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The divine appointment of the Lords day proved as a separated day for holy…
The divine appointment of the Lords day proved as a separated day for holy worship, especially in the church assemblies, and consequently the cessation of the seventh day Sabbath : written for the satisfaction of some religious persons who are lately drawn into error or doubting in both these points / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
The Divine Appointment of the LORDS DAY, proved, as a separated Day… › Chapter 9
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
More particularly, the public exercises of the day are 1. Humble and penitent Confessions of sin. 2. The faithful and fervent prayers of the Church. 3. The Reading, Preaching and Hearing of the Word of God. 4. The Communion of the Church in the Lords Supper. 5. The Laudatory Exhortations which attend it. And the singing and speaking of the praises of our Creator and Redeemer and Sanctifier; with joyful Thanksgiving for his wonderful benefits. 6. The seasonable exercise of holy Discipline on particular persons, for comforting the weak, reforming the scandalous, casting out the obstinately impenitent, and absolving and receiving the penitent. 7. The Pastors blessing the people in the name of the Lord. 8. And as an appurtenance in due season, Oblations or Contributions for holy and Charitable uses, even for the Church and Poor, which yet may be put off to other days, when it is more convenient so to do.
More particularly, the publick exercises of the day are 1. Humble and penitent Confessions of sin. 2. The faithful and fervent prayers of the Church. 3. The Reading, Preaching and Hearing of the Word of God. 4. The Communion of the Church in the Lords Supper. 5. The Laudatory Exhortations which attend it. And the singing and speaking of the praises of our Creator and Redeemer and Sanctifier; with joyful Thanksgiving for his wonderful benefits. 6. The seasonable exercise of holy Discipline on particular persons, for comforting the weak, reforming the scandalous, casting out the obstinately impenitent, and absolving and receiving the penitent. 7. The Pastors blessing the people in the name of the Lord. 8. And as an appurtenance in due season, Oblations or Contributions for holy and Charitable uses, even for the Church and Poor, which yet may be put off to other dayes, when it is more convenient so to do.
Qu. But who is it that must be present in all these exercises?