S..lli6:o· rioDofRcn :. Booke. Cafet of [onjcience. Ill helpe,if it bee in apparent danger of finking. A Thus much conccrmng the fir!! rbmg, reqUI– red in rheobferu>rion ofthe Sabbath. S<£1. z. Thefecond thing required in rh ehallow– logof theSabbath of the newTeliamenr? is the fondificar1on of reil, wh1ch '' norhmg dfe but the dedicaung of it toa rdigiousvfe, thatis,ro the pradife ofdiuine worfh1p. This fandificarion is either publike,orpriuate. Tbepublike is the folemncperformance of fpiriruall workes, commaunded In rhefe· cond and third Commaundements, and ren– ding to publike worli1ip. And this may bee reduc•d to foure principall heads. I.The rea– dingor preaching of the wurd, when the Mi· B niller publikely in the Congregation alfem– ble~, doth faithfully deliuer vnto the people pure &found dochine, and applies thefame as neceffity requireth,and occailonferuerh,to the edification andfaluation of all and euery hearer in publ1keaudionce : and the people pray, aud the day following wa• theSabborh, when he preached·in the Synagogues,Mark. 1.35·39· I I. ThatwheothecongregaNonis drlfolued,w.:fpend the reil ofthe Sabbath in meditation and conferenc.eof the word be· fore prcached,and ofthe creatures.Thus it it [aid offome that heard Paul pf'ach,thar they rcceiued the word with all readincs,and f«r· ch~d tluScripmre whether tho(e things Werr1 fo, Ad, 17. u. And thewhqle9z.Pfalmewas penned, tbatitmightbeeafong of the Sab– barh,and it conraines nothing but a medirati• on of the workes of God; ll I. ·That men priuarely exercife rhemfelues irlthe.workes of charitie and mercie; as in vifiring t·he ficke, in makingpeace betweene thofe rhu are at d1fcord, m rcleeuing the poure, in reaching and inllruding the ignorant, in comforting thofe that are dillretled •nd comforti<Jf<l Neb. 8. U .Then.Uthtpeoplewent to ej;JU~ 1111d to,driNfv tmd to (t11d p•rt11br1Jadto rh: poort, 1t11dto mak! [.Ttfll iOJ• I The third Q!l_ellion touching the Sabba rh on the other fide,do reuereotlyand arrcntiue· ly,hcarc the fa meword read and preached. IT. The adminillrarion ofthefacramentsac· carding to Godsinllitution,by the miniliers ofthe Church lawfully called. I II.Publ1ke When th.eSabbath doth be, .ginne? I prayer,wherein the minillercallctbvpon the n~meof theLord, andthe wbolecongregatiTo this fo'!'~ doe~nfwer, in the euening, an,in ferucnt atfcClion,lift vp theirhearuvn· ~n~ fomc in the morning. My anfwor is this, to him, and in minde giue a!fent to rhepray- C that the Sabb;rh ofthe new Tellament aersmade in the name and behalfeofrhem. mongflvs, isrobegininthemorning, andlo I V. Colledion and giuingof almes forthe roconunue till the next morrow, and norm rcleefcof rhcpoore, whether they bee caprheeuening,tillrheeucning. riues and llr~ngers,or thofe that dwel among Thercafons be thefe. r.The Sabbath is to vs,the fick,thcnecdic,orphanes and widowcs, begmne, when orher ordinarie dayes begin, andfuch like, Vpon thefe foure he~ds doth according to the order and account of rhe liand the wholepublike worfhipofGod. For Church wherein weliue. >. Itwasrhe pra<'life proofe and declaration hereot; reade thcfe ofChrill aud the Apollles. For Chrill (as it places,Nch.S. ACl.z.4•-Act.r3. 14 1 15. Act. barb bene rhought ofauncienttimes) confel<i.13-Acbo.y. r.Cor.r6.r,z,&c. cr;rcd the Sabbath, inrharherofefiom the .Priuate fanctification, (which feructh to dead early in themorning, whenthe fitll day anfwer the fecond opinion) !lands in rbcfe ofrhewcekebcganneto dawne,Mauh,18,J, things: I. Thareuerymaninthebeginning and therefore it is fit that the Sabb?th day of theSabbath;in the morning, doepriuatelhould then begin when he rp[e, forasmuch ly prepare himfclfc ro the publike feruice aaitiskeprin remcmbranceofhisrefumtlitbat followeth, by priuar< prayer, by exami• on. The fame wao thepracti[e ofthe AP.onation and humbling of himfelfl::cfore God, D lUes. ForAct.lo.7.rbe firli dayofthe wcelie in refpect of his parriculadinne<. Tbie the the Iewescamerogetherat T roas in themorwife man exhorterh vnro,when he fauh, T•/:! ning,aud therePaulpreached from char rime hmi<to & [O<t< ,.hen thou en<rej/ into rh< hour; till midnight,bceing rhe next morning to de. if qod, EccleC 4·'7·and hismeaning is, that part, hauing llai:d there, as is plaine out of before am~n betakos himfelfe to the publike the lixt vcrle,[eauen dales. In that text I nor< congregation, there toperforme Crruice and rwo rhings.Fir!l,thac thenight therementioworfhip vnro God, bee fhould looke intohis ned was a part of the feauenth day of Pauls hearr,and examinehisaffedions&thoughts, abode atTroas. For ifit werenot fo,rhen hee that bee come notvnpreparcd: which dutie, had flayed at lea!! anightlonger,and fo more though it bee alwaies to beedone,yerprincithenfeuen daies, bccaufebe fhould hauellai· pally on theSabbathday.Thechildren oflf. cJ part of another day. Secondly, that this rael rofevpearly in themorning on the Sabnight wau part of the Sabbath which they bath day,to otfcrvp burnt offerinGs, & peace then kcpr.For theApo!Ue keeposit in maner offerings to anidoi,Exod.3zs,6.much more ofaSabbarh,in theexercifes ofpiety&diuine ought wee, &c. Aodlt isfaid of ourSauiour worOup,& namely,in preachmg.Yea further, Chrili,that he ro(e very early in the morning he cotinues there ull the rell was fully ended: beforeday, atld went into afolirary place to H~cOmun~lirv•th th~m rillthi4._1il'Wningofrhed"]J K; ' ~•d
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