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

provide against its desecration at the flight of his
people from the land of Judea, which was ten years
in the future when these words were written by
Paul; and as the fourth commandment itself is
expressly recognized after the crucifixion of Christ;
if, under these circumstances, we could suppose it
to be consistent with truth that the Most High
should abrogate the Sabbath, we certainly should
expect that aggregation to be stated in explicit
language. Yet neither the Sabbath nor the fourth
commandment are here named. That they are not
referred to in this language of Paul, the following
reasons will show:--
1. Such a view would make the observance of
one of the Ten Commandments a matter of
indifference; whereas James shows that to violate
one of them is to transgress the whole. (James 2:8-
12) 2. It directly contradicts what Paul had
previously written in this epistle; for in treating of
the law of Ten Commandmentshe styles it holy,
spiritual, just, and good; and states that sin--the
transgression of the law--by the commandment
becomes "EXCEEDING SINFUL." (Rom.7:12, 13;
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