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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37046	The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.; Practical exposition of the X. Commandments.	Durham, James, 1622-1658.; Owen, John, 1616-1683.; Jenkyn, William, 1613-1685.	1676 (1676)	Wing D2817; ESTC R215306	402,791	322

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 prophaned the Sabbath and were 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 If it should be asked here What that which is called a Sabbaths day journey Acts 1. 12. was among the Jews and whence it came and what way may it be stinted or limited among Christians Answ It was to them 2000. Cubits which according to the different measuring of that distance of ground consisting of these 2000 Cubits by a lesser or longer Cubit is reckoned to be more or less by learned Men but all agree says Goodwin in his Moses and Aaron in this that these 2000. Cubits was a Sabbath days journey It arose to be reckoned so from these grounds 1. From their expounding Exod. 16. 29. Let none go out of his place thus Let none go without the bounds of the City which with its Suburbs was 2000. Cubits or a mile about 2. That the Tabernacle of the Congregation was so far from the Tents of these who pitched about it in the Wilderness Numb 2. as they supposed and that the Priests kept that distance from the people in entering with the Ark into Iordan Jos 3. 4. whence they gathered that a man might still go to the Ark or place of worship as it was then in these cases at a distance from them and no further on the Sabbath day But we say whatever superstitiously or on custome they took up for that is but their Tradition we cannot stint a Sabbath dayes journey to so many miles fewer or more but it must be as the man is in providence cast to reside further from or nearer to the place where the Ordinances are dispensed for one may go many miles and not prophane the Sabbath if he cannot have the publick Ordinances nearer whereas another may break the Sabbath by going but to his Neighbours door yea by walking in his own house or to his door if either it be done idly or with respect to another civil or worldly end which agreeth not to that day it is not here remoteness or nearness but what sweyeth us and what is our end that we are to try by 3. All works of mercy are lawful on that day as laying beside us something to the poor 1 Corinth 16. verse 1. sending or dealing something to those who are in want Isai 58. verse 7. visiting others to comfort strengthen or otherwayes to edifie them christianly though idle and carnal visits albeit alace too rife are not permitted 4. Good Works as Christ saith Matth. 12. 12. It s lawful to do good or well on the Sabbath such are giving of Physick when it is necessary bringing of Physitians saving a mans life and taking pains for it c. Luke 13. these good Works may be classed either with Works of mercy before or with Works of necessity that follow both being good Works as they are Works of mercy or of necessity 5 Works of necessity such as feeding Beasts leading them to the water pulling them out of Ditches when they are fallen into them on that day and much more preparing honestly sober allowance for the susteining of the body as the Disciples pluckt the ears of Corn Matth. 12. and the Jews Exod. 16. 23. dressed the Manna on the Sabbath though they were not to gather it yet on the sixth day to bake and seethe a part and to keep a part till the morrow but not till the day following and therefore they behoved to dress it also yea Jesus Christ went himself to a Feast on the Sabbath Luke 14. that he might take that opportunity by his spiritual discourse to edifie the Company as he did notably which he would not have done had it been unlawful to dress any meat on the Sabbath yet his carriage was such at that Feast most remarkably that it would be followed as a pattern by such as may be invited by others to eat with them and shall be disposed to go on the Sabbath And if this were the design of the inviters and invited mens eating together on that day would not readily prejudice the sanctification of it as very often it doth Such is flying on the Lords day from a destroying enemy and in other warranted cases Matth. 24. defending our selves against unjust violence c 6. Works of comliness tending to honest or decent walking as putting on of clothes honestly making the house clean from any uncleanness that may fall in it throughout the Sabbath c. By all which Believers have allowance 1. for piety 2. for charity 3. for what is needful for their beasts 4. what is needful and convenient or comely for themselves and more is not necessary In these the Lord hath not streightned them neither hath he pinched and pinned them up to absolute necessity but hath left them to walk by Christian prudence yet so as they may not exceed for the Disciples possibly might have endured that hunger and not pluckt the ears of Corn or beasts may live a day without water and not be much the worse or some sort of Victuals may be provided to be set beside men on the Sabbath needing no dressing or preparing yea a man may live on little or nothing for one day but the Lord hath thought good not to streighten them so as to make his day and worship a weariness and burden unto them seeing he hath made the Sabbath for man to be refreshing to him and not man for the Sabbath nor will he have their Consciences to be fettered with inextricable scruples He leaveth it to men on other days how much to eat and drink by a Christian prudence yet alloweth them not to exceed even on these so here there is some latitude left to conscientious reason to walk by for some may do something at one time and not at another yea one man may take more pains in upholding his body then is called for from another who is stronger so that its impossible to set particular rules which will agree to all but men would look 1. to their end 2.