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Answ. In this also I will strip thee of this excuse. 1. Spend the Lords day but according to the common principles of Christianity and reason, and it shall suffice: Spend it but as one that loveth God better then any thing in the world, and that taketh more pleasure in his service then in sin and vanity: Spend it but as the necessities of thy own soul, and thy families require; as one that's glad of so honourable, ⟨p. 226⟩gainful, and delightful an employment, as the public and private worshipping of God, and the serious contemplation of the life to come: As one that knoweth the need and benefit of having stated times for the service of God; and what would come of all Religion, if the Time were left to each ones will? Spend it as men that put a just difference between the common business of this world, and the things that concern your endless state, and that have considered the proportion of one day in seven, in reference to this different consequence of the work: Spend it as men that have lost as much time as you have done, and have need to make the best of the little that is left,; and that are behind hand so far in the matters of your salvation, and have need to work with all your might, and should be gladder of the helps of such a day, then of thousands of gold and silver: Spend it as those ⟨p. 227⟩that believe that we owe God as much service as the Jews did: Spend it as the Ancient Christians spent it, that were wont to stay together almost from morning till night in public worship and Communion: Spend it as the Kings Declaration requireth, which saith [Our purpose and resolution is, and shall be, to take care that the Lords day be applied to holy exercises, without unnecessary divertissements.]

Answ. In this also I will strip thee of this excuse. 1. Spend the Lords day but according to the common principles of Christianity and reason, and it shall suffice: Spend it but as one that loveth God better then any thing in the world, and that taketh more pleasure in his service then in sin and vanity: Spend it but as the necessities of thy own soul, and thy families require; as one that's glad of so honourable, ⟨p. 226⟩gainful, and delightful an imployment, as the publick and private worshipping of God, and the serious contemplation of the life to come: As one that knoweth the need and benefit of having stated times for the service of God; and what would come of all Religion, if the Time were left to each ones will? Spend it as men that put a just difference between the common business of this world, and the things that concern your endless state, and that have considered the proportion of one day in seven, in reference to this different consequence of the work: Spend it as men that have lost as much time as you have done, and have need to make the best of the little that is left,; and that are behind hand so far in the matters of your salvation, and have need to work with all your might, and should be gladder of the helps of such a day, then of thousands of gold and silver: Spend it as those