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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
THE Tradesman's Calling. › Chapter 2: Of the Necessity of a Particular Calling.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Answ. 1. Tho you have no Outward Necessity to enforce you to take up a Calling, yet it may be necessary for you, in respect of your Soul, to prevent the Corruptions that are apt to breed there. The standing Pool is prone to Putrefaction; and it were better to beat down the Body, and to keep it in subjection by a laborious Calling, than through Luxury to become a Cast-away.
Answ. 1. Tho you have no Outward Necessity to inforce you to take up a Calling, yet it may be necessary for you, in respect of your Soul, to prevent the Corruptions that are apt to breed there. The standing Pool is prone to Putrefaction; and it were better to beat down the Body, and to keep it in subjection by a laborious Calling, than through Luxury to become a Cast-away.
2. Tho you have no need of a Calling in respect of your selves, yet it may be useful to others. If you have no Kindred that need your help, yet the Poor you have always with you: and you heard even now the Apostle appointing Men to work, that they might have to supply those that need.
3. Tho you have no need of a Calling, yet there is a necessity upon you by reason of God's Command before mentioned, that God who best knows what is fit and needful for all his Creatures. The Apostle Paul had no need to preach, in point of Livelihood; yet upon this very account he says, A Necessity is laid upon me, yea, woe unto me, if I preach not the Gospel. So, tho you have no need of the World, yet the World hath ⟨p. 21⟩need of you; and therefore, why stand ye all the day idle? go ye also into the Vineyard.
3. Tho you have no need of a Calling, yet there is a necessity upon you by reason of God's Command before mention'd, that God who best knows what is fit and needful for all his Creatures. The Apostle Paul had no need to preach, in point of Livelihood; yet upon this very account he says, A Necessity is laid upon me, yea, wo unto me, if I preach not the Gospel. So, tho you have no need of the World, yet the World hath