A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…

Arg. 4. If the Worship and Ordinances of the new Gospel-world be eminently to hold their Institution of Christ the Mediator, and to be made some way relative to his Redemption past; then it is meet for that end that the Sabbath day be changed, so as it may be dependant on him as all other worship is, that is moral-positive or positive▪ moral, and that cannot be done well, if the former day be kept unchanged, at least not so well, as when it is changed; but the former is true, all Gospel-worship holdeth of him Sacraments, Prayers, Praises, Ministry, &c. (now Sacraments as they •eal are not ceremonial, for the tree of life was instituted to be a ⟨p. 258⟩seal of the Covenant of works in the state of Innocency before the fall, while there were no typical Institutions of a Saviour to come, and so Sacraments as they are Seals may be continued, as perpetual pieces of Worship, without hazard of typifying a Saviour to come) therefore he instituted new ones, and that with relation to his work of Redemption, considered as past: Hence also his Prayer or Pattern is called the Lords Prayer, and his Sacrament of the Supper is called the Lords Supper, because instituted by him and relating to him; in this Sense it is peculiarly said Heb. 2.5. That God put in subjection to him the world to come different from what was before, and he is put as the Son in the New Testament in the place of Moses, who was the Law-giver and faithful Servant in the Old, Heb. 3. upon this ground we think that day is called, Heb. 1.10. the Lords day, to bring it in a dependence on Jesus Christ, and to make it respect what is past of the work of Redemption.

Arg. 4. If the Worship and Ordinances of the new Gospel-world be eminently to hold their Institution of Christ the Mediator, and to be made some vvay relative to his Redemption past; then it is meet for that end that the Sabbath day be changed, so as it may be dependant on him as all other worship is, that is moral-positive or positive▪ moral, and that cannot be done vvell, if the former day be kept unchanged, at least not so vvell, as vvhen it is changed; but the former is true, all Gospel-worship holdeth of him Sacraments, Prayers, Praises, Ministry, &c. (now Sacraments as they eal are not ceremonial, for the tree of life vvas instituted to be a