The Jewish Sabbath abrogated, or, The Saturday Sabbatarians confuted in two parts

To prove the Major, or first Proposition, let it be considered, that the moral Law is transferred from Moses to Jesus Christ, or taken out of Moses's hands as a Lawgiver, and put into the hands of Christ considered as Mediator: and this was signified by those words,¹ The Priests Lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the Law at his mouth; for he is the Messenger of the Lord of Hosts. Whatsoever was doubtful, ⟨p. 92⟩[…] ⟨p. 93⟩[…] ⟨p. 94⟩the High-Priest ²was to determine. In this the Priests under the Law were a Type of Christ, signifying that when Christ came, who is God's Messenger, all should receive the Law from his Mouth, who was to be the great Interpreter of it: and accordingly we find he opened the nature of the moral Law in Mat. 5. and other places, showing the spirituality thereof; and how men may be said to break the Commands against Adultery, Murder, &c. by the lusts and malice in their hearts, tho they never actually commit either of those Sins. Nay, I know not one simple moral Precept, which our Lord or his Apostles did not confirm or give forth anew, who no ways extenuated the guilt of the breach of it, but with far greater severity aggravated every transgression thereof.³ Paul shows how the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness, and unrighteousness of Men.

To prove the Major, or first Proposition, let it be considered, that the moral Law is transfer'd from Moses to Jesus Christ, or taken out of Moses's hands as a Lawgiver, and put into the hands of Christ considered as Mediator: and this was signified by those words,¹ The Priests Lips should keep knowledg, and they should seek the Law at his mouth; for he is the Messenger of the Lord of Hosts. Whatsoever was doubtful,