The Practical Sabbatarian, Table of contents
The TABLE.
A
SEnſual Actions to be forborn on the Sabbath day. 20. and ſo ſinfull. 22
There ſhall be no Affliction in our Sabbath above. 218
The Lords day is of Divine Authority. 569
An anſwer to the Apoſtles preaching in the Synagogues on their Sabbath day. 570
The Lords day inſtituted by Divine Authority. 585
Not by Eccleſiaſtical. ibid.
Arguments to urge Sabbath-holineſs. 668. 718. 732.
B
The Bounty of God in giving us his Sabbath. 186
Our outward Behaviour muſt be exact in Publick Ordinances on the Sabbath. 277
The Sabbath inſtituted from the Beginning. 526
C
God is admirable in the works of Creation 147. 191
Conſcience is chiefly to be dealt withall in Goſpel Adminiſtrations. 259
The benefit of Chatechizing. 334
Some neceſſary Cautions to prevent Sabbath pollution. 407
Several Caſes to ſatisfie conſcience in Sabbath Obſervation. 440
The fourth Commandment cannot be Ceremonial. 489. 544
The worke of Creation compared with the work of Redemption; wherein the laſt exceeds the firſt. 642
D
Duties ſhall not want their reward. p. 3
The Sabbath muſt be ſpent in holy Delight. 53
The Emptineſs of worldly Delights. 58
Duration ſpeaks the value of every good thing. 209
The ſweetneſs of Holy Duties. 229
Holy Diſcourſe doth well become the Sabbath. 320
Several Directions for the better obſervance of the Lords day. 353
The evil of Spiritual Doubts. 382
All dayes are not eqaally holy in the times of the Goſpel. 496
The obſervation of one Day in ſeven to God, hath its great advantages. 499
The wildneſs of that opinion, which makes every Day a Sabbath day. 505
A ſeventh Day, not the ſeventh day, is commanded in the fourth Commandment. 582
E
To riſe Early well becomes the morning of a Sabbath. 85
Several incentives to this practice. 86, 87, &c.
The ſeveral Ends of the Sabbath. 191
Divers Evils to be avoided in the time of publick Ordinances. 297
Several Examples of Divine Juſtice breaking out upon Sabbath-breakers. 683
England bemoan'd for Sabbath-prophanation. 781
F
Holy Fruitfulneſs becomes the Sabbath. 56
Many Faculties and parts to be acted on a Sabbath. 95
The Excellency of Faith. 422
The ſore judgement of a Famine of the Word. 680
The influence God hath upon the Fire. 716
G
Many Graces to be acted on a Sabbath. 95
God is moſt Glorious in his Nature and Eſſence. 128
The works of Grace deſerve our ſweeteſt meditation. 178
The works of Glory to be meditated on. 185
Active Graces become holy Ordinances. 316
How to procure Gods preſence in ordinances. 385
There are three Glaſſes to ſee our hearts in. 445
H
We muſt look on the Sabbath as Honourable. 54
God moſt glorious in his Holineſs. 135
How we are to deal with our Hearts on the morning of a Sabbath. 263
Holineſs is engraven upon the Sabbath. 733
I
Holy Joy becomes a Sabbath 267
How our Inward man is to be ordered in publick Ordinances. 300
How we muſt ſpend the Interval between the Morning and Evening worſhip of a Sabbath. 319
The Lords day is a day of Reſt, not Idleneſs. 427
The great evils of Idleneſs. 435
Idleneſs on the Lords day a very great evil. 436
The Jewes ſometimes very exemplary in Sabbath-obſervation. 514
We Chriſtians are to out-vy the Jews in Sabbath-obſervation. 634
The dreadfull Judgements which purſue Sabbath-breakers. 676
L
The Labourers plea for recreations upon the Sabbath, anſwered. 33
Impertinent Language unbecoming the Sabbath day. 49
God is incomprehenſible in his Love. 143
Nothing in a Saint can make a change in Gods Love. 145
The Lords day confirmed by all Laws. 619
What Chriſtian Liberty is. 645
Some remarkables concerning Londons fire, which began on the Lords day. 696
M
Secret duties befitting the Morning of a Sabbath. 89
The benefit of Morning duties on Gods holy day. 104
The excellency of Meditation. 106, 124. Its Nature. 107. How it is diſtinguiſhed from ſome things very like to it. 109. How much, and how long we muſt Meditate. 112. The chiefeſt ſeaſons for Meditation. 115. The rich advantages of Meditation. 119. Meditation proper to every Ordinance. 121, 122. It feeds our Graces. ibid. And amplifies our Comforts. 123. Its neceſſity. 125
The Morality of the fourth Commandment. 552
How the Sabbath was made for Man. 648
O
Outward enjoyments are the reward of Sabbath obedience. 59
God is moſt glorious in his Omniſciency. 134
The excellency of Goſpel Ordinances. 285. 423, 424. 443
The firſt Original of the Sabbath. 522
And moſt probably it was ordained in Paradiſe. 524
P
The Poor mans Plea for working on a Sabbath, Anſwered. 7
Rich Promiſes made to a due obſervation of the Sabbath. 57, 63
Prophanation of the Sabbath the greateſt Prodigality. 67
Preparation for the Sabbath very neceſſary, and ſeveral incentives to it. 71
What thoſe Preparatory duties are, which muſt precede the Sabbath. 77
Publick duties become the Sabbath. 93
Many Perſons to converſe with on a Sabbath. 96
God is moſt adorable in his Power. 133
God to be exceedingly admired in the works of his Providence. 156
Gods Preſence muſt be meditated on, on the Sabbath day. 188
Prayer well becomes the morning of a Sabbath 239
How our Prayers muſt be qualified. 243
The neceſſity of the ſpirits aſſiſtance in all our Prayers. 246
What we muſt Pray for on the morning of the Sabbath. 249
Practice is the beſt uſe of Ordinances. 161
The ſweetneſs and excellency of the Promiſes. 269
Singing of Pſalms a ſweet, and an excellent duty. 339
The efficacy of Prayer. 425
The advantages of Praying alone. 454
Miſcellanious Preſcriptions for the better diſcharge of conſcience in Sabbath-obſervation. 765
R
Recreations unlawfull on a Sabbath. 23
Reverence becomes the Sabbath. 54
God is wonderfull in the moſt glorious work of Mans Redemption. 167
All the attributes of God ſhone gloriouſly in the work of Mans Redemption. 174
The benefit of Repeating Sermons. 327
Why the word Remember is prefaced to the fourth Commandment. 660
The Reſurrection of Chriſt a forcible argument to Sabbath-holineſs. 750
S
What a Sabbath days journey is. 6
The whole Sabbath is to be ſpent with God. 35
The worth of the Soul. 38
The Saints muſt meet together on a Sabbath day. 97
The Jewiſh Sabbath compared with the Chriſtian. 201
The Chriſtians Sabbath here compared with his Sabbath above. 210
Some eminent types of our Sabbath above. 234
The excellency of the Scriptures. 272. 326. 456.
Reading of the Scriptures uſefull in the morning of a Sabbath. 273
Publick Aſſemblies moſt pleaſing on a Sabbath. 274
The miſchiefs of Sleeping in Ordinances. 280
We muſt be Spiritual in our duties, when we come to Publick Ordinances. 312
What it is to be in the Spirit on the Lords day. 387
The rare effects of the Spirit. 393 466
How to keep Solitary Sabbaths. 451, 453
T
Gods Truth is a glorious attribute. 139
Vain Thoughts muſt be avoided in holy ordinances. 305
Two days in a week cannot be obſerved as Sabbaths. 569
V
The Beatifical Viſion ſomewhat opened and explicated. 214
Unbelief a deſtructive ſin. 421
Variety of Sabbath duties delightfull. 465
W
Secular Works unlawful on the Sabbath. 4. By Scripture. 5. By Authority Civil. 10. Eccleſiaſtical. 11. By Reaſon. 13. Works of neceſſity may be done on a Sabbath day. 17
God is infinite in wiſdom, far ſurpaſſing mans. 136
To Work upon the Sabbath day, very ſinfull. 215
Holy Watchfulneſs becomes a Sabbath. 401
How to keep a Whole Sabbath to God ſpiritually and ſweetly. 466
FINIS.
End of the text · John Wells, The Practical Sabbatarian (1668)