2. Internal Omissions are the neglect of the inside of the Command: We must know, that in every Command there is an Extra and an Intra, an Out-side and an Inside, somewhat that concerns the Hands & Conversation, somewhat that concerns the Heart and Affections. As for example, In the Fourth Command of sanctifying the Sabbath, there God commands us to spend the whole time of his day (except so much as the works of Necessity and Mercy call for) in religious Exercises, and the Duties of his own worship, as Praying, Reading, Hearing, Singing, &c. Now the bare performance of these Duties is the out-side of the Command, and he who doth them (though customarily) obeys the Command literally,; but the sanctifying the Name of God in these Duties, and the performance of them with Reverence, Humility, Faith, Love, Joy, according to the several duties, and several parts of them, is the inside of the Command; and he alone that performeth these ⟨p. 135⟩Duties in such a manner, obeyeth the Law spiritually. The neglect of the former is an external Omission, for which God threatens Families and Nations: Pour out thy wrath upon the Heathen that know thee not, and upon the Families that call not upon thy Name, Jer. 10.25. They who will not deprecate the wrath of God, must feel it; and they who will not entreat his Favour, must go without it. So the not casting the incestuous Person out of the Church, was an external omission, 1 Cor. 5.2. The neglect of the latter, i. e. of performing Sabbath-Duties in the forementioned manner, is an internal omission. Thus God complains of his people, that though they prayed, and possibly made long Prayers, yet God counts their prayers as no prayers, for their internal Omissions: There is none that calleth upon thy Name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee. They put up (it may be) some lazy Petitions, but they pour out no hearty Desires: Nay, God curseth men for doing his work negligently, Jer. 48.10. Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully.
2. Internal Omissions are the neglect of the inside of the Command: We must know, that in every Command there is an Extra and an Intra, an Out-side and an Inside, somewhat that concerns the Hands & Conversation, somewhat that concerns the Heart and Affections. As for example, In the Fourth Command of sanctifying the Sabbath, there God commands us to spend the whole time of his day (except so much as the works of Necessity and Mercy call for) in religious Exercises, and the Duties of his own worship, as Praying, Reading, Hearing, Singing, &c. Now the bare performance of these Duties is the out-side of the Command, and he who doth them (though customarily) obeys the Command literally,; but the sanctifying the Name of God in these Duties, and the performance of them with Reverence, Humility, Faith, Love, Joy, according to the several duties, and several parts of them, is the inside of the Command; and he alone that performeth these ⟨p. 135⟩Duties in such a manner, obeyeth the Law spiritually. The neglect of the former is an external Omission, for which God threatens Families and Nations: Pour out thy wrath upon the Heathen that know thee not, and upon the Families that call not upon thy Name, Jer. 10.25. They who will not deprecate the wrath of God, must feel it; and they who will not intreat his Favour, must go without it. So the not casting the incestuous Person out of the Church, was an external omission, 1 Cor. 5.2. The neglect of the latter, i. e. of performing Sabbath-Duties in the forementioned manner, is an internal omission. Thus God complains of his people, that though they pray'd, and possibly made long Prayers, yet God counts their prayers as no prayers, for their internal Omissions: There is none that calleth upon thy Name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee. They put up (it may be) some lazy Petitions, but they pour out no hearty Desires: Nay, God curseth men for doing his work negligently, Jer. 48.10. Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully.
