CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

3. Not to be of the world is to have an Heavenly Conversation; To live as one whose heart is with Christ already in Heaven; It's not enough to be once regenerated, but the progress of our Lives is to be spent on Heavenly motives and Considerations; As the Fowls of the Heaven, though they light upon the Ground to eat their meat, yet immediately fly up again; Thus it is with the godly, though they take the lawful comforts of this world, yet their hearts are presently off ascending to God; Thus the Apostle Our Conversation is in Heaven, Phil. 3, 20. And because we are risen with Christ, we set our affections upon things above, Col. 3.1, 2. See our Lord Christ, he was not of the world, Did he not manifest it by his conversation, when he made it his meat and drink to do his Fathers Will, when he was always either praying to God or preaching to the people; Oh then do thou endeavour after this life. Though thou art in thy Family, in thy Trade, in thy Calling, yet be not of the world, because the choicest part of thy self is from God, Thou canst say, what are all these to the favour of God? They are good to use but not to enjoy; They are good sauce but not good meat, a good Inn but not a good home.

3. Not to be of the world is to have an Heavenly Conversation; To live as one whose heart is with Christ already in Heaven; It's not enough to be once regenerated, but the progresse of our Lives is to be spent on Heavenly motives and Considerations; As the Fowls of the Heaven, though they light upon the Ground to eat their meat, yet immediatly fly up again; Thus it is with the godly, though they take the lawful comforts of this world, yet their hearts are presently off ascending to God; Thus the Apostle Our Conversation is in Heaven, Phil. 3, 20. And because we are risen with Christ, we set our affections upon things above, Col. 3.1, 2. See our Lord Christ, he was not of the world, Did he not manifest it by his conversation, when he made it his meat and drink to doe his Fathers Will, when he was alwaies either praying to God or preaching to the people; Oh then do thou endeavour after this life. Though thou art in thy Family, in thy Trade, in thy Calling, yet be not of the world, because the choicest part of thy self is from God, Thou canst say, what are all these to the favour of God? They are good to use but not to enjoy; They are good sawce but not good meat, a good Inne but not a good home.