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…

4 Praying unto God is another duty to be performed by you in secret, as well as publicly and privately; yea you should double and treble your Prayers on the Lords Day. Under the Law, we read how the Lord required double Sacrifices on the Sabbath Day; for besides the daily Sacrifices, two Lambs more were appointed to be offered up on the Sabbath day,¹ four in all, to show the holiness of the day. And in like manner ought you to double your spiritual sacrifices of Prayer, and Praises on the Lords Day, earnestly beseeching him for Christs sake to pardon, as your sins in general, so in special the manifold infirmities and imperfections which have passed from you in the performance of your holy services, and to enable you by his Spirit to perform them for the time to come with more life and vigour, with more fervency and affection.

4 Praying unto God is another duty to be performed by you in secret, as well as publickly and privately; yea you should double and treble your Prayers on the Lords Day. Under the Law, we read how the Lord required double Sacrifices on the Sabbath Day; for besides the daily Sacrifices, two Lambs more were appointed to be offered up on the Sabbath day,¹ four in all, to shew the holiness of the day. And in like manner ought you to double your spiritual sacrifices of Prayer, and Praises on the Lords Day, earnestly beseeching him for Christs sake to pardon, as your sins in general, so in special the manifold infirmities and imperfections which have passed from you in the performance of your holy se•vices, and to enable you by his Spirit to perform them for the time to come with more life and vigor, with more fervency and affection.

1. 1Nuni. 28. 9, 10

Having thus showed you both the Public, Private, and Secret duties of Piety to be performed on the Lords Day,