The sabbaths sanctification

Duties of Piety are such as immediately tend to Gods honour, wherein and whereby he is worshipped: and withal they are such as directly ⟨p. 3⟩tend to our spiritual edification. Wherefore the wise Lord, who affordeth us six days for secular and temporal affairs, seeth it meet that every seventh day should be set apart for divine and spiritual matters.

Duties of Piery are such as immediately tend to Gods honour, wherein and whereby he is worshipped: and withall they are such as directly ⟨p. 3⟩tend to our spirituall edification. Wherefore the wise Lord, who affordeth us six dayes for secular and temporall affaires, seeth it meet that every seventh day should be set apart for divine and spirituall matters.

And because the works of our calling (wherein we are most employed in the six days) tend especially to our own profit, God will have us on his day to show mercy to others that stand in need of our help. Many are the works of mercy which Christ did on Sabbath days, as appeareth, Mark. 1. 21, 25, 29, 34. & 3. 2, 5. Luk. 13. 10, 11. & 14. 1, &c. Joh. 5. 9. & 7. 23. & 9. 14.

And because the workes of our calling (wherein we are most employed in the six dayes) tend especially to our owne profit, God will have us on his day to shew mercy to others that stand in need of our helpe. Many are the works of mercy which Christ did on Sabbath dayes, as appeareth,