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14541 In Defense of the Faith, p. 80.6 (William Henry Branson)
… his arguments of that time on the Sabbath question with those set forth in his book in which he attempts to refute his former teachings. Fortunately these …
14542 In Defense of the Faith, p. 92.1 (William Henry Branson)
… later arguments on this point. We will quote at some length from this tract in order that the reader may see how fully and completely he has answered himself …
14543 In Defense of the Faith, p. 92.2 (William Henry Branson)
… the argument of ‘lost time’ may be called the ‘last ditch.’ When all other arguments fail, persons fall back upon this, and excuse themselves from any further trouble …
14544 In Defense of the Faith, p. 93.1 (William Henry Branson)
… the argument of lost time. Surprising indeed it is to hear this argument used by those who profess a great regard for the Sabbath commandment, and for Sunday …
14545 In Defense of the Faith, p. 102.1 (William Henry Branson)
… insurmountable argument which cap never be set aside by those who assert that the Sabbath has been lost. God has preserved a whole nation of witnesses, and …
14546 In Defense of the Faith, p. 110.1 (William Henry Branson)
One of Mr. Canright’s strong arguments against the Sabbath commandment is that it is not entirely moral in its nature, but partly ceremonial, and was therefore of temporary obligation only. On this point, after becoming a Baptist, he wrote:
14547 In Defense of the Faith, p. 110.5 (William Henry Branson)
… own argument.
14548 In Defense of the Faith, p. 118.5 (William Henry Branson)
… . Every argument against it falls with equal weight against one or more of the other commandments of the moral law.”
14549 In Defense of the Faith, p. 119.1 (William Henry Branson)
Upon the conclusion of this argument Canright writes the following appeal:
14550 In Defense of the Faith, p. 127.5 (William Henry Branson)
Mr. Canright the Baptist makes another admission in his book which is fatal to his Sabbath-abolition argument, when he says:
14551 In Defense of the Faith, p. 130.1 (William Henry Branson)
… an argument for Sunday observance on apostolic example, but the admission that for the first century all Jewish Christians continued to keep the Sabbath …
14552 In Defense of the Faith, p. 133.1 (William Henry Branson)
… whole argument in favor of it is pure assumption.
14553 In Defense of the Faith, p. 137.3 (William Henry Branson)
To which argument he himself had formerly replied as follows:
14554 In Defense of the Faith, p. 159.3 (William Henry Branson)
But Mr. Canright himself reveals the fact that he as conscious of this weakness in his argument. He quotes from a Catholic author in support of the theory that the apostles changed the day, and yet he had formerly said:
14555 In Defense of the Faith, p. 171.1 (William Henry Branson)
… . Canright’s argument to the contrary notwithstanding. Thus his law, instead of commanding rest upon “the Lord’s day,” commands it “on the venerable day of the …
14556 In Defense of the Faith, p. 174.2 (William Henry Branson)
… his argument upon it, instead of trying to bolster it up with this Sunday law of Constantine, who he admits was still head of the heathen religion when his Sunday …
14557 In Defense of the Faith, p. 201.1 (William Henry Branson)
… such arguments for the press purpose of getting rid of a plain command of God with which their lives are not in harmony.
14558 In Defense of the Faith, p. 207.3 (William Henry Branson)
… the argument that the fourth commandment means only that one day in seven should be kept. It is said that Sunday is a seventh part of time; and so Sunday, the first …
14559 In Defense of the Faith, p. 226.5 (William Henry Branson)
… new argument. We have often heard it from the no-law advocates. It is a subtle line of reasoning, and to one not familiar with the subject of the two covenants …
14560 In Defense of the Faith, p. 245.2 (William Henry Branson)
… his arguments to prove that the wicked as well as the righteous possess immortality, and that therefore their punishment will be eternal torment, that the …