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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

Church ought to have Elders I. REAS. Because if the directions in the holy Scripture should not be aswell gathered and drawne by just consequence from Promises Threatnings and Examples as from Doctrines and Precepts then it would follow that sundry portions of the Scriptures could not be applied for common instruction which yet is a principall end of all Scripture See Rom. 15.4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope 1. Corinth 10.11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples they are written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come II. REAS. Because such directions as are implied by good consequence in the holy Scriptures by way of Promise Threatning or Example may be said to be the exposition or intimation of some commandements the which are not directly expressed As namely the observatiō of the Lords day or first day of the weeke instead of the seventh day or Sabbath of the old Testament Revel 1.10 Act. 20.7 1. Corinth 16.2 The baptising of womē aswell as men Act. 16.15 c. For our Saviour Christ after his Resurrection before his Ascention spake unto his Apostles of things perteining to the kingdome of God as it is written Act. 1.3 So that doubtlesse things practised by them afterwards which are mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles were observed by vertue of such his direction And whereas it is said 1. Iohn 3.4 Sinne is the transgression of the law The meaning seemeth to be extended thus farre that the law is transgressed not only in sinning against expresse precepts but also against implied commandements in any of the forementioned waies of Promises Threatnings or Examples recorded in the Scriptures I. OBSERVAT. The ten commandements being exceeding broad Psal 119.96 cannot be interpreted according to their just latitude unlesse their exposition be extended unto Promises Threatnings Examples c. throughout the Scriptures implying the true and full meaning of them in sundry particulars As is most evidently to be seene in the affirmative part understoode of the second and third commandements of the first table II. OBSERVAT. The Examples registred in the holy Scriptures may be said to be imitable or that ought to be imitated against which no just exception can be takē nor any good reason given why they should not belong apperteine unto all the people of God indefinitely aswell as to them themselves which have so walked and practised True it is God did some things which men cannot imitate neither is it lawfull for any to seeke to enterprise Christ likewise being God the Messias did such things which Christians neither may attempt nor can effect The Patriarchs Prophets Jews Apostles Evangelists did some things as Patriarchs as Prophets as Jews as Apostles as Evangelists wherein it is not lawfull to imitate them Magistrates Ministers Parents Masters c. have done and may doe some things which their inferiours subjected to them may not doe But in some other things God and Christ and the Patriarchs and the Prophets and the Jews and the Apostles and the Evangelists and the Magistrates Ministers Parents and Masters may ought to be followed being of generall or of speciall concernment for all or severall sorts of persons See Ephes 5.1 1. Corinth 11.1 Iames 5.10 Hebr. 6. 11 12. 12.1 Philip. 3.17 Iosh 24.15 VI. PROPOSITION One important direction and speciall concernment which God requireth in the holy Scripture is That his people shall worship and serve him in some religious performances every day in the whole course of their naturall lives PROOF Zachary the father of John the Baptist filled with the holy Ghost in his prophetical song thus expresseth this lesson Luk. 1.74.75 That we being delivered out of the hands of our enimies might serve him without feare In holinesse righteousnesse before him all the daies of our life And thus indeed the godly Israelites were wont to approve themselves as the Apostle Paul testifieth on their behalfe occasionally Act. 26.7 Vnto which promise our twelve tribes instantly serving God day night hope to come I. REAS. Because every day through Gods most wise dispensatiō government doth serve the Lord in its kinde ministring cause and occasion unto his people to serve him daily See this in Psal 19.2 Day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night shewed knowledge II. REAS. Because God is the same every day unchangeable in his power in his will in his justice and in his mercy and other his divine attributes See Malac. 3.6 I am the Lord I change not Hebr. 13.8 Iesus Christ the same yesterday and to day and for ever Lament 3.22 23. His cōpassions faile not They are new every morning And therefore his people ought every day in their measure to walke answerably for so they shall walke worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing Col. 1.10 III. REAS. Because Mans short life is reckoned by daies See Job 14.1 Man the is borne of a woman is of few daies This is foure times in one sentence mentioned by the Patriarch Iacob Gen. 47.9 Iacob said unto Pharaoh The daies of the yeeres of my pilgrimage an● an hundred and thirty yeeres few and evill have the daies of the yeeres of my life beene and have not attained unto the daies of the yeeres of the life of my fathers in the daies of their pilgrimage Moreover no man knoweth whether he shall live till to morrow James 4.14 Nor yet what a day may bring forth Prov. 27.1 And therefore it greatly behooveth to redeeme the time Ephes 5.16 for otherwise we may be surprised by the comming of the Lord in a day when we looke not for him and in an houre that we are not ware of Math. 24.50 OBSERVAT. In the old Testament God instituted and ordained that a daily sacrifice should be offered unto him See Exod. 29.36 38. Thou shalt offer every day day by day continually This his ordinance seemeth to signify to teach his people in all ages that no day should goe over their heads without performance of some religious service unto him like as they doe day by day continually expect and seeke daily bread at his hands Math. 6.11 Luk. 11.3 VII PROPOSITION The observing and sanctifying of the Lords day wholly in religious exercises publickly privately by vertue of the fourth commandement of the morall Law viz. Exo. 20.4 Remember the Sabbath day to keepe it holy doeth not exempt or free the people of God from spending some time in religious exercises every day of the weeke besides according to that which hath beene declared in the sixt Proposition PROOF David a man after Gods owne heart 1. Sam. 13.14 that conscionably observed the Sabbath day as appeareth Psa 9● 1 Title A Psalme or song for the Sabbath day c. was conscionable also of daily service Psal 61.8 I will sing prayse unto thy Name for ever