Excerpt from An Appeal to the Citizens of New-York, in Behalf of the Christian Sabbath We urge too, and we think irresistibly, the introduc tion of a precept, requiring the observance of this day, into the moral law. The distinction between the cere monial and moral law, consists in this: the ceremoni al law directed the peculiar policy and worship of the Jewish nation - it prescribed the rites and ceremonies un der the Mosaic dispensation exclusively - such as the offering of sacrifices, the worship of the temple, the cele bration of the passover, the feast of Pentecost, and the feasts of Purim and Dedication. The moral law is that de claration of the will of God, which directs and binds all men, in every age and place, to their whole duty to him. It is comprised in what are usually called the Ten Com mandments. The ceremonial law was temporary, and is repealed; the moral is permanent, and unrepealable. The former Was superseded and abolished, at the introduction of the Christian dispensation; the latter endures for ever. The moral law is the code which our Lord affirms he came not to destroy, but to fulfil, and of which he so solemnly declares, Heaven and earth shall pass away, but not one jet or one tittle of the law shall fail. And yet, in this grand moral code, you find the precept, remember the sabbath day TO keep IT holy. There is no solemnity, obligation, or permanency, here imparted to the first, the second, the third precept, or either of the ten, which does not belong equally to the fourth. You may as well deny the perpetual obligation of the whole, as that which insists on the observance of the Sabbath day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.