ON THE Sacred Predictions: PropeR FOR THE Consideration of all Sorts of People at all Times; more especially, whenever in danger of PUBLIC Whereunto is added a LETTER, proving, that the pub- lic Reading the Holy Scriptures on the Lord's-Days is an All intended for promoting Piety and the Consolation of serious Christians of every Denomination, when under Afliction, ei- By THEOPHILUS LOBB, M. D. I O N D 0 N: nofter-Row. MDCCLXI. 101. e1037 I F (as alledged in the tenth Letter of this Book) the Public Reading the Holy Scriptures on the Lord's-Days in the Assemblies of Christians, is an Ordinance of God's Appointment, for the fpiritual Benefit of all sorts of Hearers, and is a Part of the Public Worship He requires from his People; then it ought to be performed in every worshipping Aflembly of Christians, on those Holy Days : And those Congregations, and their Ministers, who have not used this Ordinance ought no longer to neglect it. The following Queries are proposed to confideration. 1. As to those Ministers of Christ, who have not performed this Part of the Public Worship of God on the Lord's-Days, it is queried, Whether they are not guilty of diminishing from the Things, which the Lord hath commanded, and guilty of withholding from Him Part of the Public Worship which he requires ; and guilty of withholding from serious Christians an Ordinance appointed for their further Instruction, Edification, and Comfort; and guilty of withholding from the ignorant and ungodly Persons, who may come to the Public Worship of God, what he ordained, as a Means of Knowledge, Conversion, and Salvation to their Souls ? 5 2. As 2. As to the People of those Congregations, it is queried, Whether they are not bound in Duty, for the Glory of God, and the Good of immortal Souls, to entreat their Ministers to perform this as well as the other parts of Public Worship, that so they may enjoy the Advantages, and Comfort of Hearing the Holy Scriptures read every Sabbath Day? See Col. 417. And say to Archippus, Take beed to the Ministry, which thou had received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. T. L. |