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

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on <strong>the</strong> day <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lord's resurrection, ought to<br />

guard, not only against kneeling, but every posture<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> solicitude, deferring even our<br />

businesses, lest we give any place to <strong>the</strong> devil.<br />

Similarly, too, in <strong>the</strong> period <strong>of</strong> Pentecost; which<br />

period we distinguish by <strong>the</strong> same solemnity <strong>of</strong><br />

exultation."[8]<br />

He speaks <strong>of</strong> "deferring even our businesses;"<br />

but this does not necessarily imply anything more<br />

than its postponement during <strong>the</strong> hours devoted to<br />

religious services. It falls very far short <strong>of</strong> saying<br />

that labor on Sunday is a sin. But we will quote<br />

Tertullian's next mention <strong>of</strong> Sunday observance<br />

before noticing fur<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> words last quoted. Thus<br />

he says:--<br />

"We count fasting or kneeling in worship on<br />

<strong>the</strong> Lord’s <strong>Day</strong> to be unlawful. We rejoice in <strong>the</strong><br />

same privilege also from Easter to Whitsunday."[9]<br />

These two things, fasting <strong>and</strong> kneeling, are <strong>the</strong><br />

only acts which <strong>the</strong> fa<strong>the</strong>rs set down as unlawful on<br />

Sunday, unless, indeed, mourning may be included<br />

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