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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Treatise › Chapter 21: How to exercise our selves to godliness on a Lords Day.
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The Jews were so careful in their preparation, 1that saith mine Author, to further it, the best and wealthiest of them, even those that had many servants, and were Masters of Families, would chop herbs, sweep the house, cleave wood, kindle the fire and do such like things. The mariner that intendeth a voyage, putteth his Ship off from Land; so truly, Friend, if thou wouldst launch Heaven-ward upon a Lords day, there is a necessity that the Vessel of thy heart be put off from the earth. When our blessed Saviour was teaching the people, he was disturbed by one that told him, Behold thy Mother and thy brethren, stand without desiring to speak with thee, Mat. 12.47. So when thou art hearing, or praying, or about any Religious Ordinance, what an hinderance, what a disturbance will it be for thy heart to suggest to thee, Man, thy calling, thy companions, or such and such things which lye upon the spoil through thy negligence in the week-days, they all stand without desiring to speak with thee. If thou wouldst avoid distraction, prevent the occasions; As Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Set thine house in order against thy deaths day; So I say to thee, Set thy house in order, and thy heart in order against the Lords day.
The Jews were so careful in their preparation, 1that saith mine Author, to further it, the best and wealthiest of them, even those that had many servants, and were Masters of Families, would chop hearbs, sweep the house, cleave wood, kindle the fire and do such like things. The marriner that intendeth a voyage, putteth his Ship off from Land; so truly, Friend, if thou woulst lanch Heaven-ward upon a Lords day, there is a necessity that the Vessel of thy heart be put off from the earth. When our blessed Saviour was teaching the people, he was disturbed by one that told him, Behold thy Mother and thy brethren, standwithout desiring to speak with thee, Mat. 12.47. So when thou art hearing, or praying, or about any Religious Ordinance, what an hinderance, what a disturbance will it be for thy heart to suggest to thee, Man, thy calling, thy companions, or such and such things which lye upon the spoil through thy negligence in the week-days, they all stand without desiring to speak with thee. If thou wouldst avoid distraction, prevent the occasions; As Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Set thine house in order against thy deaths day; So I say to thee, Set thy house in order, and thy heart in order against the Lords day.