Richard Alleine, The World Conquered (1668), p. 232:
The end of the Sabbath is the preservation and propagation of religion. It is for the continuing in memory the redemption of Christ, for the more abundant diffusion and shedding abroad of the Spirit of Christ, for the more solemn celebration of His worship, and so consequently for the maintaining the power of holiness; all which the world would destroy, and bury with Him in His grave, and roll itself as a stone upon it all, that it might never be remembered.
The end of the Sabbath is the preservation and propagation of religion. It is for the continuing in memory the redemption of Christ, for the more abundant diffusion and shedding abroad of the Spirit of Christ, for the more solemn celebration of His worship, and so consequently for the maintaining the power of holiness; all which the world would destroy, and bury with Him in His grave, and roll itself as a stone upon it all, that it might never be remembered.
