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…

7 There is another combination in a Christian, busy diligence in worldly affairs, and yet a dead heartednesse to the world. For a man to rise early, and sit up late, follow his work hard, take much pains, is not a thing to be discommended, Prov. 10.14. Prov. 31.27. It's commended in the good Housewife, even the greatest Princess may not eat the bread of idleness, then we see diligence in worldly business may well stand with grace; but yet the same person must be dead to the world, his heart must be set on things above, these are not his life, that is laid up in Christ, Col. 3.1, 2, 3. His heart is crucified to the world, Gal. 6.14. Though his employment be in the world, yet his conversation is in heaven, Phil. 1.20. Prov. 6.5, 6. It's made a part of wisdom to be as busy Ants, gathering and laying up, but all the while his hands are there, his heart is in heaven; he doth things in obedience to God by the rule of his Word, and for his freedom in Gods service, another may do the same work, with the same care and success, and yet the heart far unlike.

7 There is another combination in a Christian, busie diligence in worldly affairs, and yet a dead heartednesse to the world. For a man to rise early, and sit up late, follow his work hard, take much pains, is not a thing to be discommended, Prov. 10.14. Prov. 31.27. It's commended in the good Housewife, even the greatest Princesse may not eat the bread of idlenesse, then we see diligence in worldly businesse may well stand with grace; but yet the same person must be dead to the world, his heart must be set on things above, these are not his life, that is laid up in Christ,