1. WHAT is first commanded in the Sabbath commandment? Sabbath
day." Ex. 20:8. 2. Which day is the Sabbath? "The seventh day is
the Sabbath." 3. For what purpose are we to remember the Sabbath
day? "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." Verse 8. the
week the keeping holy of the Sabbath day is to be remembered, or
borne in mind. No business contracts or arrangements are to be
made, no manner of living indulged in, which will prevent or
interfere with the proper or holy observance of the day when it
comes. The keeping of this commandment, therefore, is in the
interests of, and with a view to, holy living all the time. The
commandment itself enjoins a duty, and is to be kept, all
through the week; the Sabbath is to be kept when it comes. The
Sabbath commandment, therefore, like every other precept of the
decalogue, but contrary to the conception of many, is to be kept
all the time, and not simply one day in the week. In this matter
we should distinguish between the Sabbath and the Sabbath
commandment. 4. W