. Commánd. vpon the.;ommandemelts. rie privatemari, and this one day is appointed chiefly aboue the reff, for our negli. genre and vveakneffe fake onely, without which filch appointment is is greatly to be' feared fore would never do it. tell. And is this fpirituafl ref!ing from fnne indeede necef trie in fuerie one that will en he is boundefanEaifie the fabaoth ? Anrw. Surely it is eucn fo neceffarie , as that vt'ithbut this all 'our other rellin d, putting on our better apparell,going to the Church, hearing feruice , &c. is nothitrg but euen abhorred ofGod and detetted.This is a great matterifwee had grace to con- fider ofit, yet nothing butplaineand:openScripture. For what faith the Proppet Efay? Bkffeel isthemaosthatdoththis , and the fonof than Which layethboldeonit ,hethkl. keepeth the fabaoth e.5' polluted, it not, .kepeth bit hands from doing anytufll. S ec.whatiiy Efay's6$' is tokeepe our hand s from dooing any eui ll,thatistoceáfe from fiurtéand our oskttiic wales. Againe the fame Prophet in another place: If thins confcrate she f:baotha Ic:. riotu to the Lerd,çf?'fhalt honour him,not dining thine orvne xaier,nor f elgi4 thine menif irilÿ Ffay f C.t 3. Óc. And in his fdi Chapter al fo, ltannet fufferyournew4foortes ,no}fabaoths, norfo= Efay.a,¡3.'4' lemne daict (it rd irignitie) norfolemneaffemblies my routeharcth rheas, ps,e;A'nd,thy fó?' Thereafonfollowethinthenextworden, Foryourhandesarefrllofbited ,)'th abftainehot f om finne, remaine filll in atiarice, deceit creeltic, extotrion; and h like., which as long as you doe , howfoeuer you feeme-to fanCIifie the Sabaoitillabi. borreyouandyourdoings.Andthenfollowcthnotab lyadcfcriptiòweücnófth. fpi+ ritual ref+: Wafhyou, mskeyouclCane,rakeaznay the wit ofyeurwer 'i`.freri'bef;re mine eyes, ceafeto doe euill,learnetedoewell, feekeiudgement, releeue the eppref.d, ir:dgethe Pt: thtrles, defend thewidew,&c.Manie otherfuch places arethere. Qgeft. Now I prayyou of thefecond end andmfiofthefabaruha ditledfö 4nfiv. That was and is, as hath beene laid iciregardeofferuants; and the brute. beafles,who are to haue mutual refs fromtheir trauel,which yet fore cruélvnfatiablc wretched otilen would hardly hauegraunted, had not God inflituted this day. both for man andbeaul tore. ,This thatlfayiseuidentinthe words of this iaw,andther_ fore it needeth no further proofBut let vs thus profite by it. Firtl,itdoothwonder. fully Phew the goodneffe ofGod who negleiîeth nothing that he hath made but carefully prouideth for the welfare ems ofbtute beat les.©faithleffehràrts,if.weran doubt the goodnes of our God to vs, whenwee heere before vs leehis care foi thÇe creatures whome he hach made vs Lordes-of! Secondhr,- it well teacheth vs what nature,pietie,and charitie requirech at out handes touching our feruantes and Cartel!' Nature faith. what wants hie mtetairei; ;yid ea fea2 il i i p aineandfrifei Quodcreel Cannot continue long that caurfeof labotir;oroflrfe: alterna rcgttie And therefore nature hath appointed afwell the one as the other -for her creature-1'; daaabile non andwilleth that fenfeles heartes in vs should not breake the fame. Pietie will e .thle cit. we (houl4 let them lernt God on this day afvellas our (clues, yeaeúetsfet that-they doe it , Who are all one with vs in Chr Jl, made efthe frame God , redeemed with thefame Ephel 6. price,, fu6iellto the famehell if they doe not ,&c. Chariticrequireth that welüould hut a- feeling ofthe paines of our Seruats. Thankfulneffe would acknowledge the mercic-of God, in -making me mailer and himferuant ; when he eáuld haue done,otherwife if Deatro.s. it had pleafed him. And to conclude, if this ref( we denie eytherto feruant or cattnll, Cap, a í< wee Phew there is no regard of nature in vs,no pietie, nocharitie,no tbankfuineflc to God for our eftate, but the contraries of all chefe. I would to God men wautide care. fully thinke of this,who upon euery occafron can finde in their hart to i:-nd horfe atad men,cart and cariage too and fro on the Lords day molt wickedly. Af uredly.it will haue a fmarting recompence in the end. Quest. The third and lafl end of the Sabaotb ; yet remayneth touching refßand exercifes , required. I pray you what ref! are we bound veto, and what f eciall exerci fet .n this day ? c,Infee. Concerning the former it path beetle Paid- before, that there is required of vs this day a telling from ourproper labours in our calling ,as y Our bookciaieth ; fn E 3 farte
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