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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.
The Pope and Church of Rome have half holy days, as St. Blacies day, which is holy in the forenoon only; but God and the Church of Christ have no half holy days. Observe how exact God is in expressing a whole natural day. From evening to evening you shall keep the Sabbath, Lev. 23.32. Their days were reckoned from evening to evening, from the creation; but ours (because Christ rose in the morning) from morning to morning.
The Pope and Church of Rome have half holy days, as St. Blacies day, which is holy in the forenoon onely; but God and the Church of Christ have no half holy days. Observe how exact God is in expressing a whole natural day. From evening to evening you shall keep the Sabbath, Lev. 23.32. Their days were reckoned from evening to evening, from the creation; but ours (because Christ rose in the morning) from morning to morning.
If thou hast any sincere delight in God, and esteem of the true riches, I cannot but think that thou wilt be covetous of the smallest part of Gods day, and wish as R. Jose, 1that thy portion may be to begin the Sabbath with those of Tiberias, because they began it sooner then others, and to end it with ⟨p. 376⟩those of Tsepphore, because they continued it longer then others. If thy soul ever met God on a Sabbath, thou wilt surely be ready to say with Joshua, Thou Sun stand still in Gibeon, 2and thou Moon in the valleys of Ajalon; O that the day were longer, that I might have more time to fight the Lords battles against my spiritual enemies!
If thou hast any sincere delight in God, and esteem of the true riches, I cannot but think that thou wilt be covetous of the smallest part of Gods day, and wish as R. Jose,