Wherefoye_ the [AdYfejfedth~feucrJtiJ d.-ty, ' . · aMd ha!loJ-vedit•. · . HEreGod fheweth,that, if11one oftheformerrcafont· !'/ ' . will preuaile with vs_set we fhould be moued withour o-wne b~·nefit to fanctifie the Sabbath. F~rnothing b; r:nore ,~ ~ auaiJeable tO bring a blefiing.on fou_lc:,andbody,then the re– ligious keeping of the Lorcs day. For Godhath appointed it eo the cnd,thac he might haue occafion· to corrl~Ulticate · his g·oodnes to the dlligent obferuers oftt.For io it is meant, . when he faith,the Lord f~netified the feuenth day,that is)he feti~ apart for his ownevfc, and blelfed 'it ,that is,appointed , itfor a meanes ofbleffing to·all th:u faithfully-obferue·it. , _. · From bc'ncewe ~ may' ~~~roe, that th~ way to gee true 1?"lef1 rnofli .· fe4r1dfe;is,to.keepe holy the·Sabbath: this is the mo{~diretl: The w;y to and fure meanes, to get all comfortable profperitie. One gf:tic'~e m_ reafon is,bec'a·ufc'God ha.th fanelified itt<? this end. As ' Ifa. is eo G1~~i~ ;6·4 ·7· where th·eLor'd :promifeth' tnany".fin-gular graces tb fie rheS~b· · all,that fanthfie his. Sabbath~ ~ of what nation, .or condit'ion bath• . foeU'c·r they-be;·He.lhal nauc his heart filled full offpiritual . ~oy ;. ·Go;d will giue him the fpirit of prayer, ·and ~eare his . ~-r~ayerv; ~?od will giue:hi~t~ ab~lt,·.~ie to ·fente ·l}im, and accep.t ·· . \ho rewar'd•his.fen.1ke: ~ Anp'lfai.s8~I ·3.:I.f. ifone··yvifl)<eep · himfelfe.from poll~ttii1g G.od'>h'o1y Sabhach, _a:nd ·oof'crue ft. carefully ,th.et'l .hee·fhal1 dt:bght iri the_:.Lo'rd, that is, {7od.: will fo -fhew hi~ fa'! or and Jopi: (0 his foule~as hefhal be ioy– fo:tHn c;oc : fo ·bkflr his hcahai1d confcience~as rH21t he- l11il · feckthat God is his"Go'd- ~ Ibtieth hid1 ~ and ;catcthfoi· hi-nl' . J ) , ) · '• fo thac he Hull bee glad :.and reioyce in thi,s;rand findGdds , ·bldfingvpon him, borh in he~LH~nly;:and earthly things/or – the mout-h ofthe Lord h.1th fookcn it. Wilat euet; fld}ra'nd · . ' . 1 ( '. ' blood ~bieet,yet~we .~l_aue. the fure th·'Omife ofGod, \\·hkh ; Jhail be found true _ana f3'ithfull.So lere. r7:~4. rh_ePrO:i,fle't . hauing foretold thedeHrutHon ·of Ierufale+n', 'prdcr'ihcth a" prefcruatiue to them; whiCh, ifrheywould-rake;as yet iheir .· cafe: was curJble, and that wou-ld helpe all : namely, tO·, ferbear·e their ··worldly bufin,cffe o11 the Sabbat.h , and·' to. ·ocie the workes · of the ·_Lord ; ,and then they n:·~tli en10y/
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