1 . B;.~t then,ifonewill hauc this bleffing·, he muGke·epe thefe ' :eul:~~ be three.tules.FirH;1ct himniake it adclight,to ke('p·e theLords th,~r~ th~t day,~nd his ioy todoe the woikes ot the Saoba.rh: let him ~7~ffi~: for Jong for it; before it cnmmeth, and be glad whc>n it corn.. keeping met h. : becaufc it frecth him from ~n · worldlie cares and ~~e1Sab. tlioughu,ttnd then he hach acom,mandcment .morc:· ef:p.·eci.;. eat 1. . . · . ally,to caH b·is carevpo~.God, ~~1d not to trouble himfelfe at all with them. And,fo he fatth,in Efay 58.13. Cut!!it a de~ l~(ht,to confecrate it tfl the Lord, tha.t Is, take you as much ·de_. ltght in doing the exercifcs ofreligi~n, as any doe, in the works oftheir·callings or refrd'nings.;·and alfo much more·: for theybe rnoreeafie,comfortable' an,d pro-fitable by.farre~ Wee mull come as~ hungrie to the houfe of God, and '· with as good an appetite, as to"our dinner, or fi1pper, at home~For,Godkecpeth th~ ·befi houfe, :hee maketh che befl chcare,ifwe can bring ag0od Ao.m.acke to the breadoflife; tha~ he breakethvnt'o vs. But, if Qne be'loth to come, ana ·mufl be drawna~'8- beare to the £lake~Iet himmakeaccount; that the Preacher will baite'him,and trouble his conf<!ience-; _ . for ,comfort he can lo.oke fo·r nbne~ Therefor~,ifwe wqula · '"' : ' haue bleffing by the:Sabbath, Jet' vs .. keepe it cheerefultyj 2.Cor.9.7 .'kno\ving thlt God loitcth a cbeerefull giuer. , ~ ·· ·'· ,. Secondly,onemufllabour tG do all the duties of.theS.abbath., bothdiofe that muft be done before the ferrnon,and· thofe t,h3c muHbe.doneafter'! 'Let no) ordin:ance efcape vn- · done: vfe m:erlitation onGods word~a:lld··-Norks~htr~t!ng;rea; cling,praying,Gnglng.pfalmes·,cohfe:rence,works:ofmerde} and. ofeuerythingfomething:,fo fatr.e as wee hauc:abilide andopporc.unicie. But_. ifweewill perforroe thet~remHfdy, and by peece:s,doin~ this;and 'leauitJg that vn:d'one: e~~he'~ vfit1g nopreparationbefore,or makingnoapplic,a-t4on after: either no pHbHke)or·no priuare.pra"yci,-the:otit ·may,.. bee~ne ' fltall fir~d fome bleffings~bu.t .the :rew~r of thefe he ·petfor~ mcrh,thefewer bleH1ngs hee'tb:ill htuc~ Hee that dodfd1e workes of:Gods ~fen~j~e ' ltiha:ine:s; fha!l (and ifisfu{l~e~ · !hn;,Jct)fin-d the ,conjforlt aud:bet1'f.fircf them hr h~'toM\.! , t, Thirdhr,:Js one·muJ1.doCJaf:t thedmties-; andit~l:lfWith at..: lighcJche~refi.Jly,foJhe muLl ktepe thc'wholeiday.;·hee mbll doe •
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