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

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ecollected himself <strong>and</strong> submitted to his fate like a<br />

Christian.[8]<br />

These persons must have been Sabbatarians.<br />

Moshiem, after saying that Davidis "left behind<br />

him disciples <strong>and</strong> friends, who strenuously<br />

maintained his sentiments," adds:--<br />

"The most eminent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se were Jacob<br />

Palaeologus, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> isle <strong>of</strong> Chio, who was burned at<br />

Rome in 1585; Christian Francken, who had<br />

disputed in person with Socinus; <strong>and</strong> <strong>John</strong> Somer,<br />

who was master <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> academy <strong>of</strong> Clausenberg.<br />

This little sect is br<strong>and</strong>ed by <strong>the</strong> Socinian writers,<br />

with <strong>the</strong> ignominious appellation <strong>of</strong> SEMI-<br />

JUDAIZERS."[9]<br />

We have a fur<strong>the</strong>r record <strong>of</strong> Sabbatarians in<br />

Transylvania to <strong>the</strong> effect that in <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong><br />

Davidis,<br />

"<strong>John</strong> Gerendi [was] head <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sabbatarians,<br />

a people who did not keep Sunday but Saturday,<br />

<strong>and</strong> whose disciples took <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong><br />

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