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A03695	Life and death Foure sermons. The first two, of our preparation to death; and expectation of death. The last two, of place, and the iudgement after death. Also points of instruction for the ignorant, with an examination before our comming to the Lords table, and a short direction for spending of time well. By Robert Horne. Auspice Christo.	Horne, Robert, 1565-1640.; Horne, Robert, 1565-1640. Points of instruction for the ignorant. aut	1613 (1613)	STC 13822.5; ESTC S118515	156,767	464

neither pacifie conscience nor reconcile God A kinde of lumbring peace worldly men haue in their accursed fraternitie and riches and they that wallow in pleasures haue a kinde of pleasure in that loathsome filth But the couetous person when the crosse lighteth vpon that which he conceiued to bee his heauen and peace here his wealth hath nothing within but pettishnesse and hellish melancholy The carnal Epicure natural man when hee is crossed in his health with disabilitie to follow that life of excesse which before he most intemperately followed is presently altered from happie to miserable He that rose vpon the wheele of honour when it turneth it turneth him out of his heauen of peace into a hell of shamefull and raging vnquietnesse And the fellowship that the world maketh so much of and calleth good when it is euill what is it and what strength hath it of sound continuance in the whole band of it when death hath vnloosed it When it is sicke and dying the pleasures of it are they not either forgotten as vaine or remembred as grieuous Loe therefore the peace of worldlings and what is that they leane vnto who make not God their stay and therefore are they chaffe which euery winde of change scattereth Psal 1.4 where the peace of Gods children is not in these crakling blazes of corrupt happinesse but in Angelicall ioies and ioyes of the palace nor earthly but such as the Saints haue which passeth vnderstanding And if that peace which standeth vpon stronger proppes and likelihoods then any which is carnall and meerely of the world doth be many times broken off by the vnquiet blasts that come from this earthly skie how shall that peace that is set but vpon rotten posts of casualtie and brittlenesse bee able to stand in so continuall a tempest of trouble and alteration as day and night beates vpon it Therefore our rest is placed in the things which are aboue the sphere of changeable mortalitie and not in transitorie matters All is vanitie and vexation vnder the Sunne Eccle. 2.11 And there is no perfect peace till we dwell before the God of peace Honours haue galles in them and riches prickes In labour there is no profit and ease slayeth fooles Prou. 1.32 After mirth commeth heauinesse as a cloud after a faire sunne-shine In laughter the heart is sad and there is much errour in laughing Eccles 2.2 The difference then betweene this life which wee haue and that which we looke for standeth in this that this life is our sea and the other our hauen and that here we ride vpon tempestuous waters and there at anchor in our roade and port of peace For here we sowe in teares there wee reape in ioy Here we are burthened there we lay downe our burthens Here we are abroad in our Inne there at home in our fathers house Luk. 15. Here are our yeares of bondage there our yeares of Iubilee and perpetuall redemption Here is our leading into captiuitie there our going out Here is the battell there the Crowne Here the Church trauelleth there shee is deliuered Here shee crieth out there shee remembreth her paine no more Hee that here begun saying to his Church I haue afflicted thee will there make an end and say vnto her but I will afflict thee no more Naum. 1.12 And how is the day of death better to vs then the day in which we are borne Eccles 7.3 and why doth the voice that came from heauen say they that die in the Lord rest from their labours and why doth the spirit in the hearts of Gods children say as much for euen so saith the spirit that is it is iust of the same mind Apoc. 14.13 if they who goe hence come not out of labor but exchange it Nor better their estate but alter it Nor end their miserie but to remoue onely from such miseries A confutation of that Legend of Popish purgatorie Vse 2 which as a painted sepulcher is more builded for the liuing then for the dead A lie and fancie the gainefullest in all Poperie For from this supposed lake and imaginate hell of the temporarie chastisement of soules in the fire of purgatorie came all their markets of Masse Dirges and other trentals for the dead But how doe the godly rest from their labours immediately vpon their death or saith the spirit if they must continue for some yeares after their blessed death in burning fire as terrible as the fire of hell saue in respect that the one is eternall the other but for a time And not end their miseries but prolong them Or is there any rest in the fire or peace in the fire and water Or remission of punishment in a place of punishment Or ease in labour Or blessednesse in miserie Hath Christ said It is finished Ioh. 19.30 and shall men say nay but we shall feele more of it in Purgatorie He hath done it and shall any vndoe it Or thinke to doe it better The blood of Christ is our purgatorie 1. Ioh. 1.7 It and nothing but it purgeth our sinne and prepareth places for vs in heauen We neede no other sacrifice but it nor aduocate but him A pitifull digression therfore from the bloud of Christ to the bloud of Hales From the fire vpon the mount to the painted fire of purgatorie from the liuing to the dead Esay 8.19 Purgatorie then what is it but an impudent checke to the merit of Christ and quiet of the Saints And for these who stand for the Kitchin in which it burneth and chimney whereout it smoketh or rather Kitchin for which it burneth and chimney that it makes to smoke let them tell vs where the place is when it began how long it must continue who are there punished what is there punishment and who the tormentor that wee may beleeue them In these points they are at oddes with themselues and how then can they be at euen with vs or with the truth But this is more largely discouered by a worthy preachor vpon this very place in print And so for this lie of Purgatorie let vs leaue it to the inuentors to the Mowles and to the Buckes Esay 2.20 that is to the Egyptians from whom it came and the old Greeke Poets of whom Plato first receiued it and Virgil after him and diuers heathen Philosophers and Poets after them and let vs come to the first of these comforts that are expressed here Peace c. By peace the Prophet meaneth the peace of the righteous in the full ioy of their soules after death As if hee should haue said they shall then in their soules receiue immediately perfect prosperitie and consummation of blisse So much the word translated peace Doctr. will beare From whence the doctrine is In heauen there is not onely true happinesse but perfection of happinesse nor sound ioy onely but fulnesse of ioy The ioies prepared for the Elect are so absolute and strange that neither eye hath seene to wit eye mortall

nor care that is care of man hath heard the like neither can they enter into our heart which yet hath a large mouth of capacitie to conceiue and vnderstand them if they were told vs which are reuealed by the spirit and but lisped of by Iohn in those earthly similitudes of gates of Pearle of walles of Iasper and of a streete whose pauement is gold Apoc. 21.18.19.20.21 1. Cor. 2.9 Dauid calleth them ioyes and fulnesse 〈◊〉 also pleasures and pleasures eternall Psal 16.11 that is blessednesse without end and the same without want Paul calleth them an eternall waight of glorie 2. Cor. 4.17 as if he should call them glorie endlesse and the glorie that waigheth downe there is such fulnesse in it And they are called the well and riuer of life Apoc. 22.1 as beeing alway full and hauing springs that come from God to feede them Or an inherit●nce immortall 1. Pet. 1.4 An inheritance and therefore a possession in the best tenure and an inheritance immortal therefore not for yeares but for euer Life in it selfe is good good life is better but eternitie maketh it excellent Obiect But in heauen some shall shine as the firmament some as the starres for euer Dan. 12.3 Now the firmament hath not so much light as the starres haue that lighten it and the starres haue lesse light then the Sun hath that lighteneth them It seemeth therefore that in heauen there should be to some rather some want then such fulnesse of heauenly glorie Ans I answere though in this condition of our heauenly life there may be degrees of glorie yet there shall be no want Some may bee like the skie some like the starres of the skie yet all shall shine Some vessels may hold more some lesse yet all bee full One may haue more ioy then another and there are sundry measures of more or lesse glorie in heauen but no measure shall lacke his fulnesse of life or glorie there He that hath least shall haue inough The reasons are Hell is contrarie to Heauen In hell there is a fulnesse of torment In he 〈◊〉 therefore there must be a perfection of glorie Secondly earthly kingdomes and the Kings thereof haue as great an absolutenesse as earth can giue them and shall we thinke that heauen which can giue an entire will giue an imperfect crowne of righteousnesse Will not the Kings of the earth dwel in base cottages but in royall courts And shal these Kings of a better kingdome want glorie where mortall Kings haue so great glorie and power Princes on earth dwell in royall palaces and sometimes in Cedar and Iuorie Apoc. 1.6 But they whom Christ hath made Kings Priests to God his Father who dwell in tabernacles not made with hands shall raigne in a citie whose twelue gates are twelue Pearles whose wall is of Iasper and building of Gold and whose streetes shine as cleare glasse Apoc. 21.18.19.21 So said he who saw all this glorie but darkely or as Moses saw the land of Canaan in a very short Map or Card a farre off Deu. 34.1.2.3.4 We see but the outward wall of this heauenly citie new Ierusalem yet how glorious is it and how decked with starres as with sparkling Diamonds What would we say if wee could see into it and behold though with Peter Iames and Iohn at a glance blush superficially the goodly pauement of heauen within whose floore is of gold and wall about is garnished with precious stones Apoc. 21.19 Thirdly if Adams paradise and garden was so pleasant and delightsome how pleasant and glorious is Gods owne garden and seat of his owne residence Hee spake of it with a wondering tongue whose finite heart could not comprehend so infinite an excellencie very glorious things are spoken of thee thou Citie of God Psal 87.3 For though in the letter this worthy Prophet spake of that earthly heauen which he confessed to bee in the materiall tabernacle because of Gods presence and the godly exercises of Gods people performed there yet his meaning was vnder the cloud of the phrase to direct Gods children to a higher tabernacle and house of greater glorie then that which was earthly and vnder the doome of time An instruction aboue all things Vse 1 to affect the things aboue and to draw our mindes with strong cordes of desire vnto them Col. 32. For what place haue we here but of trouble There wee shall haue our place of peace The joyes of our earthly life do much affect vs sometimes too much which yet haue their gall of bitternesse in them and crosse of short time For no sooner doe they begin but their end borders vpon their beginning and many times they rather seeme to begin then begin indeed being like to a false conception that comes not to bearing Many are vnwilling to leaue this world because of the acquaintance they haue in it and which when they die they must leaue behinde them in it And yet in this worldly fellowship there is much sowre ioined with sweet But if there be so great a portion of content in this worldly fellowship what pleasure is there and how perfect in the societie of glorified soules the ancient worthies of the old world and the flower of this when wee shall see but with other eyes and in a spirituall manner Abraham of whom we haue heard so much Isaac Iacob Iob Samuel and the Prophets whose names we haue loued When with Eliab we shall see Christ clothed with our flesh who hath immortalitie at his right hand and shall make vs raigne for euer Wee admire the building of Kings and hee was a Disciple who said to Christ speaking of the temple see what stones what buildings are here Mar. 13.1 But as Christ to him so let me say to all that wonder at these things are those the things ye looke upon Luk. 21.6 The sumptuous buildings of Kings and stately Nobilitie though all the rich entrals of the earth had conspired to giue them varnish and glories what are they but base Cotes compared to this frame not made with hands And doe we so much wonder at mortall lime and stone and so little care for our eternall house The three Disciples who in the transfiguration saw but a glimpse of this heauenly glorie shining vpon the face of their Sauiour would needs build taberbernacles in it what if we saw the whole Sunne of it and not some glimpses onely Math. 17.2.4 Moses saw God but a little in the mount and with mortall eyes and his face so show that the people were afraid to come neere him Exod. 34.30 How then shall they shine in roabes of perpetuall glorie who do behold not with these but with other cies the face of God for euer Lastly to draw our affections to the place where our life is and directly to God in whom we liue let vs consider the honour and pleasures of this Citie Where●● greater honour then in soueraignty and where are

Psal 1.5 Thus the doctrine standeth fast being proued in euery part particularly Other reasons may be giuen for further illustration The reasons And first there is great reason that Christ should be Iudge himselfe For he alone is the Sauiour and therefore he alone must be Iudge He that saueth his elect must condemne the world Secondly he is the head of his Church to saue it from harmes and to wring out the dregs of his wrath vpon their heads that harme it Eph. 5.23 Esa 63.1.2.6 And how can he thus deliuer his Church if he be not her Sauiour and thus be reuenged on his Churches enemies if he be not there Iudge Thirdly it shall be a day of ioy vnspeakable to the godly and of terrour importable to the wicked For the godly shall meet the Lord in the 2 1. Thes 4.17 aire The fornace that is appointed to purge the world and to consume sinners shall haue no power ouer such nor the smell of it come vpon them Dan. 3.27 The Iudge will be their Sauiour The witnesses the Angels the Saints and the great inquest of all the creatures will cleere them And who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect Rom. 8.33 The things that they shall be iudged off are condemned in Christ and the sting of conuiction is departed from them to his death who hath conquered all the power of the enemie The tribunall that face of it that is toward them shall put off feare and become a session-house of mercie and of plentifull redemption The sentence pronounced shall send them to their houses of ioy and blisse endlesse and their father will giue them the kingdome Luc. 12.32 But as the godly shal thus heare a most blessed sentence of absolution so the wicked shall then heare their iust sentence of seperation from God Where all things shall make them to melt away with an horrible dread and minister great matter of all feare and terrour in that day For first it shall be a most fearefull thing to see and consider the number of them without number that shall run hither and thither to hide themselues in the holes of the earth The place ground on which they must stand will be fearefull for it shall be all on a flaming fire The Iudge will be fearefull for God is Iudge himselfe The things that they shall be iudged off will be fearefull for their secret and darke vngodlinesse shall then euerie thought of it come to light and be iudged in the sight of fire in the sight of water in the sight of Angels in the sight of all the elements in the sight of men and presence of God the Iudge of quicke and dead on whose head are many crownes and who is clothed with a garment dipt in blood Apoc. 19.11.13 The witnesses will be fearefull which will be their owne griping conscience and Gods all-seeing prouidence the accusing Angels their offended brother and millions of creatures abused by them The bench will be fearefull for it shall be to them a tribunall of iudgment without mercie The sentence will be if any thing most fearefull as that which shall proceed against al vnrighteous persōs in the fearefull forme Go ye accursed into euerlasting fire prepared for the Deuil and his Angels And the fire that to which they are appointed shall haue no end of feare For this fire is a far other thing then the fire of the chimney the fire of Gehenna then materiall fire The vses of this point concerne the godly and sinners Vse 1 It is comfortable to the godly that Christ shall be Iudge and they who haue followed him in the regeneration may lift their head to their redemption at hand when he commeth who will iudge his people with equitie that is with sauour For he must be Iudge who hath communicated to all his seruants the sweete and louing names of his a Mar. 33. mother sisters brethren b Cant. 4.9 10.11.12 spouse c Iohn 15.14.15 friends Now we are his mother if we beare him in the wombe of our hearts by faith as Marie bore him in the wombe of her bodie And we are his brethren and sisters if we loue him as brethren and cherish him as sisters in his weake and despised seruants among vs. And if we keepe our selues to him alone by matrimoniall faithfulnesse we are his spouse wife And we are his friends if we doe whatsoeuer he command vs. We being these and doing thus what need we feare for if we be his mother may we not come to him with as great boldnesse and expectation of successe as did Bath-sheba to Salomon the naturall mother to her Sonne 1. King 2.19 If we be his spouse shall we feare to make him our Iudge who is one with vs in spirituall marriage and by the espousall of faith our husband and friend or will one kind brother feare to make another his Iudge Can he condemne vs to death who hath redeemed vs from death eternall He is our Iudge who also is our aduocate at his fathers right hand and maketh intercession for vs. Art thou afraide that thy Iudge will be vnmercifull O what a vaine feare is that seeing he is thy Iudge who condemned himselfe to saue thee from iudgement who emptied himselfe for thy filling bestowed and spent himselfe for thy restoring and gaue his life which passed out at all the gates of his bodic for the life of thy soule Can the sentence be sharpe that commeth from the throne of grace in the hand of a Redeemer from whom commeth saluation or will he who stood at the barre to deliuer vs go vp to the bench and sit downe in the throne to condemne vs Rom. 8.1 or shall we feare any longer when our aduocate is made our Iudge And when he who came to saue vs may saue or condemne But shall Christ bee iudge Vse 1 The other was not more comfortable to the Saints then this shall bee terrible to vngodly sinners For what a hart-breaking will it bee to the wicked and death beyond all kindes of death temporall to see him who is their chiefe enemie in chiefe place What comfort can it bee to a couetous man or woman to be iudged by him for auarice who limited all his cares to the present day and spake so much earnestly against the morrowes care Or to a proud person to haue him his Iudge who humbled himselfe as a child being God of maiestie and set the low doore of humilitie before the courts of his fathers house Or to fleshly persons to appeare at his barre of iudgement whose whole life was lead in temperance and commandement was that we should be sober Or to Whoremongers and Adulterers whom God will iudge Heb. 13.4 to receiue sentence of death or absolution from his mouth who himselfe was born of a pure Virgin and hath those for his followers who were not defiled with women Apoc. 14.4 Or to the vnmercifull to be

reckoning of them The godly would be discouraged from doing good and the wicked incouraged to doe euill Thirdly so God should condemne the generation of the righteous For he that iustifyeth the wicked condemneth the iust A man cannot take an euill mans part but he must by taking part with the euil take part against the good Esay 5.23 Fourthly Gods law condemneth the wicked Now shall his law condemne them and will hee cleere them Or shall his word send them to execution and will hee saue them from the hand of the Executioner Fiftly this were to bring sin into credit For the Magistrat that wil not punish sin doth countenance sinne And shall we think that hee who perfectly hateth euill a●… good men hate it but imperfectly will grace either it or the doers of it Lastly the word euery way threatneth finners and therefore if God should for euer spare them the word should not be true Will not God iustifie sinners Vse 1 then men must not and good men will not For this is a fault essentiall in the Diuell and his seede But Gods children will striue to bee like God and vnlike the Diuell Of this somewhat was spoken before the last doctrine but one and third vse And it would bee well considered of those flatterers who palpably iustifie the wicked saying they doe well when they doe euill that they offend pardonably when their offence is intolerable Magistrat● also that are too sparing to malefactors are here admonished not to keep still in sheath the sword of punishment for euil deeds which they should draw vpon offendours For this were to incourag● not to reforme them or to 〈…〉 and let the disease 〈…〉 〈…〉 to Christians Vse 2 to deny vngodlinesse and to exercise themselues vnto godlinesse and the duties thereof that they may escape this sentence of the rebuke of vngodly men so much the grace of God that namely which hath appeared in our saluation teacheth vs. Tit. 2.11 Where the Apostles meaning is that we should forbeare not onely palpable Atheisme of an vngodly life in Christianitie and that we should au●ide not onely the vngodlinesse of despising God openly but the dissembling vngodlinesse of seruing him negligently Some will beleeue that what God hath promised in mercie to his people shall bee done who will not beleeue that what the same God hath threatned in iustice to sinners shall be performed This is open vngodlinesse So when we heare men say it were no 〈◊〉 i● there were on more going 〈…〉 seeing there is no more follo●●● this likewise is a speech of 〈…〉 For did euer any grow 〈…〉 sitting by the fire or more 〈…〉 eating of good meate So me will ●eare the word who yet despise him that teacheth it But how can this be lesse then a maine effect of vngodlinesse seeing that he who despiseth the teacher despiseth God Luc. 10.16 Some thinke if they frequent the assemblie with those foolish virgins that went out to meet the Bridegroom Mat. 25.1 or if they be at Church though they heare not at the Church and come to praier though carelesse how to pray and receiue the Sacrament though not Christ by faith in the Sacrament that their comming hither and being here is sufficient But he that resteth in these formes going no further is an vngodly man Some haue a forme of godlinesse and denie the power thereof who weare Christ in their mouths and haue not tasted of him in their hearts Some haue a polygamie of husbands their old husband the world is not dead and they will be married to Christ seruing God and ritches or they are not diuorced from the flesh and they will marrie with the Spirit seeming spirituall and seruing sinne These and such like are the vngodly men whom without repentance God will iudge It must be our care therefore not to walke in their waies and to decline their paths For their waies are contrarie to wisdoms waies of which it is said Her waies are waies of pleasure and all her paths prosperity Pro. 3.17 Indeed there is a way that seemeth right to a man the issues wherof are the waies of death Prou. 16.25 And so the broad and easie way to death and hell seemeth to haue much pleasure in it in the conceipt of worldlings But so many as feare the Lord will refraine their foot from such waies And seeing they onely shall stand in iudgement who take hold of the waies of life walking with God let vs keep the waies of iudgement and walke vprightly that the Lord may be our shield for euer Prou. 2.7.8 A reproofe of the worlds errour Vse 3 which thinketh that they onely are the happie men who liue in all pleasures and peace here But such for the most part serue not the Lord Iesus but their owne bellies Rom 16.18 and are sure to be damned being as Oxen that are made fat in the best pasture and therefore ready for the slaughter-house euery day And is there any happinesse in this or matter that we should enuie Ps 37.1.2 Say there were no knots in their death Ps 73.4 and that the web of their life should runne in an euen threed without any breakings concerning these outward things euen from their cradles to their graues though this be rather in opinion so then so indeed yet after this commeth the iudgement Eccles 11.9 and when they come downe who now are on horsebacke in their ruffe against Christ and christians their fall shall be great not to conuersion with Saul Act. 9.4.6 but into hell with all that forget God God will rebuke them and suddenly they shall be cut off in iudgement their beauty shall consume when they goe from house to graue Ps 49.14 Is there any happinesse in this or can a man be happie for this And yet the life that these wretched men haue here is not altogether so without twitches of sorrow as we thinke For when we suppose them most happie in their goods and most pleasant in their daies perhaps euen then there is a most bitter remembrance of death within Euen in laughing saith Salomon speaking of the wicked the heart is sorrowfull Prou. 14.13 His meaning is when you thinke them most merrie and past bitternes there are gripes of feare in their pleasures and sorrow of heart in all their mirth Faine would they cast out feare sometime with one pastime sometme with another but it will not goe out and though they would cast it out as out of a Cannon it will returne to vexe them Thus there is no peace to the wicked Esa 57.21 nor sound ioy in the wicked and what is it then that we thinke to be so full of pleasure in a life so vnpleasant tormented with the guilt of an euill conscience that like an vlcer in the body will put those to great anguish that are pursued of it in the middes of their feasting and not cease to torment them day and night though wrapped vpwith neuer so great brauery But

her ability thereunto What be the childrens duties They bee such as they owe to their Parents or one to another What duties doe they owe to their Parents They owe them reuerence in their hearts obedience Leuit. 19.3 Ephes 6 1 1. Tim. 5 4 Gen. 47 12 in their deedes and when their parents shall be in yeeres and neede it is their dutie if they haue wherewith to nourish them What duties doe they owe one to another To loue as brethren and not to fall out Psal 133.1 Gen. 45.24 What duties doe Masters owe They concerue Religion Genes 18.19 Coloss 4.1 1. Tim. 5.8 Prou. 31 15 and so they must help them to God by their instruction and the care of their soules or they respect their life heere and so paying them their wages iustly they must make honest prouision for them What duties do seruants owe In singlenesse of heart Ephes 6 6 Tit. 2 9 14 1. Pet. 2.18 and all good faithfulnesse they must doe their masters worke be true vnto him and seeke to please him though he be froward So much for our thankefulnes to God expressed in our words deeds for our duties the morning before our work in praier and praises what duties doe we owe that day after They be duties such as are between or after our work at night What must we do between our work It concerneth our refreshings or recreation What must we do at our refreshings Pray before meat for Gods blessing 1. Tim. 4 4 5 giue thanks after Coloss 3.17 1. Cor. 10.31 Math. 16.30 Act. 10.10 Luke 21.34 Exod. 32.6 for Gods blessings vsing the same for strength or honest delight and no way for excesse or drunkennes What must we obserue in our recreation That our company be good Ephes 5.7.11 Phil. 4 8. 1 Thess 5.22 Ephes 5.16 sports of good report remēbring that time must be redeemed When be our sports of good report When they be lawful for the nature of them Rom. 14.16 1. Cor. 6.12 Coloss 3 2 1. Thess 5 16 17. necessary for the vse not hindring better duties So much for the duties as are betweene our worke what must we doe after it Examine our selues Ier. 8.6 Psalm 4.4.8 as vpon an accompt what we haue done the day past and prepare our sleepe that it may be comfortable How shall we by such preparation make our sleepe comfortable By committing our selues to God soules and bodies 1 Pet. 4.19 Psal 4 8 55 16.17 121.4 5 7. 2. Thess 3 3● praying him to inspire the soule with good thoughts and to watch the body till the morning that no hurtfull thing breake in vpon it But some go to bed without praier Such sleepe in Satans lap haue him for their keeper who therefore maketh a thorow-fare in the thoughts of their heart sowing the tares of many vncleane concupiscenses lusts therein Math. 13.25.26 which sown in the night grow in the day What reason can you giue to proue the necessity of praier before we goe to rest That night for ought we know may be our long night and that sleepe our last sleepe Which if it bee and the Lord hath sealed no warrant to any that it shal not be must needes bring small hope to our vnpraying soule that it shall be glorified and as little comfort to our body laid downe in so brutish forgetfulnesse that it shal goe to God at our next rising What doe you conclude of this That those Masters are cruell to their seruants who sufter them to go to their beds Psal 19.5 as wild beasts to their dens without praier and do not better arme them against the feare of the night Somuch for the daies of labour what say you of the daies of holines On Gods Sabaths Mark 1 35 Exod. 20.8 we must first pray God to blesse the duties of them and so keepe them holy How must we keepe them holy By doing as little worldly work as may be Isa 58.13 Ier. 48.10 by doing Gods work religiously with all our might In doing of God worke what is to be considered That we doe the workes that sanctifie the Sabath and auoide the vnfruitful works that defile it What workes are required to the sanctifying of the Sabath To preuent or deferre Exod 16 23. Psal 92.1 2 32 5 Iob 1.5 Jam. 1.5 Ephes 6.19 Eccles 4.17 Psal 84 1 2 Acts. 10.33 13 15. 20 7 16.14 Deut. 11.18 and by rising earely to dispatch all businesses that would prophane it and by praying God to blesse his onwe ordinances to come with a spiritual forward mind to publik praier preaching Sacramēts What other works are required It is required further before we come to the assembly that wee pray read or heare somewhat read at home that may edifie between the times of publike exercise Luke 24 14. Deut. 6 7 that we meditate on that which hath been deliuered and after and between that we talke with others and examine our selues about it What is lastly required That we take a view of God in his works word Psal 92.5 Rom. 1 19 20 Psal 19.1 Acts 17 11. los 1 8 Cant. 8.13 Ps 14.4 Apoc. 1 3 to Deut. 17.19 Psa 92. in the title Col. 3.16 Eph. 5 19.1 Cor. 16.2 Eccles 7.15 pray reade and sing Psalmes priuately doe workes of mercy and consider Gods speciall workes of mercy iustice goodnesse and truth So much for the works to be done what are the vnfruitfull workes to be auoided The spēding of the day in sleepe Psal 92 2. Ex 32 6.1 Cor. 11.21 Isa 58.13 Exo. 20 10. Isa 29.13 play drinking worldly talke or businesse foolish communication and things that separate from God by a carnall heart Glorie be to God EPHE S. 5.15.16 Take beed therefore that yee walke circumspectly not as fooles but as wise Redeeming the time for the daies are euil The sense and exposition of the ten Commandements in Engglish verse published long since by a godly Brother and in some points now altered GOD first doth charge me by his law to haue no Gods but one That is to loue to feare to pray and trust to him alone Next that I doe deuise no signe or image of the Lord Nor sweare by creatures rood or Masse but serue him by his word The third that both I thinke speake of him vvith reuerent feare And to his word his works and name like awe and reuerence beare The fourth the Sabath doth command religiously to spend In publike place and priuately from morning to daies end The fist all Parents to obey who rule me in Gods steede And I as Parent rule and teach my charge with carefull heede The sixth forbids my heart my hand and tongue to worke despight And biddes me saue by all these parts the life of euery wight The seuenth condemnes both thought and words of wanton life Commanding cleanesse and th●entire and deed chaste loue of man and wife The eight to shun the stelth of heart of hand and crafty deed To liue contented with my state and helpe my brothers neede The ninth all falshood doth forbid in witnesse talke or thought To speake ill or beleeue it till the truth to light be brought The tenth condemnes our stain of birth and first intent of sinne Though neither action nor consent 〈◊〉 no● liking passe therein A briefe rehearsall of the tenne Commandements for the vse of the weakest THou shalt haue no Gods b●t one And truly worship him alone Gods name in vaine thou shalt not take The seuenth day holy thou shalt make Honour thy Parents Murther flee A fornicator neuer be Thou shalt not steale False speech eschue And couet nor anothers due LVKE 10.28 This doe and thou shalt liue