I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

As for your Callings, and outward Estates: It is an excellent thing for a man so to use his particular Calling, as he may be fit for his General; and so to use his General, as he may be fit for his particular: To make your Sail fit for your Vessel, that your heart may not be too big for your business, nor your work too big for your heart: But your self par negotio, being like the Ant, or Pismire, that doth rather abound in Pectore, in the Breast, ubi animus est, where the mind lies, than in Ventre, in the Belly, ubi stercus est, where the dung lies; and if your Estate be great, to account your self Gods Steward, not his Treasurer; and if it be little, to study rather how to give an account of your little, than to increase unto much. These are excellent things in regard of your Callings and Estates.

As for your Callings, and outward Estates: It is an excellent thing for a man so to use his particular Calling, as he may be fit for his General; and so to use his General, as he may be fit for his particular: To make your Sail fit for your Vessel, that your heart may not be too big for your business, nor your work too big for your heart: But your self par negotio, being like the Ant, or Pismire, that doth rather abound in Pectore, in the Breast, ubi animus est, where the mind lies, than in Ventre, in the Belly, ubi stercus est, where the dung lies; and if your Estate be great, to account your self Gods Steward, not his Treasurer; and if it be little, to study rather how to give an account of your little, than to encrease unto much. These are excellent things in regard of your Callings and Estates.

As for your Recreations, and outward Mirths: It is an excellent thing for a man so to be merry, as he may not grieve for his Mirth afterwards; to have your part and share in the Saints breakings, as well as in their rejoicings; so to rejoice in the Creature, as not to forget the Creator; so to rejoice in the Servant, as not to forget the Master; so to rejoice in your Inn, as not to forget your Home; so to recreate your self, as you may not take pleasure in your pleasure; but to rise from this Table with an appetite, not with a glut; and to be a bungler at the best Recreation; and to make all your Recreations as so many Engagements to serve God the more freely and cheerfully. These are excellent things in regard of your Mirths and Recreations.