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The trades-man's calling being a discourse concerning the nature, necessity, choice, &c. of a…
The trades-man's calling being a discourse concerning the nature, necessity, choice, &c. of a calling in general : and directions for the right managing of the tradesman's calling in particular / by Richard Steele ...
London: printed by J.D. for Samuel Sprint, 1684
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THE Tradesman's Calling. › Chapter 5 › Section 6: Of Religiousness in a Trade.
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(4.) There is the greatest Necessity of it. Our wise and blessed Saviour told Martha, Luke 10. 41, 42. Thou ant careful, and cumbered about many things; but one thing is needful, which you see was the business of Religion; hearing the words of Eternal Life. For as sure as you have mortal Bodies, so sure it is, that you have immortal Souls; and as sure as there is (you see) a visible World with respect to the Body, so certain is it, that there is an invisible World for the invisible Soul. Now if you must needs care and labour to sustain the Body, and it is your common cry, Rent must be paid, Bread must be had; so let me oppose, our must against yours; ⟨p. 192⟩God must needs be served, the Soul must needs be saved; and in order to it, Knowledge must needs be got, Sin must needs be pardoned and mortified, a new Heart must be procured, and a new Life led; and here's Religion.
(4.) There is the greatest Necessity of it. Our wise and blessed Saviour told Martha, Luke 10. 41, 42. Thou ant careful, and cumbred about many things; but one thing is needful, which you see was the business of Religion; hearing the words of Eternal Life. For as sure as you have mortal Bodies, so sure it is, that you have immortal Souls; and as sure as there is (you see) a visible World with respect to the Body, so certain is it, that there is an invisible World for the invisible Soul. Now if you must needs care and labour to sustain the Body, and it is your common cry, Rent must be paid, Bread must be had; so let me oppose, our must against yours; ⟨p. 192⟩God must needs be serv'd, the Soul must needs be saved; and in order to it, Knowledg must needs be got, Sin must needs be pardon'd and mortified, a new Heart must be procured, and a new Life led; and here's Religion.
Yea it is necessary for the procuring a Blessing upon all your Affairs; for Godliness is profitable to all things, having the Promise of the Life that now is;