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A73593	An abstract of the doctrine of the sabbaoth Briefly, yet fully and plainely set forth; together with the vses of the same doctrine; with the vsuall obiections and answers therevnto. All which for the helpe of memorie, are drawne into sundry chapters.	Burton, William, d. 1616.	1606 (1606)	STC 4165a.5; ESTC S124659	39,562	132

Of circumstance and that chiefely is twofold of The time when The maner how 1 Of the time when to sing Psalmes c. and that is generally at all times of prosperity and d reioycing but yet not onely then for we reade also of songs of e mourning specially vppon the Sabbaoth day as appeareth by Psal 92. the title of it a day of greatest ioy and then we must sing for ioy indeede of the Lord Iesus 1 Publikely at the Temple because we have then all the means whereby this ioy is conveyed vnto vs. 2 Privately at home thereby to revive and renew our ioy thankfulnesse 2 Of the maner how which must be 1 In our hearts vnfainedly 2 With a grace modestly and comely 3 Vnto the Lord reverently and religiously So much for the Commandement for singing Now as it is commanded so also is it commended vnto vs and that two waies 1 By the testimonie of the Psalmist 2 By holy examples The testimony which the Psalmist giveth of singing praises vnto God is in Psal 147.1 where hee saith that it is good pleasant and comely It is good 1 In regard of the Author for it is a thing appointed by the Lord who being all goodnesse it selfe cannot ordaine any thing but that which is good 2 In regard of the end which is double 1 To make vs more cheerefull and lively in the service and worship of God 2 To comfort edifie our soules in the promises and mercies of God It is pleasant because 1 Heere is pleasure without paine not so in carnall songs 2 The pleasure of this abideth for ever not the pleasure of fleshly songs It is comely both in regard of that which is sung which are the praises of God which are full of heavenly maiestie and grace as also in regard of that excellent beauty and grace which God hath graced his owne gift and ordinance withall the musicke I meane of voyces Which things though they be comely and full of grace in themselves yet doe they not become the wicked more than a gold ring becommeth a swines snowt or a parable the mouth of a foole Prov. and that bicause 1 They hate to be reformed Psal 50.17 2 Their howling doth but profane and pollute sacred songs But it becommeth well the f righteous who when they sing the praises of God must looke to two things especially whereby this holy ordinance of singing Psalmes may the more become them 1 That their hearts be prepared to sing feelingly with a holy affection and good vnderstanding 2 That it be done in comely manner with a grace and two things there be to grace it with all First Reverence Secondly Order both which are requisite in regard of 1 The matter sung which is holy spirituall and the word of God 2 Him to whom we sing and that is to the g Lord. So much for the testimonie which the Psalmist hath given of singing Psalmes it is further commended vnto vs by examples 1 Of our h Saviour Christ himselfe 2 Of the i Apostles and other of the godly By which examples we may further observe that Gods children have sometimes a time Of reioycing onely and then singing is fittest to expresse our k joy Iames 5.13 Of mourning onely and then prayer is more necessary Of singing and praying together and that is when God doth temper the afflictions of his children with the ioy of the holy Ghost as he did vnto Paul and Silas Asts 16.25 who sung in prison after their whipping where they had cause both to sing and to pray to sing because their cause was good and God was with them to pray because their enemies malice was great and their present state was very hard THE PROOFES a Psal 95.1 Come let vs reioyce vnto the Lord let vs sing aloud vnto the rocke of our salvation b Col. 3.16 Teach and admonish your owne selves in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall c. Iam. 5.13 Is any man merry let him sing c Col. 3.16 Teaching and admonishing your selves in Psalmes c. as before d Iam. 5.13 Is any man merry let him sing e 2. Chron. 35.25 And all singing men and singing women mourned for Iosiah in their lamentations c. f Psal 33.1 Reioyce in the Lord O yee righteous for it becommeth well the vpright men to be thankefull g Exod. 15.1 Then sang Moses and all Israel this song vnto the Lord. Also Col. 3.16 Singing with a grace vnto the Lord. h Math. 26.30 And when they had sung a Psalme they went out to the Mount of Olives i Acts 16.25 Now at mid-night Paul and Silas prayed and sung a Psalme vnto God c. k Iam. 5.13 Is any man merry let him sing What persons must sanctifie the Sabbaoth day CHAP. XIIII BY whom the Lords day must be sanctified may appeare by these words Thou and thy sonne and thy daughter thy man servant c. Where we have two things to consider 1 What doctrines do arise from these words 2 What Obiections are commonly made against the said doctrines See chap. 15. The doctrines arising from the former wordes of the Commaundement are two 1 That all superiors must sanctifie the Sabbaoth themselves and be as carefull that all their inferiours which are vnder their authoritie may doe the same 2 That Masters of families and their whole families or so many as shall come at all must goe together to the publike sanctifying of the Sabbaoth day Of the first That all superiors may with their inferiors sanctifie the Lords Sabbaoth they have 1 Meanes to effect the same 2 Reasons to move them to execute the said meanes The meanes whereby they may effect it are two 1 Enacting of orders and lawes for it 1 Publike in the Church and Common-wealth 2 Private in mens houses 2 The diligent execution of the same lawes whereby all that are vnder government may be compelled to sanctifie the Lords day The reasons whereby they may be moved are drawne two waies 1 From the law of equitie and common reason For as God hath made them our servants so we must indevour therefore to make them his And as they have sixe daies served vs so wee on the seventh day should cause them to serve the Lord or else we doe for our servants no more than 1 Infidells and heathen people do for theirs 2 We doe for our beasts to whom we give foder rest c. 2 From the examples of Gods servants who alwaies had this care over their families And according to this Commandement did Ioshua promise that a God should be served 1 By himselfe 2 By his familie because hee knew 1 How many good meanes he had to effect it by as 1 Godly exhortations 2 Loving admonitions 3 Severe chastisements 4 Authoritie to expell them his house if they would not obey him 2 Howe the Lord would blesse the said means which he purposed to put in practise for Gods glory And according to this rule also walked b David Cornelius and

after-noone at home in the fore-noone prayers in the after-noone playes c. resembling those monstrous pictures which being looked vpon one way shew very beautifull faces of men and women but another way bruit beasts and vglie birds I write not this as doubting of your constancies but because I have learned of Saint Peter 2. Pet. 1.12.13 That a sound faith hath neede of a strengthening a warie heart of a warning and a pure minde of a stirring vp and therefore I vse this boldnesse in the Lord towards you Wherefore though you see some amongst vs with the Rubenites abide like earth-wormes Iud. 5.16 17 18. amongst their sheepe-folds and some with Gilead lie hovering beyond Iordan and looking which way the world will sway and others with Dan lurking cowardly in ships prepared for flight and others with Ashur lie skulking on the sea shore expecting a day and ready to entertaine some forraine arrivall of Italienated wilde Boares to roote vp the Lords Vineyard yet I doubt not and to that end my prayer shall be that you may with worthy Zebulon and Nephthalie be as you have been most forward in the high places of the Lords field and that all of vs may ieopard our lives in the defence of the Lordes quarrell against the Cananites You even the Kings of Canaan the God of heaven give you both increase of his holy spirit and prosper you in all well doing and sanctifie all our hearts that we may so shew forth the power of his Gospel in our holy conversation that the adversarie may be ashamed of his gainsaying and depraving humour and we may have comfort and boldnesse in the day of the Lord which approacheth apace and slacketh not Your Worships in all good affection William Burton To the Christian Reader COnsidering that the profanation of the Lordes holy Sabbaoth is one of the generall and capitall sinnes of the lande which not a little provoketh the high displeasure and deepe vengeance of God against our whole Nation for that wheresoever it goeth it is accompanied with the contempt of all religion pietie and good order to the letting in of Poperie Atheisme impietie and all iniquitie I doubt not good Reader but thou wilt easily confesse that it is high time for euerie man to put to his helping hand for the remooving or at least for the abating if it may be of this high contempt of the Lords day And to vse all good meanes whereby those which yet sinne of ignorance and weakenesse rather then of any setled wilfulnesse may be brought in some measure to the sound knowledge and holy obedience of this most glorious commandement of God That so at the least for their sakes so fearing God and in his feare drawing neare vnto his true worship which yet are likely no doubt to proue the smallest number the Lord may in his mercie spare the whole land as he spared ripe sinning Sodome for iust Lots sake To which end and purpose it hath pleased God to stirre vp many of his servants both godly and learned to trauel both by speaking and writing in the former argument And among the rest D bound Ma. Grenham Ma. Widly some have laboured as I suppose without preiudice to any be it spoken more abundantly then the rest and that both learnedly and godly having soundly prooved the doctrine by authoritie of the worde and consent of the best Writers and consent both of antiquitie and of later yeares as also vrged the same by many religious and patheticall perswasions vnto the conscience For whose painfull trauels I must acknowledge my selfe the least of all amongst many other most highly bound to give God praise But such is the corruption of our nature in generall but especially of the sluggard to whom a few lines more then ordinarie in spirituall matters seeme to be so many Lions lying in his way to keepe him from reading the same that few of many will hardly take the paines to travaile to the ende of any learned discourse though it be likely to prove never so profitable vnto them at their iourneyes end And many againe are induced rather to read such things as are short and compendious like men that love to goe the nearest way home with a light burthen In which respects I have presumed to offer vnto thee this short abridgement of the doctrine of the Sabbaoth partly to thrust on the sluggard and partly to toll on the wearie and faint and partly to helpe the memories of those that have read and forgot againe but chiefly to stirre vp them with my selfe to a more carefull and conscionable practise of the same Herein know that I have but imitated those travellers who having beene in other Countreys have made a briefe collection of such things as they have observed and deemed memorable telling the world of many a faire Citie which they never builded of many a goodly Orchard which they never planted of many stately Monuments which they never erected and of many curious workes which they never invented c. And all this yet not without some comfort to themselves and some delight to others not without some provocation perhaps vnto some to take the like or greater iourneys to their further benefite and delight having learned that if a man doe but even speake the same things againe which have beene spoken before it is not altogether a fruitles labour If I have added of mine owne as in some places I have though verie little and followed mine owne Method and order in the contriving of this poore ahridgement I have not done it without the approbation of many godly and learned both in the ministerie and otherwise whose iudgement I must and doe euery way preferre before my owne who having perused the same have not onely affoorded thereunto thear good approbation but have also earnestly intreated me many of them and encouraged me all of them to publish the same Whatsoever it be I do humbly submit both my selfe and it to the charitable Christian censures of the reverend Fathers and Brethren of the Church of Christ and to the gracious blessing of the Lord our heauenly father who wil witnesse with me against all that shall be contrarie minded that my principall care and desire herein hath beene and is the advancement of his own glorie in the edifying of his church but especially of that people and congregation amongest whom I have through his merciful providence my standing and abiding Make thy best vse of it assist me with thy praiers Thine in Christ W. Buiton ❧ Of the manner and matter of the fourth Commaundement in generall CHAP. I. THe fourth Commandement laieth forth the doctrine of the Sabbaoth and is dulie to be considered of everie one First for the manner of commanding Secondly for the matter commaunded For the manner of commanding this Commandement differeth from the other Commandements three waies and yet every way it is most forcible to perswade and moove the conscience

Samaritane to pittie so it will move Christians much when they shall see their ruinous houses their hard lodgings their naked bodies their thinne diet their cold yrons their lothsome dungeons their extreame torments c. 2 To releeve the fore said poore and that two waies 1 By words of g Consolation Instruction 2 By deedes of mercie that is by feeding their bellies clothing their backes curing their sores perswading with their creditors h and such like So much for corporall works of mercie Now of spirituall compassion which is to be shewed vnto the soules of men and that consisteth cheefely in teaching the ignorant in admonishing the vnruly in bringing home the stray in comforting the broken hearted in strengthning the weake in encouraging the well doers c. Concerning which mercie shewed to mens soules two things are to be noted 1 That it is the greatest mercie and that for three causes 1 Because it is more excellent then the body 2 Because the soules wants are more generall then the bodies 3 Because the soules wants are more dangerous and lesse felt 2 That all those which by those meanes aforesaid have converted any are thus greatly honoured that they are 1 Reckoned of as of men that have saved i soules 2 Promised to shine as the Sunne in the firmament that is to be rewarded with k great glorie So much of the workes of Compassion as touching the matter of them Now the manner of doing them is to be considered and that must be such as that our works may be 1 Profitable to men and hurtfull to none 2 Pleasing to God That our workes may be profitable to men and hurtfull to none wee must in dooing of them take heede of sixe things 1 That we give of our owne and not other mens l goods 2 That we give speedily and without delay 3 That we give liberally as we are able without nigardlines prodigality 4 That we give of a loving affection hartily 5 That it be doone cheerefully without m grudging 6 That it be willingly without compulsion That our workes may be pleasing to God there is required a minde 1 Purged from hypocrisie n and vaine glory opinion of our owne o merit 2 Sanctified with 1 A holy desire to glorifie God in the obedience of that which hee requireth and to win others to the like 2 A lively faith in christs merits and righteousnesse which purifieth the heart Acts 15.9 THE PROOFES a 1. Cor. 16.2 Every first day of the weeke let every one of you put aside by himselfe lay vp as God hath prospered him c. b Rom. 12.1 I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God c. 1. Cor. 14.33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace as we see in all the Churches of the Saints d 1. Cor. 14.40 Let all things be done honestly and in order e Gal. 6.10 While we have time let vs doe good to all men especially to those that are of the houshold of faith f Luke 10 33. Then a certaine Samaritan as he iournied came neere vnto him and when he saw him he had compassion on him g 2. Cor. 1.3 Blessed be God even the father of our Lord Iesus Christ the father of mercies and God of all comfort 4. Which comforteth vs in all our tribulation that wee may be able to comfort them which are in any affliction by the comfort wherewith wee our selves are comforted of God h Math. 25.35 For I was an hungred and ye gave me meate I thirsted and ye gave me drinke I was a stranger and ye lodged me 36. I was naked and ye clothed me I was sicke and ye visited me I was in prison and ye came vnto me i Iam. 5.20 Let him know that hee which hath converted the sinner from going astray out of his way shall save a soule from death c. k Dan. 12.3 They that turne many to righteousnesse shall shine as the starres for ever and ever l Luke 19.8 And Zaccheus stoode forth and said vnto the Lord Behold Lord the halfe of my goods I give to the poore and if I have taken from any man by forged cavillation I restore him foure fold m Rom. 12.8 He that sheweth mercie with cheerefulnesse n Math. 6.1 Take heede ye give not your almes before men to be seene of them c. o Luke 17.10 When ye have done all those things which are commanded you say We are vnprofitable servants we have done that which was our dutie to doe Of the private Sanctification of the Sabbaoth day by a man alone CHAP. XI THe private Sanctification of the Sabbaoth day standeth in such duties as every one is to put in practise 1 Alone by himselfe 2 In company with others See chap. 12. Of everie man alone two things are required 1 Preparation before they come to the publike assembly 2 Meditation when they are gone from them Concerning Preparation two things are to be considered 1 How it may be proved that it is required 2 Wherein it consisteth That it is required as a thing verie necessarie may be prooved two waies 1 By the expresse Commandement of God 1 In the a old Testament 2 In the b new 2 By an argument from the lesse to the greater First among Princes for if Hester durst not goe into the Kings presence before she had c prepared her selfe much lesse ought wee to come into Gods presence without due preparation Secondly in all worldly matters of any moment wee vse preparation as in taking of physicke tilling the ground c. much more ought wee to vse preparation in heavenlie things So much for the proofe of the matter Now let vs see wherein it consisteth and that is in three things 1 In a private examination of our owne hearts before the Lord and that for foure things 1 How we have spent the weeke past 2 What sinnes we have committed day and night to humble vs. 3 What duties wee have performed to comfort vs. 4 What graces we want and what infirmities we be troubled withall 2 In private prayer for others and for our selves 1 For others and cheefely for the Minister that hee may speake both boldely and plainelie to our consciences and that his prayers may meete with d our wants 2 For our selves we must also vse private prayer and namely that our hearts may yeelde vnto the word and surely great cause there is that we should so pray for 1 We cannot of our selves rightly vnderstand the word because the word of God is high and full of e hidden mysteries and we are full of f darkenesse 2 When we vnderstand it wee affect it not and therefore we must pray also for affection 3 When we like it wee soone forget it and therefore memory must be also praied for 4 When we remember it wee want obedient hearts and then obedience must be prayed for 3 In private reading of the Scriptures that so we may 1 Be acquainted with the whole bodie of the