The crucifying of the world

5. To be Crucified to the world, is not to forbear our lawful trades and labours in the world. He that bids us eat our bread in the sweat of our brows, and would not have him eat, that will not labour, Gen. 3. 19. 2 Thes. 3. 6, 10, 12. did never call men to be begging Fryers, nor licentious Prodigals, nor idle Gentlemen, nor lazy unprofitable burdens of the earth. All idleness that's wilful, is sinful; but that which is cloaked with the pretence of Religion, is a double sin. When some servants grow lazy, they will pretend piety for it, and accuse their Masters of worldliness for setting them to work. And some that have families will neglect their duty for them, and all upon pretences of a contempt of the world. But he that bid us use the world as not abusing it, 1 Cor. 7. 31. did never mean to forbid us the use of it. While such Hypocrites will needs be more then Christians, they become in Pauls judgement worse then Infidels, 1 Tim. 5. 8. They should not labour with a desire to be rich, yet must they labour to give to him that needeth, Eph. 4. 28. Idleness is not Mortification.

5. To be Crucified to the world, is not to forbear our lawfull trades and labours in the world. He that bids us eat our bread in the sweat of our brows, and would not have him eat, that will not labour, Gen. 3. 19. 2 Thes. 3. 6, 10, 12. did never call men to be begging Fryers, nor licentious Prodigals, nor idle Gentlemen, nor lazy unprofitable burdens of the earth. All idleness that's wilfull, is sinful; but that which is cloaked with the pretence of Religion, is a double sin. When some servants grow lazy, they will pretend piety for it, and accuse their Masters of worldliness for setting them to work. And some that have families will neglect their duty for them, and all upon pretences of a contempt of the world. But he that bid us use the world as not abusing it,