The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

I know it is the practice of too many, upon a pretence of much business, either wholly to omit their private devotions, or else to run over them so hastily, that they are lost in the doing; as good do nothing, as nothing to purpose. God will not be so put off; nor can thy Soul subsist upon the Income of hasty duties. If thou wilt find no more leisure to pray, God will find as little leisure to answer.

2, Follow thy Worldly businesses with an Heavenly mind, as a Citizen of Heaven, and a Pilgrim on Earth. Though thou hast thy hand in the Earth, yet let thine eye, and thine heart, be towards Heaven, often meditating on heavenly things, and setting thy thoughts and affections on things above: As S. Paul, when he was at Rome in his body, yet was at Coloss in his Spirit, Col. 2. 5. So though as yet we are absent from Heaven in our bodies, yet in our Spirits we may be continually present there: and there let us daily be, both searching into the blessedness of that better Country, and studying our way thither, and laying up a treasure for our selves there.

There is scarce any worldly business which calls for the continual intention of thy thoughts upon it; but some spare time may be gained from it for spiritual thoughts, and heavenly meditations. And great care and watchfulness there should be against such an overintention of mind upon whatever earthly affairs, as does shut the Lord out of doors, and throw Heaven under our feet. Let our whole life be a walking with God, as Enochs was, Gen. 5. 22. Let us learn the skill to serve the Lord in our serving the necessities of our bodies: and let us often catch at opportunities for more immediate converses with him. Learn particularly these two things.