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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 10
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4. These Dancings, and Plays, and Wakes and other riotous sports, are a strong temptation ⟨p. 116⟩also to them that are not of the riotous societies, but have convictions on their hearts, that they have greater and better things to mind. Without accusing others, I may say that I know this by bad experience. I cannot forget, when my Conscience was against their courses, and called me to better things, how hardly when I was young, I passed by the Dancing, and the Playing Congregations; and especially when in the Passage I must bear their scorn.
4. These Dancings, and Playes, and Wakes and other riotous sports, are a strong temptation ⟨p. 116⟩also to them that are not of the riotous societies, but have convictions on their hearts, that they have greater and better things to mind. Without accusing others, I may say that I know this by bad experience. I cannot forget, when my Conscience was against their courses, and called me to better things, how hardly when I was young, I passed by the Dancing, and the Playing Congregations; and especially when in the Passage I must bear their scorn.
And I was one Year a School-master, and found how hard it was for the poor Children, to avoid such snares, even when they were sure to be whipped the next day for their pleasures.
And I was one Year a School-master, and found how hard it was for the poor Children, to avoid such snares, even when they were sure to be whipt the next day for their pleasures.
5. And those Riots and Plays are injurious to the pious and sober persons who dislike them. For it is they that shall be made the Rabbles Scorn, and the Drunkards Song; Besides that the noise oft times annoyeth them when they should be calmly serving God. And they are hindered from governing and instructing their Families, while their Children and Servants are thus tempted to be gone, and their hearts are all the while in the playing place. Never did a hungry dog more grudge at his restraint from meat, than Children and young Servants usually grudge, to be Catechised, or kept to holy exercises, when they hear the pipe, or the noise of the licentious multitude in the Streets. I cannot forget, that in my Youth in those late times, when we lost the labours of some of our Conformable Godly Teachers, for not Reading publicly the Book for Sports and Dancing on the