began at sundown of the previous day. The Old Testament concept of time and law thus persisted in spite of the antinomian pietism of the day. The sundown to sundown Sabbath was also kept in New England. For our present purpose, this tale shows a universe which moves in a totally capricious way in that it is governed, not by God’s sovereign purpose and law but by man’s actions. Legalism is a code of deeds and observances as a means of justification before God; it substitutes man’s acts for God’s redeeming