) So~. Book.IV.Part+ Lookingrmto¥e(11s. Cbap,l, Setl.8 J,;q 1»hich 'r he Lord hath made, let- m be glad, 1111d rejoJce in it Pfal. 1 1 8. 24. fgnat_im who lived in the Apofilcs age, and wa; {olms D.fciple, cal ls It the f.?.!!;een, th: Princejfe, the Ltrdy par.::mouvt among the othrrweekjy dayes. (hry(ojlome calls it a royal day at'!d Gregory ~~"'.ian~meorat. 42. faith it is J;igher th11n the highep, a1d with ,wmw~tlo~wounderful ab~ve other ~ayes. Certainly the Lords day was mh1gh efi:eeme w1ch the ant1ent Church, and the principal motive was becaufe of Chrifts refurreC!:ion from the dead. 0 that on thefe dayes we could rejoyce in the Lord, and , . againercjoyce; it is obferved _th~c ·many ck.riflians loo,~ upon ~dxj.trt mdetb~d brok.{n-hearteanejfc, and much gnevmg 11nd weepmg for jin, a.s if it JCN a e pea,c h h' h G d 1 I' h h · d · · · we1e t e great t ,mgt at o ICC sg tet · 111, an reqmrett1. ofthem. <~nd therefore they bendall their endettvours that iMJ, the; are JWi ftrivivg with their hw:tJ ~o break. them more,_and they think_no Ser- , mon, noprttyer,n(} meditation, [peeds fo well wzththem,t~ts that which can help tbmJ. togrieve, or wap; but 0 (hriflians underftand, and ·confider (filirb mJ Aut hour) that allyo1tr forrows are but prepa~·atives for yourjoyes, and th.Jt it is an higher andfwmer work._ that God callsyo11 to, And would haveyou[pend your time and ftrength nr 1 in. Delightth• f'el~'e in the Lo1d,and he /hallgive thee the dejires oj: •ua • 3.1 4• :.t J' 1 ' :J th_ine heart.--'l:{Jvertake your hearts to be right, tilf.they be delighting themfet.ves in theirqod: whenyou k_neele dorrtn i,; prayer. labour fo to conceive ef Cjod, antJ be(pe.tk_ him, that he may- be your de.Jight? do fo in hearing, ~tnd reading t~tnd meditating, and in your feajting on the Jlefh 11nd blood of 'fefus Chrifl at his Supper: Efperia! f.y improve the happy oppmunity of the Lords day, whmin yot~ TIM] wholly devote )OM {elves unto this work., 0 {pend more of this day in fpiritual rejeycing, efp,edally in commemoration of. Chrifi:s refurredion (yea and of. the whole work of redemption) or elfe you will not anfwer the inftitution ofthe Lord. _ ·~-----~. S,li: C Ta 8; Of CAlling on J'tfm in th.Jt refpefl; a.· LEtuscall9n'fefus; thatistofay- - ' 1.. Let us pray that Chrifts refarrection may be &rs~ · - -.. · and.
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