A53694:480
Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred…
Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred rest wherein the original of the Sabbath from the foundation of the world, the morality of the Fourth commandment with the change of the Seventh day are enquired into : together with an assertion of the divine institution of the Lord's Day, and practical directions for its due observation / by John Owen.
London: printed by R.W. for Nath. Ponder, 1671
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Sundry things of the like nature might be instanced in, but that I leave all to the great Direction, Rom. 8. 26, 27.
§. 16 Thirdly, Instruction. This in such cases was peculiarly incumbent on the People of old; namely that they should instruct their Children and their Families in the nature of the Ordinances whereby they worshipped God. This is that which God so commended in Abraham, Gen. 18. 19. I know, saith he, Abraham, that he will command his Children and his Household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgement. In which expression the nature and observance of all Ordinances is required. Thus is it incumbent on them who have others under their charge, to instruct them in the nature of this service which we observe unto the Lord. It may be this is not, this will not be necessary upon every return of this Day. But that it should be so done at some appointed season, no man that endeavours to walk uprightly before God, can deny. And the omission of it hath probably caused the whole service amongst many, to be built on Custom and Example only. Hereon hath that great neglect of it which we see, ensued.
§. 16 Thirdly, Instruction. This in such cases was peculiarly incumbent on the People of old; namely that they should instruct their Children and their Families in the nature of the Ordinances whereby they worshipped God. This is that which God so commended in Abraham, Gen. 18. 19. I know, saith he, Abraham, that he will command his Children and his Houshold after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgement. In which expression the nature and observance of all Ordinances is required. Thus is it incumbent on them who have others under their charge, to instruct them in the nature of this service which we observe unto the Lord. It may be this is not, this will not be necessary upon every return of this Day. But that it should be so done at some appointed season, no man that endeavours to walk uprightly before God, can deny. And the omission of it hath probably caused the whole service amongst many, to be built on Custome and Example only. Hereon hath that great neglect of it which we see, ensued.