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A54497	A demonstration of family-duties: or Certaine propositions and reasons of them taken [ou]t of the holy Scriptures, tending to shew the necessity, nature, and manner of performance of such religious duties, as Christian families ought to spare some time unto from common affaires every day. By T.P.	Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1643 (1643)	Wing P168AA; ESTC R220409	63,974	165

of the publick ordinances viz. A preparation in private before the publick ordinances be taken in hand and prayer conference and meditation after the publick ordinances are ended touching the same conduce much to a good successe thereof This is in part implied in Hezekiah the King his prayer and its successe in the behalfe of the people of the Jews at the celebration of the Passeover 2 Chron. 30.18 19 20. But Hezekiah prayed for them saying The good Lord pardon every one That prepareth his heart to seeke God the Lord God of his fathers though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the Sanctuary And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah and healed the people See also for after-course what is recorded Act. 13.42 Now when the congregation was broken up many of the Jews and religious Proselytes followed Paul Barnabas who speaking to them perswaded them to continue in the grace of God c. OBSERV Such as having conversed with God in the religious use of his publick ordinances on the Sabbath day in the assemblies doe goe forth after cares and riches and pleasures of this life assoone as the assemblies are dismissed they cannot bring forth fruit unto perfection as is to be seene in the state of that sort of unfruitfull hearers of the word who are by our Saviour Christ resembled unto the thorny ground Luk. 8.14 And that which fell among thornes are they which when they have heard goe forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life and bring no fruit to perfection XLVIII PROPOSITION All due caution and circumspection ought to be used by the people of God for the declining and avoiding of vaine and sinister walking in the performances of religious duties whether in the congregation or family or in secret whether the services be ordinary or extraordinary PROOF Such caveat is given by our Saviour Christ touching prayer and fasting is appliable likewise unto other religious services See Math. 6.5 And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are for they love to pray standing in the Synagogues in the corner of the streets that they may be seene of men c. And ibid. vers 16. Moreover when ye fast be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance for they disfigure their faces that they may appeare unto men to fast I. REAS. Because the Lord is a God that searcheth the heart and taketh exact knowledge of the waies of his people and will reward them accordingly as they walke in singlenesse and sincerity of heart and integrity of conversation See Jerem. 17. ● I the Lord search the heart I try the reines 〈◊〉 to give every man according to his waies and ●●cording to the fruit of his doings Revel 2. ● All the Churches shall know that I am he 〈◊〉 searcheth the reines and hearts c. II. REAS. Because such cautelous ●●wary sincere walking doeth tend much the stopping of the mouthes of absurd a●versaries and to a restraining of their f●●● who are apt to traduce and persecute t●● good waies of the people of God See P●o●● 16.7 When a mans waies please the Lord 〈◊〉 maketh even his enimies to be at peace with his See also 1 Pet. 3.15 16. But sanctify the L●●● God in your hearts and be ready alwaies to g●●● an answer to every one that asketh you a reason the hope that is in you with meeknesse and f●●● Having a good conscience that whereas they sp●●● evill of you as of evill doers they may be ashe●● which falsly accuse your good conversation in Chr●●● OBSERV Hypocrites may gaine the● ward of popular applause and reputation upon a vaine and sinister course in religi●● held by them See Math. 6.2 5 16 c. 2 King 10.15 16. But such are not accept●● of God See 2 Corinth 10.18 For not 〈◊〉 that commendeth himselfe is approved but what the Lord commendeth XLIX PROPOSITION Speciall care and regard ought ●●kewise to be had that religious duties and services be performed ●y the people of God both in an holy and spirituall manner and ●lso in a due order according to ●he Lords owne direction and commandement PROOF For so our blessed Saviour informed and taught the woman of Samaria See John 4.23 But the houre commeth and now is when the true Worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in trueth for the Father seeketh such to worship him Yea and our Lord and Saviour Christ did thus approve himselfe by walking according to Gods commandement See John 14.31 And as the Father gave me commandement even so doe I. I. REAS. Because the Lord God unto whom religious duties and services ought to be tendred is of a spirituall nature and therefore must be served spiritually and in an holy manner proportioned unto such his incomprehensible essence See John 4. vers 24. God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in trueth 2 Cor. 3. ● The Lord is a Spirit c. II. REAS. Because God hath been w●● severely to punish such as have beene n●●gent and carelesse to worship and serve 〈◊〉 after the due order as King David by occ●sion acknowledgeth and maketh menti●●● 1 Chron. 15.13 The Lord our God made a b●●●●● upon us for that we sought him not after the 〈◊〉 order And this is also declared by the ●postle Paul touching some of the Chur●● of Corinth in regard of their comming 〈◊〉 the Sacrament in an undue way 1 Cor. 11 3● For this cause many are weake and sickly am●●● you and many sleepe See vers 27 28 29. OBSERV A holy and spirituall man●●● and due order of religious performances 〈◊〉 consisteth in such qualifications and dispo●●tions as these following viz. I. Understanding or distinct knowledg● in the religious service in hand 1 Cori●●●● 14.14 15. For if I pray in an unknowne tong●● my spirit prayeth but my understanding is 〈◊〉 fruitfull What is it then I will pray with th● spirit and will pray with understanding also 〈◊〉 will sing with the spirit and will sing with the understanding also II. Conscience of God to sway unto and in every religious duty as may be gathered from the Lords expostulation Zach. 7.5 When ye fasted and mourned in the ●●ft and seventh moneth even those seventy yeeres ●●d yee at all fast unto me even to me III. Sincerity or trueth in performing ●hereof See Josh 24.14 Feare the Lord and ●●rve him in sincerity and trueth IV. Faith on God through Christ See Mark 11.24 Whatsoever things ye desire when ●●e pray beleeve that yee receive c. See also Hebr. 11.6 V. Hope or waiting for the accomplishment of the promises Psal 130.5 I waite ●or the Lord my soule doeth waite and in his word ●oe I hope VI. Willingnesse or cheerfulnesse in the service See what is particularly said touching works of charity as being generally ●ppliable in the case in hand 2 Corinth 9.7 Every man according as he purposeth in his

I. REAS. Because the Lord God who ●s the onely absolute lawgiver Isaia 33.22 may dispense with his owne law as seemeth good unto himselfe and as sometimes he hath done He dispensed sometime wi●● the sixt commandement of the Decalogue Thou shalt not kill when he appointed Ab●ham to offer up his sonne Isaac See Ge●● 22.2 And with the eight commandemen● Thou shalt not steale when he directed th● Israelites to spoile or rob the Egyptian See Exod. 3.22 II. REAS. Because God the Father wh●● hath put the times in his owne power h●ving an absolute soveraignty over them 〈◊〉 is expressed Psal 74.16 The day is thine 〈◊〉 night also is thine may therefore dispose● them according to the will of his ow● pleasure See Matth. 12.8 The sonne of m●● Lord even of the Sabbath day OBSERV The Soveraigne Lord Go● may doe with his owne what he wil● Math. 20.15 Is it not lawfull for me to doe w●● I will with mine owne He may appoint th● same time to a worke of mercy or necessity which he hath ordinarily designed unto th● solemne serving of him See Math. 12.7 8. XXIV PROPOSITION When by occasion of works of necessity any one is necessitate● to an omission of such religious serving of God in Prayer and Scripture-exercise which ought to be performed morning and evening every day Then such omission ought notwithstanding to be very greivous and taken to heart greatly by him that is exposed to so great straits PROOF This Proposition is implied in another case intimated by our Saviour Christ when he had foretold the destruction of Ierusalem unto his disciples See Math. 24.20 Pray that your flight be not on the Sabbath day For it would be greivous to fly on the Sabbath day consecrated to religious serving of God though necessity did compell thereunto sith by such flight there must needs be an unavoidable omission of the solemne worship of God So it is in other cases likewise I. REAS. Because through an omission of solemne serving of God there must needs be a want of that blessed comfort and reviving which is wont to be found in sweet communion with God therein This is evident from that complaint of David in his necessitated want of Gods solemne worship occasioned by Sauls persecuting of him Psal 63.1 2. My soule thirsteth for thee my fl●● longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land who no water is To see thy power and thy glory as have seene thee in the Sanctuary There is the same reason for complaint in regard of necessary omission of solemne serving of God morning and evening II. REAS. Because there is great dange● of spirituall distemper in the soule of a Christian through omission of any daily duty 〈◊〉 religion For so the Apostle Paul giveth 〈◊〉 understand as it is implied Hebr. 3.13 But exhort one another daily while it is called To day lest any of you be hardened through th● deceitfulnesse of sinne OBSERV As the want of corporall repa●● although it be but for a day will occasion and cause some faintings of spirits as is to be seene in that fainting that was in the people in Sauls army when they had had no foo● for the space of one day See 1 Sam. 14 2●.29 So likewise in the want of spiritual repast to be tasted in Gods ordinances th● soule or inward man wil be apt and ready 〈◊〉 faintings as David professeth Psal 84. ●● My soule fainteth for the courts of the Lord c This is likewise appliable in the case of dai●● serving of God XXV PROPOSITION Vnjust and sleight pretences of want of leisure through some urgent necessity for performance of religious service at seasonable times ought carefully to be taken heed of and avoided PROOF The Prophet Haggai doeth notably convince the Jews after their returne from the captivity of grosse failing for a sleight excusing their delay of reedifying the Temple Hag. 1. vers 2. Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts saying This people say The time is not come the time that the Lords house should be built c. I. REAS. Because vaine pretences and excuses do argue and bewray unsoundnesse of heart and notorious hypocrisy which God the searcher of mens hearts and waies Jerem. 17.10 taketh notice of and convinceth as tending to apostacy See 1 Timoth. 4.2 Speaking lies in hypocrisie having their conscience seared with an hot yron II. REAS. Because such hypocriticall pretences and excuses will affoard no solid comfort in the latter end to such as make use of them as is noted Isa 33.14 The sinners in Zion are afraid fearfulnesse hath surprised the hypocrites who among us shall dwe●● with the devouring fire who amongst us shal● dwell with everlasting burnings OBSERV It is utterly a fault to be addicted to excuses yea it will find out in du● time and cause ruine It was inexcusable on Sauls part to command the Priest to withdraw his hand by occasion of an unjust feare of danger 1 Sam. 14.19 It was the fault of Felix to dismisse the Apostle Paul as he was preaching upon a pretence of taking a more convenient season to send for him againe Act. 24. vers 25. It was the sinne of Jeroboam the sonne of Nebat who made Israel to sinne to hinder the ten tribes from going up to Jerusalem to worship pretending it would be too much paines for them 1 King 12.28 Thus it is in all vaine and unwarrantable excuses XXVI PROPOSITION More or lesse time ought to be spent every day in religious exercises according to the gifts state degree calling and condition of persons as they shall require or admit PROOF See Luk. 12.48 Vnto whomsoever much is given of him shal be much required and to whom men have committed much of him they will aske the more I. REAS. Because God who dispenseth his gifts diversly even to every one according to his ability of imploying them viz. giving to one five talents to another two to another one Math. 25.15 He doth accordingly reckon with them vers 19. ibid. II. REAS. Because God graciously accepteth and abundantly recompenseth the religious service that any one doeth performe in trueth and sincerity according to his talent whether it be more or lesse See 2 Corinth 8.12 For if there be first a willing minde it is accepted according to that a man hath and not according to that he hath not OBSERV In the time of the Ceremoniall law the people of God were required to offer onely as their state and ability would suffer See an instance hereof in the case of a womans purification Levit. 12.8 If she be not able to bring a lambe then she shall bring two turtles or two yong pigeons the one for the burnt offering and the other for a sinne offering and the Priest shall make an atonement for her and she shal be cleane Our Saviour Christ likewise doth highly valew the widows farthing cast into the treasury Mark 12. vers 4●● XXVII PROPOSITION The daily worship and service