Thirdly, we come to those theories commonly known as Sabbatarian. Here the distinctive and basic element is that the fourth commandment is not merely a piece of Mosaic legislation but rather, along with the other elements of the Decalogue, is an expression of a creation ordinance. The weekly Sabbath, therefore, is not merely a Jewish institution and has not been abrogated by the coming of the New Testament dispensation. Its observance is universally and perpetually binding. In fact, the Sabbath had
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