And to this end, we should first 1restrain all needless cares, and business of this world, and study so to be quiet, as to meddle with our own business, and to a•idge them ⟨p. 759⟩into as narrow a scantling as our callings will permit. Secondly, we should avoid, as much as may be, the society with the favourites and minions of the World: I mean such persons, as admire nothing but worldly things, and know no other happiness then in this life; that speak only of this World, and commend nothing, but what tends to the praise of worldly things, and so to the enticing of our hearts after the World: And withal, we should sort our selves with such Christians, as practise this contempt of the World, as well as praise it, and can by their discourse make us more in love with heaven. Thirdly, we should daily observe, to what things in the world our hearts must run, and strive with God by prayer to get down the too much liking and desire after those things. Fourthly, we should daily be pondering on these meditations, that show ⟨p. 760⟩us the vanity of the world, and the vileness of the things thereof. Thus of the first medicine.
And to this end, we should first 1restraine all needlesse cares, and businesse of this world, and study so to be quie•, as to meddle with our owne busines, and to a•idge th•m ⟨p. 759⟩into as narrow a scantling as our callings will permit. Secondly, we should auoid, as much as may be, the societie with the fauorites and minions of the World: I meane such persons, as admire nothing but worldly things, and know no other happinesse then in this life; that speake onely of this World, and commend nothing, but what tends to the praise of worldly things, and so to the enticing of our hearts after the World: And withall, wee should sort our selues with such Christians, as practise this contempt of the World, as well as praise it, and can by their discourse make vs more in loue with heauen. Thirdly, we should daily obserue, to what things in the world our hearts must run, and striue with God by prayer to get downe the too much liking and desire after those things. Fourthly, we should daily be pondering on these meditations, that shew ⟨p. 760⟩vs the vanitie of the world, and the vilenesse of the things thereof. Thus of the first medicine.
- 1How the contempt of the world may •ee wrought in us.How the contempt of the world may •ee wrought in vs.
