but because also in such it is made to appear, that by honest courses and nGods blessing upon them, men may attain unto wealth, as well as by fraud, deceit, extortion, oppression, and such indirect ways, as omost strive to raise and advance their estates by, and pwithout which they think wealth cannot possibly be compassed. Yea, let me add in the third place, that a religious industrious man (and yet I see not well, qhow they can be severed) is a great Moat in the Devils Eye. For that by his• aven and wise practise such an one maketh it manifest, that a man may well serve God in a constant course, and yet follow also the duties of his special calling; and that there is therefore no such necessity, as many, on either side faulty, pretend, of neglect of the one, if the other be diligently attended; but that rboth of them may have their due time and place, without interfering or jostling out either of other, as the srules both of reason and Religion require. The common, yea, almost ⟨image 4⟩general abuse of the times, might well require me to add, that a sober and temperate, as well as a religious (and yet twhat Religion can be, where excess reigneth?) but yet, that a sober and temperate Merchant or Tradesman, may well be reckoned among those Moats, that disturb the common adversaries eye: since that by such it appears, that men may have ordinarily, in orderly manner, mutual commerce, trade, and traffic either with other, without ubeating every bargain they make over a Wine-pot, and concluding it with brains equally distempered on either side. In these therefore and divers other respects, I supposed the example of this our worthy friend and faithful servant of Christ might be useful to many: and was in that regard the rather induced to satisfy the desire of those, that so instantly pressed me in it. Which having once concluded on, I knew none fitter to address it to, then to your self; who had chief interest under God in him, xby Gods own ordinance, while he lived; and may with fairest title and plea lay best claim to the memory of him now deceased. To you ⟨image 5⟩therefore, beloved in our common Saviour, I tender it to remain by you; for my self, as a monument of mine entire affection to him, who is now with the Lord, and to his surviving for him;
but because also in such it is made to appeare, that by honest courses and nGods blessing upon them, men may attaine unto wealth, as well as by fraud, deceipt, extortion, oppression, and such indirect wayes, as omost strive to raise and advance their estates by, and pwithout which they think wealth cannot possibly be compassed. Yea, let me adde in the third place, that a religious industrious man (and yet I see not well, qhow they can be severed) is a great Moat in the Devils Eye. For that by his• aven and wise practise such an one maketh it manifest, that a man may well serve God in a constant course, and yet follow also the duties of his speciall calling; and that there is therefore no such necessity, as many, on either side faulty, pretend, of neglect of the one, if the other be diligently attended; but that rboth of them may have their due time and place, without enterfering or justling out either of other, as the srules both of reason and Religion require. The common, yea, almost ⟨image 4⟩generall abuse of the times, might well require me to adde, that a sober and temperate, as well as a religious (and yet twhat Religion can be, where excesse reigneth?) but yet, that a sober and temperate Merchant or Tradesman, may well be reckoned among those Moates, that disturbe the common adversaries eye: since that by such it appeares, that men may have ordinarily, in orderly manner, mutuall commerce, trade, and traffick either with other, without ubeating every bargaine they make over a Wine-pot, and concluding it with braines equally distempered on either side. In these therefore and divers other respects, I supposed the example of this our worthy friend and faithfull servant of Christ might be usefull to many: and was in that regard the rather induced to satisfie the desire of those, that so instantly pressed me in it. Which having once concluded on, I knew none fitter to addresse it to, then to your selfe; who had chiefe interest under God in him,
- nProv. 10.22.
- oHab. 2.9, 12.
- pVaro, regustatum digito terebrare saelin•• Contentus per•ges, si vivere cum Jove tendis. Pers. sat. 5. hoc est, qod Flac. l 2. Sat. 4. S•mp•r pauper eri•.Varo, regustatum digito terebrare saelin•• Contentus per•ges, si vivere cum Iove tendis. Pers. sat. 5. hoc est, qod Flac. l 2. Sat. 4. S•mp•r p•uper eri•.
- qEphes. 4.28. 1 Tim. 5.8.
- r1 Cor. 7.20, 24. Ubi vo•atio duplex, in qâ, ad qam1 Cor. 7.20, 24. Vbi vo•atio duplex, in qâ, ad qam
- s1 Thes. 4.11. 2 Thes. 3•7, 12.
- tEphes 5.18. Rom. 13.13, 14
