De politia judaica, tam civili quam ecclesiastica, jam inde a suis primordiis, hoc est ab orbe condito, repetita

Furthermore, what Moses says in Genesis 2:3, that the Lord blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, aims to signify that God not only magnified and extolled the seventh day with singular praise, but also chose, separated, and dedicated it for special worship.

As concerns things, the sacrifices of the Fathers were some Expiatory, others Eucharistic.

The Expiatory sacrifices before the Law was given at Mount Sinai were solely Burnt Offerings. The Eucharistic were fourfold: Firstfruits, Tithes, Peace offerings, and Vows.

That single Expiatory sacrifice, namely the burnt offering, appears to have been customary for the Fathers from Genesis 8:20, 22:2, 3, 7, and 13, Exodus 10:25, 18:12, 20:24, and 24:5; for at that time God had not yet prescribed anything regarding Burnt Offerings and their rites.

That Firstfruits were customary among the Eucharistic is certain from Genesis 4:4; Tithes from Genesis 14:20 and 28:22; Peace offerings from Genesis 31:54 and Exodus 20:24 and 24:5; for at that time the law regarding the sacrifices of Peace offerings, which exists in Leviticus, and Exodus 18:12 according to the interpretation of Aben-Ezra, had not yet been prescribed. Vows from Genesis 28:20 and 31:13.

The rites of persons were either those still