An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of…

If our actions be seeds that we sow,¹ then large opportunities of doing much service for God should be our riches: like a large field, that is sown with good grain, if thou hast a heart to improve those opportunities.

1. 1Obs. 7.

Oh!¹ that we would but consider of this, That when the Lord gives to men and women a large opportunity for service, God lets them out so much Land, Go (saith God) you must husband so much Land, and sow it for mine advantage: Many of you that are poor people you have not a foot of Land in the world, and you think that those that are Landed-men they are happy men; Doth God give you opportunity of service to honour him? Oh! thou hast got a great deal of Land, the meanest of you that have opportunities of Service, God lets you out his Land, you have abundance of Land and Ground that God gives to you, and a man should account himself rich according to the opportunity of his Service: As men in the Country account themselves rich according to the Land that they have to plough and sow,² in Levit. 27. 16. If a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof. The meaning is, That if a man will sanctify a piece of Land to God, well, what is this Land worth? Why (saith the holy Ghost) you shall ⟨p. 447⟩prize it according to the seed thereof, if it be a great piece of Land, yet if it be not fit to bear so much seed you must account it worth but little, but if it be a less piece of Land yet if it be fit to receive so much seed, then it's worth so much, thou shalt prize it according to the seed thereof: so the opportunities that are fit to receive much seed,