The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…

Lepidus Major a loose Roman, when his Comrades were exercising themself in the Camp, would lay himself down to sleep in the shade, and cry out, Utinam hoc esset laborare, would this were all the duty I were to do: Such Soldiers are many who pretend to fight under Christs Banner; when they should be watching their souls, and warring with Satan and fin, they are sleeping and snoring as if that were the way to work out their salvations. Reader, I must acquaint thee with the Physicians rule, that Spontanae lassitudines morbos loquuntur; Weariness without some apparent cause is a sign of a diseased body; so thy laziness doth speak a very unsound soul.

Lepidus Major a loose Roman, when his Comrades were exercising themself in the Camp, would lay himself down to sleep in the shade, and cry out, Ʋtinam hoc esset laborare, would this were all the duty I were to do: Such Souldiers are many who pretend to fight under Christs Banner; when they should be watching their souls, and warring with Satan and fin, they are sleeping and snoring as if that were the way to work out their salvations. Reader, I must acquaint thee with the Physicians rule, that Spontanae lassitudines morbos loquuntur; Weariness without some apparent cause is a sign of a diseased body; so thy laziness doth speak a very unsound soul.

This complaint is urged with a threefold consideration.

First, How eager is the worldling for wealth and earthly things? though they loiter about the meat which endureth to eternal life, yet they can labour for the meat that perisheth; though they are so negligent about the Kingdom of Heaven, yet the Kingdom of Earth suffereth violence. What pains do the Mariners take for treasure? What perils doth the Soldier under go for plunder? what labour and industry doth the Husbandman use for ⟨p. 75⟩