The Soul's Conflict with Itself

The like may be said for our particular calling, wherein we are to express ¹the graces of our Christian calling, and serve one another in love, as members of the State as well as of the Church, therefore every one must have 1. a calling, ²2. a lawful, 3. a useful calling, 4. a calling fitted for his parts, that he may be ³even for his business, 5. a lawful entrance, and calling thereunto, 6. and […] lawful demeanour in the same. Though the Orb and Sphere we wal• in be little, yet we must keep within the bounds of it, because for our carriage in that, we must give a strict account, and there is no calling so mean, but a man shall find enough to give a good account for. Our care must be to know our work, and then to do it, and so to do it, as if it were unto God, with conscience of moderate diligence; for over-doing, and overworking any ⟨p. 409⟩thing, comes either from ostentation, […] distrust in God: And negligence is […] far from getting any blessing, that •rings us under a curse for doing Gods ⁴[…] negligently. For we must think […] callings to be services of God who […] appointed us our standing there•

The like may be said for our particular calling, wherein we are to expresse ¹the graces of our Christian calling, and serve one another in love, as members of the State as well as of the Church, therefore every one must have 1. a calling, ²2. a lawfull, 3. a usefull calling, 4. a calling fitted for his parts, that he may be ³even for his businesse, 5. a lawfull entrance, and calling thereunto, 6. and lawfull demeanour in the same. Though the Orbe and Sphere we wal in be little, yet we must keepe within the bounds of it, because for our cariage in that, wee must give a strict account, and there is no calling so meane, but a man shall finde enough to give a good account for. Our care must be to know our worke, and then to doe it, and so to doe it, as if it were unto God, with conscience of moderate diligence; for over-doing, and overworking any