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

Let this Note stand to convince all idle and useless persons, cyphers that stand for nothing, but to eat, and talk, and dress, and laugh, and dye: that never spend a drop of sweat, unless to pursue their pleasures, nor a considering thought, unless to provide for them; that bestow the one half of the day to deck their bodies, and the other half to defile their souls. Alas Sirs, what do you think on, if indeed you dare think of any thing unseen? If you would not be Brutes, and love not to be Saints, refuse not to be Men and Women; refuse not to obey Reason, you that scorn […] submit to Religion. Can you imagine that such noble Souls were given you for such worthless lives? will such accounts as these pass before the Judge of Heaven and Earth? Item†, Spent each day from five of the Clock in the Morning to Three afternoon, in dressing, painting and perfuming, and three hours more at Night in unpainting and undressing again. Item, spent all one day in hunting, all the next in drinking, &c. How would Adam admire that such Sons, and Eve that such Daughters should proceed from them? How would Abraham and Sarah be ashamed of them? How will God and Christ be ashamed to own them, or glorify them in Heaven, that never considered to glorify him on Earth? They then shall know that unprofitable Servants and Prodigals shall be packed together, and he that ⟨p. 10⟩did not his Masters will, shall go to hell as well as he that crossed it.

Let this Note stand to convince all idle and useless persons, cyphers that stand for nothing, but to eat, and talk, and dress, and laugh, and dye: that never spend a drop of sweat, unless to pursue their pleasures, nor a considering thought, unless to provide for them; that bestow the one half of the day to deck their bodyes, and the other half to defile their souls. Alass Sirs, what do you think on, if indeed you dare think of any thing unseen? If you would not be Brutes, and love not to be Saints, refuse not to be Men and Women; refuse not to obey Reason, you that scorn 〈…〉 submit to Religion. Can you imagine that such noble Souls were given you for such worthless lives? will such accounts as these pass before the Judge of Heaven and Earth? Item†, Spent each day from five of the Clock in the Morning to Three afternoon, in dressing, painting and perfuming, and three hours more at Night in unpasting and undressing again. Item, spent all one day in hunting, all the next in drinking, &c. How would Adam admire that such Sons, and Eve that such Daughters should proceed from them? How would Abraham and Sarah be asham'd of them? How will God and Christ be asham'd to own them, or glorifie them in Heaven, that never considered to glorifie him on Earth? They then shall know that unprofitable Servants and Prodigals shall be packt together, and he that