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

Thirdly, As many make the World their main work, and others Superstition their principal occupation, so most make wickedne their chief, their constant trade and busine. While sanctity is but coldly entertained, but complemented with, sin is laid in the bosom and heartily embraced; the turnings and windings that are in the sinners way, are not easily to be observed; the pains which he takes to bring forth and breed up those Birds which will peck out his own eyes, can neither be fully described, nor sufficiently lamented. In what hast and hurry is Absalom for an Halter? what work doth lust make in Ammon, to wast his body, and send his soul to endless woe? How fast doth Gehazi run after a Leprosy, as if he might come too late? How sick and violent is Ahab for Naboths Vine yard? How fiercely doth Balaam ride even without reigns, after the wages of unrighteousness? How eager and earnest were Pharaoh, and his Egyptians, to fight against God? what a stir, what a do, they make to overtake destruction, and to sink like Lead, in the midst of the mighty waters Joshua could stop the Sun in his course, but not Achan in his covetous career; Paul before his conversion (as one observes) followed ⟨p. 88⟩the Saints with such close persecution, and was so mad upon it, that like a tired Wolf, wearied in worrying the flock, he lay panting for breath, and yet still breathed out persecution. In one Journey he travelled one hundred and sixty miles (namely from Jerusalem to Damascus) as an inquisitor for private Heresy. At Muscleborough field many of the Scots ran away so fast, that they fell down dead; truly so do men by sin, run away a pace from God, even to the tiring of themselves here, and tormenting themselves hereafter. They run as fast as if they feared that Hell would be full before they came thither.

Thirdly, As many make the World their main work, and others Superstition their principal occ•pation, so most make wickedne their cheif, their constant trade and busine. While sanctity is but coldly entertained, but complemented with, sin is laid in the bosome and heartily embraced; the turnings and windings that are in the sinners way, are not easily to be observed; the pains which he takes to bring forth and breed up those Birds which will peck out his own eyes, can neither be fully described, nor sufficiently lamented. In what hast and hurry is Absolom for an Halter? what work doth lust make in Ammon, to wast his body, and send his soul to endless wo? How fast doth Gehazi run after a Leprose, as if he might come too late? How sick and violent is Ahab for Naboths Vine yard? How fiercely doth Balaam ride even without raigns, after the wages of unrighteousness? How eager and earnest were Pharaoh, and his Egyptians, to fight against God? what a stir, what a do, they make to overtake destruction, and to sink like Lead, in the midst of the migthy waters Joshua could stop the Sun in his course, but not Achan in his covetous career; Paul before his conversion (as one observes) followed