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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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An Hypocrite that draweth near to God but with the lips, whilst his heart is far from him, as ⟨p. 122⟩he never truly seeketh God, so he never truly findeth him, and hath none of the true spiritual delights of holiness, nor ever feeleth the pleasure of exercising his Love to God by the help of faith, in the hopes of Heaven: And therefore no wonder if he be weary of such unprofitable, sapless and unpleasant work, as his dead formalities and affectations are. But it is not so with the sincere experienced Christian, who serving God in spirit and truth, hath true and spiritual recreation, pleasure and benefit in and by his Service. And therefore we see that the holy experienced believers, are still averse to these sensual diversions, and do not think the Lords day▪ or his Service too long. And O Christian what happy advantage in such controversies have you, in your holy sincerity and sweet experience?
An Hypocrite that draweth near to God but with the lips, whilest his heart is far from him, as ⟨p. 122⟩he never truly seeketh God, so he never truly findeth him, and hath none of the true spiritual delights of holiness, nor ever feeleth the pleasure of exercising his Love to God by the help of faith, in the hopes of Heaven: And therefore no wonder if he be weary of such unprofitable, sapless and unpleasant work, as his dead formalities and affectations are. But it is not so with the sincere experienced Christian, who serving God in spirit and truth, hath true and spiritual recreation, pleasure and benefit in and by his Service. And therefore we see that the holy experienced believers, are still averse to these sensual diversions, and do not think the Lords da▪ or his Service too long. And O Christian what happy advantage in such controversies have you, in your holy sincerity and sweet experience?
5. But yet I am not such a stranger to man, to my self or others, as to deny that our naughty hearts are inclined to be weary of well doing: But mark what a cure God in Wisdom and mercy hath provided for us: As it is but one day in seven which is thus to be wholly employed with God, and as much of this day is taken up with the bodily necessaries aforesaid; so for the rest, God appointeth us variety of exercises, that when we are weary of one, another may be our recreation. When we have heard we must pray, and when we have prayed we must hear again: We must Read, we must Sing and speak Gods Praises, we must celebrate the memorial of Christs death in the Sacrament; we must Meditate; we must Confer, we must instruct our Families: And we have variety of