The law unsealed

For 1. It cannot be understood to require worship only in public together▪ because 1. there may be in some cases no access to public worship, and yet the Command of sanctifying the Lords day lieth still on, and no doubt by Families. 2. Waiting on public worship is but one piece of sanctifying the Lords day, and that but in apart of it; therefore there must be some other thing included here. 2. It cannot be understood of the Master of the Family, his putting the Members of the Family separately to seek and worship God, and of his own going about Holy duties himself apart.

For 1. It cannot be understood to require worship only in publick together▪ because 1. there may be in some cases no access to publick worship, and yet the Command of sanctifying the Lords day lyeth still on, and no doubt by Families. 2. Waiting on publick worship is but one piece of sanctifying the Lords day, and that but in apart of it; therefore there must be some other thing included here. 2. It cannot be understood of the Master of the Family, his putting the Members of the Family separatly to seek and worship God, and of his own going about Holy duties himself apart.

For 1. Though that be worship, yet is it not worship from persons in such a Relation or Family▪worship, more then if they were not in such a Relation, or of such a Family; and though it might be said that such and such persons sanctified the Sabbath, yet could it not be said that the Family as such did it; even as Families or persons seeking God in secret, could not be exonerated thereby, as to their being in the Congregation; nor their serving of God be so accepted as Congre; gational service. if they met not together when they might: Just so it is here▪yea as it lieth, by this Command, on a Congregation and a Minister to sanctify the Lords day, and to come together for that end; so doth it lye on the Family and Master of it.

For 1. Though that be worship, yet is it not worship from persons in such a Relation or Familyworship, more then if they were not in such a Relation, or of such a Family; and though it might be said that such and such persons sanctified the Sebbath, yet could it not be said that the Family as such did it; even as Families or persons seeking God in secret, could not be exonered thereby, as to their being in the Congregation; nor their serving of God be so accepted as Congre; gational service. if they met not together when they might: Just so it is hereyea as it lyeth, by this Command, on a Congregation and a Minister to sanctifie the Lords day, and to come together for that end; so doth it lye on the Family and Master of it.