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A41671 The sabbaths sanctification ... by W.G. Gouge, William, 1578-1653. 1641 (1641) Wing G1395; ESTC R31086 24,639 54

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afford us six daies to doe our owne worke therein Is it not then most meet and equall that we should give a seventh to God and to the honour of his Name may not God in this case say is not my demand equall Doe not they who take this day to themselves deale worse with God then he did with his neighbour who had many sheepe of his owne yet tooke from his poore neighbour the one onely one which he had 2. Sam. 12. 4. 79 Q. What seventh motive A. The helpe it brings to keepe the other Commandements An especiall part of sanctifying the Lords day consists in reading Gods Word in hearing it preached in conferring about it in meditating on it and in calling upon God Now by those duties which are about Gods Word we are instructed in God and in our duties to him how we may take him alone for our God how we may worship him and honour his name aright yea we are instructed also in all duties which we owe to our neighbour By Gods Word also we are perswaded and enduced to endeavour after those things wherein we are instructed And prayer is an especiall meanes to get the Holy Ghost Luke 11. 13. This precept therefore is to be observed as simply in regard of it selfe so relatively in respect to all other the precepts and thereupon an especiall memento is set before it alone 80 Q. What eight motive A. The spirituall benefit thereof Jer. 17. 26. A conscionable sanctifying of the Lords day by a due observing of those divine ordinances which God hath prescribed is an especiall meanes to convert such as have formerly lived in their naturall corrupt estate and to quicken and increase the graces which have beene formerly wrought in us We by reason of the flesh in us are prone as heavy things to fall downe and as water to waxe cold But the Lords day by the ordinances thereof is an especiall meanes of renewing what is decaied As waites of a clock by oft winding up are kept continually going so grace by the foresaid duties is kept in continuall exercise The Lords day is a spirituall market day wherein we may get such spirituall provision as may feed and sustaine our soules the whole weeke following and so weeke after weeke while here we live in this world 81 Q. What ninth motive A. The temporall benefit of it Deut. 5. 14. Surely a daies rest in every weeke is very needfull and usefull for man and beast especially for such as labour all the sixe daies Experience gives good proofe thereof Howsoever such as on no day take any great paines find no such benefit thereby yet others doe And the wise God saw it to be so For which end he expresly commanded that the beast should rest Exod. 20. 10. Now the beast can reape no other then a temporall benefit There is therefore a temporall benefit thence arising Some masters are so covetous and gripulous as if there were not a seventh day for rest set apart they would never afford any daies rest to servants or cattell but so weary them as their strength would quickly be exhausted It remaines then that as the rest of every night so the rest of every seventh day is usefull and needfull and a great temporall good is thereby brought to man and beast 82 Q. What tenth motive A. Promises to observers thereof Isa. 58. 13 14. Promises great and pretious promises being made by one that is able to performe what he promiseth and withall is true and faithfull and in that kind will not faile to make good his word are a strong motive to stirre up men to doe with the uttermost of their power the things whereunto such and such promises are made But promises great and many by God himselfe of whose power and truth no question can be made are made to such as are conscionable in keeping the Sabbath as appeares Isa. 56. 2 4 6. and 58. 13 14. Jer. 17. 24 25. 83 Q. What eleventh motive A. Threats against profaners of it What promises cannot do on hard hearts threats may doe For they are of force to affright men and in a manner to force men to obedience The Lord therefore being willing every way to try how men may be wrought upon useth this remedy and the rather he useth it that judgement and the execution thereof may be prevented For this is the proper end of threatnings before hand that after-judgements may be avoided so as in regard of the end whereat they aime they appeare to be evidences of Gods favour For these reade Exod. 31. 14 15. Ier. 17. 27. Ezek. 20. 13 21. 84 Q. What twelfth motive A. Judgements executed on such as violated it Execution of judgement hath a threefold end The first aimeth at him on whom the judgement is executed by the sence and smart thereof to be drawne to repentance Thus was Manasseh wrought upon by a fearefull judgement executed on him 2. Chron. 33. 12 13. The second aimeth at others that if they on whom the judgement is executed be so hardned as it move them not yet others may be warned thereby For this end the judgements on impenitent sinners of old is set before Christians to admonish them 1. Cor. 10. 6 c. Heb. 3. 12. Jude ver. 5 6 c. The third aimeth at God that if neither they on whom judgements are executed nor others that see them or heare of them be wrought upon yet God may be justified In which respect he is said to be knowne by the iudgement which he executeth Psal. 9. 16. He thereby is knowne to be a mighty a just a wise God a God that hateth iniquity Read Dan. 9. 7. and Neh. 9. 32 33. Now judgements being terrible to such as feele and to such as see them or heare of them they must needs be a forcible motive to restraine men from profaning the Sabbath Instances of fearefull judgements executed for this sinne are in Numb. 15. 32. and 2 Chron. 36. 21. Neh. 13. 18. 85 Q. What thirteenth motive A. The safety of sanctifying it Act. 4. 19. There is great question about the Sabbath whether it ought now to be sanctified and wholy dedicated to God or no Now to one that is not perswaded one way or other I would propound this question whether may be the safer to sanctifie it or not to sanctifie it If on the one side it still remaine as a precept whereunto we are all bound then it is a palpable transgression of the Law not to sanctifie it and in this case woe to the transgressors thereof But suppose the precept doe not still absolutely bind us yet if voluntarily we set apart a seventh day to the honour of God and the spirituall edification of our owne soules provided that superstition be not placed in the keeping of the day surely there is no sinne therein nor any great inconvenience So that questionlesse it must needs be the safest course to sanctifie the day Among other motives let this also be well considered FINIS Of peoples uttering Amen See The Guide to goe to God 243 Exod. 5. 7 8. * Christ is said Mar. 8. 31. to rise againe after three daies which is to be taken inclusively the whole third day being included Againe where Mat. 17 1. Mar. 9. 2. it is said that Christ went into the Mount where he was transfigured six daies after Luke 9. 28. saith about eight daies after Matthew Mark speake exclusively leaving out the day wherin he was last with all his Disciples and the day wherein he came to the Mount and meane only the six daies betwixt Luke speakes inclusively including the foresaid two daies Catechis 1c uit Catechis Vicelij Catechis B. llarm Lege Alanum Copum cap. 21. Dialogi 4.