Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

But the chief thing to be considered is, what it is to seek? for in the duty there are but two things; the Object, the things you are to seek. And the Act, what it is ¹to seek. To seek a mans own things, or the things that are Jesus Christs, that is, to do it with all intention, to do it with all earnestness; so the word signifieth, to do things as a man would do them for himself. Therefore you shall see the Apostle using the same, if you take the word in the former verse, I have no man like minded, who will faithfully, the word in the Original is, naturally care for your matters, that is, when a man takes care for the things of Christ, as he would take care for his own things; for a man naturally looks to himself and his own matters. So to seek the things of Jesus Christ is to do them after that manner, and that consists in these three things.

But the chief thing to be considered is, what it is to seek? for in the duty there are but two things; the Object, the things you are to seek. And the Act, what it is ¹to seek. To seek a mans own things, or the things that are Jesus Christs, that is, to do it with all intention, to do it with all earnestnesse; so the word signifieth, to do things as a man would do them for himself. Therefore you shall see the Apostle using the same, if you take the word in the former verse, I have no man like minded, who will faithfully, the word in the Original is, naturally care for your matters, that is, when a man takes care for the things of Christ, as he would take care for his own things; for a man naturally looks to himself and his own matters. So to seek the things of Jesus Christ is to do them after that manner, and that consists in these three things.

1. 1To seek, what.

To do it 1 Willingly. 2 Diligently. 3 Faithfully.