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Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…
Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by R. Ibbitson and M. Wright, 1661
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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.
II. Come we now to the second, viz. A consecrating that rest wholly to the worship and service of God. For it is not enough that we keep a rest, but we must keep an holy rest; barely to rest on the Sabbath day, is but a Sabbath of beasts. We must remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. For this is the chief end whereunto the outward rest tendeth.
II. Come wee now to the second, viz. A consecrating that rest wholly to the worship and service of God. For it is not enough that wee keep a rest, but wee must keep an holy rest; barely to rest on the Sabbath day, is but a Sabbath of beasts. Wee must remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. For this is the chief end whereunto the outward rest tendeth.
Now the consecration of the Sabbaths rest, consists,
1 In our preparation thereunto.
2 In a conscionable performance of those duties the Lord then requireth of us, which may be brought to two heads, viz.