He took sabbatarianism as a type of the things that should be set at nought. |
Besides keeping meticulous records, the fifth earl of Huntingdon was a man of exemplary piety, a moderate Calvinist who was obsessed with sabbatarianism. |
But in the 19th century, this essential work was seriously disrupted by the strict sabbatarianism and stifling dominance of the church. |
Some Dutch Anabaptists embraced Sabbatarianism, and may have helped to introduce these practices into England. |
They largely adopted Sabbatarianism in the 17th century, and were influenced by millennialism. |
In its strictest form, however, Sabbatarianism was the creation of the Scottish and English Reformers, especially John Knox. |