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…

2 Visiting the sick, and such as are otherwise restrained of liberty. This we find practised by our Saviour, and that upon the Sabbath day, after the public ordinances were ended; as Mark. 1, 29, 30. where we read, that our Saviour with some of his Apostles, After they were come out of the Synagogue, went to visit Peters wives Mother, who lay sick of a Fever; which showeth, That Christ accounted it a work of mercy, suitable to the Sabbath, to visit the sick. From whence we may learn, as just occasion is offered, to spend some time of the Sabbath in visiting the sick, it being an especial work of mercy proper to the Sabbath; yea and an especial means to fill our minds with spiritual Meditations, and our mouths with holy conferences, which are parts of private sanctification of the Sabbath. What time therefore others spend in idleness, or vain company, or sitting at street-doors, or walking abroad in the streets and fields, let us spend in this, and such like works of mercy.

2 Visiting the sick, and such as are otherwise restrained of liberty. This we finde practised by our Saviour, and that upon the Sabbath day, after the publick ordinances were ended; as Mark. 1, 29, 30. where we read, that our Saviour with some of his Apostles, After they were come out of the Synagogue, went to visit Peters wives Mother, who lay sick of a Feaver; which sheweth, That Christ accounted it a work of mercy, suitable to the Sabbath, to visit the sick. From whence we may learn, as just occasion is offered, to spend some time of the Sabbath in visiting the sick, it being an especial work of mercy proper to the Sabbath; yea and an especial means to fill our minds with spiritual Meditations, and our mouths with holy conferences, which are parts of private sanctification of the Sabbath. What time therefore others spend in idleness, or vain company, or sitting at street-doors, or walking abroad in the streets and fields, let us spend in this, and such like works of mercy.

Directions for the right manner of visiting the Sick, see in Chap. XIX.