Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London

Secondly, Look when a man doth use the world, and the things thereof, in subordination to the things of God, then he doth use the world as if he used it not, in subordination to the things of God.

Secondly, Look when a man doth use the world, and the things thereof, in subordination to the things of God, then he doth use the world as if he us'd it not, in subordination to the things of God.

And thirdly, Look when a man doth make it his business for to serve the Lord, and doth the things of the world by his by, then he doth use the world as if he used it not: As if a man doth make it his business to get the world, and prays by the by, and reads the Scriptures by the by, and doth good by the by: Now when a man doth make it his business to get the World, and uses the things of God by the by, then he doth use the things of God as if he used them not. So on the other side.

And thirdly, Look when a man doth make it his business for to serve the Lord, and doth the things of the world by his by, then he doth use the world as if he us'd it not: As if a man doth make it his business to get the world, and prays by the by, and reads the Scriptures by the by, and doth good by the by: Now when a man doth make it his business to get the World, and uses the things of God by the by, then he doth use the things of God as if he us'd them not. So on the other side.

Fourthly, Look when a man is dead, and estranged from all the world, and the things thereof, through the communion and fellowship that he hath with Christ, then he doth use the World as if he used it not; for we die to the World, by living in God; I say, we die to the world, by living in God: Why now consider it, it is one thing for a man to be dead unto the world, and another thing to abstain from this or that particular comfort of the World, this or that particular way of the World: Possibly I may abstain from this or that particular way, or course of the World, because my inclination don't like out; some mens inclinations don't like of drunkenness, some mens inclinations don't like this way, or that way; possibly a man may abstain from this or that particular thing of the world, and yet not be dead to the whole world; possibly a man may be very negligent of the world, and slubber over the things of the World, and yet not be dead to the World: A prodigal man is not dead to the World; its one thing for a man to be negligent of the World, and slubber over the things of the World, and another thing to be dead to the world, saith Calvin; this Philosophy is in every mans mouth, He is dead to the World, but few there are