I. To arise early in the morning, that so we may prepare our selves to the better sanctifying of the Sabbath ensuing. This preparation consisteth in private prayers and taking account of our several sins. Mark. 1.35. In the morning very early before day, Jesus arose and went into a solitary place, and there prayed. The day following was the Sabbath, when he preached in the Synagogues. 39. Exod. 32. 5, 6. Aaron proclaimed, saying, To morrow shall be the holy day of the Lord: so they rose up the next day early in the morning. Eccles. 4. vers. last. Take heed to thy feet when thou enterest into the house of God.
II. To be present at public assemblies, at ordinary hours, there to hear reverently and attentively the word preached and read, to receive the Lords Supper, and publicly with the congregation, call upon and celebrate the name of the Lord. 1. Tim. 1.2,3. Act. 20.7. 2. King. 4.22,23. Act. 13.14, 15. When they departed from Perga, they came to Antiochia, a city of Pisidia, and ⟨p. 65⟩went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sate down. And after the lecture of the Law and Prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
III. When public meetings are dissolved, to spend the rest of the Sabbath in the meditation of Gods word, and his creatures. Psal. 29. from the beginning to the ending. Act. 17. 11. These were also more noble men, then they which were at Thessalonica, which received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily whether those things were so. We must also exercise then the works of charity: as, to visit the sick, give alms to the needy, admonish such as fall, reconcile such as are at jar and discord amongst themselves, &c. Nehem. 8.12. Then all the people went to eat and to drink, and to send away part, and to make great joy.
I. To arise earely in the morning, that so we may prepare our selues to the better sanctifying of the Sabbath ensuing. This preparation consisteth in priuate praiers and taking account of our seuerall sinnes. Mark. 1.35. In the morning very earely before day, Iesus arose and went into a solitarie place, and there prayed. The day following was the Sabbath, when he preached in the Synagogues. 39. Exod. 32. 5, 6. Aaron proclaimed, saying, To morrow shalbe the holy day of the Lord: so they rose vp the next day earely in the morning. Eccles. 4. vers. last. Take heede to thy feete when thou entrest into the house of God.
II. To be present at publique assemblies, at ordinarie howers, there to heare reuerently and attentiuely the word preached and read, to receiue the Lords Supper, and publikely with the congregation, call vpon and celebrate the name of the Lord. 1. Tim. 1.2,3. Act. 20.7. 2. King. 4.22,23. Act. 13.14, 15. When they departed from Perga, they came to Antiochia, a citie of Pisidia, and ⟨p. 65⟩went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sate downe. And after the lecture of the Law and Prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent vnto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye haue any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
III. When publique meetings are dissolued, to spend the rest of the Sabboth in the meditation of Gods word, and his creatures. Psal. 29. from the beginning to the ending. Act. 17. 11. These were also more noble men, then they which were at Thessalonica, which receiued the word with all readinesse, and searched the Scriptures daily whether those things were so. We must also exercise then the workes of charitie: as, to visit the sicke, giue almes to the needie, admonish such as fall, reconcile such as are at iarre and discord amongst themselues, &c. Nehem. 8.12. Then all the people went to eate and to drinke, and to send away part, and to make great ioy.
