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Chapter 22: Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
- The light of Nature shews that there is a God, who hath Lordship, and Soveraigntye over all; is just, good, and doth good unto all; and is therefore to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with all the Heart, and all the Soul, (a.) and with all the Might. But the acceptable way of Worshipping the true God, is (b.) instituted by himself; and so limited by his own revealed will, that he may not be Worshipped according to the imaginations, and devices of Men, or the suggestions of Satan, under any visible representations, or (c.) any other way, not prescribed in the Holy Scriptures.
a. Jeremiah 10:7; Mark 12:33
b. Deuteronomy 12:32
c. Exodus 20:4-6 - Religious Worship is to be given to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and to him (d.) alone; not to Angels, Saints, or any other (e.) Creatures; and since the fall, not without a (f.) Mediator, nor in the Mediation of any other but (g.) Christ alone.
d. Matthew 4:9-10, 28:19; John 6:23;
e. Romans 1:25; Colossians 2:18; Revelation 19:10
f. John 14:6
g. 1 Timothy 2:5 - Prayer with thanksgiving, being one special part of natural worship, is by God required of (h.) all men. But that it may be accepted, it is to be made in the (i.) Name of the Son, by the help (k.) of the Spirit, according to (l.) his Will; with understanding, reverence, humility, fervency, faith, love, and perseverance; and when with others, in a (m.) known tongue.
h. Psalm 95:1-7, 65:2
i. John 14:13-14
k. Romans 8:26
l. 1 John 5:14
m. 1 Corinthians 14:16-17 - Prayer is to be made for things lawful, and for all sorts of men living, (n.) or that shall live hereafter; but not (o.) for the dead, nor for those of whom it may be known that they have sinned (p.) the sin unto death.
n. 1 Timothy 2:1-2; 2 Samuel 7:29
o. 2 Samuel 12:21-23
p. 1 John 5:16 - The (q.) reading of the Scriptures, Preaching, and (r.) hearing the word of God, teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual songs, singing with grace in our Hearts to (s.) the Lord; as also the Administration (t.) of Baptism, and (u.) the Lords Supper are all parts of Religious worship of God, to be performed in obedience to him, with understanding, faith, reverence, and godly fear; moreover solemn humiliation (x.) with fastings; and thanksgiving upon (y.) special occasions, ought to be used in an holy and religious manner.
q. 1 Timothy 4:13
r. 2 Timothy 4:2; Luke 8:18
s. Colossians 3:16; Ephesians 5:19
t. Matthew 28:19-20
u. 1 Corinthians 11:26
x. Esther 4:16; Joel 2:12
y. Exodus 15:1-27; Psalm 107:1-43 - Neither Prayer, nor any other part of Religious worship, is now under the Gospel tied unto, or made more acceptable by, any place in which it is (z.) performed, or towards which it is directed; but God is to be worshipped every where in Spirit, and in truth; as in (a.) private families (b.) daily, and (c.) in secret
each one by himself, so more solemnly in the publick Assemblies, which are not carelessely, nor wilfuly, to be (d.) neglected, or forsaken, when God by his word, or providence calleth thereunto.
z. John 4:21; Malachi 1:11; 1 Timothy 2:8
a. Acts 10:2
b. Matthew 6:11; Psalm 55:17
c. Matthew 6:6
d. Hebrews 10:25; Acts 2:42 - As it is of the Law of nature, that in general a proportion of time by Gods appointment, be set a part for the Worship of God; so by his Word in a positive-moral, and perpetual Commandement, binding all men, in all Ages, he hath particularly appointed one day in seven for a (e.) Sabbath to be kept holy unto him, which from the beginning of the World to the Resurrection of Christ, was the last day of the week; and from the resurrection of Christ, was changed into the first day of the week (f.) which is called the Lords day; and is to be continued to the end of the World, as the Christian Sabbath; the observation of the last day of the week being abolished.
e. Exodus 20:8
f. 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; Acts 20:7; Revelation 1:10 - The Sabbath is then kept holy unto the Lord, when men after a due preparing of their hearts, and ordering their common affairs aforehand, do not only observe an holy (g.) rest all the day, from their own works, words, and thoughts, about their worldly employment, and recreations, but also are taken up the whole time in the publick and private exercises of his worship, and in the duties (h.) of necessity and mercy.
g. Isaiah 58:13; Nehemiah 13:15-23
h. Matthew 12:1-13
_ Preface & Preamble
1. Of the Holy Scriptures
2. Of God and of the Holy Trinity
3. Of God's Decrees
4. Of Creation
5. Of Divine Providence
6. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and the Punishment Thereof
7. Of God's Covenant
8. Of Christ the Mediator
9. Of Free Will
10. Of Effectual Calling
11. Of Justification
12. Of Adoption
13. Of Sanctification
14. Of Saving Faith
15. Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
16. Of Good Works
17. Of the Perseverance of the Saints
18. Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
19. Of the Law of God
20. Of the Gospel, and of the Extent of the Grace Thereof
21. Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience
22. Of Religous Worship and the Sabbath Day
23. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
24. Of the Civil Magistrate
25. Of Marriage
26. Of the Church
27. Of the Communion of Saints
28. Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper
29. Of Baptism
30. Of the Lord's Supper
31. Of the State of Man After Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead
32. Of the Last Judgement
_ An Appendix
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