Many  of  you  complain,  that  you  labour  day
and  night,  yet  you  can  get  nothing  :  it  is  do*
your  labour  altogether,  but  God's  blessing  tha^
18  to  be  regarded.    For  Christ  saith,  thou  shal^
sanctify  the  Sabbath,  and  on  that  day,  go  diti->
gently  to  tbe  house  of  God :   thou  shalt  dq&
swear,  or  curse,  neither  thou,  nor  thy  wife,  nor
children,  nor  fiunily.    You  should  not  spendl
so  much  time  as  you  do,  in  taverns,  for  tnece
you  ordinarily  stay  till  midnight ;  and  ye  ba-
kers, brewers,   butchers,  sell,  as  you  mean
to  answer  it  to  God  ;   for  the  magistrates  are
apt  to  connive  at  you  upon  the  account  of  frieiid*
ship,  or  some  other  relation,  but  this  should  not
be.    On  Sunday  morning,  instead  of  your  cups
of  brandy,  you  should  take  a  prayer-book  u
your  hands,  and  out  of  that  instruct  your  chil-
dren :  look  into  Psal.  122.    <*  1  was  glad,''
saith  David,  '<  when  they  said  unto  me,  let  us
go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  ?  our  feet  shall
stand  within  thy  gates,  O  thou  house  of  God  !'*
If  any  of  you  fall  into  poverty  or  sickness,  yoia
that  are  tneir  neighbours  set  them  up  agaioy
you  need  not  fear  that  this  brotheriy  love  will
make  you  Anabaptists.    Clothe  yourselves  and
children  aocordii^  to  your  state,  and  condition  ;

S've  to  the  poor  according  to  your  ability,  and
at  is  your  blessing ;  for  by  this  means,  ypit
will  want  nothing  that  is  necessary  here  oa
earth.
XXII.  And  now  je  prisoners,  how  do  yoo
behave  yourselves  m  prispm  ?   Keep  dose  t»
the  Word  of  God,  and  you  ^ill  receive  j^ace
and  comfort:  do  not  you  read,  £sa.  liii.  4.
