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In the fourth Commandement, the Lord appointeth a speciall time, wherein all the former duties both publike and priuate, are principally to be performed, which whosoeuer doe neglect, they manifestly shew that they are destitute of the power of all true Religion. The maine duty re∣quired, is, that wee remember to sanctifie the Sabbath: In which two
things are to be considered: 1. that we must sanctifie the Sabbath: 2. that we must remember to doe it, that is, be mindfull and carefull to sanctify it. To the sanctification of the Sabbath two things are required: First, the rest. Se∣condly, the sanctifying of it. The rest consisteth partly in an outward rest from bodily labours and worldly affaires, and in our inward resting from the seruile workes of sinne. The workes from which wee must rest, are bodily labours, and all worldly imploiments, so farre forth as they are distractions and hinderances to the spirituall Sanctification of the Sab∣bath; As buying and selling, all manner of workes of our ordinary cal∣lings, trauailing, feasting of friends with meates not easily cooked, and such like. For all kinds of bodily labours on the Lords day are vnlawfull, except they be referred to the sanctification of the Sabbath, as the meanes of it, of which sort are the labours of the Minister in the duties appertai∣ning to his ministery; and of the people trauailing to the places of Gods worship. Or secondly, the workes of mercy, which are duties of the Sab∣bath, as giuing of almes, visiting the sicke and prisoners, healing disea∣ses and sores, by applying fit medicines and salues. Or lastly, workes of necessity, which are of importance, and cannot, without great inconueni∣ence, be done afterwards, nor could haue beene done before. For as for that necessity, which ariseth from our negligence and carelesse ouersight, it is sinfull, and in the first word of this Commandement forbidden and condemned. And among these workes of necessity, we are to reckon la∣bour in prouiding conuenient foode for our bodies, tending of cattell, when it is done rather in mercy, which respecteth their necessity, then for our owne gaine: Labours of Mariners begun before the Sabbath in their Nauigation at Sea: Fight in a lawfull warre against our enemies; labours of seruants and subiects imposed vpon them by their gouernours as ne∣cessary, and not apparantly discerned by them to be otherwise. The in∣ward and spirituall rest, is our resting from sinne, as at all times, so espe∣cially on the Sabbath. For these workes of darkenesse, are aboue all o∣ther most seruile and slauish, seeing thereby we make our selues the vas∣sals of Satan.
Math. 12. 5.
Hos. 6. 6.
Esa. 56. 2 & 58. 13.