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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Fourthly, Esteem the public Ordinances the chief work of the day, and let thy secret and private duties be so managed, that thy soul may be prepared for them, and profited by them. Duties in thy closet and family are of use, and have their ⟨p. 357⟩blessing; but to put God off with these, and neglect the public Worship, is to rob God of a greater sum, to pay him a lesser: The Sacrifice of the Jews on that day was double; they offered Sacrifice in the Tabernacle, besides their Lambs for the daily Sacrifice. It is worthy our observation, that the Sabbath and public Service are by God himself joined together, and therefore let no man put them asunder: Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my Sanctuary, I am the Lord, Lev. 19.30. They that despise Gods Sanctuary, cannot observe Gods Sabbath.
Fourrhly, Esteem the publique Ordinances the chief work of the day, and let thy secret and private duties be so managed, that thy soul may be prepared for them, and profited by them. Duties in thy closet and family are of use, and have their ⟨p. 357⟩blessing; but to put God off with these, and neglect the publique Worship, is to rob God of a greater sum, to pay him a lesser: The Sacrifice of the Jews on that day was double; they offered Sacrifice in the Tabernacle, besides their Lambs for the daily Sacrifice. It is worthy our observation, that the Sabbath and publique Service are by God himself joyned together, and therefore let no man put them asunder: Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my Sanctuary, I am the Lord, Lev. 19.30. They that despise Gods Sanctuary, cannot observe Gods Sabbath.
Every thing is beautiful in its season: Private duties are beautiful, and in season every day; but public Ordinances are never so lovely and beautiful, because never so much in their prime and season, as on a Lords Day.