A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…

Let us only for further clearing and for directing our own Practise speak here a word or two more, 1. We say it is a whole natural day, that is, as it's usually employed by us on any of the six Days for our own Works, that as we spend so much time in our ordinary Callings on other days, so would we employ so much in Gods Worship secret, private, and public on that day; what proportion of time we use ⟨p. 240⟩to give, or may and should give ordinarily to our Callings on other days, we would give as much to God and his Worship, to our Souls, and our spiritual state on the Lords day or Sabbath.

Let us only for further clearing and for directing our own Practise speak here a word or two more, 1. We say it is a whole natural day, that is, as it's usually employed by us on any of the six Dayes for our own Works, that as we spend so much time in our ordinary Callings on other dayes, so would we employ so much in Gods Worship secret, private, and publick on that day; what proportion of time we use ⟨p. 240⟩to give, or may and should give ordinarily to our Callings on other dayes, we would give as much to God and his Worship, to our Souls, and our spiritual state on the Lords day or Sabbath.

Therefore 2. there is not to be understood here a rigid pressing of all these hours to be spent in Duties of immediate Worship, but our Working and Waking time, having a respect to our infirmities, and also to our Duties, lest under pretext of infirmity we encroach upon Gods day, and give him less then we give to our selves, or should and may give him: And so in Scripture they accounted, what is betwixt rising and going to bed, as still the Work of one day, or one days Work; for as God in conceding six days to us, hath yet so done it, as there may be a Reserve of particular times for Worship called for from us to him every day, for keeping up our Communion with him; so on the seventh day doth the Lord allow so much conveniency of sleep and other refreshing, as may be subservient for the main end of the day, these being Works of mercy and necessity, which Christ allowed on the Sabbath, which was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.