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

When we do things in sin•rity unto God as in the sight of God, this is to serve the Lord, this we should do in all our callings, and therefore though •u must follow your callings, yet as it is said of servants, Eph 5 that though ¹they serve men yet they are the servants of the Lord, and therefore they were to do their service as unto the Lord, even so should every man in his calling, men should have their eyes upon the Lord, do it because he commandeth them to do it, because it tendeth to his glory, because some honour will redound unto him thereby.

1. 1Ephes. 5.

Now consider what is the reason that every man (for ¹the most part) serves other things and not the Lord, it is because they think they give better wages, then God doth, you think you shall fare the better if you serve such a man, you think your riches will do you a better turn, then if you should fix your eyes only upon God, you think your credit will do you more good then if you served the Lord, you think your lusts will give you more content then if you applied your self wholly to Gods service: Therefore if you would amend this fault, draw your ²hearts from the creature to the creator, and consider that he is exceeding merciful, that he is rich in mercy, you shall not lose your labour, for he is a good master, he hath a good eye, that is, he considereth what his servants are, and looks upon them with a pitiful eye, and is ready to help them at every need, and therefore as it is said of the kings service, no service to his, so it may be said of the Lords, no service to his, all his servants have found it so, otherwise, (as it is said of the believers in