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

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" 'I am <strong>the</strong> Lord, who comm<strong>and</strong>ed you to<br />

observe <strong>the</strong> holy day <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lord, <strong>and</strong> ye have not<br />

kept it, <strong>and</strong> have not repented <strong>of</strong> your sins, as I<br />

have said in my gospel, "Heaven <strong>and</strong> earth shall<br />

pass away, but my words shall not pass away."<br />

Whereas, I caused to be preached unto you<br />

repentance <strong>and</strong> amendment <strong>of</strong> life, you did not<br />

believe me, I have sent against you <strong>the</strong> pagans,<br />

who have shed your blood on <strong>the</strong> earth; <strong>and</strong> yet<br />

you have not believed; <strong>and</strong>, because you did not<br />

keep <strong>the</strong> Lord’s <strong>Day</strong> holy, for a few days you<br />

suffered hunger, but soon I gave you fullness, <strong>and</strong><br />

after that you did still worse again. Once more, it is<br />

my will, that no one, from <strong>the</strong> ninth hour on<br />

Saturday until sunrise on Monday, shall do any<br />

work except that which is good.<br />

" 'And if any person shall do so, he shall with<br />

penance make amends for <strong>the</strong> same. And if you do<br />

not pay obedience to this comm<strong>and</strong>, verily, I say<br />

unto you, <strong>and</strong> I swear unto you, by my seat <strong>and</strong> by<br />

my throne, <strong>and</strong> by <strong>the</strong> cherubim who watch my<br />

holy seat, that I will give you my comm<strong>and</strong>s by no<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r epistle, but I will open <strong>the</strong> heavens, <strong>and</strong> for<br />

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