The law unsealed

Yet 2. we assert, That by this rest all sort of actions are not condemned, but only such as are in consistent with the end and scope of this Command, as by other Scriptures, and the practise of Christ and the Saints is clear: we conceive therefore these to be permitted.

1. All duties of Piety, as was sacrificing under the Old Testament, or preaching, hearing or going about the Sacraments under the New Testament: In which sense, Matth. 12, our Lord saith, the Priests profaned the Sabbath and were ⟨p. 170⟩blameless, not that formally they profaned the Sabbath, or did indeed break that Command, but materially they wrought in killing beasts, &c. which had been unlawful▪ had it not been in the exercises of piety.

1. All duties of Piety, as was sacrificing under the Old Testament, or preaching, hearing or going about the Sacraments under the New Testament: In which sense, Matth. 12, our Lord saith, the Priests prophaned the Sabbath and were ⟨p. 170⟩blameless, not that formally they prophaned the Sabbath, or did indeed break that Command, but materially they wrought in killing beasts, &c. which had been unlawful▪ had it not been in the exercises of piety.

2. All▪ things that have a tendency, as necessary helps and means to the performance of the former works of piety, are lawful, as going to the Congregation to hear the Law, calling the Assembly for worship by Trumpets, or Bells, or by a Voice, journeying going or riding to Church, &c. because the duties of the Sabbath cannot well be done without some of these, not at all without others of them.