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

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<strong>the</strong> superstition which disfigured <strong>the</strong> beautiful<br />

simplicity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gospel worship. His labors were<br />

crowned with abundant success. He converted a<br />

great number <strong>of</strong> disciples to <strong>the</strong> faith <strong>of</strong> Christ, <strong>and</strong><br />

after a most indefatigable ministry <strong>of</strong> twenty years'<br />

continuance, he was burned at St. Giles, a city <strong>of</strong><br />

Languedoc in France A.D. 1130, by an enraged<br />

populace, instigated by <strong>the</strong> clergy, who<br />

apprehended <strong>the</strong>ir traffic to be in danger from this<br />

new <strong>and</strong> intrepid reformer."[53]<br />

That this body <strong>of</strong> French Christians, who, in <strong>the</strong><br />

very midnight <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Dark Ages witnessed for <strong>the</strong><br />

truth in opposition to <strong>the</strong> Romish church, were<br />

observers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ancient <strong>Sabbath</strong> is expressly<br />

certified by Dr. Francis White, lord bishop <strong>of</strong> Ely.<br />

He was appointed by <strong>the</strong> king <strong>of</strong> Engl<strong>and</strong> to write<br />

against <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sabbath</strong> in opposition to Brabourne,<br />

who had appealed to <strong>the</strong> king in its behalf. To show<br />

that Sabbatic observance is contrary to <strong>the</strong> doctrine<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Catholic church -- a weighty argument with<br />

an Episcopalian -- he enumerates various classes <strong>of</strong><br />

heretics who had been condemned by <strong>the</strong> Catholic<br />

church for keeping holy <strong>the</strong> seventh day. Among<br />

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