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History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week - John N. Andrews

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with which <strong>the</strong> tenth day <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> seventh day <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> seventh month commences. Lev.23:32.<br />

25. Those who were to come before God from<br />

<strong>Sabbath</strong> to <strong>Sabbath</strong> to minister in his temple,<br />

were said to come "after seven days." 1 Chron.<br />

9:25; 2 Kings 11:5.<br />

26. "After six days," instead <strong>of</strong> being <strong>the</strong> sixth day,<br />

was about eight days after. Mark 17:1; Mark<br />

9:2; Luke 9:28.<br />

27. That sunset marks <strong>the</strong> close <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> day, see <strong>the</strong><br />

close <strong>of</strong> chapter 8.<br />

28. Horatio B. Hacket, D.D., Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Biblical<br />

Literature, in Newton Theological Institution,<br />

thus remarks: "It is generally supposed that<br />

this Pentecost, signalized by <strong>the</strong> outpouring <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Spirit, fell on <strong>the</strong> Jewish <strong>Sabbath</strong>, our<br />

Saturday." - Commentary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Original Text<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Acts, pp. 50, 51.<br />

29. In 1633, William Prynne, a prisoner in <strong>the</strong><br />

tower <strong>of</strong> London, composed a work in defense<br />

<strong>of</strong> first-day observance, entitled, "Dissertation<br />

on <strong>the</strong> Lord’s <strong>Day</strong> <strong>Sabbath</strong>." He thus<br />

acknowledges <strong>the</strong> futility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> argument<br />

under consideration: "No scripture ... prefers<br />

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