Remarks on the Different Sentiments Entertained in Christendom Relative to the Weekly Sabbath

Remarks On The Different Sentiments Entertained In Christendom Relative To The Weekly Sabbath by Robert Burnside. This 1825 treatise surveys Christian attitudes toward the weekly Sabbath, arguing for the Paradisaical Sabbath established at Creation and continued through Scripture, while scrutinizing Protestant and Catholic claims to a first-day observance. Burnside examines the nature of the Sabbath, its obligation, antiquity, and the role of Patriarchs, Gentiles, and Jews, and discusses whether the Seventh Day Sabbath was repealed or superseded by the Lord’s Day. The work traverses twelve chapters, addressing topics such as the origin of the Sabbath, its commencement and termination, and whether apostolic tradition can authorize a change of the weekly day. It presents a detailed defense of keeping the Seventh Day as the weekly Sabbath and critiques assertions for keeping the First Day as sabbath by divine authority. The concluding reflections underline the relationship between civil law, private conscience, and scriptural duty.