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

VII. The full improvement of the Lords days doth tend to breed and keep up an able faithful Ministry in the Churches (on which the preservation and glory of Religion much dependeth.) When there is a necessity of full Ecclesiastical performances imposed on Ministers, they are also necessitated to prepare themselves with answerable abilities and fitness. But when no more is required of them, but to read the Liturgy, or to say a short and dry Discourse, they that know no more is necessary (to their ends) are so strongly tempted to get ability and preparations for no more, that few will overcome the temptation. And therefore the World knoweth that in Muscovy, Abyssinia, and for the most part of the Greek and Armenian Churches, as nothing or little more than Reading is required, so little more ability than to Read is laboured after, And the Ministers are ordinarily so ignorant and weak, as is the scorn and decay of the Christian Religion.

VII. The full improvement of the Lords dayes doth tend to breed and keep up an able faithful Ministry in the Churches (on which the preservation and glory of Religion much dependeth.) When there is a necessity of full Ecclesiastical performances imposed on Ministers, they are also necessitated to prepare themselves with answerable abilities and fitness. But when no more is required of them, but to read the Liturgie, or to say a short and dry Discourse, they that know no more is necessary (to their ends) are so strongly tempted to get ability and preparations for no more, that few will overcome the temptation. And therefore the World knoweth that in Moscovy, Abassia, and for the most part of the Greek and Armenian Churches, as nothing or little more than Reading is required, so little more ability than to Read is laboured after, And the Ministers are ordinarily so ignorant and weak, as is the scorn and decay of the Christian Religion.

VIII. Yea it will strongly incline Masters of Families to labour more for abilities, to instruct and Catechise their Families, and pray with them, and guide them in the fear of God, when they know that the whole day must be improved to the spiritual good of their Families. And so knowledge, abilities, and family-holiness will increase: Whereas those that think themselves under no such obligations, what ignorant, profane and ungodly families have they? because for the most part, they are such themselves.