The Sabbath [2]

1 Corinthians 16:1-2 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

It is the will of God that every seventh day be devoted to rest and religious exercises. In the Christian Church this day should be the first day of the week. The gospel sate is everywhere spoken of as a renewed state of things, wherein old things are passed and away and all things have become new; so as the ancient church was commanded to keep a sevet day in commemoration fo the work of cration, this is an argument for keeping a weekly Sabbath in commemoration of the way of redemption, and not any rason against it.

The resurrection of Christ from the dead is in Scripture represented by His coming out of the deep waters. It is a great confirmation that the Christian Sabbath should bekept on the day of the rising of the real body of Christ from the grave, which the antitype. The type gives way in Scripture to antitype.

The abolition of the Jewish sabbath is intimated by this: Christ, the Lord of the Sabbath, lay buried on that day. Christ had evidently pecularly honoured the first day of the week by taking this day to eappear to the apostles and pour out the Holy Spirit. This was the day of the public worship of the primitive church (Acts 20:7). It is also called the Lord's Day. On this day we ought to abstain from all worldly concerns. We ought to spend our time in religous exercises. We are on this day to medtiate upon and celebrate the work of redmption. Works of mercy and charity are proper and acceptable to Christ on this day, as we learn by our text.

Jonathan Edwards–"The Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath."