A39662:1670
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. They are to be performed with Spiritual delight; Isa. 58.13. If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight, &c. And all grudging at, and weariness of Spiritual exercises is a sin forbidden; Mal. 1.13. Ye said also, behold what a weariness is it, and ye have snuffed at it saith the Lord of hosts, and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame▪ and the sick: thus ye brought an offering; should I accept this of your hand saith the Lord? Amos 8.5. When will the new moon be gone that we may sell corn? and the sabbath that we may set fo•th wheat? &c.
Q. 8. What is the first Reason annexed to this Command?
A. The first Reason is the sufficient and large allowance of time God hath given us for our civil Callings and earthly business. Six days in the week is a large allowance.