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The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…
The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb. 11, 1, formerly preached before His Majesty, and published by his command, with another added for the fuller application : the second is instructions for confirming believers in the Christian faith : the third is directions how to live by faith, or how to exercise it upon all occasions / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1670
Part 3 › Chapter 17: How to conquer sloth and idleness by the Life of Faith.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Yet when mere necessity compelleth the poor to labour more than else they were obliged to do, even to the detriment of their health, or shortening of Gods Worship, the rich are not bound therefore to imitate them, and to incur the same inconveniences; because they have not the same necessities. As in their diet, the rich is not allowed to take any more for quantity or quality, than is truly for their good, any more than the poor: but they are not bound to live as those poor do, who want that either for quantity or quality, which is truly for their good; so is it also in this case of labouring.
2. Yet when meer necessity compelleth the poor to labour more than else they were obliged to do, even to the detriment of their health, or shortening of Gods Worship, the rich are not bound therefore to imitate them, and to incurr the same inconveniencies; because they have not the same necessities. As in their dyet, the rich is not allowed to take any more for quantity or quality, than is truly for their good, any more than the poor: but they are not bound to live as those poor do, who want that either for quantity or quality, which is truly for their good; so is it also in this case of labouring.
3. The labours of every ones calling must be the ordinary business of his life; and not a little now and then instead of a recreation. If it be a mans calling, he must be constant and laborious in it.
4. Yea no interposed recreation or idleness is lawful, but that which either is necessitated by disability, or that which is needful to fit the mind or body for its work: As whetting to the mower.
4. Yea no interposed recreation or idleness is lawful, but that which either is necessitated by disability, or that which is needfull to fit the mind or body for its work: As whetting to the mower.