The Origin and Growth of Sunday Observance in the Christian Church

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION3
THE QUESTION STATED7
PAGAN ORIGIN OF SUNDAY17
CONSTANTINE’S MOTIVE23
PART II29
SUNDAY ESTABLISHED IN THE CHURCH BY THE PAPACY29
COUNCIL OF LAODICEA39
ABUSE OF HISTORY TO AID THE SUNDAY44
CONSTANTINE’S SECOND SUNDAY LAW50
CATHOLIC CHURCH COUNCILS56
DECREES OF THE LEOS61
LETTER OF POPE LEO THE GREAT67
CATHOLIC FRAUDS FOR SUNDAY72
SYLVESTER, CONSTANTINE, AND THE LORD’S DAY75
CANDID SUNDAY HISTORY90
HISTORY IS NOT BIBLE INTERPRETATION93