businesse of their ordinary calling is laid on them which could not be done the day before neither can be left vndone till the day after in this kind of necessitie men may labour on the Sabbath these cautions obserued 1 That their labour be with as little hinderance of them from publike holy exercises as possibly may be 2 That in labouring their minds be exercised in holy meditations 3 That they make not their work a work of gaine 1. King 19.8 1. King 20.29 Mat. 12.7 but a work of mercie or tending to a work of mercie 4 That it serue to the immediate preseruation of life health or goods 3 Workes of Christian libertie namely such workes as did belong to the strict rest which the Iewes were commanded to keepe on the Sabbath Mar. 2.27 Mat. 12.1.2.3 Luk. 6.5 and such as they might not do and yet we may do now vnder the new Testament as the dressing of necessarie food making of fiers making of beds which may be done on the Sabbath and not hinder the keeping of an holy rest two rules obserued 1 That they be done without hindering the doers of them at the least ordinarily from the publike holy exercises as when they are done in the time before or after or betweene the publike exercises 2 When the doers of them haue their minds exercised with holy and heauenly meditations 2. Sam. 23.15.16.17 Workes of pleasure which are either lawful in themselues and such as at other times may be vsed or simply in themselues vnlawfull at all times Workes of pleasure lawfull in themselues and such as at other times may be vsed which are 1 Either set solemne feasting and banquetting Isai 5.12 Luk. 21.34.36 as at mariages 2 Or some kinde of recreations and exercises of the body Set and solemne feasting and banquetting at mariages which hinder the keeping of an holy rest on the Sabbath When they are vsed on the Sabbath thereby Cookes and other officers are imployed in their ordinarie workes and are toyled exceedingly and those that do feast and banquet are hindered haue their minds withdrawne from the serious performance of holy duties both publike and priuate Some kinde of recreations and exercises of the body namely such moderate mouings of the body as be honest and carrie with them an honest and delightsome exercise of the minde Exod. 22.6 and serue to the refreshing both of body and minde as shooting c. which hinder the keeping of an holy rest on the Sabbath when they are vsed on the Sabbath especially at the time of diuine Seruice 1 Because labour in a mans lawfull calling which is more necessary and profitable is forbidden on the Sabbath Therefore recreation which is for labour and lesse necessarie though lawfull at other times must then ceasse when labour ceasseth 2 Labour in a mans lawfull calling is forbidden on the Sabbath because it hinders the keeping of an holy rest to God on the Sabbath therefore recreation though lawfull at other times is not to be vsed on the Sabbath it being no lesse but rather more an hinderance to the keeping of an holy rest vnto God on the Sabbath then bodily labour Workes of pleasure simply in themselues vnlawful at all times are either 1. Knowne sinnes as surfetting drunkennesse Isai 56.2 Ezech. 23.38.39 Rom. 13.13 whore dome and such like which hinder the keeping of the holy rest on the Sabbath when they are done on the Sabbath for then to commit any knowne sin is to keepe an holy day to the diuell and not to God 2 Or such as go vnder the name of sports and recreations as namely such delights as haue a manifest defiling of good manners in the doing or in the beholding hauing in them allurement and prouocations The extent of the prohibition It is extended to all men and women of yeares and discretion Deut. 5.14 of what place calling or condition soeuer in the world and to all other things that may be set on worke by them Deut. 22.4 especially the charge is layd on such as be superiours and gouernors whether in priuate or in publike as namely 1 A maister or gouernour of a family is bound to ceasse from doing such things and works as do hinder the keeping of an holy rest to God on the Sabbath not onely in his owne person but in all that be vnder him he is to looke to all others that be vnder his charge yea euen to strangers and guests that on the Sabbath be within his libertie and power 2 A gouernor in publike a Magistrate is bound to ceasse from doing such things and works as do hinder the keeping of an holy rest to God on the Sabbath not onely in his owne person but in all that be vnder his gouernment he must looke to all others yea to strangers that be within his libertie and iurisdiction on the Sabbath that they also ceasse c. And maisters and Magistrates must restraine such as be vnder them or strangers being within their libertie on the Sabbath from works of profite and works of pleasure by Commandement admonition reproof if these will serue the turne if not by correction and punishment 3 A child also of yeares and discretion Exod. 35.2 Ezech. 20.20.21 and a seruant is bound on the Sabbath to ceasse from workes of pleasure altogether and from workes of profite also altogether both in respect of his owne profite or the profite of his parents or gouernours vnlesse it be in a case of present necessity coming by the immediate hand and prouidence of God for then the child or seruant may worke the cautions before named being obserued Here added Psal 92.2 that the Sabbath containes twentie-foure houres as well as any other naturall day And that the Sabbath begins at midnight on Saturday and endeth at midnight next following Reasons annexed to the fourth Commandment perswading to the obedience of it are foure 1 From the Lords liberall allowance of sixe dayes for our owne workes and businesses Exod. 20.9 that in equitie we are bound to ceasse from our owne workes on the Sabbath because the Lord so largely imparteth sixe dayes of the seuen to vs and reserueth but one to himselfe 2 From the Lords owne right that the seuenth day is his day Exod. 20.10 and not ours and that he hath set it apart to himselfe and to his owne seruice 3 From the Lords owne example and practise Exod. 20.11 that he himselfe on the seuenth day rested from his worke of creation 4 From the hope of blessing that the Lord hath set apart the Sabbath Exod. 20.11 not only as a day of seruice to himselfe but also as a time and meanes of blessing to all that carefully and conscionably obserue it The end of the fourth Commandement The fift Commandment The affirmatiue part The fift Commandement containes a precept Honour thy father and thy mother And a confirmation of it by a promise
the thing they sweare vnto be a truth and that they know it so to be or at least thinke it so and be perswaded in conscience that it is a truth 2 That they swere simply plainly without fraud or deceit Psal 15.4 Psal 24.4 nor swering one thing meaning another 2 In iudgement which is with deliberation and due consideration of the nature and greatnesse of an oath and of the matter they sweare vnto Exod. 22.11 Deut. 6.13 and of the particular circumstances of time place and persons before whom they sweare and in taking of the oath that they haue a reuerent care and feare of Gods Maiestie 3 In righteousnesse which implieth 1 That the thing they sweare vnto 1. Sam. 25.22 be iustand lawfull 2 That their calling to sweare be iust and warrantable 3 That their swearing be directed to a right end namely to Gods glory and peace among men Heb. 6.16 Here added that an oath taken touching things certaine lawfull possible bindeth the conscience though it be taken by creatures or by false gods and againe that an oath may lawfully be broken in sixe cases Men yeeld due reuerence to the name of God in Action which is when the actions of men tend to the glory of God 1. Cor. 10.31 Coloss 3.17 and whatsoeuer they do they do it to that end principally that God may be glorified that either in generall or particular In generall Mat. 5.16 1. Pet. 2.12 Reuel 2.13 as namely when they liue so holily and so behaue themselues as that in their whole conuersation they bring glorie to Gods name Or in particular and that 1 When the power and fruite of the word of God Psal 119.105 Luk. 8.15 and other meanes of saluation is expressed in their particular actions as occasion is offered 2 When men do sanctifie Gods blessings chastisements 1. Tim. 4.5 and ordinances and the workes of their callings by the word of God and prayer By the word of God by taking instruction from thence touching the lawfull vse of them Psal 119.24 and how to vse them after an holy manner By prayer namely 1 By petition crauing assistance of Gods grace Gen. 24.12 2. Chro. 16.12 Ioh. 6.11 Act. 27.35 Act. 21.5 and his blessing in the lawful vse of his blessings c. as particular occasion is offered 2 By thanksegiuing magnifying the name of the Lord Gen. 24.27 Deut. 8.10 Exod. 18 10. 2. Sam. 22. and returning thanks to him for his grace ayde and blessing vouchsafed in the lawfull vse of his blessings c. as particular occasion is likewise offered Secondly in making a wise and holy confession of the truth of God Isa 44.5 Mat. 10.32.33 Mar. 8.38 which is to confesse the whole truth of God and his religion plainly boldly and religiously when and wheresoeuer any iust occasion is offered and that either by word or practise 1 Rom. 10.10 1. Pet. 3.15.16 By word namely by Christian apologie which is when men are ready to confesse the truth of God and his religion and do indeed with feare and meeknesse confesse it so often as on iust cause they are thereunto required 1 Psal 22.22 1. Thess 5.11 Either in publike by the Magistrate or in priuate by friends peaceably and without violence 2 Mat. 10.18.19 Act. 5.27.28 Act. 26. Or are thereunto drawne by violence of the enemies and persecutors of the Church of God and that before malicious enemies being thereunto called and seeing Gods glorie endangered and his truth spoken against 2 By practise and that 1 Dan. 6.10.11 Gen. 12.7.8 Gen. 21.33 By shewing forth the truth of religion by practise though it be with danger to lose their liues for it 2 By witnessing and sealing the doctrine of faith and truth of religion Act. 7.58.59 Act 22.20 Heb. 11.37 Reuel 2.13 by their cheerfull suffering yea by shedding their bloud without feare or shrinking being thereunto called which is knowne First by finding that God puts into them the spirit of courage and giues them resolution to abide and to stand out against the force of all the enemies of the truth Secondly if being in the hands of the Magistrate and God cutting off all lawful means of escaping the Magistrate do then inflict on them tortures and torments and do take away their liues for the truths sake though vniustly Thus much concerning the negatiue and affirmatiue parts of the Commandement now followeth the commination or threatning The commination or threatning denounced against the breakers of it Including 1 The greatnesse of the punishment that shall be inflicted on the offenders against this commandement 2 The ineuitablenesse of it Nahum 1.3.6 1. Sam. 2.25 And containing in effect thus much that howsoeuer mans law for the most part takes not hold of offenders against this commandement Psal 1.5 Ierem. 23.10 Zach. 5.3.4 and they escape punishment amongst men yet God will not acquite them nor suffer them to escape his iust and fearefull iudgement because his exact iustice cannot let so hainous a sinne escape vnpunished as is the prophanation of his name which is most hainous Isai 42.8 Isai 48.11 1 Because Gods glorie is the last and principall and for which all things were ordained and is most deare to himselfe 2 Because in prophaning Gods name men shew most insolent contempt of God 3 Because God appointed in the iudiciall law not onely the blasphemer himselfe to be punished by death Leuit. 24.14 Leuit. 5.1 but also euery person that should heare blasphemy or a false oath and not reueale it The end of the third Commandement The fourth Commandment The affirmatiue part The fourth Commandement is partly ceremoniall and partly morall and perpetuall 1 It is ceremoniall and that in respect 1 Of the strict rest which the Iewes were commanded to keepe on the Sabbath Exod. 31.13 standing in these things That they might not prepare or dresse that which they should eate Exod. 16.23.29 Exod 35.3 Num. 15.32 c. Not kindle a fire Nor take a iourney any whither for any matter or businesse of their owne on the Sabbath 2 Of this Deut. 5.15 that the Iewes were to keepe the Sabbath as a remembrance of their deliuerance out of Egypt 3 Of this Deut. 5.14 Exod. 31.17 Num. 28.9.10 that the Iewes were to obserue and keepe the seuenth day from the creation and that with sacrifices and ceremonies proper to that day 2 It is morall and perpetuall and that in two respects as 1 Isai 58.13 In that it requires a certaine seuenth day to be kept as a day of holy rest for the preseruation of the Ministery of the word 2 Exod. 23.12 In that it freeth all from bodily labours and especially seruants and cattell As it is morall it requireth an holy rest vnto God on the seuenth day in euery weeke Exod. 16.23 Exod. 35.2 called the Sabbath or the Lords day
made to such as yeeld obedience to it in these words That thy dayes may be long in the Land which the Lord thy God giueth thee The precept requires all due respect and all due cariage of inferiours towards their superiours and by necessarie consequence of superiours also towards their inferiours and of equalls among themselues and that either in generall or particular First in generall as of inferiours towards their superiors standing in two things 1 In yeelding to them reuerence 2 In a care and endeuour to deserue well of them In yeelding to them reuerence and that inward and outward 1 Inward reuerence Leuit. 19.3 1. Sam. 10.26 Rom. 13.1.2 Ephes 6.5 namely a reuerent opinion and estimation of them that they thinke and esteeme of them reuerently in regard of Gods ordinance in setting them ouer them and because they beare Gods image 2 Outward reuerence 1. Sam. 1.15 Leuit. 19.32 Gen. 18.2 Mar. 10.17 Exod. 18.13 1. King 2.19 namely a manifestation of their inward reuerence both by word and deed both by reuerent speeches and by reuerent behauiour as by rising vp before them by baring the head by bowing the knee and such like In a care and endeuour to deserue well of them standing in yeelding two things vnto them 1 Obedience 2 Thankfulnesse 1 Obedience which is a willing submitting of themselues to their lawfull Commandements 1. Pet. 2.13.14 Heb. 13.17 Pro. 15.5 and counsells and to their admonitions and reproofes and corrections 2 In thankefulnesse which is not onely a thankfull acknowledgement of their goodnesse towards them in word Gen. 4.7.25 1 Tim. 5.4.17 but an indeuour also to requite them by doing good to them againe and that two waies 1 By yeelding them their helpe in outward things if they stand in need of it Rom. 13.6.7 Galat. 6.6 2. 1. Tim. 2.1.2 By praying for them Secondly of superiours towards their inferiours standing 1 Either in yeelding that which is due from them to all that are any way inferiour vnto them in age place or gifts And the things that are due from them to such inferiours are 1 To go before them in an holy conuersation and good example Iob. 29.7.8 Philip. 3.17 Tit. 2.7 1. Pet. 5.3 shewing forth all grauity according to their place by their countenances gestures wordes and deeds 2 In meekenesse of spirit Deut. 17.20 2. King 5.13.14 to yeeld to them in good things respecting them as their brethren 3 Keeping and maintaining their state and place Iob. 31.13 Rom. 14.3 to be afraid to wrong or despise the meanest or their inferiours 2 Or in yeelding that which is due from them towards such as are inferiours to them more especially in respect of place and are vnder their power and gouernment and the things that are due from them to such inferiours are 1 To rule them in the Lord and to endeauour that God may be honoured by all that are vnder their gouernment Deut. 17.19 1. Sam. 2.30 2. King 23.1.2.3 2 To seeke their good the good of their bodies Rom. 13.4 Isai 49.23 Num. 11.12 Gen. 19.18 Gen. 9.26.27 Heb. 11.20 and the good of their soules by prouiding good things for them by protecting and supporting them by giuing them good instructions cōmandements and counsells by praying for them and blessing them according to the power they receiue from God 3 In wisedome and discretion to vse their authority ouer them Psal 101.6.7 Rom. 13.3.4 to the fauouring countenancing and rewarding the good and such as do well and to the discountenancing and punishing the bad and euill doers according to their faults and offences 3 Thirdly of Equalls among themselues standing in a modest preferring each other before themselues both in opinion and practise Philip. 2.3 In particular according to the relation of certaine persons either of superioritie or of inferioritie and that either in priuate as in the family or in publike as in the Church or Common-wealth of these seuerally Priuate in the family which is 1 Either naturall betweene parents and children 2 Or by calling and condition as betweene the husband and the wife or betweene the maister and the seruant The due respect and due carriage of children towards their parents stands in yeelding to them 1 Reuerence 2 Obedience 3 Thankefulnesse Reuerence Inward both in heart and minde reuerencing them by thinking and esteeming reuerently of them Leuit. 19.3 Malac. 1.6 Heb. 12.9 by louing them and fearing them in regard of their authoritie ouer them and of Gods image which they beare as they be parents be they neuer so meane or poore Outward declaring their inward reuerence of them by their outward reuerent behauiour towards them both in their wordes and gestures Obedience namely a willing and hearty yeelding so farre as they are able to the voice and wil of their parents Standing 1 In a cheerfull yeelding so farre as they are able Gen. 24.15 Pro. 1.8 Ephes 6.1 Coloss 3.20 1. Sam. 2.25 to these things which their parents teach or counsel or command being things honest and lawful though neuer so base or painfull 2 In a quiet and patient suffering of that which their parents do inflict and lay on them in word or deed be it admonition reproofe Pro. 13.1 Pro. 15.5 Heb. 12.9 or correction Expressed in two things 1 In the choice of a fit and lawfull calling 1. Sam. 8.1 Mar. 6 3. children are to be directed therein at the discretion of their parents 2 In being ordered and disposed of by their parents in marriage Deut. 7.3 Ierem. 29.6.1 Cor. 7.38 Gen. 21.21 Gen. 24.3.4 Iudg. 14.1.2 Thankefulnesse standing 1 In yeelding a comfort to them by their honest and good carriage Pro. 10.1 15.20 Pro. 23.15.16 Gen. 47.12 Rut. 2.18 2 In succouring and releeuing them in case of want 3 In praying for them 1. Tim. 1.2 4 In comforting them as they are able in time of their sickenesse and in committing their bodies to the graue being dead Gen. 48.1 Gen. 25.9 Gen. 35.29 Gen. 50.12.13 after an honest and seemely manner The due respect and due carriage of parents towards their children Parents stands in bringing vp their children and in a wife disposing of them being brought vp And touching education they are to be carefull that their children may liue expressing that care 1 In yeelding to them according to their abilitie such competent food and cloathing Mat. 7.9.10 1. Tim. 5.8.10 and other necessaries as be fit for them agreeable to their age 2 As God giueth them abilitie by diligence in their callings and a carefull vse of all good and lawfull meanes 1. King 21.3 Pro. 19.14 2. Cor. 12.14 and a wise ordering of their expences in prouiding and laying vp some thing for the maintenance of their children in time to come so as they pinch not themselues in things necessarie nor neglect the doing of that good they are bound to do to the
gouerned by them in contemning their good counsells and their iust and lawfull commandements 2 In resisting them when they exercise their power ouer them Gen. 16.8.9 Deut. 21.18 Pro. 13.1 Tit. 2.9 in admonishing in reprouing or in correcting them then murmuring or rising vp against them or flying from them 2 The things contrarie to the due respect and due carriage of superiours towards their inferiours are 1 A light vaine wicked and vnseemely carriage of themselues in 2. Sam. 6.20 the sight of their inferiours Zephan 3.4 Rom. 2.17.18 to 25. when they carrie themselues lightly vainely and wickedly and vnbeseeming them in respect of their age place or gifts before their inferiours and thereby not onely bring dishonour to God in whose place and roome they stand as they be superiours Tit. 2.15 but bring also iust disgrace and contempt on their owne persons or on their places or gifts 2 The abuse of that authoritie and power that God hath put into their hands ouer their inferiours Pro. 28 15. Zâ—phan 3 3. Coloss 3.19 1. Pet. 5.3 when they peruert that authoritie and power God hath giuen them for the good of those ouer whom they are set to the hurt and wrong of those that be vnder them and that 1 When they exercise it to the fauouring 1 King 12.31 2. Chron. 13.9 countenancing and aduancing of the wicked and vnworthy and to the discountenancing Eccle. 10.5 6.7 Mica 3.2 Ierem. 5.23 Ezech. 13.18.21 disgracing and putting downe and keeping vnder of the godly and wel deseruing 2 When they exercise it either with too much lenitie or with too much seueritie 1. Sam. 2.22.23 Ephes 6.4.9 Coloss 3.21 3. The contrarie to the due respect and due carriage of equals among themselues is The aduancing and preferring of themselues one aboue another Mat 20.24 Mat. 23.6 either in opinion or practise and so disdaining one another That inferiours superiours or equals do things contrary to the due respect and due carriage that they owe one to another Pride Pro. 13.10 Num. 12.1.2 Ich. 19.10 Selfe-loue 2. Tim. 3.2.3.4 Carelesnesse proceeds either out of pride and arrogancy or selfe-loue or carelesnesse to know their duty or knowing it to practise it or curiositie men busying themselues with the duties of others Zach 11.16 Curiositie 1. Tim. 5.13 1. Pet. 4.15 and medling with things not appertaining to them The confirmation or promise It containes 2 A confirmation of it by a promise made to such as yeeld obedience to it in these words That thy dayes may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee The blessing promised is length of dayes Ephes 6.3 Deut. 5.16 long life and prosperitie and whatsoeuer belongs to a mans welfare and well being in this life This blessing is promised rather then any other particular blessing because parents are the instruments and meanes of this life therefore it pleaseth the Lord to make this promise and to giue them long life for ablessing who dutifully and respectiuely behaue themselues towards their parents And long life in this world is a blessing Eccles 9.4.5.6.10 Psal 6.5.6 because our temporarie life is giuen vs that in it we may vse all good meanes to attaine to life and saluation and it is the time of repentance and the time of grace and saluation The land spoken of in this promise is in respect of the Israelites the land of Canaan which was giuen of the Lord for a possession but in respect of vs it is to be vnderstood generally of any place wheresoeuer we be in the world that such as honour their parents they haue right of dwelling in that place where they be from the Lord Psal 24.1 Ephes 6.3 whose is the whole earth Things to be gathered from this promise are 1 That due respect and due carriage of inferiours superiours and equals one towards another is greatly pleasing to God Coloss 3.10 2 That the best course that parents can take 2. Sam. 13.14.28.29 2. Sam. 15. that it may go well with their children is to instruct and nurture them in godlinesse and to bring them vp in the feare of the Lord and that they that are carelesse and neglect this dutie do as much as in them is shorten the dayes of their children 3 That long life in this world cometh not by nature or good constitution of the body Psal 31.15 Eccles 8.8 but of the good pleasure and prouidence of God the Lord granting it and blessing the meanes to that purpose The end of the fifth Commandement The sixth Commandement The negatiue part It forbids euery thing that tendeth to the hurt or hinderance of the life of man either the life of his body or the life of his soule The things hurting or hindering the life of the body of man are either things of practise or things of omission Things of practise and those are either inward in the heart or outward in word or deed Things inward in the heart and those are foure especially First hastie rash vnaduised vniust Mat. 5.22 Eccles 7.11 Num. 24.10 and sinfull anger namely such as is either hastily conceiued without iust and sufficient cause or the cause being iust and weightie such as is directed amissâ— as either against the person 1. Sam. 17.28 Ephes 4.26 Gen. 49.6.7 Dan. 3.19 or against the offence onely as it is an offence to men as an iniurie and wrong bringing hurt and dammage to men and not as an ofence to God or such as exceedeth either in time or in measure and becomes hot fierie anger furious and raging troubling the minde and making a man forget dutie to God and men Secondly malice or hatred which is old anger Gen. 45.8 Leuit. 19.17 1. Ioh. 2.9.11 1. Ioh. 3.15 or continued wrath and is anger or wrath kept close in the heart cloaked and couered for a time with purpose to do hurt and waiting for opportunity to do mischiefe And the highest degree of it is such a malicious affection as is implacable â— Sam. 24 17. â—8 19.20 â— Sam. 26.21 â—â—al 120.6.7 and can neuer be appeased but is fully set at all times and by all meanes to do mischiefe And The worst kinde of it is Rom. 1.30 1. Ioh. 3.12 Mat. 10.22 1. King 22.8 Ioh. 7.7 when men malice or hate others either for the good things they see in them or for telling them of their faults though they pretend other causes of their hatred Thirdly enuie whereby men grieue repine at the good things that others haue Ioh. 8.4.44 Gen. 30.1 Num. 11.28.29 Mat. 27.18 which they would haue and cannot whether they be good things of the minde or body or outward good things and do hate them for those good things for enuie is a compound of carnall griefe and hatred and it comes Out of pride and abundance of selfe-loue Galat. 5.2.6 1. Tim. 6.4 1. Cor. 13.4 Pro. 17.5 Pro.
to the keeping of that holy rest we are to prepare our selues by thinking on the Sabbath before it come Luke 23.54 and so disposing of our selues and affaires that we may freely and duly attend on the duties of it when it is come and by rising early in the morning on the Sabbath fitting our selues for the performance of publike duties by taking account of our harts liues And the keeping of that holy rest vnto God standeth in doing the duties of the Sabbath with reuerence Isai 58.13 Deut. 33.3 as before the Lord of heauen and earth and with cheerefulnesse and delight both in publike and in priuate and the publike duties are either workes of pietie or workes of mercy Workes of pietie namely such spirituall workes as tend to the solemne publike worship of God which are 1 Nehem. 8.3.8 Luke 4.16 to 22. Act. 13.14.15.16 Act. 20.7 Act. 2.42 Act. 16.13 Psal 92. in titulo 1. Cor. 14.15.16 Coloss 3.16 A reuerent and attentiue hearing of the word of God purely and faithfully preached or read in the publike assembly 2 A ioyning with the Minister and congregation publikely assembled with assent of minde and feruent affection of heart in publike prayer and calling on the name of the Lord and in thankesgiuing and singing of Psalmes 3 A reuerent and frequent and often communicating in the Sacraments Act. 20.7 1. Cor. 11.20 publikely administred by the Ministers of the Church lawfully called Works of mercy which are these Collection is to be made for the poore 1. Cor. 16.1.2 Rom. 15.26 2. Cor. 8.3.4 and almes is to be giuen for the reliefe of the poore whether they be such as dwell among vs or those that be captiues and strangers The priuate duties to be done on the Sabbath are also either workes of pietie or works of mercie 1 Workes of pietie namely such as tend to the further edifying and building vp of our selues and others in knowledge and in grace holinesse and they are 1 Psal 119.11.97 Luke 2.51 A due and serious meditation on the word of God which we haue heard in publike labouring to apply it in euery part of it particularly to our selues 2 Examination and holy conference Act. 17.11 Mar. 4.33.34 Deut. 6.7 that we call to mind and examine things deliuered in the publike ministery of the word and conferre of them with our families and others 3 Iohn 17.17 1. Cor. 3.6.7 Iam. 1.5 Priuate prayer that we priuatly pray to the Lord and craue a blessing on his ordinances we haue bene made partakers of and giue him thankes for the good we haue receiued by them Act. 16.16 4 Deu. 17.19 Ioh 5.39 Reuel 1.3 Priuate reading of the Scriptures 5 Isai 58.13 Exod. 15.12 Iam. 5.13 Singing of Psalmes to the praise of God and to the stirring vp of spirituall ioy and chearefulnesse in our hearts 6 Psal 92.4.5.6 Meditation and due consideration of the workes of God especially his workes of mercie 2 Workes of mercie namely such duties of loue as concerne either 1 The good of the soules of our brethren as that we within compasse of our callings and according to the measure of grace and gifts 1. Pet. 4.10 1. Thess 5.11.14 do instruct exhort admonish reproue and comfort those that be about vs and others as iust occasion is offered 2 The good of the bodies of our brethren Nehem. 8.12 Mar. 3.3.4.5 Luke 13.10 to 18. Ioh. 5.8.9 9.14 as that we visite the sicke and do them what good we can releeue the poore and needy and such as be in prison or in any other miserie according to our abilitie 3 Or such as concerne the outward peace of our brethren as that we endeuour to preserue the good name of our brethren Mat. 5.9 1. Cor. 6.5.6 and labour to reconcile such as be at variance and discord among themselues The Negatiue part containes a prohibition and the extent of the prohibition A prohibition which forbids the doing of such things or workes as do any way hinder the keeping of an holy rest vnto God on the Sabbath Ierem. 17.24 and those workes are either workes of profite or works of pleasure Workes of profite namely the common labours of our ordinarie sallings and course of life and those are 1 Either such as are vsuall in the sixe dayes of the weeke 2 Or such as are vsuall at certaine peciall times in the yeare or moneth Such as are vsuall in the sixe dayes of the weeke which hinder the keeping of an holy rest vnto God on the Sabbath three wayes 1 When vpon the Sabbath our minds and hearts are taken vp with thoughts and cares about our ordinarie worldly works and businesses Isai 58.13 Luke 8.14 we are thinking of them plotting and casting how c. 2 When on the Sabbath Isai 58.13 Amos 8.4.5 we are talking and speaking of our ordinary worldly works and businesses in making bargaines reckening with seruants with labourers and workemen c. 3 When on the Sabbath we do our ordinarie worldly workes and businesses Exod. 16.28.29 Exod. 31.14 Nehem. 13.15.17 Ierem. 17.22 Mar. 16.1 in whole or in part be it neuer so little a part of them as setting forward any of our worldly workes against the day following Exception Yet some workes may be done on the Sabbath and not hinder the keeping of an holy rest vnto God on that day namely these 1 Workes that concerne the practise performance of the publike duties on the Sabbath Act. 1. â—2 2. King 4.23 Mat. 12.5 as namely such as are necessarily to be done in and about the publike worship of God and the actions of piety belonging to that day as 1 The Sabbath dayes iourney to heare or to Preach the word of God 2 The sounding of trumpets or bells and such like for the gathering of the people together at a certaine time 2 Workes of present necessitie Act. 20.9.10 namely such workes as concerne the immediate preseruation of the temporall life or liuelihood of man or beast or that serue to the good estate of either of them and that either in ordinarie cases or in such as fall out extraordinarily And present necessitie is twofold 1 That which men contract and draw on themselues as namely when men out of a couetous minde take on them more businesse in their calling then they can dispatch in the sixe dayes of the weeke or for want of wise and well ordering their busines it being such as if they would might be done the day before or the day following or when through negligence or forgetfulnesse they bring on themselues some ordinary businesse in this kinde of necessity men ought not to labour on the Sabbath 2 That which is layd on them by the immediate hand and prouidence of God as namely when not through any neglect ouersight or other corruption of their owne but by the immediat prouidence of God some