A jewell of earthly joy. Or, familie observations.: Directing all true-hearted Christians to the keeping of the commandements of God. / By W.P. Very usefull for all Christian families to be read and taught to their children and servants. Dedicated to all that desire to live in the feare of God; shewing their duty to God and man, so much neglected in these latter and worser dayes of sinne and disobedience.
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A jewell of earthly joy. Or, familie observations.: Directing all true-hearted Christians to the keeping of the commandements of God. / By W.P. Very usefull for all Christian families to be read and taught to their children and servants. Dedicated to all that desire to live in the feare of God; shewing their duty to God and man, so much neglected in these latter and worser dayes of sinne and disobedience.
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London :: Printed by T.F. for Fr. Coles, and are to be sold at the signe of the Lambe in the the Old Baily,
1660.
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"A jewell of earthly joy. Or, familie observations.: Directing all true-hearted Christians to the keeping of the commandements of God. / By W.P. Very usefull for all Christian families to be read and taught to their children and servants. Dedicated to all that desire to live in the feare of God; shewing their duty to God and man, so much neglected in these latter and worser dayes of sinne and disobedience." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A90415.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
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The IIII. Commandement.
REmember the Sabbath day to keepe it hely, six dayes thou shalt labour and doe thy work but the Seventh day is the Saboth of the Lord thy God, in it thou shalt not do any work, thou nor thy Sen nor thy Daughter, thy man∣servant nor thy paid-servant nor thy Beast nor thy Stranger that is within thy Bafes; for in or dapes the Lord mave Deaven and Earth the Sea and all that in them is, and reffed the sea∣venth day: therefore the Lord blessed the Sa∣both day, and hallowed it.
That Labour in the servile works of their ordina∣ry Calling, Nehemiah 13.15.
That travels abroad on his ordinary busines Exod 16.24.
That keeps Fairs & Markets on this day. Neh. 13.15.
That works harvest worke on this day, Exod. 34.
That useth sportings and recreations on this Day cau∣sing distractions. 1 Corinth 10.7.
That spends the day in Idleness, Isaiah 58.13.
That keeps the Saboth onely in outward fashion, Isaiah 1. verse 13.
That prophanes it by Gluttony and Drunkenness.
That gives Servants liberty to doe what they list and brings not his family to the Congregation to heare Gods word, and to receive the blessed Sacrament.
That sanctifies not the Saboth day in his Family pri∣vately.
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