Crums of bread for the dove in the clefts of the rock, and the secret places of the stairs, Cant. 2.14, or, Helps to meditation on conversion, mortification, sanctification, the Christians daily walke, reading the scriptures, and good practicall books : for a friend / by J.T.

SECT. XIV. Of Sanctification of the Lords day. (Book 14)

1 BE setled in the doctrine of the Mo∣rality of the Sabbath. * 1.1 For this purpose read Sermon Notes and books, espe∣cially Cawdry and Palmer. Shepheard and Whites appendix to his directions for reading the Scripture.

2. Prepare for it, desiring the day, * 1.2 com∣posing your worldly affaires, and laying them aside in the evening before, set your heart in order towards a Sabbath, and de∣sire God's presence and blessing for the day approaching.

3. In the morning awake with God, pro∣ceed to private and family duties, be more large and solemne in them then at other times, spend intervals in meditation, holy

conference, reading, and prayer.

4. * 1.3 Hasten to publique ordinances, lay a∣side prejudices, and take care to give God your hearts. See Burroughes of Gospell wor∣ship, and other treatises of that Nature.

5. * 1.4 If you want publique opportunity, en∣quire into the cause: if sin be in it, humble your soules, justify God, and accept of the punishment of your sin, pray for pardon, act repentance with faith in the bloud of Christ: lament after the Lord. 1 Sam. 3. Ps. 42.84.63.

6. * 1.5 Make up your want in private wor∣ship

1. Begin with prayer, confession of sin, and supplication for a blessing, with praise to God.

2. Read much of the Scripture, Psalmes, Old and New Testament. Meditate upon it, draw your observations, and worke them on your hearts, observe Gods teachings, and impart them to any with you.

3. Pour out your hearts more largely in prayer.

4 Take some good Sermon Notes, or some choice book, and spend a Sermon time in it; and suppose you were hearing it in the pub∣lick congregation.

5. Close up with prayer and praises, desi∣ring a blessing.

In intervals of time take refreshments na∣turall with spirituall affections, thoughts, discourses.

Let the rest of the time be spent as in the morning, in meditation, reading, * 1.6 confe∣rence, and prayer.

In the afternoon, at the solemn time, do a∣gain as in the morning.

After that, as in the intervals, reflecting on what you read, observed, and were taught of God that day, renew your fami∣ly and your closet duties, as in the mor∣ning; and be much in Thanksgiving. Let the day be improved for God, and with him. Keep out the world. Get some spe∣ciall acquaintance with God, with Christ, and Heaven. Do good to the soules and bodies of others, as you have opportunity, especially in your family. Blesse God much for Christ, and the worke of Redemption, and look and long for Heaven. See Good∣win of sanctifying the Sabbath. Expos. or 4th Comm. Shepheard, &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  4th Comm,
• * 1.2

  Exod. 20.
• * 1.3

  Is. 2.3. Ps. 122.1. Ps. 100.
• * 1.4

  Lev. 26.42
• * 1.5

  Rev. 12.14. Ps. 42.
• * 1.6

  Is. 56.6. Is. 58.13.