Certain sermons, first preached, and after published at several times, by M. Thomas Gataker…Certaine sermons, first preached, and after published at severall times, by M. Thomas Gataker…

Again,^* for worldly wealth men can toil and moil all the week long; and yet are they not weary; they think not the whole week long enough neither: But for the heavenly gain, for the spiritual thrift, we have but one day of seven, and we think that too much too: we think the day all too long, the labour all lost, and the whole time cast away, that we employ and spend to this purpose. We say as the same Jews at another time said,^h When will the new Moon be past; and the Sabbath once over? that we may return again unto our worldly affairs. Yea many among us have not the patience to tarry so long, but spend a great part of the Sabbath, that is ⟨p. 145⟩Gods Market or Mart-day, for the getting of this spiritual gain, either about their worldly affairs, or their bodily delights. The Sabbath day, I say, is Gods Market-day. And those that seek to take away the Sabbaths, attempt to put down Gods Markets, and so do the Devil good service, whatsoever their intent be. As frequenting of Markets maketh a rich man; so keeping of Sabbaths maketh a rich Christian. And as we count him a bad husband, that followeth game on the Market day: so may we as well count him a spiritual unthrift, that spendeth the Sabbath in that sort.

Againe,^* for worldly wealth men can toile and moile all the weeke long; and yet are they not weary; they thinke not the whole weeke long enough neither: But for the heavenly gaine, for the spirituall thrift, we have but one day of seven, and we thinke that too much too: we thinke the day all too long, the labour all lost, and the whole time cast away, that wee imploy and spend to this purpose. We say as the same Jewes at another time said,^h When will the new Moone be past; and the Sabbath once over? that wee may returne againe unto our worldly affaires. Yea many among us have not the patience to tarry so long, but spend a great part of the Sabbath, that is ⟨p. 145⟩