Most professors of religion, who found their faith on the Word of God, attach much importance to a weekly day of sacred rest, however much they may differ in regard to the day to be sanctified as the Sabbath, or the manner in which its sacred hours are to be improved. It is not the design of the writer of this small tract, to enter upon the discussion of the multifarious points of disputation, which have been raised by most writers, in treating this question, but simply to exhibit the scriptural account of the day to be honored unto the Lord, with some cursory remarks on the prominent topics of the controversy, which can be, and which ought to be, determined by direct reference "_to the law and the testimony_." Without, therefore, any pretensions to an extended confutation of men's hypotheses and men's subterfuges on this subject, he desires merely to present a concise epitome of _what saith the Scriptures_ in reference to the day which legitimately challenges our profound veneration and implicit obedience; and will restrict his comments; on the bearings of the sacred text, to as few words as is practicable in a matter of such grave importance; that, in embracing and defending so sacred an institution, and in responding to the scriptural interrogation, "_Who hath required this at your hand?_" the reader may, confidently and without fear of contradiction, answer, "_The Lord thy God--the Almighty Jehovah!_" and lay his finger on the clear, unequivocal, ungarbled, "_Thus saith the Lord_," for his practice. The _Scriptures_ tell us, that God "rested on the _seventh day_ from all his work which he had made; and God blessed the _seventh day_ and _sanctified_ it." Gen. 2:2, 3. This is the first notice of the Sabbath in the Bible; and it is the first religious institution established by the Almighty for the benefit of all after generations. The rest of the testimonies of the Lord to the sacredness of his holy day, are like unto it, wherever they occur in the _Inspired Volume_. During the sojourn of the children of Israel in the wilderness, the Lord, to supply their necessities, sent manna daily, save on the _seventh day_; thus recognizing strictly his holy Sabbath, by affording them a _double portion_ on the _sixth_ day, and requiring them to secure it at that time for the _seventh day_.