A34689:1637
A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…
A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first Epistle general of John by ... John Cotton ...A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first Epistle generall of John by ... John Cotton ...
London: printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658
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.
Its a common fault of Gentlemen that live of their own Means, they may Live at Ease and rest they think, what is a Gentleman but his Ease and Pleasure, God forbid that we should be like that Fool in the Gospel, Soul take thine Ease, thou hast Goods laid up for many years, you must not think that God hath given great means and estate to live at ease, the glorious Angels are ministering Spirits, doing their duties with all agility and cheerfulness; Adam who was Lord of the world, yet was set to till the ground, from the highest creature to the lowest, all have employments appointed them by God.
Its a common fault of Gentlemen that live of their own Means, they may Live at Ease and rest they think, what is a Gentleman but his Ease and Pleasure, God forbid that we should be like that Fool in the Gospel, Soul take thine Ease, thou hast Goods laid up for many years, you must not think that God hath given great means and estate to live at ease, the glorious Angells are ministring Spirits, doing their duties with all agility and chearfullnesse; Adam who was Lord of the world, yet was set to till the ground, from the highest creature to the lowest, all have employments appointed them by God.
Dangers of Idleness.
Dangers of Idlenesse.
1 It will bring you to poverty, that you shall be suddenly Beggars, and that without remedy.