An Explanation of the Assembly's Shorter CatechismThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 edition. Excerpt: ... to them that desire not to cavil, that the first day of the week is appointed by the Lord to be the Christian Sabbath. Q. 60. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified? A. The Sabbath is to be sanctified by an holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days, and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God's worship; except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy. Q. 1. What is it to sanctify the Sabbath? A. The Sabbath is sanctified by God, in his appointing it to be holy; and the Sabbath is sanctified by man in his observing and keeping it as holy: " Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." Q. 2. How are we to observe and keep the Sabbath as holy? A. We are to observe and keep the Sabbath as holy, partly by a holy resting, partly in holy exercises, on that day. Q. 3. What are we to rest from on the Sabbath-day? A. We are on the Sabbath-day to rest, not only from those things which are in themselves sinful, which we are bound to rest from on every day of the week; but also we are to rest from those worldly employments and recreations, which on the other six days of the week are lawful, and our duty: " Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work. But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work." &c. Q. 4. May not such works be done in our particular callings on the Sabbath-day, as cannot so seasonably and advantageously be done on the other days of the week? A. There are some works in our particular callings, which may seem to be most seasonable and advantageous on the Sabbath-day, and yet it is our duty to rest from them, and wholly to forbear them: such as, 1. Killing of beasts on the... |
