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

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Sunday, <strong>and</strong> certain o<strong>the</strong>r days as <strong>the</strong> magistrates<br />

do judge convenient, whom in this thing we ought<br />

to obey."[7]<br />

Tyndale said:--<br />

"As for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sabbath</strong>, we be lords over <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Sabbath</strong>, <strong>and</strong> may yet change it into Monday, or<br />

into any o<strong>the</strong>r day as we see need, or may make<br />

every tenth day holy day only if we see cause<br />

why."[8]<br />

It is plain that both Cranmer <strong>and</strong> Tyndale<br />

believed that <strong>the</strong> ancient <strong>Sabbath</strong> was abolished,<br />

<strong>and</strong> that Sunday was only a human ordinance<br />

which it was in <strong>the</strong> power <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> magistrates <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> church lawfully to change whenever <strong>the</strong>y saw<br />

cause for so doing. And Dr. Hessey gives <strong>the</strong><br />

opinion <strong>of</strong> Zwingle respecting <strong>the</strong> present power <strong>of</strong><br />

each individual church to transfer <strong>the</strong> so-called<br />

Lord's day to ano<strong>the</strong>r day, whenever necessity<br />

urges, as, for example, in harvest time. Thus<br />

Zwingle says:--<br />

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