A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties

And this is the rest required on the Sabbath; the sanctification of this rest is either by using the means, or doing the works of sanctification. And this is done both publicly and privately; publicly, by using the public means of sanctification in the service of God. And this is done, First, of the Ministers, by public praying in the congregation, preaching and reading the Word, and administration of the Sacraments. Secondly, the people, by frequenting the assemblies in the beginning, and continuing to the end of divine service; and being there, by carrying and behaving themselves religiously, diligently & uprightly, in calling upon Gods name, hearing the Word, and in the right use of the Sacraments. The ¹public works of sanctification, are almsdeeds and collections for the poor. Privately the Sabbath is sanctified, by our preparation to Gods public service, which chiefly consisteth in meditation and prayer; and after the public service, by meditating on the Word heard, and applying it to our own use, and by holy conferences with others. Unto which duties, respecting the public worship, we are to add and use these other ⟨p. 133⟩means of sanctifying the remainder of the Lords day; Reading of the Scriptures or other religious & holy writings; meditation on Gods Word ²