· · emtnt. I S3 whore northieft. Ycs,they be theeu('s, and curfed theeues, B;e~k~"~ and ~:h erues that robbe God: for the Sabbath day is his, in ba:h~r: · as_muc.h right and propriecie as any ofour goods is ours. th(leua. -. Manywould beaihamed,iftheir fonne or daughter lhould . he found pilfering, or flealing fi·om·their neighbour, (and . itis well they-fhouldbe fo) but thete nu·nare neuer a whit :alhamed,tbattheir foone or·.daugbcer fhouldrob,God of his day,runneabroad tovanitie and dauneing:,and wantou• .ndleon hi:J Sabbath. That is but the recr(ation ofyouth~ and muH be bornewithall: Nay,itis thefc:,and muflnot-bee Juffcred. For he that wiU deale thus vnfaithfullywith God; . ·ifoccafionwill ferue,will dealeworfe withmen:·and he that is not holy in the firll table,can neuer be truly righteous iri: - the fecond. · Likewife,thisferucs for the inArucHono( thofe,that naue ~ .: this way- dealt impioufly againfi God, feruing their lulls, -when they lhouJdhaue ferued him;theymuH repent for this, . -and purpofehereafter tokeepe this day faithfully J and be as much afraid to tlealeGods time, as mens goods,and to take · .a-way -any-pare of the Sabbath, as the Communion cup.; or.'– any luch like thingpertaining to the:Church. For, neither bath God taken that tohimfdfcr byfo fpedall€omniande... .menr,neither is the takingaway ofit, fo ditbonourable to · God,and hurtful to others andour felues>as ofthe Sabbath~ , · But it will be obicc ed, What? fhall men haue no time Obitll. · L'. ' ;> I'L 11 r h fi 11_ • fi Recreatiol3 , 1-or recreauon. ina our 1truanu aue no re reu11ng rom whenie theirpainfull toyleandlabour? God forbid: for aChrifH-.:.lhould be~ - ' ans life is full ofioyanddelight, and cannot wan.t comfort. tak~n~ · B1..1t,ifmenwiUallew their feruants recreation;~ let them al!'"'' .. low part oftheir owne time,and b~ liberall in tliat, whi:chis . . theirs, andnot inLhat, whichGod hathgiuen [hem no fueh ,. warrant to giue their feruanu. This is a moll 'lhatnelelfe .· .excufe : Children and feruants mull haue·recr-eation'-'there;.. . ,fore the,y muHneedes ditbonour.God, and rob hhn ofhis . -, Sa~bath . Hc;>w wicked this lhift is,will appeareby the -like~If <. .. · · -chJldretl or.feruants lbould rob &·Healeot-her n1ens goods, , ._ _ and rponey;and complaint bee ·made to thehoulholder of'~ _this iniurie,~h.at his peop·tehauo .done,).may d1is .be allowe-d... ·. £'o.~. r
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