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

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. ¹The virtuous man in Greek is denominated from a word that signifieth industrious and diligent. Labour is the way to get and increase virtue, and the more virtuous thou art, the more laborious thou wilt be, frequent use must keep thy spiritual arms from rust.

Wherefore I must intreat 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. ¹The vertuous man in Greek is denominated from a word that signifieth industrious and diligent. Labour is the way to get and increase vertue, and the more vertuous thou art, the more laborious thou wilt be, frequent use must keep thy spiritual arms from rust.

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It is a more worthy thing to abound in work, ¹then to abound in wealth. Melanchthon spake nobly Let others take Riches, give me Labour. They who have been busy about much meaner studies, have yet pursued them with incredible pleasure, and extraordinary pains. ²