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

It's true, care must be taken how to live in the world, but not distracting care, not excluding care, not unseasonable care, not immoderate care, not distrustful care. Not distracting; when the mind is drawn this way, and then drawn that way, hurried uncomfortably and indisposed to any good. Not excluding care, whereby the thoughts and cares of Heaven are shut out. For (as a reverend Divine says) either men must use the world as if they used it not, or they will serve the Lord as if they served him not. If thou hast need to pay man his due, sure much more care is to be taken to pay unto God his due; if care how to live thirty or forty years, much more to live forty thousand years: If you must take care to escape the Prison, much more to escape Hell. Again, it must not be unseasonable care; when the body should be refreshed by meet or ¹sleep, (for it is comely and good for one to eat, and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour) nor when the soul should be refreshed with the Ordinances of God, for one thing is needful, to wit, that better pat. Not immoderate care, whereby the body is distempered, ⟨p. 101⟩or the soul unfitted for the comfortable discharge of your heavenly or earthly Callings. Nor lastly, distrustful care, when you trust too much in your own understanding, and too little in the Wisdom and Providence of God.

It's true, care must be taken how to live in the world, but not distracting care, not excluding care, not unseasonable care, not immoderate care, not distrustful care. Not distracting; when the mind is drawn this way, and then drawn that way, hurryed uncomfortably and indisposed to any good. Not excluding care, whereby the thoughts and cares of Heaven are shut out. For (as a reverend Divine sayes) either men must use the world as if they used it not, or they will serve the Lord as if they serv'd him not. If thou hast need to pay man his due, sure much more care is to be taken to pay unto God his due; if care how to live thirty or forty years, much more to live forty thousand years: If you must take care to escape the Prison, much more to escape Hell. Again, it must not be unseasonable care; when the body should be refreshed by meet or ¹sleep, (for it is comly and good for one to eat, and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour) nor when the soul should be refreshed with the Ordinances of God, for one thing is needful, to wit, that better patt. Not immoderate care, whereby the body is distempered,