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

Those creatures under the Law, which did both move in the waters, and hover up and down in the ⟨p. 100⟩Air, were unclean in Gods account. Lev. 11.10. There is a story of a Bastard Eagle, which hath one foot close like a Goose, with which she swims in the waters, and dives for fish, and another foot open and armed with talons, with which she soareth in the Air, and seizeth her prey; but she participating of both natures, is weak in either, and at last becomes a prey to every ordinary Vulture. The am bodexter in Religion who is both for the flesh and the Spirit, for Riches and Righteousness is all his time a servant of sin, and will at last become a prey to Satan.

Those creatures under the Law, which did both move in the waters, and hover up and down in the ⟨p. 100⟩Air, were unclean in Gods account. Lev. 11.10. There is a story of a Bastard Eagle, which hath one foot close like a Goose, with which she swims in the waters, and dives for fish, and another foot open and armed with talons, with which she soareth in the Air, and seiseth her prey; but she participating of both natures, is weak in either, and at last becomes a prey to every ordinary Vulture. The am bodexter in Religion who is both for the flesh and the Spirit, for Riches and Righteousness is all his time a servant of sin, and will at last become a prey to Satan.

Wherefore I must entreat thee, Reader, to make godliness thy sole design and delight, thy main occupation and recreation. If thou find not the golden veins upon the surface, or just under the skin of the earth, do not throw off thy trade nor cast away thy Tools, but delve and dig lower, thou shalt certainly at length come to the rich treasure. ¹