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Matthew Henry’s Westminster Shorter Catechism Commentary on Question 58

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Must holy time be kept holy? Yes: for every thing is beautiful in its season,
Eccles. 3:11
. Can man make time holy? No: for I am the Lord which sanctify you,
Lev. 20:8
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Has God appointed a sabbath? Yes. It is as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee,
Deut. 5:12
. Had he authority to do so? Yes: For the day is thine, the night also is thine,
Ps. 74:16
. Did he appoint it for us? Yes: for the sabbath was made for man,
Mark 2:27
. Did he appoint one day in seven? Yes: For a seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. One whole day? Yes: for in the evening and the morning were the first day,
Gen. 1:5
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Must we keep it? Yes: Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep,
Ex. 31:13
. Must we keep it as a treasure? Yes: we must call the sabbath honourable,
Isa. 58:13
. And keep it as a talent? Yes: For thou madest known unto them thy holy sabbaths,
Neh. 9:14
. Must we keep it with care? Yes: we must lay hold on it, to keep the sabbath from polluting it,
Isa. 56:2
. Must we keep it holy to God? Yes: for he that regardeth the day, regardeth it to the Lord,
Rom. 14:6
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