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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
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.
Besides, how abominable is it to disturb Gods rest with our sports! Some work hard on the week ⟨p. 460⟩day, and play on the Lords day. No melody so delightful to them as Temple Music, no draughts so sweet as in Temple Vessels, Amos 6.5. Dan. 5.2. No time so fit for their foolish Triumphs as Gods time. The Heathen Philistines, when they offered a great Sacrifice to their god Dagon, call for Sampson to make them sport. These uncircumcised persons, mingle their Sacrifices to the true and living God with sports, and carnal, nay sinful pleasures. Week days, like ordinary Virgins, are excused; and the Lords Day, the Queen of days, must be deflowered.
Besides, how abominable is it to disturb Gods rest with our sports! Some work hard on the week ⟨p. 460⟩day, and play on the Lords day. No melody so delightful to them as Temple Musick, no draughts so sweet as in Temple Vessels, Amos 6.5. Dan. 5.2. No time so fit for their foolish Triumphs as Gods time. The Heathen Philistines, when they offered a great Sacrifice to their god Dagon, call for Sampson to make them sport. These uncircumcised persons, mingle their Sacrifices to the true and living God with sports, and carnal, nay sinful pleasures. Week days, like ordinary Virgins, are excused; and the Lords Day, the Queen of days, must be deflowred.
Reader, If thou art guilty of this fin, know, that to steal time from thy Family or Master on a week day is theft; but to steal time from thy Maker and Redeemer on this day, is Sacrilege. Hast thou no Metal to disfigure and embezzle, but that which hath the Kings stamp on it! Hast thou no time to sleep in thy Cabin, or play on the Deck, but just when the wind blows fair for the Vessel of thy Soul to launch forward towards Heaven! I must tell thee, that God calls thee on this day to be wholly taken up in working out thy salvation, and not at all in minding thy recreations. It were better, as Austin saith (though that were very bad) to plough all day,