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71661 In Defense of the Faith, p. 182.4 (William Henry Branson)
… new Sabbath rest. That was all.
71662 In Defense of the Faith, p. 183.1 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath was still kept, but it did constitute the first official utterance by the church in that direction, and instead of repudiating what was done at …
71663 In Defense of the Faith, p. 183.2 (William Henry Branson)
… from Sabbath to Sunday observance, and as Rome rose in power and prestige among the churches, she began a relentless effort to enforce this new doctrine in …
71664 In Defense of the Faith, p. 183.3 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath, as well as on the next day; which custom is never observed at Rome, or at Alexandria.” —Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History, from A. D., 324-440, book 7, chap. 19 …
71665 In Defense of the Faith, p. 183.4 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath. He had traveled over a considerable part of Christendom, and spoke of the church in general from personal knowledge. He said:
71666 In Defense of the Faith, p. 183.5 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath of every week, yet the Christians of Alexandria and at Rome, on account of some ancient traditions, refuse to do this.”—Socrates, Ecclesiastical …
71667 In Defense of the Faith, p. 184.1 (William Henry Branson)
… Christian Sabbath. Many of the churches in the East, however, soon followed its example. At the Laodicean Council began the long struggle to enforce its observance …
71668 In Defense of the Faith, p. 184.3 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath, setting forth reasons why Sunday was the more fitting day for this sacred work. We quote the following passage from this letter, which has become …
71669 In Defense of the Faith, p. 185.1 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath, and is made sacred by so many divine mysteries, that whatever of greater prominence was commanded by the Lord, took place on this exalted day. On …
71670 In Defense of the Faith, p. 186.1 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath Question, by Robert Cox COX, Vol. 1, p. 422.
71671 In Defense of the Faith, p. 186.4 (William Henry Branson)
… Testament Sabbath with its glory and sanctity over to the first day of the week.”—P. Taaning, Report of the Second Ecclesiastical Meeting in Kopenhagen, Sept …
71672 In Defense of the Faith, p. 186 (William Henry Branson)
Did The Popes Change The Sabbath?
71673 In Defense of the Faith, p. 186.5 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath was changed by the popes? Was it not rather by church councils and the edicts of emperors? Mr. Canright scoffs at the idea, and tauntingly asks, Which …
71674 In Defense of the Faith, p. 189.6 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as a binding obligation, and does the Roman Catholic Church recognize that the action involved a literal …
71675 In Defense of the Faith, p. 190.1 (William Henry Branson)
“Question. Which is the Sabbath day?
71676 In Defense of the Faith, p. 190.2 (William Henry Branson)
“Answer. Saturday is the Sabbath day.
71677 In Defense of the Faith, p. 190.10 (William Henry Branson)
… original Sabbath was changed by the church councils and the popes. The church could not have done it without the approval and blessing of the popes, and this …
71678 In Defense of the Faith, p. 192.1 (William Henry Branson)
… His Sabbath. But does the Catholic Church admit responsibility for having changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday?
71679 In Defense of the Faith, p. 192.4 (William Henry Branson)
“Answer.—By the very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday.”
71680 In Defense of the Faith, p. 193.4 (William Henry Branson)
“Question. What warrant have you for keeping the Sunday, preferably to the ancient Sabbath, which was Saturday?