together, for laying up a stock to relieve such as were in distresse. It is not set downe as an act of one time, once onely to be observed, but as a weekely act, to be observed every first day of the weeke. And why that day? Surely because of their great assembly whereby they might whet on one another, and their contri∣bution be the more liberall: yea also because then was the time of observing Gods Ordi∣nances, whereby their soules must needs be incited to more bountifullnesse and cheerefull∣nesse therein. The title of the Lords day, Rev. 1. 10. can be applied to no other day so well as to this. For by LORD, without all question is ment the Lord Christ (1. Cor. 8. 6.) It is an usuall title given to him in the New Testa∣ment. Now what day can so fitly be applied to Christ, to have a denomination from him, and to be dedicated to the honour of his name, as the day of his Resurrection, whereon the Church so accustomed to meet together, as we heard before. On this ground, the first day of the weeke is stiled the Lords day, to this very day. Now this day being by the Church dedicated to the honour of the Lord Christ, John gave himselfe to holy devotion, and the Spirit took that opportunity on that ho∣ly day to shew him the divine revelations men∣tioned in that book.45 Q. What other ground is there for our Lords. day?A. The constant custome of Christs Church.From the Apostles time hitherto hath the Church celebrated, as holy, the Lords day, and that under this title, The Lords day. Now the constant custome of the Church is not to be sleighted. This Apostolicall phrase (1. Cor. 11. 16.) If any man seeme to be contentious, we 0