Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred…

§. 18 The public duties of the Day are principally to be regarded. By public duties, I intend the due attendance unto, and the due performance of all those parts of his solemn worship, which God hath appointed to be observed in the Assemblies of his People, and in the manner wherein he hath appointed them to be observed. One End of this Day is to give Glory to God in the celebration of his solemn worship. That this may be done aright, and unto his Glory, he himself hath appointed the ways and means, or the Ordinances and duties wherein it doth consist. Without this, we had been at an utter loss, how we might sanctify his Name or ascribe Glory to him. Most probably we should have set up the Calves of our own imaginations to his greater provocation. But he hath relieved us herein, himself appointing the worship which he will accept. Would we therefore give full Direction in particular, for the right sanctifying of the Name of God on this Day; we ought to go over all the Ordinances of worship which the Church is bound to attend unto, in its Assemblies. But this is not my present purpose. Besides somewhat of that kind hath been formerly done in ⟨p. 449⟩another way. I shall therefore here content my self, to give some general Rules for the guidance of men in the whole. As,

§. 18 The publick duties of the Day are principally to be regarded. By publick duties, I intend the due attendance unto, and the due performance of all those parts of his solemn worship, which God hath appointed to be observed in the Assemblies of his People, and in the manner wherein he hath appointed them to be observed. One End of this Day is to give Glory to God in the celebration of his solemn worship. That this may be done aright, and unto his Glory, he himself hath appointed the wayes and means, or the Ordinances and duties wherein it doth consist. Without this, we had been at an utter loss, how we might sanctifie his Name or ascribe Glory to him. Most probably we should have set up the Calves of our own imaginations to his greater provocation. But he hath relieved us herein, himself appointing the worship which he will accept. Would we therefore give full Direction in particular, for the right sanctifying of the Name of God on this Day; we ought to go over all the Ordinances of worship which the Church is bound to attend unto, in its Assemblies. But this is not my present purpose. Besides somewhat of that kind hath been formerly done in ⟨p. 449⟩