A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

1 In holy duties, when we are so drowsy that we cannot attend to them, the very inclination to sleep is now a sinful lust; this lust fell heavily on Eutiches, Acts 20.29. an heavy sleep fell on him, and an heavy hand of God followed it, which showed his judgement, though he restored him, because he ⟨p. 128⟩would not have such assemblies scandalized, but always some hand of God or other falls on them, either in body or soul; however the spirit gets such a cold by such sleepiness and drowsiness, that a man finds it lustful.

1 In holy duties, when we are so drowzy that we cannot attend to them, the very inclination to sleep is now a sinfull lust; this lust fell heavily on Eutiches, Acts 20.29. an heavy sleep fell on him, and an heavy hand of God followed it, which shewed his judgement, though he restored him, because he ⟨p. 128⟩would not have such assemblies scandalized, but alwayes some hand of God or other falls on them, either in body or soul; however the spirit gets such a cold by such sleepinesse and drowsinesse, that a man findes it lustfull.

2 So in the duties of a mans calling, if a man be drowsy, this is a lust of the flesh, Prov. 10.15. He that sleeps in harvest is a shameful Son, he shames himself and his Master, and indeed the fitness of his work implies, that in harvest he should be at it early and late, not but that a man may take a little sleep to fit him for his work, but when the Sun is risen and calls him to his business, he loves his bed, this is a lust of the fl sh, and this is called deceitful working; Cursed is he that doth his work deceitfully, that is, with such deceit as comes from slackness, for so it is interpreted,