Divine meditations and holy contemplations. By that reverend divine R. Sibbes D.D. Master of…Divine meditations and holy contemplations. By that reverende divine R. Sibbes D.D. Master of…

Christianity is a busy §178trade; if we look up to God, what a world of things are required in a Christian, to carry himself as he should do; a spirit of faith, a spirit of love, a spirit of joy and delight in him above all; and if we look to men, there are duties for a Christian to his Superiors, a spirit of subjection; to Equals he must carry a spirit of love; and to Inferiors, a spirit of pity and bounty; if we look to Satan, we have a commandment to resist him, and to watch against ⟨p. 124⟩the Tempter; if we look to the World, it is full of snares, there must be a great deal of spiritual watchfulness, that we be not surprised; if we look to our selves, there are required many duties to carry our vessels in honour, and to walk within the compass of the holy Ghost, to preserve the peace of our consciences, to walk answerable to our worth, as being the sons of God, and coheirs with Christ; he must dispense with himself in no sin, he must be a vessel prepared for every good work, he must baulk in no service that God calls him unto, and ⟨p. 125⟩therefore the life of a Christian is a busy trade.

Christianity is a busie §178trade; if wee looke up to God, what a world of things are required in a Christian, to carry himselfe as hee should doe; a spirit of faith, a spirit of love, a spirit of joy and delight in him above all; and if wee looke to men, there are duties for a Christian to his Superiors, a spirit of subjection; to Equalls he must carry a spirit of love; and to Inferiors, a spirit of pitty and bounty; if wee looke to Satan, we have a commandement to resist him, and to watch against ⟨p. 124⟩the Tempter; if we looke to the World, it is full of snares, there must be a great deale of spirituall watchfulnesse, that wee be not surprised; if wee looke to our selves, there are required many duties to carrie our vessells in honour, and to walke within the compasse of the holy Ghost, to preserve the peace of our consciences, to walke answerable to our worth, as being the sonnes of God, and coheires with Christ; hee must dispense with himselfe in no sinne, hee must be a vessell prepared for every good worke, he must baulke in no service that God calls him unto, and