Isaiah 56:2
2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
I. The Sabbath is "polluted" when it is spent in mere idleness.
II. When it is devoted to worldly amusement.
III. By all labour which may not fairly come under the description of works of necessity and mercy.
J. N. Norton, Every Sunday,p. 121.
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