The trades-man's calling being a discourse concerning the nature, necessity, choice, &c. of a…

And, first in general, The Calling of a Tradesman is more comfortable for the Body, than divers other Callings: unless it be some of the more servile Trades, for the most part, you meet with less Toil than the poor Husband-man, and less Danger than the Soldier. There are few of you that are kept from sleep by the Aches of your Bones in daily Labour, or that will be content with the Fare or Apparel of the Country-man; you know ⟨p. 170⟩best how it is within, but one may easily see by your outside, that you have the advantage of him every way; and therefore you may be well content.

And, first in general, The Calling of a Tradesman is more comfortable for the Body, than divers other Callings: unless it be some of the more servile Trades, for the most part, you meet with less Toil than the poor Husband-man, and less Danger than the Souldier. There are few of you that are kept from sleep by the Aches of your Bones in daily Labour, or that will be content with the Fare or Apparel of the Country-man; you know ⟨p. 170⟩best how it is within, but one may easily see by your outside, that you have the advantage of him every way; and therefore you may be well content.

Again; Your Calling is more friendly to the Mind; you have generally a more ingenious Education, than labouring-Persons; and when Apprentices, you are fixed in Families, and among Persons where you have opportunity to cultivate your Parts. In many Trades, you have much spare time, wherein by reading and converse you may accomplish your selves above the ordinary sort of Men; not that I would encourage any of you to extravagate, or wander out of your proper place; but therein you have room enough for the exercising of your Invention, Judgment, and other Faculties, and thereby to advance your Trades to greater Perfection, and your own Credit and Profit therewithal.

Again; Your Calling is more friendly to the Mind; you have generally a more ingenious Education, than labouring-Persons; and when Apprentices, you are fix'd in Families, and among Persons where you have opportunity to cultivate your Parts. In many Trades, you have much spare time, wherein by reading and converse you may accomplish your selves above the ordinary sort of Men; not that I would incourage any of you to extravagate, or wander out of your proper place; but therein you have room enough for the exercising of your Invention, Judgment, and other Faculties, and thereby to advance your Trades to greater Perfection, and your own Credit and Profit therewithal.