Have a special care also of the sanctification of the Lords day in thy family; remember the living God commandeth thee, that thou, thy son, thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and all ⟨image 24⟩within thy gate keep that day holy. Do not make the sins of others thine by thy pattern or permission; let not that queen of days be deflowered or profaned by idleness, earthly thoughts, words, or actions; spend the whole time which thou sparest from the public Ordinances, in secret and private duties, as praying, reading, singing, catechising, taking an account of thy children and servants, what they know of the mysteries of Christ, and particularly what they have learned that day. Esteem it a special privilege, a great mercy, that thou and thine may upon that day sequester your selves wholly from worldly employments, and enjoy communion with the blessed God in the means of grace. This I shall be bold to tell thee, that Religion and the service of the most high God in thy family, dependeth much, yea very much upon thy observation of the Lords day; thou mayst expect its increase or decrease according to thy sanctification or profanation of it. In the Primitive times when the question was Servasti Dominicum? the answer was, Christianus sum, omittere non possum. Thou pretendest to be a Christian, make conscience of every minute of that day of Christ. Be ⟨image 24⟩sure that thou and as many of thy family as can possibly be spared, attend with all diligence and reverence at the public place of worship; there God receiveth the greatest praises, and there he bestoweth the choicest mercies. O blessed are they that dwell in his house, blessed are they that wait at Wisdoms gates, that watch at the posts of her doors, Prov. 8. In all things show thy self a pattern to them that are under thy care and charge; the peop!e committed to thy government, will sooner imitate thy doings, then obey thy sayings. Sin cometh in at first by propagation, but is increased exceedingly by imitation; thou that hast thy children and servants following thee either to heaven or to hell, hast need choose a right path, even the narrow way that leadeth to life. Weigh thy words, considering that they will learn thy language; avoid those sinful expressions of Faith and Troth (let your yea be yea, and your nay nay;
Have a special care also of the sanctification of the Lords day in thy family; remember the living God commandeth thee, that thou, thy son, thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and all ⟨image 24⟩within thy gate keep that day holy. Do not make the sins of others thine by thy pattern or permission; let not that queen of days be defloured or prophaned by idleness, earthly thoughts, words, or actions; spend the whole time which thou sparest from the publike Ordinances, in secret and private duties, as praying, reading, singing, chatechising, taking an account of thy children and servants, what they know of the mysteries of Christ, and particularly what they have learned that day. Esteem it a special priviledge, a great mercy, that thou and thine may upon that day sequester your selves wholly from worldly imployments, and enjoy communion with the blessed God in the means of grace. This I shall be bold to tell thee, that Religion and the service of the most high God in thy family, dependeth much, yea very much upon thy observation of the Lords day; thou mayst expect its increase or decrease according to thy sanctification or prophanation of it. In the Primitive times when the question was Servasti Dominicum? the answer was, Christianus sum, omittere non possum. Thou pretendest to be a Christian, make conscience of every minute of that day of Christ. Be ⟨image 24⟩sure that thou and as many of thy family as can possily be spared, attend with all diligence and reverence at the publike place of worship; there God receiveth the greatest praises, and there he bestoweth the choicest mercies. O blessed are they that dwell in his house, blessed are they that wait at Wisdoms gates, that watch at the posts of her doors, Prov. 8. In all things shew thy self a pattern to them that are under thy care and charge; the peop!e committed to thy government, will sooner imitate thy doings, then obey thy sayings. Sin cometh in at first by propagation, but is increased exceedingly by imitation; thou that hast thy children and servants following thee either to heaven or to hel, hast need choose a right path, even the narrow way that leadeth to life. Weigh thy words, considering that they will learn thy language; avoid those sinful expressions of Faith and Troth (let your yea be yea, and your nay nay;
