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71761 In Defense of the Faith, p. 177.3 (William Henry Branson)
On this point Mr. Canright, as an Adventist writing in 1885, before he had renounced his faith in the Bible Sabbath, truly said:
71762 In Defense of the Faith, p. 177.5 (William Henry Branson)
… where Sabbath keeping stopped and Sunday observance began, as there was a gradual mingling of truth and error.
71763 In Defense of the Faith, p. 178.2 (William Henry Branson)
… Lord’s Sabbath. And while some of these might have been soundly converted, there is evidence to show that though the Sabbath was kept, Sunday was also observed …
71764 In Defense of the Faith, p. 178.3 (William Henry Branson)
… God’s Sabbath, until, by the influx of half-converted pagans into the church, bringing with them their solar holiday, it began to supplant its divinely appointed …
71765 In Defense of the Faith, p. 179.1 (William Henry Branson)
J. N. Andrews, author of The History of the Sabbath, tells us how Constantine was really responsible for laying the foundations of the Papacy. We quote two paragraphs from him:
71766 In Defense of the Faith, p. 180.1 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath, substituting by church authority the pagan festival of Sunday for the Christian Sabbath, Saturday. This the church began to enforce by edict …
71767 In Defense of the Faith, p. 180.3 (William Henry Branson)
… Saturday [Sabbath, original], but shall work on that day; but the Lord’s day they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work …
71768 In Defense of the Faith, p. 181.1 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath? It did. It required Christians to rest on the Lord’s day, meaning Sunday, and prohibited them from resting on the Bible Sabbath (Saturday), under …
71769 In Defense of the Faith, p. 181.4 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath when no one had kept it Since AD. 140?
71770 In Defense of the Faith, p. 182.1 (William Henry Branson)
In order to get over this point, Mr. Canright is forced to admit that there were those who were still keeping the Sabbath, but he brands them as heretics, and tries to make it appear that they were a small minority. (See The Lord’s Day, p. 217.)
71771 In Defense of the Faith, p. 182.2 (William Henry Branson)
… the Sabbath observers were the real heretics and were in the minority. We have already furnished abundant proof that the Sabbath was still observed very …
71772 In Defense of the Faith, p. 182.4 (William Henry Branson)
… new Sabbath rest. That was all.
71773 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 …
71774 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 …
71775 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 …
71776 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:
71777 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 …
71778 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 …
71779 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 …
71780 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 …