving that our SUN-DAY or LORD'S-DAY was, with the Heathen Gentiles, the SEVENTH day of the…
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OutlineA DIAGRAM, OR Repreſentation, as to the Eye, of the Summe and Deſign of the whole Treatiſe preceding.
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Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Of the Deductions from the whole of the foreſaid Chapters, as genuin Concluſions from the ſaid…
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ConclusionThe Cloſe.

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