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

A man may be said to be without a Calling, when he wants good employment to fill up his time. No man hath one hour to spare in all his life, but should be spent either in doing or receiving Good; And therefore when Recreation is used for Pass-time, it loses the true end of it. Sure I am, we are commanded in the Scripture to ^*Redeem time, but no where to pass it away: In this sense it is a singular happiness that is ^†mentioned of the Old man, that Filleth his days. And in general, when a man brings no good or profit to the Church or Commonwealth, That's one of no Calling.

A man may be said to be without a Calling, when he wants good imployment to fill up his time. No man hath one hour to spare in all his life, but should be spent either in doing or receiving Good; And therefore when Recreation is used for Pass-time, it loses the true end of it. Sure I am, we are commanded in the Scripture to ^*Redeem time, but no where to pass it away: In this sense it is a singular happiness that is ^†mentioned of the Old man, that Filleth his dayes. And in general, when a man brings no good or profit to the Church or Commonwealth, That's one of no Calling.

1. *Eph. 5.16
2. †Isa 65 20

For every man should be of some use in the Body Politic, as well as in the Body Mystical, or else he is but an Artificial member, a mere wooden leg. Though we are Of another world, yet we are In this world at present, and we must see that it lose nothing by us: As we are the better for it, and have our subsistence out of it, so we must make a conscience, that it be the better for us, and be propped up by us. And indeed it is our Safety, as