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Fifthly, the minding of our own things: we must not study for our ¹selves, and our own ends only in conversing, 1 Cor. 13. 5. The meaning is not, that we should leave our callings and our houses, to spend the greatest part of our time in our neighbours houses; ⟨p. 615⟩but he prohibits, 1. Worldliness, and excessive cares about our business, and the things of this life, which hinders needful society with the godly: and secondly, he forbids self-love in conversing, when men in all things aim at their own profit, or pleasure, or credit, and do not as well seek the good of others: we may mind our own things, but not only.

Fifthly, the minding of our owne things: we must not study for our ¹selues, and our owne ends onely in conuersing, 1 Cor. 13. 5. The meaning is not, that we should leaue our callings and our houses, to spend the greatest part of our time in our neighbors houses; ⟨p. 615⟩but he prohibits, 1. Worldlinesse, and excessiue cares about our businesse, and the things of this life, which hinders needfull society with the godly: and secondly, hee forbids selfe-loue in conuersing, when men in all things aime at their owne profit, or pleasure, or credit, and doe not as well seeke the good of others: we may minde our owne things, but not onely.

1. 15. Worldliness and self-love.5. Worldlinesse and selfe-loue.