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The Practical Sabbatarian

by John Wells · 1623–1676

Published: 1668
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The practical Sabbatarian, or, Sabbath-holiness crowned with superlative happiness by John Wells ...

London printed [s.n.] 1668.

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DedicationTo the Right Worſhipful Sir THOMAS ALSTON, With his Eminently PIOUS LADY, John Wells wiſheth all Happineſs…
To the reader
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Chapter 1CHAP. I. An Introduction to the Text.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. The Explication of the Text.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Secular and ſervile works utterly unlawfull on the Sabbath day.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. That Needleſs Recreations are unlawfull on the Sabbath.

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Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Impertinent and frothy Language unbecoming and defiling the Sabbath.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. The Text further opened and explained.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. The Promiſes in the Text, made over to Sabbath-Holineſs, explicated and unfolded.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. The Doctrinal obſervation compriſed in the Text, propounded and proved.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. There muſt be ſerious preparation before the ſolemn day of the Sabbath.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. What thoſe Preparatory Duties are, that muſt fore-run the Sabbath.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. It is moſt adviſed and neceſſary, to riſe early …n Gods Holy Day.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. How we muſt ſpend the morning of a Sabbath.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. The Benefits and Excellency of Holy Meditation.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. What we muſt meditate upon, on the morning of the Lords day.
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. God is moſt glorious in his eſſence and nature.
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. God is moſt Adorable in his bleſſed Attributes.
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. God is much to be admired in his Works of Creation.
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. God is moſt wonderfull in the works of his providence.
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. God is moſt gracious in the tranſcendent work of mans Redemption.
Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. God exceedingly to be praiſed in his works of Grace and Glory.
Chapter 22CHAP. XXII. God is moſt illuſtrious in his Bounty and Preſence.
Chapter 23CHAP. XXIII. We muſt not onely meditate on the God of the Sabbath, but on the Sabbath of God, in the…
Chapter 24CHAP. XXIV. A Collation and Compariſon of the Jewiſh with the Chriſtian Sabbath.
Chapter 25CHAP. XXV. The Compariſon of the Chriſtians Sabbath here, with his Eternal Sabbatiſm or Reſt above.
Chapter 26CHAP. XXVI. Not onely Meditation, but Prayer, with other ſervices muſt fill up the Morning of a Sabbath.
Chapter 27CHAP. XXVII. How we muſt demean our ſelves in the Publick Aſſembly, on the Holy Sabbath.
Chapter 28CHAP. XXVIII. Sleeping in Ordinances, is a great and daring provocation.
Chapter 29CHAP. XXIX. Other Evils to be avoided in our outward behaviour, when we come to the Publick Aſſembly.
Chapter 30CHAP. XXX. How to compoſe our inward man in our approaches to God in Ordinances.
Chapter 31CHAP. XXXI. As we muſt be ſtrict in our behaviour, ſo we muſt be ſpiritual in our duties, when we approach…
Chapter 32CHAP. XXXII. Active graces do well become Holy Ordinances.
Chapter 33CHAP. XXXIII. How we muſt improve the interval between the Morning and the Evening worſhip in the publick…
Chapter 34CHAP. XXXIV. How we muſt ſpend the Evening of the Sabbath, when the Publick Aſſemblies are diſmiſſed.
Chapter 35CHAP. XXXV. Singing of Pſalmes, is the Muſique of a Sabbath.
Chapter 36CHAP. XXXVI. Some ſupplemental Directions for the better obſervation of the Lords day.
Chapter 37CHAP. XXXVII. Some further Directions conducing to the ſame End.
Chapter 38CHAP. XXXVIII. Some neceſſary cautions for the preventing of Sabbath Pollution.
Chapter 39CHAP. XXXIX. The Lords day is a day of Reſt, but not of Idleneſſe.
Chapter 40CHAP. XL. Some incident caſes propoſed, to ſatisfie Conſcience in Sabbath-obſervation.
Chapter 41CHAP. XLI. A Charge drawn up againſt prophane Perſons, who live down the Sabbath by looſe and vicious…
Chapter 42CHAP. XLII. An expoſtulation with Enthuſiaſtick perſons, who cry down the Sabbath, under the ſpecious…
Chapter 43CHAP. XLIII. There was a time when the Jews were exemplarily ſtrict in Sabbath-Obſervation.
Chapter 44CHAP. XLIV. Holineſs doth as well become the Chriſtian, as the Jewiſh Sabbath, if we look back to the…
Chapter 45CHAP. XLV. Sabbath-holineſs doth as well become the Chriſtian, as the Jew, if we look back to the infancy…
Chapter 46CHAP. XLVI. The Sanctification of the Sabbath is the Chriſtians homage, as well as the Jews, if we look…
Chapter 47CHAP. XLVII. A Plea with Chriſtians to out-vy the Jews in Sabbath-holineſs and obſervations.
Chapter 48CHAP. XLVIII. The firſt Decad of Arguments, to perſwade conſcience to an holy obſervation of the Lords day.
Chapter 49CHAP. XLIX. Gods Tremendous Judgments executed upon thoſe who have prophaned and violated his holy Day.
Chapter 50CHAP. L. Some Remarkables relating to the dreadful Fire of LONDON, which began on the Lords Day, Sept. 2.…
Chapter 51CHAP. LI. A ſecond Decad of Arguments, to re-inforce the ſame perſwaſion, that we would keep holy the Lords…
Chapter 52CHAP. LII. A third Decad of Arguments promoting the ſame deſign, (viz.) a due ſanctification of the Lords day.
Chapter 53CHAP. LIII. The Reſurrection of Chriſt is not only a real ground for the inſtitution, but a cogent Argument…
Chapter 54CHAP. LIV. Some miſcellanious preſcriptions, for the better diſcharge of our duty towards the LORDS DAY.
Chapter 55CHAP. LV. England bewailed for its great and general prophanation of Gods holy Sabbath.
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