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SUBJECTS RELATING TO THE SABBATH.

WILSON.

The Sabbath Instituted in Paradise. Gen. 2: 1-3. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

WILSON.

The Sabbath under the Law of
Moses.

Ex. 20:8-11. Remember the sabbath day,
to keep it holy. 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 man-servant,
nor thy maid-servant, 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 bless-
ed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

The Sabbath under the Gospel.

WILSON.

Mark 2: 27, 28.

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath. Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

WILSON.

WILSON.

WILSON.

WILSON.

Change of the Sabbath.

Rev. 1: 10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day.

Duties of the Sabbath.

Ezek. 20: 12. Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them..

Importance of a Right Observance of the Sabbath and the Evils of its Abuse.

Isa. 58: 1, 2. Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinances of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice: they take delight in approaching to God..

Guilt of the Profanation of the Sabbath applied to Individuals and Nations.

Neh. 13: 17, 18. Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and pro fane the sabbath day? Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning. the sabbath.

JAY.

The Origin, Perpetuity, and Importance of the Sabbath.

Gen. 2:2, 3:

Duties and Considerations for Saturday Evening.

Ex. 16: 23. And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To-morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to-day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over, lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

APPLETON. Perpetual Obligation of the Sabbath.

BISHOP.

Ex. 31: 17. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

Manner of Sanctifying the Sabbath. Ex. 31: 14. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

The Sabbath Breaker.

Numb. 15: 32. And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.

EMMONS. The Sabbath a divine, standing Ordinance, appointed for the Benefit of all Men in all Ages.

Mark 2: 37. And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.

The Lord's Day commemorative of
Christ's Resurrection.

Ps. 118: 24. This is the day which the LORD
hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

SUBJECTS APPROPRIATE TO MAN AS A BEING.

BARROW.

The Pleasantness of Religion.

Prov. 3: 17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

BARROW.

The Profitableness of Godliness.
1 Tim. 4:8. But godliness is profitable for
all things.

BARROW. The Reward of Honouring God. 1 Sam. 2: 30. For them that honour me, I will honour.

BARROW. Upright Walking Sure Walking.

Prov. 10: 9. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely.

BARROW.

BARROW.

Of Industry in our Calling.

Rom. 12: 11. Not slothful in business.

Not to offend in Word, an evidence of a high degree of Virtue.

James 3:2. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man.

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