Letter from George Phippen, 7 January 1831
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Letter from George Phippen, 7 January 1831
People & Places
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Excerpt:My dear Brother. I have but little spare time, But I will exppropriate these first few moments which I have been able ^to^ catch from my num erous calls–to answer your very interesting questions! Let me say to you I am [please] you took the liberty to propose them. I shall al- ways be ready to listen to any similar re- quests. But I hasten to my bussiness. Your first question respects the Sabbath & its change. GOD having finished his work of Creation in six days, ceased [and] rested therefrom on the seventh ... -
Excerpt:Thus it appears that the Sabbath was most sacredly re- garded, before the moral law was given from Sinai. But to mark the perpetual & universal obligation of the observance of the Sabbath, GOD proclaimed the law of it from Sinai [&] wrote it in a table of stone, along with the rest which are allowed to be moral; Exodus XX 8-11. Injunctions to keep it & threatenings for the breach of it, are every where found in the law & the prophets. The Sabbath is therefore of universal obligation. How is it changed ... -
Excerpt:III This is called the LORDs day. The Psalmist in refference to the day on which Christ arose & to the whole day of the Gospel dispensation says–This is the day which the LORD hath made let us rejoice & be glad therein. John the Revelator calls the first day the LORDs day - Rev - 1 - 10. IV The primitive christians met for public wor- ship & made their collections for the poor on the first day of the week. Acts 20. 7. Cor - 16. They also met on the evening of ... -
Excerpt:convincing & overwhelming. II If we should exercise strong faith in GOD, and live at the fountain head of holy influence that is–should we watch unto prayer, and pray without ceasing–should we daily fear to sin & daily deny ourselves & take up our cross & follow christ–should all professors of religion persue this course–doubtless a wonderfull change would be effected at once in the state of the church. but even in that case I do not see that the church would have any authority to attempt to perform such miracles, as were performed in the Apostolic age ...