“And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened
bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days;[388] where
we abode seven days. And upon the first day of the week, when
the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached
unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his
speech until midnight. And there were many lights in the upper
chamber, where they were gathered together. And there sat in
a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into
a deep sleep; and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down
with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken
up dead. And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing
him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. When
he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and
eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he
departed. And they brought the young man alive, and were not
a little comforted. And we went before to ship, and sailed
unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul; for so had he
appointed, minding himself to go afoot.”[389]
This scripture is supposed to furnish a sixth pillar for the first-day
temple. The argument may be concisely stated thus: This testimony shows
that the first day of the week was appropriated by the apostolic church
to meetings for the breaking of bread in honor of Christ’s resurrection
upon that day; from which it is reasonable to conclude that this day had
become the Christian Sabbath.
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