Most notably, perhaps, we really changed I, IV, VI, and XVII.

I. The Scriptures were given by inspiration of God, and are the only sufficient, certain and authoritative rule of all saving knowledge, faith and obedience. The Bible’s 39 Old Testament books and the 27 New Testament books are regarded as inerrant and infallible in their respective Hebrew and Greek original manuscripts. (much more defined in our inerrancy)

IV. … nor does He destroy the free agency and responsibility … (free agency was less confusing for our folks than freewill)

VI. The Fall of Man
God originally created humanity in His own image, and free from sin; but, through the temptation of Satan, Adam transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original holiness and righteousness; whereby all of humanity were cursed and his posterity inherit a nature corrupt and wholly opposed to God and His law and are under condemnation. All our actual transgressions proceed from this original corruption, by which we are utterly indisposed, disabled, and made opposite to all good, and totally inclined to all evil. (the original appeared to some to allow for and potentially suggest the notion of the “age of accountability,” so we borrowed some from the WCF and came up with a nice elaboration)

XVII. The Lord’s Day
The Lord’s Day is a Christian institution for regular observance, and should be employed in exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private. (nobody really knew what “worldly amusements were” and we’re not really what some would consider sabbitarian anyway)

One question I do have for the sabbatarians, not meaning to be contentious or anything like that, but …

What would a church member have to do in order to be disciplined for violating the sabbath?

Thanks for taking the time to answer. I am working at this from the opposite view; I have never been a convinced Sabbatarian. I understand the arguments, and I am not yet persuaded. The reason I experience such trepidation over this is because of the vast numbers of discerning, biblical writers who hold and held this position, Boyce not the least!

Christians do not keep the sabbath. After Christ’s res’ and appearances the early church began gathering on the Lord’s Day. After after his res’ the early church does not seem to confuse the “Lords Day” with the Sabbath.

The issue for me is uncomfortable because I like my theology to fit into neat categories and line up in ways my mind finds appealing. On the surface the sabbatarian view does this for me. Unforunately, I am not biblically convinced by the arguments for a sabbatarian practice on the Lord’s Day. I think we should gather and worship together as the early church did. Beyond that its an involved discussion.

How do we view the law, the Decalogue, the fourth commandment in particular, etc. Then – with the fourth commandment, what has changed about it? The day? Anything else? And very importantly, how do Heb 4 and Col 2 help us in the discussion.

I understand the arguments for the sabbatarian view. I used to hold to it, but the hermeneutical circle has led me away from it. It is not something I get worked up about at all. But the biblical argument is not as easy as some would suggest, and keeping it is even more difficult – though that, in and of itself, has no bearing on its validity.