59 T H E EXPOSITION O F T H E IV. Commandement. The Fourth Commandement. Remember the Sabbath-elayto keep it Holy, &c- CHAP. I. The excellent order of the Commandments. WhyGod himfelf appointed afet time for pablich,, worihip. Why this Commandment is larger than the refl. Six fpecial things to be obferved in this Commandment, which are not in the refl. Thegeneral parts of it. t. The precept. z. Thereafons. In the precept. L. The affirmativepart what is meant by Sabbath : what byfanthfying ? How things fanelified differ from other things. Godfantiified it notfor himfelf, but forus. We muff fanblifie it. a. In oar eflimationof it. 2. In our ufe of it. S Gods order inall his works is moth excellent ( for he is the God of order ) fo in the placing of theft Commandments, it is malt admira- Ybt order of bit. For, in the i. He commandsus to believe in a God, fetleth Re- the eomwand ligion in us, and thews that he, and no other is that God, and how he menu. is to be worfliipped, Intus, within. 2. In the Second, he prefcribeth; how we are to behave our felves towards him in our exteriour won. fhip, anti how to exprefs and manifeft our inward akedions towards him by ou r outward gedure. z . In the Third, howhis glorious name ought to be magnified, by our outward exprcflionin our words, when we converfe with others. Thefe three fi ea Commandments contain our general and perpetual duties towards God. Now in this fourth Precept (becaufe men fhould not be left at liberty, whenor at Leo. s;. ;. what time to perform theft duties) God hath takenorder for afet and certain time Exod 5 3. to that purpofe, appointinga day, whereon to do it, and that more folemnly in a general, or publick Meeting, or Affembly, which he elfewhere calleth an Holy .1ifmbly; or Holy Convocation : that all men together may fet forth, and make pub - lick profeffions of their worfhip of him in fear, and give him honour, praife and glory. As alfo to learn and be inferul ed in what bath part in former times, and how to behave themfelves for the time to come, by laying the foundations of Religion : and laftly, to acknowledgeas well the great goodnefsof God, and his benefits to- ns, as our duty and fervice to him. . It is true which we ufually fay, and which the Heathen man did well fee, that PublrcorumCtira minor, the care of publick matters is the leaft of all other: for commonly, that which ought to be regardedby all, is regarded by few or none. And fo no doubt men would have dealt with God for publick worfhip, had he not pro- vided a particular clay forhimfelf, and fetled it by a fpecial Commandment; as we fee in More that talk of áperpetual Sabbath, who come at length to keep no dayat all. And therefore ( God knowing our innate negligence in hisfervice, which of rightought to be every ones care) did (by enaflingthis law) provide for a parti- cular, and fet time for it; I{k
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