The sabbaths sanctification

Under the Law there were sundry rites which required much bodily labour that tended to that worship which God then required: as slaying sacrifices, flaying and cutting them in pieces, laying wood on the altar, and the sacrifices thereon, renewing the lamps, setting the show-bread on the table: and many other the like: concerning which Christ thus saith of the performers thereof, The Priests in the Temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless. Mat. 12. 5. that is, they do such things, as in other cases, not concerning the Worship of God, would be a profanation of the Sabbath. (If a butcher in his slaughter-house should so slay, slay, and cut beasts in pieces on the Sabbath, he would therein profane the Sabbath:) But in the case of Gods worship they are no profanation, and therefore the performers thereof may justly be acquitted of all blame therein. Thus Church-Wardens, and Clerks ⟨p. 14⟩may provide good Bread and Wine for the Communion, and Water for Baptism, and bring them to Church. Thus Collectors may receive, tell out, and distribute money to the poor. Thus Ministers may study for their Sermons. And other like works may be done that tend to the principal duties of the Sabbath.

Vnder the Law there were sundry rites which required much bodily labour that tended to that worship which God then required: as slaying sacrifices, fleaing and cutting them in peeces, laying wood on the altar, and the sacrifices thereon, renewing the lamps, setting the shew-bread on the table: and many other the like: concerning which Christ thus saith of the performers thereof, The Priests in the Temple prophane the Sabbath and are blamelesse. Mat. 12. 5. that is, they do such things, as in other cases, not concerning the Worship of God, would be a profanation of the Sabbath. (If a butcher in his slaughter-house should so slay, slea, and cut beasts in peeces on the Sabbath, he would therein prophane the Sabbath:) But in the case of Gods worship they are no profanation, and therefore the performers thereof may justly be acquitted of all blame therein. Thus Church-Wardens, and Clearkes ⟨p. 14⟩may provide good Bread and Wine for the Communion, and Water for Baptisme, and bring them to Church. Thus Collectors may receive, tell out, and distribute money to the poore. Thus Ministers may studie for their Sermons. And other like works may be done that tend to the principall duties of the Sabbath.