I . j I See diefe iq; . larged. _Infrn. / after the third u(e. . ,. ' ~ TheSaints day, anacceptable day to the Lord, ·'yea his Sab:. bath, and his holy day, which even as the ordinary .Sabbath, is to beeconfecrated, as glorious to the Lord. Themoralitieofthis dutie appear~barb in the old Teframen t : For though the circumfrances i pf the time,and certain habits and gefrures,Lev. 16. ., · 2?·~ndz3.2J.29.Zech·7·5·and8.I9.1[a. 59· 5· l Ktng. 2 !. 17.2 Smti. I 2. 20 . Heft. 4• I. 3• Ezr. 9·3 . Van. 9· 3. and ro. 3. were temporary and peculiar· . totheJewes, yet the fubfrance ofthefafi, which is thehumbling ofour foules, by abil:inehce is a mo· rall ducie, belonging commonly toall nations inall . ages,And in the newalfo,SeeM1t.6.16.For prefcri– bing the manner how to fafi, heeprefuppofeth the. duty,.that we are to fafr. He makes alfoagracious · promtfe,verf. 18. SeealfoMat.9. 14.and17.21. LrJk.z.. 37.AEl. t3·1• and 14. z j. 2 Cor. II. 2 7· ' Upon extraordiRary occafion J as, for the obtain-: ing offome fpecialJ good, for the removing thee– vill offinne, for the preventingofaffliction immi– nent, for r~moviog affliCtion prefent, as famine, fword, captivitie, 'fickneffe, pefrilence, as youhad 1 it before, where you may fee places and proofes. We mufr abfiaine and forbeare,from food who}.. Iy, frcmfleep in partJ (on fuch a day we mufr fleep lelfe-andrife foener.) From ornaments and better attire, from matrimoniall benevolence, from bodi– ly labour and worldly bufindfe, from ail pleafant, anddelightfull things(Davidand Danieldid notan– noint themfelves at fuch times, See 2 s am. I 'l. 2 a. , Dan. to. 3·) Ftomallmanneroffports, pafr}tnes, recreations. : for they arequite- contrary to~~~Hi-: atJOn.
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