Sixthly and lastly, The children of Israel rose up early in §6the morning on the Sabbath day, to o••er up burnt-offerings 1and peace-offerings to an Idol. So Papists, Turks and Heathens are early in the mornings at their devotions: and the Harlot rises early in the morning to trepan the lustful youth, Prov. 7. 15. Therefore came I forth to meet thee diligently, to seek thee: or as it runs in the Hebrew, In the morning came I forth to meet thee. Now how should this put Christians to a holy blush, to see the very basest and worst of people to take more pains to go to Hell, than themselves do to go to heaven. Shall they rise early to serve their Idols, and shall not we rise early to serve our God, and save our souls? O Sirs, did you but love Christ more, and Sabbaths more, and duties more, you would then be more early in your communion with God, as the Spouse was. Mary Magdalen loved 2Christ much, Luke 7. 47. And she came early to the Sepulchre to seek him. She came to look after Christ as soon as it began to down, Matth. 28. 1. Mark 16. 1, 2. Luke 24. 1. Joh. 20. 1. Men that love the world, can rise early to gain the world. Now shall nature do more than grace? Shall the love of the world, out-do the love of Christ? the Lord forbid. And thus I have done with those Considerations that should quicken you up to sanctify the Sabbath, by rising as early in the morning, as your age, health, strength, ability and bodily infirmities will permit. But,
Sixthly and lastly, The children of Israel rose up early in §6the morning on the S•bbath day, to o••er up burnt-offerings 1and peace-offerings to an Idol. So Papists, Turks and Heathens are early in the mornings at their devotions: and the Harlot rises early in the morning to trapan the lustful youth, Prov. 7. 15. Therefore came I forth to meet thee diligently, to seek thee: or as it runs in the Hebrew, In the morning came I forth to meet thee. Now how should this put Christians to a holy blush, to see the very basest and worst of people to take more pains to go to Hell, than themselves do to go to heaven. Shall they rise early to serve their Idols, and shall not we rise early to serve our God, and save our souls? O Sirs, did you but love Christ more, and Sabbaths more, and duti•s more, you would then be more early in your communion with God, as the Spouse was. Mary Magdelen loved 2Christ much, Luke 7. 47. And she came early to the Sepulchre to seek him. She came to look after Christ as soon as it began to down, Matth. 28. 1. Mark 16. 1, 2. Luke 24. 1. Joh. 20. 1. Men that love the world, can rise early to gain the world. Now shall nature do more than grace? Shall the love of the world, out-do the love of Christ? the Lord forbid. And thus I have done with those Considerations that should quicken you up to sanctifie the Sabbath, by rising as early in the morning, as your age, health, strength, ability and bodily infirmities will permit. But,
