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

And then, lastly; You Tradesmen have a great Opportunity to do good; which next the beatifical Vision is Man's greatest Honour and Happiness: You have opportunity to educate and instruct divers young ones that are committed to you, and to direct them by your Counsel and Example into the way of Piety and Virtue; whereby they may, when they swarm out of your Hive, carry those Habits with them, which will enable them to do worthily in Ephrata, and be famous in Bethlehem. And if the Lord do bless you in your Employments, you are enabled to do much good both for the Church and Common-wealth. It was once the Character of a Bishop, that he could not preach, but he could make Preachers by his liberal Maintenance and Education of Persons for that Calling: So though the Tradesman cannot preach, yet he can support and encourage Preachers; he can settle a Maintenance on the poor Vicarage or Chapel where he was born; or erect ⟨p. 172⟩a School, and endow it, for the Instruction of poor Men's Children in reading and writing at least; or an Hospital for the decrepit poor in the place of his Nativity; or at least, he can bestow a quantity of Bibles, and other good Books, upon those that would read them, if they had them. He can educate and prefer some or other of his poor Kindred, and perhaps make his old Parents bless God for their Relief and Assistance by him. And thanks be to God, there be many Instances of such Feats, which the Tradesman hath done in every Country. And these are the Advantages of a Tradesman's Calling in general, which they should thankfully acknowledge, and which should render them very well content with their Condition.

And then, lastly; You Tradesmen have a great Opportunity to do good; which next the beatifical Vision is Man's greatest Honour and Happiness: You have opportunity to educate and instruct divers young ones that are committed to you, and to direct them by your Counsel and Example into the way of Piety and Vertue; whereby they may, when they swarm out of your Hive, carry those Habits with them, which will inable them to do worthily in Ephrata, and be famous in Bethlehem. And if the Lord do bless you in your Imployments, you are inabled to do much good both for the Church and Common-wealth. It was once the Character of a Bishop, that he could not preach, but he could make Preachers by his liberal Maintenance and Education of Persons for that Calling: So though the Tradesman cannot preach, yet he can support and incourage Preachers; he can settle a Maintenance on the poor Vicarage or Chappel where he was born; or erect