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then it is not for "finding our own pleasure," which is dis allowed by Isa. lviii. 13. Exod. xvi. 29. And, by the same rule, I cannot condemn tender persons walking abroad, or taking the air, if their health require it; for the Lord loves mercy rather than sacrifice. Nor do I condemn a person's going to the fields this day, to have opportunity (like Isaac) in the evening, for secret meditation and prayer, when he wants conveniency for it within doors: for a walk thus improved, may be a walk to heaven, and is very consistent with walking with God. Only take these two cautions:

Ist. If you walk abroad this day, choose to do it alone as much as possible; for people going in troops to the fields occasions idleness, vain talking, sporting, and misspending precious Sabbath-time. The society of vain persons helpeth to embolden one another in sin and folly, and maketh them more incapable of spiritual exercises, than when single and apart. Yea, I am persuaded, that these companies of people, who so commonly go a-walking together on the Lord's day, do not so much as pretend to be spiritually employed. Alas! they who know them best, can tell that they are most unfit for it on such occasions. Should any come and speak to them about death and eternity, Christ and their souls, or propose any serious question concerning the sermon they have been hearing, I fear he might expect to be mocked and laughed at by them for his pains.

2dly. Let your walking abroad, in any of the foresaid cases, be so ordered, that it may not give scandal, nor ensnare others. Study to do it so privately, that others may not be hardened or encouraged in their loose recreations on this day by your example: for even these things which are lawful, and otherwise necessary in themselves, are not to be done, when they may prove a scandal or temptation to others to sin; for, in such cases, we ought to deny ourselves of our lawful liberty.

Object. "We find two of Christ's disciples travelling to Emmaus and back again, on the Lord's day; and Christ met with them, and did not reprove them for it." Luke xxiv.

Ans. This was the first Lord's day of all, and was not then fully instituted, or, at least, made known to the disciples; for they were not then assured of Christ's resurrection. Again, walking abroad this day for promoting the

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biety, for declaring God's glory, or preaching the not unlawful. And such was this walking of our nd his two disciples, and their return to Jerusaay.

aving fully handled this point, of the negative ion of the Sabbath, or the holy rest requisite upon eed to treat of the positive sanctification of the f the holy exercises required therein.

SECTION II.

the positive sanctification of the Sabbath, and the holy exercises requisite upon it.

est of the Sabbath is not a lazy, idle rest; no, it active sort of rest that is required upon ite cease from works of one kind, yet we must be works of another kind.

have to say on this head may be summed up in ng directions:

cerning the disposition and frame of the soul, sanctifying the Sabbath.

erning the holy duties requisite upon the Sab

erning the special order, method and manner, nese duties are to be performed.

erning those particular sins, whereby the sanctithe Sabbath is hindered, or the Sabbath profaned.

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quire into the meaning and import of may imply something extraordinary w he might be in some singular spiritual which ordinary Christians cannot attai the expression imports something att ought to be endeavoured by all true Chr day.

To be in the Spirit may be taken eith Spirit of God, or our own spirits, or b both the Spirit of God, and our own spi and to be much employed, in the sanctif day. Wherefore, taking the expression I conceive, to be " in the Spirit on th ports these things:

1. A special dependence upon God's and assistance, in order to the right per ties of the Sabbath, and exercise of the without the Spirit's aid, we can neither read, or do any thing aright.

2. The "serving of God with our spi or" worshipping him in spirit," John iv ing the duties of the Sabbath with inwar The Lord desires truth in the inward "My son give me thy heart;" not, giv tongue, thy lips, thy hands, or thy kne be given without the heart: but the hear stowed without these as its attendants. sary in all our duties and approaches to G of it, as Joseph did of Benjamin, "Unl hearts along with you, ye shall not see may observe Sabbaths, hear sermons, si prayers, &c. but all will be to no purpose would rather have the heart without th body without the heart. Soul-prayer, w accepted; but woe to bodily prayer, if it

3. A solemn retiring ourselves from th stracting our thoughts from earthly things fitted for more immediate approaches to C converse with him on his own day, where more familiarly with his people than at ot

4. A laying ourselves open to the influ

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motions, convictions, reproofs and consolations, are allowed to us in the ordinances; and careing against every thing that may in the least fend the Holy Spirit.

re than ordinary intenseness of heart and affeceduties of God's worship. On Sabbath days, we should be " fervent in spirit, serving the should call in all our straying thoughts and af-aying with the Psalmist, Psal. lxxxvi. 11.heart to fear thy name;" and Psal. lxxx. 18. us, and we shall call upon thy name." This uld put forth our spiritual strength to the utm every duty, and exert every grace, with the censeness; we ought to love God with the most ections, obey him with the purest intentions, with the most fervent importunity, and praise e most spiritual elevation of heart: nay, do it in le proportion to the greatness of that God " with ave to do" in so solemn a manner on the Lord's Psal. cl. 2. we must not only "praise him for acts," but " praise him according to his exceless;" we must worship him like himself.

ing and cheerful performance of Sabbath duties: co call the Sabbath " a delight, holy and honourgo this day with "joy to draw water out of the vation," and be " joyful in the house of prayer." was not satisfied this day with a bare approach but he must" go to God as his exceeding joy." 4. And ought not believers under the gospel cially to do this on the Lord's day, who have an nature to go to, and have the glorious achieveondescending and redeeming love to commemo-y?

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gospel, guarding against the servile frame of n the Jews had in the observance of the duties of or " we are not come unto the mount that burned nd was terrible to behold; but unto mount Zion, the living God." In the service of this day we eep up impressions of God as most accessible, fas, and dwelling in our own nature, and as one that doth not so much regard our outw the inward frame and sincerity of our sees pretend to great strictness about ance of the Sabbath: (and hence they to censure Christ and his disciples' p but they were strangers to inward s God. It is the willing mind and hon performances, that God chiefly regar strictness.

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7. Being " in the Spirit on the Lord having of the graces of the Spirit in a this day than ordinary: And therefor solemnly to invite the "north and sout to come and blow upon our gardens, tl may flow out;" and that, particularly to God, we may be possest with a hol of God's majesty and greatness, and a d baseness and naughtiness, and have c rously upon God's goodness and men Christ, our hearts melting with evange repentance, our love and spiritual desi all our acts of devotion; nay all our g should be this day elevated more than special honour and glory.

8. A more than ordinary spiritual and soul, suited to the work of this day. wholly dedicated to God, and spiritual work of it, our frame upon it should be divine than upon any other day, or wh duties of God's worship at any other tin day be much viewing and admiring, wit dying "love of Christ," and the glorious tion," completed this day by his resurre be living this day above the world, and v ven, making this day a little emblem and erlasting rest of the saints above.

9. It imports that there is something of tity and holiness peculiarly requisite upc this sanctity must be universal, with res with respect to the day, and with respec

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