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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Greek word ([Greek or Hebrew]) and the Latin word (conversatio) for conversation, come of a verb that signifieth to turn, to note that which way soever a Christian turneth himself he must be holy; he must be holy in his closet alone, holy among company, holy at home, holy abroad, holy in his shop, holy among his sheep, holy in the Church, holy in his chamber, holy at his table, holy in his travails, holy in prosperity, holy in adversity, holy in every relation, and in every condition, in all manner of conversation. As oil is laid over all colours to make them durable; so Godliness must be laid on every part and practice of our conversation, and thereby they will be permanent to our comfort, and run parallel with the line of Eternity. We lay gold, because excellent, on all sorts of ⟨p. 103⟩metals; Godliness, which is more precious then fine gold, must be laid on our Naturals, Morals, Intellectuals, all of them must have their virtue and value from it. The truth is, they all like Cyphers stand for nothing, unless this figure be joined with them, and put before them.
The Greek word (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) and the Latin word (conversatio) for conversation, come of a verb that signifieth to turn, to note that which way soever a Christian turneth himself he must be holy; he must be holy in his closet alone, holy among company, holy at home, holy abroad, holy in his shop, holy among his sheep, holy in the Church, holy in his chamber, holy at his table, holy in his travails, holy in prosperity, holy in adversity, holy in every relation, and in every condition, in all manner of conversation. As oyl is laid over all colours to make them durable; so Godliness must be laid on every part and practice of our conversation, and thereby they will be permanent to our comfort, and run parallel with the line of Eterity. We lay gold, because excellent, on all sorts of ⟨p. 103⟩mettals; Godliness, which is more precious then fine gold, must be laid on our Naturals, Morals, Intellectuals, all of them must have their vertue and value from it. The truth is, they all like Cyphers stand for nothing, unless this figure be joyned with them, and put before them.