The husbandmans calling showing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandmanThe husbandmans calling shewing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman

And thus it is with our serious Husbandman, that uses the world that he may enjoy God, and not the contrary, that rids his work that he may go to Prayer, and rids not Prayer out of the way, that he may go to work. But alas, all Husbandmen are not of this mould, happy they for ever, if they were. Abundance of them think, when they have supped they have a Writ of ease to go to bed, and let ⟨p. 86⟩them pray that have nothing else to do. And though they are seldom so weary, but they will think upon their bodies, and take their suppers with them, ere they go to rest, yet they dare venture to forget their souls, and steal to bed without a blessing.

And thus it is with our serious Husbandman, that uses the world that he may enjoy God, and not the contrary, that rids his work that he may go to Prayer, and rids not Prayer out of the way, that he may go to work. But alas, all Husbandmen are not of this mold, happy they for ever, if they were. Abundance of them think, when they have supped they have a VVrit of ease to go to bed, and let ⟨p. 86⟩them pray that have nothing else to do. And though they are seldome so weary, but they will think upon their bodies, and take their suppers with them, ere they go to rest, yet they dare venture to forget their souls, and steal to bed without a blessing.

And so in the morning, the World calls on so hard, that prayer is neglected in the Morning; and at night the Flesh calls for ease, that Prayer is neglected at Evening: or if something be done that way by reason of custom or conviction, alas the wife she is sleeping in one corner, the child in another, the servant in a third; when they should all of them be wrestling might and main with God for mercy for their souls.

And so in the morning, the VVorld calls on so hard, that prayer is neglected in the Morning; and at night the Flesh calls for ease, that Prayer is neglected at Evening: or if somthing be done that way by reason of custom or conviction, alas the wife she is sleeping in one corner, the child in another, the servant in a third; when they should all of them be wrestling might and main with God for mercy for their souls.