Seventhly, be diligent in thy calling, and what thine hand finds to do, do it with all thy might, as it is, Ecclesiastes 9. 10. that is, putting to all the intention and strength of the mind that may be in it. Let all the stream run to turn about thy Mill; the keeping thy thoughts to that channel, keeps them from ⟨p. 129⟩overflowing into vanity and folly, 2 Thes. 3. 11. Those that labour not are busy bodies. And 1 Tim. 5. 13. Idle, wandering, [Greek or Hebrew], they are not only called [Greek or Hebrew], Idle only, because not busy about what they should, but [Greek or Hebrew], as intent on things they should not; they go from house to house: so their bodies do, because their minds do wander, having no centre. When David walked alone, what extravagancy did his spirit run into? let the ground lye fallow, and what weeds will there soon grow in it? God hath appointed us our callings to entertain our thoughts, and to find ⟨p. 130⟩them work, and to hold them doing in the interims, between the duties of his worship, because the spirit and thoughts of men are restless, and will be busied some way; as therefore Kings keep those men that have active spirits in continual employment, lest their heads should be working and plotting amiss: so did God appoint even in Paradise the active spirit of man, a calling to keep him doing. God hereby hedgeth in mans thoughts, and sets them to go in a narrow lane, knowing that if they are unconfined and left at liberty, they would like wild Asses snuff up the wind, as Jeremiah speaks, ⟨p. 131⟩Jeremiah 2. 24. only take heed of encumbering thy mind with too much business, more than thou canst grasp. It made Martha forget that one thing necessary, being cumbered with many things, Luke 10. 4. this breeds care [Greek or Hebrew], which distracts the mind, (so the word signifies [Greek or Hebrew], as dividing it, and so causeth wandering thoughts nothing more, so that the mind is not it self. For this weakens it, enervates it, and this being vanity, Exod. 18. 18. said Jethro to Moses, when encumbered with business, Thou wilt fade away as a leaf, out of which the moisture is dried up, even ⟨p. 132⟩that juice which should be left for good duties will be exhausted: as dreams come through multitude of business, Eccles. 5. 3. so do a multitude of thoughts from a cumber of business.
Seventhly, bee diligent in thy calling, and what thine hand findes to doe, doe it with all thy might, as it is, Ecclesiastes 9. 10. that is, putting to all the intention and strength of the minde that may bee in it. Let all the streame runne to turne about thy Mill; the keeping thy thoughts to that channell, keeps them from ⟨p. 129⟩overflowing into vanity and folly, 2 Thes. 3. 11. Those that labour not are busie bodies. And 1 Tim. 5. 13. Idle, wandring, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, they are not onely called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Idle only, because not busie about what they should, but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as intent on things they should not; they goe from house to house: so their bodies do, because their mindes doe wander, having no center. When David walked alone, what extravagancy did his spirit run into? let the ground lye fallow, and what weeds will there soone grow in it? God hath appointed us our callings to entertaine our thoughts, and to finde ⟨p. 130⟩them worke, and to hold them doing in the interims, between the duties of his worship, because the spirit and thoughts of men are restlesse, and will bee busied some way; as therfore Kings keep those men that have active spirits in continual imployment, lest their heads should be working and plotting amisse: so did God appoint even in Paradise the active spirit of man, a calling to keepe him doing. God hereby hedgeth in mans thoughts, and sets them to goe in a narrow lane, knowing that if they are unconfined and left at liberty, they would like wilde Asses snuffe up the winde, as Ieremy speaks, ⟨p. 131⟩Ieremy 2. 24. onely take heed of encumbring thy minde with too much businesse, more than thou canst graspe. It made Martha forget that one thing necessary, being cumbred with many things, Luke 10. 4. this breeds care 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which distracts the minde, (so the word signifies 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as dividing it, and so causeth wandering thoughts nothing more, so that the minde is not it selfe. For this weakens it, enervates it, and this being vanity,
