The Scripture Account Of The Sabbath Compared With. The Archbishop Of Dublin's R. Whately's 'Thoughts On The Sabbath' - Softcover

Edward Stopford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461714272 ISBN 13: 9780461714272

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

The Scripture Account Of The Sabbath Compared With. The Archbishop Of Dublin's R. Whately's 'Thoughts On The Sabbath' by Edward Stopford. Edward Stopford's The Scripture Account Of The Sabbath is a detailed theological critique published in 1837. Stopford argues that the Sabbath rests on divine authority, extends across the Mosaic and patriarchal dispensations, and is binding on Christians. He contends that Sabbath observance precedes Moses, traces the Sabbath through Genesis creation, the Exodus feasts, and the wilderness, and argues the Sabbath is a sign and duty rooted in the Abrahamic covenant, not merely a Jewish rite. The work systematically examines divisions of time, biblical feasts, early modes of communication between God and man, and the development of the covenants, connecting them to the continuity of Sabbath and the Lord's Day. It engages with contemporary opponents—Heylyn, Bramhal, Barrow, Baxter, Warburton, Paley, and Taylor—and counters claims that Sabbatarian duties were ceremonial or temporary. Stopford ultimately maintains that the Fourth Commandment bears universal, perpetual obligation, and that the Christian Sabbath should be observed, harmonizing with the resurrection celebration of the Lord's Day rather than supplanting it. The book offers extensive biblical exegesis and a polemical defense of Sabbatarian doctrine.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461714272
• ISBN 13: 9780461714272
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286