The divine appointment of the Lords day proved as a separated day for holy…

2. That my judgement is, that in those places where the public Worship taketh up almost all the day, it is no sin to attend on it to the utmost, ⟨p. 102⟩and to omit all such Family and secret exercises as cannot be done, without omission of the public. And that where the public exercises allow but a little time at home, the Family duties should take up all that little time, except what some shorter secret Prayers or Meditations may have, which will not hinder family duties. And that it is a sinful disorder to do otherwise. Because the Lords day is principally set apart for public worship; And the more private or secret is as it were included in the public: Your Families are at Church with you; The same Prayers which you would put up in secret, you may (usually) put up in public, and in Families: And it is a turning Gods Worship into a Ceremony and Superstition, to think that you must necessarily put up the same Prayers in a Closet, which you put up in the Family or Church, when you have not time for both. (Though when you have time, secret prayer, hath its proper advantages, which are not to be neglected.) And also, what secret or family duty you have not time for on that day, you may do on another day, when you cannot come to Church Assemblies. And therefore it is an Error to think that the day must be divided in equal proportions, between Public, Family, and Secret Duties: Though yet I think it not amiss that some convenient time for Family and Secret duties be left on that day; but not so much as is spent in public, nor nothing near it.

2. That my judgement is, that in those places where the publick Worship taketh up almost all the day, it is no sin to attend on it to the utmost, ⟨p. 102⟩and to omit all such Family and secret exercises as cannot be done, without omission of the publick. And that where the publick exercises allow but a little time at home, the Family duties should take up all that little time, except what some shorter secret Prayers or Meditations may have, which will not hinder family duties. And that it is a sinful disorder to do otherwise. Because the Lords day is principally set apart for publick worship; And the more private or secret is as it were included in the publick: Your Families are at Church with you; The same Prayers which you would put up in secret, you may (usually) put up in publick, and in Families: And it is a turning Gods Worship into a Ceremony and Superstition, to think that you must necessarily put up the same Prayers in a Closet, which you put up in the Family or Church, when you have not time for both. (Though when you have time, secret prayer, hath its proper advantages, which are not to be neglected.) And also, what secret or family duty you have not time for on that day, you may do on another day, when you cannot come to Church Assemblies. And therefore it is an Errour to think that the day must be divided in equal proportions, between Publick, Family, and Secret Duties: Though yet I think it not amiss that some convenient time for Family and Secret duties be left on that day; but not so much as is spent in publick, nor nothing neer it.