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…

3 Rise early on the Sabbath Day; for in regard there are, as secret duties of Piety to be performed by you in your Closets, so private duties of Piety in and with the Family (if you live in a Family) before you go to the public Congregation; ye ought to rise so early, that you may have convenient time for these duties, and be at the Church at the beginning of the Exercises. How blame worthy then are they, who on the week-days can rise betimes to follow their worldly businesses, but on the Lords Day do lye longer in bed than ordinarily, giving themselves up to their carnal ease and rest? Is this to keep holy the Sabbath Day, thus to sleep away the first and chiefest part thereof?

3 Rise early on the Sabbath Day; for in regard there are, as secret duties of Piety to be performed by you in your Clossets, so private duties of Piety in and with the Family (if you live in a Family) before you goe to the publick Congregation; yee ought to rise so early, that you may have convenient time for these duties, and be at the Church at the beginning of the Exercises. How blame worthy then are they, who on the week-dayes can rise betimes to follow their worldly businesses, but on the Lords Day doe lye longer in bed than ordinarily, giving themselves up to their carnal ease and rest? Is this to keep holy the Sabbath Day, thus to sleep away the first and chiefest part thereof?

4 In your rising, let out your hearts in a serious meditation of Jesus Christ, and of the great things he hath done and suffered for you, and of the many good things whereof in and through him you are made partakers. Meditate likewise on the infinite Majesty of God, whom the glorious Angels adore with covered faces, that your hearts being possessed with an awful apprehension thereof, you may perform the duties of Gods worship and service with such everence as becometh so sacred a Majesty.

4 In your rising, let out your hearts in a serious meditation of Iesus Christ, and of the great things he hath done and suffered for you, and of the many good things whereof in and through him you are made partakers. Meditate likewise on the infinite Majesty of God, whom the glorious Angels adore with covered faces, that your hearts being possessed with an aweful apprehension thereof, you may perform the duties of Gods worship and service with such everence as becometh so sacred a Majesty.