Of the morality of the fourth commandment as still in force to bind Christians…Of the morality of the fourth commandement as still in force to binde Christians…

And therefore this day is altogether appointed to this end, even to recreate our selves in the Lord; For seeing God purposeth one day to keep an everlasting Sabbath with us, when God shall be all in all; to make us the more fit for this even the more meet partakers, of the inheritance of Saints in light, therefore he hath given us his Sabbaths to walk with him, and to inure our selves to take delight in his company, who takes delight to speak unto us as from Heaven in his holy Word, and to give us liberty to speak unto him in our prayers, confessions, thanksgivings and supplications; on other days we care for the things of this World, on this day our care should be spiritual and heavenly in caring for the things of another World; so our pleasures should be spiritual on this day; If thou shalt ¹call the Sabbath a delight, to consecrate it as glorious unto the Lord. Now have we not as much cause to perform this duty under the Gospel as ever the Jews had under the Law? And indeed there is no colour of reason against this; but by affirming that now the setting of a day apart for Gods service is left at large to the liberty of the Church; and albeit the Church hath set apart the Lords Day for this; yet their meaning herein is no more then this, that they shall come to Church ⟨p. 183⟩twice a day, and afterwards give themselves to what sports soever are not forbidden them by the Laws of the Land: so that now a days we are free from the obligation to the fourth Commandment, and yet we are taught by the Church aswell at the hearing of this Commandment as at any other to say, Lord have mercy upon us and incline our hearts to keep this Law; and the book of Homilies urgeth us to the sanctifying of our Christian Sabbath (which is Sunday, saith the book expressly) and that by virtue of Gods express Commandment.

And therefore this day is altogether appointed to this end, even to recreate our selves in the Lord; For seeing God purposeth one day to keepe an everlasting Sabbath with us, when God shall be all in all; to make us the more fit for this even the more meete partakers, of the inheritance of Saints in light, therefore hee hath given us his Sabbaths to walke with him, and to inure our selves to take delight in his company, who takes delight to speake unto us as from Heaven in his holy Word, and to give us liberty to speake unto him in our prayers, confessions, thanksgivings and supplications; on other dayes wee care for the things of this World, on this day our care should be spirituall and heavenly in caring for the things of another World; so our pleasures should be spirituall on this day; If thou shalt