Paul laboured with his own hands, and gat both his own living,1 and others that were with him. Saint Luke was a Physician,2 and as some writeth a Painter also. Aquila was a maker of tents, of the which occupation Saint Paul was.3
Simon,4 Saint Peters host was a Tanner.5 Dorcas that virtuous woman made garments with her own hands, and gave them to the poor.
There was no good & godly man even from the beginning of the world, which hath not practised some what ⟨image 83⟩to get his living, and lived in some certain honest and godly vocation, wherein he might with a good conscience eat his bread.
The Magistrate is called of god to rule with the temporal sword, to be governor of the people, to promote God's word, to nourish the preachers of the same, to exercise justice, to defend the widow and fatherless, to conserve the common weal, to banish all false religion out of his realm, and to seek the quietness and commodity of his subjects, even as a father seeketh the health and profit of his natural son. The spiritual minister is appointed of God to rule with the sword of the spirit, which is the word of god, to rebuke sinners with the law, yea and to excommunicate them, if they be obstinate and will not repent, to comfort and cherish the weak with the sweet promises ⟨image 83⟩of the holy scripture, to encourage the strong, & to exhort them to go forward until they wax ancient, and be perfect in Christs religion, to minister the sacraments, to make collections for the pore, to maintain hospitality, for the relief of the needy. The subject is called of god to obey, and to be in subjection unto his superiors, and every one of them is bound by the commandment of god, to live in their vocation. The Lawyer, in pleading and defending poor mens causes: The Shoemaker, in making shoes, the Tailor, in making garments, the Merchant, in occupying merchandise faithfully and truly, the Schoolmaster, in bringing up his scholars godly and virtuously, the Father of the household, to provide for his family, the Mother of the household, to look upon things pertaining to the house, and to see ⟨image 84⟩her family well governed, and so forth in all other persons, in what soever state God hath called them. Every man in his vocation ought to labour, and by no means to be idle.
Paule laboured with hys own handes, and gat both his owne liuynge,1 and others that were wyth hym. Saynt Luke was a Phisicion,2 and as some wryteth a Paynter also. Aquila was a maker of tentes, of the whych occupacion Saynte Paule was.3
Symon,4 Sayncte Peters hoste was a Tanner.5 Dorcas that vertuouse womanne made garmentes wyth her owne handes, and gaue them to the poore.
Ther was no good & godly man euen frome the begynninge of the world, which hath not practised sū what ⟨image 83⟩to get his liuynge, and lyued in some certein honeste and godlye vocacion, wherin he myght wyth a good conscience eate his breade.
The Magistrate is called of god to rule wyth the temporall swerde, to be gouernoure of the people, to promote goddes worde, to noryshe the preachers of the same, to exercyse iustice, to defende the wydowe and fatherles, to conserue the common weale, to banyshe all false religion out of his realme, and to seke the quietenes and cōmoditie of his subiectes, euen as a father seketh the health and profite of hys naturall sonne. The spirituall minister is appoynted of God to rule wyth the swerde of the spirite, whych is the word of god, to rebuke sinners wyth the lawe, yea and to excomunicate them, if thei be obstinat and wyll not repent, to conforte and cheryshe the weake with the swete promises ⟨image 83⟩of the holy scripture, to encorage the stronge, & to exhorte them to go forward vntyl they waxe ancient, and be perfect in Christes religion, to minister the sacramentes, to make colleccions for the pore, to mayntein hospitalitie, for the relief of the nedie. The subiecte is called of god to obey, and to be in subieccion vnto his superiours, and euerye one of them is bound by the cō maundemēt of god, to lyue in their vocaciō. The Lawer, in pleadyng and defending poore mens causes: The Shomaker, in making shoes, the Tailour, in making garmētes, the Merchaunt, in occupyinge merchandise faythfullye and trulie, the Scholemaster, in bringing vp his scholers godly and vertuously, the Father of the houshold, to prouide for his familie, the Mother of the housholde, to looke vpon thynges perteyning to the house, and to see ⟨image 84⟩
- 1Acts. xx.Actes. xx.
- 2Collo. iiii.
- 3Acts. xviii.Actes. xviii.
- 4Acts. x.Actes. x.
- 5Acts. ix.Actes. ix.
