Christian religion

Great: for we should lay our selves down in greater quietness that night, upon the sense and feeling of the comforts of the former exercises: So that our sleep should be more quiet, by so much as the former exercises of the day have bin more holy; otherwise we should declare we have not kept a holy day to the Lord.

Great: for we should lay our selues down in greater quietnesse that night, vpon the sense and feeling of the comforts of the former exercises: So that our sleepe should be more quiet, by so much as the former exercises of the day haue bin more holy; otherwise we should declare we haue not kept a holy day to the Lord.

So much of the commandment. What is the reason?

So much of the commandement. What is the reason?

A secret reason of comparison of the less: that for so much as God hath given man six days to do his own business in, whether in labour or honest refreshing, which might have given but one; he ought not to grutch unto God, the service of one whole day in seven, who might have taken six to himself, and left one only to him.

A secret reason of comparison of the lesse: that for so much as God hath giuen man sixe daies to doe his owne businesse in, whether in labour or honest refreshing, which might haue giuen but one; hee ought not to grutch vnto God, the seruice of one whole day in seuen, who might haue taken sixe to himselfe, and left one onely to him.